Erik Pineda

Samsung is looking to capture more segments of the global tech business and it plans to do so by packing its handsets with attractions that would keep consumers from putting down their devices, like the bestselling Galaxy S3.

Australia will welcome more than 3000 medical graduates in 2012 but a significant fraction of them could be forced to seek overseas work placement due to lack of domestic internship opportunity, reports said.

Fresh from delivering delight to Yahoo shareholders last week in the form of the $US7.5 billion deal with Alibaba Group, company CEO Marissa Mayer announced on Wednesday the appointment of a new key executive.

China’s Huawei Technologies, one of the world’s biggest telcos, is not giving up on Australia despite earlier decision by the federal government this year to bar the company from participating in the $37-billion national broadband network (NBN) roll out.

The funky map application on Apple’s iOS 6 will not be rescued by Google anytime soon, the internet giant’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday in Tokyo.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Wednesday that Labor’s clear purpose for governance is “to offer the best of opportunities … and meet the needs of the Australian people.”

Nokia seeks to realise extra revenues outside of its Windows partnership with Microsoft as it launched on Tuesday two new smartphones that will cost no more than $US100 but with features closely akin to that of the firm’s flagship Lumia handsets.

If elected, a Coalition government will immediately work to increase Australia’s defence spending by three per cent of the GDP, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said on Tuesday.

Three possible coronavirus cases are now under the radar of the World Health Organisation (WHO) but the global health agency has insisted that an outbreak is unlikely looming, reports said.

Windows 8, according to a new Gartner report, essentially represents a big gamble by Microsoft and a necessary one.

The New Zealand government has admitted on Tuesday that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was a subject of surveillance operations conducted by NZ’s domestic spy agency in 2011.

Foxconn Technology said on Monday that it will close down its Taiyuan manufacturing compound, located in the Northern Chinese province of Shanxi following a disturbance that broke out Sunday night involving the company’s factory workers.

The verdict was out in China as another personality close to Bo Xilai, once touted as one of the country’s rising politician, was sentenced to prison terms for covering up the crime trail left behind by Gu Kailai, Mr Bo’s wife.

The federal budget deficit reached $43.7 billion by the end of financial year 2011-12, Treasurer Wayne Swan said on Monday, slightly improving from the forecast that the Treasury had provided in May.

Apple co-founder and tech icon Steve Wozniak has confirmed over the weekend that his application to become an Australian is now underway, reports said.

Australia’s sterling diplomatic track record speaks for itself, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Monday as she embarks on a spirited campaign for the country to secure a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council.

The U.S.-based aircraft manufacturer said on Thursday that future roll out of its assembled planes will be designed to accommodate cellular connectivity, wireless broadband and live television feeds.

Tuesday next week is the slated U.S. debut of the trimmed down PS3 but Sony has insisted that the published prices for the new game console will stick amidst gamers’ complaints that the tags were way too pricey.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan stood firm on his earlier pronouncement that ‘cranks and crazies’ within the U.S. Republican Party would likely threaten the global economy.

The proposed data retention scheme is mainly focus to provide police agencies of clear back picture of crimes committed, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said in a letter forwarded this week to the joint parliamentary committee.

Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai could soon face court trial following revelation of details this week that he knew of the murder committed by his wife, Gu Kailai, but elected not to do anything.

Chief opposition whip Warren Entsch would like to try out his proposed civil partnership bill, which he believes will extend legal recognition to all Australian unions, irrespective of the gender and sexual orientation.

China vowed to investigate the incident involving Chinese protesters and the diplomatic car of U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke on Tuesday, with international media reports indicating that the vehicle was swarmed and harassed by street demonstrators.

Take note Qantas and Virgin Australia. U.S. carrier American Airlines has forged a partnership deal with Samsung that will see the Galaxy Note become a regular fixture on future flights of the airline.

Tech consultancy firm DataGenetics recently analysed a database of 3.4 million passwords, all of them compromised, and as it turned out, the most popular password combinations were the most vulnerable too – be they numeric or alpha-numeric.

Sony shrunk the PS3 and called it ‘Super Slim’. Following the superhot route taken by smartphone and tablet makers, the Japanese firm upgraded the ‘look factor’ of its half-a-decade old game console by shaving off unnecessary heft and weight.

It took only a few months for new Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer to finalise an agreement with China’s Alibaba Group, which in the last two years has not come in to terms with the CEOs that came before her.

In light of the rising incidence of insider attacks in Afghanistan, NATO announced on Tuesday a temporary and selective ban on joint operations with members of the country’s government security forces.

Amidst serious budget concerns from both Labor and Coalition lawmakers, Prime Minister Julia Gillard is likely to grant federal subsidies of around $1.4 billion each year that will finance higher pay for private childcare workers.