Erik Pineda

The high cost of electricity in Australia was mainly due to state governments’ move of generating revenues from power generators, which according to Prime Minister Julia Gillard were operating burdens eventually shouldered by consumers.

Samsung is definitely riding high on the rousing success of its Galaxy smartphone lines following the June quarter but analysts were convinced that Apple will mount an incredible surge in late 2012 through much of 2013.

One giant PC maker has spoken – Microsoft’s decision to sell its own tablet line, the Surface, will surely damage the whole Windows ecosystem.

A number of Australian jobs are in danger of totally disappearing from the local workplace settings not because they don’t matter anymore, reports said.

Microsoft belatedly learned that ‘Metro’ has been prior registered to a different entity and therefore cannot be used with the tech giant’s marketing of the upcoming Windows 8, reports said.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has accused the Gillard Government of attempting to silence a critical media simply because it could not handle harsh words that highlighted what he claimed as failed policies of Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

The Tasmanian government heeds the signs of the time on efforts to legalise gay marriage in the state, according to Premier Lara Giddings, who on Saturday described her administration’s support for the proposed laws as “a very proud moment for all of us.”

Leading Cairns figures lauded the federal government for picking out the Queensland city as the official site to host the G20 finance ministers gathering in 2014, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard expressing confidence that she made the right choice.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Friday that its probe on the near-fatal engine breakdown of Qantas Airways’ QF2 over Bangkok, Thailand in October 2011 still faces a blank wall.

A Coalition federal government would impose tougher measures on foreign investments based on plans outlined in the discussion paper unleashed by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on Friday.

Australians planning to visit Indonesian or other Southeast Asian destinations should avoid exotic cocktail drinks, which a recent journal report from New Zealand had blamed for the deaths of numerous tourists in the past.

Samsung is the new smartphone king, wrestling the title from Apple two quarters ago, but the American tech giant has so far remained the undisputed lord in the tablet computer market, according to the initial data provided on Thursday by research firm International Data Corp (IDC).

Facebook delivered some good news this week: its active users’ total roll is nearing the one billion mark, specifically some 955 million members worldwide as of the end of June 2012, in the process proving the wide-reach of the hugely popular social networking site.

Buoyed by the lower cash rates imposed by the Reserve Bank since the start of 2012 and a generally robust economy, Australian households ramped up their spending in June that led to retail sales jumping by 1.4 per cent in the month.

Fair Work is generally working and living up to expectations save for some rooms for improvements, according to an assessment report issued on Thursday by the government review panel.

The Labor government is cold to suggestions that Australia needs to accommodate long-term presence of U.S. nuclear strike force group within its borders, in the northwest region specifically.

The official countdown begins as Microsoft said on Wednesday that its numerous tinkering and testing on the new Windows 8 and Windows RT have been completed.

Australia’s rescue operations within the territorial waters of Indonesia will soon be governed by a formal agreement between Canberra and Jakarta, a top official of the Indonesian government hinted late Wednesday.

A U.S.-based defence think-tank has advised Washington to invest on a multi-billion military capability build up in northwest Australia to effectively underpin America’s refocus efforts in the Asia-Pacific region as articulated by U.S. President Barack Obama in late 2011.

Stephanie Rice was out of contention and contemplating retirement while the expected gold from men’s relay team bombed out because the Missile misfired on Day Two of fierce competition in London Olympics’ aquatic centre.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan revved up his criticisms of mining magnates, claiming that the likes of Andrew Forrest, Gina Rinehart and Clive Palmer represent ‘unashamed self-interest’ and run in counter with ‘egalitarian patriotism’.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi feared he would be ‘murdered’ by Libyan authorities under the guise of a court trial, according to a new filing lodged by the defence lawyers of Muammar Gaddafi’s son before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday.

Microsoft has unveiled plans to retire its Web-based e-mail service Hotmail, replacing it with the social media-integrated Outlook that is currently in preview play and readily accessible to millions of existing Microsoft e-mail patrons around the world.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) smashed on Tuesday what is believed as part of an international drug operation that led to the arrest of seven persons and the seizure of drug piles, with an estimated street value of $500 million.

Gay marriage proponents gained further ground as conservative New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said on Monday that, using conscience vote, he would likely support a Labor-sponsored bill on same-sex union.

A Swiss footballer learned the hard way that reckless blogging could earn him a quick ticket out of the ongoing London 2012 Olympics.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan was not convinced that former Labor leader and now Australia’s ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley would speak ill about his own party.

He would have made a fine Yahoo ship captain but Ross Levinsohn, who twice missed the chance of becoming CEO of the Internet firm, is finally leaving the company that he served for close to two years.

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