Erik Pineda

Just how popular are smartphones and tablet computers these days? Popular enough that according to a new study, print books could soon tread into the same decline road that CDs and other physical audio form had taken in the past years.

A top-ranking official of the Libyan government has hinted that cooperation coming from detained Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is the key for the early resolution of the ongoing diplomatic row.

The country's first female Prime Minister may have attracted the adulation of the international community for her tax programs that aim to reduce the world's collective carbon emission and to filter down the benefits of Australia's ongoing resource boom but her countrymen do not share the same sentiments, the new Galaxy poll said.

Human smuggling suspect Captain Emad could soon see his visa cancelled by local immigration authorities following the announcement made on Friday by the Australian government that the Iraqi national may have violated the Migration Act.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) was fully aware that its delegates could run into hostile situation in Zintan prior to the detention of its team led by Aussie lawyer Melinda Taylor last week.

The government does not intend to hide from the public eye wrongdoings, past and present, committed by officers of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), as alleged in the review conducted by law firm DLA Piper.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Friday it was normal in the world of politics for opposing sides to keep tab on what the other was doing, providing a thinly-veiled defence on the alleged 'dirt files' that one of her senior staff has collected.

Problems continue to haunt Nokia as the Finnish mobile phone giant said on Thursday that its June quarter results may not be too pleasing to investors, who were rattled enough in the previous periods as the once mighty global phone maker gradually loses its market leadership.

Australia is all set to upgrade its existing network of marine reserves that would lead to the creation of sprawling parks covering the nation's coastal areas and providing protection to a host of endangered sea creatures.

The smartphone Galaxy SIII, Samsung's newest flagship mobile handset, could actually hit U.S. stores by next week without the South Korean tech giant lifting a finger to counter Apple's application for an injunction against the product.

Key nations are set to tackle pressing economic and environmental concerns next week as the G20 and the United Nations successively host global summits that will bring together global economies in hope of resolving the world's prevailing problems.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Thursday that her government was all about protecting Australian industries and the workers benefitting from them as she shot down suggestions that federal authorities neglected specific sectors to save preferred ones.

Giant computer maker Dell has revealed plans to re-adjust its core operations that it hopes would lead to substantial savings, following the path of its chief rival, Hewlett-Packard (HP), which announced last month impending measures that would save the firm billions over the next two years.

Australia's skills shortages were no longer confined in the resource sector as a new report pointed to the likelihood that local firms will soon look beyond the country's shores to fill up job positions normally handled by Aussies.

Sluggish sales continue to threaten Ford Australia's local operations as the carmaker announced on Wednesday planned adjustments that it hopes would arrest further losses.

The world was too focused on getting a glimpse of the new iOS 6 that Apple unveiled on Monday at the Worldwide Developers Conference staged in San Francisco, California that it almost overlooked the upgrades that the tech titan had unleashed for the MacBook Pro lines.

Foreign Minister Bob Carr confirmed on Wednesday that Aussie lawyer Melinda Taylor was under detention by Zintan authorities, belying an earlier report by the Libyan central government that she was being held outside of a prison facility.

Courage was the main armour that Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton had relied on for the past three decades that her family lived in fear and anxiety following the mysterious disappearance of her infant daughter Azaria back in 1980.

Detained Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor could be held in Libya for 45 more days, according to a statement issued on Monday by the office of the Attorney-General, confirming an earlier declaration provided by authorities in Zintan, where the Aussie was 'arrested' Thursday last week.

Strict requirements being imposed on Australian dealers would limit the car outlets nationwide that will be able to sell GM Holden's new hybrid sedan - the mostly electric-powered Volt.

Love is that matters, according to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as she reiterated Monday night her opposition on proposals to legalise gay marriage in Australia.

Qantas Airways assumed an offensive stance on Tuesday to fend off suggestions that the struggling national carrier was in the brink of a hostile takeover following its loss of more than $1 billion in market value last week.

The world remains heavily dependent on fossil fuel but a new report issued by the UN Environment Program on Monday highlighted an emerging trend that points to the increasing investments on renewable energy by key economies across the globe.

Australia is gaining further inroads in China's economy, this time via Guangdong, considered as the most prosperous province in the Asian economic powerhouse and home to a lucrative market of more than 100 million people.

CEOs and all the executives responsible for raising the revenues of their respective deserve to take home fat pay checks, according to Glencore chief executive Ivan Glasenberg.

The Australian government criticised on Friday ongoing efforts by interest organisations in India to curb the flow of Indian investments to coal mining projects into the country, specifically in Queensland.

The Coalition assailed the incompetence displayed by the Labor-led government in handling the latest human smuggling controversy that led to the shocking flight of an Iraqi national tagged by media reports as a major operator in the illegal activity.

The gauntlet was let go by the Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) on Friday, according to Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan, adding that one of the Big Four ended the week with a solid message to its peers - passing the full rate cut is possible.

Apple would hate to see the new Galaxy SIII entering the U.S. market anytime soon but the maker of the smartphone, Samsung, vowed on Thursday that American consumers will surely enjoy its flagship mobile handset real soon.