Erik Pineda

The Holden Volt will hit Australian roads, according to a news release issued by GM Holden, kicking off a 12-week test drive run that will also serve as the carmaker's active pitch to the Electric Vehicle Trial sponsored by the Victorian government.

Mobile computing will bring about the anticipated decline and even demise of social media giant Facebook, which according to a new report could follow the way of Yahoo over the next five years.

Nintendo said on Tuesday that the new Wii U will also see the resurrection of the gaming company's most popular creation, Mario, who again will launch his adventures in the holiday release of the console's hardware upgrade.

The Australian economy may be among the worlds' most developed but as far as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is concerned, the country has a lot of catching up to do to achieve a respectable level of green economy.

China took offence on the regular air quality advisories issued by the U.S. diplomatic mission in the country, which Beijing claimed was not only inaccurate but also contradict the official notices issued by the country's environment officials.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has again called on the country's giant banks to pass on to their customers the benefits of the rate cut that the Reserve Bank has announced yesterday, insisting that these lenders are profitable enough.

The gaming world remains in suspended mode this year and the next few years to come, hardware-wise, as Sony confirmed on Monday that no upgrade of the PlayStation 3 game console will be unleashed in the remaining months of 2012.

The long-arm of the law triumphed anew as Japanese authorities revealed on Monday the arrest and detention of a female suspect tagged as one of the principal perpetrators in the 1995 nerve gas attack that killed 13 people in Tokyo.

Australia can't seem to wait for a change in federal government, according to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, as he declared on Tuesday that the nation has come to realise that Labor policies currently in-place have been wrecking the domestic economy.

High numbers of birdstrikes have been recorded in 2011, according to a new report released on Monday by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), highlighting one of the increasing dangers that aircraft encounter during actual flights.

Surveys have been suggesting that Prime Minister Julia Gillard will not carry the Labor Party to victory in 2013, yet all is not lost for the government as voters pointed to a one man they think is the fittest to lead the nation - Kevin Rudd.

Google has rolled out a new feature on its search site, which the Internet giant said will provide technical guidelines for error returns normally encountered by searches originating from China.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan is confident that Australia is well positioned to weather the lingering financial storms worldwide, mainly in the eurozone, which today ate up some $23 billion from the local share market.

Australia's borrowing costs could again be slashed on Tuesday as a new survey had indicated that companies were holding off on their hiring plans notwithstanding the vaunted mining boom relied on by the federal government as the country's economic backbone.

Doors are opening for an Australian win in the women's French Open crown this year as Queensland native Samantha Stosur advanced Sunday into the quarterfinal round of the ongoing Paris Grandslam.

Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) remains positive on its business outlook despite the softening market price for iron ore, the premier raw material that has been fuelling China's incredible industrialisation pace.

The national surveys may have been unkind to the Gillard Government but a key cabinet member believes the ruling party will stick it out with Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

What has former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd been up to these days? The gruelling world of politics has been shunned lately by Mr Rudd but on Thursday he got one of the biggest milestones of his life - the world has welcomed the entry of the Labor backbencher's first grandchild - a baby girl.

A Chinese woman residing in the New South Wales has admitted before the state Supreme Court that she had indeed castrated her former boyfriend last year, in an apparent pit of rage following their breakup.

The Big Apple has become unfriendly to unhealthy lifestyles as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced a new ordinance what would outlaw the serving of large-size soda drinks on select public venues.

Fair Work Australia (FWA) has ended the country's work week with good news - workers will be getting a pay boost starting on July as the industrial watchdog said on Friday that the country's minimum wage level will be given a fair uptick.

A U.S. court ruled on Thursday that Google did not infringe on Oracle's exclusive copyrights when the Internet giant implemented functions of 'application programming interfaces' or API on its Android mobile platform.

The wait is over as Microsoft said on Thursday that the final beta version of its much-anticipated Windows 8 has been readied for download by those willing to try out what the giant software has touted as its most exciting product release in a decade.

The world greeted the guilty verdict handed down to a Thai journalist on Wednesday with grave concern even as a separate trial could further complicate the existing legal woes of Chiranuch Premchaiporn.

Australia will become the lead country on NATO's winding down mission in Uruzgan, a province in Afghanistan where the country's 1,550 troops are currently deployed.

The Australian government has stepped up its efforts to crackdown on tobacco smugglers as Attorney-General Nicola Roxon announced on Thursday proposals to amend the country's Customs Act before the end of 2012.

Amidst perception that domestic growth has stalled and key industries outside of the mining arena were struggling, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unfurled on Thursday some glimmer of hope as it reported a considerable spike in investment flow during the first quarter this year.

More Internet speed and room will be required in the near future as network specialist Cisco issued a forecast this week that says net traffic will grow four-fold over the next four years, coming from its present levels that already paint a breakneck expansion pace for the World Wide Web.

Slavery, according to the Australian government, remains thriving in many corners of the world and the country has its share of the problem in the form of arranged marriage, human organ trafficking and forced prostitution.