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The world of showbiz continued to pay tribute to tragic loss of British singer Amy Winehouse who was found dead at her Camden house last Saturday. Friends, admirers and acquaintances all mourned the early loss of a talent who had been unique in the music industry for her individuality and musicality.

Nokia has confirmed that it will indeed release a Windows Phone in 2011.

Costco opened its new store in Canberra today and the line of customers outside the store has led other retailers to question what the US members' only retailer has done to get such a reception.

Australian attorney-generals met today to consider placing tighter age limits on Facebook use in Australia. The meeting discussed whether or not children should still be using the extremely popular social networking site and to revisit the debate on R18+ game classifications.

With the release of the new MacBook Air the decision on which Apple laptop to get is narrowed down to two choices especially since Apple has eliminated the white plastic MacBook from its laptop line-up. If you have money to spare and want a piece of Apple's business but can't decide between the new MacBook Air or the relatively new MacBook Pro here's a little guide on the two laptops.

Pluto may not be part of our solar system's planets anymore but that doesn't mean that it has stopped being interesting. On Wednesday, NASA astronomers discovered another hidden gem to this tiny dwarf planet: a new moon.

The market for cheap knock-offs are a thriving community. Illegal pirates have copied everything from Louis Vuitton bags to movie DVDs but it seems like China is taking the forgery to a whole other level with an entire fake Apple store.

Apple released its new OS X Lion and a new set of MacBook Airs as expected today, what wasn't so expected was the absence of the white MacBook in Apple's online store.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday that it had arrested 16 individuals across the country allegedly responsible for cyber attacks on PayPal's website and connected with the prankster and "hacktivist" group Anonymous.

Standing at just 5 inches, the Samsung Galaxy Q seems to be happily standing in the middle ground between the bigger 10-inch tablets and the smaller smartphone.

There are more Australians suffering from flu this year than last year and experts are baffled by the rise of cases before the August and September peak seasons.

Coffee lovers who want to perk up their sex lives have been warned not to buy the caffeine-based drinks that contain a substance similar to Viagra.

Apple has announced that the Mac OS X Lion will be released tomorrow, Thursday July 21 Australian time.

A recent report from the Westpac and Charles Sturt University Agribusiness index revealed that agribusinesses were affected by rising operating costs, the high rate of the dollar and a poor wine season.

Google didn't really know what it unleashed when it banned Anonymous form its social network site Google+. The group has announced that it would be launching its own social networking site, called "AnonPlus" after Google+ banned Anonymous or 'yourannonnews' from the site.

Australian gaming company Tabcorp has paid $410 million to run retail betting operations in Victoria, the country's second most populous state.

Just when you thought the "Friday" craze was over, Rebecca Black is back with a new video for her second single, "My Moment."

The LulzSec hacking group has attacked the website of the British tabloid Sun and posted a fake story announcing the death of the Sun owner Rupert Murdoch

It appears that Microsoft is planning a foray into the social networking scene with a new project called "Tulalip". The experimental project was revealed after Fusible.com spotted a teaser on socl.com, a domain owned by Microsoft.

Whenever Apple releases a new device, everyone wants it that very day. After all ,wouldn't you want to be the first one with today's status symbol? But unless you have the money to be an early adopter, you would want to look for the best deal for an Apple product. A report at dealnews.com that has analyzed three years of Apple products and pricing offers this one important piece of advice: Don't buy an Apple product on the day of its launch.

Japan stunned USA in a come from behind victory in the Women's World Cup final with a 3-1 score Sunday night

The combination of a high-taxing Government, falling consumer confidence, internet competition and lack of interest from wealthy shoppers has created what David Jones' chief executive, Paul Zahra called the retail perfect storm and resulted in a 20 percent loss for the high-end store.

It's that time of the year again when waiting for the next iPhone has fans grasping at the latest unverified news and rumors about the device. This week the latest news about the iPhone 5 comes courtesy of the Chinese-language site Sohu.com that reports the iPhone 5 release will be delayed because of the A5 chip overheating.

The final installment of the Harry Potter franchise has woven its spell over moviegoers and has broken box office record sales worldwide. Since its opening day, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" has earned $43.6 million internationally according to studio estimates

Despite prevalent rumors it looks like Apple's newest OS, the Mac Lion will not be roaring at users this week but instead will be out next week with the new Mac Book Airs and Mac Minis.

Apple has introduced new prices for its App Store content for international App Stores. Prices in some countries have been increased while in other countries, like Australia prices have been slashed.

Qantas Group has announced that it would be providing service to Beijing through its low-cost subsidiary Jetstar. The new service which will link Beijing to Melbourne via Singapore is another move to capture as much of the growing Melbourne-Beijing tourism market.

Perth's state government is planning to build a public transport system around light rails and rapid transit buses which will cope with the public transport needs over the next 20 years.

Millionaires Jan Cameron and Graeme Wood both conservation-minded entrepreneurs have achieved a stunning coup over loggers by buying the Triabunna woodchip mill right from a logging company.