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Nokia's Future Is Smaller—and Probably Brighter

Having shed its cratering phone business, Nokia can focus on several smaller, far more successful businesses: networking, mapping, and

Why Nokia Is Down and Out in China and India

While Nokia still counts in smaller markets such as Thailand and Vietnam, its phone sales are weak in India and dismal in

China’s Rival Social Networks: Weixin vs. Weibo

Weibo is better at public sentiment about the news, but Weixin may become best at professional networking and viral

Why App Economy Jobs Seem Destined to Go Overseas

New barriers to doing business internationally will probably favor local app makers over U.S.

ASA doesn't support Coastal Capital

Shareholder group on the fence as Billabong investor lashes retailer's refinancing

BCA wants Shephard to stay: report

President of lobby group reconsiders his plan to step down at the end of the

Palmer taps staff for poll duty

Aspiring PM wants staff to volunteer to hand out how-to-vote cards on

Coalition vows union crackdown

Abetz aims to crush union-friendly deals on government-funded

Taper won't dent US economy: S&P

Standard & Poor's chief global economist expects private sector to pick up

Candy Crush: You play, you're hooked. Now what?

If you count yourself a Candy Crush Saga holdout, you've probably been warned by friends not to start playing. Because once you do, you won't be able to stop.

Stick a candle on it: Chrome turns 5

Google's browser celebrates its 5th Chrome-iversary, now a driving force behind cutting edge Web innovation that commands around 17 percent of the global market, and Chrome's not done with you yet.

Acer Liquid S2 and an Android desktop among Acer's IFA tech

Acer has lifted the lid on a host of new tech, including a smart phone that shoots in 4K.

Can TMG become to Toyota what AMG is to Mercedes-Benz?

The TS-650 is proof-of-concept to see if TMG could tune a road car. What they have created is something very exciting indeed.

'Govt working aginst us,' bosses say

Business confidence hits five-year low, bosses blame 'government

Abbott a risk to manufacturing: Rudd

Labor targets what it believes are gaps in Coalition's manufacturing

Labor may lose 5 seats in Qld

Newspoll shows a 4.7 point swing against Labor in Rudd's home

Eurozone manufacturing picks up

PMI jumps to 26-month high in a sign the bloc may be coming out of its deep

China downgrades 2012 GDP

National Bureau of Statistics drops figure to 7.7 per cent, lowest since

Can a $15 in-ear headphone sound better than good enough?

Audio-Technica's dirt-cheap ATH-CLR100 didn't make the Audiophiliac cry out in pain.

Cutting through the bull: Vauxhall Mokka

Marketing can be a horrible, horrible thing. Luckily, we've got Dave Ross to guide us through the minefield.

NASA spots giant black hole rejecting food

Astronomers at the Chandra X-ray Observatory explain why the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy doesn't consume everything in sight.

NASA spots giant black hole rejecting food

Astronomers at the Chandra X-ray Observatory explain why the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy doesn't consume everything in sight.

NSA spied on Al Jazeera internal communications, report says

The NSA was able to access and read the Arab news broadcaster's communications with "notable success," according to documents from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden seen by Der Spiegel.

Apple ups its odds of gaining on Samsung in China

The company could gain ground against its archrival in the largest smartphone market in the world.

Leaked documents detail broad reach of US cyberoperations

US spy agencies carried out 231 offensive cyberattacks in 2011, primarily targeted at Iran, Russia, North Korea, and China, The Washington Post reports.

Americans hurt by server outages: We need to shop! We need to Facebook!

A survey shows that people are becoming more aware of servers going down. It's truly cramping their lifestyle.

Rudd eyes small business in launch

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd officially launches Labor's election campaign with a $4.4bn boost to small

The huge price of Abbott’s 'minority' rule

One or two senators could hold the nation in their hands for months. Reforms they insist on could help, or harm, the nation in ways the major parties would never

CoreText bug may crash OS X and iOS apps

A flaw in Apple's text-handling routines may cause a number of OS X and iOS programs and services to crash and could be used for potential nefarious purposes.

Options for checking free hard-drive space in OS X

Running low on disk space can greatly slow down your computer. Here are several ways to look this up on your system.

Nokia Unveils Its Connected Car Platform

Will car giants such as General Motors and Ford go for the phonemaker’s new Here Auto embedded infotainment

Apple Will Pay for Old IPhones. Is It a Good Deal?

Why does Apple want to buy your old iPhone? And is the company offering a good

The huge price of Abbott’s minority rule

One or two senators could hold the nation in their hands for months. Reforms they insist on could help, or harm, the nation in ways the major parties would never