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Sleek new PlayStation 3 model makes US debut Sleek new PlayStation 3 consoles took their places in US homes on Thursday as Sony tapped into its video game prowess to put itself at the heart of Internet Age entertainment.
28 September 2012
©REUTERS Global sales of 'smart devices' surging: study Global sales of so-called smart connected devices -- computers, smartphones and tablets -- rose sharply in the past quarter, driven by smartphones and tablets.
28 September 2012
Long queues for iPhone 5 rollout despite glitches Apple's iPhone 5 hit stores in a festive global rollout Friday, with long queues of devotees undeterred by a lukewarm welcome from experts for the smartphone and complaints about its new mapping system.
21 September 2012
iPhone 5 frenzy builds ahead of Friday release Gadget lovers have flooded Apple with pre-orders and set up camp outside the company's real-world stores to get their hands on the new generation iPhone 5 set for release Friday.
20 September 2012
©REUTERS Oil prices hit four-month peaks on Fed stimulus Global oil prices soared Thursday to new four-month highs, as the US Federal Reserve announced a new round of quantitative easing to stimulate the flagging economy.
14 September 2012
Zuckerberg eyes mobile after Facebook IPO flop Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the social network giant is focused on mobile devices and should be seen as a smart bet despite a "disappointing" stock market debut.
13 September 2012
Brazil is world's largest crack market: study Brazil is the world's largest market for crack and the second for overall cocaine use, researchers from the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) said Wednesday.
06 September 2012
©REUTERS Oxfam warns food prices to soar due to climate change Staple food prices may double within the next two decades due to climate change and an increase in extreme weather including droughts and hurricanes.
06 September 2012
Photo courtesy of absinthejailbreak.org Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 Google and Microsoft have introduced new champions in the fiercely competitive smartphone arena a week ahead of what is likely to be the hotly-anticipated debut of a next-generation iPhone by Apple.
06 September 2012
©REUTERS China slowdown biggest risk to Asian growth: survey A slowdown in China's economy is perceived as the biggest risk to Asia's economic growth, a survey of regional powerbrokers released Wednesday said.
06 September 2012
©REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao Coffee giant Starbucks taps into tea-loving India Starbucks is betting on big returns as it seeks to lure an expanding legion of coffee lovers in India -- primarily a tea-drinking nation where lifestyle changes have spawned a booming market for cafes.
05 September 2012
©REUTERS/Alex Domanski Moody's downgrades EU rating outlook to 'negative' Moody's on Monday lowered the European Union's long-term issuer rating outlook from stable to negative, saying the move reflected credit risks of the bloc's key budget contributors.
04 September 2012
©REUTERS/Mike Blake Coca-Cola available but expensive in N. Korea: defectors Coca-Cola has been available at private markets in North Korea for more than a decade even if the US soft drink maker has not opened business in the communist state.
01 September 2012
Photo courtesy of gcapitain.com Brazil to deploy world's first floating oil terminal Brazil's state-owned energy giant Petrobras said Tuesday it will deploy the world's first floating oil terminal capable of refueling tankers on the high seas.
29 August 2012
Apple hits new record after big US court victory Apple shares soared to a new all-time high Monday after the US tech giant's big win in a patent lawsuit against South Korea's Samsung, which saw its own stock tumble.
28 August 2012
Samsung shares plunge after US Apple patents verdict Shares in Samsung Electronics opened 6.75 percent lower Monday after a US court fined the South Korean firm $1.05 billion for breaching Apple's patents.
27 August 2012
BHP offloads Australian uranium project to Cameco BHP Billiton on Monday said it was selling one of Australia's largest underdeveloped uranium mines to Cameco for US$430 million, just days after delaying its Olympic Dam copper and uranium project.
27 August 2012
©REUTERS/Jianan Yu Faded US stimulus hopes weigh on oil prices Oil prices were mixed Thursday amid fresh doubts about hoped-for US Federal Reserve stimulus and a bleaker energy demand outlook in China and Europe.
25 August 2012
Facebook at half-price: which way now? If you bought Facebook shares in the May IPO and held onto them, by Monday morning you would have lost more than half your investment -- and not see any encouraging signs of making your money back.
23 August 2012
Chevron Corp's refinery. ©REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Australia sees China chance in Chevron gas exit Australian officials on Tuesday welcomed Chevron's decision to bow out of Woodside Petroleum's massive Browse liquefied natural gas project as a chance for Chinese investors to buy in.
22 August 2012

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