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VIDEO: Zac Posen targets Asia for growth
Monday, 21 May, 2012 – 1:16 | No Comment
VIDEO: Zac Posen targets Asia for growth

Fashion guru Zac Posen, who has created gowns for stars like Gywneth Paltrow and Oprah Winfrey, has designs on Asia.

Sun starts ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
Sunday, 20 May, 2012 – 23:11 | No Comment
Sun starts ‘ring of fire’ eclipse

An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, begins across east Asia, and is due to reach the western US later.

European shares post sharp losses
Friday, 18 May, 2012 – 7:17 | No Comment
European shares post sharp losses

European stock markets post sharp losses following steep falls in Asia on concerns over Europe’s debt crisis.

Asian trading heads for online
Thursday, 17 May, 2012 – 23:00 | No Comment
Asian trading heads for online

The social networks breaking Asia’s stock market traditions

WSJ: Apple moving towards larger iPhone screens
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 – 11:26 | No Comment
WSJ: Apple moving towards larger iPhone screens

The idea of a smaller iPad has been rattling around the tech rumor mill for many a month now, but the iPhone’s 3.5-inch screen? That’s sacred surely

WSJ: Apple moving towards larger iPhone screens
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 – 11:26 | No Comment
WSJ: Apple moving towards larger iPhone screens

The idea of a smaller iPad has been rattling around the tech rumor mill for many a month now, but the iPhone’s 3.5-inch screen? That’s sacred surely

Gartner: mobile phone sales fell two percent last quarter, Samsung confirmed as numero uno
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 – 9:23 | No Comment
Gartner: mobile phone sales fell two percent last quarter, Samsung confirmed as numero uno

Gartner’s latest dispatch reveals a wobbly global trade in mobile phones. Although our love of smartphones continued to blossom, with sales of that subcategory up nearly 45 percent, it wasn’t enough to stave off a two percent overall decline compared to the same quarter in 2011

Gartner: mobile phone sales fell two percent last quarter, Samsung confirmed as numero uno
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 – 9:23 | No Comment
Gartner: mobile phone sales fell two percent last quarter, Samsung confirmed as numero uno

Gartner’s latest dispatch reveals a wobbly global trade in mobile phones. Although our love of smartphones continued to blossom, with sales of that subcategory up nearly 45 percent, it wasn’t enough to stave off a two percent overall decline compared to the same quarter in 2011. A total of 419.1 million handsets were sold, representing the first hiccup after nearly three years of growth and leading analysts to point fingers at a slow down in the Asia / Pacific region as well as a lack of product launches at the start of the year.

Visser poised for Scotland call
Tuesday, 15 May, 2012 – 16:16 | No Comment
Visser poised for Scotland call

Scotland coach Andy Robinson is likely to name Dutch winger Tim Visser in his Australasia tour squad.