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Harvey Norman has ordered its franchise to pull thousands of webOS-powered HP TouchPads off the shelves.

A set of 3.4-billion-year-old rocks that scientists think contain the oldest known microbial fossils may show that life on Earth preceded oxygen

A microbial bacteria fossil may be proof of life before oxygen on Earth 3.4 billion years ago. The Strelley Pool Formation in Western Australia was once a beach but is now more than 100 Km inland and houses stromatolites, which have been preserved there.

Harvey Norman, exclusive retailer of HP TouchPad in Australia, has decided to pull the device from shelves, expediting the liquidation of HP's tablet computer from the market barely weeks after its launch.

The oldest known fossils on earth, discovered in Australia, suggest that similar sulfur-based forms of life could exist on other planets like mars where oxygen levels are low or no existent.

Scientists have found that a modified form of the drug might be able to treat cancer.

Getting hints from the remainder of 3.4-billion-year-old rocks, a team of geologists have unearthed possibly the oldest known fossils ever, which may unfold the mysteries around the early development of life on Earth. v

There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that a modified form of Ecstasy (MDMA) could be used in treating myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia, after scientists modified the drug to increase its tumour-killing properties.

Planking, a game between friends to have fun that involves simply lying down with face and feet straight down and arm by side, is viral on the Internet.

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have discovered that a modified version of Ecstasy (MDMA) may have great cancer-busting potential, fighting off myeloma, lymphoma, and leukemia.

Rumors have started generating that Van Halen's much-anticipated single, from a new album allegedly set for release this fall, will be released next week.

Adrian Tan owns two Mercedes sedans and is looking to buy a third car. The 36-year-old financial trader was shopping with his wife on a Singapore street lined with luxury car dealerships and said he may stick with Mercedes or go for an Audi or a BMW.

Three Australian journalists working for the national broadcaster died Thursday evening when their helicopter crashed on the way to Lake Eyre in South Australia.

Gold surged more than 1 percent to a record high above $1,850 an ounce Friday, as investors reached for the safety of bullion amid a worsening economic outlook for the United States and concern about the health of Europe's banks.

Gold surged to record highs on Friday for a second consecutive session as investors reached for the safety of bullion amid a worsening economic outlook for the United States and concern about the health of Europe's banks.

Gold surged to record highs Friday for a second consecutive session as investors reached for the safety of bullion amid a worsening economic outlook for the United States and concern about the health of Europe's banks.

The United States and euro zone are dangerously close to recession, Morgan Stanley said on Thursday, criticizing policymakers and predicting the European Central Bank will have to reverse its rates policy.

China is in the midst of a housing bubble, and the government has initiated policies to try and slow growth of second and third home buying. But many couples are getting around the new policies by faking divorce, so they can borrow more money.

New techniques to study rocks have led researchers to believe that the Earth's moon is actually much younger than previously predicted. The study also has ramifications for the Earth itself, thought to be made of the same material.

Google Inc.'s Android is dominating smartphone sales in Australia, overtaking Apple Inc.'s iOS for the first time, according to a new research.