Harper Government introduces back-to-work bill to end postal dispute
The Conservative government on Monday introduced back-to-work bill that could send the locked-out postal employees back to work to end the ongoing postal dispute between Canada Post and the Union.
Villas-Boas resigns from Porto, Chelsea set to appoint him
Chelsea's new manager looks certain to be Andre Villas-Boas after he quit as manager of FC Porto.
Tablet Shootout: iPad 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the winner is...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 released last week in the U.S. amidst high expectations of the people who expected it to be an iPad killer. But has it lived up to the hype?
Walgreen profit gains as generic, store sales rise
Drugstore chain operator Walgreen Co reported a higher quarterly profit as sales of general merchandise and more profitable generic drugs rose.
Apple iCloud versus Google, Amazon Cloud Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive
With the latest launch of iCloud, Apple has joined the race in offering cloud computing services along with Google, Amazon and Microsoft.
Stock futures higher on hopes of Greece solution
Stock index futures rose on Tuesday as expectations grew that a solution will be found for Greece to avoid a default and a short-term contagion risk to other euro zone countries could be contained.
Apple iPhone not arriving in September; blame it on Android Ice Cream Sandwich
Apple will not launch its fabled iPhone 5 in September during the iPod refresh event.
IndiGo set to confirm $16 billion Airbus order
Indian budget carrier IndiGo could confirm an historic $16 billion order for 180 Airbus aircraft at the Paris Air Show on Wednesday, industry sources said.
Chelsea Manager Search - How should Villas-Boas tackle Abramovich's Chelsea?
With Andre Villas-Boas, the new Mourinho, emerging as the front-runner to take the Chelsea managerial hot-seat, it should be asked what he will need to do to succeed at a tricky club like Chelsea.
Summer Solstice 2011: A good omen for some New Yorkers
Summer solstice celebrates a time when the sun reaches its northernmost point in the sky.
R. Kelly sued for $1 million by ex manager
R. Kelly, the R&B singer and songwriter, has been sued by his former talent manager for non-payment of dues of nearly $1 million owed to him in commissions.
'Law & Order: SVU' narrows search to 5 to replace Meloni
'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' is auditioning five new actors to replace the character of Christopher Meloni for its latest season to be aired in Fall 2011.
Microsoft's cloud venture Windows Azure poised for take off
Microsoft’s cloud-based Windows Azure, is similar to cloud sky in many ways, according to reports of a test at the available production-level features in Microsoft's platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering, but with some major differences
Stock index futures signal gains for Wall Street
Stock index futures pointed to a strong open for Wall Street on Tuesday, adding to gains from the previous session, as expectations grew that a solution would be found for Greece to avoid a default.
Nokia unveils new smartphone
Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop unveiled a new smartphone on Tuesday that uses software the firm plans to ditch, a move analysts said would probably condemn the device to obscurity.
Nokia unveils new Windows smartphone
Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop unveiled a new smartphone on Tuesday that uses software the firm plans to ditch, a move analysts said would do little to halt the Finnish firm's slide in market share for handsets.
Cabinet vote nears as EU/IMF team heads to Greece
Prime Minister George Papandreou's cabinet faces a confidence vote late on Tuesday, the first of three tests the Greek government must survive to avert the euro zone's first sovereign debt default.
World stocks off 3-week low, focus on Greece
World stocks and the euro rose from last week's three-week lows on Tuesday as expectations that the euro zone will avoid a messy default of Greek sovereign debt attracted investors back into risky assets.
Scandals or not, VC firms still love China Net startups
The rash of accounting scandals that has hit U.S.-listed Chinese stocks has not curbed the appetite of private equity and venture capital firms looking for the next set of Chinese Internet stars in the mainland's So-Lo-Mo and luxury e-commerce sectors.
6 apps in Windows Phone7 'Mango' to help take a pie in smartphone mart
Microsoft’s Mango, a Windows Phone7 update comes with 500 new features joining the likes of iOS and Android, which have become market leaders after flaunting their new capabilities.
Chinese banks falter as slowdown, tightening bite
Shares of major Chinese lenders China Construction Bank <0939.HK> and Agricultural Bank of China <1288.HK> fell to multi-month lows on Tuesday, hit by potentially souring loans, an economic slowdown and tighter capital requirements.
Foster's knocks back $10 billion SABMiller bid, shares jump
Foster's Group on Tuesday rejected a A$9.5 billion ($10.1 billion) cash takeover offer from global giant SABMiller as too low, but investors predicted Australia's largest brewer would succumb to a slightly higher offer.
India IT hub orders Google to suspend Street View service
Google Inc has been ordered by city police to suspend its Street View service in the Indian IT hub of Bangalore, the company said on Tuesday, in the latest setback to its global mapping project that has been hit by privacy fears.
Euro up slightly, Greek confidence vote awaited
The euro inched up in choppy trading on Tuesday on hopes that squabbling policymakers will come up with a solution to avoid a debt default by Greece, sentiment that also buoyed Asian shares.
Apple Mac Pro, MacBook Air shipping with custom CPU, Lion, and Thunderbolt?
The new Mac Pro, Mac Mini, and MacBook Air are set to buff up its hardware as speculations are circulating about their release date in late July or first week in August. Apple is rumored to equip and ship the upgraded devices with the powerful Intel Sand Bridge CPU processor, OS X Lion, and Thunderbolt. The Intel’s Sandy Bridge have already been at work offering their Core i5 with 3.3 GHz up to its Core i7 Extreme with 3.7 GHz in PC computers.
Nokia unveils new N9 smartphone in Singapore
Finnish cellphone maker Nokia unveiled its N9 smartphone in Singapore on Tuesday, its only bet on the MeeGo platform.
Greek PM faces confidence vote, fights to avert default
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a confidence vote on Tuesday, a hurdle he must clear to win backing for a new round of spending cuts, tax hikes and state asset sales needed to secure a 12 billion euro ($17.2 billion) lifeline and avert the euro zone's first sovereign debt default.
Nokia to launch Windows phone later this year
Ailing Finnish cellphone maker Nokia will launch its first smartphone using the Microsoft Windows platform later this year, and will begin to ship the models in volume in 2012, Chief Executive Stephen Elop said on Tuesday.
Hulu Decides to Follow Apple's New Rule
Hulu, owned by Comcast's NBC, Disney's ABC and News Corp's Fox, has decided to comply with Apple's subscription policy on iOS devices in order to gain access and reach Apple's 225 million users.
Casey Anthony Trial: Judge Adjourns Court Early, Accuses Lawyers of 'Gamesmanship'
Florida Judge Belvin Perry adjourned court early on Monday in the Casey Anthony murder trial.