PS3 backwards-compatibility lag in Australia, Europe due to costs: (Jobs australia) Sony AU boss
Sony Computer Entertainment Australia boss says software emulation more cost-effective option for Sony PS3 models in Australia, Europe; downplays effect on prospective PS3 owners.
Ann Parish and Belle Harris recently returned from a monthlong trip to New Zealand, Australia and Tahiti.
Australia's largest steel maker, BlueScope Steel Ltd., said Monday its half-year net profit rose 24 percent to 387.8 million Australian dollars over the same period last year.
Australia remains one of Washington's strongest allies, but Prime Minister John Howard's interaction with Cheney appeared perfunctory and brief.
SYDNEY, Australia - Vice President Dick Cheney, in a series of blunt and sometimes biting statements during a visit to Asia, defended the Iraq war, attacked administration critics at home and warned that the U.S. would confront potential adversaries abroad.
This week, Australia-based Marshal's Threat Research and Content Engineering Team reported spam volume is at its highest peak ever. Spam has increased 280% since just last October. The report went on to note that if the surge continues apace, 90% of all e-mail will be junk.
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index rose, extending a record high. Rio Tinto Group and Zinifex Ltd. led mining companies higher along with prices of metals including copper and zinc.
Australia's largest retailer Woolworths Ltd Tuesday reported a 28 percent rise in first half net profit to a record 695.6 million dollars (552 million US).
If the world's richest economies expect poorer ones to avoid environmental disaster, they must clean up their own acts and burn the midnight oil to reverse climate change.
Ann Parish and Belle Harris recently returned from a monthlong trip to New Zealand, Australia and Tahiti.
Australia's largest steel maker, BlueScope Steel Ltd., said Monday its half-year net profit rose 24 percent to 387.8 million Australian dollars over the same period last year.
Australia remains one of Washington's strongest allies, but Prime Minister John Howard's interaction with Cheney appeared perfunctory and brief.
SYDNEY, Australia - Vice President Dick Cheney, in a series of blunt and sometimes biting statements during a visit to Asia, defended the Iraq war, attacked administration critics at home and warned that the U.S. would confront potential adversaries abroad.
This week, Australia-based Marshal's Threat Research and Content Engineering Team reported spam volume is at its highest peak ever. Spam has increased 280% since just last October. The report went on to note that if the surge continues apace, 90% of all e-mail will be junk.
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index rose, extending a record high. Rio Tinto Group and Zinifex Ltd. led mining companies higher along with prices of metals including copper and zinc.
Australia's largest retailer Woolworths Ltd Tuesday reported a 28 percent rise in first half net profit to a record 695.6 million dollars (552 million US).
If the world's richest economies expect poorer ones to avoid environmental disaster, they must clean up their own acts and burn the midnight oil to reverse climate change.
