BUSINESS

Nikon has apparently confirmed they will launch a third DSLR camera for the year, following the D4 and the D800.

Sony's grand ten-year joint venture with Ericsson (the maker of telecommunications technology), comes to an end with a formal buyout of the latter's $1.47 billion shareholdings in the mobile communications market.

Samsung may be announcing a 10.1-inch version of the Galaxy Note smartphone at Mobile World Congress at the end of February.

Apple asks Amazon to stop selling iPads in China as trademark dispute with Proview Technology heats up.

Amazon has shutdown its iPad sales on the China website in the wake of mounting pressure from Apple and customs officials on impending iPad bans with unauthorized sales in China.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inserted the first rod in to the reactor, according to a footage shown in Iran’s English language Press TV.

Olympus is under investigation for its cover-up of financial losses including the restatement on past security reports and net assets.

Businessman Shaun O’Brien sells his land in square foot plots to block Man City expansion plans.

Karolos Papoulias sacrifices wages as bailout rests 'on knife edge'.

Chinese custom authorities say it is difficult to implement a ban on the export of Apple iPads.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has once again defended his company against allegations of poor working conditions for its Chinese employees.

An enterprising Spanish village is re-establishing the peseta (the former Spanish currency) in a bid to boost the local economy.

UK unemployment figures rise by 48,000 to 17-year high of 2.67 million.

Eurozone crisis following Greek default would put UK economic recovery at risk, says Bank of England.

Nokia is predicted to be announcing six new devices at MWC - three smartphones and three budget feature phones.

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world's biggest smartphone, tablet and telecommunications convention and kicks off in Barcelona on 27 February; while companies tend to keep product announcements under wraps until the big day, some tidbits have sneaked out early.

Ford will be the first car manufacturer to ever appear at Mobile World Congress (MWC), representing the the ever-growing ties between the automotive and technology industries.

Eurozone economic output contracted by 0.3 percent in last three months of 2011, official figures show.

Prince Charles takes on 100 'job ambassadors' to get 100,000 long-term unemployed jobless back into work.

Brussels meeting with European Bank president Mario Draghi and Olli Rehn, EU finance commissioner, scrapped.

Scottish Premier club tax fight sees them docked 10 points after entering administration.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has seen a huge surge in popularity in recent years, amassing a global fan base in the millions and being broadcast the world over; while there have been UFC games in the past, none has quite had so much to prove as UFC Undisputed 3 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

EU's Eurostat agency predicted to reveal eurozone economy shrinking 0.4 percent in Q4.

Reports have emerged that AnonyOps, a website associated with the hacktivist Anonymous collective, has been defaced by the hacker Exotz.

Apple is believed to be working with Asian suppliers to produce an 8-inch iPad Mini to compete against the Amazon Kindle Fire and Samsung's Galaxy Tab range.

Cosmetics giant L'Oréal sees growth across luxury and Asian markets as profit report is released.

The U.S.-based Fair Labor Association (FLA) has begun probing working conditions at the factories of Apple's various OEMs in China, including Foxconn, upon Apple's request.

Inflation at lowest point since November 2010.

The iPad 3 will be announced on 7 March, according to Apple blog iMore, and will support LTE technology for super-fast internet browsing.