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Foxtel finalises Austar takeover

Foxtel has completed its $2 billion takeover of regional counterpart Austar and says pricing and billing procedures will not change for customers of either service.

By AAP | 25 May, 2012 10:09

Tags: takeover, Richard Freudenstein, foxtel, business, Austar

More NBN access for remote schools

More remote schools, health clinics and local government facilities will be able to access the National Broadband Network (NBN) through an established interim satellite service, the government says.

By AAP | 25 May, 2012 10:00

Tags: satellite, networking, NBN, national broadband network

NBN build gaining momentum daily: Quigley

NBN Co boss, Mike Quigley, says momentum on the National Broadband Network is building despite the delays and setbacks in delivering on the government's $36 billion project.

By AAP | 25 May, 2012 07:00

Tags: networking, nbn co, NBN, national broadband network, Mike Quigley

Refund for some Facebook investors

Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.

By AAP | 25 May, 2012 09:43

Tags: social networking, social media, Morgan Stanley, Facebook

Myer to make $300 million online

Myer believes it can generate up to $300 million in online sales as women and young people head to its website to buy clothes.

By AAP | 24 May, 2012 10:00

Tags: retail, online shopping, myer, Bernie Brookes

Facebook used as terrorist tool: Expert

Terrorist groups are using Facebook to recruit loners from Western countries like Australia to their cause and authorities are struggling to stop it, a leading counter-terrorism expert says.

By AAP | 24 May, 2012 09:43

Tags: social networking, social media, Facebook, Counter Terrorism, Bill Paterson

Cyber crooks step up weapons production

Cyber criminals are cranking out new weapons at a brisk pace, tailoring malicious software for a spectrum of gadgets including smartphones, tablets, and Apple computers, a security software company says.

By AAP | 24 May, 2012 09:18

Tags: security, cybercrime

Phones are distractions during catch-ups

Sick of your friends tweeting during dinner or constantly texting on nights out?

By AAP | 23 May, 2012 08:15

Tags: twitter, tweeting, texting, social networking, Cancer Council NSW

Cost of computers, TVs, cameras fall

The cost of computers, televisions and digital cameras fell by more than 13 per cent in 2011, compounding the woes of a retail sector already strained by tight profit margins.

By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:23

Tags: televisions, retail, digital cameras, computers, Cameras

Apple's Cook 'top-paid US CEO in 2011'

Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, topped the list of the best-paid CEOs in the US in 2011 thanks to stock options that put him more than $US300 million ($A305.95 million) above his next rival, a Wall Street Journal survey shows.

By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:18

Tags: tim cook, business, Apple

Judge scolds lawyers in Oracle v Google

The judge presiding over a patent trial pitting Oracle against Google has scolded rival lawyers as deliberating jurors grappled with subtleties of references in computer software code.

By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:09

Tags: US District Court, oracle, Judge William Alsup, Google, court case, business

Facebook shares sink below IPO price

Facebook shares plunged nearly 11 per cent on Monday during the stock's first full day of trade as the enthusiasm from a massive public offering for the social network giant turned to scepticism.

By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:01

Tags: social networking, social media, IPOs, Facebook, business

Unhappy diners are getting into a twitter

In the age of social media, restaurants are learning that only a twit ignores an unhappy customer.

By AAP | 21 May, 2012 14:01

Tags: Restaurant and Catering, twitter, social networking, social media

Yahoo to sell 40% stake in Alibaba

Struggling internet company Yahoo Inc has agreed to sell half of its 40 per cent stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $US7.1 billion ($A7.24 billion).

By AAP | 21 May, 2012 13:49

Tags: Yahoo, business, alibaba

No agreement on Internet content: Lawyer

The rapid growth of the internet and social media are causing major legal headaches globally, with no clear-cut agreement on how to control content, a law lecturer says.

By AAP | 21 May, 2012 13:26

Tags: wikileaks, University of Adelaide, social media, Melissa de Zwart

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