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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

• HTC announces Titan 4G

  Telstra has announced the release of the first 4G Windows Phone in Australia, the Titan 4G.

  By Ross Catanzariti | 24 May, 2012 10:21

  Tags: Telstra 4G, Telstra, mobile phones, htc, business

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  Five-year plan: 8 problems IT must solve

  There's a reason that so many businesses create five-year plans: If they're reasonable, they're achievable. Setting goals within that timeframe allows room for prioritization and opportunities to deal with the unexpected.

  By Paul Venezia | 27 September, 2010 20:08

  Tags: Adventures in IT, business, business issues, Tech Industry Analysis

• Five best features in the Office 2010 beta

  Microsoft has unleashed the public beta of Microsoft Office 2010. The Office 2010 beta includes updated versions of Word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, InfoPath, SharePoint Workspace, and Communicator. You can download it right now from the Microsoft Office 2010 beta site.

  By Tony Bradley | 19 November, 2009 12:06

  Tags: business, Microsoft Office 2010

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  Five programs you can afford in a financial meltdown

  It's the afternoon of September 30th and for reasons beyond my understanding the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) is up more than 3.5 percent after yesterday's financial fiasco. Hello, Wall Street, what part of "No one has a new bailout deal; the House hated the old deal, and it's the week of Rosh Hashanah so it won't be a full week at Congress anyway" do you not understand? Even if you believe the bailout will magically work wonders for the economy -- I don't -- it's not going to happen this week.

  By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 03 October, 2008 10:15

  Tags: business, costs, open source, propritary, software

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