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Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents, Apple says

Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple.

By Loek Essers | 22 May, 2013 12:18

Tags: Apple, intellectual property, Samsung Electronics, legal, patent

New Citadel malware variant targets Payza online payment platform

A new variant of the Citadel financial malware is targeting users of the Payza online payment platform by launching local in-browser attacks to steal their credentials, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.

By Lucian Constantin | 22 May, 2013 12:12

Tags: online safety, security, HM Pillars, Access control and authentication, paypal, spyware, malware, fraud, Trusteer

WikiLeaks Party closer to registering

The WikiLeaks political party is a step closer to being registered in Australia.

By AAP | 22 May, 2013 11:57

Tags: Julian Assange, wikileaks

Australia remains black spot for Vodafone

Vodafone Hutchison Australia continued to lose customers and revenue in early 2013, with parent Vodafone Group singling the business out as the black sheep among other its other units in the Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific (AMAP) region.

By Adam Bender | 22 May, 2013 11:22

Tags: Vodafone Hutchison Australia

AusCERT 2013: NBN users need security professionals’ help, says Google

Google has urged security professionals to help Australians stay safe on the National Broadband Network (NBN).

By Hamish Barwick | 22 May, 2013 10:46

Tags: Google, security, Michael T Jones, national broadband network, NBN

Chinese rival bolsters search engine against Baidu with Alibaba partnership

China's Baidu has long dominated the country's search market. But a local rival to the company is bolstering its own search services with the help of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.

By Michael Kan | 22 May, 2013 10:41

Tags: advertising, Qihoo 360, e-commerce, baidu, Alibaba Group, internet, search engines

IBM's Watson: From game shows to game changer in the enterprise

IBM's Watson artificial intelligence technology – perhaps most famous for its 2011 victory in US game show Jeopardy! – will be used by ANZ Bank to deliver faster financial recommendations to customers.

By Rohan Pearce | 22 May, 2013 10:38

Tags: anz bank, IBM

Apple to build Macs in low-tax Texas

Apple will build Macs in Texas using some parts made in the U.S., CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday, putting a little flesh on a pledge from last December.

By Gregg Keizer | 22 May, 2013 10:35

Tags: hardware, Apple, IT industry, hardware systems, Macintosh

Apple denies tax 'gimmicks' amid US pressure

Apple has denied using "gimmicks" to dodge taxes and says it welcomes a review of US fiscal laws after a Senate investigation found it used offshore loopholes to save billions in taxes.

By AAP | 22 May, 2013 09:49

Tags: Apple

Microsoft unveils new generation XBox

Attempting to replace all your living room devices with a single unit, Microsoft has launched its new gaming console, the Xbox One, at Microsoft HQ in Seattle.

By AAP | 22 May, 2013 09:49

Tags: games consoles, Microsoft, games

Video: Yahoo redesigns Flickr, offers a terabyte of free storage

Yahoo rolled out a new design for its Flickr photo sharing service

Vodafone says eurozone crisis hits profits

Vodafone says annual net profits tumbled 90 per cent after it took a vast STG7.7 billion ($A11.97 billion) impairment charge relating to its businesses in debt-laden eurozone nations Italy and Spain

Sony to stream PlayStation games to non-consoles as part of turnaround

Sony will leverage its streaming technology to bring PlayStation games to devices other than dedicated consoles as part of its ongoing turnaround, but said gaming profits will still suffer and lowered sales targets for its smartphones and cameras.

By Jay Alabaster | 22 May, 2013 08:40

Tags: business issues, consumer electronics, sony

In Pictures: 12 cool apps for Google Glass

What’s Google Glass worth without apps that make use of its technology?

By Colin Neagle | 22 May, 2013 08:36

Tags: apps, Google, slideshow, Google Glass

Jive's Producteev task management app now free for unlimited users

Jive Software has eliminated the limit on the number of people who can use its social task management application Producteev for free within a company.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 22 May, 2013 03:25

Tags: Jive Software, applications, software, collaboration