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Sensis under strain as iGen falls short
Dominic White
The $2.3 billion directory business owned by Telstra has found itself under immense strain due to faults with a $400 million component, purchased under former chief executive Sol Trujillo.
Al Jazeera offers reality check for the Twitterverse
Julian Bajkowski
The head of new media for Middle East broadcaster and news service Al Jazeera, Moeed Ahmad, has poured cold water on the much-hyped role of Twitter as the technology that started a grass-roots revolution in Iran.
Regulators give Bing the tick
Paul Smith
European regulators have rubber stamped Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo!'s internet search and advertising business in a tie up that will see the former rivals team up to have a tilt at Google's dominance.
Telstra signs first Google Android deal
Brian Corrigan
Telstra will offer its customers a smartphone based on Google's Android operating system for the first time in April after signing an exclusive three-month contract to carry the HTCDesire.
Mobile app helps hoons avoid capture
AAP
An application available on many mobile phones is tipping motorists off to the location of police radar traps, speed cameras and booze buses.
Telstra doubles its wireless speeds
Brian Corrigan
In what is being billed as a world first, Telstra is promising to double mobile broadband speeds before the end of the year with the launch of a new Sierra Wireless device that plugs into the USB port of notebook computers.
Google announces "ultra-fast" network plans
Rachael Bolton
Internet giant Google has announced its intention to deliver internet access 100 times faster than those available today in the United States - and 10 times faster than the National Broadband Network would deliver to the Australian public.
AOL loses subscribers, ad revenue but still posts post-divorce profit
Rachael Bolton
Following its official separation from Time Warner in December last year, US internet company AOL reported its fourth quarter and full year results in New York overnight.
Virgin Blue braces for further delays following computer failure
Rachael Bolton
Passengers have been warned to expect major delays after Virgin Blue's check-in systems failed on Tuesday lunchtime.
Fujitsu wins DFAT deal
Rachael Bolton
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has contracted information communication technology company Fujitsu to support its service desk.
Internet filter trial findings released
Rachael Bolton
The federal government has announced the detail of its new cyber safety policy.
Oracle close to Sun approval
Rachael Bolton
Oracle has made moves to assure regulators it will continue to invest in Sun Microsystem's MySQL database in a bid to dampen antitrust concerns on the part of the European Union and end a month-long delay in the companies' union.
Counterfeit software on the rise
Paul Smith
Software giant Microsoft has warned that the volume of virus riddled counterfeit software available has doubled over the past two years.
eBay completes $US2bn Skype sale
Rachael Bolton
Online retailer eBay has finally completed the $US2 billion sale of Skype to a consortium of investors including the internet phone service's co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis.
Tcard company $74 million in debt
AAP
A New South Wales parliamentary budget estimates committee has been told the company responsible for rolling out Sydney's troubled Tcard system is $74 million in debt
Telstra outlines plans to cut emissions by 2015
AAP
Australia's largest telco Telstra Corporation says it plans to reduce carbon emissions for every dollar earned by up to 15 per cent over the next six years.
Qantas check-in meltdown causes major delays
AAP
A three-hour crash of Qantas' check-in system caused delays to domestic and international flights across the country last night, with passengers having to be manually processed.
New supercomputer outflops the lot
AAP
To the envy of geeks everywhere Australia's most powerful computer has been officially launched in Canberra, ushering in a new era for scientific research
Mobile phones are "very safe" expert says
AAP
Mobile phones appear to be "very safe", says an expert who also points to initial community-wide suspicions about the rollout of mains power and microwaves
Companies putting off required tech revamps
Rachael Bolton
Companies across the Asia Pacific region are labouring under a backlog of demands for information technology improvements, according to new research.