Technology
AOL to sack 2500 staff
As internet company prepares to break free from Time Warner following a disastrous merger.
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Dell drops on profit slump
Shares in Dell fell sharply overnight after the US computer giant said quarterly net profit declined 54 per cent and revenue dropped 15 per cent.
November 20, 2009, 9:38 am -
eBay sells Skype for $US2 billion
EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $US2 billion ($A2.18 billion) to an investor group that includes the founders of the internet phone service.
November 20, 2009, 9:29 am -
AOL to sack 2500 as it prepares to go solo
Former internet star AOL said it was to slash 2500 jobs, one-third of its workforce, as it prepares to break free from Time Warner after one of the most disastrous mergers in corporate history.
November 20, 2009, 7:14 am -
Malaysia's Maxis relists at a premium
Shares of Malaysia's top mobile phone company Maxis Berhad jumped 9.2 per cent on their return to the bourse following the biggest share sale ever in South East Asia.
November 19, 2009, 11:53 am -
The Times to charge for online content
Britain's Times newspaper plans to charge for digital content from next spring, its editor said, two weeks after his boss Rupert Murdoch said such plans may be delayed beyond next June.
November 19, 2009, 6:22 am -
Aussie companies lag in adopting social media: Deloitte
Australian companies are lagging their US counterparts in the use of social media like Facebook and Twitter and missing out on key benefits, according to a major accounting firm.
November 18, 2009, 6:18 am -
WA could face IT staff shortage soon: recruiter
WA could face a shortage of information technology skills as early as the middle of next year, according to IT recruiter Peoplebank.
November 18, 2009, 6:16 am -
Microsoft founder has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
November 17, 2009, 10:20 am -
Time Warner to spin-off AOL next month
Time Warner says it will spin-off its internet business, AOL, as a separate company on December 9.
November 17, 2009, 7:36 am -
Many expect Telstra to take NBN control: Telstra
More than a quarter of people surveyed believe Telstra will assume control of the $43 billion national broadband network.
November 16, 2009, 12:52 pm -
Nerds of steel for a binary fix
Perth teenager Cameron Fitzgerald scored a TER of 99.95, he wants to work on unmanned aerial vehicles similar to the high-tech predator drones used by the US Defence Force, and the last time he went on a summer holiday he rigged up the family pool so he could top it up from overseas via the internet.
November 13, 2009, 3:25 pm -
Seven, Yahoo7 to launch PumpTV
Advertisers will soon be able to target drivers standing at the petrol bowser refuelling their cars.
November 13, 2009, 10:11 am -
Intel pays $US1.2b to settle disputes with rival
Intel is paying $US1.25 billion ($A1.34 billion) to Advanced Micro Devices, its largest rival in the market for computer processors, to settle all anti-trust and patent suits, the companies said.
November 13, 2009, 6:27 am -
HP to buy 3Com for $US2.7b
US computer giant Hewlett-Packard announced overnight that it has agreed to buy networking company 3Com for $US2.7 billion ($A2.9 billion).
November 12, 2009, 6:45 am -
Google reveals World Bank data
Google is making World Bank figures available to its users to make raw data about countries worldwide easier to find.
November 12, 2009, 6:41 am -
Adobe plans to cut 680 jobs on sales slump
Adobe, the world's biggest maker of graphic-design programs, plans to cut 680 jobs, or about 9 per cent of its global workforce, as the company copes with a lingering sales slump.
November 11, 2009, 10:23 am -
Logitech buys LifeSize for $US405m
Logitech International, a maker of computer accessories such as mice and video cameras, has agreed to buy LifeSize Communications for $405 million in cash to expand into the videoconferencing market.
November 11, 2009, 10:17 am -
Coke promises no more spam to mobiles
Coca-Cola says it never intended to spam mobile phone users and will take steps to ensure it doesn't happen again.
November 10, 2009, 1:17 pm -
Blackberries to become more game friendly
Research In Motion has announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side.
November 10, 2009, 9:02 am -
First iPhone worm spreading
An Australian hacker claims to have written the first iPhone worm, though only for phones that have been "jailbroken".
November 10, 2009, 7:29 am
Breaking News
Tonight on 7 Perth and GWN
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6:30pm: Cars
Race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his...
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8:30pm: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
As Will and Elizabeth prepare to exchange vows, their wedding plans hit rough waters with the arrival of Jack Sparrow.
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12:00pm: Darkness
A chilling tale of a family whose life forever changes when they move into a new home with an ancient secret.
Opinion
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Jason Jordan, Tech Blogger
November 11, 2009, 1:26 pmThe NBN: Not Bloody NecessaryIf you're using Australia's largest internet service provider, Telstra Bigpond, for your access to the internet, you're probably still connecting at less than 2Mbit. And chances are, your upload speed is limited to less than 1Mbit....
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