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• Foxtel finalises Austar takeover

  By AAP | 25 May, 2012 10:09

  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.

• HTC announces Titan 4G

  By Ross Catanzariti | 24 May, 2012 10:21

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

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

  By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:18

  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.

• Judge scolds lawyers in Oracle v Google

  By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:09

  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.

• Facebook shares sink below IPO price

  By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:01

  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.

• HP poised to cut up to 30,000 jobs

  By AAP | 18 May, 2012 09:13

  Hewlett-Packard is reportedly poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs to help offset dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets.

• Electronics price war hurts Harvey Norman

  By AAP | 04 May, 2012 09:21

  Aggressive discounting on electrical goods is being blamed for sending struggling retailer Harvey Norman's profits tumbling.

• Germany bans local Microsoft sales

  By AAP | 03 May, 2012 07:29

  A German court has ruled that US internet giant Microsoft can no longer sell its products locally because it infringes patents held by US communications firm Motorola Mobility.

• How Cloud computing is forcing IT evolution

  By Bernard Golden | 02 March, 2012 03:15

  I had the privilege of chairing the infrastructure track at last week's Cloud Connect conference. Three of the presentations were particularly interesting, offering a good perspective on just how dramatic an effect cloud computing is having on IT. Summed up, the capability and agility of cloud computing is forcing an extremely rapid evolution.

• Five-year plan: 8 problems IT must solve

  By Paul Venezia | 27 September, 2010 20:08

  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.

• Five best features in the Office 2010 beta

  By Tony Bradley | 19 November, 2009 12:06

  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.