Friday. Oh yeah, alright, the weekend is nearly here. Phew, survived another week. So to be properly informed for all those coffee shop/home/party conversations just check out our news wrap, updated several times daily. Click a link to check out the stories that interest you.
Channel News
- Printer consumables vendor, Clover, has landed in Australia and aims to recruit partners as soon as it gets up and running|new]].
- Simms International has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Yamaha Music Australia to put its Apple products through the channel|new]].
- The managing director of Synnex, Kee Ong, has said resellers are still hurting from last year’s downturn and that some might close despite the prediction 2010 recovery.
State of the market
- The markets started well, but quickly slumped as banking stocks fell and profit taking began. Late in the day the market fought back and eventually posted a small gain. At 4.40pm, the S&P/ASX200 was up 7.8 points at 4562.1.
- The Aussie dollar is slightly down after to $US0.8883. Gold is up 1.76 per cent to $US1095.2 an ounce while oil has slipped to $US75 a barrel.
Technology
- Facebook (1): Boots 30 inmates over taunts, threats
- Facebook (2): Catholic pupils set up 'hookers' page
- Apple flap: The great iPad rip-off
- Future health: Supercomputer set to take on diseases
- Internet porn? We don't look at it, say Aussies
- Rock solid: Britain unveils high-tech goo
General News
- Drug enforcement: 'Miaow' in the mail - big bust
- State politics: Scrap Metro, it's war
- Big winner: Unemployed Sydney man scoops $17m on Powerball
- Big spenders: Credit card spending hits record high
- World: Clinton taken to hospital with heart problems
- Politics: Rudd stands by Garrett amid sack calls
- Politics (2): Tasmanian state election called
- The Abbott files: Only learned to iron this week
- Way to go: Faster lifestyle, faster sperm
- Freedom celebrated : South Africa hails Mandela
- Terrorism: Bin Laden's son warns of the people surrounding his father
- Business: Sol Trujillo was worse than he looked
- Business (2): Losing faith in Rudd
- Law enforcement: Police turn focus on drug trade
- Moving target: Crocs flagged for feral camel cull
- Strange but true: Charged with stabbing partner in eye with stiletto
- Strange but true (2): Sex addict moves town after sleeping with every girl in it
- Sad but true: Valentine's Day surge in groin-boosting undies
- Surfer's terrifying tale: Jumps the shark
Winter Olympic Games 2010
- Golden vision: Torah takes to the halfpipe dressed to win
- Scott James: Snowboard whizkid looks to impress
- Cheltzie Lee: Making all the right moves
- Vicious Canada: takes its cue from Australia
- Top medal hopes: Australians most likely
- History-maker: McKeever's inspirational training regime
- Story of the Games? Kerr confident Jamaica can strike twice
- Weather comes to party Snow show at last now for rain and fog
Sport
- Cricket (1): Windies iceman feeling the heat
- Cricket (2): Bollinger is four from four and fired up to rattle Gayle once more
- AFL: Video goal ref waved away
- Boxing: Green wants Mundine on Anzac Day
- Racing: Hinchinbrook takes first step on long road to the Slipper
- Rugby union: Giteau and Rocky in doubt
- Football: Terry flies out for date with doghouse in Dubai
- Rugby: Brumbies or Biarritz for Gaz
- Rugby league (2): Maroons muscle in on key NRL group
- Rugby league (3): NRL to trial three-dimensional broadcasts
Entertainment
- Festival shock: Killers and Friendly Fires pull out of Sydney Good Vibrations
- John Mayer: Breaks down on stage over Playboy controversy
- Fashion: RIP - Avant-garde genius Alexander McQueen dead at 40
- No love lost: Judge stops Courtney from seeing daughter
- Lifestyle: Melbourne tops Sydney again as most liveable
- AC/DC show 1: Shaking drenched fans all night long
- Taylor Swift: Swaps clubs for possum feeding
- Film review: Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief
- Travel: British Airways unveils new $176 million first class
Gossip: Jolie extends olive branch to Pitt
The weekend:
- Sunday is Valentine's Day and the first day of the Chinese New Year so no excuses for not celebrating in one way or another.
Tomorrow's weather:
- Sydney: Showers, chance of thunderstorm. Min: 23, Max: 26
- Melbourne: Shower or two. Min: 16, Max: 25
- Brisbane: Mostly fine, chance of early shower. Min: 22, Max: 31
- Perth: Sunny. Min: 18, Max: 33
- Adelaide: Fine. Partly cloudy. Min: 17, Max: 19
- Hobart: Mainly fine. Min: 12, Max: 20
- Canberra: Rain, heavy later in the day. Min: 18, Max: 24
- Darwin: Afternoon shower inland. Min: 28, Max: 33
