Microsoft launches new social network – but it's not competing with Facebook
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Microsoft has finally given in to temptation, joining fellow tech giants Facebook and Google in creating its own social network tied into its Bing search engine, although early analysts suggest it's not even meant to compete in the same category.  ...

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Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer as the world’s most popular browser
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Google Chrome has overtaken Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) as the world’s most popular browser, however IE remains the dominant browser in Australia, according to new figures.  ...

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Apple, ITC sector dominate most valuable brands list
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Apple retains its position as the world’s most valuable brand, while the information technology and communications (ITC) sector dominates the top positions on a list of the world’s 100 most valuable brands.  ...

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Nokia rapidly burning through cash reserves as marketshare collapses
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Market analysts are increasingly concerned about Nokia's financial position, with the company reportedly rapidly burning through its cash reserves.  ...

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How I turned my staff into public speaking experts to market my business
Friday, 18 May 2012
Grace Chu started FirstClick Marketing back in 2006, and since then the Sydney-based business has exploded with more than $17 million in turnover forecast for the current financial year.  ...

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Google Android captures half of the Australian smartphone market as Apple iPhone sales slip
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Android has captured more than half of the Australian smartphone market, while Symbian devices and Apple’s iPhone have recorded a year-on-year decline, according to a new report.  ...

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How to use Outlook and Exchange effectively
Thursday, 17 May 2012
For most of us, Microsoft Outlook and Exchange are everyday tools for communication, calendaring and more.  ...

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US Senate to investigate Mozilla’s antitrust claims against Microsoft Windows RT
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
The US Senate Judiciary Committee has announced that it will investigate Google and Mozilla’s allegations of anti-competitive behaviour by Microsoft.  ...

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US television ad spending grows alongside internet: Study
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Spending on television advertising in the US grew by 4.5% year-on-year, despite predictions the growth of the internet would erode television spending, according to a new Nielsen survey.  ...

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Goodbye CMS, hello online communications platform
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Top attributes for a what? Yes, it's yet another new term for increasingly befuddled smaller business operators, but an important one.  ...

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Will the Facebook phone be based on Windows RT?
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Microsoft is keen to convince Facebook to develop a phone based on Windows Phone 8 or Windows RT, rather than Android, according to new reports.  ...

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Microsoft banning Firefox and Chrome on Windows RT, say Mozilla and Google
Monday, 14 May 2012
Mozilla Foundation, developers of the Firefox web browser, and Google have accused Microsoft of effectively banning competing browsers on its forthcoming Windows RT operating system.  ...

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10% of all internet access now from mobile devices, higher in Asia Pacific: Study
Monday, 14 May 2012
More than 10% of internet traffic worldwide now originates from mobile devices, nearly triple the percentage in 2010, new research has revealed.  ...

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Apache releases OpenOffice 3.4
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released OpenOffice 3.4, marking the first release of the open source Microsoft Office competitor since it was submitted to the ASF by Oracle in mid-2011.  ...

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Android dominates Apple in the US market: Nielsen
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Android has established a clear lead over Apple in the US market, while smartphone users are now a majority of US mobile phone consumers, according to a new Nielsen survey.  ...

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China overtakes US as world’s largest smartphone market, with Samsung leading Apple
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
China has overtaken the US as the world’s largest market for smartphones, with Samsung’s marketshare well ahead of Apple, according to a new report.  ...

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Your web developer should make themselves redundant
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
There’s a truism almost unique to the software and web industries: If a web developer is any good, they will put themselves out of a job.  ...

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Zuckerberg to raise $US1 billion in Facebook IPO – the shareholders about to reap a fortune revealed
Friday, 04 May 2012
Facebook has finally set a price range for its upcoming initial public offering, telling the market it plans to sell shares at between $US28-$US35, in a move that will vastly increase the fortunes of chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and a score of other shareholders. ...

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Are tough times leading to false IT economies?
Thursday, 03 May 2012
An extended warranty from a reputable vendor is a sound investment for a business that is dependent on its IT infrastructure. It ensures that if the server suffers a hardware failure the equipment will be replaced.  ...

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Cloud lessons learned
Thursday, 03 May 2012
It’s an interesting time in the cloud services world.  ...

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