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Sunday, June 30, 2013

This 2014 Corvette Stingray only costs $275

The upcoming Power Wheels version &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#098;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; fastest Power Wheels car &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; market. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57591595-1/this-2014-corvette-stingray-only-costs-$275/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img

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Plaintiffs tussle with Facebook over proposed settlement of ad-related lawsuit

Social network's detractors say proposed class-action settlement &#111;&#118;&#101;&#114; ad feature &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; displays images &#111;&#102; users doesn't &#103;&#111; far enough. Facebook argues otherwise; says &#105;&#102; plaintiffs don't &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; it, &#116;&#104;&#101;&#121; &#099;&#097;&#110; opt &#111;&#117;&#116; &#111;&#102;

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Will Facebook&amp;#x27;s Robot Censors Know Porn When They See It?

Facebook wants &#116;&#111; keep advertising clear &#111;&#102; controversial pages, &#097;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#101; social network &#105;&#115; betting &#105;&#116; &#099;&#097;&#110; teach computers &#116;&#111; spot

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Car-Sharing Services Take Paris by Storm

French Web-sharing sites &#115;&#117;&#099;&#104; &#097;&#115; Autolib &#097;&#110;&#100; Drivy &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; &#102;&#111;&#117;&#110;&#100; success across Europe &#097;&#110;&#100; may &#108;&#111;&#111;&#107; &#116;&#111; expand &#097;&#114;&#111;&#117;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#101;

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Wall Street closes mostly lower

US stocks struggle &#116;&#111; build &#111;&#110; three-day winning streak; Blackberry

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Gold has worst quarter in years

Gold climbs &#098;&#097;&#099;&#107; above $US1,200, &#098;&#117;&#116; closes &#111;&#117;&#116; worst quarter &#105;&#110; 45

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Aust dollar falls below US92c

Local currency continues slide &#097;&#115; gold closes worst quarter &#105;&#110; 45

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Oil prices slip on profit-taking

Oil struggles &#116;&#111; maintain momentum &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; recent strong

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Indonesia refutes Rudd: report

Indonesia said &#116;&#111; dismiss claim Abbott risks diplomatic row &#111;&#110; asylum

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Non-Disappearing Messages Could Cost Snapchat Founders

Long-saved e-mails &#097;&#110;&#100; text messages reveal communications between Snapchat&#x27;s founders &#097;&#110;&#100; &#097; fraternity brother &#119;&#104;&#111; says &#104;&#101; deserves &#112;&#097;&#114;&#116; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101;

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Microsoft&amp;#x27;s Cloud-Based Office Shifts to Perpetual Update

Office 365 &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; update weekly &#116;&#111; compare &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Google &#097;&#110;&#100;

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Bitmessage&amp;#x27;s NSA-Proof E-Mail

The peer-to-peer software provides cover &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; prying

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Artist Growth&amp;#x27;s Management Software for the Music Business

Developer Matt Urmy&#x27;s software uses data analytics &#116;&#111; help manage musicians&#x27;

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Wall St slides after recent rally

US stocks struggle &#116;&#111; build &#111;&#110; three-day winning streak; Blackberry

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European shares close lower

European shares fall lower, gold slides under

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ASX posts best FY since 2007 despite earnings slip

Falling resources shares offset strong financial, industrial

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Rudd offers Labor boost in polls

Poll shows boost &#105;&#110; Labor heartland, &#098;&#117;&#116; opposition remains &#105;&#110; overall

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Blackberry posts surprise Q1 loss

Weak sales figures &#102;&#111;&#114; &#110;&#101;&#119; phones sends shares

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Friday, June 28, 2013

Pandora Plays Defense in Debate Over Music Royalties

The Internet radio service says &#116;&#104;&#101; RIAA &#105;&#115; lying &#116;&#111; musicians, &#097;&#110;&#100; questions &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; math &#111;&#118;&#101;&#114; &#104;&#111;&#119; &#109;&#117;&#099;&#104; &#105;&#116; pays &#111;&#117;&#116; &#105;&#110;

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A Short Tale of Marketing Genius, Courtesy of T-Mobile

T-Mobile&#x27;s &#103;&#111;&#116; &#097; &#110;&#101;&#119; phone called &#116;&#104;&#101; Prism 2, &#097;&#110;&#100; it&#x27;s &#109;&#097;&#100;&#101; &#098;&#121; &#097; company &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S. government &#105;&#115; worried &#109;&#105;&#103;&#104;&#116; &#098;&#101; spying &#111;&#110;

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Delta Broke Passenger-Bumping Rules. The Penalty? Buy Some Tablets

Its deal &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; Transportation Department looks &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; &#097; technology-infrastructure win &#102;&#111;&#114;

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An Army of Little Satellites for Watching Earth on the Cheap

The &#111;&#110;&#108;&#121; &#116;&#104;&#105;&#110;&#103; cooler &#116;&#104;&#097;&#110; &#097; tiny, cheap satellite &#105;&#115; &#097; fleet &#111;&#102; tiny, cheap

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EU leaders kick off jobs summit

Discussions focus &#111;&#110; resolving European employment

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British politician criticises Rudd

Politician questions Rudd&#039;s pledge &#116;&#111; stop &#039;negative personal

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Rudd to review carbon tax options

Carbon tax &#116;&#111; &#098;&#101; discussed &#097;&#116; &#102;&#105;&#114;&#115;&#116; cabinet meeting; Rudd expected &#116;&#111; push

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Wall St gains on easing Fed fears

Investors assume mixed data &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; dissuade Fed &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; tapering stimulus; stocks post gains &#102;&#111;&#114; third

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Italian growth revised downward

Business group says Italy&#039;s economy &#104;&#097;&#115; &#039;hit bottom&#039;, sees slow

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Student group files complaint against U.S. firms over NSA data snooping

Citing violations &#111;&#102; European data protection laws, &#116;&#104;&#101; group &#104;&#097;&#115; taken legal action against Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Skype, &#097;&#110;&#100; Yahoo. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57591122-38/student-group-files-complaint-against-u.s-firms-over-nsa-data-snooping/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img width="1" height="1"

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AT&amp;amp;T turns on 7 new LTE markets, expands in six areas

The company says it's &#110;&#111;&#119; operating 291 LTE markets, covering &#111;&#118;&#101;&#114; 200 million people across &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57591118-94/at-t-turns-on-7-new-lte-markets-expands-in-six-areas/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img width="1" height="1"

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Nordstrom: Old-School Department Store or Tech Incubator? Or Both?

The 112-year-old department store chain&#x27;s deal &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; startup Wantful &#105;&#115; &#097;&#115; &#109;&#117;&#099;&#104; &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; shopping technology &#097;&#115; &#105;&#116; &#105;&#115; &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; retail

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If Google Can&amp;#x27;t Make Its RSS Reader Work, Why Are Others So Interested?

Feedly, Digg, AOL, &#097;&#110;&#100; others &#097;&#114;&#101; developing &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; own RSS readers &#116;&#111; fill &#116;&#104;&#101; vacuum &#108;&#101;&#102;&#116; &#098;&#121; Google Reader&#x27;s impending

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Wall St jumps after growth cut

Cut &#116;&#111; growth estimate sends bond yields lower &#102;&#111;&#114; &#102;&#105;&#114;&#115;&#116; &#116;&#105;&#109;&#101; &#105;&#110; &#116;&#119;&#111;

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US Q1 growth revised sharply down

Steep revision stokes hopes &#102;&#111;&#114; fresh US Fed

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Glencore founder Marc Rich dies

Controversial mining giant founder dies &#111;&#102; brain stroke &#105;&#110;

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European stocks close higher

European stocks gain, &#098;&#117;&#116; gold hits lowest &#115;&#105;&#110;&#099;&#101; Aug

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LABOR SPILL: Shorten key for Rudd win

Longtime Gillard supporter switches allegiances, backs Rudd &#105;&#110;

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

What Do Consumers Want? Watch the Pirates

Machinima Wants to Build a Media Empire on Video-Game Videos

If Machinima &#105;&#115; &#116;&#104;&#101; future &#111;&#102; television online, there&#x27;s &#110;&#111; guarantee &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; it&#x27;s &#097; bright

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The Snowden Guide: How to Hide Out From America

If &#116;&#104;&#101; NSA leaker makes &#105;&#116; &#111;&#117;&#116; &#111;&#102; Moscow, &#111;&#110;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#105;&#110;&#103; seems certain: The route &#116;&#111; Snowden&#x27;s final destination &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#098;&#101; &#108;&#111;&#110;&#103; &#097;&#110;&#100;

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Qantas A380 crisis report due

Transport watchdog &#116;&#111; issue report &#111;&#110; 2010 jumbo jet emergency

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US home prices rise sharply

April US home prices mark fourth straight month &#111;&#102;

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US consumer confidence hits high

Consumer confidence hits fresh five-year high &#105;&#110;

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Barnes &amp;amp; Noble loss doubles

US books giant continues &#116;&#111; lose money &#111;&#110; e-book reader

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Politics Could Pop Google&amp;#x27;s Project Loon

The project &#102;&#111;&#114; balloon-powered Internet service puts Google &#111;&#110; &#097; collision &#099;&#111;&#117;&#114;&#115;&#101; &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; world&#x27;s

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Huawei&amp;#x27;s Richard Yu Talks Trash About Apple, Samsung

Huwaei Devices&#x27; chairman pulls &#110;&#111; punches &#119;&#104;&#101;&#110; talking &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101;

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Gigwalk Does Temp-Worker Hiring Without Job Interviews

Gigwalk &#104;&#097;&#115; developed &#119;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#105;&#116; calls &#097; &lt;em&gt;Moneyball&lt;/em&gt; engine, &#117;&#115;&#105;&#110;&#103; mathematical models &#111;&#102; worker

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Chatting With Chris Kluwe: Punter, Gay Marriage Advocate, Web Geek

Chris Kluwe chats &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; his &#110;&#101;&#119; book, &lt;em&gt;Beautifully Unique Sparkle

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Rudd Labor spill less likely: report

Labor prepares &#102;&#111;&#114; tense, final pre-election caucus

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Gillard gender push &amp;#039;failed&amp;#039;: report

Review &#111;&#102; polls suggests Abbott gaining ground among female

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Wall Street drops on China fears

Fresh Chinese liquidity fears weigh heavily &#111;&#110; US market &#097;&#102;&#116;&#101;&#114; Chinese central bank suggests &#105;&#116; &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#110;&#111;&#116; boost

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European shares close lower

US Fed stimulus, China liquidity fears weigh &#111;&#110; European

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Labor may lose half its seats: poll

Survey suggests Labor &#099;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; lose 35 &#111;&#102; 71 seats &#105;&#110; Sept federal

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Monday, June 24, 2013

Tokyo Court Rules Samsung &amp;quot;Stole&amp;quot; Apple&#039;s Bounce Patent Despite U.S. Invalidation

No word &#111;&#110; &#119;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#121; said &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; Apple's "rounded edges" design patent<img width="1" height="1" src="http://tradeweb.com.au/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/ae907719bf_mf.gif" border="0" /><div><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a

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Google deal for map app Waze attracts FTC antitrust review

Web giant confirms agency's investigation &#111;&#102; its $1.1 billion acquisition &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; map app, The Wall Street Journal reports. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57590618-93/google-deal-for-map-app-waze-attracts-ftc-antitrust-review/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img width="1" height="1"

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From $99 and up, audio component manufacturing is returning to the U.S.

There's &#097; major shift &#111;&#102; production &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; China &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S., &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104; includes &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; truly affordable electronics &#097;&#110;&#100; speakers. <a

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Skunk Works: 70 years of cutting-edge aircraft

In June 1943, Lockheed &#109;&#097;&#100;&#101; &#097; bold pitch &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S. Army &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#105;&#116; &#099;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; build &#097; jet fighter, &#097;&#110;&#100; build &#105;&#116; fast. Since then, &#116;&#104;&#101; Skunk Works &#104;&#097;&#115; conjured &#117;&#112;

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An iPhone 5S with better camera? Bring it

<b>commentary</b> Will &#116;&#104;&#101; 5S &#103;&#101;&#116; &#097; &#098;&#101;&#116;&#116;&#101;&#114; camera? Speculation points &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115; direction. If true, &#105;&#116; &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; constitute &#097; significant upgrade &#102;&#111;&#114; &#116;&#104;&#101; iPhone. <a

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Whistle-blower update: Snowden lands in Moscow; WikiLeaker&#039;s Gmail searched

U.S. asks Hong Kong &#116;&#111; extradite PRISM leaker Edward Snowden; Snowden departs Hong Kong &#102;&#111;&#114; Moscow; &#097; WikiLeaks volunteer &#104;&#097;&#100; his Gmail account searched; &#097;&#110;&#100; more. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57590599-83/whistle-blower-update-snowden-lands-in-moscow-wikileakers-gmail-searched/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img

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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Has Samsung gone too niche with its new GS4 smartphones?

<b>commentary</b> Samsung's &#110;&#101;&#119; Galaxy S4 devices &#097;&#114;&#101; geared toward niche markets, &#098;&#117;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#121; &#097;&#108;&#115;&#111; force consumers &#116;&#111; accept &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; compromises &#105;&#110; terms &#111;&#102; hardware specs. Will &#116;&#104;&#101; strategy work? <a

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The democratization of the drone

Homegrown electronics manufacturer Parallax &#105;&#115; empowering &#097; wave &#111;&#102; DIY robotics, &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; flying quadcopters &#116;&#111; programmable robots. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57590562-235/the-democratization-of-the-drone/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img width="1" height="1"

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3D-printed pinhead battery could power robots

One &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; smallest batteries ever, &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115; tiny lithium-ion &#099;&#097;&#110; store &#101;&#110;&#111;&#117;&#103;&#104; juice &#116;&#111; power tiny robots &#111;&#114; medical implants. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57590534-1/3d-printed-pinhead-battery-could-power-robots/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore">

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Aggressive Sex Tips and Fake Beef Cause Headaches for Kickstarter

The crowdfunding website apologizes &#102;&#111;&#114; &#097; widely condemned &quot;seduction guide&quot; pitch &#097;&#110;&#100; shuts &#100;&#111;&#119;&#110; &#097; beef jerky

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Wall St closes mixed to end volatile week

US stocks struggle &#116;&#111; turn &#116;&#104;&#101; page &#111;&#110; steep Fed, China-related

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BHP sells mine stake to Japanese firms

Two Japanese firms buy combined 15% stake &#105;&#110; Jimblebar iron ore

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Oil prices slides on uneasy outlook

Market fears send oil prices lower &#102;&#111;&#114; second straight

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M&amp;amp;A activity down sharply: report

Economic gloom, political uncertainty weighs &#111;&#110; domestic

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Gillard, Rudd showdown looms

Labor tensions rise heading &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; final pre-election sitting

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Wall Street continues sell-off

Global markets struggle &#116;&#111; &#102;&#105;&#110;&#100; stable footing &#105;&#110; wake &#111;&#102; US Fed, China-led two-day

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Russia, China ink huge oil deal

Rosneft-CNPC deal &#116;&#111; supply China &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; oil &#102;&#111;&#114; 25

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Leadership pressure on PM rises

Amid weak polls, Rudd uncertainty, newspaper calls &#111;&#110; Gillard &#116;&#111; resign before Sept

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Wall St mixed after sell-off

Global markets seek stability &#097;&#102;&#116;&#101;&#114; Fed, China-led two-day

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Friday, June 21, 2013

The rural branch to China’s credit problem

Bad loans &#105;&#110; China&#039;s provincial businesses &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; &#098;&#101;&#101;&#110; &#097;&#115; high &#097;&#115; 80 per cent &#098;&#101;&#099;&#097;&#117;&#115;&#101; rural banks &#097;&#114;&#101; beholden &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; demands &#111;&#102; local officials. It &#105;&#115; critical &#102;&#111;&#114;

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MARKETS SPECTATOR: Laying down the cards

Tourism &#105;&#115; likely &#116;&#111; &#098;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; trumpcard &#105;&#110; Echo Entertainment &#097;&#110;&#100; Crown&#039;s submissions &#102;&#111;&#114; Sydney&#039;s second casino

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Leadership not discussed at ALP exec meeting

Labor&#039;s national executive meet &#105;&#110; Canberra &#098;&#117;&#116; focus &#111;&#110;&#108;&#121; &#111;&#110; election

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How should we read the latest market mauling?

As &#116;&#104;&#101; carry trades inspired &#098;&#121; cheap post-GFC liquidity unwind, &#105;&#116; remains &#116;&#111; &#098;&#101; seen whether &#119;&#101; &#097;&#114;&#101; &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; &#116;&#111; enter &#097; healthy

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Aust dollar rebounds slightly

Currency recovers mildly &#097;&#116; noon &#097;&#102;&#116;&#101;&#114; hitting &#097; near three-year low

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British banks need more capital

BoE says British banks &#110;&#101;&#101;&#100; capital &#116;&#111; meet international

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Aust dollar falls below US92c

Local currency dives &#097;&#102;&#116;&#101;&#114; &#098;&#101;&#105;&#110;&#103; dealt &#097; double blow &#111;&#110; US, China

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Nascar, Looking for Tech Update, Invites HP Into Its Pit Crew

Nascar &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; inked &#097; multiyear agreement &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Hewlett-Packard &#116;&#111; spearhead innovations &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101;

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Debating Bitcoin: Will the Cryptocurrency&amp;#x27;s Merits Be Its Undoing?

A debate between Ribbit Capital&#x27;s Micky Malka &#097;&#110;&#100; Tangent Capital&#x27;s Jim Rickards changed audience members&#x27; minds &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; virtual

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Want to Draw a Crowd? Offer to Charge Phones

AT&amp;T &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; begin installing solar-powered phone-charging stations &#097;&#114;&#111;&#117;&#110;&#100; New York &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115;

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Five Questions Edward Snowden Didn&amp;#x27;t Answer

Amid complaints &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; &lt;em&gt;Guardian&lt;/em&gt; Q&amp;A &#119;&#097;&#115; light &#111;&#110; substance, &#105;&#116; remains remarkable &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; someone &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; Snowden &#105;&#115; talking &#097;&#116;

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Whitehaven shares lift on sale

Nathan Tinkler denies &#098;&#101;&#105;&#110;&#103; forced &#116;&#111; offload prized Whitehaven

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IMF sees end to Spanish recession

Spanish recession &#039;may &#101;&#110;&#100; soon&#039;, &#098;&#117;&#116; outlook remains uncertain:

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Wall St slips amid close Fed watch

Markets eagerly await outcome &#111;&#102; two-day Federal Reserve policy

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Aust dollar holds ahead of Fed

Markets await outcome &#111;&#102; Fed meeting &#097;&#115; $A hovers &#097;&#114;&#111;&#117;&#110;&#100; 95 US

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FedEx Q4 profit falls sharply

Company&#039;s outlook misses expectations &#097;&#115; shares

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

&amp;#x27;Man of Steel&amp;#x27; Soars With a Boost From IMAX

The &#110;&#101;&#119; Superman film opened &#111;&#110; 331 IMAX theaters &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116; weekend, averaging $53,000 per

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The Tech Company Lawyers Who Stand Between You and Government Snoops

A handful &#111;&#102; attorneys, &#109;&#097;&#110;&#121; accustomed &#116;&#111; litigating intellectual property &#097;&#110;&#100; public offering disputes, &#097;&#114;&#101; &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; front lines &#111;&#102; digital

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The Chemical That Hurt U.S. Pork Exports

U.S. pork producers &#097;&#114;&#101; grappling &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#104;&#111;&#119; &#116;&#111; manage &#117;&#115;&#101; &#111;&#102; &#097; feed additive &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; customers don&#x27;t

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With Prism Cooperation, Tech Giants Look Weak

Outfits &#115;&#117;&#099;&#104; &#097;&#115; Google, Yahoo, &#097;&#110;&#100; Facebook may &#097;&#108;&#115;&#111; &#108;&#111;&#111;&#107; untrustworthy &#105;&#110; users&#x27;

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Yahoo! details govt data requests

Internet giant says &#105;&#116; received &#117;&#112; &#116;&#111; 13,000 requests &#105;&#110; six

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European stocks close mixed

Markets cautious ahead &#111;&#102; US Federal Reserve

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Thailand pays for failed rice plan

Plan &#116;&#111; support rice prices costs billions, dings

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Unions oppose Holden pay cuts

Unions, SA premier criticise Holden request &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; workers accept pay

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US housing starts rise in May

Data partially offsets previous month&#039;s sharp

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Labor caucus weighed by poor polls, leadership speculation

Labor caucus &#116;&#111; meet &#097;&#115; &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116; pre-election parliamentary session winds

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NSW budget to keep spending tight

Opposition pushes O&#039;Farrell govt &#116;&#111; explain job, spending

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Spy scandal hurts Obama in polls

Americans concerned &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; broad state surveillance

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Australian firms urged to broaden Asia focus beyond China

Aust food producer says opportunities &#105;&#110; Malaysia equal &#116;&#104;&#111;&#115;&#101; &#105;&#110;

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Asian stocks mixed at open

Tokyo drops sharply, &#119;&#104;&#105;&#108;&#101; Hong Kong edged higher &#097;&#102;&#116;&#101;&#114; negative Wall St

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MARKETS SPECTATOR: Banking on a dividend

The stock market &#105;&#115; &#098;&#101;&#105;&#110;&#103; pushed &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; black &#116;&#111;&#100;&#097;&#121; &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; &#098;&#097;&#099;&#107; &#111;&#102; bank &#097;&#110;&#100; retail stocks &#097;&#115; &#116;&#104;&#101; investor chase &#102;&#111;&#114; yield

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ORIGINAL TEXT: NBN Committee report

Read &#116;&#104;&#101; Joint Committee &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; National Broadband Network&#039;s fifth report &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; Rollout &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; National Broadband Network

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NBN committee urges preparations for change of govt

Oakeshott-led committee urges update &#111;&#102; corporate plan &#105;&#110; final report &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111;

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Aust stocks swing into black

Local market recovers &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; sharp early fall &#116;&#111; sit 0.5% higher &#111;&#110; banks rally, despite caution ahead &#111;&#102; US Federal Reserve

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Purdue students charged with switching prof&#039;s keyboard to improve grades

Three Purdue students &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; &#098;&#101;&#101;&#110; accused &#111;&#102; entering &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; professor's computer &#097;&#110;&#100; changing &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114; grades -- &#101;&#118;&#101;&#110; A &#116;&#111; A+. They're said &#116;&#111; &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; switched

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One reason Apple is hard to beat

<b>commentary</b> Apple design strengths &#097;&#114;&#101; &#097;&#108;&#115;&#111; &#105;&#110; hard-to-see places. Hmm... I &#116;&#104;&#105;&#110;&#107; Steve Jobs once said &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101;&#116;&#104;&#105;&#110;&#103; &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; that. <a

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Man finds rock by river (it&#039;s a piece of space station Mir)

A Massachusetts man discovers &#097; strange-looking green rock &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; banks &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; Merrimack River. He later discovers there's &#097; reason &#105;&#116; looks &#097; &#098;&#105;&#116; unusual. <a

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This is what happens when a plane is landing and the runway disappears

Cockpit footage &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; aborted landing &#111;&#102; &#097; Boeing Business Jet &#105;&#110; pouring rain shows &#116;&#104;&#101; split-second decisions pilots &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; &#116;&#111; make. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57589475-71/this-is-what-happens-when-a-plane-is-landing-and-the-runway-disappears/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore">

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Sonically speaking, what does a great speaker sound like?

It's &#097; complicated question, &#098;&#101;&#099;&#097;&#117;&#115;&#101; &#097;&#108;&#108; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; &#098;&#101;&#115;&#116; speakers sound &#118;&#101;&#114;&#121; &#100;&#105;&#102;&#102;&#101;&#114;&#101;&#110;&#116; &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; &#111;&#110;&#101;

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Facebook, Microsoft Share Some Numbers on Government Requests for Information

Facebook &#097;&#110;&#100; Microsoft released statements Friday giving &#097; general sense &#111;&#102; &#104;&#111;&#119; &#109;&#097;&#110;&#121; requests &#102;&#111;&#114; information &#116;&#104;&#101;&#121; &#103;&#101;&#116; &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; &#116;&#104;&#101;

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

New &amp;#x27;Game-Changing&amp;#x27; Rules for Innovation Grants From the Feds

An &#111;&#108;&#100; program &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; funds &#115;&#109;&#097;&#108;&#108; businesses developing technology innovations &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#110;&#111;&#119; emphasize

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Best Buy Likes the Allure of Smaller-Box Retail

Its outlets, &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104; already &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; specific areas &#102;&#111;&#114; Apple &#097;&#110;&#100; Google, &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#110;&#111;&#119; cordon &#111;&#102;&#102; space &#102;&#111;&#114; Microsoft

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Lululemon Seeks &amp;#x27;Head Boss Person&amp;#x27;: Must Speak Sanskrit, Have Third Eye

Apply online &#116;&#111; become CEO &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; yoga apparel

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A Private Search Engine&amp;#x27;s Prism Boost Isn&amp;#x27;t Quite Its Breakout Moment

Searches &#111;&#110; DuckDuckGo &#097;&#114;&#101; &#117;&#112; 33 percent &#115;&#105;&#110;&#099;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; NSA&#x27;s Prism program &#099;&#097;&#109;&#101; &#116;&#111; light, &#098;&#117;&#116; they&#x27;re &#115;&#116;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#111;&#110;&#108;&#121; &#097; fraction &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101;

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Jonathan Rochford’s hard and narrow road

An entrepreneurial former Lehman Brothers employee thinks Australia &#105;&#115; ready &#116;&#111; &#103;&#101;&#116; &#100;&#111;&#119;&#110; &#097;&#110;&#100; dirty &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; junk

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System failure cost UBS: report

Local wealth management division reportedly lost &#115;&#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#097;&#108;

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Wall Street slides on Fed watch

US markets nervous, fall lower ahead &#111;&#102; next week&#039;s US Federal Reserve policy

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Australians on offshore tax list

ATO confirms investigations among 500 Australians named &#105;&#110; leaked

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Aust dollar holds gains overnight

Local currency manages &#116;&#111; hover near 96 US cents heading &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111;

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European shares close higher

European equities manage &#116;&#111; rise amid global stock

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IMF cuts 2014 US growth forecast

US growth hindered &#098;&#121; &#039;excessively rapid &#097;&#110;&#100; ill-designed&#039; govt cuts:

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Wall St slides on Fed watch

US markets trade nervously ahead &#111;&#102; next week&#039;s US Federal Reserve policy

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Wall St gains ahead of Fed meeting

Markets trade cautiously, await next week&#039;s US Fed policy

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Tokyo investors eye US Fed meeting

Upcoming meeting expected &#116;&#111; influence global market

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Engaged? Have Heartburn? Own a Boat? Your Data&amp;#x27;s Worth More

Personal data &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; fetch &#116;&#104;&#101; highest prices &#097;&#114;&#101; details &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; health problems, &#110;&#101;&#119; babies, &#097;&#110;&#100; exercise

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A Middle School Teacher&amp;#x27;s App Cuts Grading Time

Startup Design &#098;&#121; Educators bets &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; staying close &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; classroom &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; help &#105;&#116; build &#098;&#101;&#116;&#116;&#101;&#114;

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Ask Bill Clinton: How Can We Encourage Homeowners to Adopt Solar Energy?

Rarely short &#111;&#110; advice, former President Clinton agreed &#116;&#111; field questions &#111;&#110; critical economic concerns &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; five U.S. civic &#097;&#110;&#100; business leaders &#105;&#110; his unofficial capacity &#097;&#115;

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Balancing Security and Liberty in the Age of Big Data

What &#116;&#104;&#101; leak &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S. government&#x27;s surveillance program reveals &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; power &#111;&#102; Big Data—and &#104;&#111;&#119; &#116;&#111; limit

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Labor leadership remains volatile

Internal resistance &#116;&#111; Rudd continues &#116;&#111; weaken:

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SA signs-on to Gonski deal: report

Gillard concedes &#116;&#111; funding, timeline demands; SA joins NSW, ACT &#105;&#110; adopting school

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EU takes China steel spat to WTO

Europe protests Chinese tariffs &#111;&#110; imported stainless steep

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Wall St slides amid global sell-off

US stocks struggle &#116;&#111; overcome steep Japanese equity

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US retail sales climb in May

Rising auto sales help boost US retail

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Jobless rate tipped to rise slightly

Economists expect employment growth &#116;&#111; &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; receded &#105;&#110;

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Confidence low among non-profits

Many non-profit sectors unsure &#116;&#104;&#101;&#121; &#099;&#097;&#110; meet service

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Swan slams recession talk

Treasurer criticises economists, media &#102;&#111;&#114; talking odds &#111;&#102; Australian

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PM talks gender issues, Abbott

Gillard continues pre-election tour &#097;&#116; Fremantle

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Cyber wars would cripple economies: experts

Cyber attackers &#099;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; cause destruction &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; scale &#111;&#102; &#097;&#110; atomic war, &#097; Canberra security summit &#104;&#097;&#115;

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Pinning down a possible Newcrest leaker

While Newcrest&#039;s dour update &#111;&#110; Friday &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#110;&#111;&#116; &#104;&#097;&#118;&#101; completely shocked &#116;&#104;&#101; market &#116;&#104;&#101; likelihood broker downgrades &#105;&#110; preceding days &#119;&#101;&#114;&#101; due purely &#116;&#111; alert analysts stretches

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Australian dollar higher at noon

Local currency continues &#116;&#111; rebound &#105;&#110; afternoon trade &#097;&#102;&#116;&#101;&#114; steep

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ACCC launches proceedings against Coles

Watchdog alleges Wesfarmers store &#104;&#097;&#115; engaged &#105;&#110; false, misleading

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Small business suffocating under govt regulation: ACCI

Anderson says tax &#115;&#121;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#109; &#039;impossible&#039; &#102;&#111;&#114; &#115;&#109;&#097;&#108;&#108; businesses &#116;&#111; comply

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Tablet Adoption Is on a Blistering Pace, With Parents Leading the Way

Tablet computers &#097;&#114;&#101; &#098;&#101;&#105;&#110;&#103; adopted faster &#116;&#104;&#097;&#110; &#097;&#110;&#121; digital technology &#105;&#110; history, &#097;&#110;&#100; parents &#097;&#114;&#101; leading &#116;&#104;&#101;

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Why Prism&amp;#x27;s European Fallout Will Be Fragmented

Under EU principles, national security issues remain &#097; matter &#102;&#111;&#114; &#101;&#097;&#099;&#104; individual member

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What&amp;#x27;s Apple&amp;#x27;s Jonathan Ive Going to Do? Kids May Know First

In preparation &#102;&#111;&#114; Apple&#x27;s Worldwide Developers Conference, &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104; begins today, &#097; &#108;&#111;&#111;&#107; &#097;&#116; &#097; rare interview &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; company&#x27;s chief

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Meet the Ava 500, the Roomba&amp;#x27;s Corporate Cousin

IRobot&#x27;s latest product &#105;&#115; designed &#116;&#111; navigate corporate offices autonomously &#097;&#110;&#100; facilitate videoconference

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MARKETS SPECTATOR: Newcrest&amp;#039;s lost lustre

Newcrest&#039;s &#098;&#105;&#103; write-down &#104;&#097;&#115; sent analysts &#098;&#097;&#099;&#107; &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114;

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MARKETS SPECTATOR: Banking on baby

Childcare company, G8, &#105;&#115; buying &#117;&#112; creches &#105;&#110; Australia&#039;s

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Why Apple&amp;#039;s iRadio could fly or flop

Apple&#039;s &#110;&#101;&#119; iRadio &#104;&#097;&#115; &#116;&#104;&#101; potential &#116;&#111; &#039;destroy&#039; rivals &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; Pandora, especially &#105;&#102; &#105;&#116; &#099;&#097;&#110; throw its weight &#097;&#114;&#111;&#117;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#111; reduce content acquisition

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The West Australian to cut jobs

State metropolitan daily yet &#116;&#111; finalise &#110;&#117;&#109;&#098;&#101;&#114; &#111;&#102; redundancies &#111;&#110; parent Seven West Media&#039;s

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Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council launched

Willox launches &#110;&#101;&#119; CEO group featuring Liveris, Pollaers,

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Monday, June 10, 2013

No redesigned iPhone expected this year, report says

Apple's next smartphone won't &#098;&#101; &#109;&#117;&#099;&#104; &#100;&#105;&#102;&#102;&#101;&#114;&#101;&#110;&#116; &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; &#116;&#104;&#101; current model, The Wall Street Journal reports. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57588430-37/no-redesigned-iphone-expected-this-year-report-says/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore">

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Dire warnings for PCs, Windows 8 -- this time from Citi

The era &#111;&#102; growth &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; traditional PC market may &#098;&#101; coming &#116;&#111; &#097;&#110; end. Things &#097;&#114;&#101; looking worse &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115; year &#116;&#104;&#097;&#110; previously forecast, according &#116;&#111; Citi. <a

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AT&amp;amp;T bumps up device upgrade wait time from 20 to 24 months

The carrier says &#116;&#104;&#101; &#110;&#101;&#119; policy &#105;&#115; intended &#116;&#111; align upgrades &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; its standard two-year wireless contract. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57588407-94/at-t-bumps-up-device-upgrade-wait-time-from-20-to-24-months/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img width="1" height="1"

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Amulet camera records your life, stores it in cloud

ParaShoot &#105;&#115; &#097; compact, wearable prototype camera &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#099;&#097;&#110; record &#097;&#116; intervals &#111;&#114; continuously. Slap &#111;&#110; &#097; custom cover &#116;&#111; &#109;&#097;&#107;&#101; &#105;&#116; cute &#111;&#114; fashionable. <a

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Iron ore prices to fall further: Ansteel

China&#039;s fourth-largest steelmaker tips 5-7 year recovery &#102;&#111;&#114; struggling

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Chinese auto sales slow in May

Data shows sales growth pulls &#098;&#097;&#099;&#107; &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; double-digit rise &#105;&#110; April fueling

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Asian stocks open higher

Hang Seng lifts, Nikkei 225 soars &#109;&#111;&#114;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#097;&#110; 3% &#097;&#116; market

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Japan&amp;#039;s Q1 growth beats expectations

Economists say revised data points &#116;&#111; recovery &#105;&#110; world&#039;s third-largest

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Wind-linked disease fails to catch-on amongst scientists

A &#110;&#101;&#119; study &#104;&#097;&#115; &#102;&#111;&#117;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; &quot;vibroacoustic disease&quot; &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104; &#105;&#115; linked &#116;&#111; wind farms &#105;&#115; &#110;&#111;&#116; recognised &#105;&#110; scientific literature outside &#097; single Portugese research group. What&#039;s

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Sunday, June 09, 2013

After PRISM, &#039;Boundless Informant&#039; tool comes to light

Meet &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S. National Security Agency's global intelligence tracking tool, Boundless Informant, &#116;&#104;&#101; latest intelligence secret exposed &#098;&#121; leaked information. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57588375-38/after-prism-boundless-informant-tool-comes-to-light/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img width="1" height="1"

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Prosecutor poses as accused killer&#039;s ex-girlfriend on Facebook, fired

An Ohio prosecutor believes &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#104;&#101; must break &#116;&#119;&#111; witnesses' alibis &#105;&#110; &#097; murder case. He goes &#111;&#110; Facebook, pretends &#116;&#111; &#098;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; accused's ex-girlfriend &#097;&#110;&#100; tries &#116;&#111; contact &#116;&#104;&#101; witnesses. His bosses aren't impressed. <a

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Writer&#039;s block: Cursing the cursor on Apple, Google tablets

Apple &#097;&#110;&#100; Google tablets &#097;&#114;&#101; &#098;&#111;&#116;&#104; &#103;&#111;&#111;&#100; &#097;&#116; &#119;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#109;&#111;&#115;&#116; people &#117;&#115;&#101; tablets for. Writing &#105;&#115; &#097; &#100;&#105;&#102;&#102;&#101;&#114;&#101;&#110;&#116; matter. <a

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U.S. releases details on PRISM

The Director &#111;&#102; National Intelligence says &#104;&#101; &#104;&#097;&#115; declassified &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; information "in hope &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#105;&#116; &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; help dispel &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; myths &#097;&#110;&#100; add necessary context &#116;&#111;

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Justice Department: FCC can proceed with review of Sprint-SoftBank deal

In &#097; letter &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; Federal Communications Commission, &#116;&#104;&#101; DOJ says it's satisfied regarding concerns &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; potential national security &#097;&#110;&#100; &#111;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#114; issues &#097;&#110;&#100; &#104;&#097;&#115; &#110;&#111; objection &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101;

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Samsung Hits a Speed Bump

Now &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; U.S. consumers own high-end smartphones, Samsung must compete &#105;&#110; developing economies &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; cost-cutters Huawei &#097;&#110;&#100;

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To Silicon Valley, Prism Doesn&amp;#x27;t Square

If &#116;&#104;&#101; tech giants haven&#x27;t granted &#116;&#104;&#101; National Security Agency direct access &#116;&#111; users&#x27; data, perhaps &#116;&#104;&#101; NSA &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; grabs &#105;&#116; &#111;&#102;&#102; fiber optic

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The Companies&amp;#x27; Lines on Prism

You &#099;&#097;&#110; vet &#116;&#104;&#101;&#115;&#101; official statements yourself &#116;&#111; evaluate &#116;&#104;&#101;&#105;&#114;

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Wall Street jumps on jobs data

Upbeat data boosts stocks without stoking fears &#111;&#102; &#101;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#111; Fed

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Wall Street jumps on jobs data

Upbeat data boosts stocks without stoking fears &#111;&#102; &#101;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#111; Fed

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Coalition IR policy hits Green wall

Greens pledge &#116;&#111; &#117;&#115;&#101; Senate power &#116;&#111; block Abbott&#039;s IR

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Australian dollar holds steady

Local currency remains flat despite US dollar

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Oil prices rise on US jobs data

Prices sustain momentum, &#117;&#112; 4.4% &#102;&#111;&#114; &#116;&#104;&#101;

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Obama defends surveillance

US president responds &#116;&#111; dramatic revelations; UK spy agency reportedly accessed

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Saturday, June 08, 2013

Canada adds 95,000 jobs in May

Jobs growth pushes unemployment rate

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Walmart announces share buyback

Retail giant cites strong cash flow despite disappointing

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Vodafone avoids UK company tax

Mobile phone giant criticised &#102;&#111;&#114; paying &#110;&#111; tax &#111;&#110; billions &#111;&#102; UK

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Telstra, NBN in asbestos plan

NBN Co &#116;&#111; pull contractors &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; asbestos-hit

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Friday, June 07, 2013

S&amp;amp;P takes Leighton Holdings off negative credit watch

Ratings agency affirms BBB-/A-3 rating &#111;&#110; contractor, says concerns &#097;&#098;&#111;&#117;&#116; limited separation &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; parent

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Air NZ to almost triple FY earnings

Airline says result &#116;&#111; come &#105;&#110; near $NZ260m, &#097;&#115; &#105;&#116; applies &#116;&#111; increase Virgin stake

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THE LAST GASP: Lonely song from the Billabong

A-schmaltzing private equity, a-schmaltzing private equity, Billabong &#119;&#101;&#110;&#116; a-schmaltzing &#097;&#110;&#100; &#099;&#097;&#109;&#101; &#117;&#112;

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ASU warns Target on job cuts

Union urges Wesfarmers subsidiary &#110;&#111;&#116; &#116;&#111; &quot;cut &#116;&#111;&#111; deep&quot; &#119;&#104;&#101;&#110; reviewing

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Labour costs an election priority: ATEC

Australian Tourism Export Council says high costs makes nation

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Thursday, June 06, 2013

Jay-Z and Samsung, Kindred Spirits

A deal &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#109;&#097;&#107;&#101; sense, &#097;&#115; &#116;&#104;&#101; rapper &#097;&#110;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#101; Korean manufacturer &#097;&#114;&#101; &#097; &#108;&#111;&#116;

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Is That a Tablet in Your Pocket? The NFL Wants to Know

The NFL &#104;&#097;&#115; &#097; deal &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Verizon Wireless &#116;&#111; stream games &#116;&#111; phones &#098;&#117;&#116; &#110;&#111;&#116; &#116;&#111;

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It&amp;#x27;s Just a Matter of Time Before Porn Returns to Google Glass

Google &#104;&#097;&#115; banned &#097; porn app &#102;&#111;&#114; its glasses, &#098;&#117;&#116; it&#x27;s unreasonable &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#105;&#110;&#107; adult content isn&#x27;t &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; device&#x27;s

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Apple v. Samsung: Three Lessons From the Smartphone Patent Fight

Steve Jobs&#x27;s grand war between Apple &#097;&#110;&#100; Google &#105;&#115; &#116;&#111;&#111; costly &#097;&#110;&#100; must ultimately &#098;&#101;

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Garrett in Facebook attack on &amp;#039;secret&amp;#039; Vic education cuts

Minister posts letter accusing Napthine govt &#111;&#102; planning &#116;&#111; cut school funding, &#117;&#115;&#105;&#110;&#103; federal funds &#116;&#111; hide

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Borghetti unfazed by Air NZ move on Virgin register

Air New Zealand enters &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; agreement &#116;&#111; acquire extra 3% &#111;&#102; shares, rules &#111;&#117;&#116; bid &#102;&#111;&#114; board seat, full

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Fairfax roams the pages for more cost clippings

Despite &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; surprise savings, Fairfax remains faced &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#097;&#110; earnings crisis. And chief Greg Hywood &#105;&#115; &#098;&#101;&#105;&#110;&#103; forced &#116;&#111; &#103;&#101;&#116;

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Australian dollar hits 33-month low

Local currency drops below US 95c &#116;&#111; lowest &#112;&#111;&#105;&#110;&#116; &#115;&#105;&#110;&#099;&#101; Sept 2010 &#111;&#110; share market

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MARKETS SPECTATOR: AREIT appeal

State Street Global Advisors says Australia&#039;s real estate investment trust sector &#105;&#115; &#105;&#110; &#098;&#101;&#116;&#116;&#101;&#114; shape &#116;&#104;&#097;&#110; &#105;&#116; &#119;&#097;&#115;

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Wall Street falls on jobs data

Weaker-than-expected private-sector jobs report weighs &#111;&#110; US markets amid rising global equities

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Aust-EU ties remain crucial: Bryce

GG says rise &#111;&#102; Asia underscores &#110;&#101;&#101;&#100; &#102;&#111;&#114; European

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Washington Post to launch paywall

Post becomes latest newspaper &#116;&#111; begin charging online

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PM announces asylum probe

Amid rising opposition pressure, Gillard agrees &#116;&#111; probe asylum

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Wall Street falls on jobs data

Weaker-than-expected private-sector jobs report weighs &#111;&#110;

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Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Sydney airport to double by 2033

Draft airport growth plan tips doubling &#111;&#102; passengers &#098;&#121;

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Economists tip solid GDP growth

Resources exports, consumer spending seen boosting quarterly

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Asylum issue sinking Labor: MP

Gillard warned &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; asylum policy &#105;&#115; overshadowing Labor&#039;s

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EU to tax Chinese solar panels

China warns duties &#099;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; spark intense trade

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Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Australian dollar little changed on RBA decision

Local currency flat against US dollar &#097;&#102;&#116;&#101;&#114; Reserve Bank leaves official cash rate &#111;&#110;

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RBA leaves cash rate on hold

Reserve Bank decides &#116;&#111; leave interest rates unchanged, &#105;&#110; line &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; analyst

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MARKETS SPECTATOR: Ten’s big bet

Ten &#105;&#115; hoping &#116;&#111; tap &#098;&#097;&#099;&#107; &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; younger &#097;&#115; &#119;&#101;&#108;&#108; &#097;&#115; family demographics &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; its decision &#116;&#111; broadcast glitzy domestic Twenty20

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Asian stocks open mixed

Tokyo, Hang Seng bourses move &#105;&#110; opposite directions &#097;&#102;&#116;&#101;&#114; positive Wall Street

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Australian dollar retreats at noon

Local currency retreats despite data showing reduction &#105;&#110; national trade deficit &#102;&#111;&#114; March

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Monday, June 03, 2013

Report: Apple Signs Deal with Warner Music Group for &amp;quot;iRadio&amp;quot;

iRadio &#105;&#115; expected &#116;&#111; &#109;&#097;&#107;&#101; &#097;&#110; appearance &#097;&#116; WWDC next week<img width="1" height="1" src="http://tradeweb.com.au/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/3cdff6a4df_mf.gif" border="0" /><div><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a

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Motorola Wants to Use Tattoos, Pills Instead of Smartphone Passwords

But &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; consumers &#119;&#097;&#110;&#116; &#116;&#111; &#117;&#115;&#101; them?<img width="1" height="1" src="http://tradeweb.com.au/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/0892091b24_mf.gif" border="0" /><div><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a

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Moody’s new thermometer for ailing banks

Around &#116;&#104;&#101; world, authorities &#097;&#114;&#101; showing &#110;&#101;&#119; determination &#116;&#111; give creditors primary responsibility &#102;&#111;&#114; bailing &#111;&#117;&#116; troubled banks. Moody’s Australian bank review &#105;&#115; &#097; recognition &#111;&#102;

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Forge to buy Taggart Global

Company expects US recovery &#116;&#111; justify

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Rio Tinto poised to float diamonds division

Miner &#104;&#097;&#115; advanced plans &#102;&#111;&#114; &#097; $US 2bn float &#111;&#110; LSE &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115;

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Increase in minimum wage bad for business: ACCI

Peter Anderson says modest increase &#115;&#116;&#105;&#108;&#108;

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Green star buildings cut emissions by two-thirds: study

Emissions &#097;&#110;&#100; electricity savings &#111;&#102; green star-rated buildings analysed &#105;&#110; &#110;&#101;&#119;

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Sunday, June 02, 2013

Windows 8 vies with Vista, but Windows 7 gains

Oops, Windows 7 gains &#105;&#110; May, &#116;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#103;&#104; Windows 8 makes headway against Vista. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57587215-75/windows-8-vies-with-vista-but-windows-7-gains/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://tradeweb.com.au/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/d5a54f1d99_mf.gif" border="0"

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Intel&#039;s future Pentium chip does Windows and Android

Atom &#105;&#115; moving &#111;&#110; &#117;&#112; -- &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; Pentium &#097;&#110;&#100; Celeron branding. And Intel &#105;&#115; renaming &#116;&#104;&#101; architecture too. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57587208-92/intels-future-pentium-chip-does-windows-and-android/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img width="1"

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U.S. and China to hold high-level talks on cyberspying -- report

The talks &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; focus &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; theft &#111;&#102; U.S. intellectual property &#097;&#110;&#100; &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; kick &#111;&#102;&#102; &#097;&#115; &#112;&#097;&#114;&#116; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; yearly "Strategic &#097;&#110;&#100; Economic Dialogue" between China

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Top proxy firm ISS likes SoftBank&#039;s offer for Sprint

Institutional Shareholder Services -- &#097; consultant &#116;&#111; mutual funds &#097;&#110;&#100; &#111;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#114; large investors -- says &#116;&#104;&#101; deal &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; give Sprint &#116;&#104;&#101; money &#105;&#116; needs &#116;&#111; buy spectrum. It remains mum &#111;&#110; Dish Network's rival, preliminary offer. <a

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Android alters all: Now the PC?

The &#110;&#101;&#119; PC may &#098;&#101; &#097; laptop running Android. Far-fetched? Not &#105;&#102; HP &#105;&#115; doing it. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57587186-94/android-alters-all-now-the-pc/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=readMore"> </a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://tradeweb.com.au/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/52be5d9558_mf.gif" border="0"

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Saturday, June 01, 2013

A Bitcoin Exchange Goes for Respectability

Despite &#116;&#104;&#101; howls &#111;&#102; libertarians, &#105;&#102; Bitcoin &#105;&#115; &#116;&#111; grow, &#105;&#116; must play &#098;&#121; &#097;&#116; least &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; rules &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; apply &#116;&#111; dollars &#097;&#110;&#100;

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The States Tackle Online Privacy

Several &#110;&#101;&#119; laws target electronic snooping &#098;&#121; police, &#098;&#117;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; real action &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#116;&#097;&#107;&#101; &#112;&#108;&#097;&#099;&#101; &#105;&#110;

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&amp;#x27;Twilight&amp;#x27;, &amp;#x27;Hunger Games&amp;#x27; Fans Keep Lions Gate&amp;#x27;s DVD Business Alive

Its ratio &#111;&#102; DVD sales &#116;&#111; box office revenue beat &#097;&#108;&#108; competitors &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116;

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SanDisk Takes Flash Memory Beyond Smartphones

Chief Executive Sanjay Mehrotra says &#116;&#104;&#101; enterprise-computing market &#099;&#097;&#110; free Sandisk &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; &#116;&#104;&#101; boom-and-bust cycles &#116;&#104;&#097;&#116; mark its flashy

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Wall St ends May on down note

Despite session&#039;s losses, Dow, S&amp;P continue monthly winning

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Aust dollar nears fresh 2-year low

In overnight trading, local currency continues downward

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Oil sinks on OPEC output move

OPEC maintains output amid global demand

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Hancock eyes Peru copper: report

Miner looks &#116;&#111; diversify &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; Pilbara iron ore

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RBA not expected to cut rates

Economists mixed, &#098;&#117;&#116; &#109;&#111;&#115;&#116; &#115;&#101;&#101; imminent cut

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