Tradeweb Blog - Free Articles & Ideas http://tradeweb.com.au: August 2013

CoreText bug may crash OS X and iOS apps

A flaw in Apple's text-handling routines may cause a number of OS X and iOS programs and services to crash and could be used for potential nefarious purposes.

Options for checking free hard-drive space in OS X

Running low on disk space can greatly slow down your computer. Here are several ways to look this up on your system.

Nokia Unveils Its Connected Car Platform

Will car giants such as General Motors and Ford go for the phonemaker’s new Here Auto embedded infotainment

Apple Will Pay for Old IPhones. Is It a Good Deal?

Why does Apple want to buy your old iPhone? And is the company offering a good

The huge price of Abbott’s minority rule

One or two senators could hold the nation in their hands for months. Reforms they insist on could help, or harm, the nation in ways the major parties would never

Oil falls as US signals limited strike against Syria

Softer US military rhetoric alleviates some concerns over possible crude supply disruptions in the Middle

Wall St falls as data disappoints

Markets extend their biggest monthly slide in more than a year as consumer spending and incomes rise less than

Aussies better off since GFC: report

Households became significantly richer under Rudd and Gillard

Currency to lift earnings $1.2bn: report

Weaker Australian dollar set to improve corporate bottom line this financial

Why Amazon Is on a Warehouse Building Spree

The company spends billions on a new wave of exurban

Post-Ballmer, Microsoft Must Focus on Products to Avoid Extinction

For the CEO's successor, it's time to reinvent the

Vending Machines Get Smart to Accommodate the Cashless

Makers and operators roll out interactive, credit-friendly

Amazon Takes the Tax Fight to the Supreme Court

What Jeff Bezos & Co. want is a level sales-tax playing field for all retail, online or off.

Apache sells stake in Egypt assets: report

Chinese company Sinopec to pay $US3.1bn for a third of Egyptian

ACCC urged to review GrainCorp decision

Regional affairs Senate committee wants rethink of deal's effect on

Scurrah to leave Aurizon

Executive VP of commercial, marketing appointed to 'more senior' external

Markets: Prepare for the dividend strip

Investors need to plan ahead if they want to benefit from generous dividend payments and avoid traps for the

Leighton wins $246m Indian contract

Construction giant will build luxury apartment building south of New

Google loses Android VP to Chinese firm

Google's Hugo Barra has left his role as one of Android's guiding lights to go work for China's rising star Xiaomi.

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Splits With Wife Anne Wojcicki

Brin and Wojcicki are living separately. The split, after six years of marriage, is described as

How Syrian Hackers Found the New York Times's Australian Weak Spot

Melbourne IT, an Australian domain registrar, provided an opening to hackers targeting the New York Times, Twitter, and the Huffington

A New Tool Lets Brain Surgeons See What They're Doing

New technology lets neurosurgeons see what they're doing, so patients no longer need to stay awake under the

Qantas soars on swing to small FY profit

Shares rally over 11% after airline's underlying profit jumps but points to 'challenging and volatile'

ACCC clear Woolworths on IGA buys

Consumer watchdog approves acquisition of three Supa IGAs in

Aust dollar lifts at noon

Local currency lifts as traders look for bargains amid ongoing Syria

Poor left behind on energy efficiency

A report from ACOSS argues government need to target rental and low income housing for energy efficiency

Coalition would address GrainCorp concerns: Truss

Nationals leader repeats reservations about proposed takeover by

Facebook’s Report on Government Spying Sheds Little New Light

Facebook is the latest Silicon Valley company to issue a report about government requests for data, but information about the Valley’s dealings with the NSA remain

Deep-Space Texting Service Struggles to Pay Earthly Bills

Lone Signal, a New York-based startup beaming text messages toward Gliese 526, didn't charge enough and may resort to

A Plan to Mix Privacy Into Data Mining

A Q&A with Alexander Dix, Berlin’s data protection watchdog, on Internet monitoring, corporations, the cloud, and European privacy

Bitcoin May Not Be So Anonymous, After All

Researchers are showing that Bitcoin is no panacea for those seeking to launder money or otherwise hide financial activities from

Wotif slips on full-year profit drop

Online group confident of improvement in year ahead despite 'problematic' retail

Markets: Woolworths wows with promise of growth

The retailer warns against banking on a new government to fix living cost and job market headwinds but still forecasts a jump in profit in the year ahead as it presses on with

AGL shares jump on strong FY profit

Loy Yang power station bouys result as group take $343m hit on NSW CSG

How to become China's next top politician

Mystery shrouds the workings of China's political elite. But new research sheds light on the relative importance of impressive track records versus friends in high

BC Iron FY profit falls slightly

Increased production at Nullagine JV underpins 41% jump in underlying

Google Reels In Its Latest Internet-TV Device

Google has blocked an app that would allow people to watch videos from their phones on their

Another Amazon Outage Exposes the Cloud's Dark Lining

Cloud customers are supposed to build in redundancy, but that can entail extraordinary

What's Putting the Brakes on Google's Self-Driving Car

Google may build its own line of self-driving cars independent of the

China's Bloggers Rally Around Bo Xilai

Many who've followed Bo's trial are expressing newfound admiration for

All hat, all battle from Palmer and Katter

The two big Queensland personalities want voters to accept similarly idiosyncratic versions of Australia, and despite their challenges each still has plenty of

Abbott's secret Fightback plan

Very quietly, the Coalition has for the last three years been sitting on one of the most elaborate plans for government ever prepared in

Billabong’s advisors favour Altamont

Goldman Sachs doesn’t think the Oaktree and Centerbridge proposal for Billabong is better than rival Altamont's, a source

Billabong triples full-year loss

Shares in retailer dive as impairments, writedowns weigh on FY

Seven Group shares tumble on earnings outlook

Group tips fall of 40% in EBIT for current year amid mining, advertising slowdowns, after posting steep rise in FY net

Mysterious puzzle game embedded in official Burning Man map

Tied to this year's Burning Man theme, 'Cargo Cult,' The Cult of the Hat tasks participants with solving puzzles and, hopefully, working with others.

Chatter surfaces about 'fast' Apple A7 chip for iPhone 5S

Speculation is mounting about the rumored A7 processor in the widely expected iPhone 5S. Upshot: it's faster, of course.

Both Vine, Instagram back online after outages

What are the odds? Both services experienced intermittent downtime Sunday afternoon due to problems with Amazon Web Services.

Your sweat-inducing, heart-affecting (Apple hopes) Mac Pro ad

Now being shown in movie theaters, the ad reveals how Apple wants you to feel excitement about its latest (and perhaps only) sexy new thing.

Palmer, Katter "forces being unleashed" on politics

Two Queenslanders suggest tax cuts, import tariffs and Australian-made

Boart Longyear swings deep into red

Mining services group sinks to first-half loss on $315m hit from impairments, restructuring costs; shares slide 8% in early

The Greens' gaping CSG omission

The Greens-led anti-CSG movement may be popular in the inner suburbs of Sydney, but it wrongfully omits the vital role of gas in key NSW industries, including

Aust dollar higher at noon

Local currency lifts during session on weak United States housing

In science, the only certainty is uncertainty

While there are uncertainties surrounding climate science, an accumulation of evidence much like a jigsaw puzzle gives a good picture of what's driving climate

Steve Ballmer Reflects on Time at Microsoft; Says Windows Vista was Biggest Regret

He discusses his biggest accomplishment, regrets and what's

Too much time on Facebook? Give yourself an electric shock

The Pavlov Poke is an invention that shocks you into getting off the Web. It may be the only way.

Is this the worst ad Samsung's ever made?

An ad for its 840 EVO Series Solid State Drive gets Reddit posters in an enormous tizzy, after one of the actors allegedly explains his role.

Windows 8.1 is ready, gets released to manufacturers

Word is Microsoft has released Windows 8.1 to manufacturing. There's still no indication that developers or users are going to get the gold bits before October 18.

iPhone 5S release dates, specs keep pouring in

It's up to Apple now to top or debunk the flood of iPhone 5S rumors, but many of the rumors seem credible.

Tesla's Elon Musk goes 'Iron Man' with in-thin-air, gestural design process

The Tesla Motors/SpaceX CEO and all-around mad scientist tweets that he and his team have figured out how to design rocket parts in midair, with hand gestures.

Coalition kicks off election campaign

Tony Abbott, Warren Truss and Julie Bishop address event in Brisbane as campaign enters final

ASHES: A tale of two captains

The record books will say England won the Ashes without losing a game, but both Michael Clarke and Alastair Cook must feel frustrated by their

Without Seamless, Fewer Customers and Higher Margins

A Brooklyn restaurant that publicly broke ties with online delivery services says it’s bringing in roughly the same amount of money but selling fewer

Nasdaq Goes Glitchy, and the Boss Goes Missing

CEO Robert Greifeld is criticized for being invisible during the exchange's three-hour emergency

Xerox Can Fix Number-Switching Scanners, but Not Altered Docs

There's no way to know how many scanned documents contain incorrect digits. And that's a

Time Warner Cable Goes Old School: Free Rabbit Ears in CBS Blackout

Surprisingly, the 1950s technology produces a higher-resolution image over the air than you get via

KGB Interview: Woodside's Peter Coleman

The chief executive talks about how project cancellations have strained the miner's relationship with WA government, how the US shale gas boom will affect LNG pricing and how export opportunities decide

Climate change risks UK puffins

National Trust warns erosion, climate change hurting coastal

Tesla's China plans hit hurdle

Businessman in China claims trademark rights to Tesla

France faces green levy backlash

French govt defends plans for levy to reduce energy

Wall St ends week on high note

US stocks able to overcome weak housing data thanks to Microsoft, drop in Treasury

London's Bombproof Garbage Cans Lose Their Trashy Tracking

Authorities order the disabling of data collection from passing mobile

Twitter Co-Creator Ev Williams Stretches the Medium

A Blogger and Twitter innovator wants readers to sit

Alibaba vs. Tencent: China's Growing Internet Turf War

A ban on WeChat access highlights the escalating rumble between the Chinese Internet

Instart Logic Wants a Smoking-Fast Internet

The Silicon Valley startup's software loads Web elements faster using browser

WesTrac CEO resigns

Jim Walker announces retirement from machinery business, Seven

Abbott's snap art market restoration

Rumours are circulating that the Coalition is set to release an investment policy that would be a huge boost to Australia's struggling art

US hedge funds in fresh rival Billabong offer

Centerbridge, Oaktree says their recapitalisation offer would save retailer $143m on existing deal with rival

Aust dollar holds above US90c at noon

Strong data out of China and Europe supports local

BHP buries easy-picking executive pay

Andrew Mackenzie and co have done the right thing by not following the letter of the company's remuneration law, which only requires management outperform its

Why Won’t the NFL Let the Streamers Stream?

It’s time for the National Football League to catch up with the rest of the sports world when it comes to letting customers watch games

Darpa Wants to Save Us From Our Own Dangerous Data

Could a few malicious actors use everyday online tools such as Twitter and Facebook—with no hacking involved—to carry out terrorist

Who Needs LG's Quad HD Smartphone Screen?

At 538 pixels per inch, LG's new mobile display offers visual densities most people won't notice and promises to consume a lot of

Why Lenovo Might Be the Savior HTC Needs

Skilled at turnarounds, Lenovo could use troubled HTC's brand and production expertise to help its smartphones gain in developed

Fortescue shares soar on full-year profit lift

Iron ore giant aiming to lower capital expenditure, improve profit margins in year ahead, with view to commencing debt

Telstra buys NSC Group

Telco beefs up its Network Applications and Services (NAS) portfolio with latest

China bulls bet on an urban fiction

More urbanisation is the latest go-to argument for Chinese growth, but it’s not the prosperity machine many observers think it

Santos to snare stake in Indonesian oil field

Group to become operator of undeveloped Ande Ande Lumut offshore oil field under deal with AWE

Kogan Mobile responds to Telstra pitch

Company says its willing to talk to Telstra if terms for a continued supply agreement are put on the table, but demands public disclosure on the rates and terms on

Zuckerberg's Internet.org aims to bring Internet to the world

Coalition of mostly mobile tech companies hopes to connect the 5 billion people in the world who do not have Internet access.

Sony in brilliantly crude Avril Lavigne product placement

In a new video that has Lavigne kissing Winnie from "The Wonder Years," Sony insists on getting the singer to call her Xperia phone her "Sony phone." Marvelous.

LG Display lays claim to world's first Quad HD smartphone LCD

Panel maker says its new 5.5-inch panel sports a 2,560x1,440-pixel resolution featuring 538 pixels per inch.

iPhone 5S, 5C will reportedly land in Japan on Sept. 20

iPhone 5S with gold option coming to Japan about 10 days after the expected U.S. rollout, Japan's Nikkei reports.

Bill Gates pitches in for online education resource Graphite

The Microsoft chairman and longtime donor to educational causes partners with Common Sense Media to launch a Web site that offers free apps, games, and curricula to teachers.

The Newest TiVo Cries Out for Cable-TV Partnerships

Ultimately, TiVo is likely to prosper only as a supplier of content navigation to the pay-TV industry's smaller

Urban Outfitters Chases Bohemian Shoppers Online

As global online sales grow, Urban Outfitters is rethinking itself as a "pure play e-commerce company" and moving toward offering free

Barnes & Noble Is Suffering a 'Hunger Games' Hangover

The bookseller could use some more mega-bestsellers right about

Tesla's Model S Sedan Destroys Safety Tests ... Literally

As the quasi-mainstream electric car crushes the crushing machine, Elon Musk's PR rolls over the National Highway Traffic Safety

Tesla's Model S Sedan Destroys Safety Tests... Literally

The quasi-mainstream electric car crushes the crushing

Scientists Take Graphene to the Next Level

The miracle carbon material may underpin a new generation of computer chips that will make today's processors seem like steam-powered

How to Wire an Old Ballpark for Digital

Vociferous Red Sox tweeters need IT options Fenway Park wasn't built to deliver. Here's how the team's techies are gearing to deliver public

Straight Outta HTC: Beats Audio May Have a New Solo Project

Beats Audio looks to exit a deal with HTC, its latest partner. Does this premium headphone maker even need a brand

Rudd, Abbott prepare for forum

Asylum issue expected to dominate Brisbane leaders

European stocks close lower

Investors trade cautiously ahead of release of US Fed meeting

Latin American company defaults to decline: Moody's

Ratings agency sees brighter outlook despite weak regional

Lowering carbon, economic growth closely linked: study

Alliance calls for renewed focus on link between climate,

Labor to pledge cancer funding

Rudd to promise funding for cancer patients in regional

What Makes a Good Gesture Control

Smartphones are dispensing with buttons in favor of gestures, such as swiping or tapping, to give

LinkedIn’s New Strategy: Get Them While They’re Young

The professional-networking site has changed its terms of service to allow minors to use the site for the first

A VC Firm Stands Out by Investing in Women

One-third of the companies in Canaan's latest fund are led by women. Partner Maha Ibrahim explains the VC firm's approach to

Why It Will Be Difficult to Create Secure E-mail

One of the companies that shut down its secure e-mail service earlier this month has posted further explanation of the technical issues at

States revolt over leave scheme

Liberal states, Nationals MPs threaten to undercut coalition

European stocks close lower

Worries over rising US Treasury yields weighs on European

UK travel firm ups carbon target

TUI Travel raises carbon reduction target after airlines reach

UK police arrest fracking protesters

Arrests come on 26th day of standoff over fracking in rural

Mongolia cedes to Rio demands

Mongolia hopes new management will appease disgruntled

Church sings to members: Get off Facebook

One church decides it needs to create a song that tells its members to keep their business off of Facebook. This could go viral.

Poll: Are restaurants and bars too loud?

Loud conversation and music are good for business because tables turn over faster and people drink more, but does the noise turn you off?

Where the Surface stands tall -- and falls flat

Microsoft is gearing up for its second-generation Surface. Here's what it should hold onto, and what it should change.

Vine famous: Twitter's quirky app unleashes a new wave of video stars

The loopy video app is providing young adults, aspiring actors, and YouTube stars with a new place to showcase their quirky creativity -- and stars are emerging.

Can e-tailer Zappos demolish the brick-and-mortar model?

Making a play to attract fashionistas, the Amazon-owned online retailer tries its hand at social experiments in a bid to convince shoppers to abandon brick-and-mortar outlets for the Internet.

Utilities creating their own battery-powered demise

By pushing for large fixed charges utilities will end up encouraging consumers to use solar + batteries to abandon the grid and them with

RWE pulls 3.1GW due to renewables

Major German utility RWE will be taking 3.1GW out of operation due to the renewable energy merit-order effect depressing

Rudd riding the rainbow flag?

Kevin Rudd has discovered a new moral crusade - same sex marriage. While polls suggest the public increasingly support marriage equality as an issue, making it an election one may

Kepler's Broken Wheels Leave Earth Without a Planet-Spotter

The Kepler Space Telescope has lost half its reactions wheels, so NASA is seeking less-ambitious missions for

Smartwatches From Samsung and Other Big Names Are Coming. Does That Matter?

The Korean electronics giant will introduce the Galaxy Gear on Sept. 4, giving the smartwatch concept its first real test in the

What's Keeping the 4G Car out of the U.S.

Owners in Europe can use any carrier's network, but carmakers must supply different modules for different U.S.

A Bump in the Road for Fox Sports 1

Cable companies are holding the line on subscriber fees—for

GASP: Abbott’s teenage nightmare

The pop culture powder keg is ripe for explosion as politicians pursue the nation's tabloid

Can Rudd's ideas even save the Senate?

As Labor’s fortunes flag, ‘big ideas’ like the turbo-charging of Western Australia will be increasingly tailored towards winning seats in the

Wall St slides on weak outlook

Dow suffers largest weekly slide in over a year as markets retreat from recent robust gains in late-session

NZ cuts emissions reduction target

Govt says reduced target reflects cost to households and

Oil prices climb on Egypt unrest

Egyptian crisis stokes fears of supply disruptions, stoking price

AOL's New Video Audience May Consist Largely of Robots

Many in the advertising industry suspects high rates of impression fraud on Adap.tv's video advertising

New Software Forces You to Pay Attention During Company Training

A new feature by Mindflash pauses an online course if it senses you’re drifting

How Microsoft Can Save the Surface

Here’s one solution: Kill the

Medical Hacking Poses a Terrifying Threat, in Theory

The medical device industry is struggling to keep pace with hackers who might exploit security holes to attack insulin pumps and

Rudd pitches car funding boost

Labor leader set to unveil fresh support for auto

Economists trim US growth forecast

Survey of forecasts released by Fed shows trimmed

TM Bank seeks carbon offsets

Teachers Mutual Bank issues RFP with October 4

US homes data misses forecast

Overall building rose in July, but drop in housing starts

Wall Street gains amid weak data

US stocks rise modestly despite disappointing housing data, spike in interest

BitTorrent Tells Artists It Can Help Them, Really

Starting with its release this week of a production company's television pilot, BitTorrent wants artists to view it more as a distribution channel than a haven for

Can A $199 Home Alarm the Size of a Beer Can Protect You?

Canary, now crowdfunding on Indiegogo, is a smart security device that sends text alerts and video footage when it senses irregular activities in your

For Diabetics, a New Insulin Inhaler Could Replace Shots as Early as 2014

An inhalable insulin powder called Afrezza showed positive results for controlling diabetes in a late-stage clinical trial, the drug-maker MannKind

Carl Icahn Says an Apple Buyback Is a No-Brainer. Or Is It?

Tech companies have a poor record at timing share buybacks, and Chief Executive Tim Cook favors a dividend hike. Cook needs to make Apple's

Forrest slams junior on rail access

In wake of ruling, Forrest criticises Brockman's use of

US inflation growing mildly

Data shows US consumer prices rose slightly in

US housing recovery on pace: Fed

Fed official says higher mortgage rates unlikely to derail

US factory data shows slow growth

Mid-Atlantic manufacturers expanding at sharply lower pace than

Wall Street drops on jobs data

Positive reading on US jobs data spooks bond investors fearful of US stimulus

TaskRabbit Doesn't Want the Headache of Handling Your Money

A new product from Braintree will get startups out of the tricky business of moving money among buyers and

How the Pentagon Is Using DNA to Combat Counterfeiters

The U.S. military is requiring suppliers to mark microcircuits with plant-based genetic

The Millennials Have No Patience for Your Corporate Travel Policies

To turn travel bookings into a game, American Express tapped a Silicon Valley software firm called

Carl Icahn Juices Apple

Before Tuesday, when Icahn began tweeting about his Apple stock hoard, he had issued only 10 tweets—but had amassed 34,000

European stocks close mixed

European shares mostly gain, data shows end to Europe's

Former JPMorgan traders charged

Former traders charged with fraud over "London whale" trading

US inflation unchanged in July

Data suggests little inflation pressure facing slow US economic

Glencore Xstrata H1 profit jumps

Mining giant gains from jump in Australian copper

Windows 8.1 set for Oct release

Microsoft announces release of updated operating

Why the Cheap Firefox Smartphone Isn't So Cheap

Firefox's new low-cost smartphone is drawing premium prices on eBay, which will be the only place Americans can buy

The Mobile Super-Networks Are Coming

An LTE-Advanced technique called carrier aggregation is swiftly speeding up LTE networks in Australia, Europe, and the

Hyperloop Physics 101 With Elon Musk

Innovative physicist Musk shares details of the Hyperloop and explains why its linear acceleration technology can't boost

Revealed: Elon Musk Explains the Hyperloop, the Solar-Powered High-Speed Future of Inter-City Transportation

His idea for moving people, and perhaps cars, at super speeds along major corridors appears based on known

European stocks close higher

Encouraging eurozone data boosts hopes for end to region's

Iron ore gains boost miners' outlook

Local miners' profit forecasts seen rising on lower $A, higher

Coalition coy on surplus timeline

Treasury data too volatile to create surplus return timeline:

Super funds increase exposure to foreign currencies: survey

NAB survey finds falling $A has put fresh emphasis on currency

Xstrata cuts at Philippine mine

Miner lays off nearly all staff after copper project halted by

A New Mobile Carrier Targets the Military

Defense Mobile Corp. is introducing a service for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, including

It's Almost Time for a New IPhone

Apple is reportedly planning to release its next generation of iPhone on Sept. 10. It will run on iOS7 and may have a fingerprint

Xerox's Scanner Problem Just Got Bigger

Because of a software bug, even scanners with their factory settings intact can sometimes alter numbers in

BlackBerry's Short List of 'Strategic Alternatives'

That list includes the possibility of putting itself on the

Policy costings hit spotlight

Election campaign to turn attention to Treasury policy

Steinway shares gain on bidding war

Musical instrument maker announced surprise superior

Apple shares rise on iPhone report

Tech giant expected to unveil latest iPhone at September

Politicians urged to rethink asylum

Groups call for end to 'negative and distorted' asylum political

Labor hiding NBN report: Turnbull

Coalition claims govt hiding progress report to avoid

Always posting pics on Facebook? Then you're weird, study says

Research from the U.K. suggests that those who post vast numbers of pictures to Facebook might have trouble enjoying relationships in real life.

Truck driver has GPS jammer, accidentally jams Newark airport

An engineering firm worker in New Jersey has a GPS jammer so his bosses don't know where he is all the time. However, his route takes him close to Newark airport, and his jammer affects its satellite systems.

Can an audiophile find joy in a full-size $40 headphone?

JVC's HA-RX700 not only sounds better than a lot of $100 headphones, it's remarkably comfortable and ruggedly built.

Despite warning, fans' hopes for D23 'Star Wars' news dashed

At Disney's massive fan-fest in Anaheim, 'Star Wars' fans held out hope for big news on 'Episode VII.' But Disney's warning that none was forthcoming proved true.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 8/11: What is this?

If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

Abbott, Rudd face off in first leaders' debate

Oppn leader rules out GST lift, blames govt for killing China resources boom; PM

ASHES: Rogers proves his mettle

Journeyman Chris Rogers is the second oldest player to make a century for his country. It may be a match winning

For Disney fans, D23 is true nirvana

Disney has fans ranging from little kids to senior citizens, and thousands of them turned out for the third D23 Expo, in Anaheim, Calif.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 8/10: What is this?

If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

ITC Bans Samsung Imports. Your Move, Mr. Obama

If the squabbling between Apple and Samsung drags on long enough, the technology in question will be so out-of-date, no one but the lawyers will

Secure E-Mail Companies Say There’s No Such Thing Anymore

Obama tried to reassure Americans they could trust him on electronic surveillance. But two secure e-mail providers decided to destroy their data rather than hand it

Wall Street slides amid China data

Upbeat Chinese industrial output data fails to boost US shares as data not enough to reverse weak Chinese

Abbott makes indigenous pledge

Coalition leader say he will make issue a personal priority if he is

Govt failing to adjust to end of China mining boom: analysis

Analysis of budget projections illustrates steep revenue fall as boom

Rio profit outlook worries investors

Investors back Rio's aluminium plans, but worry about meeting

ASHES: Australia strides towards redemption

In first day at Durham Test, Australia punishes England to take one step closer to drawing the

A Captive Wi-Fi Audience Pays Off

Gogo's inflight Web business is growing smartly, but the more passengers who use its service, the slower the speeds will

Some Xerox Scanners Can Alter Documents by Accident

Faulty compression software on some Xerox scanner models can change numbers on documents, the company says, offering two

Twitter to Advertisers: You Really Need Us

Just as Twitter prepares for its initial public offering, two reports bolster the social network's case that advertisers should take it

Put Down Your Smartphones and Enjoy the Show

Lively is a new app that lets musicians sell high-quality audio and video recordings of live

Rudd, Abbott close first campaign week

Rival leaders visit Tasmania, Northern Territory ahead of first

Coalition leads Labor in polls

One week into campaign, Coalition holds edge in polls over

Wall Street falls amid China data

Upbeat Chinese industrial output data fails to boost US shares as data not enough to shift weak Chinese

Nikon shares fall sharply lower

Japanese giant hit after warning of plummeting camera

Asian shares close mixed

Asian shares fail to find momentum from upbeat China factory

A New Crowdfunding Site That Will Actually Help Get Products Built

Scott Miller is launching a website to help cut the number of innovators who raise funds successfully and then struggle to get their inventions to

Dude, My Testosterone’s Pushing 1290. How About Yours?

What you can learn from the new Web-based, executive blood

Giving Away Guns With High-Tech Strings Attached

Tiny circuitry called MEMS could prevent weapons from working after a certain date, outside a specified area, or against a particular

Iliad's Xavier Niel on Why the French Pay Less Than Americans for Phone Calls

The chief strategy officer of Iliad talks about how the French telecom got started, his computer programming school, and opportunity in

European shares close higher

European markets rise sharply after encouraging Chinese trade

Wall Street gains on US jobs data

US jobless claims fall to six-year low, putting shares on pace to snap three-session losing

Fannie Mae posts strong Q2 profit

Mortgage giant reports sixth straight profitable quarter amid

Australia must do more to target Asian Century: Shorten

Shorten praises progress, but warns more needed to target Asian

Asian shares close mostly higher

Markets mostly recover from sharp losses after upbeat China

Mobile weather-checking goes 3D with Minutely for iPhone

The slick new app raises the bar with 3D radar maps and crowd-sourced weather reporting. Best of all, it's free!

Why Should Pirates Sign Up With Comcast?

Comcast proposes a real-time sales system that would display pop-up sales messages whenever someone moves to download a show

Seamless and the Online-Takeout Trend Makes Restaurants Queasy

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has forced GrubHub and Seamless to cede some space in their dominance over online food

Motorola Cheaps Out With Moto X’s $500 Million Ad Budget

A half-billion-dollar ad campaign is said to support Motorola’s new Moto X. But with Apple and Samsung spending billions on ads, will that be

Jobless rate expected to climb

Economists expect ABS data to show jobless levels at four-year

BHP still keen on potash: CEO

Mackenzie says recent tumult does not change BHP's view of

European stocks close mixed

British shares fall sharply in response to Bank of England policy

Wall Street slides on Fed worries

Fed-stoked losses build momentum as US stocks follow steep Japanese share

Time Warner sees strong Q2 profit

Media giant boosted by HBO, performance of blockbuster

Tempting China's Low-End Smartphone Buyers

While smartphones were once status symbols in China, 61 percent of those sold on Alibaba's e-tail sites have been priced below

A Mobile Phone Plan Without Minutes

Targeting thrifty younger consumers, TextNow has become first in the U.S. to offer an IP-only voice service over a

In Case You Forgot Paul Allen Is Living the Dream, He Just Released a Rock Album

The co-founder of Microsoft has released a major-label rock album. It's not

Why Is Jeff Bezos Buying the Washington Post?

Amazon Web Services and Kindle Publishing have given developers and authors disruptive platforms. Now Bezos can extend the opportunities to

Amazon launches online art gallery

Online retail giant launches service to market art gallery holdings

European stocks close lower

Markets weighed by fresh concerns about outlook for Fed

Major tax reforms needed: study

CIS urges election winner to reduce, reform and simplify tax

US June trade deficit falls sharply

Data shows trade deficit shrank by unexpectedly wide margin in

China expands botulism recall

US firm Abbott ordered to recall products relating to Fonterra

Google brings touch features to Chrome Canary

The browser update includes the ability to scroll backward or forward with the slide of a hand.

Social networking corrals 72 percent of U.S. adults

Total usage among U.S. adults is up to 72 percent in May 2013 from 67 percent in December 2012, with more older people signing up.

Why Tor Users Should Watch Out

A version of the Tor Browser Bundle may have a privacy

AT&T's Retail Revamp Goes for a Genius Bar Look

What's gone stale for Apple Stores may be just the tonic for the telecom

Rudd readies for first debate

PM heads to electorate of Griffith to debate candidates for his

RBA rate cut widely expected

Reserve Bank expected to trim cash rate at Tuesday's board

Tablet sales slow with no new iPad

Shipments slow from last quarter, but remain above year-ago

Builder Syntheo exits NBN rollout

Syntheo, NBN Co to sever relationship over NBN build in WA,

Business outlook stabilising: survey

Falling dollar, rate cuts offering businesses hope for better

Rush Limbaugh: Apple is Republicans, Google is Democrats

In a scholarly analysis of tech blogging, the great Republican commentator offers that 9 out of 10 blogs hate Apple. Because Apple is like the Republican Party. Oddly, though, Limbaugh last year was himself mad at Apple.

Online options raise stakes in CBS, Time Warner standoff

With a blackout of CBS' channels, the TV broadcaster and the cable giant are locked in a showdown consumers have seen before. But this time online options like Aereo are shifting the leverage in the fight.

How many speakers does a home theater need?

Stereo home theaters can sound awesome, some go all the way and use eleven speakers, but the single speaker sound bar is fast becoming the most popular option.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 8/4: What is this?

If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

Even with EFF's Congressphone, activism is a hard sell

Amid an atmosphere of increasing government mistrust, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's classic phone booth to get Defcon hackers to direct dial Congress shows it's not easy to get computer geeks to pick up the phone.

Election a choice between economic plans: Abbott

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says at last Australians are going to get a real choice about who they want to lead the

Rudd sets September 7 election

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has unveiled the ballot date after a meeting the Governor-General, says election about

Rudd poised to announce election

Speculation is mounting that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will call the federal election this afternoon or

ASHES: The Mancunian mystery tour

An enthralling third day leaves England still 34 runs short of avoiding a follow-on with 3 wickets in

The lows and highs of small Android tablets

commentary Google's new Nexus 7 makes a strong case for itself as the best Android tablet in its size class, but the budget device has become the new populist app platform.

Wi-Fi routers: More security risks than ever

The research team that discovered significant security holes in more than a dozen home Wi-Fi routers adds more devices to that list at Defcon 21.

Crave Ep. 131: Hulk-smash your computer for cash

This week on Crave, smash up some computers for a chance to win cash. Also, we take a trip around Saturn and demo the world's first smart guitar pick.

Could VKontakte Be Edward Snowden's Next Employer?

Why the man described as "Russia's Mark Zuckerberg" is reaching out to Moscow's newest expat

RBA expected to cut interest rate

Economists near-unanimously predict cut at upcoming RBA

Oil prices slide after weak US data

Disappointing jobs data sparks questions about US oil demand

Wall St closes at fresh highs

US markets recovery from early losses to set fresh record highs despite weaker than expected US July employment

AACo's future in doubt

Foreign shareholders in push that could result in break-up of

Gas plants likely to close: AGL

Fraser warns falling carbon, rising gas prices spell doom for many

Please Ignore the Man in the White Coat Who Is Reading Your Mind

Neuroscientists at MIT have determined that they can change how mice behave by chemically altering their

Ubuntu Edge: Crowdfunding a Super-Smartphone

Canonical head Mark Shuttleworth seeks a phone for the end of the desktop

SAP Invades Silicon Valley via Acquisitions

Germany's business software giant spends billions on cloud

Online Community Managers Meet With Tech Giants' Support

At the Community Leadership Summit, Valley kingpins take care of those who take care of the

Wall Street slips on soft jobs data

US markets pull modestly back from fresh highs after weaker than expected US July employment

Govt eyes NSW, NT asylum centres

Budget update papers detail plans for immigration detention

Dell vote delayed for third time

Vote to privatise Dell delayed after founder agrees to boost offer

Apple told to cut publishing ties

US govt tells tech giant to cut ties after e-book price-fixing

US jobs growth slows in July

Jobless rate dips, but pace of July jobs growth slows, misses

Why China May Finally Fill With iPhones

A deal between Apple and China Mobile “will be heard around the

The Sharing Economy Organizes to Keep Regulators at Bay

A new nonprofit to channel the voices of Airbnb hosts, RelayRides drivers, and TaskRabbits will help those trying to square peer-to-peer businesses with old

Can Marissa Mayer Save Yahoo?

The CEO's plan to transform a Web icon into a mobile media

Upworthy Goes Viral by Optimizing Optimism

Forget microtargeting—the viral-content site takes social media a step

Wall Street jumps on upbeat data

Chinese, European, US data boost markets to fresh highs as ECB, BoE keep record-low interest rates on

US manufacturing gains in July

Manufacturing gains pace for second straight month, boosting

US weekly jobless claims fall

Weekly jobless claims fall more than expected, hit five-year

Wall Street jumps on upbeat data

Chinese, European, US data boost markets as ECB, BoE keep record-low rates on

Lloyds reports upbeat Q2 earnings

British banking giant reports recovery is ahead of

Miscreants of the Internet Love to Torture Brian Krebs

A blogger who specializes in security issues tells Bloomberg Businessweek how he found a SWAT team at his door and heroin in his

Baristas, Meet the Robot That Wants Your Job

Austin (Tex.)-based Briggo's team includes two former Starbucks executives. With one location so far, it's aiming to install "thousands" of fully automated coffee

How Google Has Completely Botched Zagat

The "venerable" guidebook has been "resurrected" by "sugar daddy" Google, but the "confusing," "unhelpful" site and app are "a dog's

What Amazon's Hiring Announcement Doesn't Mean

More than anything else, the news shows that Amazon, a renowned—and growing—innovator, can also be creative when it comes to public

CFO confidence falling sharply

Deloitte survey shows impact of Chinese slowdown fears as Aust execs more downbeat than US, UK

Dell board rejects rule change

Board rejects change put forward by Michael Dell in buyout

Facebook returns above IPO price

Social network giant breaches 2012 IPO price for first time since

IMF praises Greek progress

Despite struggles, IMF says Greece remains on pace for

Aust CBD office vacancies rise

Property Council cites decline in jobs growth for weakening

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

CoreText bug may crash OS X and iOS apps

Options for checking free hard-drive space in OS X

Nokia Unveils Its Connected Car Platform

Apple Will Pay for Old IPhones. Is It a Good Deal?

The huge price of Abbott’s minority rule

Oil falls as US signals limited strike against Syria

Wall St falls as data disappoints

Aussies better off since GFC: report

Currency to lift earnings $1.2bn: report

Friday, August 30, 2013

Why Amazon Is on a Warehouse Building Spree

Post-Ballmer, Microsoft Must Focus on Products to Avoid Extinction

Vending Machines Get Smart to Accommodate the Cashless

Amazon Takes the Tax Fight to the Supreme Court

Apache sells stake in Egypt assets: report

ACCC urged to review GrainCorp decision

Scurrah to leave Aurizon

Markets: Prepare for the dividend strip

Leighton wins $246m Indian contract

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Google loses Android VP to Chinese firm

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Splits With Wife Anne Wojcicki

How Syrian Hackers Found the &lt;em&gt;New York Times&#x27;s&lt;/em&gt; Australian Weak Spot

A New Tool Lets Brain Surgeons See What They&#x27;re Doing

Qantas soars on swing to small FY profit

ACCC clear Woolworths on IGA buys

Aust dollar lifts at noon

Poor left behind on energy efficiency

Coalition would address GrainCorp concerns: Truss

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Facebook’s Report on Government Spying Sheds Little New Light

Deep-Space Texting Service Struggles to Pay Earthly Bills

A Plan to Mix Privacy Into Data Mining

Bitcoin May Not Be So Anonymous, After All

Wotif slips on full-year profit drop

Markets: Woolworths wows with promise of growth

AGL shares jump on strong FY profit

How to become China&#039;s next top politician

BC Iron FY profit falls slightly

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Google Reels In Its Latest Internet-TV Device

Another Amazon Outage Exposes the Cloud&#x27;s Dark Lining

What&#x27;s Putting the Brakes on Google&#x27;s Self-Driving Car

China&#x27;s Bloggers Rally Around Bo Xilai

All hat, all battle from Palmer and Katter

Abbott&#039;s secret Fightback plan

Billabong’s advisors favour Altamont

Billabong triples full-year loss

Seven Group shares tumble on earnings outlook

Monday, August 26, 2013

Mysterious puzzle game embedded in official Burning Man map

Chatter surfaces about 'fast' Apple A7 chip for iPhone 5S

Both Vine, Instagram back online after outages

Your sweat-inducing, heart-affecting (Apple hopes) Mac Pro ad

Palmer, Katter &quot;forces being unleashed&quot; on politics

Boart Longyear swings deep into red

The Greens&#039; gaping CSG omission

Aust dollar higher at noon

In science, the only certainty is uncertainty

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Steve Ballmer Reflects on Time at Microsoft; Says Windows Vista was Biggest Regret

Too much time on Facebook? Give yourself an electric shock

Is this the worst ad Samsung's ever made?

Windows 8.1 is ready, gets released to manufacturers

iPhone 5S release dates, specs keep pouring in

Tesla's Elon Musk goes 'Iron Man' with in-thin-air, gestural design process

Coalition kicks off election campaign

ASHES: A tale of two captains

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Without Seamless, Fewer Customers and Higher Margins

Nasdaq Goes Glitchy, and the Boss Goes Missing

Xerox Can Fix Number-Switching Scanners, but Not Altered Docs

Time Warner Cable Goes Old School: Free Rabbit Ears in CBS Blackout

KGB Interview: Woodside&#039;s Peter Coleman

Climate change risks UK puffins

Tesla&#039;s China plans hit hurdle

France faces green levy backlash

Wall St ends week on high note

How Syrian Hackers Found the <em>New York Times's</em> Australian Weak Spot

A New Tool Lets Brain Surgeons See What They're Doing

How to become China's next top politician

Another Amazon Outage Exposes the Cloud's Dark Lining

What's Putting the Brakes on Google's Self-Driving Car

China's Bloggers Rally Around Bo Xilai

Abbott's secret Fightback plan

Palmer, Katter "forces being unleashed" on politics

The Greens' gaping CSG omission

KGB Interview: Woodside's Peter Coleman

Tesla's China plans hit hurdle

London's Bombproof Garbage Cans Lose Their Trashy Tracking

Alibaba vs. Tencent: China's Growing Internet Turf War

Abbott's snap art market restoration

Who Needs LG's Quad HD Smartphone Screen?

Barnes & Noble Is Suffering a 'Hunger Games' Hangover

Tesla's Model S Sedan Destroys Safety Tests ... Literally

Tesla's Model S Sedan Destroys Safety Tests... Literally

Latin American company defaults to decline: Moody's

Kepler's Broken Wheels Leave Earth Without a Planet-Spotter

What's Keeping the 4G Car out of the U.S.

Can Rudd's ideas even save the Senate?

AOL's New Video Audience May Consist Largely of Robots