The dollar is almost US2c lower, hurt by a big pre-dawn rally in the US dollar. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.0063, down from $US1.0243 yesterday. The Australian currency fell to $US1.0047 early today, its lowest level ...
Amazon, long rumoured to be developing its own smartphone, is working on a screen that allows people to see 3D images without glasses, the Wall Street Journal reported. The WSJ said the internet retail giant is working on several gadgets ...
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Microsoft has extended a search revenue guarantee agreement with Yahoo for one more year, amid reports that the Internet company is trying to break its 10-year agreement with Microsoft. The Redmond, Washington, software company, has ...
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Google Maps is reportedly getting an overhaul that may be shown off at the annual Google I/O conference next week. According to the Google Operating System blog, an independent site that tracks the Internet firm, the launching of a new ...
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Google plans to offer a video subscription service on YouTube, which according to a newspaper report, the company may announce this week. YouTube is "looking into creating a subscription platform that could bring even more great content ...
Jaguar has reportedly filed trademark applications for two new model names, Q-Type and XQ, further fuelling speculation it is preparing to launch its first ever SUV. US publication Pistonheads reports the iconic British brand famous for ...
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U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated telecom trade group veteran Tom Wheeler to be the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Wheeler's nomination, announced Wednesday, ends weeks of speculation that he was the ...
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A rise in commodity prices has helped push the Australian dollar back above the $US1.03 level. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.031, up from $US1.0246 on Wednesday. CMC Markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said the ...
THE sharemarket drifted in patchy trade to close marginally lower yesterday, rounding out an otherwise positive week that was characterised by improving sentiment towards the resources sector. BHP Billiton rose 2.8 per cent and Rio Tinto ...
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The sharemarket has closed slightly lower despite commodity stocks staging a comeback. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.9 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 5097.5 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 1.5 points, or 0.03 ...
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Apple today said that its annual developers conference will take place June 10-14, when it will provide developers with preview builds of the next versions of both iOS and OS X. The dates were expected: Last month, San Francisco's Moscone ...
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced it is to sell its soft drink brands Lucozade and Ribena, in a bid to improve its strategic focus and enhance its growth profile. Lucozade and Ribena are estimated to be for sale for 766M Andrew ...
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The sharemarket notched up its biggest gain for five weeks yesterday as the banks led broad-based gains thanks to lower-than-expected domestic inflation data and stronger offshore markets. The consumer price index rose 0.4 per cent in the ...
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The Canadian and Alberta governments have opened a new database on the air, water, land and biodiversity impact of oil sands development that could lead to tougher limits on the industry, federal Environment Minister Peter Kent said Monday. ...
The next-generation Volkswagen Golf R will be lighter and more powerful when it goes on sale in early 2014. VW is yet to reveal the flagship version of its new Volkswagen Golf Mark 7 range that has just gone on sale in Australia, but one ...
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