Would you trust that site? Six signs to look for
ONLINE shopping may be cheap and convenient but how can you tell whether you should hand over your credit card details?
Technology
Can it be true? Meet Apple employee Sam Sung
TWITTER is going nuts over a business card belonging to Apple employee Sam Sung.
Rotten Apple: How the giant lost $165 billion
APPLE has lost more than the combined worth of Rio Tinto and Telstra in the last two months.
Google’s Android takes bite out of Apple
SMARTPHONES and tablets using Google’s Android system are eroding Apple’s market share, according to analysts.
Top ways to Google like the experts
WANT to be a pro web surfer and part of the “Google 1 per cent”? Do their class or just check out these top tips.
Kicked off Facebook? Here’s what happened
BE popular but not too popular. These and other pitfalls in the fine print can get you defriended by the social network – fast.
‘Bonkers’ McAfee dodges Belize police
HUNTED software guru John McAfee is in hiding, changing locations and phones constantly – all while in the company of a young woman.
Funding boost to help Aussie game makers compete
AUSTRALIA’S interactive game makers will get funding help from the Federal Government in a bid to grab some of the $90 billion earned globally by the industry.
Surge in shopping with mobiles, tablets
THE use of mobile devices to buy goods has surged from $155 million in 2010 to more than $5 billion today.
Turn yourself into action figure with 3D photo booth
YOU don’t have to star in a Hollywood movie or even be any way famous to have your very own action figure anymore.
How you could be the next Richard Branson
SITTING at your desk dreaming of that great business idea? Conditions have never been better to start, say experts.
Young guns lead cultural shift
GENERATION Y entrepreneurs are outpacing their older counterparts in a success story that is being driven by global digital innovation.
Time for iPad fans to see shrink
APPLE’S smallest, cheapest tablet computer won’t arrive in Australia until Friday but the device has already split the market in two.
How to boost your online profile
IS YOUR online alter ego ruining your job prospects? Here’s how to get noticed for all the right reasons.
‘We’re just like a chair’: Facebook
IT’S a chair, it’s a doorbell, it’s an airplane – no actually, it’s Facebook, in its first ever ad.
We’re pumped: Tyre that inflates itself
SICK of pumping up your car’s tyres? Or don’t you bother at all? Well, a new tyre that inflates itself while on the move is set to hit roads .
Windows 8 not for the average household
THE new Windows 8 – launched today amid a $1.5 billion marketing blitz – is a daunting and at times bamboozling experience.
What’s your password? Password!
WHAT’S still the most commonly used password? You guessed it; “password”, closely followed by “123456”.
Open Windows into another world
STRAP yourself in. Windows 8 is not a small change.
Australia Post hit by security breach again
AUSTRALIA Post’s security operations have been hit by yet another security flaw – the third in four weeks.
Revealed: The great data charge rip-off
MAJOR mobile carriers are quietly offering contracts that provide less data at greater cost, a consumer group has warned.
Smart phones, but who looks dumb now?
AS our phones are getting smarter, Australians are becoming the dummies as they lose the battle of work and life balance.
Bad apps reported to inquiry
SMARTPHONE apps that fail to work or have hidden charges will be the target of a new government inquiry.
Easy ways to lift your net profile
HAVING a website is good – but using it properly is better.
How to develop social media strategy
SOCIAL media might be the “biggest gift” for any small business but be warned there are strings attached.
Cashing in on the billion dollar app market
AUSTRALIA’S game developers will be pulling in $2.3 billion by 2016 as part of a global $80.3 billion app market.
Online shopping to stay GST-free for years
ANY moves to apply the GST to goods bought online from overseas websites would take years to implement, experts say.
Facebook tests ‘want’ button
FACEBOOK tests a new “want” function with retailers which will allow users to create a “wishlist” of consumer items that they can then buy.
Travellers can print on the run
FORGET about your desk-bound printer – use an easy to carry mobile one instead.
iPad name not Apple’s, claims company
A COMPANY that has owned the iPad name since 2000 demands Apple pay up, or ship out.
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