e-health

Government launches e-health records inquiry

Lia Timson The government has announced an inquiry into Labor’s under-used $1 billion electronic health records system.

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Broadband

Government seeks NBN-Telstra contract advisors

Lucy Battersby The government is looking for new advisors to help renegotiate the $11 billion deal between NBN Co and Telstra, according to a tender.

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Business

Twitter genesis shrouded in mystery

The story of Twitter's creation is a murky tale complete with betrayed trusts and dueling claims for credit.

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Cyber protest

Hacking group claims to have infiltrated Australian websites

James Robertson An Indonesian hacking group claims to have infiltrated hundreds of Australian websites as revenge for alleged Australian spying.

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Domains

Old dotcom era gives way to new top-level domains

Lucy Battersby The dotcom era is ending, but not because of any sudden decline in online participation. It's quite the opposite, writes Lucy Battersby.

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Broadband

Huawei 'extremely disappointed' with Tony Abbott's edict

Judith Ireland Prime Minister Tony Abbott has stamped out speculation that Huawei might be allowed to participate in the NBN.

Expertise

Branding now a marketing strategy for people too

Sylvia Pennington Lessons on dress style, body language, written and oral communication and the use of social media.

Expertise

Melbourne firm adding IT jobs, 100 at a time

Lia Timson As more organisations undergo business and technology transformation, one Melbourne company is reaping the rewards.

Broadband

150,000 more fibre connections approved for NBN

Lucy Battersby A new round of construction contracts have been approved by Malcolm Turnbull's office.

Tablets

Apple tablet share hit low point ahead of iPad update

Apple's share of the tablet market fell to its lowest point on record in the third quarter, ahead of the launch of its new iPads.

Business

Twitter aims high, but faces hurdles

How does a company that has lost millions since 2010 and never made a profit raise $US1.6 billion in a public offering and reach a value of $US11 billion?

Privacy

The internet is a spook's best friend: Yaakov Peri

Nate Cochrane If you don't want intelligence services to spy on you, stop sharing online, says former spy.

Results

Facebook smashes revenue targets

Facebook has posted strong growth in its mobile advertising business but rattled investors after saying it doesn't plan to increase ads.

Surveillance

Australia's Asia spy network exposed

Philip Dorling Australia's spy agency is using embassies to intercept calls and data in neighbouring countries.

Broadband

NBN rollout hits asbestos hurdle

Lucy Battersby The NBN has stalled due to the change in government policy and a backlog of work caused by Telstra's asbestos remediation program.

Glitch

Crazy Domain customers mad about being offline

Lucy Battersby One thousand Crazy Domains customers were unable to access email and websites for five days after the company's hosting servers went down.

Broadband

Patches of Canberra fibre rollout now in doubt

Ross Peake The delivery of the NBN to Belconnen, inner northern suburbs of Canberra and Civic is uncertain as maps change.

Currency

'World's first' Bitcoin ATM opens in Canada

What is claimed to be the world's first bitcoin ATM has opened for business in Vancouver.

Broadband

Joe Hockey says no to Huawei investment in NBN

Jonathan Swan Treasurer Joe Hockey has bluntly rejected any investment from Huawei in the NBN, potentially exacerbating tensions with China.

Cyber security

Adobe hack: 38m users impacted, Photoshop source code stolen

Brian Krebs Adobe's recent data breach impacted 10 times more users than originally thought, plus more source code was compromised.

Broadband

Rollout delays decimate NBN's forecast earnings

Lucy Battersby NBN Co's latest annual report reveals it earnt a 10th of what it was expected to be earning by 2013 due to continuing rollout delays.

Business

BlackBerry met with Facebook about takeover bid: report

Facebook met with BlackBerry last week to discuss a potential bid for the smartphone maker, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Software

Coca-Cola to pour data into Microsoft

Lia Timson Coca-Cola will switch on a number of cloud applications so that data can flow to its employees, sellers and even truck drivers.

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Security

Aussies hacked US computers: court

A global gang of hackers, including two Australians, allegedly broke into US government computer systems and stole "massive amounts of confidential data".

Debacle

Swimming pool register drowning in high demand

Lia Timson The NSW pools website has failed to grant people access on the last day of registration.

Security

Syrian hackers attack Obama-linked Twitter, Facebook accounts

The Syrian Electronic Army seized control of an online tool used by an advocacy organisation for US President Barack Obama.

Surveillance

US to curtail spying on allies

The White House has moved to reassure US allies and Americans that more constraints are needed to ensure privacy rights are protected.

Broadband

NBN ban on Huawei to stay: George Brandis

Huawei is still hoping a ban on its NBN inclusion will be lifted, despite Attorney-General George Brandis saying the new government has received fresh advice and the ban is staying.

Results

Apple sells 33.8 million iPhones, profit tops forecasts

Apple has reported a quarterly profit of $7.8 billion on the back of soaring iPhone sales, while iPad sales remained flat.

Start-ups

All systems go for innovators as more crowdfunding sites arrive

Nate Cochrane Kickstarter and Indiegogo host duelling roadshows this week, aiming to lift the number of Australian start-ups taking their ideas to the world.

Innovation

All companies are technology companies now

Sylvia Pennington Technology is revolutionising the way even the smallest and most traditional  businesses manage their operations.

Jobs

Alcatel-Lucent job cuts will have 'minimal impact' in Australia

Ben Grubb Australian jobs are unlikely to go as telecommunications equipment maker undertakes global restructure.

Broadband

Broadband vectoring is real and it works: Alcatel chief

Ben Grubb Alcatel-Lucent defends copper technology described as "pixie dust" by Senator Stephen Conroy.

Cyber security

Israeli tunnel hit by cyber attack

A major artery in Israel's national road network in the northern city of Haifa was shut down because of a cyber attack.

Tracking

Real-time tracking for buses scrapped

Adam Carey A multimillion-dollar project to boost Melbourne's underused buses by fitting them with GPS trackers has been scrapped before it starts.

Broadband

NBN Co picks consultants for review

Lucy Battersby NBN Co has selected three consulting firms, Deloitte, KordaMentha and Boston Consulting Group, to help it complete its 60-day strategic review. 

Procurement

Hospitals to get greater choice over technology systems

Richard Willingham Hospitals will be given greater autonomy as part of an overhaul of the Victorian health system's information and communication services.

Software

Hybris pushes into top global software ranks

Cynthia Karena E-commerce software vendor Hybris is planning a bigger foothold in Australia.

Results

Samsung profit surges, warns of slower smartphone growth

Samsung's profit has surged to a new record, powered by a strong recovery in its memory chip business as smartphone sales growth eases.

Broadband

Huawei a 'credible business': Malcolm Turnbull

Lucy Battersby and Philip Wen Malcolm Turnbull will review the government ban on Huawei's involvement in building the NBN.

Business

Carl Icahn boosts Apple stake, presses for share buyback

Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in Apple, and urged an "immediate" buyback of shares to boost the stock price.

Results

Microsoft recovers from Surface woes with profit up 17 per cent

Microsoft has cruised past profit and revenue forecasts, helped by strong sales of its Office and server software to businesses.

Business

Twitter seeks $11 billion valuation in IPO

Twitter says its initial public offering would raise up to $1.7 billion and value the company at up to $11.3 billion.

Patents

US Congress to consider law against 'patent trolls'

The US Congress to soon review the behaviour of "patent trolls", a widespread practice some say is crippling innovation in the US and overseas.

Software

Microsoft unfazed by 'lightweight' free Apple software

Microsoft has brushed off Apple's move to give away its software for free, claiming iWork is "lightweight" and "has never gotten much traction".

Opinion

Apple's free software business model upends everything we know

Give away the razor handles, make money on the razor blades. Apple has adopted the exact opposite business model.

Pay

Facebook's Zuckerberg paid record $2.3 billion

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg set a new record for corporate compensation in 2012 with a package worth more than $2.37 billion.