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  • Aldrin still dreams of the stars

    In the US, Avis holds second place in the rental car market and they have a slogan: "We try harder". That's how fighter pilot, engineer and astronaut Buzz Aldrin views his life and career too.

  • NASA launches iPad application

    Nearly one year after launching a free application for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, the US space agency has created a program for the latest device from Apple.

  • Toshiba readies Android driven tablet

    Toshiba said on Thursday it would release a tablet computer that runs on the Android operating system in a challenge to Apple's popular iPad.

  • Bank chooses GBST platform

    Commonwealth Bank of Australia's institutional equities division has chosen a new client accounting and securities transaction platform from technology provider GBST.

  • Tech salaries growth slows again

    Salary growth for information technology professionals has fallen to lows not seen since the aftermath of the dotcom crash, a key industry survey has found.

  • Apple's music off key

    Analysts have given Apple's latest range of new products and services a lukewarm reception after the consumer electronics giant refreshed its range of portable media players and took another stab at establishing itself in the delivery of television content.

  • India eyes internet security

    BlackBerry may have won a reprieve but Google and Skype are squarely in the firing line as India's security agencies widen their crackdown on telecom firms.

  • April deadline looms for iSoft

    The future of embattled health software developer iSoft is set to be decided by a vote of shareholders at the company's key backer, Oceania Capital Partners, after the listed private equity fund said it would stick to its deadline to decide whether to sell its investments.

  • Nexbis profit crashes 200 per cent

    Nexbis left it to the last minute to report a 98 per cent decline in revenue and a 208 per cent fall in profit for the year to June 30, 2010. The results came in late on Tuesday, the last day of reporting season. Announcing the declines, group chief executive Johann Young said the last financial year had been "without doubt the most challenging" in the company's history.

  • Apple fans await latest gadgets

    Gadget lovers were dreaming of iPods, iPads and bargain-rate internet television on Wednesday as Apple prepared to unveil its latest creations.

  • HP's ex-CEO to leave News Corp board

    Mark Hurd, who was ousted as CEO of Hewlett Packard following allegations of sexual harassment, will not run for re-election to News Corp's board of directors.

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