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Aussie tech startup BugHerd strikes gold, raising $500k

Sydney Morning Herald - 
An Australian technology startup that aims to make reporting of website faults easier and more visual for non tech-savvy people today announced an investment of $500000 from Melbourne-based venture capital firm Starfish Ventures.

GPS pinpoints pinched iPad

ABC Online - 
A stolen iPad has been recovered after its in-built Global Positioning System allowed the owner to alert police to its whereabouts in Adelaide.

Foxconn apologises over boss's 'animal' workers remark: report

Sydney Morning Herald - 
TAIPEI - Taiwan technology giant Foxconn has apologised over comments by chief Terry Gou allegedly comparing workers to animals, according to a report.

Australia's first official 4G smartphone has arrived at last!

iTWire - 
Close encounters between Australians and the fourth generation of smartphones can officially commence today down under, as HTC's Velocity lands in the hands of those who pre-ordered, while anyone with the need to feel 4G's raw speed can undoubtedly ...

Nokia to pay $55k for spam SMS

Computerworld Australia - 
Nokia has copped a $55000 wrist-slapping from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), accepting an enforceable undertaking for infringing the Spam Act 2003.

RIM's New CEO Sticks With Strategy

Wall Street Journal - 
By WILL CONNORS TORONTO—Thorsten Heins, the new chief of Research In Motion Ltd., didn't win an endorsement from shareholders on his first day on the job, but executives who know him say his reputation for execution may be just what the BlackBerry ...

Telstra opens fibre to competitors

Register - 
By Richard Chirgwin • Get more from this author Telstra has managed to avoid having Australia's competition regulator set the prices of its fibre-to-the-premises networks, with minister Senator Stephen Conroy announcing a regulatory exemption for the ...

Driven: Subaru's baby soft-roader

Sydney Morning Herald - 
It's a tried and true formula: take an ordinary car, jack it up a little, plump the guards and stamp it with a nice, rugged-sounding name to offer the dream of escape to city-bound buyers.

Some file-sharing sites drop the sharing

USA TODAY - 
By Byron Acohido and Scott Martin, USA TODAY TODAY Caution is spreading among popular file-sharing services known for letting users circulate pirated Hollywood content.

Telstra gets core spot in new Asian cable

Register - 
By Natalie Apostolou • Get more from this author Telstra has signed on as a foundation customer on a nascent Perth to Singapore submarine cable system which is being built by ASSC-1 Communications Group.

The new five-door up! from Volkswagen

Gizmag - 
The new five-door up! from Volkswagen has the same dimensions as the two-door model Volkswagen has unveiled the latest addition to its "New Small Family" series of ultra-compact city vehicles based on the first Volkswagen up!

Car prices hit 30-year low as market opens

ABC Online - 
By business reporter Michael Janda The cost of a Porsche has come down around $2500 in the last three years, the study found. As struggling car manufacturers announce lay-offs and seek government subsidies to keep their operations afloat, a study shows ...

Telstra upgrades to boost fixed over mobile

ZDNet Australia - 
Telstra's upgrades to street cabinets will drive some frustrated customers back from mobile broadband to fixed-line internet services, according to the Commonwealth Bank.

Google launches new 'hotel finder' tool

Herald Sun - 
Google launches tool to make hotel searches easier Travellers can search for hotels close to an attraction Can filter by travel time, price, ratings and reviews TRAVELLERS can find hotels close to their desired attraction or destination with a new tool ...

Toshiba 10" WORLD'S Thinnest Tab?

ChannelNews - 
By Oonagh Reidy | Tuesday | 24/01/2012 Now Toshiba have brought Tab AT 200 to the table promising to be "world's thinnest and lightest" tab on 10.1" screen.

2012 Hyundai i20 facelift spy shots

CarAdvice - 
By Brett Davis | January 24th, 2012 Hyundai has been spotted testing a prototype version of the upcoming 2012 Hyundai i20 facelift.

MINI Goodwood: Rolls-Royce Mini-Me Special Edition

The Motor Report - 
The safe guess would be a 'little Rolls-Royce', and in essence that is exactly what MINI have on their hands with their MINI Goodwood; a MINI built under the guidance of the Rolls-Royce design team.

Apple's Results Hinge On IPhone Question

Wall Street Journal - 
By Dan Gallagher When Apple Inc. (AAPL) reports its December-quarter results Tuesday, the company's main challenge may be hitting a target of investor expectations that seem in a constant state of flux.

Google+ names policy goes just far enough

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BetaNews - 
By Joe Wilcox There are lots of places where you can be anonymous online. Google+ isn't one of them. Late today, Google announced a revision to the G+ names policy that doesn't change this, but it does allow people to use nicknames and established ...

That's one hour of YouTube uploads per second.

Herald Sun - 
YOUTUBE said that 60 hours of video are being uploaded every minute to the video-sharing site and is attracting more than four billion views a day.