Jamelle Agbuis

A Google homepage doodle honouring guitar legend Les Paul has cost the world $268m in productivity, amounting to over 10.7 million man-hours being lost.

'Nice girls' finish last in the workplace, according to American corporate coach and author Dr Lois Frankel.

I'm going to let you in on a little secret. When Duke Nukem 3D came out, I thought it was stupid.

Lot's of talk about dominos in European banks and economies if Greece defaults, while from across the Atlantic, a growing realisation the US economy is approaching stall speed, as the Fed's punchbowl is being closed off.

Forensic computer security company ATC-NY on Thursday released a new, free tool called Dropbox Reader which helps investigators read "evidence files" associated with Dropbox cloud storage accounts.

This morning, I awoke to find email from Apple about its 2011 school promo -- "$100 Back to School Card to use on the Mac App Store" when buying a new computer.

Today, Pew Internet released an 85-page report that is best described as a love letter to Facebook. The study smooches up to the social networking service in just about every conceivable way.

Research in Motion seemingly took forever to ship its first BlackBerry tablet. None too soon. PlayBook was one of the few bright spots during a quarter that foreshadows a grim year ahead.

The Australian Dollar remains under pressure and is trading cautiously as investors wait to see where the Greek dilemma will lead.

U.S. blue-chip stocks rose Thursday, but other measures lagged as risk-averse investors dumped materials and technology shares.

The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index fell to a two year low easing from +5.4 to -7.6 in June. The result was well below expectations with analysts expecting a reading around +16.8. Across the sub indices, new orders were substantially weaker while inventory levels also fell.

Australia's winter grain crops are in very good shape, according to the quarterly update from the country's premier forecaster, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences.

Focus will now centre on the August meeting of the Reserve Bank board for the next possible rate rise after comments yesterday by Governor Glenn Stevens in a speech in Brisbane.

The Australian Dollar rose during intraday trade yesterday as it held onto its gains of the previous 3 days versus the US Currency.

U.S. stocks tumbled as fears of contagion from a possible Greek default picked up, adding more pessimism to a foreboding mix of U.S. economic data.

The New York empire manufacturing index fell from +11.88 to -7.79 in June. The result was well below expectations with analysts expecting a reading around +12.5. Across the sub indices, new orders and shipments were weaker.

With Android 2.3.4, Google equipped its Google Talk app with video and voice chat support, which became a banner feature for the Nexus S on T-Mobile. Unfortunately, in May, T-Mobile began to block users from connecting to video chat over their 3G/4G connections, and only allowed users to connect while on Wi-Fi.

Consumer sentiment has fallen to its lowest level in two years, and consumers are losing faith in real estate as a wise investment according to a new study.

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New housing starts are up for the March quarter, but have still fallen below last year's figures.

Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens has reiterated that further interest rate hikes may be on the horizon.

Mobile advertising company Millennial Media on Wednesday released a report that says MP3 players and gaming devices are still better vehicles for delivering in-app mobile ads than tablets such as the iPad, even though tablets have exploded in popularity over the last year.

Amazon and Best Buy here in the United States are now selling the first Chromebooks, from Acer and Samsung. Google also provides retail information for the other launch countries. Preorders started last week.

iolo has released version 10.5 of System Mechanic, its comprehensive system maintenance and performance tool. Version 10.5 adds two major new tools to System Mechanic's armory: Designated Drivers and SSD Accelerator. You also receive a comprehensive whole-home license, which covers all the PCs in a single household.

Facebook is moving beyond its flagship mobile application, reportedly preparing to release a photo sharing application for the iPhone, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday.

Consumer sentiment is at its lowest level in two years, as cautious households worry about interest rates, taxes and the economy.

Queensland Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies Tim Mulherin today launched a food policy for Queensland to further build the state’s billion dollar food industry.

We can lower our risk of heart disease significantly, just by using flour containing 40 per cent lupin beans in the place of conventional wholemeal flour, according to research by Victoria University dietitian Dr Regina Belski and colleagues from The University of Western Australia.

The recent passing of the Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Act 2011 by the Victorian parliament introduces the possibility of up to 10 years imprisonment for workplace bullies. The Act amends the stalking provisions of the Crimes Act 1958 to make it clear that serious bullying may amount to stalking.