Jamelle Agbuis

Equity markets in the U.S. that had moved higher yesterday despite worse than expected economic data have now flipped back into negative territory.

Tasmanian timber group Forester Gunns Ltd was a market star yesterday with a surprisingly strong surge in its share price after it issued a short statement that on repeated reading was actually a statement of the group's corporate strategy.

Genie9 Corporation, the company behind the Genie Timeline backup tool, has introduced a new cloud-based backup for businesses and families.

The Australian dollar moved lower retracing back to trend line support despite increased risk taking across financial markets which was boosted by comments from EC President Jean-Claude Juncker suggesting that resolution to the Greece’s debt crisis will be reached by the end of next month.

Do you remember the days when every startup had to ask: "If we're successful, will Microsoft move into our market?" With its new Groupon competitor, time has come -- and perhaps long past it -- to ask the same about Google.

Market research company Nielsen has released its smartphone market share figures for the first quarter of 2011 which show that Android has risen to both the top of market share and data consumption.

Excessive self-belief: a leader needs to be assured and act decisively. However, don't become like Caligula or Kim Jong-Il of North Korea, who believe they have superior knowledge and decision-making ability despite lack of supporting evidence. On your team, how many people will question your opinions, offer contrary views or suggest other options? More positively, do you seek out other perspectives and evidence to check your thinking?

Within hours of Apple updating Mac OS X to specifically deal with the Mac Defender problem, the malware developers have already released code that bypasses the fix into the wild. "Mdinstall.pkg" is the name of the file, and it appeared to have been released about 8 hours after Apple's fix.

It can be argued that Fortescue Metals Group Ltd's Andrew Forrest retirement yesterday boosted the value of the company by around $600 million, with some 30% of that improvement flowing to his already huge fortune.

Earlier today, Apple debuted iWork for iPhone and iPod touch. The iPad version has been available since the tablet launched 13 months ago.

PayPal and eBay have filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming the internet giant used insider knowledge from a former PayPal employee during the design of the new Google Wallet.

Taiwanese PC maker Acer took a rather sudden hit last April when Gianfranco Lanci resigned as CEO of the company, saying it should have been focused on competing with HTC and Apple in the mobile space instead of with HP in the PC space.

Google's reasons have nothing to do with security, but there could be a safety benefit. Let's face it, major developers invest more in their newest browser versions. More significantly, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla are now on fast development tracks, with new browser milestones coming every six to eight weeks.

Horrified, I rushed to change everything I possibly could related to iTunes. First, I changed my Apple ID to a different e-mail, and then my password. If you can believe it, as I was doing this another e-mail came through with yet another charge! $9.53 on this one -- yep, another purchase of 1,200 CP to Sega!

A snap up of riskier assets yesterday morning saw the Aussie break comfortably through resistance at 1.0700 and reach session highs around 1.0750.

Australian stocks overcame a weak start to finish flat on Wednesday, as market players digested positive manufacturing data from China and better than expected domestic gross domestic product (GDP) figures.

The US ISM manufacturing gauge slumped from 60.4 to 53.5 in May - the lowest reading since September 2009.

Today's leading-edge green buildings are driving a radical shift in office politics.

A new white paper by super fund REST has found home ownership on the decline in Australia.

A former employee of retailer Modestie Boutique has been awarded $9,992 after Fair Work Australia judged her dismissal by text as "harsh, unjust and unreasonable".

China’s rapidly growing economy and demand for services is making it an ideal destination for Australian professionals looking to grow their career opportunities.

Farm numbers have dropped from 1545 in 1999-2000 to about 580 today, most producing milk for the drinking market.

Despite a positive night in the financial markets, the Australian dollar has opened weaker this morning and is trading at USD 1.0670.

Video editing can be a destructive business, especially when carried out over multiple sessions.

Falling luxury home values are dragging down the Australian property market while affordable properties continue to hold their value, according new data released today.

Mortgage defaults may be up and new home sales down, but the Australian property market is unlikely to crash and burn.

The combination of ongoing seller discounting, healthy rental income growth and longer term capital gains means that investors could benefit from the current market conditions.

A decline in housing affordability and increased difficulties saving a deposit has shifted the average age of first home buyers upwards.

The mining-boom talent shortage is attracting Australian workers away from other sectors in regional areas, to the point where even McDonald's have to look elsewhere for workers.