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Unlike other post offices which refuse to adapt to information technology, Australia Post is instead riding on the online shopping trend to boost its income.

Apple Inc. is launching the iMessage on Wednesday that will allow users of devices running on the company's mobile operating system to chat SMS-style for free and without limit.

BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India could not email, send instant message and surf the web on Monday.

The official Facebook app was said to have features that users can experience high-res photos, games, chat and better navigation using iPad's touch gestures. The release did not contain Facebook's timeline feature which Mark Zuckerburg introduced inn the f8 conference.

Scam artists have exploited the recent demise of the iconic co-founder of Apple. Promises of 500 free iPads had lured in Facebook and Twitter users to click links that direct to websites unrelated to the fake promotion.

Gold Coast start-up IT firm Cake Media launched on Monday an Australian social networking site named Family HQ. The portal, which used Microsoft's Azure software platform, promises more user privacy compared to current top social networking site Facebook.

I'm a bit unconventional in my background. I did some different things before I moved to HR. I come from a TV background - I spent five years in tv, working with SBS and moving around various production departments there, but not in HR. I then moved into HR and spent some time at Vodafone setting up their greenfields site in Tasmania, a 600 seat call centre.

China and Vietnam maybe at odds over claims in the South China Sea, particularly the Paracel and Spratly Islands, but they seem to be agreeing on one thing: taking control of its internet users.

If there is one person who can be compared to Steve Jobs, it is the Facebook’s creator Mark Zuckerberg.

Private funeral for Steve Jobs held today. No public services planned.

A 19-year-old design student from Hong Kong, Jonathan Mak, created a tribute to the late co-founder of Apple during his resignation from Apple. Little did he know that his design would go viral all over the world in the wake of Steve Job's death.

Steve Jobs changed the world with his vision and his innovative devices that made his company Apple a house-hold name.

Steve Jobs made a remarkable contribution in the realm of information technology that greatly affected the way we conduct our every day lives .

Apple founder Steve Jobs may have passed away, but the technological legacy he left behind continues to live on as consumers purchase iMacs, iPods, iPhones and iPads the company manufactures.

India launched on Wednesday the world's cheapest tablet computer priced at only $46 amid doubts that its intended users, poor students, will love and keep the device that has features way off that of an iPad's.

More than one billion people are using Google Earth making the map app one of the most downloadable software of all time. Google Inc. announced the milestone on Wednesday as it revealed that the free online Earth atlas is not only a useful tool for travelers.

Active online shoppers are increasingly relying on online product reviews as a key element in their buying decisions, a new survey has revealed.

Coca-cola retained for the 12th straight year the number one spot on the annual 100 global brands list published on Tuesday.

Google+ removing the invitation requirement to become a member of the newest social networking site apparently failed to make a dent on Facebook's membership.

Rhapsody, one of the oldest Internet-based music subscription services has acquired Napster and its assets from Best Buy while the retailer will get a minority stake in the combined company.

There is nothing that can stop Facebook in providing different applications and helpful services to its avid fans. Recently, the management of the leading social media site had created changes and upgrades to the site. Some people loved it, while others don’t.

Zynga's sequel to the popular "Mafia Wars" will have more crime and more social interaction than its predecessor."Mafia Wars 2" will be released in the coming weeks on Facebook and it will be more sophisticated and action-focused than any other game on the social network. The sequel will also get an upgrade graphics-wise so that players can see those pools of blood better.

A faulty signature update for Microsoft Security Essentials and Microsoft Forefront made an error on Friday and classified the Google Chrome executable file for Windows as a malware, specifically a ZeuS Trojan.

Global interactive entertainment and licensing company Atari has launched the open beta phase for its new Dungeons & Dragons title on Facebook.

Facebook has added a security feature that will protect users against malware and phishing by warning them not to click potentially dangerous sites.

Microsoft is admitting that its in-house anti-virus product, Microsoft Security Essentials, had targeted Google's rival Chrome browser for blocking or even deletion, which the company insisted was unintended.

The National Broadband Network (NBN) was launched in Tasmania on Monday, with 90,000 homes expected to be connected to the network. However, the roll out was overshadowed by reports that the initial launch of the NBN in May cost taxpayers almost $140,000 with only seven initial customers.

Following his findings that Facebook are able to track users after they log out of the social network, Australian technology blogger Nik Cubrilovic, in cooperation with 10 public interest groups, has sued the firm. The Commission's decision is expected to send a statement to both the social network and its users.

IT firm IBM has warned that malware targeting mobile devices is on the rise with the tripling of critical vulnerabilities this year compared to last year.