Jamelle Agbuis

A group representing over 5,000 users of vector drawing software FreeHand has filed a class action lawsuit against Adobe Inc. in the California District Court for antitrust violations.

May 23, 2011

Shortages in affordable properties and regions are likely to drive capital gains over the deacde ahead, according to the federal government's housing czar.

May 23, 2011

The Federal Government's flagship National Broadband Network has had its grand opening on the mainland, in the NSW city of Armidale.

May 23, 2011

Shortages in affordable properties and regions are likely to drive capital gains over the deacde ahead, according to the federal government's housing czar.

May 23, 2011

Microsoft can't wait for the Class of 2011 to graduate before offering a sweet back-to-school Windows PC deal for the next group of students.

May 23, 2011

Woolworths has axed eight employees in three states for performing the potentially dangerous stunt of 'planking' on top of the store's meat grinders, display shelves, trolleys and stacks of milk crates.

May 23, 2011

Sustainability experts from across the globe were canvassed as part of the annual SustainAbility survey, with respondents asked to name the companies they consider sustainability leaders; why they think the firm is a leader in sustainable development; and which industries have done the most to advance sustainability in the past year.

May 23, 2011

Yesterday's release of several pieces of key economic data suggesting that the U.S. economy is growing at a sluggish pace, resulted in disappointed markets and investors.

May 23, 2011

All web browsers now feature a search option at the top of the program window, and many have reduced the address bar and search box into a single entity. This is the case with Firefox, creating the unashamedly named AwesomeBar.

May 23, 2011

Some people seem capable of organizing everything in their head: the day's tasks, a running to-do list and even when and where all their meetings for the next month will be. For the rest of us, though, we need a bit of help. And your computer or smartphone can help here, by doing all the hard work for you.

May 23, 2011

Mozilla has released the first publicly available beta of Firefox 5, which acts as a halfway house between the final stable, final release of Firefox and the developmental version, Firefox Aurora.

May 23, 2011

New York gold futures regained the $US1,500-an-ounce mark on Friday for the first time in a week thanks to those renewed fears about Greece's financial state and differences in Europe over its new rescue.

May 23, 2011

Well, Apple would be much less than it is today. Much less. The more than 300 retail stores allow Apple to take risks that other tech companies can't, and lets new customers -- the majority Windows PC users -- take chances on Macs and iOS products, too.

May 23, 2011

A strong rally in Australian equities was enough to support the currency from the outset on Thursday pushing it towards 1.0680 where it spent most of the Asian session.

May 23, 2011

The Australian share market closed moderately weaker, dragged down by materials stocks as investors digested lower base metals prices and the West Australian government's iron ore royalty hike.

May 23, 2011

Ratings agency Fitch cut Greece´s credit rating by three notches to B+. Fitch also issued a negative outlook and commented that ´´the ratings downgrade reflects the scale of the challenge facing Greece in implementing a radical fiscal and structural reform programme...´´.

May 23, 2011

A strong rally in Australian equities was enough to support the currency from the outset on Thursday pushing it towards 1.0680 where it spent most of the Asian session.

May 20, 2011

The Australian share market roared back to life Thursday after risk aversion in global equity markets moderated overnight and the local bourse broke above its 200 day moving average.

May 20, 2011

US existing home sales fell by 0.8pct in April, against expectations of a 2pct rise. The median home price was $163,700 in April, down 5pct on a year ago. US jobless claims fell by a larger than expected 29,000 to 409,000 last week.

May 20, 2011

If you don't read Betanews often, or don't really get a feel for my personality through my writing, allow me to give you a brief introduction that is also something of a disclosure of bias.

May 19, 2011

The fastest growing employee base has been found to be the 'Twilight' generation, with workers aged over 63 growing at 8.6%, according to the first MyCareer employment forecast for 2011.

May 19, 2011

Thompson suggested the annual appraisal system be replaced with performance management techniques that are implemented on an ongoing basis, providing feedback and developmental opportunities closely linked to the employee's and employer's goals.

May 19, 2011

Fifty-four per cent employers in Australia are experiencing difficulty filling critical positions, according to the latest Talent Shortage Survey from Manpower Australia.

May 19, 2011

The Pound Sterling is coming under some sell pressure in market trading today following the earlier release of the Bank of England's meeting minutes as well as various U.K. statistical data.

May 19, 2011

That's a question many customers may ask, if a report from Bloomberg proves to be right: There will be at least five Windows 8 editions -- four for ARM processors.

May 19, 2011

Yes, it looks like real malware has finally come to Macintosh, and Apple is blowing off users who call for support for the problem.

May 19, 2011

Reports indicate that Sony still does not have its network fully secure: an exploit is now available allowing users to reset your account password with only an e-mail address and date of birth. With this data now publicly available due to the previous hack of the PlayStation Network, it puts millions of users again at risk.

May 19, 2011

Brisbane-based software developer r2 Studios has released a major update to its pioneering startup management application.

May 19, 2011

Despite recent weakness in copper prices, OZ Minerals remains confident about the metal's prospects.

May 19, 2011