THE dollar has opened near 89 US cents after strong interest in the Euro and the New Zealand dollar pushed the local currency to a fresh 18-year high.

Commander Communications has won a AU$1.2 million contract with Queensland-based MacDonnells Law.

A monk’s life is still a simple one of prayer and austerity, yet many monasteries have moved online for business, communication and even headhunting purposes.

THE big miners and major banks propelled the share market into record territory, following stronger markets in the United States.

THE Australian dollar was stronger at noon as the highest levels of risk appetite in three months drove demand for high interest rate currencies.

Apple today released ten iPhone security updates, including seven within the MobileSafari browser.

EUROPEAN stocks climbed overnight to settle at their highest close in seven weeks, as banking shares rallied after a recent slump.

US stocks edged up overnight as higher oil prices lifted energy companies’ shares in a noncommittal market faced with conflicting US economics data.

The Internet in China is not as restricted as sometimes believed in the West, with most controls actually coming from sites practising self-censorship, an academic who studies the Chinese Web said on Thursday.

Overcome with guilt about a sordid affair or a secret facelift? A new interactive Web site is giving people an opportunity to anonymously confess their sins online.