THE Australian share market was firmer at noon, but eased slightly from morning highs, as the energy sector recovered after two days of losses.

THE Australian dollar was higher at noon, still climbing on the back of a stronger euro after odds shortened of a July interest rate hike in Europe.

AUSTRALIAN shares opened 1.45 per cent higher today, buoyed by local energy and resource stocks, after oil surged overnight and Wall St rallied.

Google will invite users to try new features the company is considering adding to its Gmail service, the company said Thursday.

THE Australian dollar opened higher this morning after riding the coat-tails of a stronger euro overnight.

Internet retail to hit £44.9bn by 2012, says Verdict Research.

If Telstra wins the national fibre-to-the-node broadband network contract without an operational separation condition, innovation in the telecommunications industry and the engineering community will take a hit, according to Optus chief Paul O’Sullivan.

THE Northern Territory government is negotiating out of court with a Perth-based developer who pegged a midnight claim on a billion dollar uranium site, a court has heard.

Broadband prices under a Telstra-owned national fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network could rise by up to 15 per cent, a report commissioned by the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC) has concluded.

The NSW Office of the Board of Studies this week launched an interactive study resource website for the 67,000 Higher School Certificate students in the state.