Online retailer Amazon.com has rolled out a free program that brings several functions from its Kindle e-book reader to Apple’s iPod and iPhone’s smaller screen. But the free iPhone/iPod App is only being released in the US and cannot be accessed via Apple’s Australian App Store. I can’t work out why they wouldn’t want to [...]

The Senate inquiry into the Rudd Government’s $42 billion stimulus plan has been told that the $12 billion of cash handouts contained in the package will be wasted and will only have a short-term benefit for the economy. Today, the Senate knocked back the package. The package will not boost the economy and, in these [...]

YAHOO is replacing its CEO, Jerry Yang, one of the founders of the pioneering Internet company. Yahoo announced today that co-founder Mr Yang, who spurned a $US47 billion ($A72.36 billion) takeover offer from Microsoft this year, is stepping down as chief executive. “Jerry and the board have had an ongoing dialogue about succession timing, and [...]