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Telecom NZ inflates network value by $1 billion 
Telco/ISP
Telecom NZ inflates network value by $1 billion
By Juha Saarinen | May 3, 2011 | Comment Now 
No big deal, says financial analyst.
 
Novell sold for $2.2 billion 
Software
Novell sold for $2.2 billion
By Tom Brewster | Nov 23, 2010 | 2 Comments 
As Microsoft-led consortium sweeps up 882 Novell patents.
 
Facebook takes top spot with over a third of internet visits 
Software
Facebook takes top spot with over a third of internet visits
By Iain Thomson | May 31, 2010 | Comment Now 
Latest Google data shows social networking domination.
 
Apple logs more record sales numbers 
Software
Apple logs more record sales numbers
By Shaun Nichols | Oct 20, 2009 | Comment Now 
Company continues to defy hard times with solid sales.
 
Indian outsourcing market begins to pick up 
Business
Indian outsourcing market begins to pick up
By V3.co.uk staff | Sep 5, 2009 | Comment Now 
Tata Consultancy Services announces recruitment drive.
 
Visa aims for mobile payments on four billion phones 
Hardware
Visa aims for mobile payments on four billion phones
By Angelica Mari | Jul 2, 2009 | Comment Now 
E-commerce network to span the globe.
 
Scientists invent memory storage good for a billion years 
Hardware
Scientists invent memory storage good for a billion years
By Iain Thomson | May 27, 2009 | Comment Now 
Scientists are reporting successful tests of a new memory device that could allow terabytes of data to be stored without corruption for millions of years.
 
Sun builds world's biggest application store for Java 
Software
Sun builds world's biggest application store for Java
By Iain Thomson | May 22, 2009 | Comment Now 
Sun chief executive has announced that Sun is to build an application store for Java and is aiming for a billion users.
 
Global mobile connections hit four billion 
Telco/ISP
Global mobile connections hit four billion
By Sylvie Barak | Feb 12, 2009 | Comment Now 
The GSM Association (GSMA) has released figures from its Wireless Intelligence unit, claiming that the global number of connections on mobile phone networks has exceeded four ...
 
Online population tops one billion 
Strategy
Online population tops one billion
By Ian Williams | Jan 27, 2009 | Comment Now 
The global online population has topped one billion, not including children or mobile internet users, according to comScore.
 
Mobile web browsing on the up 
Telco/ISP
Mobile web browsing on the up
By David Neal | Dec 24, 2008 | Comment Now 
Mobile web browsing is increasing dramatically, according to the latest report from browser maker Opera.
 
Jobs shows up to report strong Apple earnings 
Finance
Jobs shows up to report strong Apple earnings
By Damon Poeter | Oct 23, 2008 | Comment Now 
Macs, iPods and especially iPhones grow revenues, profits for Apple as 'surprise guest' Steve Jobs makes cameo to talk up smartphone growth, weigh in on economic crisis.
 
IBM makes a billion here, a billion there 
Finance
IBM makes a billion here, a billion there
By Sylvie Barak | Oct 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
IBM has defied analyst predictions, posting a 20 per cent increase in the third quarter profit over last year, despite poor hardware sales.
 
$3 billion pledged to wipe out malaria 
Finance
$3 billion pledged to wipe out malaria
By Stewart Meagher | Sep 29, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated over US$168 million to wipe out malaria and other deadly diseases by 2015.
 
Global internet users reach 1.4 billion 
Telco/ISP
Global internet users reach 1.4 billion
By Guy Dixon | Jul 22, 2008 | Comment Now 
A quarter of the global population will regularly use the internet during 2008, according to IDC's Digital Marketplace Model and Forecast.
 
Google sued for US$1 billion 
Finance
Google sued for US$1 billion
By Iain Thomson | Jun 27, 2008 | Comment Now 
Google is being sued for US$1bn by a technology start up that claims the search giant stole a migration tool it had developed..
 
PC population reaches one billion 
Hardware
PC population reaches one billion
By Iain Thomson | Jun 24, 2008 | Comment Now 
The total number of PCs in use today has broken the one billion mark says Gartner..
 
Linkedin valued at a billion dollars 
Strategy
Linkedin valued at a billion dollars
By Sylvie Barak | Jun 19, 2008 | Comment Now 
Rich friends
 
Icahn aims to sell Yahoo for US$49.5 billion 
Software
Icahn aims to sell Yahoo for US$49.5 billion
By Shaun Nichols | Jun 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
Carl Icahn has promised to secure almost US$50 billion for Yahoo if his plans to oust the web giant's board are successful..
 
Defence launches $1 billion communications satellite 
Telco/ISP
Defence launches $1 billion communications satellite
By Mitchell Bingemann | Jun 5, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been granted the ability to communicate with defence personnel anywhere on Earth after the Department of Defence (DoD) announced ...
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