• Foxtel finalises Austar takeover

  Foxtel has completed its $2 billion takeover of regional counterpart Austar and says pricing and billing procedures will not change for customers of either service.

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  HTC announces Titan 4G

  Telstra has announced the release of the first 4G Windows Phone in Australia, the Titan 4G.

• BigAir to acquire Allegro

  Fixed wireless broadband operator BigAir (ASX:BGL) has arranged to acquire Queensland-based WiMAX provider Allegro for up to $10.5 million.

• Apple's Cook 'top-paid US CEO in 2011'

  Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, topped the list of the best-paid CEOs in the US in 2011 thanks to stock options that put him more than $US300 million ($A305.95 million) above his next rival, a Wall Street Journal survey shows.

• Judge scolds lawyers in Oracle v Google

  The judge presiding over a patent trial pitting Oracle against Google has scolded rival lawyers as deliberating jurors grappled with subtleties of references in computer software code.

• Five-year plan: 8 problems IT must solve

  There's a reason that so many businesses create five-year plans: If they're reasonable, they're achievable. Setting goals within that timeframe allows room for prioritization and opportunities to deal with the unexpected.

• Five best features in the Office 2010 beta

  Microsoft has unleashed the public beta of Microsoft Office 2010. The Office 2010 beta includes updated versions of Word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, InfoPath, SharePoint Workspace, and Communicator. You can download it right now from the Microsoft Office 2010 beta site.

• Five programs you can afford in a financial meltdown

  It's the afternoon of September 30th and for reasons beyond my understanding the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) is up more than 3.5 percent after yesterday's financial fiasco. Hello, Wall Street, what part of "No one has a new bailout deal; the House hated the old deal, and it's the week of Rosh Hashanah so it won't be a full week at Congress anyway" do you not understand? Even if you believe the bailout will magically work wonders for the economy -- I don't -- it's not going to happen this week.

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