+ Facebook shares set trading record—A RECORD 571m shares traded in Facebook's IPO, and while the market debut was more buzz than pop, its founder is now worth $US19.3bn. [Link to media]

+ Facebook shares set trading record—A RECORD 571m shares traded in Facebook's IPO, but the market debut was more buzz than pop and the stock closed just US23c higher. [Link to media]

+ Facebook updates status to 'trading'—MORE than 100 million shares were traded in the first four minutes of Facebook's debut on the US Nasdaq market. [Link to media]

+ Facebook tagged as a risky buy—FACEBOOK today faces its moment of truth as its initial $US38 ($38.62) share price is tested against investor expectations. [Link to media]

+ Drug cartels target Facebook profiles—FACEBOOK and other social media services are increasingly being targeted for human trafficking operations. [Link to media]

+ Victoria dumps e-health system—VICTORIA'S $500 million e-health system has been dumped and will be replaced with a patchwork approach. [Link to media]

+ High-end gaming goes Ivy Bridge—DELL has showcased new Alienware designer gaming laptops with keyboard back lighting that turns red when a player is eliminated. [Link to media]

+ Zuckerberg's rise was no accident—FACEBOOK'S founder is about to become the 23rd richest person on earth. His own messages reveal a fast learner with a ruthless streak. [Link to media]

+ Welsh create first 'Wikipedia town'—A SMALL Welsh town where English King Henry V was born is about to make history again by becoming the world's first "Wikipedia town". [Link ...

+ Nokia releases more Lumia smartphones—NOKIA last night announced the arrival of two more Windows-based smartphones in Australia, the Lumia 900 and 610. [Link to media]

+ Facebook cements $US38 share price—Facebook has set its final price at $US38 a share, as the social network gets ready for its initial public offering later today. [Link to media]

+ Facebook cements $US38 share price—FACEBOOK has set its final price at $US38 a share, as the social network readies for its IPO later today in the US. [Link to media]

+ Pinterest snares $US100m investment—JAPANESE online giant Rakuten says it is leading a $US100 million investment into social media site Pinterest. [Link to media]

+ HP to axe up to 30,000 jobs—Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs to help offset dwindling demand for personal computers. [Link to media]

+ Telstra breach was 'one little oops'—IT was "one little oops" that led Telstra to expose over 800,000 customer records on the web last December. [Link to media]

+ What does FB's IPO mean for users?—FACEBOOK users can expect a more sophisticated but possibly more annoying experience on the social network post-float. [Link to media]

+ Facebook hits back over ad concerns—WITH its $US104bn listing on the Nasdaq imminent, Facebook has gone on the offensive after questions were raised over the value of its advertising. [L...

+ Facebook hits back over ad concerns—A DAY before its $100 billion listing on the Nasdaq, Facebook has gone on the offensive. [Link to media]

+ Cyber security focus of new US deal—AUSTRALIA is set to deepen its co-operation with the US on cyber security. [Link to media]

+ UNSW computer staff face the axe—STAFF in computer science at the University of NSW have protested at planned cuts of up to 10 jobs, or 20 per cent. [Link to media]

+ Phone wars run to wider screens—IN a world where size matters, Apple fanatics are agog about the iPhone 5, slated for release  this year. [Link to media]

+ Facebook boosts IPO to 400m shares—FACEBOOK boosted its IPO size to more than 400m shares as Goldman and Accel offloaded more stock before tomorrow's debut. [Link to media]

+ Woolies CIO defrauded $3.75m: crown—A FORMER CIO at Woolworths worked with two others to allegedly "cheat and defraud'' the company of millions of dollars. [Link to media]

+ Apple fuels new iPhone rumours—APPLE has ordered screens from suppliers that are bigger than the ones used in iPhones since they debuted in 2007. [Link to media]

+ HANA in 145 sites, says SAP—SAP has revealed that 145 sites worldwide had gone live with its radical new HANA in-memory database and analytics platform. [Link to media]

+ Google revamps search engine—GOOGLE is rolling out an extensive update to its dominant search engine by using massive troves of data to refine answers. [Link to media]

+ Copying Scandinavia might help our R&D—COMPARISONS with Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland are most useful to Australia when assessing research and development according to new research. [...

+ Farmers go online to improve flocks—SHEEP farmers wanting to rapidly improve their flocks can now pick a ram from a computer rather than a paddock. [Link to media]

+ Children abused 'to order' on Skype—ONLINE pedophiles are paying to have children in overseas countries sexually abused according to their preferences. [Link to media]

+ Internet sheriff proposed—COMPUTER security luminary Bill Caelli has floated the idea of deputising civilian groups to help police combat cyber crime. [Link to media]

+ Conroy cites big NBN backers—COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy has cited support from American online innovators to defend his National Broadband Network [Link to media]

+ Wrangling Facebook's rich—POST-IPO, Facebook will need ways to keep newly minted millionaires on their game. [Link to media]

+ Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic—STEVE Jobs will come to life on screen courtesy of "The Social Network" writer Aaron Sorkin. [Link to media]

+ Long wait for Raspberry Pi—AUSTRALIANS who registered an interest in the tiny $35 Raspberry Pi computer could be waiting months for delivery. [Link to media]

+ Mobiles a vital shopping tool—New research reveals 65 per cent of owners are accessing the internet from their phones, making it a critical shopping tool. [Link to media]

+ SAP says all data will be in memory—SAP co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe explored the big picture for IT before sledging the competition's approach to database technology. [Link to media]

+ Samsung TVs to show 2 programs at once—SAMSUNG is set to launch OLED TVs in Australia in Q3 capable of displaying two TV channels at once. [Link to media]

+ GM no longer likes Facebook ads—GENERAL Motors plans to stop advertising on Facebook, as a poll showed that few users of the social network clicked on its ads. [Link to media]

+ Baidu to launch low-cost phone—CHINESE search giant Baidu is poised to launch a low-cost smartphone running its newest mobile operating software. [Link to media]

+ Australia's CIOs best paid in the world—AUSTRALIA'S chief information officers receive on average $US260,000 ($261,800), making them some of the best paid in the world. [Link to media]

+ Australia CIOs best paid in the world—AUSTRALIA'S chief information officers receive on average $US260,000 ($261,800), making them some of the best paid in the world. [Link to media]

+ Apple upgrades iCloud for photo sharing—APPLE is preparing an upgrade of its online service iCloud that includes new photo-sharing features. [Link to media]

+ Meridian appoints regional manager—CHRIS Petersen is the new Asia Pacific and Japan regional manager for Meridian Systems and its local affiliate Trimble Australia. [Link to media]

+ Facebook founder drops US citizenship—FACEBOOK co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his US citizenship ahead of the company's initial public offering. [Link to media]

+ Turnbull unleashes on need for speed—MALCOLM Turnbull has used an international summit to savage the National Broadband Network as a wasteful inhibitor of competition [Link to media]

+ Attire an issue in Facebook IPO—MARK Zuckerberg has been urged to dress for Wall Street success. [Link to media]

+ AMD Trinity takes on Intel Ultrabooks—AMD today has taken on Intel's Ultrabooks  with ultrathins: lightweight, powerful notebooks driven by its new Trinity chipset. [Link to media]

+ SAP chief makes hard sell—SAP super salesman Bill McDermott wants customers to spend up on often painful business transformation despite poor economic conditions. [Link to medi...

+ Dad's army for Facebook IPO—THE dad who wants to buy into Facebook with savings for his daughter's schooling is among an army of Americans lining up for its IPO. [Link to media]

+ Facebook IPO hits $US104bn—FACEBOOK raised the price range on its IPO, valuing the company at up to $US104bn, up from a maximum of $US96bn. [Link to media]

+ Yahoo CEO exits without payoff—YAHOO said that its recently-deposed chief executive Scott Thompson would leave without receiving severance pay. [Link to media]

+ Leighton wins data centre deal—NSW is to focus on two sites in its consolidation program. [Link to media]

+ Industry will celebrate job creations—IT was mid-October 2008 when we received a call to interview the NSW government's new chief information officer. [Link to media]

+ Telstra pilot in e-health system—TELSTRA is hoping a new $1.9 million cloud contract will help it carve out a niche in the emerging e-health sector. [Link to media]

+ Molluscs on touch-screen menu—TASMANIA's commercial abalone diving industry is leading the world in adopting techniques for electronic data collection. [Link to media]

+ Chance to create markets in India—EXPORT-MINDED Australian tech firms should come to India to create markets rather than to grab market share. [Link to media]

+ Spotless software overhaul on track—SPOTLESS has flicked the switch on the first phase of its mammoth software transformation program. [Link to media]

+ NTT's Asian data centre extends reach—A UNIT of NTT has been quietly luring Australian customers to its 2800sq m green data facility in Asia. [Link to media]

+ Raspberry Pi is selling like hot cakes—A COMPUTER the size of a business card is a genuine revelation. [Link to media]

+ iPad Mini rumours refuse to go away—DOUBLECLICK doesn't usually give much credence to website rumours about supposedly forthcoming new products from Apple. [Link to media]

+ Leighton wins data centre deal—NSW is to focus on two sites in its consolidation program. [Link to media]

+ Industry will celebrate job creations—IT was mid-October 2008 when we received a call to interview the NSW government's new chief information officer. [Link to media]

+ Telstra pilot in e-health system—TELSTRA is hoping a new $1.9 million cloud contract will help it carve out a niche in the emerging e-health sector. [Link to media]

+ Molluscs on touch-screen menu—TASMANIA's commercial abalone diving industry is leading the world in adopting techniques for electronic data collection, spatial data methods and pra...

+ Chance to create markets in India—EXPORT-MINDED Australian tech firms should come to India to create markets rather than to grab market share. [Link to media]

+ Spotless software overhaul on track—SPOTLESS has flicked the switch on the first phase of its mammoth software transformation program. [Link to media]

+ NTT's Asian data centre extends reach—A UNIT of NTT has been quietly luring Australian customers to its 2800sq m green data facility in Asia. [Link to media]

+ Raspberry Pi is selling like hot cakes—A COMPUTER the size of a business card is a genuine revelation. [Link to media]

+ iPad Mini rumours refuse to go away—DOUBLECLICK doesn't usually give much credence to website rumours about supposedly forthcoming new products from Apple [Link to media]

+ Helpdesk overhaul equips team—LJ HOOKER wanted to share knowledge, deploy new tools and provide technical and operational support to its franchise network. [Link to media]

+ Ex-Yahoo boss has thyroid cancer—FORMER Yahoo boss Scott Thompson recently disclosed to the company's board that he has thyroid cancer, sources say. [Link to media]

+ Facebook's Zuckerberg is 28 today—FACEBOOK'S chief executive Mark Zuckerberg turns 28 today, the start of the biggest week in the social network's history. [Link to media]

+ Apple drops iPad 4G name in Australia—APPLE in Australia and some other countries has ceased branding its new iPad as 4G capable, instead using the term "WiiFi + Cellular". [Lin...

+ Yahoo boss quits over resume fracas—YAHOO CEO Scott Thompson has stepped down amid controversy over a computer science degree he never received. [Link to media]

+ Oki Data appoints managing director—PRINTER manufacturer Oki Data has appointed Dennie Kazuo Kawahara as its managing director for Australia, based in Sydney. [Link to media]

+ Bing bids to boost market share—MICROSOFT has launched a multi-million-dollar marketing assault for its Bing search engine and is targeting Generation Y. [Link to media]

+ Social network may be driving loneliness—RESEARCH suggests that rather than helping its adherents to gather friends, Facebook may actually be making its 901 million users lonelier. [Link to m...

+ NBN told to install useless batteries—THE government's ability to manage the National Broadband Network is in question after it insisted on redundant batteries. [Link to media]

+ Apps turn kids into gamblers—CHILDREN are using smartphones as gambling machines. [Link to media]

+ Fee concerns cloud online storage—CONSUMERS using "cloud" storage are facing huge data charges and privacy breaches unless they understand their service contracts [Link to ...

+ Mobile phones on planes 'won't fly'—AIRLINES are facing a backlash over plans for mobile phone connections on planes, with people keen to be free from communication. [Link to media]

+ Telstra's Nason to chair Foxtel—TELSTRA appointed Robert Nason as the new chairman of its 50 per cent-owned pay-television firm Foxtel. [Link to media]

+ Sony posts fiscal-year loss—SONY reported a net loss of $5.7 billion for the fiscal year but expects to swing back to a profit in the current fiscal year. [Link to media]

+ Cadillac customises iPad for $45K car—SOME carmakers are building free iPad applications to explain new infotainment systems to consumers, but Cadillac is going a step further. [Link to me...

+ Cisco shares sink 9pc—CISCO Systems shares sank nearly 9 per cent in early trade overnight after disappointing investors with a cautious outlook. [Link to media]

+ Digital 'wallets' steal show—CASH, coins and credit cards are so Twentieth Century. [Link to media]

+ Facebook in your mutual fund?—SOON another facet will emerge with Facebook: investment opportunity. [Link to media]

+ Digital sales take up some of the slack—SOME of the decline in print newspaper circulation is being made up for with digital sales, but it is not yet being cancelled out. [Link to media]

+ Optus mobile revenue in retreat—OPTUS'S lucrative mobiles business has lost some of its lustre after posting its first-ever revenue. [Link to media]

+ Friend request: pay my bill—ONCE Facebook was for social interaction; now it's morphing into a venue for serious pursuits such as paying bills. [Link to media]

+ Optus fights on in sport case—OPTUS is to reopen its copyright battle with major sporting bodies and Telstra, promising to take its fight to the High Court. [Link to media]

+ NAB says no short term tech—NAB has outlined its technology priorities with bank chief Cameron Clyne warning against making short-term decisions that could hurt in the long run. ...

+ Optus to appeal court ruling—OPTUS will appeal a recent court ruling that they breached copyright law in broadcasting near live sporting matches on mobile devices. [Link to media]

+ Facebook launches 'app store'—FACEBOOK is clear about the future of its platform: third-party apps are the key to attracting and keeping users inside of its ecosystem. [Link to med...

+ Angry Birds passes 1bn downloads—ROVIO released its first financial figures this week, but the company has not decided when, where or whether to go public. [Link to media]

+ Cisco sees bleak economic outlook—CISCO raised the spectre of a sharp slowdown in technology spending, rattling investors already fretting about the economy's fragile condition. [Link ...

+ Optus profit up as mobiles slow—OPTUS posted a modest rise in full-year profit despite showing signs that its booming mobiles business is starting to slow. [Link to media]

+ Facebook warns again on mobiles—FACEBOOK'S user numbers are rising faster than the ads it delivers as more people access the network via smart phones. [Link to media]

+ Risk management here to stay—COMPREHENSIVE data businesses are obliged to collect and report should be seen as a source of commercial advantage, experts says. [Link to media]

+ Tax cheats under microscope—SAS and Capgemini have joined forces to tackle tax and welfare fraud. [Link to media]

+ Budget: few surprises for IT—THE federal budget has generated little surprise across the ICT sector and a few murmurs of disappointment. [Link to media]

+ Video ads for Angry Birds—AUSTALIA will be the first country in the world to get video ads in the popular mobile phone game Angry Birds. [Link to media]

+ Chubb's science blueprint approved—CHIEF scientist Ian Chubb will wait for the government's response to the base funding review to see if a key education recommendat...

+ Cuppa, catalogue key for shopping—THE internet may be wreaking havoc among bricks-and-mortar retailers, but it seems the old-fashioned paper catalogue is resisting the onslaught. [Link...

+ Optus resists Telstra push— Optus has continued to resist Telstra's aggressive push to lure back customers, adding 421,000 new subscribers in the last year. [Link to media]

+ $11m to fund laptops for kids—THE One Laptop Per Child program was a winner in the budget while the government's own Digital Education Revolution took a haircut [Link to media]

+ Companies will pay well for 4G rights—Labor has left room to reap more than the official estimate for an auction of wireless spectrum later this year. [Link to media]

+ Twitter account details exposed on web—TWITTER says it is trying to figure out how thousands of user names and passwords apparently wound up on an online file-sharing website. [Link to medi...

+ ASIC to be more market savvy with $50m—THE corporate watchdog will be given close to $50 million from the federal budget to overhaul its market monitoring ability. [Link to media]

+ RIM in 'Wake Up' call Down Under—RESEARCH in Motion is hoping its 'Wake Up' campaign Down Under will hit Apple at the core and lift flagging BlackBerry sales. [Link to media]

+ Island satellite upgrade cancelled—THE government has cancelled plans to upgrade its satellite communications on Christmas Island for two years. [Link to media]

+ Twitter investigates hacked accounts—TWITTER says it is investigating how user names and passwords from thousands of accounts ended up online. [Link to media]

+ Optus mobile subs up 5pc—OPTUS has continued to weather Telstra's push to lure back customers with the addition of 421,000 new subscribers in the last year. [Link to media]

+ Budget dumps anti-fraud measure—THE budget has dumped an anti-fraud measure that would see data matching between Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. [Link to media]

+ Kiosks to replace customs staff—THE government will extend its SmartGate program which lets Australians self-process passport control at airport kiosks. [Link to media]

+ Welfare IT spend offsets staff cuts—A boost in IT spending for welfare and health initiatives will help offset staff cuts and a bump in the productivity dividend. [Link to media]

+ Welfare and health IT spend offsets staff slashes—A boost in IT spending to drive welfare and health initiatives will help offset staff cuts and a bump in the productivity dividend in the 2012 bu...

+ One Laptop Per Child program boosted—The One Laptop Per Child program was a winner in the 2012 federal budget while the government's own digital education revolution took a haircut. [Link...

+ BlackBerry maker hires senior staff—RESEARCH in Motion has hired two new senior executives, including a marketing chief, as the company looks to regain market share. [Link to media]

+ Yahoo board member to step down—A YAHOO director who didn't challenge an inaccuracy in CEO Scott Thompson's academic record will step down. [Link to media]

+ 'Use e-health or lose incentives'—GPs will be required to take part in the electronic health records system or lose an incentives package [Link to media]

+ NBN to spark fight for customers—THE NBN could open the door for technology mega brands to challenge traditional telcos in Australia's broadband market. [Link to media]

+ Sale of 4G wireless spectrum to reap $4bn—THE government has earmarked some $4 billion for the sale of 4G licences in digital spectrum auctions likely later this year. [Link to media]

+ McCarthy scores a double at Philips—ALAN McCarthy has been appointed managing director of Philips Electronics ANZ and general manager of Philips Healthcare ANZ. [Link to media]

+ Start-ups lure staff from vendors—AUSTRALIAN start-ups are commercialising technology earlier and luring skills from traditional vendor environments. [Link to media]

+ Liberals face $2bn bill to scrap the NBN—IT would cost a Coalition government at least $2 billion to abort the rollout of Labor's National Broadband Network. [Link to media]

+ Personal health records to go online—AUSTRALIANS will be able to register to create a personal e-health record from July 1, improving patient management. [Link to media]

+ Japan's big new fish in gaming pond—YOSHIKAZU Tanaka, dressed in a hoodie, slashed jeans and crocs, looks the epitome of a Silicon Valley slacker; in fact, he represents the new face of ...

+ Pain expected from hit to jobs—GOVERNMENT IT is expected to feel budget pain with staffing cuts and slashing in capital expenditure. [Link to media]

+ NBN in push for deal on rollout—NBN Co is aiming to finalise an agreement with the NSW government crucial for the rollout of its fibre-optic network. [Link to media]

+ Infosys in alliance deal with NICTA—RESEARCH by National ICT Australia could one day end up in products commercialised by Infosys. [Link to media]

+ Internet piracy talks up in the air—THE federal Attorney-General's Department is struggling to keep negotiations to stop peer-to-peer internet piracy on track. [Link to media]

+ Hi-tech tools to fight cancer—AN Australian team has used computational methods to gain insights into cancer biology. [Link to media]

+ Dell seeks Asian centre—DELL is still searching for a berth for an Asia-region security operations centre. [Link to media]

+ Breaking the barrier of data volumes—INFOSYS has a simple message for organisations drowning in "big data": salvation is a phone call away. [Link to media]

+ New data frontier seeks pioneers—BIG data is expected to do for databases what virtualisation did for servers, but finding the talent is the biggest problem. [Link to media]

+ Samsung's WiFi camera falls short—SAMSUNG has failed to hit the mark with a WiFi camera. [Link to media]

+ Smooth switch from blades—MECHANICAL services contractor James L. Williams's blade servers needed to be replaced. [Link to media]

+ Pain expected from hit to jobs—GOVERNMENT IT is expected to feel budget pain with staffing cuts and slashing in capital expenditure. [Link to media]

+ NBN in push for deal on rollout—NBN Co is aiming to finalise an agreement with the NSW government crucial for the rollout of its fibre-optic network. [Link to media]

+ Infosys in alliance deal with NICTA—RESEARCH by National ICT Australia could one day end up in products commercialised by Infosys. [Link to media]

+ Internet piracy talks up in the air—THE federal Attorney-General's Department is struggling to keep negotiations to stop peer-to-peer internet piracy on track. [Link to media]

+ Hi-tech tools to fight cancer—AN Australian team has used computational methods to gain insights into cancer biology. [Link to media]

+ Dell seeks Asian centre—DELL is still searching for a berth for an Asia-region security operations centre. [Link to media]

+ Breaking the barrier of data volumes—INFOSYS has a simple message for organisations drowning in "big data": salvation is a phone call away. [Link to media]

+ New data frontier seeks pioneers—BIG data is expected to do for databases what virtualisation did for servers, but finding the talent is the biggest problem. [Link to media]

+ Samsung's WiFi camera falls short—SAMSUNG has failed to hit the mark with a WiFi camera. [Link to media]

+ Smooth switch from blades—MECHANICAL services contractor James L. Williams's blade servers needed to be replaced. [Link to media]

+ CSC seals $220m AMP deal—IT services firm CSC Australia has bagged an outsourcing contract extension with AMP worth $220 million for five years to 2016. [Link to media]

+ Telstra names Seale to board—TELSTRA has lifted female representation on its board by appointing Margaret Seale, MD of Random House Australia and New Zealand. [Link to media]

Last new 19/5/12 3:22pm.