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Users of Bitcoin have been cautioned to be wary of the risks associated with using the virtual currency and others like Litecoin and Novacoin.

One-time US Olympic rower and Mark Zuckerberg frenemy Cameron Winklevoss, one half of the famed Winklevoss twins, has revealed he thinks Bitcoin could reach US$40,000 a coin.

Commonwealth Bank today became the world's first bank to offer PayPass services with Samsung's Galaxy S4, allowing shoppers to pay for goods and services with their phones on the go.

A young Australian entrepeneur has lost more than $1 million in Bitcoins in what is possibly the biggest online theft in history.

Twitter has surprised the tech world with a hugely successful public launch today, surging to 73% growth after day one to reach $US44.90 a share.

Twitter has announced it will begin trading at $26 when it goes on sale tomorrow, compared with an initial price of $38 for Facebook when it launched last year.

Microsoft has defied expectations from both Wall Street and the general tech public, posting very healthy earnings of $5.2bn last quarter amid some tough competition.

MYOB today announced it will launch two different mobile apps next year, one for Aussie businesses and one for accountants.

Banks have become known for quickly adopting new technology, and St George Bank is continuing the trend with a set of prototypes for smartwatch applications.

Serial entrepreneur Fred Schebesta, founder of what he describes as Australia’s leading financial-product comparison website, has thrown a bone to entrepreneurs everywhere, releasing a top 10 list of things "most entrepreneurs would never want their peers, employees and customers to know."

A long 14 months after its initial launch, social media giant Facebook is set to finally pass its $38 IPO price.

Analysts' worst fears were realised today, with Microsoft admitting it was US$900 million short on sales projections for its Surface RT tablets.

Google is struggling to capitalise on the mobile advertising market, after its second quarter financial results missed market expectations.

Samsung's shares were down 6% early Friday morning, following concerns Galaxy S4 sales are not meeting expectations.

Google today announced GoMo, an online calculator designed to help brands and media agencies better understand and improve the return on investment they are getting from advertising in today's mobile world.

Chip manufacturer ARM, whose technology powers iPhone and iPads, has seen its stock price jump the most in more than four years after outperforming analyst expectations.

IDC has lowered its estimate of future ICT spending in Australia. The analyst firm is now predicting a 3.0% compound annual growth rate through to 2016.

Financial software vendor Reckon has added payment summary lodgement to the range of facilities offered by its GovConnect portal.

Micro Focus (LSE:MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application modernisation, testing and management solutions, has announced that CSC (NYSE: CSC), a global leader in providing client business and technology- enabled solutions and services, is using Micro Focus technologies to offer end-to-end enterprise software for banking, cards, payments and lending across a broader range of platforms and operating systems.

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