Published on May 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
2010 Federal Budget – Today’s Budget will be focused on health – with cheaper medicines at its core – but the jury’s out whether it will resuscitate the collapsing fortunes of the Rudd Government. Treasurer Wayne Swan will announce a plan to strip pharmacies of $1.9 billion in subsidies for dispensing widely-used cholesterol and reflux [...]
Tags: Aged Care, Cholesterol, Credibility, Doctors, Elective Surgery, Federal Budget, Fortunes, Investments, Medicare, Medicines, Nurses, Pharmacies, Reflux, Retirement Savings, Subsidies, Surgery Doctor, Swan, Treasurer Wayne, Wait Times, Wayne Swan
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Published on April 3, 2010 by Technology Slice
Virgin Blue Boeing Deal – Virgin Blue will spend $8.4 billion on 105 new Boeing jets in a deal sealed on the strength of a simple handshake in the small hours of last Sunday. Outgoing Virgin chief Brett Godfrey and Boeing salesman Roland Ramirez were on the back verandah of Mr Godfrey’s house in Brisbane [...]
Tags: 3am, Airbus, Aircraft Manufacturers, Aviation Market, Boeing, Boeing Jets, Fortunes, Global Aviation, Handshake Deal, Last Sunday, Malaysian Airlines, Mr Godfrey, New Aircraft, Slump, Time Performance, Turnaround, Turnover, Verandah, virgin blue, World War Ii
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Published on March 12, 2010 by Technology Slice
Richest Man In The World Is No Longer Bill Gates – Microsoft owner and billionaire Bill Gates has been knocked off his perch as the worlds richest man by Carlos Slim. Carlos Slim has several different investments but most notably he owns and runs a telecom empire in Mexico. He doubled his fortune in the [...]
Tags: Bill Gates, Billionaire, Carlos Slim, Empire, Fortune, Fortunes, Investments, Mexico, microsoft, Microsoft Owner, Richest Man In The World, Telecom, Warren Buffet, Worlds Richest Man
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Published on March 3, 2010 by Technology Slice
Tivo Expands in Premiere – There was a time when a TiVo was the coolest box next to the TV. The time-shifting set-top box led the digital video recorder movement and introduced a new way to watch TV. But then generic DVRs from cable and satellite companies started to chip away at TiVo’s business, while [...]
Tags: Amazon, Blockbuster, Digital Video Recorder, Dvrs, Fortunes, Game Consoles, High Definition, netflix, New Features, Oct 31, Satellite Companies, Sibling, Software Interface, Tivo, Tivo Recorder, Video Boxes, Video On Demand, Video Options, Video Providers, youtube
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