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Listed data centre provider NextDC says Telstra business and government customers will be able to move their critical IT infrastructure into NextDC co-location facilities in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth from February.

The federal government is accepting submissions for its $100 million mobile black spot program promised during the election campaign. It aims to attract another $100 million in private and other government investment to deliver better coverage in regional areas. Submissions close February 28. communications.gov.au/mobile_coverage

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull released the NBN Strategic Review last week. While validating his mixed-technology model, it surprised all in its analysis of how long it would take to build the original fibre-to-the-premises model - only two years more. Many will ask, writes Tony Brown, why not just do it? bit.ly/18PJ3xy

The pundits are in agreement: 2014 will be the year that the market for wearable devices takes off. But if you think wearable devices are limited to things like the popular Nike FuelBand and the much publicised Google Glass, think again. Californian software developer EyeMynd claims to have developed a "Brain Operating System" that "allows anyone to interact with their electronic device just by thinking what they want to occur".

Local market little changed as Chinese manufacturing expands more slowly.

Just how does superannuation work, property in a DIY fund, and franked dividend concerns jump out as the big concerns for our subscribers over the past year.

There are pros and cons in buying property within a super fund … here's why.

Hybrids and bonds issuance was down sharply this year, but next year will likely be different.

There are tell-tale market signals at this time of year … but it's still a matter of timing.

Both mining giants are undervalued, and set for recovery.

Mobile payment solutions company eServGlobal is the second best performer on the Uncapped 100 after the stock jumped to a 2½-year high ahead of its full-year result.

Wesfarmers' sale of its insurance underwriting division to IAG has advantages for both parties. It will de-risk Wesfarmers' retail-based portfolio and will allow IAG to become a market leader in intermediated insurance.

The prime minister drew a bow this week between the central bank's $9 billion government top-up and a lower Australian dollar, revealing an alarming lack of understanding about monetary policy.

Despite the lack of a summer melting, scientists say signs of global warming continue unabated in the Arctic.

Should the Royal Commission into home insulation be all about Tony Abbott's 'industrial manslaughter' charge, it could spend a lot of time covering old ground.

Solar market analysts, IHS, see the global market for concentrated solar photovoltaics entering a phase of "explosive growth".