An email sent by Amazon third-party sellers indicates that the US retailing giant will begin selling on its Australian store today, with the obvious intention of stepping up things alongside Black Friday in the US.

A third (35%) of Aussies have used Internet and online dating apps, with the number using the apps rising to half among millennials and our report details the good dating sites as well as the less savoury ones.

There are signs Australia’s “booming economy" might be hitting a flat spot, according to recruitment firm EL Consult, which says its executive demand index for October showed the Information Technology sector was the smallest supplier of executive-level jobs for the month.

Singapore private equity fund, Makara, has taken a S$70 million stake in Asia Pacific Internet services provider MyRepublic.

Australia has the third highest rate of mobile penetration among OECD countries, behind Japan and Finland, according to a report from the OECD, which said it had 128.8 subscriptions per 100 people.

With global shipments set to grow 5% by 2017 end and then nearly another 5% in 2018, ever better technologies at all price points are putting the sell into your smartphone.

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