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Giant telescope gets go ahead
Telecom users struck again
Telecom is working with Yahoo! to find the cause of the latest spam issue affecting customers.
Scam Watch - April 14
It wasn't just Xtra emails being hit by scammers this week.
Homepage disappointment
Online sellers are paying an extra $39 to have their listings feature for just a couple of hours on the Trade Me homepage…
Facebook founder gets political
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley leaders have launched a political group.
Investors dump Microsoft over PC slump
News of a big slump in world PC sales this year has hit the share prices of Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Intel.
Google lets users manage digital afterlife
Google has launched a tool that lets users decide what happens with their email, Google Plus and other accounts after they…
Soviet Mars spacecraft possibly spotted in photos
Space fans from Russia have spotted what may be parts from a spacecraft that the Soviet Union landed on Mars in 1971. Poring…
Technology
Tech Universe: Friday 12 April
When the Pope goes on tour he rides in an armour-plated limousine, though it usually has an engine.
Kiwi rewards system eyes global market
A New Zealand platform designed to help businesses reward customers and keep them coming back is catching on overseas, with…
David Cunliffe: We all must pay tax - including multinationals
Recent months have shown that we have a Revenue Minister who is more interested in tinkering around the edges, writes David…
Russell Conduit: Dream police are inside your head
You may have read that a team of researchers has developed a way to detect the contents of people's dreams. But what can…
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Facebook users get first look at 'Home'
Facebook's new mobile phone application, 'Home' will be available for download beginning April 12. Users…
NZ loses ground in global tech rankings
New Zealand has slipped six places in the World Economic Forum's ranking of economies based on their ability to benefit…
Mac Planet: The Dynabook
A former Apple designer recently caused ructions (or at least, ripples) in the Apple blogosphere by stating some criticisms…
Bitcoin hacker currency bursts into mainstream
Bitcoins have moved from the world of internet oddities to the cusp of mainstream use.
PC sales plunge as Windows 8 flops
Global PC shipments have fallen 14 per cent this year, the biggest slump since research started in 1994 that seems to be…
Mouse brains transparent, anatomy revealed
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Talk about clearing your head: Stanford University scientists have found a way to make see-through mouse…
Compute
Facebook muscles in on Android users
More Compute
With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook is trying to prove that a company doesn't have to make…
Wired
Is teleworking working?
Yahoo says face-to-face interaction among employees fosters a more collaborative culture. But by rejecting the ability…
Mac Planet
Mac Planet: uWatch
More Mac Planet
OK, I'm not saying Apple is building a watch. But if you follow the rumours ... that's a rumour. And…
Gadgets
Tech Universe: Thursday 11 April
Many cities are full of tall towers. The wind often funnels between them, so why not make use of it as it does?
Games
Hiring boom at gaming company
An Auckland game development studio has more than quadrupled its staff numbers in less than three years and says it has…
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