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E-waste up by third by 2017 - UN study
Tech Universe: Monday 16 December
ANY CYCLISTS LEFT?: Cyclists and buses aren't a great mix, so researchers at Bristol University have created a device called…
The Pirate Bay moves to Peru
As the fight to take down one of the worlds biggest torrent tracker sites continues, ThePiratebay has again switched domain…
Rhys Darby: Keeping up with tech stuff can be baffling
Is it just me or does life feel like it's moving faster these days? The year is nearly over and yet I swear it was only…
Video
Prime Minister John Key has accused Mana leader Hone…
video
Orcon Next: Media
Maori Television's general manager of news and current affairs, Julian Wilcox, explains the channel's news priorities for…
video
Popularity of electronic cigarettes
The growing popularity of electronic cigarettes has led many European countries to introduce regulations controlling the…
Want to relax? Put away the phone
Constantly checking those work emails on your smartphone could be bad for more than just your marriage.
Customs returns seized property
Customs has returned all the electronic gear stripped from a backpacker at the border, saying it found nothing on his computer…
Technology
Thousands of free eBooks available
Auckland Libraries has added thousands of new, free electronic texts to its collection.
Time to ditch the 'Venus and Mars' cliche
As hardy perennials go, there is little to beat that science hacks' favourite: the hard-wiring of male and female brains…
Pat Pilcher: The Pirate Bay sails to a new domain
Pressure to get the world's largest torrent tracking site taken down by the entertainment industry is relentless, and in…
Apple Watch: Hey ho Mac Pro
Hey, Apple, it's December and this is the month the amazing new Mac Pro was going to arrive. Things seem a little quiet…
Pat Pilcher: Samsung tries to silence user after phone 'bursts into flames'
Public Relations can be a particular tricky beast to get right. Samsung are learning that it isn't just…
Tech Universe: Friday 13 December
WHERE THE WIND BLOWS: Skyscrapers are very exposed to the wind, and at 530 metres tall the Pertamina Energy Tower to…
Apple work conditions improving
A labour group monitoring three Chinese factories that make iPhones and other Apple products says once-oppressive working…
US mulls lifting ban on in-flight phone calls
As one part of the US government looks to remove restrictions on making phone calls from airplanes, another agency is apparently…
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Europe's first Bitcoin ATM
A Swedish company has launched what it claims is Europe's first Bitcoin ATM. The machine allows people to exchange cash…
New frustration for Yahoo Xtra users
Technology Archives
Yahoo Xtra customers are again pulling their hair out as email services are disrupted once more.
Compute
Apple Watch: Conduct in code
More Compute
Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook asked his employees, in a video message, to review Apple's 'Business Conduct…
Wired
Google Glass up on Trade Me
One of the first pairs of Google Glass(es) to come to New Zealand shores has been listed for sale on Trade Me, however the…
Apple Watch
Apple Watch: Mini with moxie
More Apple Watch
Now that the mini is virtually as full-powered as the 5th generation iPad Air, the PC-free world Steve…
Gadgets
Tech Universe: Thursday 12 December
UPHILL'S A BREEZE: Skiers and snowboarders like to slide down mountains, and often aren't excited by the need to use a…
Games
Game review: Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Riddle me this: When is an Arkham game not an Arkham game?
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