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Slingshot fined over dodgy transfers
Internet and phone company Slingshot has been fined $250,000 after it admitted transferring competitors' customers to its…
'Fake' interpreter a serial offender
The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial who has been accused of being a fake has signed at past ANC events…
Investigation into 'fake' interpreter
"There was no meaning in what he used his hands for." An investigation is launched into whether a fake sign language interpreter…
Web users caught up in ransom scam
Some NZ computer users have paid $500 ransom demands after finding their machines encrypted and a ransom note demanding…
Govt report on Chorus out next week
A full report on how internet price cuts will affect Chorus' ability to complete its leg of the ultra-fast broadband scheme…
Diner e-guide gets taste for NZ
Online restaurant guide Zomato is ramping up its growth in NZ as it goes head-to-head with more established competitors…
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…
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Dotcom still being spied on
Kim Dotcom is likely to be under fresh surveillance and to have had phone calls with his lawyer intercepted…
Slingshot due in court
Internet company Slingshot has accepted Commerce Commission findings that 27 customers were transferred to it without authorisation…
Spies infiltrate online gaming
American and British spy agencies are operating in a world full of monsters - only it isn't quite the real world. The NSA…
NZ kids unaware of online dangers
Only about half of New Zealand kids aged 5 to 10 know the danger of speaking to online friends and a fifth of those would…
Tech giants lobby to fight spying
Big tech companies across the US have joined forces to pressure government to curb its big surveillance…
Phone addicts unhappy - study
Avid mobile phone users are less happy and suffer from higher anxiety, a new study shows.
Productivity gains the goal in adopting new applications
There are two distinct tiers of value for smartphones and tablets in enterprises.
Scam Watch - Dec 8
A Napier retailer warns a man claiming to be from "Google business" is offering a preferential listing for $295 - which…
Readers become the authors
A novel approach to reading has kids blogging and commenting online about what should happen next in books - and authors…
UK out to stop tweeters tripping up over court cases
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The British Government will issue guidance for Twitter and Facebook users about how they can avoid "inadvertently…
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The sky's no limit
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New online attractions booking site GoBook has big growth plans for New Zealand and is eyeing overseas…
Telecommunications
NSA turns eyes to online games
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Stories carried overnight by international media say US and UK spies have spent years trawling online…
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Microsoft goes live with Windows 8.1
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Microsoft has officially released the revamped version of its latest Windows operating system. Windows…
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