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1000 fake followers for US$10
Celebrities, businesses and even the US State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube…
Telecom probes fresh email virus
Yahoo! Xtra email account users are being asked to delete any suspicious emails they receive as Telecom investigates a possible…
Stretching the limits of our body
When Dr Benjamin O'Brien invented technology that gave artificial muscle devices lifelike reflexes, he unlocked a world…
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StretchSense Stretch Sensors
StretchSense CEO Ben O'Brien talks about the Stretch Sensor technology and how it can be used. Video / StretchSense
PCs cap worst ever sales year
A new report says personal computer sales slipped even further during the holiday shopping season, capping the worst annual…
Facebook scammer's new low
Facebook scammers have hit another low, posing as a cancer sufferer to con people into giving them donations. The scammers…
The origins of ... Donkey Kong
In 1981, Nintendo broke into the arcade game market in North America with one of the first platform video games, Donkey…
Technology
New hi-tech sports gear detects damaging blow to head
Sports apparel company Reebok is entering the tech world, developing computerised headwear that can…
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CES: Robots take centre stage
This week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has highlighted an enormous growth in robotics in a range of fields.
Pat Pilcher: Intel announce SD card sized computer
Not content with announcing a slew of wearable tech, Intel also announced a tiny computer. Branded "Edison", Intel's CEO…
PS4 sales top Xbox One
Sony says it has sold 4.2 million PlayStation 4 consoles in 2013. That beats out rival Microsoft's Xbox One, which sold…
McAfee elated to have name dropped from anti-virus software
Eccentric programmer and former-fugitive John McAfee has described himself as ‘elated’ at the decision…
Wynyard shares soar to new record
Wynyard shares have jumped 11 percent to $1.48 today, adding to their 12 percent rise yesterday.
Aussie hedge fund manager raves about Xero's potential
An Australian hedge fund manager has raved about the potential for accountancy software company Xero.
Wearable gadgets on way
Will 2014 be remembered as the year wearable computing took off?
Pat Pilcher: The Pirate Bay to launch game changing app
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As the war on piracy and privacy continues, The Pirate Bay has revealed what could be a gamer changer…
Compute
How to secure your online accounts
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With so much of modern life taking place online, what is the best way to secure your digital data? A…
Wired
Where did that word come from? - Bluetooth
Mark Amsler, senior English lecturer at the University of Auckland explains.
Apple Watch
Apple Watch: Boys of Tech
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I've mentioned podcasts before - in short, they're free informational and/or entertainment sound files…
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Sci-fi draws ever nearer to fact
Countdown to Mars As it stands, if you felt the urge to make the 87 million km trip to Mars, it would take you nine months…
Games
Where did 2-player mode go?
Games blogger Siobhan Keogh asks where all the two-person multiplayer games have gone.
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