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  • Framed for child porn....by a virus?

    Framed for child porn....by a virus?

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Of all the sinister things that internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.



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  • Website illegally selling Beatles mp3s launches unusual defence

    Website illegally selling Beatles mp3s launches unusual defence

    Sat, 07th Nov

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    An online music store caught selling Beatles mp3s without permission has removed the band's music from its services, but denies it was breaking the law.

  • Nelson schoolgirl wins Google logo competition

    Nelson schoolgirl wins Google logo competition

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    The winner of internet giant Google's competition, which asked Kiwi school children to draw its logo in a way that best represented New Zealand, has just been announced in Wellington.

  • Top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent

    Top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    In the top ten most downloaded movies on BitTorrent this week, Paranormal Activity tops the list followed by Terminator Salvation and Surrogates.

  • Google Dashboard gives control over personal content

    Google Dashboard gives control over personal content

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.

  • Online gamers increasingly targeted by login thieves

    Online gamers increasingly targeted by login thieves

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    A recent study released by Microsoft has confirmed what many gamers have suspected for sometime - online gamers are increasingly becoming the target of online scamming and identity theft.

  • No Friends? Don't blame the internet

    No Friends? Don't blame the internet

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    A new study confirms what your 130 Facebook friends and scores of Twitter followers may have already told you: The internet and mobile phones are not linked to social isolation.




  • Focus on 'wibro' at broadband summit in Auckland

    Focus on 'wibro' at broadband summit in Auckland

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    Vice President for Global Marketing Telecommunications for Samsung Electronics says ‘wibro’ has been on offer for three years in Korea and is experiencing rapid uptake.

  • NZ Broadband Summit discusses infrastructure

    NZ Broadband Summit discusses infrastructure

    Wed, 04th Nov

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    New Zealand, Australia and Korean officials will meet in Auckland today to discuss broadband infrastructure.

  • Will fast broadband help productivity?

    Will fast broadband help productivity?

    Tue, 03rd Nov

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    A government-funded survey raises questions about the productivity gains to be made from providing fast internet access.

  • Kiwi serial spammers caught in undercover bust

    Kiwi serial spammers caught in undercover bust

    Mon, 02nd Nov

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    Two Christchurch men behind one of the world's biggest spamming operations have been hit with heavy fines under a new anti-spamming law.

  • Hebrew, Hindi, other scripts get web address nod

    Hebrew, Hindi, other scripts get web address nod

    Sun, 01st Nov

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    The nonprofit body that oversees internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the web dramatically more inclusive.

  • OMG! How incriminating Facebook pictures could cost you your job

    OMG! How incriminating Facebook pictures could cost you your job

    Thu, 29th Oct

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    For millions around the world Facebook is the place to catch up with friends, and see the latest photos.

  • Kiwi broadband subscribers reach 1.1 million

    Kiwi broadband subscribers reach 1.1 million

    Tue, 27th Oct

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    Broadband subscriber numbers rose 27 percent in the 15 months to June to 1.1 million, Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) says.

  • Twitter offered $500k for 24-hour ad space

    Twitter offered $500k for 24-hour ad space

    Wed, 21st Oct

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    Social networking site Twitter has been offered USD$500,000 for just 24 hours of advertising on the site.

  • A simple solution to the illegal download problem

    A simple solution to the illegal download problem

    Wed, 21st Oct

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    A simple solution to a complex problem – that is how one lobby group is describing the results of their survey of internet users who download illegally.

  • Are webcams the future of neighbourhood watch?

    Are webcams the future of neighbourhood watch?

    Tue, 20th Oct

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    Whangarei residents could soon be fighting crime from the comfort of their own homes - if a council plan to install webcams goes ahead.

  • What do you think about Ghost twittering?

    What do you think about Ghost twittering?

    Mon, 19th Oct

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    Ghost tweeting – where a communications or marketing person tweets on behalf of a CEO or celebrity – got an airing in the Herald on Sunday yesterday.

  • Are digital cameras eroding our memories?

    Are digital cameras eroding our memories?

    Fri, 16th Oct

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    Showing off your photos by posting them online is easier than ever before with the advancement of digital cameras and digital technology. But with all the photos we're now taking, are we diluting our memories?

  • Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?

    Beatles tracks on sale as mp3s - but is it legit?

    Wed, 04th Nov

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    The Beatles' catalogue has appeared for sale digitally for the first time, though there are doubts the site offering the mp3s is legit.

  • Pet Society gives Playfish real revenue stream

    Pet Society gives Playfish real revenue stream

    Wed, 04th Nov

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    Playfish, the two-year-old UK-based social gaming company says it's already turning a substantial profit, despite offering its games for free on social networks such as Facebook.

  • Chinese site to steer users to legit music source

    Chinese site to steer users to legit music source

    Tue, 03rd Nov

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    A free and legal song download service says it now will be getting traffic from China's largest search engine, which is trying to reduce online music piracy.

  • Churches opening online branches

    Churches opening online branches

    Mon, 02nd Nov

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    Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service.

  • Internet Corporation expected to vote 'yes' to non-Latin script

    Internet Corporation expected to vote 'yes' to non-Latin script

    Fri, 30th Oct

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    One of the biggest changes in the history of the internet is set to take place later today.

  • World's first Twitter seance to be held before Halloween

    World's first Twitter seance to be held before Halloween

    Wed, 28th Oct

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    Users of the online networking site Twitter are being invited to submit questions for the spirits of departed celebrities, including Michael Jackson and William Shakespeare, as part of the world's first Twitter seance.

  • Twitter messaging for students at exam time

    Twitter messaging for students at exam time

    Tue, 27th Oct

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    Twitter messaging has been added to the list of communication methods used by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to contact students at exam time.

  • Orcon: Iggy deadline looms

    Orcon: Iggy deadline looms

    Wed, 21st Oct

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    Orcon says its new ad campaign with Iggy Pop has already attracted more than 100 auditions.

  • Tweets hit New Zealand streets on billboards

    Tweets hit New Zealand streets on billboards

    Tue, 20th Oct

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    The social networking phenomenon Twitter has taken to the streets with New Zealand's first billboards displaying live tweets.

  • Top 20 Kiwi 'Google doodles' announced

    Top 20 Kiwi 'Google doodles' announced

    Mon, 19th Oct

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    Google has announced the Kiwi school students whose Google ‘doodles’ have made the top 20 in New Zealand’s first ever Doodle 4 Google competition.

  • Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules

    Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules

    Mon, 19th Oct

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    With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called "net neutrality" rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed internet providers give equal treatment to all data flowing over their networks.