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Google Maps soars through Amazon jungle
Bungled notice scuppers music piracy case
A bungled warning notice sent under the three-strikes copyright regime means an alleged music pirate is off the hook for…
Chris Barton: Something rotten in our Commerce Commission
Something is very rotten in our Commerce Commission. In setting the price for access to Chorus's copper wholesale network…
Netflix joins with Vodafone for NZ launch
Vodafone says it's joined forces with streaming video newcomer Netflix, with some of its customers getting the service free…
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Four-hour commute: Finding work outside Detroit
A scarcity of employment opportunities in post-bankruptcy…
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Samsung foregoes plastic in new S6 line
Samsung has updated its flagship phone line with two new handsets, the S6 and S6 Edge. The devices forego the plastic-backed…
Bad news for Tinder users
Tinder Plus, the dating app's premium service, is launching today and will charge its older members far more than its younger…
Xero has the Google factor over MYOB
As rivalry between Australasian accounting software foes Xero and MYOB heats up, an investment blog has found a novel method…
Your Business: Product development - Ben Wilson, BridgePoint
Ben Wilson is a founder and account director at BridgePoint, a Hamilton-based IT company that has also developed a voicemail…
Technology
The birth and death of start-ups
Though more and more young tech billionaires seem to be household names, the percentage of new businesses…
Gates tops new world rich list
Bill Gates, the founder of tech company Microsoft, has topped Forbes' 2015 list of the world's top billionaires for the…
Diligent expects 19% rise in sales
Diligent Board Member Services expects sales growth of up to 19 per cent in 2015 as it attracts customers to its BoardBooks…
No plastic for new Galaxy S6
Samsung has unveiled a stylish new flagship phone that ditches its signature plastic design for more stylish metal and glass. The…
Drones at your wedding?
Inez Edwards had no clue what a drone was. But when the bride-to-be's photographer suggested it as a…
Why Tinder is struggling
Paul Eggler has three free dating apps on his smartphone and hasn't found a partner yet. Even so, the 28-year-old, who…
Juha Saarinen: The chilling effect of tech law
Over the years I've come to despair over how badly our politicians understand technology.
Apple Watch unveiling
Apple has reportedly sent out invitations to an event where it will unveil details for the release of the Apple Watch.
Humble light bulb helps Japan fill nuclear gap
Japan's push to keep power flowing after it shuttered its nuclear program may best be illustrated by 73 million light bulbs…
US regulators OK net neutrality rules
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US internet service providers now must act in the "public interest" when providing a mobile connection…
Your Business
Twelve Questions: Murray Crane
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Murray Crane talks to Emily Simpson about his origins, punk influences and what it means to wear a suit…
IT Security
Not your typical cybersecurity firm
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Darktrace is a UK cybersecurity company that counts Cambridge machine learning specialists and cyberintelligence…
Gadgets
Meteor near miss for Hamilton friends
Two Hamilton friends had a close encounter last night with a meteor, which lit up skies over the North Island. Bright flashes…
Games
Game review: The Order: 1886
It's good - and it's also bad. For The Order: 1886, a game that promises so much, that's a painful thing to say. But the…
Aviation
'Dam Busters' veteran to auction medals
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One of only two Kiwis to take part in the famous "Dam Busters" air attack during World War II is to…
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