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Marriott has revealed their Starwood guest reservation database was hacked, affecting millions of customers including New Zealanders. Photo / Getty Images

TECHNOLOGY

Why it's likely you have been hacked

19 Dec, 2018 5:00am

3 minutes to read

Google's search engine has been blocked in mainland China since early 2010. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

Google fail: Giant shuts down its censored China search engine project

18 Dec, 2018 8:30pm
3 minutes to read

Google's search engine has been blocked in mainland China since early 2010.

Spark boss Simon Moutter will still be the biggest dog at the Southern Cross Cable table - but his company will no longer have majority control. Photo / File.

TECHNOLOGY

Spark gives up its majority stake in international cable

18 Dec, 2018 6:20pm
2 minutes to read

Kiwi telco no longer the majority shareholder in the international cable.

TECHNOLOGY

Kiwis going mobile-only for calls, embracing fibre

18 Dec, 2018 4:16pm

3 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Govt scraps search for chief tech officer after Derek Handley saga

18 Dec, 2018 2:18pm
2 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Lab-grown kidneys move closer to reality

18 Dec, 2018 12:41pm
3 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

'Kiwi' delivery robot goes up in flames

18 Dec, 2018 10:46am
3 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Underwater robots map 'ocean weather' in disaster planning

18 Dec, 2018 10:43am
3 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

What gives manuka honey its magic ingredient?

18 Dec, 2018 9:08am
3 minutes to read

TECHNOLOGY

Into the ice world: Antarctica's link to 'space weather'

18 Dec, 2018 7:52am
3 minutes to read

Consumer head of research Jessica Wilson wants fines in the Fair Trading Act increased. She notes they are dramatically higher across the Tasman. Photo / Supplied.

TECHNOLOGY

Xmas shopping? Why extended warranties are a waste of time and money

18 Dec, 2018 7:42am
6 minutes to read

Know your rights.

Telcos are looking to give Kiwis better coverage over the holiday period. Photo/123RF.

TECHNOLOGY

Spark and Vodafone deploy 'cops' and 'cows' to holiday black spots

17 Dec, 2018 11:28am
3 minutes to read

Will you be able to Instagram that order of fish and chips in the Coromandel?

Beca's data analytics system was installed in the refurbished Mason Bros. building to make it run more efficiently.

TECHNOLOGY

AI plays a leading role

17 Dec, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Auckland has the opportunity to host smart buildings managed by data analytics.

The project has a partnership with Port Connect to provide data from Ports of Auckland and Tauranga to monitor movement of goods in and out of the country. Photo / Brett Phibbs

TECHNOLOGY

AI computer to deliver real time GDP data

17 Dec, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Massey University has today launched a world leading real time GDP tracker

Businesses simply can't operate without having their names come up in search results and their advertisements displayed online, but they have nowhere else to go but Google and Facebook. Photo / AP

TECHNOLOGY

Oz watchdog's move is a huge threat to Facebook and Google

16 Dec, 2018 3:00pm
5 minutes to read

Comment: ACCC chairman wants to put the consumer back in control

Mitochondria are the tiny energy generators found in nearly all complex cells, including the ones that make up our bodies. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

The Kiwi unravelling the mysteries of complex life

16 Dec, 2018 11:41am
4 minutes to read

Nearly everything around you can be put down to a process called endosymbiosis.

Our analysis indicates that people want more meaningful relationships. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

What do people on Twitter say they want?

16 Dec, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

The world, or at least the Twitterverse, might be unhappy.

Android phone owners are being warned about 22 dodgy apps. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

The 22 Android apps you should delete now

15 Dec, 2018 1:10pm
2 minutes to read

Android phone owners are being warned about 22 dodgy apps.

The service is expected to launch next. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

ASB to provide Apple Pay

15 Dec, 2018 8:30am
2 minutes to read

The service is expected to launch next year.

Science News

The touted great leap forward to a new modern age by Te Papa may in fact be a giant leap backwards for science. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Nic Rawlence: Te Papa restructure great leap backwards

19 Dec, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

COMMENT: Te Papa's latest restructuring will gut it of some expert curators.

Kidneys play a crucial role by filtering waste from all of the blood in our bodies - and as frequently as several times a day. Photo / 123RF

TECHNOLOGY

Lab-grown kidneys move closer to reality

18 Dec, 2018 12:41pm
3 minutes to read

A renowned Kiwi scientist's research could point the way to bio-engineering new kidneys.

The sea-going robots were specifically designed to observe sub-surface changes in temperature and salinity that vary over hours, days and weeks. Photo / Niwa

TECHNOLOGY

Underwater robots map 'ocean weather' in disaster planning

18 Dec, 2018 10:43am
3 minutes to read

Scientists are deploying underwater robots to prepare for NZ's next big marine disaster.

Manuka honey is worth hundreds of millions of dollars in export value. Scientists are closing in on what creates its active ingredient. Photo / File

TECHNOLOGY

What gives manuka honey its magic ingredient?

18 Dec, 2018 9:08am
3 minutes to read

Scientists suspect microbes might be responsible for lucrative manuka honey's X-factor.

Otago University's Dr James Brundell and Myles Thayer recently replaced an old antenna at Scott Base in Antarctica. Photo / Supplied

TECHNOLOGY

Into the ice world: Antarctica's link to 'space weather'

18 Dec, 2018 7:52am
3 minutes to read

NZ scientists in Antarctica are using military radio signals to monitor space weather.

Swedish young activist, 15-year-old Greta Thunberg, right, speaks to climate activists during the March for Climate in a protest against global warming in Katowice, Poland. Photo / AO

WORLD

15-year-old activist calls out world leaders

17 Dec, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

"You are not mature enough to tell it like it is."

Climate activists attend the March for Climate in a protest against global warming in Katowice, Poland, as the COP24 UN Climate Change Conference takes place in the city. Photo / AP

WORLD

Climate deal falls short of leap forward

17 Dec, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Gruelling negotiations in Poland have added legal flesh to bones of 2015 Paris agreement.

Professor Ian Hawes swims 25m below the surface at Cape Evans. The crystal-clear water is about minus 2C and the sea ice is 2m thick. Photo / Jason O'Hara

NEW ZEALAND

Into the ice world: Life at the bottom of the planet

16 Dec, 2018 1:21pm
5 minutes to read

Kiwi and Korean scientists are teaming up to measure Antarctica's subtlest changes.

An average 27 kiwi are being killed each week, driving a decline of around 1400 birds each year. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

DoC plan: How we'll save our national bird

16 Dec, 2018 1:00pm
3 minutes to read

A decade-long plan to reverse the decline of our national bird has been launched today.

TECHNOLOGY

The Kiwi unravelling the mysteries of complex life

16 Dec, 2018 11:41am
4 minutes to read

Nearly everything around you can be put down to a process called endosymbiosis.

We rely on population research to shape the policies that affect us individually - whether that's assessing our insurance premiums or how likely we are to commit a crime. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Why you're more than just a number

16 Dec, 2018 11:09am
4 minutes to read

We rely on population research to shape laws that affect all of us. Is it accurate enough?

Gracey Whiting's snoodle Enzo has a grain-free diet. Photo / Doug Sherring

LIFESTYLE

The contentious new world of gluten-free pets

16 Dec, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

"Grain-free" pet food is taking over the shelves, but it's health benefits are disputed.

Trade Me's data on search history and purchases could be a good hint as to what you can expect under the tree this Christmas. Photo / File

TECHNOLOGY

Kiwis shopping up large online for Christmas

15 Dec, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Sustainable transport options seem to be a popular choice for buyers.

Customers had purchased mobile phones, laptops and household appliances when the breaches occurred. Photo / File

TECHNOLOGY

'No point in you calling': Noel Leeming fined $200k for misleading consumers

14 Dec, 2018 6:11pm
4 minutes to read

Noel Leeming staff led a direct and significant departure from the truth, says ComCom.

Scotty Stevenson: Moving from Sky to Spark and TVNZ. Photo / Jason Oxenham

TECHNOLOGY

Scotty Stevenson jumps ship from Sky TV

14 Dec, 2018 3:18pm
2 minutes to read

Scotty Stevenson will lead Spark and TVNZ's coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Bomb-scare email doing the rounds is probably an opportunistic scam. Photo / Getty Images

TECHNOLOGY

Take bomb-threat emails seriously, govt cyber agency says

14 Dec, 2018 11:31am
Quick Read

Bomb-scare email doing the rounds is probably an opportunistic scam.

TECHNOLOGY

Revealed: Five Eyes partners met before Huawei arrest

14 Dec, 2018 9:29am
4 minutes to read

Secret meeting in Nova Scotia in July discussed 5G.

Rocket Lab's second commercial flight on the launchpad at Mahia with its cargo of 13 NASA cubesats. Photo / @Peter_J_Beck

TECHNOLOGY

Rocket Lab delays launch until Sunday

14 Dec, 2018 8:03am
Quick Read

Storm cited.

Gadgets

Anki's Vector is more than a cute home robot - as the temper tantrums prove.

TECHNOLOGY

Five gadgets your kids will love this Christmas

6 Dec, 2018 11:34am
5 minutes to read

Struggling for ideas for the kids this Christmas? Here are five suggestions.

For now, Bose's Frames are audio-only, but the company says AR (augmented reality) apps will be released next year. Photo / Supplied.

TECHNOLOGY

Look ma, no earbuds: Bose's audio glasses

5 Dec, 2018 12:24pm
2 minutes to read

Bose's audio glasses are coming in January.

Fitbit's Charge 3 is fully water resistant, and automatically knows when you're swimming.

TECHNOLOGY

Is this Fitbit's best watch yet?

23 Nov, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Fitbit's biggest selling watch is its Charge. So how does the Charge 3 improve it?

The Oppo R7 Pro is available to purchase from Noel Leeming, JB Hi-fi, PB Tech and Smiths City for $999.00.

TECHNOLOGY

Oppo R17 Pro Review: The world's fastest charging smartphone

16 Nov, 2018 3:30pm
6 minutes to read

Oppo's R17 Pro is marketed as having the world's fastest charging smartphone technology.

The new Tile Pro ($60) has a longer range than the original tile and a replaceable battery. But there's a trade-off. It's much chunkier than its predecessor. Photo / Supplied.

TECHNOLOGY

Tile fixes an annoying drawback with its Bluetooth tracker

14 Nov, 2018 5:00pm
3 minutes to read

I biffed my last Tile. But several new features make it worth a second look.

Elio three-wheel 'car' is registered as a motorcyle in the United States. Photo / supplied.

BUSINESS

Big read: Are tiny cars the next big thing?

4 Nov, 2018 9:55am
8 minutes to read

There's compelling evidence that the age of auto ownership is steadily declining.

TECHNOLOGY

Five gadgets your kids will love this Christmas

6 Dec, 2018 11:34am
5 minutes to read

Struggling for ideas for the kids this Christmas? Here are five suggestions.

TECHNOLOGY

Look ma, no earbuds: Bose's audio glasses

5 Dec, 2018 12:24pm
2 minutes to read

Bose's audio glasses are coming in January.

TECHNOLOGY

Is this Fitbit's best watch yet?

23 Nov, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Fitbit's biggest selling watch is its Charge. So how does the Charge 3 improve it?

TECHNOLOGY

Oppo R17 Pro Review: The world's fastest charging smartphone

16 Nov, 2018 3:30pm
6 minutes to read

Oppo's R17 Pro is marketed as having the world's fastest charging smartphone technology.

TECHNOLOGY

Tile fixes an annoying drawback with its Bluetooth tracker

14 Nov, 2018 5:00pm
3 minutes to read

I biffed my last Tile. But several new features make it worth a second look.

BUSINESS

Big read: Are tiny cars the next big thing?

4 Nov, 2018 9:55am
8 minutes to read

There's compelling evidence that the age of auto ownership is steadily declining.

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