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Facebook sleuthing proves fruitful for NZ police
Police use of social networks to hunt criminals is proving effective, with 'one or two' crooks caught each month.

InternetNZ downplays illegal Kiwi file sharing claims
'The sky is not falling,' says InternetNZ's Jordan Carter, pointing out exceptional recession performance from the copyright content industry.

Goldblum upset by death hoax
Jeff Goldblum has broken his silence over an internet hoax that he died in a fall off the Kauri Cliffs in Northland last year.

Bebo finds new owners
AOL has offloaded Bebo for a tiny fraction of the $1.2b it paid for the company two years ago.

Telecom to refund 1300 customers for misleading advert
The Commerce Commission has has ordered Telecom to refund customers over a Fair Trading Act breach.

Vodafone apologises to misled customers
Vodafone says it will honour its Red Network pricing plan after complaints of misleading ads and overcharging were brought to light.

Customers unhappy with Vodafone's broadband service
Customers say problems with Vodafone's broadband service extend beyond an online tool that offered discounts to people who were later charged full price.

Vodafone denies discount offers misleading
Vodafone has been accused of offering some broadband customers discounts and later charging them full price.

Union slams EMA's 'scaremongering' Facebook warning
Employees venting workplace anger to their Facebook friends should face legal action, says an employers lobby group.

Cool World Cup gadgets on the internet
The FIFA World Cup is just days away, but if you can't wait for the real action to start, there's plenty online to occupy football fanatics.

Lecturer relents on students' use of Wikipedia for research
A university lecturer has embraced Wikipedia as part of her teaching after initially shunning the online encyclopedia.

The broadband scramble
In the next few weeks many bidders to take part in the Govt-backed rollout of a high-speed broadband network will be knocked out of the game.

It takes two to tango
This meeting is pure infidelity. But Claire Balfour, who emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand 10 years ago, isn't out to snare a married man.

Broadband solution can begin in the home
Inadequate home wiring, old hardware and software are all creating broadband bottlenecks in the home.