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Emojis jack up phone bill

A glitch means some phones are automatically turning text messages that contain emoticons, or emojis, into a pricier multimedia text message.

Auckland Council's gender blunder

Outrage as officials ask people trying to sign in to free WiFi to select their gender.

Why crop top pics went viral

You'd think that, between the filters and the #fitnessgoals and the celebrity-grams, Instagram would make an unfriendly place to talk body acceptance. But the opposite is actually true.

Internet the next space race

The second great space race is under way.

Bella Katz: Oz's major telcos hung up on wrong issues

Bella Katz admires NZ's fast internet speeds and wired up cities as she experiences broadband drama in Melbourne.

Baby sees mum clearly for first time

A video capturing the moment a baby girl puts on her first pair of glasses is melting the hearts of the internet after being posted on Facebook by her mum.

Do online symptom checkers work?

Ever asked the internet what your symptoms mean and gotten a response that seemed wacky or totally off base? It's not your imagination.

The perfect response to trolls

When her selfie went viral and people started making cruel remarks about her boyfriend, Ashley Stevens had the perfect response.

James Griffin: Why can't you put down your phone?

I want to know what is going on in people's heads as they shuffle towards me, on the footpath, engrossed in the device they hold in their hand.

The photo inspiring the world

An image of a homeless boy doing his homework by the light of a McDonald's restaurant has inspired thousands of internet users.

Time for society's 'digital detox'

Break-up apps and software that tells you whether you're right to take a "pee break" at the movies are proof society needs a "digital detox".

Women fight breast censorship with male nipples

Women have found a wacky way to fight censorship of their breasts on social media, covering them with images of male nipples.

How to take safe selfies

So many Russians are being killed or injured in pursuit of the perfect selfie that police have launched a public safety campaign.

Fans fume as Sky app won't Go

Rugby fans are fuming after missing much of yesterday's All Blacks match in Samoa because of a glitch in Sky TV's app, Sky Go.

Young life saved by FB post

Young Aucklander Ruby Joy says her life was saved by the touching words of British literary star Julie Burchill, who recently lost her son to suicide.

See who’s unfriended you

Before you take your unfriend-number to heart, remember most of the people we connect with on Facebook are not, and were never, actually our friends.