BusinessGoogle faces breakup call as EU patience wanesA European Parliament bid for legislation splitting up Google may send a message that's too loud to ignore.25 Nov 01:00 AM
LifestyleIs this the web's cutest kid?Five-year-old girl with more than a million Instagram followers lives jet-set lifestyle of limos and Louis Vuitton thanks to her fans.23 Nov 09:55 PM
New ZealandThe fall of Kim DotcomIt’s one of the biggest houses in the country, but the walls are closing in on Kim Dotcom as he rattles around his mansion.22 Nov 06:27 PM
TelecommunicationsApps use taking over from calls, textsMobile phone users are increasingly turning to messaging apps and shunning traditional calling and texting.21 Nov 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsNZ on edge of phone revolutionNew Zealand is on the edge of a smartphone revolution being led from an epicentre in Asia.21 Nov 04:00 PM
LifestyleSite blocks 'Asian' namesFour women of Chinese descent are suing Sephora for allegedly blocking and deactivating the accounts of 'Asian-sounding' customers during a 20 per cent off sale.20 Nov 11:10 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Copyright concerns in the Internet eraTech blogger Juha Saarinen talks about his concerns with copyright in the digital age and reviews the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 10.19 Nov 08:30 PM
BusinessWhatsApp moves to encrypt dataWhatsApp, the world's most popular instant messaging platform, has begun encrypting all its data by default.19 Nov 02:15 AM
TelecommunicationsNew York City unveils payphone of the futureNew York has unveiled the most ambitious plan yet for the payphone of the future offering WiFi connections, free calls and more.18 Nov 02:48 AM
OpinionMatt HeathMatt Heath: Abuse by strangers doesn't hurt me a bitMatt Heath writes: Who knows why people post mean stuff? Maybe their life is crap or maybe they're psychotic - but before you start crying you need to check credentials.16 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessMovie streaming optionsMore Kiwis are choosing to stream movies online rather than head down to the local DVD shop - but many may be watching them illegally.15 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Break the banhammer and cyber-securityTech blogger Juha Saarinen raises questions about the chief censor eyeing Slingshot over access to unclassified material.13 Nov 11:13 PM
OpinionMai Chen: Technology rules, but it still needs peopleI have been getting professional inspiration and a better understanding of where the new disrupters will come from that will pose challenges for law, policy and business.13 Nov 11:09 PM
OpinionLee SucklingLee Suckling: We love doing old things new waysWe love market disruption: it's what makes things better, more affordable, and forces inferiority out, writes Lee Suckling.11 Nov 10:25 PM
Business'Global mode' web access not illegal, says advocacy groupSlingshot has every right to offer customers back-door access to international websites, says an internet advocacy group.11 Nov 09:11 PM
New ZealandCV crash: First the council site, now QVHeavy demand by homeowners desperate to access details about newly released property revaluations has now brought down the Quotable Value website.11 Nov 01:09 AM
Small BusinessBiometrics: the future of paymentsFinger print identification, a standard feature on new iPhones will soon be common place, a visiting biometrics expert says.10 Nov 08:00 PM
EnergyWhy tech giants are buying up wind energyGoogle, Yahoo and Microsoft are part of a growing number of firms that are entering into power purchase agreements with wind farms.09 Nov 07:00 PM
New ZealandPrivate cams exposed onlineKiwis are among tens of thousands of householders worldwide whose privacy has been breached on a website featuring intercepted live feeds.08 Nov 07:14 PM
WorldFry takes mystery break from TwitterSo fans of the actor's witty puns, intellectual musings and calls to humanitarian arms will be disappointed to learn that he's decided to temporarily quit the network.07 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandWatson takes show to frozen continentTalkback host Danny Watson is taking his show to the bottom of the world. The Newstalk ZB personality will broadcast live from Antarctica for three days next week.07 Nov 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsCreditors accept offer from ex-Orcon ownerCreditors have accepted a 20c-in-the-dollar proposal from one of Orcon’s former owners but a court has yet to approve the deal.06 Nov 11:37 PM
TelecommunicationsCensor takes aim at web movie accessNZ’s chief censor is mulling charges against Slingshot and Orcon, which both give customers access to websites with movies that could be either unclassified or banned.06 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDBusinessKirk seeks to raise up to $44m in tech floatDavid Kirk, chairman of Trade Me Group and Kathmandu Holdings, is seeking to raise A$25 million to A$40 million ($44.5 million) in an initial public offer on the ASX of Bailador Technology Investments, an Australian and New Zealand tech fund.06 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionLee SucklingLee Suckling: What has the internet done to sex?Society has always been fascinated by sex, and the internet gives us insight into previously unheard of sexual practices, portraying them as standard conduct, writes Lee Suckling.05 Nov 01:25 AM
BDBDRetailComCom clears Expedia - Wotif travel agency mergerComCom clears merger of online travel agencies Expedia and Wotif.com after assessing concerns the tie-up would increase commission rates.04 Nov 09:49 PM
WorldPaper: Isis offered to pay teen $32,000A 14-year-old boy suspected of planning a series of bombings in Vienna was reported yesterday to have been offered US$25,000 by Isis to carry out the attacks and claims that two other youths recruited in the same way remain at large.31 Oct 04:00 PM
BusinessFacebook $22b WhatsApp deal buys $10m in salesFacebook paid $22 billion for a startup that generated $10.2 million in revenue last year.30 Oct 03:30 AM
BusinessApple and Alibaba talk marriage of mobile paymentsApple's Tim Cook and Alibaba's Jack Ma said they're open to working together to turn phones into tools for buying and selling stuff.29 Oct 12:45 AM
OpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Tech in Japan and BMW ConnectedDriveTech is part of everyone's life in Japan, but doesn't appear to have supplanted their livelihood, even for menial tasks.28 Oct 08:30 PM
BusinessAlibaba goes to Hollywood, for contentAlibaba's Jack Ma is on the prowl for entertainment it can sell to Chinese consumers through its set-top boxes.26 Oct 12:00 AM
BDBDBusinessSky unveils plans for on-demand TVSky TV unveiled plans to upgrade its set-top boxes and roll out a new web-based ondemand video service at its annual meeting today.24 Oct 01:01 AM
