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Rock star Pope's year of general awesomeness

In 2013 Pope Francis had a lot to celebrate. Not only was he named Time magazine person of the year, but was also awarded the title of Esquire's best-dressed man.

Dating apps that put women in charge

Dating apps have been in the news for all the wrong reasons this year, but a new generation of dating app emphasises safety.

A share of the action

You can not only find someone online willing to rent you a room in their house, but someone who will share their car, their desk, their power tools or their child's toys.

First NZ Xmas tarnished by racial abuse

A South African couple's first Christmas in New Zealand has been tarnished after an online racist attack and death threats were made against their teen son.

GCSB saga: Reporter receives apology

In a last minute year-end coda to the serpentine illegal GCSB spying saga, a political reporter has received an apology from Parliamentary Service over a breach of her privacy.

Sony's very own ransom thriller

This week, as The Interview's December 25 US release date loomed, the Guardians of Peace threatened "the world will be full of fear", hinting at a 9/11-style attack.

Juha Saarinen: Sony hack rolls on

No matter what you think of SPE as a company, it's important to remember that the hack is hurting innocent people as well.

Christmas: Top 10 hot items

iPhones, barbecues, outdoor furniture and costumes from Disney's Frozen movie will be filling stockings next week if Trade Me search patterns are anything to go by.

Web pioneer calls for action over inequality

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has called on social networks to do more to tackle gender inequality online.

CIA chief in TV attack

CIA director John Brennan is acknowledging that agency officers did "abhorrent" things to captive terror suspects, and he says he can't prove the harsh treatment made the prisoners cooperate.

Stars' secrets come under attack

Hackers have left movers and shakers in Hollywood nervous. Late last month, they breached the cyber security of Sony Pictures and have since leaked a trove of internal company data and emails.

BBC plans to rival Disneyland

The BBC is to turn shows such as Doctor Who, Top Gear and Sherlock into theme park attractions in Britain's answer to Disneyland.

Juha Saarinen: Pirate Bay resurfaces... or does it?

Readers have contacted me to say The Pirate Bay torrent site is up and running again, after it went down following a raid.

Juha Saarinen: The Pirate Bay sunk again - this time for good?

Is this new raid the last final curtain for The Pirate Bay, which is now run by unknown people?

Peter Calder: Cyberspace scream nobody hears

If there is any justice, there is a special place reserved in hell for people who make a living designing the way computers "talk" to you. The capacity of programmers to make stuff only they can understand flash up on the screen is as mysterious as the Im

Scouting up with new age

Scouts are moving with the times and offering badges for Google searching, giving a Powerpoint presentation and knowing how to use a smartphone.