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The MixMay 11

Caught in the net

Internet use and connected devices are proliferating, but so too are the casualties. With internet addiction about to be listed as a probable mental illness, Bruce Munro discovers lessons that could help us all in this brave new online world.
Caught in the net
Caught in the net
WorldSeptember 24

More countries restrict Internet to stifle critics

Government restrictions on the Internet have risen over the past year around the world as regimes use violence against bloggers and turn to censorship and arrest to squelch calls for reform, a new report from a U.S. advocacy group has found.
NewsJune 21

1m books to go online for blind, dyslexic

Even as audio versions of best-sellers fill store shelves and new technology fuels the popularity of digitized books, the number of titles accessible to people who are blind or dyslexic is minuscule.
1m books to go online for blind, dyslexic
1m books to go online for blind, dyslexic
BusinessMay 8

Communications deal saves Government $60m

The Government is expected to save around $60 million over the next five years on mobile voice and data after signing all-of-government procurement contracts, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says.
Communications deal saves Government $60m
Communications deal saves Government $60m
BusinessMay 7

Providers review online data caps for home computer users

Data limits and the way people use it has become a leading consideration for New Zealand's main internet and mobile users.
BusinessJanuary 16

Dot Kiwi for those wishing to fly flag

New Zealanders wanting to show their online loyalty will get the chance next year when the Dot Kiwi (.kiwi) domain name is expected to become available.
NewsAugust 9

Christchurch quakes show technology's worth

Obviously, the technology fight is one that differs with the ages.
Christchurch quakes show technology's worth
Christchurch quakes show technology's worth
NationalMay 26

Free wireless internet for Wellington CBD

Wellington will be the first New Zealand city to provide a free wireless internet service across most of its central city.
BusinessJanuary 31

Broadband-broadcast blur

Television and the internet are merging with such whiplash speed that for a while, viewers will have trouble keeping track of all the little technological boxes on top of their sets, much less the countless thousands of shows they can watch, entertainment executives told a television producers' convention last week.
DunedinJanuary 3

Bloggers may well wield power to change world

Bloggers may well wield power to change world
Bloggers may well wield power to change world
NewsNovember 22

Correct time for adapting with geeks

Correct time for adapting with geeks
Correct time for adapting with geeks
BusinessNovember 8

Bill revises penalties for pirates

Video, music and software pirates no longer face the prospect of having their internet cut off, unless the Commerce Minister gives the green light.
OpinionOctober 12

'Digital maximalism' robbing us of depth

Now that we're all connected, what we really need is some disconnectedness, writes William Powers.
EntertainmentSeptember 6

Tracking internet changes

Good morning. Let me just cut and paste something from the internet ... hang on ... here we go: "Virtual Revolution charts two decades of profound change since the invention of the World Wide Web, weighing up the huge benefits and the unforeseen downsides." That was easy.
EntertainmentAugust 16

Programme profile: Tosh.0

What it's about: Viral videos replayed, rehashed, ridiculed and righteously elevated to pop-culture prominence.
Programme profile: Tosh.0
Programme profile: Tosh.0
BusinessJuly 15

Wireless internet on trial in Dunedin buses

Dunedin Passenger Transport director Kayne Baas has come up with a novel way to encourage commuters on the southern routes to continue using, or start using, public transport.
Wireless internet on trial in Dunedin buses
Wireless internet on trial in Dunedin buses
BusinessJune 25

A defined red light district for the web?

Porn sites have stepped closer to a new ".xxx" internet address after the global internet oversight agency said it made mistakes in rejecting it three years ago.
BusinessJune 21

Call to monitor the web to fight domestic terror attacks

Fighting homegrown terrorism by monitoring internet communications is a civil liberties trade-off the US government must make to beef up national security, the nation's homeland security chief said.
BusinessJune 20

Surfing the web not for everyone

For some people, the Web is still what spiders make, IT is how to spell "it," and Twitter? Well, that's just for the birds.
BusinessJune 8

China vows to keep tight rein on internet

China has vowed to keep a tight grip on the internet, saying in a white paper it will continue to block anything considered subversive or threatening to "national unity."
BusinessJune 7

Browser apps for Chrome

Google later this year will open an app store for its Chrome browser, allowing developers to expose and sell applications such as multimedia magazine content and 3-D games for the latest generation of Web browsers.
BusinessJune 4

Tensions grow in China over online censorship

When blogger Isaac Mao recently announced online an upcoming talk by a Beijing writer whose work is banned by the government, police showed up at his door at night to "convince" him to cancel the event. He agreed to, but just to be sure, authorities turned off the electricity of the planned meeting space and barred the doors.
BusinessMay 25

Broadband deal could bring faster, cheaper connections

A deal between three telcos to share their unbundled exchanges is seen as enabling the companies to speed up the expansion of their broadband network.
BusinessMay 21

Nations pledge crackdown on online booze ads

Countries around the world are pledging to get tough with companies that market beer and liquor on social media networks such as Facebook, warning that such promotions threaten to entice a new generation into harmful drinking patterns.
BusinessMay 21

Browsers' digital fingerprints can be used to track you online

An online privacy group has found that an overwhelming majority of web browsers have unique signatures - creating identifiable "fingerprints" that can be used to track you as you surf the internet.