European Union takes aim at proprietary software
The European Union's top internet official has taken aim at Microsoft, warning that governments can accidentally lock themselves into one company's software for decades by setting it as a standard
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Smart phones offer new frontier for identity theft
As more people switch from traditional cell phones to smart phones, worries have increased that users will fall prey to the same virus and malware problems that can plague personal computers.
Browser battles: Opera sees chance to grab market share
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Bar codes become more useful
HP connecting its printers with the internet
The rise of smart phones has presented Hewlett-Packard with a problem.
Lawmakers want crackdown on prepaid cell phones
Alarmed by the use of hard-to-track prepaid cell phones by terror suspects, New York Senator Chuck Schumer and Texas Senator John Cornyn have introduced legislation requiring consumers to produce i
Police to investigate Google Street View
The Privacy Commissioner has today asked police to investigate Google's gathering of personal wireless internet data during its street view operation in New Zealand.
Union slams employers for Facebook comments
One of New Zealand's largest unions says the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) is "scare mongering" when it claims employees should face legal action for complaining about their jobs on
Apple's attitude strikes some as domineering
Silicon Valley blogger Ryan Tate was settling into a quiet night at home - a little "30 Rock" on the DVR, a few sips into his Hennessy and creme de menthe - when Steve Jobs threw a wrench in the wo
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."