Digital living
Spoof Qantas Twitter account shut down

A satirical Twitter account masquerading as part of the Qantas PR team has been suspended at the airline's request.
MySpace comeback?

Is Justin Timberlake really bringing MySpace back? The site claims it has added more than a million new users since launching its new MySpace Music Player in December.
Govt turns to hi-tech

Prime Minister John Key is citing Air New Zealand check-in times as a model for the public service to follow.
Google algorithm measures funny

ASHER MOSES
Google comes up with an algorithm to measure "funny", but the results are a little perplexing.
Protests erupt over ACTA

ERIK KIRSCHBAUM AND IRINA IVANOVA - Reuters
Tens of thousands of protesters took part in rallies across Europe on Saturday against an international anti-piracy agreement they fear will curb their freedom.
Living without Google

JOSHUA TOPOLSKY
Google's changes to privacy have irritated and worried some of its users. But are the search company's rivals really worth considering?
Facebook can alienate - study

© Fairfax NZ News
People with low self-esteem should limit their woeful comments on Facebook, a study reports.
Brazil files Twitter injunction

A request for an injunction to stop Twitter users from alerting drivers to police roadblocks could make Brazil the first country to take Twitter up on its plan to censor content at governments' requests.
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New Facebook photo viewer mimics Google+

DANIEL IONESCU
Facebook tweaked its photo viewer interface, making it look a lot like its counterpart on Google+.
CEO apologises over privacy bungle

Social-sharing app Path has come under fire for accessing and uploading users' phone address books without their permission. The information has now been deleted, and Path has apologised.
Managing a massive music library

There comes a time when your digital entertainment library just won't squeeze onto one computer, especially if it's brimming with video as well as music.
Xbox hijacks acknowledged

Microsoft has denied there is any evidence of a security breach in the Xbox Live service but has acknowledged users are having their accounts hijacked by cyber criminals.
Consumers not keen to pay

Internet providers may have trouble persuading consumers to pay extra for services over ultrafast broadband.
FB will release more user data

Facebook has promised to release more information about the data it collects from millions of users, an Austrian group lobbying for respect of privacy laws says.
Money lost after trader dies

Hundreds out of pocket when an import firm continued trading after sole man at its reins died.
Sony merges PS Network

Sony will merge its PlayStation online gaming service into its broader online platform.
Indonesia tweeters flaunt law

KATE LAMB - © Fairfax NZ News
After pulling the plug on more than a million online porn sites, Indonesia's Communications Minister, Tifatul Sembiring, has now set his sights on Twitter.
Microsoft may ditch start button

NARED NEWMAN
Microsoft has reportedly made the gutsy decision to remove the Start button from its Windows 8 interface.
$50k anti-virus source code sting

A hacker sought US$50,000 (NZ$59,882) from US anti-virus firm Symantec in return for the stolen blueprints to its flagship products under what the company says was a sting operation.
Chinese iPads seized in trademark dispute
Guinness' all time greatest game ending
Timberlake helps bring glory back to MySpace
Laptop-shooting dad fights off fame
How Rodney Brooks revolutionised robotics
Yager's Cory Davis on Spec Ops: The Line
Review: Resident Evil: Revelations for 3DS
Review: Linksys Cisco E3200 dual band N router
Air NZ example for high-tech public service - Key
Google algorithm measures funny
Second Megaupload co-accused bailed
Dad plays porn instead of Smurfs at kid's party
Black Caps win T20 nailbiter against Zimbabwe
Crusaders without Richie McCaw until April
Houston under water when found
Speaker hits back in technology row
Guinness' all time greatest game ending
TPK travel money to be paid back
