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Whose friends are they really?

Facebook

Facebook friends, LinkedIn connections and Twitter followers you accumulate in the course of your job may actually belong to your boss.

Online limelight for moggies

cat

Cute and crazy cats are the new stars of social media videos and photos.

Hack sparks security review

Cyber attack

The Waikato District Health Board has launched a review after its website was hacked this week.

School vets pupils' social media

social media

A primary school took to monitoring pupils' social media sites after it became concerned about their online activity.

Google to fight Facebook for Waze

Waze

Google is considering buying map-software provider Waze, setting up a possible bidding war with Facebook.

Tumblr profits won't come easy

Marissa Mayer

Like much of its photography, Tumblr's path to profitability is a bit fuzzy. Can Yahoo do it?

Galapagos coming to Street View

Street View

Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution. Google has.

Teens turn to Twitter

Twitter

Nearly a quarter of American teens now use Twitter to keep up, a big jump as teens spend less time on Facebook to avoid their parents and "oversharing."

Twitter to two-step

Twitter

After a string of high-profile hacks, Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts.

Cat got your... chin?

Cat bearding

The latest kitty craze sweeping the web is more bizarre than ever.

DHB's website hacked again

Cyber attack

After a string of bad luck with computers, Waikato District Health Board has fallen victim to a hacker yet again.

F--- yeah: Tumblr celebrates

David Karp

Tumblr CEO David Karp signs a note about Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition with "F--- yeah".

Dotcom's defence costs soar

Kim Dotcom

Kim Dotcom says the legal costs of defending copyright charges will top NZ$62m.

'Irrational' hacking fears grow

Hacking

Hacking expert discovers he could use the Internet to access the controls of some 30 pipeline sensors around the US that were not password protected.

JoLo to open cellphone shops

Jennifer Lopez announces Viva Movil by Jennifer Lopez, a new national wireless retailer designed for the Latino community in Las Vegas.

"Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her.

Twitter adds security measure

Twitter

Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorised logins.

Stitcher Radio app

Stitcher Radio

My smartphone is the main gadget I carry with me yet it is often under utilised.

4G coverage begins in Queenstown

4G strap

Queenstown and Glenorchy will be the first towns in New Zealand to have Vodaphone's 4G network coverage.

App helps travellers spend a penny

Mogeo

Adam Hutchinson is helping travellers in New Zealand find their way to the toilet. And he's doing it for free.

Telecom targets business with apps

Smartphone

Telecom hopes a partnership with SAP will get more business done on smartphones.

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