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Third Megaupload co-accused bailed

A third man accused of being part of the Megaupload internet piracy case has been released from custody on bail.

Music to my ears

Blog: After getting my hands on a set of Turtle Beach's PX3 wireless gaming headset last week I'm thinking it's about time I retired my several-years-old wired set.

Internet in Iran severely disrupted as elections loom

MARCUS GEORGE - Reuters

Millions of Iranians have suffered serious disruption recently in accessing email and Internet social networking sites, raising concerns authorities are stepping up censorship of opposition supporters ahead of parliamentary elections next month.

Nasdaq website disrupted by online attacks

Reuters

Websites of exchange operators Nasdaq and BATS have been attacked over the last 24 hours, causing ongoing disruptions for those trying to use the sites, spokespersons for the companies said on Tuesday.

Bulgaria could suspend vote on ACTA

Bulgaria could soon join Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland in delaying its decision on whether to sign the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

Review: The Darkness 2 for Xbox 360

REVIEW: Gerard Campbell finds The Darkness 2 unsuitable for children and the squeamish.

How to cut out time on emails

Robyn "the Time Queen" Pearce shares 10 points for saving email time.

Activists hacked McCully's emails

Labour calls revelations Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully's email account was broken into a "wake-up call".

Angry Birds join Facebook, hope for 800M likes

The popular avian menace game, Angry Birds, has debuted on Facebook.

Preview: Total War: Fall of the Samurai

Total War: Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai for PC

MATT PATERSON

PREVIEW: Fall of the Samurai attempts to recreate a more modern yet highly unstable era of Japanese history.

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.

Chinese iPads seized in trademark dispute

JOE MCDONALD - AP

Authorities have seized Apple iPads from retailers in a city in northern China due to a dispute with a domestic company that says it owns the iPad name.

Timberlake helps bring glory back to MySpace

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.

Guinness' all time greatest game ending

Guinness World Records has declared that Call of Duty: Black Ops has the greatest videogame ending of all time.

Air NZ example for high-tech public service - Key

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

Laptop-shooting dad fights off fame

ASHER MOSES - © Fairfax NZ News

Tommy Jordan's "tough love" clip has garnered 22 million views on YouTube and a visit from police.

How Rodney Brooks revolutionised robotics

When people used to talk about the possibility of domestic robots, they were generally thinking of humanoid servants that would wash the car, clean the house and walk Rover, all before breakfast.

Yager's Cory Davis on Spec Ops: The Line

Lead designer Cory Davis says Spec Ops: The Line aims to change the war game narrative as fundamentally as Apocalypse Now change war on film.

Review: Linksys Cisco E3200 dual band N router

REVIEW: The E3200 is a 802.11n router that extends wireless broadband coverage. But be warned: it does not have a modem installed, so you will need to connect it through your existing broadband modem.

A weekend away from the internet

Blog: I didn't go online from last Thursday to Monday. Did I miss anything?

Review: Resident Evil: Revelations for 3DS

REVIEW: Gerard Cambell reviews Resident Evil: Revelations on Nintendo's 3D handheld.

PS Vita: new kid on the block

Next week, Sony releases its new handheld gaming unit, the PS Vita. Gerard Campbell got hands-on.

Road trips and mobile games

Blogs: I'm off on a road trip this week, and it's about this time to think about what games to take with me to play during down time.

Google algorithm measures funny

ASHER MOSES

Google comes up with an algorithm to measure "funny", but the results are a little perplexing.

Second Megaupload co-accused bailed

A second man involved with the Megaupload piracy case has been freed from jail despite being granted bail two weeks ago.

Review: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

DAN CHEER

REVIEW: If IKEA sold RPG games, this is probably what they'd squeeze into a flat-pack.

Protests erupt across Europe against 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.

Move 'yet to be made' on digital radio network plan

The Government has denied speculation it has shelved a proposal to build a $150 million "whole-of-government" digital radio network.

Review: Sony HMZ-T1 Personal 3D Viewer

SIOBHAN KEOGH

REVIEW: Sony's HMZ-T1 Personal 3D Viewer is a niche product that works phenomenally well.

Career destroyed over battle of the planets

An Auckland student's academic career is ruined amid claims his team manipulated results around the discovery of a planet.

Searching for alternatives

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?

NZ police access Facebook evidence

Police investigating a murder asked the US Government to have Facebook hand over information.

Facebook can alienate people further - study

People with low self-esteem should limit their woeful comments on Facebook, a study reports.

Glitch hits Westpac's online banking

Westpac uncertain how long it will take to fix problems with online banking.

Brazil files injunction against Twitter

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.

Review: Catherine for Xbox 360

MATT MAGUIRE

REVIEW: Deep Silver has created a challenging, clever title that explores complex issues.

Apple factory hacked amid global activist stunt

The world's biggest tech manufacturer Foxconn has been hacked and highly sensitive data leaked online amid a global protest stunt against working conditions in the factories that make Apple's iPhones and iPads.

Top selling games in New Zealand

Games industry website MCVPacific has published a list of the top-ten selling games in New Zealand for 2011.

FBI release Steve Jobs files

Reuters

Steve Jobs dabbled in illicit drugs and alienated colleagues, yet commanded universal respect, according to the FBI.

Pre-pay glitch as Vodafone loses customers

Vodafone fixes pre-pay glitch, after the company loses 14,000 customers in three months.

Is Tim Schafer a genius?

Blog: Yesterday, something quite extraordinary happened from the man behind Grim Fandango, Full Throttle and Psychonauts.

Megaupload co-accused speaks out

One of the Megaupload co-accused is confident he won't be extradited to the United States.

Enable offers more for less

Christchurch businesses will today be offered new products and cheaper prices to be connected into Enable's fast growing ultrafast fibre network.

Direct-to-fans sport still 'years away'

Sports fans may one day be able to ditch Sky Television and watch sporting events streamed over the ultrafast broadband network.

The Artist dog wins 'spokesdog' role

The dog that stole The Artist's show will now be collecting coins for Mario and co.

New Facebook photo viewer mimics Google+

DANIEL IONESCU

Facebook tweaked its photo viewer interface, making it look a lot like its counterpart on Google+.

Kiwi game industry worth more than $179.6m

Sales of gaming software, hardware and peripherals in New Zealand generated $179.6 million in 2011.

Go digital to get over an ex

Forget a makeover to heal your broken heart - try a "digital breakover" instead.

Popular app's 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.

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