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How Apple alienated Mac loyalists

COMMENT: To die-hard fans, Apple's Macintosh sometimes seems like an afterthought these days.

Biggest tech blunders of 2016

Technology is fickle beast and the pressure to release constantly innovative products in within restrictive time frames can sometimes backfire

Teenage mastermind behind data hack

A teenage computer geek yesterday admitted leading a group of cyber criminals who brought the mobile network TalkTalk to its knees.

Apple's sneaky Macbook battery trick

Apple has come up with a very sneaky update in a bid to stifle complaints about the battery life of its latest MacBook Pro, much to the chagrin of some users.

Pensioners getting 'internet-savvy'

Grey-haired Kiwis can no longer be called the digital dinosaurs of the internet.

EU clears $36.5b Microsoft-LinkedIn deal

The European Union has approved Microsoft's $36.5 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, after the software giant agreed to fair competition safeguards.

NCEA exam results release date revealed

After an exam season marred by mistakes, the date NCEA students will be able to check their results online has been released.

Future Shock: The tech coming our way

The SingularityU Summit in Christchurch this week was a showcase of all the best and brightest tech coming our way.

Why you shouldn't organise your email

Disorder in our lives, bot personal and professional, can be great, argues journalist and economist Tim Harford.

Google puts the world's art in your pocket

New app will do for art what Google Earth did for maps.

Xero's tough Asian sell

Xero sees potential for sales growth among businesses in ''English-speaking'' southeast Asia, provided they can wean them off hand-written ledgers.

University thinks big with wind testing

Two huge wind tunnels and Australasia's biggest strong wall are being used in experiments, research and tests.

Child psychiatrist faces NZ porn charges

A Perth child psychiatrist accused of child pornography offences in Australia and Canada is now facing a similar charge arising from a NZ police investigation.

Megaupload: 'They made an example of me'

Juha Saarinen: Wise to move on artificial intelligence

COMMENT: Creation of a superior being that can out-perform humans is underway so developers better not get left behind.

The gadgets NZ are taking to Vegas

A group of 14 Kiwi companies are heading to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, we take a look at the best of New Zealand's start-up technology.

OMGtech! teaches children technology

After months of pilot programmes OMGTech! launched their nationwide initiative to enable access for all children in NZ to learn advanced technology.

Spiral spam back to sender

A British developer has come up with an ingenious way of getting rid of annoying spam emails and getting revenge on the people sending them in one fell swoop.