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<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Good law better than fast law, says US expert
Lawyer applauds NZ's cautious legal response to tech developments.

Cameron's Mars rover 3D camera plan bites dust
When one of his Hollywood blockbusters runs over budget or behind schedule, as they almost always do, James Cameron tends to confound the naysayers by eventually producing a hugely lucrative commercial hit.

Hands on: Firefox 4
As the browser battlefront begins to heat up, Mozilla is shooting a specced up Firefox 4 into the mix.

A Thunderbolt from the Thunderblue
It has been remarked upon many times how Apple deletes a feature, forcing everyone to change. Cue teeth-gnashing.

Anthony Doesburg: Cyber war risk is here and now, author claims
Others dispute danger, but agree on the need to be prepared for attack.

Rebuilding Christchurch business: Cabbage Tree Creative
How lessons learned about offsite back up and remote services helped one small Christchurch company get back to work after the earthquake.

Browser wars light up as Microsoft releases IE9
Microsoft has released the full version of its slick hardware-accelerated browser, Internet Explorer 9.

Protect your information, Christchurch business told
A Christchurch private investigator is warning businesses who have been disrupted by the earthquake to make sure they keep a close watch on their company information.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Backup plans a saviour when it all falls down
Preparing for the worst and cloud-based systems both pay off for Christchurch tech firms.

<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: YouTube - it's a tool, not just a toy
If you're a typical parent, I bet you're continually chiding your children for chewing up your home internet bandwidth allowance, watching videos on YouTube.

ANZ says shift to single IT platform and restructure to cost $220m
ANZ New Zealand says its plans to put the ANZ and National Banks onto one IT platform and restructure management by laying off 45 staff and establishing a new structure will cost it a total of $220m.

IBM supercomputer puts human supremacy in Jeopardy
It seems that even with questions that require an intuitive sense of meaning, a computer has us licked.

Webstock: Michael Lopp, bridges, werewolves and Apple
Michael Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineer who writes about pens, bridges, people, and werewolves.

PCs need love too
Yesterday may have been Valentine's Day, but it was also the day when we should have been getting rid of some of the rubbish we fill our PCs with.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: King of the jungle keeps rumour mill ticking over
Apple's secrecy has encouraged much speculation about the company's plans.