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Online anonymity - a licence to behave badly
Give the average human the opportunity to express themselves online anonymously and they'll behave rudely, viciously and inappropriately.
Can FaceTime succeed where video calling has failed before?
The new iPhone is being marketed on its ability to make video calls. Will it's FaceTime app finally succeed where its predecessors failed?
Cult Twitter feed spawns book, possible TV series
The man behind the Twitter feed 'Shit My Dad Says' is in talks with CBS about turning the 2.0 phenomenon into a TV pilot.
Nana, get off my Facebook
The risk of receiving a dreaded Facebook friend request from your parents or even grandparents is on the increase.
Forced upgrade ahead for Telecom roaming clients
Telecom customers wanting better overseas roaming coverage and mobile broadband services will soon be forced to upgrade to its XT network.
How a Google mix-up on YouTube left PM's real message
Some of the translations of Prime Minister John Key's video diary messages are less than perfect.
Telecom pays out $1.6m in Commerce Commission settlement
Telecom has reach a settlement with the Commerce Commission over its wholesale loyalty offers and will pay out $1.6m to its competitors Vodafone and Orcon.
Telecom shelves plans for IT change
Telecom has put the brakes on signing up a new IT supplier citing the uncertainty around the company's future structure.
2degrees rejoins industry group
Mobile company 2degrees has decided to rejoin the Telecommunications Carriers' Forum, 13 months after it pulled out.
<i>Chris Barton:</i> Murdoch puts reader loyalty to the test
The influence of the Times and the Sunday Times could wane as online readership dives, writes Chris Barton.
Can the .xxx domain name clean up the web?
Pornography is a subject that's rarely talked about, it's the pre-eminent internet money-spinner, and everyone spends a disproportionate amount of time either trying to avoid it or access it.
Fibre potential waits for focus
Even savvy internet companies have struggled to get someone to retail them a nice fat pipe with a decent upload speed.
Call for monitoring of child sex offender
A mother is questioning why a child sex offender will be allowed to live in NZ with no official monitoring when he is deported from Australia this month.
Joyce widens broadband tender scope
Bidders for the government's $1.5b ultra-fast broadband fund will now be invited to supply plans for "lit" fibre.
2Degrees co-founder takes aim at rivals
Chief executives need to be prepared for tough questions and in the telecommunications business, Tex Edwards is renowned for calling industry leaders to account.
Google 'set to challenge Facebook'
If some highly reliable sources are to be believed, Google is gearing up to take on Facebook with 'Google Me'.
Charges considered for degrading Facebook list
Australian police are considering charging the author of a Facebook page which lists and names women as "100 Biggest Sluts of Ballarat".
Social networking: Too close for comfort
Social networking with built-in GPS was meant to be the next big thing. The possibilities are endless - so why isn't everyone signing up?
NZ improves in digital world rankings
New Zealand has moved up one spot in the world 2010 'digital economy rankings' compiled by the Economist.