One of Apple's new products has sadly not received as much attention as the latest iPhone rumours, but it's a real winner, writes Pat Pilcher..

Politicians who were instrumental in the passing of the controversial GCSB law are being targeted by the international hacker group Anonymous.

Police say they are dealing with an increasing number of people being ripped off through simple scams.

There are big changes on the way for accountants, small businesses, and small charities with the Financial Reporting Bill, currently before Parliament.

National Party MP Nicky Wagner is still deciding whether to take further action after losing a $340,000 civil dispute with an Auckland businessman.

Look up "policeman" in an online Maori dictionary and you used to find a suggestion that police carrying warrants should be "kicked in the backside" and thrown out.

The danger is that the techniques devised today by NSA data miners to track potential terrorists may tomorrow be employed by private sector, writes Gehan Gunasekara.

Far from being alarmed, the Key Government seems set to make the work of the spies, both their own and the overseas variety, even easier, writes Brian Rudman.

A mum will lobby NZ companies to pull their ads from a Latvia-based social networking site after her 12-year-old daughter was asked to provide explicit photos.

More students are being asked - or told - to bring their own tablets, laptops or smartphones to class.

Dunedin internet users have better wi-fi security than Auckland and Wellington, making them harder for computer hackers to access.

Computer users are being warned of a new scam that holds a user to ransom by locking his or her machine and asking for money.

Cyber criminals are increasingly attacking mobile devices - because they are easy targets.

Social networking site Twitter is becoming increasingly popular with teenage girls.

Children as young as 3 will benefit from being taught about Twitter and other social media, New Zealand's early childhood educators have been told.

Just after the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Samoan centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu received a six-month ban from the IRB for a series of offensive Twitter rants.

After publicly issuing media guidelines for players to follow on their coming tour of Australia, the Lions lost the plot with their official account.