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Techno fears drive spike in privacy complaints
Concerns about the implications of evolving technology are reflected in a spike in the number of complaints to the Privacy Commission.

Google caves in to Murdoch after 'parasite' attack
Google has said it will allow publishers to limit the number of free news pages users can access per day.

Top Google searches of the year: Bain, Tua, Boyle, Jackson
See all the most popular search terms of the year after Google reveals what the public wanted to know about in 2009.

New Google search design to be more streamlined, cleaner
Rumours of a new Google design boasting a revamped logo and three-pane search page have proved to be true.

<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith:</i> Join the smartphone cult and you won't look back
Next time you're planning on telephoning or emailing ... consider sending an SMS message instead.

<i>Anthony Doesburg:</i> Power-hungry pair try ganging
Rookie search engines Bing and WolframAlpha join forces in the quest for greater market share.

Webby Awards' top internet moments of the decade
The organisers of the Webby Awards have named their 10 most influential internet moments of the last 10 years.

Google doodle finalists named
Google has named the Kiwi finalists for its first local version of the Doodle 4 Google art competition - and now the public can pick the winners.

Critics vocal on Obama's peace prize
US President Barack Obama's recent Nobel Peace Prize has generated much praise as well consternation around the world.

Cyberbullying victim fights back after 'skank' attack
An ex-model slammed in a blog as a 'lying, whoring skank' challenges web users anonymity - and succeeds.

Gmail users targeted in hacker attacks
Hackers have set their sights on Google's Gmail email service after revelations of widespread attacks on Microsoft's Hotmail yesterday.

Hackers set sights on mobile phones
Criminal cyber networks have begun creating viruses to hack into mobile phones in order to steal sensitive information.

<i>Graeme Baker:</i> Heartfelt confessions of a Google addict
Google has turned my brain to mush. I used to store all the information I knew in one place - my brain.

The simple keyboard shortcut guide
Just a few keystrokes can turn your computer into a willing servant - these are the commands you'll need to spare your overworked mouse.

Social sites catch 90pc of Kiwi web users
New Zealanders are obsessed with online social networks and increasingly trust what they read on the web, new research suggests.