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Smartphones test for new privacy law
Time and technology wait for no one, so can an overhaul of the Privacy Act be truly future proof?
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Success: Homegrown system, worldwide reach
Business software developed in NZ attracts growing interest in the US.
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Battle to control social networking heats up
A battle for the top position in internet business has broken out as rival alliances are going face-to-face with one another.
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Google teleports into social networking
Initial reactions suggest the search giant has failed in its attempt to produce a service to rival Facebook, writes John Naughton.
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How much is your stolen credit card worth?
The online trade in credit card details, email addresses and tools used in cyber attacks is growing, an investigation has revealed.
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Pacific Fibre confirms $91m customer deal
The company planning to build New Zealand's second international internet link has confirmed its $91m contract with the Crown-owned research network, REANNZ.
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Rakon crystallises high-tech China project
Rakon is celebrating the opening of a new plant in China.
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Outgunned Google accuses rivals of ganging up in patent war
Google is the only one not in a consortium buying a portfolio of thousands of technology patents from bankrupt firm Nortel Networks.
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A picture of times gone by
Jerome Taylor looks at a website which helps people marry their memories of the past to the present Then and now. Same beach, different time.
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Many companies in dark over cloud computing
A chunk of the country's business community is in the dark about cloud computing and many firms which do know about it have not moved on to the platform, research shows.
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2degrees unveils business market push
Newcomer mobile network 2degrees is now directly targeting the business market and unveiled a number of new mobile plans this morning.
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Success: Software helps business stay in touch
Whether it's text, email or social media, Datasquirt's specialty is managing communications.