Privacy concerns are leading to "virtual identity suicide" with large numbers of Facebook users deleting their accounts, according to new research.

A Kiwi doctor reckons the smartphone-based technology he's developed has the potential to revolutionise the way medical staff communicate in hospitals.

Consumer NZ boss Sue Chetwin, who is leading a group fighting for lower internet prices.

Government intervention in the copper broadband market is a quick fix to rushed policy introduced in 2011, says former Telecommunications Commissioner Ross Patterson.

An Auckland-based online retailer is taking on the big supermarkets and selling dry goods from baked beans to washing powder.

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce's "arm twisting" of would-be participants in a campaign fighting for lower internet prices is linked to the Government's "shabby deal" over ultra-fast broadband with network company Chorus, said Mr Cunliffe.

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has confirmed he persuaded would-be participants in a campaign fighting for lower internet prices not to take part.

New online attractions booking site GoBook has big growth plans for New Zealand and is eyeing overseas visitors.

University students will start to sit exams online from their own home or office under a remote monitoring system being tested this year by Massey University.

Twitter has announced, in a tweet, that it has submitted papers for a stock offering, the most hotly anticipated in the tech sector since Facebook's last year.

Telecommunications Users association head Paul Brislen and Chorus chief executive Mark Ratcliffe present both sides of the internet pricing debate.

Thrifty Kiwis are choosing to save money by shopping online for wedding or ball gowns, then forking out extra for alterations. So are they better off?

Parental oversharing has become commonplace thanks to social media. Emma Rowley meets the controversial blogger telling proud mums and dads to put a lid on it.

A scam email to PayPal members warns of invalid account login attempts.

Mobile phone operator 2degrees is questioning the government's minimum reserve price of $198 million for new fourth generation (4G) mobile spectrum.

On the third anniversary of the massive jolt that sparked the two-year Canterbury quake sequence, Cantabrians can take a trip down memory lane on Google Maps Street View.

Google has chosen a brand-name candy for its new Android version expected to launch soon: Kit Kat.

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..

There's a Machiavellian hand at work in Amy Adams plans to raise the cost of broadband for New Zealand consumers, writes Chris Barton.

Could NZ become a safe-haven from tech patent litigation with a new software patent law?