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No fool like an April Fool
You can now smell via Google, and if you choose to sample Wanganui's waste-water treatment pond you will soon encounter the sweet aroma of toilet deodorisers.

Scribe's Ryder tweets spark anger
A Kiwi rapper has caused anger by suggesting Jesse Ryder may have provoked the attack that left him with a fractured skull and punctured lung.

Hate Google? Try not using it
It used to be that Google was constantly in the news; now Google constantly is the news.

Freezing of EQC's email 'unprecedented'
The government's freezing of EQC's email system is unprecedented for an entire organisation, an IT expert says.

Carrey slams critics of gun clip
Jim Carrey has blasted critics of his new online comedy skit about the dangers of gun ownership, insisting he shot the video with the people attacking him in the media in mind.

New music streaming service launches
A new music streaming service is launching in New Zealand and plans to challenge its competitors with music selections chosen by humans, not algorithms.

Innovation: New projects drive plans to hire staff
The overwhelming majority of Auckland information and communications technology employers are planning to hire new staff this year as new projects are rolled out and customer demand increases, research shows.

Xero, Orion will hire Telecom workers
Software companies Xero and Orion Health say they will be able to absorb at least some of the workers who are set to lose their jobs at Telecom.

Your place, the workplace
Is working from home really working? Anthony Doesburg reports.

Tech Universe: Friday 22 March
Bored of an evening? You could always create an Algae Biofuel Lab as one 17 year old student in the US did to win a $100,000 science prize.

Entrepreneur collars pet lovers
GrabOne founder and serial entrepreneur Shane Bradley has set the ball rolling on his latest venture.

Police vs boy racers on Facebook
Hawke's Bay police have turned to Facebook to battle boy racers after a series of fatal crashes in the region.

David Glance: Challenge of keeping up with cyber teens
Social networks will have to make changes if they are to survive as fickle young users look for something new, writes David Glance.

Does not compute - Where are the IT workers?
The money's good, the jobs are plentiful - so why does New Zealand's growing IT industry find it so hard to attract skilled staff? Anthony Doesburg reports

A goggle at Google's glasses
Tech fans have finally had their first good look at Google Glass, the hotly anticipated web goggles worth US$1500 a pair.