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Love online: Honey trap warning
Eric Davies was a little hesitant to try online dating after his marriage broke up. But his friends convinced him, and if he hadn't he might never have met his wife.

Free service to ease skills shortage
A new free service has been launched by a Warkworth businessman to help close the gap on New Zealand's skills shortages.

Telecom to review email service
Telecom has announced it will review its email service following a "series of issues" over the last year, including recent email attacks on Yahoo Xtra customers.

BNZ makes play at youth market
BNZ has launched a marketing push to capture a bigger share of the youth market by launching a new internet banking product.

Facebook sued over 'like' button
Facebook is being sued for allegedly infringing the patents of a Dutch internet inventor with the social networking site's "like" and "share" buttons.

'It's an ongoing battle'
Telecom has admitted the Yahoo Xtra email service has been hacked as hundreds of customers continue to receive spam mail, some from dead relatives.

Spammers hijack email accounts
Hundreds of New Zealanders have had their email accounts hijacked by "savvy" spammers and users are being asked to change their passwords as soon as possible.

PM pressed on film piracy
John Key went to meet Hollywood bosses with a briefing from officials saying studios were looking for easier ways to target Kiwi who downloaded illegally.

Meet the new boss of Mega
Kim Dotcom's new cloud storage business Mega has hired the man recently overseeing standards for internet business in New Zealand.

Secret plan to fend off web attacks
The United States could launch pre-emptive cyber strikes against countries it suspects of threatening its interests with a digital attack.

Media expert blasts Seven Sharp
A University of Canterbury journalism expert has slammed TVNZ’s Seven Sharp programme, saying it lacks depth and drive.

Chris Barton: Kim Dotcom fights back with encryption
For his latest trick Kim Dotcom is not just fighting back against his oppressors, writes Chris Barton. He has unleashed the dogs of war.

US media on edge
There are growing fears about Chinese cyber attacks on Western media outlets after two of America's largest newspapers said Chinese hackers had infiltrated their computer systems.

Govt acts on cyber bullies
Justice Minister Judith Collins is to outline new measures to curb cyber bullying within the next few weeks.

Call for cyber-bullying laws
A coroner is repeating calls for urgent laws to control cyber bullying in light of a teen taking her life after she set up a Facebook page targeting herself.

Rod Drury: Innovation and technology
Rod Drury on how Xero is trying to 'out-innovate' much bigger, multinational rivals.

The money behind Dotcom
Meet the mysterious millionaire, who left school at age 15, who is now listed as the new CEO of Kim Dotcom's latest venture.

John Drinnan: Dotcom mania too much
The prize for "Media Love Affair of 2012" goes to Kim Dotcom, writes John Drinnan. The German millionaire and unlikely "small guy" enjoyed adoring coverage through 2012.

NZ 21st nation for globalisation
New Zealand has been ranked 21st in a 60-country globalisation survey conducted by consultants Ernst & Young.