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Facebook couple page 'crosses the line'
Facebook’s latest move - to create automatic “couples” pages for anyone listed as in a relationship - has crossed the line, users say.

Vodafone on hunt for customers
Analyst predicts Telecom faces major battle to fight off rival's bid for a greater share of broadband market.

Deep hurt left by cyber-trolls
When people post deliberately extreme comments from the anonymity of cyberspace, the effects can be devastating - and sometimes fatal.

Taming the IT system crucial for SMEs
As businesses grow they face a number of IT barriers. Diana Clement looks at some of the common headaches - and ways to cure them.

It all ads up - tips to make your advertising pay off
It pays to advertise – but how do you make your advertising pay off? Steve Hart gets a few tips.

Website to get tails wagging
Animal-loving science students design network to bring pets and their owners together.

Kiwi Wi-Fi gadget rolls out in Oz rental cars
A kiwi-developed Wi-Fi gadget offering cheap mobile internet access is getting a run in rental cars across the ditch.

Racy photos land teacher in strife
An assistant principal who posted racy photographs of herself on her Facebook profile faces a review after the images circulated among her students.

Dotcom's broadband plan
Kim Dotcom is proposing free broadband to all New Zealanders as he tries to resurrect the ill-fated Pacific Fibre cable connecting New Zealand to the United States.

Dotcom's new me.ga website
The "Mega" business has been forecast as a replacement for Megaupload, which was shut down in January.

Police logo used by online scammers
The New Zealand police logo has been used in a money-fleecing scams that saw a Tutira woman asked to pay a fine for allegedly downloading copyright material.

For hire, for $25,000
Anna Cudby is willing to become a human billboard for up to five months so she can repay a $25,000 student loan.

New auction site lets retailers do the bidding
A new website launching today reverses the usual auction process, with retailers making the offers instead of the consumers.