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Peter Jackson debuts exclusive Hobbit preview online
Peter Jackson has released the first production video from the set of The Hobbit movies now filming in New Zealand.

Labour defends support for file sharing bill
The Labour Party has defended its support for a controversial internet piracy bill.

Controversial internet piracy bill becomes law
A Govt law tackling unauthorised movie and music downloads and illegal file sharers...

Controversial file-sharing law to pass today
Internet users are voicing their opposition as the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill - the Government's compromise on the controversial Section 92A legislation - is rushed through Parliament.

Make it click: Online shopping takes off
The way we shop is changing, and the web is to blame, writes Zoe Walker.

<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: Old routine or new rewards - it's your choice
There's great comfort in sticking to your routine, isn't there? That doesn't just apply to what you order at restaurants or how you have your coffee. Most people also stick to their routine at work, doing what they've always done.

Scammers hit phones in brazen con tricks
Scammers are increasingly abandoning email and hitting the phones to swindle money from their victims.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: An invitation to write the future
Movement aims to connect almost everything to the internet.

Want a free iPad? Don't fall for the Facebook spam bait
Social media is the new spam target, and Facebook - with 500 million users - is the biggest target of them all.

Facebook testing 'real time' ad targeting
Facebook is testing a new system that instantly targets ads based on the content of members' wall posts and status updates.

Pacific Fibre seeks tenders to build new undersea cable
Pacific Fibre, the local start-up looking to build a second internet cable linking New Zealand to the world, has put out a tender to have its system built.

No Google honeymoon for Larry Page
As Larry Page's ascension to the chief executive post this week marks a coming of age for him, Google itself is also coming of age in another way.

Watchdog probes UFB fibre barriers
The Commerce Commission wants to look at potential barriers to end-user uptake of ultra-fast broadband.

<i>Sean D'Souza</i>: Apple shows the way to tempt buyers
Last year, Apple released a product. "This product is doomed to fail", said many experts. After all, the type of product had been introduced time and time again, and never succeeded.