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Telecom, Vodafone broadband bid one of five
Arch rivals Telecom and Vodafone have joined forces to try to deliver high-speed broadband to more NZ homes and schools.

Herald readership hits new level
Readership of nzherald.co.nz and the Herald newspaper is at its highest level in a generation.

KKK member admits Facebook vandalism
A Ku Klux Klan member has reportedly admitted vandalising several Facebook tribute pages for dead Australian teenagers.

Ring, ring: It's your con artist speaking
Aggressive foreign scammers are urging Kiwis to change settings on their computers in an attempt to obtain personal information.

Online movie library set for the 'killer app'
The PS3's new on-demand movie service isn't just a shop, says its founder, but a "social recommendation engine for film."

<i>Chris Barton: </i>It's hard to break free of the copper shackles
Telecom shows its reluctance to give up monopoly.

Take you back to Myspace
Myspace's revamp might have come too late for its backers but local bands still swear by it, reports Scott Kara.

Cyber crime stats 'tip of the iceberg'
Australian organised crimebusters have warned that cyber crime is 'exploding'.

Facebook brawl ends in knifing
A student at a top Auckland school has been arrested after stabbing another teenager during a public fight organised online.

Music pirate launches new assault on US
The co-founder of Napster is planning a fresh foray into the online music industry.

Cold-calling scammers a rising threat
Internet watchdog Netsafe is warning of cold-calling scammers ramping up attacks on New Zealand computer users.

Tech-savvy children learn as they play
Only one has started school but all three of the Cotter children are using iPhones, an iPad and an Apple laptop.

All iWant this Christmas...
Children as young as 3 are hankering after $1000 Apple iPhones for Christmas.