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![Library ponders twitter's historical value](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Library ponders twitter's historical value
The chief executive of the British Library yesterday confessed to having asked herself recently: "Should a world-class library preserve Stephen Fry's tweets?"
![Thieves steal funds raised in Britain for Lion Man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Thieves steal funds raised in Britain for Lion Man
Lion Man Craig Busch will not let scammers put him off trying to regain Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens or open another big-cat park.
![Eye on the sky: Awarua Station](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Eye on the sky: Awarua Station
Who knew New Zealand had a space programme? In truth, with the exception of Auckland company Rocket Lab's launch of a rocket 100km into the sky last November, we can't claim to have tried visiting the inky void.
![Found in translation: Tras@ction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Found in translation: Tras@ction
When Brian Mackie brought his translation service from Britain to New Zealand in 2003, fast internet access was essential and shouldn't have been a problem.
![Business without walls: Voco](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Business without walls: Voco
Michael Foley is director of a business that believes so firmly in broadband infrastructure that it has done away with the other kind - as a "company without walls", it has no premises.
![Big dig to start by year's end](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Big dig to start by year's end
As Crown Fibre Holdings weighs up 14 short-listed bids for a share of the ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network, it said yesterday it was ready to negotiate with contenders in three regions.
![What's the point of faster broadband? Here's what](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
What's the point of faster broadband? Here's what
Will ultra-fast broadband be a game-changer or a costly toy? Anthony Doesburg found five companies already showing what better internet connections can mean.
![Bieber fever invades the web](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Bieber fever invades the web
Depending on your age, gender and tolerance levels for whiny teenage singers with dodgy haircuts, the diminutive Canadian pop and R&B phenomenon is either a heart-melting object of infatuation or a viral contagion infecting the web.
![Google's predictive text attempt leaves users lost for words](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Google's predictive text attempt leaves users lost for words
It does nothing to speed up typing; as one user said, it's as if someone is constantly interrupting you to finish your sentences, and always getting it wrong.
![Telecom shares fall on bad Govt broadband news](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Telecom shares fall on bad Govt broadband news
Telecom shares fell 6 per cent after it missed out on being named for priority talks in the Government's $1.5b ultra-fast broadband plan.
![Review: Norton Internet Security 2011](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Review: Norton Internet Security 2011
Creators of cybernasties have evolved their game and are now turning to increasingly sophisticated and devious ways of hijacking computers.
![Regional broadband gets nod over Telecom's national plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Regional broadband gets nod over Telecom's national plan
Crown Fibre Holdings has prioritised three regional deals in its short list for the government funded roll-out of an ultra-fast broadband network.
![<i>Chris Barton</i>: Copper and fibre bandwidth gulf is gargantuan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
<i>Chris Barton</i>: Copper and fibre bandwidth gulf is gargantuan
The battle to win $1.8b of government money now features in TV advertisements - although I imagine many watching them will be left scratching their heads.