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Aussie internet whiz kid locked up in Vegas
Australian internet entrepreneur Daniel Tzvetkoff is facing serious charges in Las Vegas.

NZ joins Google Buzz privacy backlash
New Zealand's privacy watchdog has joined nine other countries in complaining to Google about its Buzz service.

PlayStation gamers plug into TVNZ
TVNZ Ondemand is available to PlayStation 3 gamers from today, it has been revealed.

<i>Stephen Glover:</i> Future of free press rests on paywalls
Just because readers have got used to reading papers online for free, it does not follow that they have a right to do so, writes Stephen Glover.

Cheats' site a popular affair
A website designed to help people have extra-marital affairs arrives in New Zealand this month.

Trade Me feedback warning after lawsuit
If an internet auction goes sour, think twice before posting abuse about the seller - legal experts say you could be sued for defamation.

Broadband numbers 'through the roof'
More than one million New Zealand homes used broadband to connect to the internet in 2009.

Facebook 'panic button' sparks safety row
Britain's most senior police officers slam the social-networking giant for refusing to adopt a "panic button".

Emmy win an 'awesome surprise' says <i>Reservoir Hill</i> actress
The star of the New Zealand online drama that won a digital Emmy award on Monday night, says she never predicted its international success.

Thousands condemn secrecy of internet copyright talks
One new signature about every 37 seconds has been flowing into an online petition condemning global talks being held behind closed doors in Wellington.

Govt urged to come clean over 'secretive' ACTA talks
Internet law experts and the Opposition are calling the Government to come clean over how ACTA may influence new internet copyright legislation.

British candidate dropped for offensive tweets
A Labour candidate in the UK has been sacked for injudicious comments made on the social networking site Twitter.

Scammers use job sites to recruit labour
Local job seekers are being tricked into helping cyber criminals launder money.

Rumours round the world in twinkling of a tweet
Anna Paquin's bisexuality, Russell Crowe's bar-room brawl in London - ever wondered how everyone seemed to know before you?