In 2013 Pope Francis had a lot to celebrate. Not only was he named Time magazine person of the year, but was also awarded the title of Esquire's best-dressed man.

Dating apps have been in the news for all the wrong reasons this year, but a new generation of dating app emphasises safety.

You can not only find someone online willing to rent you a room in their house, but someone who will share their car, their desk, their power tools or their child's toys.

A South African couple's first Christmas in New Zealand has been tarnished after an online racist attack and death threats were made against their teen son.

In a last minute year-end coda to the serpentine illegal GCSB spying saga, a political reporter has received an apology from Parliamentary Service over a breach of her privacy.

This week, as The Interview's December 25 US release date loomed, the Guardians of Peace threatened "the world will be full of fear", hinting at a 9/11-style attack.

No matter what you think of SPE as a company, it's important to remember that the hack is hurting innocent people as well.

iPhones, barbecues, outdoor furniture and costumes from Disney's Frozen movie will be filling stockings next week if Trade Me search patterns are anything to go by.

A former National MP accused of breaching a high-profile name suppression order online says he will delete the offending online post - “if I can find it”.

Man Haron Monis brought a nation to its knees. After taking 17 people hostage he was in charge, helping empty the heart of Sydney.

Pop stars, comedians and Kevin Rudd's daughter are among critics of Rupert Murdoch for his insensitive tweet about the Sydney hostage crisis.

There is a lesson for us all in the continuing revelations from stolen Sony emails being splashed over worldwide media.

Jack Ma, a former English teacher who started Alibaba in his apartment in 1999, has become the richest person in Asia.

Any new singleton, wary of dipping their toe into the murky water of online dating, must surely be even more cautious after two news stories this week highlighting the perils of such behaviour.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has called on social networks to do more to tackle gender inequality online.

CIA director John Brennan is acknowledging that agency officers did "abhorrent" things to captive terror suspects, and he says he can't prove the harsh treatment made the prisoners cooperate.

Readers have contacted me to say The Pirate Bay torrent site is up and running again, after it went down following a raid.

Is this new raid the last final curtain for The Pirate Bay, which is now run by unknown people?

If there is any justice, there is a special place reserved in hell for people who make a living designing the way computers "talk" to you. The capacity of programmers to make stuff only they can understand flash up on the screen is as mysterious as the Im

Scouts are moving with the times and offering badges for Google searching, giving a Powerpoint presentation and knowing how to use a smartphone.

Me and my entourage arrived at the Auckland District Court this morning for another chapter in the book thrown at me by the combined forces of the American government, the FBI, the CIA, the Pentagon, Hollywood, and my nemesis, John Key.

Antony Glen de Malmanche arrested in Bali for allegedly trying to smuggle almost 2kg of methamphetamine - his son fears he is the victim of an internet dating scam.

Mass media, citizen media, new media, and politician media management - it all gets frequently evaluated, criticised and sometimes praised, writes Bryce Edwards.

Cloud computing is built on data centres which are sprouting out of the ground like weeds at the moment around the world.

Those giving fly swats or tea towels for Christmas this year may want to think again - they have been voted among the worst presents Kiwis have received.

Everyone's poring over the Commerce Commission's draft decision on ye olde copper phone line network. And no one's happy.

A British couple was fined 100 pounds after breaking hotel policy and leaving negative reviews about their experience online.

The parents of a 14-year-old British boy murdered by a teenager he met on the internet are suing two police forces for failing to prevent his death.