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How much did Dotcom spend?
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom says his three-year, $10m legal fight against extradition to the US has left him 'officially broke'. So how much did he spend?

Kim Dotcom: I'm broke
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom says his three-year, $10m legal fight against extradition to the US has left him 'officially broke' and 'unfairly persecuted'.

Juha Saarinen: The elephant in the living room
SkyTV, Spark's Lightbox and Quickflix, pretend in public they're not concerned about Netflix arriving, but that's just bluster, writes Juha Saarinen.

Google faces breakup call as EU patience wanes
A European Parliament bid for legislation splitting up Google may send a message that's too loud to ignore.

Is this the web's cutest kid?
Five-year-old girl with more than a million Instagram followers lives jet-set lifestyle of limos and Louis Vuitton thanks to her fans.

The fall of Kim Dotcom
It’s one of the biggest houses in the country, but the walls are closing in on Kim Dotcom as he rattles around his mansion.

Apps use taking over from calls, texts
Mobile phone users are increasingly turning to messaging apps and shunning traditional calling and texting.

Site blocks 'Asian' names
Four women of Chinese descent are suing Sephora for allegedly blocking and deactivating the accounts of 'Asian-sounding' customers during a 20 per cent off sale.

Juha Saarinen: Copyright concerns in the Internet era
Tech blogger Juha Saarinen talks about his concerns with copyright in the digital age and reviews the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 10.

WhatsApp moves to encrypt data
WhatsApp, the world's most popular instant messaging platform, has begun encrypting all its data by default.

New York City unveils payphone of the future
New York has unveiled the most ambitious plan yet for the payphone of the future offering WiFi connections, free calls and more.

Matt Heath: Abuse by strangers doesn't hurt me a bit
Matt Heath writes: Who knows why people post mean stuff? Maybe their life is crap or maybe they're psychotic - but before you start crying you need to check credentials.

Movie streaming options
More Kiwis are choosing to stream movies online rather than head down to the local DVD shop - but many may be watching them illegally.

Juha Saarinen: Break the banhammer and cyber-security
Tech blogger Juha Saarinen raises questions about the chief censor eyeing Slingshot over access to unclassified material.

Mai Chen: Technology rules, but it still needs people
I have been getting professional inspiration and a better understanding of where the new disrupters will come from that will pose challenges for law, policy and business.

Lee Suckling: We love doing old things new ways
We love market disruption: it's what makes things better, more affordable, and forces inferiority out, writes Lee Suckling.

Biometrics: the future of payments
Finger print identification, a standard feature on new iPhones will soon be common place, a visiting biometrics expert says.

Why tech giants are buying up wind energy
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are part of a growing number of firms that are entering into power purchase agreements with wind farms.

Private cams exposed online
Kiwis are among tens of thousands of householders worldwide whose privacy has been breached on a website featuring intercepted live feeds.

Fry takes mystery break from Twitter
So fans of the actor's witty puns, intellectual musings and calls to humanitarian arms will be disappointed to learn that he's decided to temporarily quit the network.

Watson takes show to frozen continent
Talkback host Danny Watson is taking his show to the bottom of the world. The Newstalk ZB personality will broadcast live from Antarctica for three days next week.

Creditors accept offer from ex-Orcon owner
Creditors have accepted a 20c-in-the-dollar proposal from one of Orcon’s former owners but a court has yet to approve the deal.

Censor takes aim at web movie access
NZ’s chief censor is mulling charges against Slingshot and Orcon, which both give customers access to websites with movies that could be either unclassified or banned.

Kirk seeks to raise up to $44m in tech float
David Kirk, chairman of Trade Me Group and Kathmandu Holdings, is seeking to raise A$25 million to A$40 million ($44.5 million) in an initial public offer on the ASX of Bailador Technology Investments, an Australian and New Zealand tech fund.

Lee Suckling: What has the internet done to sex?
Society has always been fascinated by sex, and the internet gives us insight into previously unheard of sexual practices, portraying them as standard conduct, writes Lee Suckling.

ComCom clears Expedia - Wotif travel agency merger
ComCom clears merger of online travel agencies Expedia and Wotif.com after assessing concerns the tie-up would increase commission rates.

Paper: Isis offered to pay teen $32,000
A 14-year-old boy suspected of planning a series of bombings in Vienna was reported yesterday to have been offered US$25,000 by Isis to carry out the attacks and claims that two other youths recruited in the same way remain at large.

Facebook $22b WhatsApp deal buys $10m in sales
Facebook paid $22 billion for a startup that generated $10.2 million in revenue last year.