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.

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?

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

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

A European Parliament bid for legislation splitting up Google may send a message that's too loud to ignore.

Five-year-old girl with more than a million Instagram followers lives jet-set lifestyle of limos and Louis Vuitton thanks to her fans.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Tech blogger Juha Saarinen raises questions about the chief censor eyeing Slingshot over access to unclassified material.

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.

Heavy demand by homeowners desperate to access details about newly released property revaluations has now brought down the Quotable Value website.

Finger print identification, a standard feature on new iPhones will soon be common place, a visiting biometrics expert says.

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are part of a growing number of firms that are entering into power purchase agreements with wind farms.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.