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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.

Online sexual predator denied parole

App-maker and video agency win uni kudos

Technology companies helping bring content to life reigned supreme at the University of Auckland Business School Entrepreneurs' Challenge.

Call centre work Auckland's top job pick

Job ads for call centre staff in Auckland attracted the biggest number of applicants, according to online employment sites.

Three tips for good Netiquette

Overwhelmed by the online world? Fear not: help is at hand with Rhodri Marsden's guide to Netiquette.

Bono says sorry for giveaway

Bono has apologised for the way U2's new album Songs Of Innocence ended up in people's iTunes libraries ahead of the release of the CD version.

Patricia Greig: Offline and loving it

Patricia Greig hasn't been a member of a social media website for six months and life couldn't be better. Six months, cold turkey. And there's no going back.

Is this the new Instagram?

A picture may say a thousand words but a picture and a tune together - well, that says at least a thousand more.

Success for Kiwi flattie show

JJ Fong, Perlina Lau and Ally Xue are three Auckland actresses who decided they wanted to make a comedy series based around their own experiences as New Zealanders - so they did.