The internet of things is coming and when it arrives it can beeping well shut up, writes Greg Dixon.

A study shows that women and girls are half as likely to be encouraged to go into computer science fields as men and boys are.

The EU has to rely on antitrust and privacy rules to curb Google's search-engine dominance and can't just break up the company, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said.

A group of economists have issued a study with a startling conclusion: for a large, well-known brand, search ads are worthless.

Girls play games too - so why aren't there more playable female characters? Siobhan Keogh investigates.

Google Maps has changed the way we navigate and poked its cameras into our lives. Meet the geography fanatic who is the tech giant's mapping evangelist.

Mana Party Leader Hone Harawira is facing a new challenge in his Te Tai Tokerau seat at this year's election, from his party's former Te Tai Tonga candidate Clinton Dearlove.

The "state of constant distraction" created by the internet, email and instant messaging is killing the traditional literary novel, a leading British author has claimed.

There's plenty to get excited about at E3, but gamers should also be cautious of too much hype, writes Siobhan Keogh.

More than 80 per cent of Kiwis who use the internet have experienced a cyber security breach, but only 39 per cent have then changed their online behaviour, new research shows.

More than 40 per cent of children who use the internet are victims of cybercrime while girls are more likely to be bullied online than boys, a survey has found.

Wireless charging technology developer PowerbyProxi wants to have a $30 million to $40 million capital raising this year.

New Zealand's internet traffic will grow almost threefold by 2018, according to forecasts, mostly driven by a jump in the amount of television, movie and video being watched online.

Traveling to countries like Egypt and Turkey in my 20s it was a given that you would have to bargain to buy something.

A former Forsyth Barr stockbroker who poured $460,000 into a now-failed internet business says he was unaware of its tax debt.

Yesterday marked a landmark day for computer science. A programme finally passed the artificial intelligence test devised by Alan Turing.

When Eileen Joy decided she'd like to replicate the Pay it Forward concept she'd heard of overseas she didn't expect such a positive reaction.

The appearance of David Cameron's nanny in naked pictures posted online should see the issue of "revenge porn" become a greater priority for the Government.

He sparked mass treasure hunts across California after hiding hundred dollar bills in envelopes and posting online cryptic clues to their location under the Twitter handle HiddenCash.

Music and movie giants have joined forces to freeze Kim Dotcom's assets, but they'll have to negotiate conditions first.

Thousands of Kiwis are ordering medicine online to save money, but experts warn doing so could be dangerous.

Sloth, torpor, idleness. Forget the negative connotations, for it turns out they might actuallybe good for us. Kate Bussmann managed to put down her iPad and allowed her mind to wander for the purposes of research.

Women who are sick of buying clothes online only to find they don't suit or don't fit when they are delivered might have a new favourite website.

Teaching methods will need to change if tertiary institutions expect to keep charging thousands for learning that is available free on the web, says an expert.

Q&A with Sophia Amoruso, the CEO of online fashion site Nasty Gal and author of the new book #GIRLBOSS.