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A healthy text life
Twenty years ago this week, when humans still roamed the Earth freely without buzzing or beeping, a UK engineer unleashed the world's first text message.
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Kiwis still big texters after 20 years
After 20 years of texting technology, New Zealanders are still avid text messagers, despite a decline in use overseas as smartphones take over.
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Government spies may face court
The Kim Dotcom case threatens to pull New Zealand's most secretive spy agency into court in a bid which could probe intelligence links with the United States.
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Vodafone loses 50,000 customers
Vodafone lost 50,000 mobile customers between July and September, on the back of similar losses in the New Zealand market earlier this year.
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Independence key to IT fix-it firm
Industry veterans rely on selling their expertise, not hardware or software.
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Chorus to pay for difficult UFB hookups
A solution to who pays for connecting difficult-to-reach houses to the new ultra-fast broadband network appears to have been reached, though it may only last three years.
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TelstraClear boss stepping down
TelstraClear chief executive Allan Freeth is leaving the company, following its sale to Vodafone New Zealand.
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For hire, for $25,000
Anna Cudby is willing to become a human billboard for up to five months so she can repay a $25,000 student loan.
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Vodafone Australia facing mass job cuts
Vodafone Australian plans to cut hundreds of jobs as it works to turn around its struggling performance.
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China's Huawei to sponsor All Whites match
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has gone on the PR offensive, announcing its sponsorship of an All Whites match.
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Road Warrior: Driving his business
In the old days, the office drove the business. Diana Clement finds a businessman who’s driving his office.
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Juha Saarinen: We are all pirates now
How easy is it to be accused of copyright infringement and potentially be caught up into a months-long legal process, asks Juha Saarinen