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Orcon picks up iPad, Apple reassures on demand delays
As Apple reassures US iPad customers that it can fill demand, Orcon has become the first telco in New Zealand to sell the device.
SkyCity fire alert cuts Vodafone broadband
Vodafone internet users were cut off this afternoon after a power surge caused smoke to billow from a room at Auckland's SkyCity.
Wi Fi provider Tomizone makes deal with Skype
Local wireless internet provider Tomizone has partnered with Skype to promote the global giant's new web access product to NZ users.
$2m bonus cut for Telecom boss
Telecom boss Paul Reynolds has had $2 million from his annual bonus slashed.
<i>Simon Hendery:</i> Fast-changing demands test telco sector
Simon Hendery writes that more network traffic won't mean more income for major phone providers.
Who will save the world when the web goes down?
Seven people with special keys will jointly reboot the internet if critical systems are taken down by cyber criminals.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Net needs to go on a diet, say power-savers
Pressure on electricity supplies will grow unless a way is found to control telecommunications' energy appetite.
Roaming charges nasty shock for travellers
Unwary travellers are being stung by $1000 bills after using their phones and mobile broadband overseas - and the issue is on the Govt's radar.
'Politics' behind salacious text scandal, claims Laws
Michael Laws has a theory about why his relationship with a former P addict and prostitute has become public.
Sexting lands Laws in strife
Salacious text messages between Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws and a former lover have entered the public arena.
Google's Android on course to topple Blackberry
Google's Android mobile phone system is set to pip Research in Motion to second place in the global market by the end of this year.
<i>Chris Barton:</i> New Zealand's broadband: Bring it on at the speed of light
Anyone calling for a cost-benefit analysis doesn't understand the internet.
Strength in telco networking numbers
When it comes to getting the biggest bang for the broadband buck, it seems playing nicely with our mates across the ditch may be NZ's best strategy.