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Xero is raising alarms over new Inland Revenue plans to access overseas company data, stressing the need for privacy protections and customer notifications.

MMO reaches new levels of popularity with surge of users; population now three times bigger than that of the United Kingdom.

NZ at 17th in OECD for broadband penetration, trailing Switzerland but leading Australia. Hopes for UFB to boost future rankings.

Motion Computing clinches the prestigious US 2012 Partner of the Year Award from Microsoft, highlighting a decade of innovation in tablet tech.

Kiwi-developed tool aims to tackle info overload, offering unified communication hub for businesses to control email, social media.

Vocus Communications buys NZ's Maxnet for $9.5m, boosting its cloud and data centre footprint in the Australasia region.

Tonga teams up with Alcatel-Lucent to forge broadband links via undersea cable, enhancing connectivity for its 100,000 residents.

With the New Zealand and Australian governments lining up on opposing sides of the Huawei debate, will local resellers feel the fallout?.

Google fined £19k by FCC for not cooperating in a privacy breach probe linked to Street View data collection, despite its £38bn cash reserve.

Huawei banned from participating in Australia's National Broadband Network due to cyber-attack concerns from China.

A glitch in BATS trading system briefly tanks Apple shares by nearly 10%, halting trades and impacting BATS' own IPO on a chaotic day.

US tech investor Peter Thiel is boosting New Zealand’s tech scene with a NZD $40 million fund, pledging NZD $15 million via his firm Valar Ventures.

Start Up begins a new series looking at different ways you can use technology to get the most from your team while keeping costs down.

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis, John C Reilly – what are they all doing on this California stage?.

Hell Pizza, under director Stu McMullin, champions technology, from pioneering mobile EFTPOS in '96 to launching innovative apps and thriving in South Korea.

Will cybersex and cyber relationships begin to replace the traditional alternatives? What will become of the laptop computer?.

Nearly 20% of US adults now own tablet PCs like iPads or Kindle Fires, a sharp rise from 10% last December, hints at festive boom.

Siblings Peter and Kylie Walker use billion-dollar satellite tech to unearth hidden Tupperware, captivating a global geocaching audience with their unique blog.

Xero names Jamie Sutherland, ex-Sage Software exec, as president of US operations to fuel American growth from their San Francisco base.

American theatres are embracing 'tweet seats' to cater to tech-savvy patrons, allowing live tweeting from designated areas to minimise disruptions.