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Google is teaming up with The New York Times and The Washington Post to revolutionise web news by launching Google Living Stories, an interactive news platform.

49 US Web sites of both the Democrat and Republican parties have been hacked to criticise President Obama just hours after his State of the Union address.

Apple might soon host iTunes libraries in the cloud, following its buyout of Lala, hinting at major changes ahead.

Kids today are entertainment media junkies, spending more than 50 hours a week with their cell phone, music player or game console, according to a US study.

Mainfreight has overhauled its entire IT environment in China and Hong Kong and deployed a virtualisation solution from Citrix which supports 160 users.

France's anti-piracy agency Hadopi, set to gain power to cut Internet access for copyright offences, used an unlicensed font in its new logo.

2009 was a year when spam, malware and other Web-based threats reached record levels, according to the third-quarter report from security vendor McAfee.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey unveils 'Square', a mobile wallet enabling credit card transactions via a small plug-in device, set for March 2010 release.

Education consultant Charles Newton warns the Government that delivering fibre broadband to rural schools is just step one in a complex digital puzzle.

Security takes centre stage in the new cloud computing offering from Unisys, which was originally developed for the US Department of Defence.

A new Pew study counters claims that the Internet isolates users, showing it enhances social interaction and community engagement instead.

The Western Roamer, a frequent traveller to Europe, the US, and Australia, faces varied mobile roaming charges but finds data use hotel fees may be costlier.

Keeping everything in-house may no longer be the best move, in terms of containing costs and generating fresh revenue.

Controversial stance on offshoring by Wallace at CCiNZ stirs debate, claiming it is time NZ embraces the economic benefits and moves past protectionism.

Businesses in New Zealand are increasingly considering disaster recovery (DR) policies and procedures due to IT infrastructure centralisation and rising costs.

As NZ businesses face increasing data demands, Symantec's survey reveals a concerning lack of resources, with over 50% struggling with storage and recovery.

Support. Educate. Engage. These three words represent the core focus of the recently formed Contact Centre Institute of New Zealand.

Unearthed eBay sales of secondhand disk drives expose chilling security lapses, leaking missile secrets and NHS records.

Telecom's XT Network offers simplified roaming pricing, but there is little difference in cost compared to Vodafone.

Swedish court convicts The Pirate Bay founders, igniting a fierce debate over internet freedom and copyright laws.