http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Technology headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:00:02 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=5 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631610&ref=rss SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities.A new feature unveiled overnight gives Twitter users the option of including their location with the assorted... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:54:51 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631587&ref=rss The second man to walk on the moon has two new missions for 2010: convincing United States President Barack Obama to say "yes we can" to a programme aimed at manned flights to Mars, and out-dancing some fellow American celebrities.Buzz... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:16:04 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631583&ref=rss Vodafone mobile users have reported trouble connecting in Wellington yesterday and Taupo today.Vodafone spokesman Paul Brislen said there had been no network outage, just a lot of pressure on the network from growing data usage."At... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:03:55 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631565&ref=rss NEW YORK - Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a newly-released study.China, Iran and Tunisia, which are on the group's "Enemies of the internet"... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:17 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631570&ref=rss A USB stick inserted in a carpark booth computer at Waikato Hospital has been blamed for bringing down the district health board's computer network in December last year.About 3000 computers across the board's network were infected... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:41 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631539&ref=rss SAN JOSE, California - The sudden takedown of an internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appeared to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:04:17 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631510&ref=rss Lower internet prices and unlimited downloads for home connections are predicted to be the result of a new high-speed link planned between New Zealand, Australia and the United States.The project would build a $900 million, 13,000km... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631517&ref=rss LONDON - British officials say they're pressuring Facebook to make a "panic button" available on its web pages following the death of a teenager at the hands of a man she met on the popular social networking site.British child... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:42:30 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631459&ref=rss A multimillion-dollar fibre internet link to the United States is likely to provoke a strong response from the existing Telecom-backed cable company.Technology entrepreneur Rod Drury, Trade Me founder Sam Morgan and Warehouse... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:00:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631516&ref=rss Sony has officially revealed details around its much anticipated motion sensitive controller at the Games Developer Conference (GDC) in San Francisco today.The Move bares more than a passing resemblance to Nintendo's Wii motion... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:33:35 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631576&ref=rss With the iPad, Apple could become a leading intermediary for the publishing business, as it largely has for the music industry. Magazine and newspaper publishers have been working on iPad editions for months already.One of the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:30:01 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631522&ref=rss LONDON - Album lovers may rejoice a little at last: a British court says Pink Floyd, purveyor of iTunes-unfriendly concept records, cannot be unbundled.The High Court ruled on that record label EMI Group can't sell Pink Floyd... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:59:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631547&ref=rss Lower internet prices and unlimited downloads for home connections are predicted to be the result of a new high-speed link planned between New Zealand, Australia and the United States.The project would build a $900 million, 13,000km... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:47:35 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631379&ref=rss Wary of the lack of openness surrounding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), virtually representatives of the EU parliament have banded together, voting 663 to 13 in favour of passing a resolution that would require the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:40:19 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631356&ref=rss On Monday in Britain, Peter Chapman, 33, was sentenced to a minimum of 35 years in prison for the murder of Darlington teenager Ashleigh Hall. Chapman, a convicted sex offender, was "very active" on a stolen black Acer laptop... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:11:42 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631366&ref=rss The world's single most complicated and expensive scientific experiment, designed to discover the "God particle" and recreate the conditions that existed at the dawn of creation, will be switched off for a year to correct... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:09:40 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631337&ref=rss ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Google's CEO says the internet search company is in active negotiations with the Chinese government and expects some resolution in its dispute with Beijing soon.Speaking at a media conference... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:31:46 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631307&ref=rss NAIROBI, Kenya - A global internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:56:33 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631329&ref=rss SAN FRANCISCO - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:49:29 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10631352&ref=rss During the 1990s, the Square brand was synonymous with the role-playing video game. A generation of gamers got hooked on the challenging quests, quirky characters and sweeping story lines of Square RPGs like Chrono Trigger , The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:39:11 +1200