http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Technology headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2012 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:03 +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=10783396&ref=rss An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in US history.Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:59:46 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783378&ref=rss In the end it was Kim Dotcom's money and his "history of taking an unorthodox route'' that saw the multimillionaire remain behind bars yesterday instead of going home to his family and his $30 million mansion.The man at the centre... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:57:01 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783355&ref=rss Saboteurs have hacked into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous, including in Boston and in Salt Lake City, where police say personal information of confidential... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:17:06 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783134&ref=rss Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom will remain behind bars after a judge today rejected his appeal for bail.Dotcom, who is awaiting an extradition hearing, was refused bail when he appeared in North Shore District Court last week. He... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:04:28 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783160&ref=rss As Facebook and Google jockey for dominance of the web, the social networking titan's US$5 billion stock offering will give it a hefty warchest for the ongoing fight, analysts said."It gives Facebook the ability to roll out more... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:06:35 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783125&ref=rss South Korea's Samsung Electronics said a German court rejected Apple's bid to ban sales of its tablet computers and new smartphones, the latest chapter in a global legal battle between the rivals.Samsung said Munich Regional Court... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:50:04 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783141&ref=rss Indonesia, a developing Muslim nation which claims the world's third-largest community of Facebook users, has become a showcase for the social networking site's global power and reach.Facebook has broken technological and social... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:50:31 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783127&ref=rss 3D CRIME: There's a crime scene, with all kinds of evidence, and investigators tromping around in the middle of it potentially creating problems. At the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands researchers are working on... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:57:15 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783073&ref=rss It's the internet phenomenon of the decade - dwarfing rivals, connecting hundreds of millions of users across the globe and consuming millions of hours of their lives.But yesterday, the full extent of the Facebook empire was revealed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783047&ref=rss Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in American schools?Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski yesterday challenged schools and companies... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783144&ref=rss Sony's president Kazuo Hirai has what many would say is a near insurmountable task ahead of him. While Sony continues to have a huge amount of mindshare and is an incredibly robust brand, the company is struggling. Coping with... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:04:17 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783004&ref=rss Duncan Garner's gig on MediaWorks' RadioLive has added to the wary relationship between the talk radio station and sister broadcaster TV3, which is providing its news stars to fill the hole left by Paul Henry.Despite RadioLive's... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:30:06 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10783007&ref=rss The Government is spending $90.5m to upgrade the computer systems at Immigration New Zealand - which is hoped to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs by $12.1m over 15 years.Cabinet approved the upgrade last October, but... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:53:34 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10782924&ref=rss Microsoft has taken out full-age ads in major newspapers in the United States, slamming privacy policy changes at search rival Google that allow it to internally merge the data it collects on user activity across services such as... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:58:09 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10782914&ref=rss Facebook made a much-anticipated status update today: The internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.That means anyone with the right... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:54:30 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10782912&ref=rss Xero, the cloud-based accounting platform provider, raised $20 million in a placement to major shareholders and will offer new shares to other investors at the same price after electing to chase global revenue growth at the expense... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:47:41 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10782968&ref=rss Sweden's Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by filesharing site The Pirate Bay's founders, leaving them facing the jail terms and large fines levied by an appeals court in 2010. As anti-piracy lobbyists celebrated the decision,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:21:38 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10782966&ref=rss Two men connected to Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom have been banned from using the internet while on bail.The FBI is seeking to extradite the German millionaire Kim Schmitz, otherwise known as Kim Dotcom, and three associates, Finn... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:18:07 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10782750&ref=rss Legendary rocker Neil Young took his campaign for higher-fidelity digital sound to a technology conference yesterday, saying a giant of the industry was on his side: the late Steve Jobs.Young said the Apple co-founder was such a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:30:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10782751&ref=rss Samsung took a hit in its battle against rival Apple when the European Union announced it would investigate whether it was illegally trying to hinder competitors.Samsung Electronics and Apple are engaged in a strategic war over... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:30:18 +1200