http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest ICT News headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:00:07 +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/ict-news/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=55 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10633131&ref=rss MELBOURNE: - Telstra says there is a significant gap between it and NBN Co on the financial outcome of the proposed national broadband network (NBN).It said yesterday that recent media articles had speculated on the status of... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10633115&ref=rss Over the next few months some New Zealanders are likely to get a nasty shock while browsing the internet - a web page that pops up on their computer saying "STOP!".Some will genuinely be surprised, having accidentally stumbled... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10633080&ref=rss Christchurch-based Jade Software today reported a $4.3 million fall in annual earnings before interest and tax to $800,000.Operating revenue fell 7.8 per cent to $46.2m in the year to December 31 from the previous year. Earnings... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:28:08 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632799&ref=rss Let's talks about sex.com. In a Manhattan auction room this morning what was once the internet's most valuable domain name goes under the hammer. Potential bidders won't be allowed in the room unless they have on them a certified... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:25:07 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632770&ref=rss Microsoft's Bing search engine gained market share in the US in February, according to research groups.Microsoft has worked for years to improve its search technology and narrow the gap with Google. After launching its redesigned... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:50:52 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632739&ref=rss BRUSSELS - Europeans downloaded €10 billion (NZ$19.2bn) worth of pirated music, film, television shows and software from the web in 2008, an entertainment industry study said.The International Chamber of Commerce said... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:44:10 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632644&ref=rss NEW YORK - Magazine publishers in the United States may have a new way to boost flagging circulation: the iPad.The Audit Bureau of Circulations said yesterday that it had changed its definition of a digital magazine to accommodate... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632643&ref=rss SAN FRANCISCO - Google received demands from advertising agents in China to provide compensation plans for companies threatened to go out of business by a possible shutdown of the US company's website in the country.Google should... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632535&ref=rss NEW YORK - A Twitter executive says the site is working on a way to allow Chinese users to sign up in their own language, though the website remains blocked there.Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey said at a panel on Monday... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:28:43 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632532&ref=rss BEIJING - China without Google - a prospect that looks increasingly likely - could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling web... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:10:47 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632514&ref=rss The Government's $300 million commitment to roll out fast broadband services to rural customers and schools will see Telecom effectively bearing most of the cost - and customers won't end up footing the bill.Communications Minister... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632468&ref=rss Telecom's stock price hit an all-time low yesterday after it told the market that its share of the Government's new rural broadband initiative would cost it $168 million over three years.The shares closed down 4c at $2.17, a drop... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632410&ref=rss When digital television was launched at Te Papa two years ago, a curious thing happened. Most of the radio microphones in the building stopped working.Welcome to the world of spectrum realignment, as frequencies freed up by the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632370&ref=rss HAVANA - Cuba says a US ruling that makes it easier for companies to provide internet communications services on the island is meant to destabilise the country, not loosen Washington's 48-year economic embargo.Josefina Vidal Ferreiro,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:42:02 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632361&ref=rss As Microsoft's equivalent to Santa, Kirk Drage is a busy man. Based in Singapore, Kirk is Microsoft's Asia Pacific Software Industry Development Manager and runs the BizSpark, DreamSpark and WebSiteSpark programmes, which allow website... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:22:26 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632356&ref=rss Telecom said the New Zealand government's plans to roll out high-speed broadband services to rural areas while overhauling how the phone company is compensated for uneconomic lines will slash earnings over the next three years.The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:46:29 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632350&ref=rss Cabinet has approved a $300 million plan to roll out high-speed broadband services to rural New Zealanders while overhauling the way Telecom is compensated for supplying services that aren't commercially viable.Under the proposal... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:05:38 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632340&ref=rss Proposals for the roll-out of high speed broadband in rural areas have been signed off by the Government and it is expected work will get underway on infrastructure from early next year.Communications and Information Technology... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:24:49 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632320&ref=rss CANBERRA - Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has hit back at a new report listing his country as a potential internet enemy.Press freedom advocacy group Reporters without Borders released their Enemies of the internet... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:52:26 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ict-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10632315&ref=rss MUMBAI, India - Social networking site Facebook is opening an operations office in India, its first in Asia, to help manage rapid growth in the number of users.The office, in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, will have advertising... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:23:21 +1200