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www.nzherald.co.nz, 7 January
LAS VEGAS - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer demonstrated a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard, the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month.
The tablet - also known as a slate, a one-piece portable computer without a physical keyboard - was one of several new PCs Ballmer showed off as he delivered Microsoft Corp.'s customary keynote on the eve of the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
www.nzherald.co.nz, 14 January
1000 Kiwi GPs signed up to exchange info electronically, boosting plans for Oz
Auckland technology start-up Konnect says it is close to finalising its first deals in Australia after signing up more than 1000 New Zealand doctors to use its automated life insurance information exchange system.
Konnect is tapping into the growing market for technology that enables the electronic exchange of information across the health system and the financial services sector.
www.nzherald.co.nz, 16 January
New Zealand firms have much to gain from tapping into social media, writes Helen Twose
Every weekend Gianpaolo Grazioli sells more than 2000 gelato icecreams and sorbets from his Queen St store, Giapo Gelato.
He has at least that number of people keeping up to date with the business through online social media connections.
www.stuff.co.nz, 20 January
Making digital faces come to life is Mark Sagar's passion and now his decade of work on some of Hollywood's biggest films has won him an Academy Award.
Sagar was one of four men honoured by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for developing a lighting stage and facial rendering system which has helped create realistic digital characters and stunt doubles in films such as Spider-Man 2, King Kong and Avatar.
www.nzherald.co.nz, 20 January
Google's bold stand against China owes much to the ideals of the internet giant's co-founder, write Tim Walker.
At the annual meeting of Google shareholders on 8 May 2008, a motion was proposed from the floor which called for an end to the company's activities in China.
www.nzherald.co.nz, 20 January
Hundreds of tech volunteers spurred to action by Haiti's killer quake are adding a new dimension to disaster relief, developing new tools and services for first responders and the public in an unprecedented effort.
"It really is amazing the change in the way crisis response can be done now," said Noel Dickover, a Washington, DC-based organiser of the CrisisCamp tech volunteer movement, which is central to the Haiti effort.
www.nzherald.co.nz, 20 January
BRUSSELS - Microsoft says it will shorten the time it stores internet users' addresses from web search queries from 18 months to just six months following a request from a European Union data privacy panel.
It said the change would make its Bing search a better choice for privacy-conscious users than the world's leading search engine Google, because Microsoft will delete the entire Internet Protocol address from search queries - the string of numbers that shows a computer's location.
www.nzherald.co.nz, 21 January
New Zealand businesses will soon face laws forcing them to disclose any loss of personal information to cyber-criminals, says the head of the world's largest computer security company.
Symantec president and chief executive Enrique Salem said it was inevitable this country would follow the United States and other jurisdictions that are forcing organisations to reveal when hackers have stolen personal or sensitive information they held electronically, or when it was lost.
www.tvnz.co.nz, 22 January
Microsoft Corp released a patch to protect users of its Internet Explorer browser from attacks similar to those directed at Google Inc's operations in China last week.
The world's largest software company, which said hackers targeting Google and at least 20 other companies in China exploited a weakness in its browser, said its new patch was critical and people should apply it as soon as possible.
www.3news.co.nz video, 25 January
Google the word "tension" and you may find an online showdown between the biggest search engine and the Chinese Government.
Now the White House is saying President Obama is troubled by alleged cyber attacks originating in China.
www.nzherald.co.nz, 4 February
The founders of a new website that dishes up city-specific New Zealand news and information say they are tapping into a growing international demand for "hyper-local" web content.
Shane Redlick and Andrew Ross launched their Locally Informed portal this week with the aim of serving up local content from 11 cities and regions based on where site visitors live.
www.nzherald.co.nz, 5 February
NEW YORK - The Symbian Foundation has started releasing, for free, a large part of the software that powers the most smart phones in the world.
The foundation was set up in 2008 after Nokia, the biggest maker of Symbian phones, bought out the consortium that made the software.
www.nzherald.co.nz, 6 February
Software developed in New Zealand is working alongside doctors and nurses in Scottish hospitals.
A deal with Britain's largest health board, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board, will see Auckland company Orion Health's software products - healthcare records portal Concerto and records integration system Rhapsody - used in 35 hospitals and about 800 associated medical sites.
www.tvnz.co.nz, 6 February
A new mobile phone service which allows parents to be sent copies of their children's texts and phone calls has been launched in New Zealand.
The new US-based mobile phone monitoring service is called My Mobile Watchdog and says its aim is to keep the children safe.
www.tvnz.co.nz, 10 February
Google Inc is tapping its huge network of Gmail users and web surfers to create a Buzz that it hopes will help it catch up with online social networking leaders Facebook and Twitter.

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