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Charity advice on music downloads
The charity Childnet is launching a global information campaign to warn children about the potential dangers of downloading music illegally. Read more…

Web in infancy, says Berners-Lee
The World Wide Web is "still in its infancy", the Web's inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has told BBC News. Read more…

ALT TV goes online

From 9pm tonight (May 1st), ALT TV will become the first New Zealand television station to stream all its content live and free on the Web.

The site (www.alttv.co.nz) is hosted by Orcon and licensed by APRA & RIANZ.

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Malware carries end-user agreement
Malware packages are now being sold with an end-user licence agreement in a sign of the increasing professionalism of the underground industry. Read more…

Microsoft builds hard
drive scanner for police
Microsoft has built a USB thumb drive for the police that scans computer hard drives. Read more…

Orcon expands unbundled network

Orcon’s unbundled high-speed Internet and phone service will be available to double the number of Aucklanders by the end of May.

The Auckland-based Internet service provider has announced that its new service is available to subscribers in the Auckland CBD and Takapuna exchange areas. The next exchanges to be unbundled are Blockhouse Bay, Manurewa, Howick, Mt Eden and Remuera.

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Russians face Internet Iron Curtain
Russian government officials are proposing tough censorship laws for the country's 29 million Internet users. Read more…

Dating site caters for
smart cookies only
A new dating site caters exclusively for "intelligent" people and requires potential members to pass an IQ test in order to sign up. Read more…

Yahoo kicks off re-wiring project
Yahoo users will soon have one place where they can manage all the services they use on the popular Web site. Read more…

PC makers find ways
to extend XP's life
Computer makers Hewlett-Packard and Dell both plan to offer machines loaded with XP well beyond Microsoft’s June 30th deadline. Read more…

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