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Firefox download record official
Mozilla has officially made history with a new Guinness world record for the largest number of software downloads in a 24-hour period. Read more…

Google must divulge YouTube log
Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled. Read more…

Firefox Users Most Secure
on Internet, Study Reveals
Mozilla Firefox fans might rest a little easier these days after a study revealed that its users are most secure on the Internet. Read more…

Bayreuth's Wagner festival
will offer opera online
Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price — $US77. Read more…

NZ Net users top two million

New Zealand’s Internet audience has grown 12% in the 12 months to April this year, according to research firm comScore (www.comscore.com).

Our number of unique Internet visitors (at home and work locations among users age 15 and older) in April 2008 was two million 161 thousand, compared to one million 937 thousand the same month last year.

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Web threats hit 12-month high
The number of new malicious Web sites rose by 58% in June to its highest level since April 2007, security experts warned. Read more…

Researchers: 637 million
browser users at risk
A group of researches says 637 million Web users are surfing with outdated Internet browsers and therefore at greater risk of Web-based attacks. Read more…

NZers distrust mobile shopping, banking

The vast majority of New Zealanders say they would not consider using their mobile phone or PDA to pay bills, shop or bank online, according to the latest Unisys Security Index.

The results are part of new research which looks at the attitudes of New Zealanders towards mobile devices and the means by which they can be used for payments ‘on the run’.

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Spam experiment overloads inboxes
Surfing the Web unprotected will leave the average Web user with 70 spam messages each day, according to an experiment by security firm McAfee. Read more…

Apple Pushes Peck of Patches
Apple has issued software updates to plug more than two dozen security holes in its OS X operating systems and various software applications. Read more…

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