http://tvnz.co.nz/technologyhttp://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/crafty-mums-making-big-money-online-3420611 Lara Lewis used to be a stressed-out single mother whose teaching job left her little time for her young daughter, but now she works from home, selling an estimated US$60,000 a year worth of jewellery online Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:27:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3420611http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/porsche-releases-new-mobile-phone-3420422 As if a Porsche isn't enough of a status symbol, the German luxury sports car company's subsidiary, Porsche Design, is marketing a mobile phone that's exclusive to Porsche owners Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:56:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3420422http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/telcos-not-ruling-price-rises-3420251 Raising prices remains an option for telecommunication companies tasked with finding more than $250 million to help fund rural broadband upgrades Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:44:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3420251http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/farmers-want-more-money-rural-broadband-3419565 Federated Farmers is backing the government's plan for rural broadband but says more money is needed Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:18:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3419565http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/blind-soldier-sees-his-tongue-3419520 An Iraq War veteran blinded in a grenade attack has been given the gift of sight by a special pair of glasses, which allow him to 'see' using his tongue Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:42:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3419520http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/kiwis-more-internet-savvy-than-ever-3419460 The number of New Zealanders using the internet, broadband, and social networking sites are all on the increase, according to latest survey findings Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:24:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3419460http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/govt-signs-off-rural-broadband-proposals-3418256 The big push to get high speed broadband into country areas is officially on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:22:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3418256http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/trail-germs-could-solve-crimes-3418941 People leave more than fingerprints when they touch stuff - they also deposit a tell-tale trail of germs that could help investigators solve crimes, US researchers report Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:23:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3418941http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/venezuela-denies-plans-censor-internet-3418836 Venezuela is not planning to censor the web or to shut down social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, officials said, after President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the internet Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:17:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3418836http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/militant-hate-groups-web-use-grows-3417783 The use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube by militant and hate groups grew by almost 20% in the past year Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:33:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3417783http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/private-company-seeking-astronauts-3417756 For astronauts worried about their future with NASA, good news: a private company is hiring Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:23:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3417756http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/us-stem-cell-expert-hottest-researcher-3417173 Rudolf Jaenisch, whose stem cell lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has consistently broken new barriers in the field, is the world's "hottest" researcher, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:35:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3417173http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-test-fire-success-3416236 Space Exploration Technologies successfully test fired its Falcon 9 rocket this weekend, clearing a milestone toward the inaugural flight of a privately developed spaceship to fly cargo, and possibly astronauts, into orbit Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:26:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3416236http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/iran-arrests-30-over-us-linked-cyber-ring-3414856 Iran has arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to a US-linked cyber network gathering information on Iranian nuclear scientists and sending people abroad for training, a news agency reports Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:44:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3414856http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/china-warns-google-hopes-grow-resolution-3414174 China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:47:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3414174http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/new-undersea-cable-aims-get-kiwis-up-speed-3410379 A $900 million plan for a high speed broadband connection aims to close the digital divide between New Zealand and the rest of the world Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:08:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3410379http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/aldrin-still-buzzing-final-frontier-3412373 More than 40 years after being the second man to walk on the moon, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is still passionate about exploring the final frontier Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:42:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3412373http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/telco-conference-aims-excite-3406247 A telecommunications conference is the first time the whole industry has got together to talk about the future Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:53:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3406247http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/strong-backing-undersea-fibre-cable-3406122 There is widespread support for a proposed undersea fibre optic cable that backers hope will break the digital divide between New Zealand and the rest of the world Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:33:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3406122http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/entrepreneurs-reveal-broadband-vision-3405778 Businessmen Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and Rod Drury are part of "an early stage" venture to build a submarine fibre cable between Australia, New Zealand and the United States, with five times the capacity of the existing Southern Cross system Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:31:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3405778http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/fashion-goes-3d-in-japan-3405750 Blockbusters like Avatar are being thanked for a revived interest in 3D, as some of Japan's top models get set to strut down the catwalk in a 3D fashion show Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3405750http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/new-webcams-allow-traffic-check-3405470 The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is putting in new webcams which will allow commuters to check how congested traffic is before they travel Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:01:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3405470http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/worries-over-new-nasa-strategy-3404485 US President Barack Obama is trying to tamp down an uprising in politically vital Florida against a new strategy for NASA that has rankled space veterans and lawmakers and sparked fears of job losses Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:55:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3404485http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/google-set-end-china-censorship-3404253 Google has not changed its decision to stop censoring its Chinese search site even if it means leaving that market, a senior executive told a US Congressional panel on Thursday Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:36:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3404253http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/us-weighing-china-internet-censorship-3403990 The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese internet restrictions that hurt Google and other US companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3403990http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/spacex-aborts-rocket-engine-test-3402342 Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo - and eventually astronauts - to the International Space Station Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:22:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3402342http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/us-looks-software-help-open-three-nations-3400154 US officials said they were allowing US technology companies to export chat and social media software to Iran, Sudan and Cuba, with the hope it will help their citizens communicate with the outside world Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:07:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3400154http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/pm-s-science-prizes-split-between-high-performers-3400004 Wellington doctoral candidate John Watt has been named the top emerging scientist in the Prime Minister's science awards for his research aimed at reducing vehicle exhaust pollution Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:47:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3400004http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/cyber-bullying-hurts-social-network-sites-3399393 Although Google, Facebook and their rivals have enjoyed a relatively "safe harbour" from prosecution over user-generated content, they face a public increasingly more inclined to blame them for cyber-bullying Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:49:00 +1300urn:ARTICLE:3399393http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/facebook-killer-jailed-life-3399189 A 33-year-old man was jailed for life in the UK after admitting the kidnap, rape and murder of a teenager he met on the Facebook social networking site Tue, 9 Mar 2010 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