Technology - 3 News

E3 2013 photogallery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:43:00 +1200

Photos taken at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center last week.

Facebook apologises for crash

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:38:00 +1200

Facebook's apparent global crash this afternoon has sent social-mediaphiles to Twitter and other platforms to ask what's happened to the world's most popular social networking site.

App allows landline calls using mobile

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:45:00 +1200

A New Zealand internet provider has developed an app which lets people use their smartphone like a landline.

Kingdom Hearts III announcement trailer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:00 +1200

The Kingdom Hearts III announcement trailer, unveiled at E3 2013.

New York offers free phone charging

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:36:00 +1200

It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight.

Chinese supercomputer sets new benchmark

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:00 +1200

China has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous US holder.

Netflix teams up with DreamWorks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:11:00 +1200

Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014.

Apple reveals govt data requests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:08:00 +1200

Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for customer data for the six months ended in May.

Minds into machines by 2045?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:00 +1200

Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity's best brains to discuss how humans can get their minds to outlive their bodies.

Fairfax cuts technology titles

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:33:00 +1200

Fairfax has confirmed it will stop publishing the technology titles Computerworld, Reseller News and PC World.

Drunk highway death spurs GPS call

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:51:00 +1200

Police want laws that will force cellphone companies to give GPS data on customers who call 111 after a drunken road death.

Old folk easiest targets for scammers

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:15:00 +1200

Old folk are four times more likely to fall for dating scams than younger people and they're also more likely to be duped into bogus investments.

New chips bump up battery life

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:15:00 +1200

There's nothing more frustrating than being laden down with technology that's run out of battery.

Blogger judgment won't open flood gates

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:58:00 +1200

A judge has imposed an indefinite online restraining order on a blogger who harassed a lawyer in several posts.

Farmers welcome internet balloon project

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:41:00 +1200

Google's plan to use balloons to provide internet access to remote locations could supercharge New Zealand's farming sector, Federated Farmers says.

Expert: Watch for 'Little Brother' online

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:43:00 +1200

The Prime Minister has dodged questions all week about whether New Zealanders are being snooped on by American digital spying programme PRISM.

Google's internet-beaming balloons

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:46:00 +1200

The flimsy helium-filled inflatables beam the internet down to Earth as they sail past on the wind.

Lawmaker accuses Google of dodging taxes

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:04:00 +1200

An influential committee of British lawmakers accused search company Google of dodging its taxes on Thursday in a scathing report.

Google detects Iranian hackers at work

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:36:00 +1200

Google said Wednesday that it has discovered and stopped a series of attempts to hack the accounts of thousands of Iranians.

ESPN gives up on 3D channel

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:24:00 +1200

ESPN's decision to shut down its 3D channel by the end of the year is the latest sign the format won't revolutionise entertainment.

VIDEO: Dotcom releases new raid footage

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:04:00 +1200

Mega personality Kim Dotcom has released previously unseen footage from the raids on his Coatesville mansion.

New MySpace launches

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:11:00 +1200

The Vanderhooks think Myspace had it right at one point. And they believe they've revived and improved that formula for success.

Yahoo frees up inactive email addresses

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:08:00 +1200

Yahoo is trying to breathe new life into inactive email accounts by giving away the identifications beginning next month.

Real time translator struggles

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:06:00 +1200

An Israeli startup says it has come up with a way to overcome language barriers when conducting international business.

Facebook copies Twitter, introduces hashtags

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:03:00 +1200

Facebook says that users will be able to click a hashtag to see a feed of discussions about a particular topic.

Greens sure Palantir working for Govt

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:43:00 +1200

The Greens say Palantir's working with the Government, suggesting it may even be replicating the PRISM system.

Regulation threatens UFB rollout - Chorus

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:07:00 +1200

Plans to knock down broadband prices threatens to derail the Government's ultrafast broadband (UFB) rollout,

Google pushes for transparency

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:00:00 +1200

Google is asking the Obama administration for permission to disclose more details about the US government's demands.

Google spends US$1B on Waze

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:28:00 +1200

Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1 billion deal that keeps a valuable tool away from its rivals.

Lessons from failed site launch

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:26:00 +1200

A disaster and a humiliation. That's how Grant Arnott describes his initial online sales experience.