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As it announced that it now has more than 350 million members, leading social network Facebook also told users it was improving its privacy standards.

As the festive season approaches, the purveyors of spam and malware are out in force – and their early efforts are already emerging.

David Bain topped Google's 2009 most-searched New Zealanders, narrowly beating boxer David Tua, reflecting the nation's diverse online interests.

Upcoming InternetNZ seminar to address legal challenges of online publishing, focusing on how jurors' online searches may compromise fair trials.

Top tech experts will explore Windows 7 and new HP devices, including touch-screens, at the final Right Click event on 19 Nov at SkyCity, Auckland.

A new Pew study counters claims that the Internet isolates users, showing it enhances social interaction and community engagement instead.

Porn spammers are making increasing use of social networks and micro-blogging platforms deliver hardcore content, according to researchers at BitDefender.

Microsoft and HP, alongside Richie McCaw, will give away Windows 7 HP PCs every 10 minutes in Queen Elizabeth Square, Britomart on 22 October.

You could be excused for thinking the Web in 2009 is carrying its own version of porcine (sorry – H1N1) influenza.

The rise of mobile Internet usage sees 52% of users now online, with UK consultancy Webcredible noting social networking as a key activity.

Cutting IT costs without strategy could harm businesses, argues Peter Waterhouse, stressing EITM's role in wise cost management.