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Saturday, 17 May 2008

Gaming on the Web

Free online games are the perfect quick entertainment
By REUBEN SCHWARZ - Stuff.co.nz

Games are an entertainment staple for anyone who needs to kill a few minutes between meetings, or a Friday afternoon at work. But what happens when you get sick of Spider Solitaire and Freecell?

Teachers cry foul over rule change

By LANE NICHOLS - The Dominion Post

Teachers are fighting to exclude their private lives - such as personal postings on Internet sites Bebo and Facebook - from falling foul of new serious misconduct rules.

Windows to run on $US100 laptops

Reuters

Microsoft has reached an agreement to make available its Windows operating system software for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's XO Laptop.

US game sales rise 47pc in April on GTA4

Reuters

US sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 per cent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software Inc's "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii console stole the show.

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Digital living

Africa making progress in internet access

Reuters

Improving internet access in Africa is a fight on several fronts – building undersea cables, setting up regional exchanges and bridging the last mile to homes and businesses – but the continent is making progress.

Convicted killer rallies support on Facebook

Put out your digital thumb if you want a ride

Paper passe for S Korean coupon clippers

Gadgets

Gaming on the Web

Free online games are the perfect quick entertainment
By REUBEN SCHWARZ - Stuff.co.nz

Games are an entertainment staple for anyone who needs to kill a few minutes between meetings, or a Friday afternoon at work. But what happens when you get sick of Spider Solitaire and Freecell?

Nokia sees half of cellphones with GPS

Touch-screen BlackBerry on the way - report

Mac thief caught on webcam

Games

Review: WarHawk: Operation Mirror (PS3)

By ANGUS DEACON - NZGamer.com


Like its predecessor, WarHawk: Operation Broken Mirror promises chaotic and fast-paced multiplayer action for real-time strategy fans.

Games for your mobile

Age of Conan hits the internet

Xbox 360 hits 10 million US sales mark

IT and Telecommunications

Third NZ mobile network one step closer

NZPA

The country's two major mobile network operators have accepted a deal that the Government says will help the launch of a third player in the market.

Social network pioneer Plaxo sold for $230m

$US13b knocked off HP after EDS deal mooted

Craigslist sues eBay, alleging corporate spy plan

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Scooby Doo and Shaggy star in Pirate Ship of Fools, one of the better online games out there.

Games

Review: WarHawk: Operation Mirror (PS3)


Like its predecessor, WarHawk: Operation Broken Mirror promises chaotic and fast-paced multiplayer action for real-time strategy fans.

Digital living

Convicted killer rallies support on Facebook

Roberta Williams is running a Facebook profile on behalf of her husband, convicted Australian gangland killer Carl Williams, who is serving a 35-year prison sentence and has no internet access.

IT and Telecommunications

Third NZ mobile network one step closer

The country's two major mobile network operators have accepted a deal that the Government says will help the launch of a third player in the market.

Gadgets

Gaming on the Web

Games are an entertainment staple for anyone who needs to kill a few minutes between meetings, or a Friday afternoon at work. But what happens when you get sick of Spider Solitaire and Freecell?

Business

Dollar on brink of big fall - Bagrie

ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie says the Kiwi dollar is on the cusp of another big move, and is picking it to be worth less than US70c by September.

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