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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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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
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
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.
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
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MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR: Scooby Doo and Shaggy star in Pirate Ship of Fools, one of the better online games out there.
Review: WarHawk: Operation Mirror (PS3)

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

