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Shill bidding costs car company more than $165,000

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:38:29 +1200 | Commerce Commission

An Auckland-based car company has been sentenced today in the Auckland District Court on 13 charges under the Fair Trading Act. The Auto Co (Millenium) Ltd has been fined $42,000 plus court costs of $1727.57 after pleading guilty to misleading consumers ...More >>

Trade Me pleased as shill bidder fined $42,000

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:21 +1200 | Trade Me Limited

Trade Me welcomed the $42,000 fine imposed on a car trading company in the Auckland District Court today, as The Auto Co Ltd was sentenced for its part in the largest case of shill bidding in Trade Me’s history. More >>

Public Address 23 May 2013 - The Messenger God

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:19 +1200 | Public Address

Two weeks from today, on Thursday June 6, I’m hosting one of Auckland Museum’s 2013 LATE series, Gods and Men, with Judge David Harvey, Rosabel Tan of the excellent Pantograph Punch blog and the New Zealand Herald’s switched-on social media editor ...More >>

Xero posts $14.4 mln FY loss, doubles revenue

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:03 +1200 | Businesswire

May 23 (BusinessDesk) – Xero, the cloud-based accounting firm, widened its annual loss in line with is guidance while using cash reserves to double revenue and paying customers.More >>

Bloggers & small business sites a target for cyber-criminals

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:12:41 +1200 | MyCRA Credit Repairs

“Small businesses and bloggers often don’t have the money to invest in online safety – and also believe their small site or blog is ineffectual, when in fact its resources make it a prime target for hackers,” Online expert Daniel Smith says.More >>

Teenage Schoolgirls Flock to Twitter: CensusAtSchool

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:20 +1200 | CensusAtSchool

Teenage schoolgirls are flocking to the microblogging service Twitter, according to early results from the educational project CensusAtSchool. One in three teenage schoolgirls (37%) has reported having a Twitter account, up from one in four (23%) ...More >>

Kiwi-Made App Released For Movie After Earth

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:11:20 +1200 | BeyondTheStory

A Kiwi company is behind the global release today of an interactive app for the highly anticipated sci-fi thriller movie After Earth, starring Will Smith and his son Jaden.More >>

Fronde mulls capital raising for Aust push; FY profit climbs

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:59:37 +1200 | Businesswire

May 23 (BusinessDesk) - Fronde Systems Group, a Wellington-based software and cloud-based services developer, is considering an equity raising to fund a bigger push into Australia after more than doubling annual profit.More >>

The First Kiwi Cloud

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:31:07 +1200 | Web Drive

Auckland, New Zealand – 23/ 05/2013 – Leading New Zealand Internet Services company, Web Drive, announced today the launch of the Web Drive Cloud, the company’s new Infrastructure as a Service offering. Webdrive’s General Manager, Robin Dickie, ...More >>

Twitter announces two-factor authentication

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:08 +1200 | Twitter

Every day, a growing number of people log in to Twitter. Usually these login attempts come from the genuine account owners, but we occasionally hear from people whose accounts have been compromised by email phishing schemes or a breach of password ...More >>

New Twitter Security Welcomed

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:41 +1200 | Conservative Party

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig is welcoming the announcement from Twitter today that new security measures are being introduced. This announcement coincidentally follows yesterday’s hijacking of his twitter account.More >>

LG Announces 2013 LG Smart TV with Magic Remote

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:27 +1200 | LG Smart TV

The 2013 LG Smart TVs are easier than ever to use, with a new smart and expansive entertainment platform that keeps you connected, offering access to a wide selection of premium content.More >>

Sweden Pushing For Human Rights Online

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:11 +1200 | Government of Sweden

Internet freedom is one of the top priorities of Swedish foreign policy. Everyone should be free to think and say what they want – on the internet too. This is far from the reality in many countries. Today representatives from more than 90 countries ...More >>