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Apple claims to have solved widespread hardware faults ranging from sluggish performance to unreliable proximity sensors that have infuriated many of its iPhone users in recent months.

Microsoft and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologising to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay - a name the company considered offensive.

An Australian Matildas footballer has been forced to remove sexually suggestive photos from her Facebook profile after a 13-year-old fan found them while looking up her sporting hero online.

It's been a funny old week, this week, and it seems much later than Thursday. It is Thursday, right?

A crowd of so-called iPad killers staged their grand debut at the IFA consumer electronics show this week in Germany, hoping to mimic the success of Apple, which at last count had sold more than 3 million of its popular tablets since launching in April.

Crown Fibre Holdings has prioritised three regional deals in its short list for the government funded roll-out of an ultra-fast broadband network, though Telecom and the Vector-led New Zealand Regional Fibre Group have made the cut.

Is it just me, or is there a growing trend of cameras being "cool"? Sometimes it seems like the older or more outlandish they look, the better.

The iconic Apple brand has a growing presence in the New Zealand market, research shows.

General Motors has begun testing applications that allow subscribers to its OnStar vehicle communication system to update their Facebook status verbally and to receive text messages audibly.

Video-game wars, like those in "Halo" or "Call of Duty," are usually seen from the grunt's-eye view.

Military bases across the US have banned the sale of a new video game that lets a player pretend to be a Taliban fighter and "shoot" US troops in Afghanistan.

The Twitterverse is full of far more mysterious forces than indecipherable trending topics and Lady Gaga.

Google has stepped on its internet search accelerator by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests.

Free wireless internet access has been added to the National Mall in Washington DC, USA.

Apple's new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favourites to them.

Seventy percent of New Zealand adults have been the victim of cybercrime, according to a report from security software firm Symantec.

Amazon.com, seeking to expand its position in the music download market against rivals like Apple Inc's iTunes Store, has purchased online music retailer Amie Street for an undisclosed amount.

Microsoft and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay - a name the company considered offensive.

Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft.

For a dozen years, Google has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a "doodle," a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists and sporting events, and showcasing designs from contest-winning students.