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Jab for Healthphone with Microsoft deal
Auckland technology company Healthphone has bagged its first overseas customer after securing a potentially lucrative global partnership deal with Microsoft last month.Healthphone's technology provides health workers with access...

Up-tight heart a sign of problems in the future
A new way of examining hearts may help doctors improve their prediction of future health problems in cardiac patients.A study by researchers at the University of Auckland has found that monitoring the relaxation capacity of the...

Fix Created for Critical IE Browser Bug (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A group of software engineers who specialize in cracking code has delivered a patch for the new "zero day" flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, beating Redmond to the punch in addressing the critical vulnerability.

U.S. Reports Missing Laptops (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The U.S. Commerce Department has admitted that more than 1,100 laptop computers have gone missing in the last five years, including almost 250 from the Census Bureau.

Online ad revenues in U.S. set record (AP)
AP - Internet advertising revenues in the United States grew 37 percent in the first half of this year, reaching a new high of $7.9 billion.

Dell adds 500 engineering jobs in Texas (AP)

AP - Computer maker Dell Inc. plans to hire another 500 engineers to work in its central Texas product development operations, founder and Chairman Michael Dell announced Monday.

Lovers use net for revenge
Spurned lovers are taking revenge on their ex-partners by posting sexually explicit pictures and videos of them on websites, internet safety specialists warn.Netsafe says it is fielding an increasing number of calls from people...

Microsoft may offer free software to fend off Google
Microsoft is looking at offering a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word-processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend off a growing challenge from Google in the business software market.Microsoft,...

Panel wants answers from wireless firms on privacy (Reuters)

Reuters - Top executives of Verizon Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., Cingular and T-Mobile USA have been invited to testify Friday at a U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing into the use of deceptive measures to obtain personal information, known as pretexting, the panel said on Monday.