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Hand back your Galaxy Note 7 now

COMMENT: The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone is an unmitigated disaster for the Korean electronics giant, writes Juha Saarinen.

Chorus gives more fibre work to Visionstream

Chorus has handed more of its New Zealand ultrafast broadband network building work to Australia's Visionstream.

Malware that outs you on the internet

COMMENT: If you send anything sensitive, embarrassing, private or otherwise risky stuff, use strong encryption.

Spark seeks info from Yahoo on spying

Spark is seeking clarification from Yahoo as to whether any of its customers had email searched at the behest of United States intelligence agencies.

People don't understand phone contracts

COMMENT: Smartphone contracts are complicated and consumers don't understand them.

Beyond the glass ceiling

Jolie Hodson wants to be a CEO. If she gets her way she will be part of a very small group of women who have made it to the top in NZ.

Spark CFO looks beyond the glass ceiling

Support helps women get to the top, but so does taking your chances, an aspiring CEO tells Tamsyn Parker.

Juha Saarinen: The asymmetry of internet warfare

COMMENT: We need to stop handing criminals and spies easy access to digital weapons of mass destruction.

Law firm criticises 'naming and shaming'

The Commerce Commission's practice of releasing the companies it receives the most complaints about has been criticised.

Spark to move Xtra email accounts

All @xtra.co.nz email accounts will be moved from Yahoo to a New Zealand-based provider.

Spark chief ditches Sky TV box

Simon Moutter fired a shot at rival Sky TV on Twitter when he posted a photo of him packaging up his Sky box to send it back.

Vodafone revenue up a notch as Sky merger looms

Growing revenue in the competitive telecommunications sector is "a big achievement" Vodafone's CEO says.

Skinny's new online mobile offerings

Skinny Mobile has revamped its mobile offer with a digital makeover 12 months in the making in a bid to retain customers.

Bad fibre: Why is Chorus so out of tune?

Herald investigation: The weather, the skilled-labour shortage, the outsourcing. The Herald examines why Chorus has clocked up a record number of faults.

Saarinen: Vodafone's handsets 'mediocre'

COMMENT: Vodafone's working hard to avoid being in a "dumb pipe" situation, writes Juha Saarinen.

Spark increasing data plans for free

The massive growth in data usage has seen Spark add additional data to plans at no extra cost.

Kordia profit up 33pc despite lower revenue

Kordia increased tax-paid profit by 33 per cent to $12.3 million in the year to June 30.

Chorus CEO stepping down

Mark Ratcliffe will be resigning from the role around the middle of next year.