by Jaheb Barnett
New checkout lanes in New World have been launched as part of an initiative to help save people time and, ultimately, the supermarket some money.
The catch is that the checkout lanes are operated by you.
It’s self service. No nice looking checkout assistants with those designer green shirts, it’s just you and whatever you’re wearing. Read more
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by Michelle King
Want to purchase a brand new clean green car but don’t want to leave the house? Trade me has the answer for you.
Trade Me New Zealand’s version of E-bay decided this week to enter the car market, only this time there is a bit of a twist.
The Trade Me motors site previously only sold used cars, bikes and boats. Read more
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The way we are finding our bargains these days has changed. Big time.
Online shopping has moved in and kicked out traditional shopping – where you would walk into a store and browse using your legs and whatnot.
Now, in the online world, all you need is a comfy seat. Read more
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by Angela Beswick
Today I was sucked in by a colleague who suggested for a laugh, I give the “Buddy” craze a try.
For those of you who like me, have been hiding under a rock the past few weeks, “Buddy” works like this:
You text your full name, and your suburb to 2230, and for $2.99, Buddy replies with any juicy info he has on you. Read more
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by Daniel Satherley
Radiohead, perhaps the world’s biggest band without a recording contract, have thrown the music industry a curveball even more ground-shaking than Kid A.
They’re releasing their new album, In Rainbows, on October 10 - and it’s upto each individual fan how much they want to pay for it.
Say what? Read more
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by Bex Appleton
I hate to be the bearer of negativity, but New Zealand textaholism is an increasing epidemic that just doesn’t seem to bear an end.
It is dangerously stripping us of etiquette, personality, communication abilities and intellect – we are become stupider!
In today’s fast society it is easy to desire gratification instantly, and there seems no better way of getting this fix than to flick someone a text. Read more
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Who knew that a funky monkey playing on a bongo could know more about you than you knew about you.
I didn’t know an animal knew of me until the cheeky monkey played with my name.
Sure, I had seen the television ad telling me “Bongo knows all” as it promotes Bongo the texting service which allows a user to send in a name and location to 4333 to receive a wealth of information about that person. Read more
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by Ranita Nand
I seriously think that Bebo should now be named the ’stalker networking site’.
I had my first Bebo stalker experience the other day.
I was spending a quiet Thursday afternoon in Borders looking for a present for a friend when I was interuppted by an unfamiliar face. Read more
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by Lydia Brewer 
A deathly silence descends upon homes across the world…
The phone doesn’t ring any more.
The ringing telephone has been replaced with the clatter of keyboards and dull hum of computers.
It has been replaced by a myriad of social networking sites, text messaging and email. Read more
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by Angela Norton 
The US military has picked up on a robotic pack mule that may help soldiers to carry large loads in the battlefield.
BigDog is the piece de resistance in engineering company Boston Dynamics’ range of artificially intelligent robots.
The robot mimics the movement of four-legged animals and can walk, run and climb on rough terrain. Read more
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