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Geekzone Freeview Pizza evenings 2010
Posted on 18-DEC-2009 08:16 Commentscomments
Updated information for people attending the pizza evenings in February and March 2010....

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Renaissance Limited joins “Apple Consultants Network”
Posted on 9-FEB-2010 12:10 Commentscomments
Renaissance's Apple Division, Renaissance Education Division (RED), and Renaissance Service, are all founding members of the newly established Apple Consultants Network in New Zealand....

Intel Itanium 9300 processor raises bar for scalable, resilient mission-critical computing
Posted on 9-FEB-2010 07:43 Commentscomments
New Itanium processors more than double the performance of the previous versions, with up to an 800 percent increase in system interconnect bandwidth, up to a 500 percent gain in memory bandwidth and up to 700 percent more memory capacity....

Telecommunications Industry Group providing a launch pad for Kiwi businesses
Posted on 5-FEB-2010 16:00 Commentscomments
Innovative New Zealanders keen to set up their own business will have a chance to turn their dreams into reality in a competition being run as part of the Planet 2010 Communications and Technology Conference in Auckland next month....

Ponoko easy making system now available in the EU
Posted on 5-FEB-2010 13:28 Commentscomments
The development also opens up the European market for creators around the world. Items can now be produced in the EU and shipped locally, reducing the cost – and environmental impact – of long-distance shipping to the EU....


Symbian completes open source migration project
Posted on 5-FEB-2010 11:41 Commentscomments
The Symbian Foundation offers free code to everyone to enable them to contribute openly to the future of mobile....

Business PCs arrive with new Intel Core vPro processor family
Posted on 4-FEB-2010 13:53 Commentscomments
Business PCs based on 2010 Intel Core vPro processors with Intel Turbo Boost meet growing office performance demands, include enhanced security and management features....

NZICT welcomes two new Board members
Posted on 4-FEB-2010 13:45 Commentscomments
NZICT has announced the appointment of two new Board members - CEO of Gen-i Australasia Chris Quin and Country Manager of Dell NZ Mike Hill....

Penguin launches interactive e-book for children on iPhone (with video)
Posted on 4-FEB-2010 07:10 Commentscomments
In association with New Zealand-based Kiwa Media, Penguin Group (NZ) brings a number of popular children's picture books to touch-enabled iPhone devices....

Mint Chicks leave major label Warner for New Zealand tech start-up MusicHy.pe
Posted on 3-FEB-2010 23:00 Commentscomments
Using the MusicHy.pe platform the Mint Chicks are running three major competitions that include the download of Creative Commons licensed sound files for fans to remix and upload....

Nokia announces first developer conference in Sydney
Posted on 3-FEB-2010 14:42 Commentscomments
The Forum Nokia Developer Conference 2010 is happening in early March 2010....

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Vodafone 3G vs Telecom XT
Posted on 20-JAN-2010 20:59 Commentscomments
Whether you realise it or not, New Zealand is one of the luckiest countries in the world when it comes to mobile phone networks. We have two nationwide 3G WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) mobile networks that both deliver coverage to approximately 97% of the population....

NETGEAR EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live review
Posted on 29-NOV-2009 15:13 Commentscomments
We look at this small box with thousands of possibilities - bringing online digital media content to your living room....

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sbiddle
If you were (un)lucky enough to watch TV1 or TV3's 6PM news broadcasts tonight you were witness to a classic maths failure from both networks - the inability to correctly calculate a proposed 2.5% increase in GST. Both networks showed a list of prices and calculated the new price with a 15% GST. Bo...
sleemanj
So last week I got myself a second hand Acer Aspire One. First up, it's awesome, small, fast and silent (after installing a better fan control). I installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix on it, and, after some frustrating arsing about because the hard drive has a few bad sectors (in the end, I just parti...
Project: Multi GPS Tracker
Posted by MrWestie on 8-FEB-2010 19:03 Comments2 comments
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This project started some time ago, (early 2008?) but is finally here. :) As the name implies it can track multiple GPS units. The tricky bit was the software. There are some off the shelf products aimed at fleet management. I tried to get some going but gave up. The best candidate ran on linux bu...
freitasm
In an interesting story, The Next Web is telling us about a slip in the Vodafone UK Twitter account. A Vodafone UK employee with access to the company's Twitter account posted "VodafoneUK is fed up of dirty homo's (sic) and is going after beaver". Screenshot on the right, since the tweet has since b...
freitasm
Apparently advertising standards in New Zealand wouldn't allow a company saying anything bad about a competitor's service or product - even if it's true - so a TV ad like this one wouldn't be produced here: It won't matter anyway, because in terms of coverage, both of our largest mobile operators...
timmyh
Hey Google, I'm sure it's been a blast working on Android over the last couple of years but I'm afraid that if you don't get a little bit serious about it then you aren't going to take any meaningful market share. This would mean missing a great opportunity as Smartphones (or 'Superphones' as you...
freitasm
In the last couple of weeks we have seen a series of articles in our mainstream media about "bill shock". A "bill shock" happens when you travel overseas and get a surprisingly large bill on your mobile usage. I do not have sympathy for people who claim "bill shock" because people know there are roa...
WordPress e-Commerce Plugin
Posted by mufasa on 3-FEB-2010 09:12 Comments0 comments
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Your favorite WordPress e-Commerce Plugin has a new home. The WP e-Commerce Plugin is the same (awesome, canonical, sellers dream etc). But the download / support site has moved - now you'll find the worlds best Plugin over at GetShopped.org which has a better design, more video tutorials and more ...
freitasm
Microsoft has released a small update to Windows Mobile, its phone operating system. Windows Mobile 6.5.3 is a step ahead in the "facelift" of this smartphone platform, and the latest update brings the following new features: Capacitive touchscreen support Platform to enable multi-touch Touch contr...
sbiddle
When the National Government was elected in 2008 one of its pledges was to roll out ultra-fast broadband to New Zealanders. A promise of $1.5 billion was put on the table to be spent over six years delivering fibre to a significant number of New Zealand households and businesses. To quote from th...

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BIOS problem
Posted by Arachan on 10-FEB-2010 00:24 (4 replies)

Geekzone Freeview Pizza evening 2010: coming February and March
Posted by freitasm on 10-FEB-2010 00:22 (508 replies)
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compact digital camera for photographing documents, any recommendations?
Posted by torin on 9-FEB-2010 23:38 (2 replies)

iPhone MSN Apps Cannot See MSN Users Logged In With "SMS for Windows Live"
Posted by Minaithnir2005 on 9-FEB-2010 23:23 (1 reply)

The iPad is a Computer not a phone.
Posted by Ashka on 9-FEB-2010 23:20 (31 replies)
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What movie did you just watch, and how was it??
Posted by gehenna on 9-FEB-2010 23:10 (543 replies)
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PS3 dns error 80710102
Posted by teamspaz on 9-FEB-2010 23:05 (7 replies)

Accidentally deleted files, what is good proven recovery software?
Posted by SteveFari on 9-FEB-2010 22:46 (5 replies)

Slowness - Again?
Posted by nzkiwiman on 9-FEB-2010 22:36 (20 replies)
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Agony of XT
Posted by ajw on 9-FEB-2010 22:22 (15 replies)

time capsule + windows 7 = massive fail
Posted by s.joseph on 9-FEB-2010 21:57 (3 replies)

Dyndns and internal network routing
Posted by gehenna on 9-FEB-2010 21:55 (4 replies)

Avast 5 and flash disinfector
Posted by Kaos36 on 9-FEB-2010 21:40 (9 replies)

MagicTV 3600.. my quick impression report (updated)
Posted by yellow15 on 9-FEB-2010 21:21 (170 replies)
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Superbowl NOT in HD!!!!
Posted by arnies on 9-FEB-2010 21:20 (59 replies)
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telecom big time plan trouble thread
Posted by c4bb0ose on 9-FEB-2010 20:26 (255 replies)
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Printing issues with snow leopard
Posted by trigger on 9-FEB-2010 20:08 (3 replies)