Amazon launches four new Kindle devices
Posted on 29-Sep-2011 07:38 News, Web media
Amazon is introducing an all-new Kindle family: three all-new Kindle e-readers that are smaller, lighter, and more affordable, and Kindle Fire, which the company says is a new class of Kindle.
SmartPay and Snapper enter partnership
Posted on 28-Sep-2011 12:12 News, eWallet
SmartPay has entered into a partnership to offer the Snapper contactless payment solution on SmartPay’s retail network via the PAX terminal range.
Telstra lights up 4G mobile services in Australia
Posted on 27-Sep-2011 16:05 News, 3G
Australians will enter a new era of mobile telecommunications today with Telstra launching the Australia's first superfast 4G LTE mobile network in capital city CBDs and more than 30 regional and metropolitan centres.
National Cyber Security Centre opens
Posted on 27-Sep-2011 15:51 News, Security
The Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Steven Joyce, says the global threat from cyber intrusions is real and growing, and New Zealanders and the New Zealand economy are not immune.
University of Canterbury upgrades BlueFern HPC capacity
Posted on 23-Sep-2011 12:00 News, Education
Prime Minister and UC alumnus the Rt Hon John Key will be on campus as UC celebrates its BlueFern High Performance Computing (HPC) capacity being boosted tenfold with an upgrade to its computer architecture.
ITTIA DB SQL Rocks Android SDK
Posted on 22-Sep-2011 12:02 News, Android
With an enhanced alternative to Android's built-in data storage now available, Android applications can benefit from high-throughput write operations, large data set scalability, in-memory table performance, and synchronize with other devices and back-end databases.
Oracle announce Oracle Database Appliance
Posted on 22-Sep-2011 09:55 News, Computing
New platform uses Oracle Database 11h on a 2-noe Sun Fire server cluster running Oracle Linux for simple, highly reliable database system for small/midsize enterprises and departments.
BitDefender launches Safego for Twitter beta
Posted on 19-Sep-2011 13:19 News, Security
Safego protects your Twitter account from threats such as spam links, while alerting you to Twitter profiles that may be spreading malware or used for phishing.
Alcatel-Lucent and Telecom New Zealand open LTE showcase
Posted on 16-Sep-2011 09:30 News, 3G
Alcatel-Lucent, in conjunction with Telecom, today launched New Zealand’s first LTE Showcase – demonstrating next generation technology and applications that will change the way New Zealanders work, play and use mobiles.
Australia and New Zealand submit SKA proposal
Posted on 16-Sep-2011 09:02 News, Computing
Australia and New Zealand have submitted their written proposal to host the Square Kilometre Array, the most powerful radio telescope ever conceived and one of the most ambitious projects of our time.
Are Kiwi ISPs catching up with Australia?
Posted on 14-Sep-2011 10:15 News, Broadband
Savvy New Zealand Internet users can get far better value than a year ago, but only if they're prepared to shop around, says report by research agency Market Clarity
