Yellow buys out Groupy
Posted on 24-Jan-2011 16:46 News, Social media
Set up six months ago by a couple of Wellingtonians, the Groupy business has grown rapidly. Yellow acquired the business amongst much competition late last year and will keep the founders at the helm to continue to operate the business.
Facebook raises US$1.5 billion
Posted on 22-Jan-2011 13:50 News, Social media
Facebook receives $1 billion from Goldman Sachs overseas offering; Digital Sky Technologies and Goldman Sachs also recently made $500 million direct investment.
Google names co-founder Larry Page new CEO
Posted on 21-Jan-2011 10:35 News, Computing
Google co-founder Larry Page will lead product development and technology strategy, and starting from April 4 he will take charge of day-to-day operations as Google’s Chief Executive Officer.
Mobile payment debuts nationally at Starbucks in the U.S.
Posted on 20-Jan-2011 10:31 News, Mobile
The Starbucks Card Mobile App offers customers with BlackBerry smartphones, iPhone and iPod touch the fastest way to pay at nearly 6,800 U.S. company-operated Starbucks stores.
Zoho Introduces Zoho Books
Posted on 20-Jan-2011 09:45 News, SaaS
Zoho Books simplifies accounting for small and medium-size businesses, providing complete visibility of their finances and a straightforward tool for managing money.
Amazon Web Services Introduces AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Posted on 20-Jan-2011 09:36 News, SaaS
Developers simply upload their application to Amazon Web Services, and Elastic Beanstalk automatically handles the deployment details of capacity provisioning, load balancing, auto-scaling, and application health monitoring.
CallPlus caters to small businesses with Connect Lite
Posted on 19-Jan-2011 16:00 News, VoIP
Following the recent successful launch of CallPlus’ Managed WAN service, the Kiwi owned telecommunications provider has added to its list of client offerings with a managed voice solution for small businesses – Connect Lite.
Telsis technology helps Vodafone New Zealand fight text bullying
Posted on 7-Jan-2011 11:39 News, Mobile
A system developed by UK company Telsis that enables phone users to block bullying text and picture messages is winning plaudits following a world first deployment, with Vodafone in New Zealand.
AMD proclaims APU era is here
Posted on 6-Jan-2011 15:28 News, Computing
The company is saying AMD Fusion will bring HD everywhere, with smooth 1080p playback, all-day battery life, thanks to single die design.
