Xero to break into the consumer market
Posted on 2-Nov-2009 12:31 News, SaaS
Online small business accounting software provider Xero (XRO) will launch a personal money manager in early 2010. Xero Personal will allow consumers to have a complete view all aspects of their finances. They’ll be able to see all their bank accounts in one place; accurately track where their money is going; set savings goals and monitor the progress toward these.
Competition to design intergalactic weapon opens
Posted on 2-Nov-2009 09:59 News, Consumer Electronics
To celebrate the release of Ratchet and Clank: A Crack In Time on PS3, Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand (SCENZ) is giving users a special chance to get their own weapon design bought to life by WETA.
UNICEF NZ goes "UNDER COVER" to save lives
Posted on 30-Oct-2009 09:05 News, Web media
This week the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) New Zealand launches a ground breaking online campaign. The campaign is called UNDER COVER because UNICEF wants every child at risk of getting malaria to sleep safely under the cover of a life-saving net.
TiVo to launch in New Zealand with excluside on-demand services
Posted on 29-Oct-2009 21:19 News, DVB and HD
Hybrid TV will launch the popular TiVo device in New Zealand with a movie download service that is a world first. Sony Music is a partner providing music and video clips as part of the service. Telecom New Zealand to support distribution network.
Google Maps introduces turn-by-turn car navigation
Posted on 29-Oct-2009 07:21 News, GPS
Availabe with the new Android 2.0 port of the Google Maps for mobile application, the new service is automatically updated over the mobile data network with Google Maps and user input. On select locations Google Maps Navigation gets live traffic data over the Internet. A traffic indicator light in the corner of the screen glows green, yellow or red, depending on the current traffic conditions along your route.
Webstock 2010 launches
Posted on 28-Oct-2009 17:00 News, Web media
New Zealand's premier web conference has launched its fourth major event and will continue the tradition it began in 2006 of giving New Zealand audiences a chance to see big-name international speakers.
TomTom Start introduces new users to GPS navigation with easy to use device
Posted on 28-Oct-2009 12:02 News, GPS
The TomTom Start is a compact device with a 3.5” touch screen, spoken street names so drivers never miss a turn and an integrated fold-and-go mount, which makes the whole navigation package fit into any pocket, small bag or glove compartment.
Telecom changes the mobile pricing game
Posted on 28-Oct-2009 11:39 News, 3G
Telecom has revealed new text and mobile broadband pricing offers that will shake up the mobile market this Christmas. Heavy text users will welcome the introduction of ‘Non Stop Text’, a text offer that gives customers all the texts they need to any NZ network, for just $12 a month.
Total number of broadband subscribers in New Zealand exceeded 1 million
Posted on 27-Oct-2009 14:14 News, Broadband
Broadband users made up nearly three-quarters of all Internet subscribers, while the number of subscribers with an Internet connection using mobile data cards, cable, or satellite technology grew by 53 percent to 220,000.
Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Edition puts the user at the heart of its new design
Posted on 27-Oct-2009 11:26 News, Linux
Ubuntu 9.10 brings changes small and large that all have a common purpose - to make Ubuntu the most user-friendly operating system available. Ubuntu 9.10 features a redesigned, faster boot and login experience, a revamped audio framework, and improved 3G broadband connectivity, all of which contribute to a first-class user experience.
Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition available this week
Posted on 27-Oct-2009 11:24 News, Linux
Canonical today announced the general availability of Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition for free download on Thursday 29 October. Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition introduces Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) as a fully supported technology.
New Zealand students compete to solve mathematical modelling problems
Posted on 27-Oct-2009 10:07 News, Computing
Teams of three or four students were given just nine hours to write a report tackling the question: “Could New Zealanders save enough electricity via energy efficiency improvements in homes to avoid New Zealand requiring an additional power station being constructed?”.
Netflix coming soon to Sony PS3
Posted on 26-Oct-2009 18:34 News, DVB and HD
Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 system next month at no additional cost to Netflix members in the United States who have a PS3 system. Initially, watching movies instantly streamed from Netflix via the PS3 system will be enabled by a free, instant streaming Blu-ray disc that is being made available to all Netflix members.
Cybercriminals use fear and anxiety to convince users to buy rogue security software
Posted on 23-Oct-2009 15:37 News, Security
The Symantec Report on Rogue Security Software, developed by the company’s Security Technology and Response (STAR) organisation, is an in-depth analysis of rogue security software programs. The report includes an overview of how these programs work and how they affect users, including their risk implications, various distribution methods, and innovative attack vectors.
Fair Trading Act charges laid against Vodafone New Zealand
Posted on 23-Oct-2009 15:30 News, Mobile
The Commerce Commission has laid charges against Vodafone New Zealand for alleged breaches of the Fair Trading Act 1986 in relation to various broadband and mobile phone promotions.
Toshiba launches Direct Methanol Fuel Cell in Japan
Posted on 23-Oct-2009 10:52 News, Consumer Electronics
Dynario's DMFC delivers almost instant refueling that untethers electrical equipment from AC adapters and power outlets. It runs on mix of methanol and ambient oxygen, and the chemical reaction between the two in the fuel cell produces electricity. It operates with only a small volume of concentrated methanol solution, reducing the size and weight of the fuel tank and the overall product.
