Visa wants your location to protect your card
Posted on 13-Feb-2015 10:19 News, FinTech
New mobile location confirmation service uses real-time, geo-location technology to prevent unnecessary purchase declines by as much as 30%.
New local app designed to streamline business travel
Posted on 12-Feb-2015 14:40 News, Web media
The Orbit Travel App has been created by Kiwi-owned Travel Management Company, Orbit Corporate Travel. It will enable travelers to save time and secure access to all itinerary details with real-time notification of any changes to bookings.
HTC Re camera review
Posted on 12-Feb-2015 13:26 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas
Ever felt that taking photos with your smartphone is kind of cumbersome? What about an easy to use camera that pairs with your smartphone but doesn't need it all the time?
Government says broadband deployment continues to deliver
Posted on 11-Feb-2015 11:25 News, Broadband
The rate at which people are signing up for the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network is accelerating with uptake quadrupling in the past two years, Communications Minister Amy Adams said today.
Acronis True Image Unlimited 2015 review
Posted on 30-Jan-2015 10:03 Reviews, Computing, by M Freitas
In my view Acronis True image has been for years the gold standard for PC image backups. For me it all started with Norton Ghost but since Symantec retired that product Acronis True Image software took that space.
Amazon Web Services Announces Amazon WorkMail
Posted on 29-Jan-2015 11:41 News, SaaS
New email and calendaring service delivers security controls and built-in support for Microsoft Outlook and mobile email clients - all with the trusted reliability and performance of the AWS Cloud
Certus Solutions announces MaaS offering
Posted on 28-Jan-2015 10:15 News, Mobile
Certus Mobile is a complete MaaS solution that includes out-of-the box and customised mobile app development, hosting, device distribution and management capabilities, device and data security software, and ongoing maintenance and support.
Givealittle reaches $20 million milestone
Posted on 27-Jan-2015 14:05 News, Web media
Users of Givealittle.co.nz have pushed the crowdfunding platform past another growth milestone, with the all-time total now surpassing $20 million.
Chris Quinn to leave Spark New Zealand as part of leadership changes
Posted on 27-Jan-2015 09:01 News, Broadband
Two years ago Spark New Zealand (Telecom at that time) embarked on a new strategy designed to transform the business from a traditional fixed and mobile infrastructure company to a future-oriented, competitive retailer of digital services delivered over their networks and the Cloud.
Microsoft Windows 10 brings devices and holograms together for seamless experience
Posted on 22-Jan-2015 10:18 News, Windows
Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new generation of Windows, with a wide range of experiences designed to usher in a new era of more personal computing, as well as two new devices designed to extend the Windows experience from large screens to no screens.
Amazon Web Services to use wind farm power
Posted on 21-Jan-2015 10:02 News, Computing
In November 2014, AWS shared its long-term commitment to achieve 100 percent renewable energy usage for the global AWS infrastructure footprint.
ICONZ-Webvisions Cloud computing now without term contracts
Posted on 19-Jan-2015 17:01 News, Computing
Provider ICONZ-Webvisions is now offering its public cloud without a contracted duration. Cloud computing offers processing power that is scale-able and flexible, allowing organisations to vary their usage.
Megaport offers interconnection services to Google Cloud Platform
Posted on 19-Jan-2015 16:57 News, Computing
Google Cloud Platform enables enterprises to build, test and deploy applications on Google's highly-scalable and reliable infrastructure. Google Cloud Platform offers computing, storage and application services for web, mobile and backend solutions.
Southern Cross cable ready for Ultra HD video streaming
Posted on 16-Jan-2015 13:14 News, Broadband
Southern Cross Cable Network today announced that while 2015 looked to be a year of massive capacity requirements, with the announced arrival plans of internet video streaming providers such as Netflix into Australia and New Zealand, Southern Cross and its resellers were well positioned to meet demand growth.
The mainframe lives on: IBM z13 ready to power mobile transactions and analytics
Posted on 14-Jan-2015 13:56 News, Computing
IBM has announced one of the most sophisticated computer systems ever built, delivering scale and economics together with real-time encryption and analytics to help meet the expectations of consumers for speed and safety for trillions of transactions in the mobile economy.
