Gigatown finalists and first Gigatown retail broadband provider announced
Posted on 17-Sep-2014 11:38 News, Broadband
Chorus has today announced the five towns that have gone through to the final round of the Gigatown competition. Dunedin, Gisborne, Nelson, Timaru and Wanaka have all won places in the final and will go on to compete for the chance to become New Zealand's first Gigatown.
IBM introduces powerful analytics for everyone
Posted on 17-Sep-2014 07:31 News, Computing
IBM has announced Watson Analytics, a breakthrough natural language-based cognitive service that can provide instant access to powerful predictive and visual analytic tools for businesses.
Software Summit cleared for take-off
Posted on 16-Sep-2014 19:16 News, Computing
Registrations are open for the annual Canterbury Software Summit 2014, the largest technology event in the South Island. The conference will be held on Thursday, 2nd October and features a heavyweight speaker line-up including keynotes from ex-Microsoft DirectX "renegade" Alex St John, Quid co-founder Sean Gourley, and Telogis CTO Ralph Mason.
New Zealand video games industry doubles exports
Posted on 10-Sep-2014 07:42 News, Gaming
Revenue from New Zealand-made video games and game apps more than doubled to $80.2 million in the year to 31 March 2014, according to an independent survey of NZ Game Developers Association members.
Cyber experts battle zombie outbreak
Posted on 10-Sep-2014 07:30 News, Security
Cyber security experts will be put to the test next week when a staged zombie apocalypse will see them trying to access secure networks in search of an antidote.
2degrees extends 4G to Wellington and greater Auckland
Posted on 8-Sep-2014 10:29 News, 4G
2degrees has extended its 4G footprint, flicking the switch on its fourth generation mobile network in central Wellington and the greater Auckland region.
Video Ezy Launches On-demand Rental Platform
Posted on 2-Sep-2014 01:00 News, Web media
New Zealand's largest franchised DVD rental chain today announced the launch of VideoEzyOnDemand.co.nz establishing Video Ezy as New Zealand's only rental group to have its own online Video On Demand rental platform.
Google for Nonprofits launch in New Zealand
Posted on 30-Aug-2014 12:04 News, SaaS
Eligible community and voluntary organisations in NZ will now have free access to online marketing and technology from Google worth more than $120,000 each a year.
IBM Watson Discovery Advisor brings scale and speed to research
Posted on 30-Aug-2014 11:56 News, Computing
IBM has announced significant advances in Watson's cognitive computing capabilities that are enabling researchers to accelerate the pace of scientific breakthroughs by discovering previously unknown connections in Big Data.
Intel announces its first 8-core desktop processor
Posted on 30-Aug-2014 11:54 News, Computing
Intel Corporation unveiled its first eight-core desktop processor, the Intel Core i7-5960X processor Extreme Edition, formerly code-named "Haswell-E," targeted at power users who demand the most from their PCs.
Spark NZ launches new TV-streaming service Lightbox
Posted on 28-Aug-2014 07:38 News, Web media
New Zealand's newest online subscription TV service is now live. Lightbox delivers thousands of hours of TV show available to anyone with broadband, regardless of their internet provider, on an all-you-can-eat basis
Orcon launches its Global Mode service
Posted on 26-Aug-2014 14:58 News, Broadband
New Orcon General Manager, Michael Shirley, today announced Orcon customers will be able to access previously blocked international websites with Global Mode, coinciding with survey results pointing to a shift from broadcast TV to online streaming.
