Gen-i donates supercomputer to AUT
Posted on 22-Jan-2014 16:02 News, Computing
Donation creates opportunity for AUT's Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research to establish a data correlation centre in Warkworth.
QNAP TS-220 review
Posted on 3-Jan-2014 17:56 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas
We have previously covered QNAP NAS devices but wanted to touch again on these to see how the new version of its operating system, QTS 4.0 is coming along.
Leading cloud service providers around the globe bet on Microsoft
Posted on 13-Dec-2013 16:06 News, SaaS
Organizations within the Cloud OS Network cover more than 90 active markets around the world, serve more than 3 million customers every day and operate over 2.4 million servers in more than 425 datacenters.
Google Translate now understands Te Reo Maori
Posted on 12-Dec-2013 15:08 News, Computing
After months of hard work, a team of Maori-speaking volunteers helped translate thousands of words and phrases so Maori language speakers and students could search and explore webpages online.
Spotify now offers free option on mobile and tablet
Posted on 12-Dec-2013 10:29 News, Entertainment
Service offers free music on mobile and tablet, expands to 55 markets. Also announces plans to offer the entire Led Zeppelin Swan Song/Atlantic catalog through online strreaming.
New Zealand broadband industry agrees Broadband Product Disclosure Code
Posted on 12-Dec-2013 09:20 News, Broadband
The Broadband Product Disclosure Code requires TCF members to provide information about fixed line residential broadband plans in a comparable and consistent format enabling consumers to easily compare broadband offers in the market.
Viber Launches "Viber Out" Worldwide
Posted on 10-Dec-2013 21:00 News, Mobile
Viber announced today the release of Viber 4.1 for Android and iPhone which includes the full global launch of Viber Out, a new feature that allows users to make low-cost calls to any mobile or landline phone number.
UN Handbook goes digital and mobile
Posted on 10-Dec-2013 09:41 News, Consumer Electronics
Mobile solutions company PaperKite has stamped its mark on the smartphones and tablets of world leaders, with its UN Handbook App.
The team is fresh from launching the App in New York and from meeting with Prime Minister John Key.
New Zealand mobile operators work together to stop phone theft
Posted on 9-Dec-2013 15:06 News, Mobile
The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum (TCF) has today launched a blacklisting system for lost or stolen mobile devices which Police say will help prevent crime by making mobiles less attractive to thieves.
Westpac launches crowdsourcing challenge in UK
Posted on 4-Dec-2013 19:02 News, FinTech
The Westpac Global App Challenge – UK is offering developers and designers based in the United Kingdom (UK) the opportunity of a trip to New Zealand as part of a NZD$100,000 "Kiwis love Geeks" crowdsourcing competition for mobile and web banking apps.
Key security incidents that shaped 2013
Posted on 4-Dec-2013 18:52 News, Security
Some of the key security findings of the past year have raised questions about the way we use the Internet and the types of risks we face.
