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Australian domain registrar Instra Corp powers mega.co.nz
Posted on 18-Jan-2013 22:23 News, Broadband

As Mega prepares to launch their new cloud storage service on January 19, 2013, Instra Corporation – a global domain name registrar – is primed to provide expert product, billing and technical support services to mega.co.nz users.

VIA announces APC Rock and Paper – the Cardboard Computer
Posted on 18-Jan-2013 07:37 News, Android

The APC Paper with its unique recycled cardboard case, is a US$99 computer for people wanting to connect to the Internet without the need for specific Windows applications.

Nokia to layoff IT 300 employes, transfer 820 to partners
Posted on 18-Jan-2013 07:19 News, Mobile

These are the last anticipated reductions as part of Nokia's focused strategy announcement of June 2012. Majority of affected employees are based in Finland.

Lenovo introduces the Lenovo Thinkpad X1311 Chromebook
Posted on 18-Jan-2013 07:01 News, Notebooks

The new mobile devices is aimed at classroom environments. Like all Chromebooks, the ThinkPad Chromebook delivers a simple computing experience with built-in security and automatic updates.

EMC extends online file sharing with solutions for on-premise and cloud storage (with video)
Posted on 17-Jan-2013 12:45 News, SaaS

EMC has announced an enterprise online file sharing service from Syncplicity with on-premise storage options.


Wellington’s Snapper up for International Technology of the Year Awards in London
Posted on 16-Jan-2013 18:47 News, eWallet

Touch2pay with Snapper Mobile has been selected in the Technology of the Year Award at the MasterCard Transport Ticketing Awards that will be announced in London on January 29th.

Inventor of the Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee to deliver public lecture in Wellington
Posted on 16-Jan-2013 14:36 News, Broadband

Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s lecture will focus on the social, economic and innovation opportunities of the Internet. Through the story of his invention of the World Wide Web, he will explain why the Internet needs openness to deliver these opportunities.

Sony Xperia Z lands in New Zealand in March 2013
Posted on 16-Jan-2013 10:56 News, Android

Smartphone brings full HD 5” display, new Sony design with water and dust resistance.

Oracle delivers Oracle Infrastructure as a Service on premise with capacity on demand
Posted on 16-Jan-2013 09:54 News, Computing

Oracle IaaS enables organizations to deploy fully integrated Engineered Systems, including Oracle Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, Oracle SPARC SuperCluster, Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine and Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance in their data centers.

ANZ and FIS complete core bank system migration
Posted on 16-Jan-2013 09:19 News, Computing

Over the course of the migration weekend, AU$46 billion of funds were moved, along with nearly three million customer records accounting for current deposit accounts, credit card and loan accounts.

Cray signs US$23 million contract with Germany's Meteorological Service DWD
Posted on 16-Jan-2013 09:06 News, Computing

Company will to provide two Cray XC30 supercomputers and two Cray Sonexion 1600 storage systems to the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD).

Telecom email problems due to cable cut between Australia and Singapore
Posted on 15-Jan-2013 13:01 News, Broadband

A cut in a deep-sea cable between Australia and Singapore is causing email problems for Telecom users.

Security company announces existing Cisco Linksys routers vulnerable to exploit (with video)
Posted on 15-Jan-2013 12:49 News, Security

Vulnerability affects millions of routers used around the Internet at homes, small offices.

Gen-i wins Ricoh business
Posted on 15-Jan-2013 10:14 News, 3G

At the same time, Ricoh has extended its relationship with Gen-i by renewing its voice, internet and mobile data services for another two years and has selected Gen-i for the provision of data centre hosting services.

Samsung brings TVNZ Ondemand to big screen
Posted on 15-Jan-2013 09:59 News, DVB and HD

If you’d like to watch TVNZ Ondemand TV on your big screen, Samsung New Zealand and TVNZ have the answer.

New Chrome beta introduces speech recognition
Posted on 15-Jan-2013 09:53 News, Web media

Using your voice to search on your computer or phone is handy, but there’s so much more you can do with voice commands.

Gartner says declining PC shipments in fourth quarter of 2012 signal shift of PC market
Posted on 15-Jan-2013 09:37 News, Consumer Electronics

The launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8 did not have a significant impact on PC shipments in the fourth quarter. Analysts said some PC vendors offered somewhat lackluster form factors in their Windows 8 offerings and missed the excitement of touch.

Microsoft to release security update for Internet Explorer vulnerability
Posted on 14-Jan-2013 15:09 News, Computing

The vulnerability is found in Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8. Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10 are not affected. Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability through Internet Explorer 8.

Southern Cross announces further 20% capacity prices reduction
Posted on 14-Jan-2013 13:27 News, Broadband

Southern Cross prices have again fallen and the company continues to expand its international capacity as it continues to upgrade the network.

Amazon introduces AutoRip
Posted on 11-Jan-2013 08:22 News, Consumer Electronics

Customers who have purchased AutoRip CDs from Amazon dating back to 1998 will find free MP3 versions automatically added to their Cloud Player accounts - free of charge.

New Zealand developers create shadowy app
Posted on 10-Jan-2013 14:16 News, Consumer Electronics

‘Pimp My Shadow’ iPhone app has just launched on the iTunes App Store and the developers are claiming it as a unique world first shadow editing app.

Kingston to ship large-capacity USB 3.0 flash drive with 1 TB storage
Posted on 9-Jan-2013 17:10 News, Computing

DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 will be available with up to 1TB storage and data transfer speeds up to 240MB/s read, 160MB/s write.

Huawei showcases its first Windows Phone 8 smartphone
Posted on 9-Jan-2013 10:57 News, Windows Phone

Manufacturer shows entry-level Windows Phone handset with long battery life.

iTwin Connect provides VPN access with 2-factor authentication
Posted on 9-Jan-2013 10:24 News, Computing

iTwin has introduced its new VPN product and service called iTwin Connect to ensure private and restriction-free browsing and remote desktop access, remote file access and access to the home/office network. iTwin Connect works both as a personal virtual private network or public VPN service.

Targus Touch Pen for Windows 8 turns any laptop into a touchscreen device
Posted on 8-Jan-2013 19:10 News, Windows

Exclusive to Targus, the Touch Pen easily allows you to enjoy all of the capabilities of Windows 8 without having to buy a new touchscreen laptop.


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