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Young New Zealanders concerned about unauthorized access to personal information
Posted on 1-May-2012 10:15 News, Security

Even though there are concerns about unauthorized access to personal information the young generation are the most likely to use free public Wi-Fi without basic precautions.

Annual Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Reveals 81 Percent Increase in Malicious Attacks
Posted on 1-May-2012 09:55 News, Security

The security company blocked more than 5.5 billion malicious attacks in 2011, an increase of 81 percent over the previous year. In addition, the number of unique malware variants increased to 403 million and the number of web attacks blocked per day increased by 36 percent.

New ‘EasyTrade’ service simplifies logistics for Trade Me sellers
Posted on 30-Apr-2012 14:29 News, Consumer Electronics

To help Trade Me sellers focus more on the essential parts of their business, such as buying, selling and marketing, Brightstar NZ and Tradevine have joined together to create a new and unique fulfilment service offering called “EasyTrade”.

Auckland Transport, Telecom and Westpac to trial Mobile Wallet
Posted on 30-Apr-2012 09:38 News, FinTech

Paying for services through your mobile phone is closer to reality after Telecom, Auckland Transport and Westpac have announced plans to start trialling a mobile wallet system from May.

Bionic vision gets closer to reality with new UNSW facility
Posted on 26-Apr-2012 17:16 News, Consumer Electronics

The fabrication of implantable electronics has begun at the University of New South Wales ahead of planned patient tests of a functional bionic eye next year.

Apple confirms dates for Worldwide Developers Conference 2012
Posted on 26-Apr-2012 08:11 News, Apple

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference to Kick Off 11 June at Moscone West in San Francisco.

Sky TV launches Android app
Posted on 24-Apr-2012 12:50 News, Consumer Electronics

The SKY Android app includes a set of useful features around SKY’s TV guide including the ability to remote record to MY SKY decoders.

Vodafone New Zealand and Huawei launch first Ascend smartphone
Posted on 23-Apr-2012 10:25 News, Android

The Huawei Ascend G 300 launches with the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system and is powered by a 1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM and a powerful 3D graphics engine. It features a bright, vivid 4.0-inch screen and five-megapixel camera.

Telecom New Zealand appoints Simon Moutter as CEO
Posted on 23-Apr-2012 08:43 News, Broadband

Mr Moutter is currently CEO of Auckland International Airport. His experience includes COO at Telecom New Zealand and CEO at Powerco.

Intel inside smartphones: Lava Xolo X900
Posted on 22-Apr-2012 08:21 News, Android

The XOLO X900 is based on Intel’s smartphone reference design featuring Android and the Intel Atom processor Z2460 with Intel Hyper Threading Technology and will be first available in India.

Mobile growth drives BNZ security evolution
Posted on 18-Apr-2012 16:38 News, FinTech

BNZ has made logging in to its mobile banking apps simpler and smarter thanks to a New Zealand-first security innovation.

TelstraClear introduces ultra fast broadband plans on cable network
Posted on 17-Apr-2012 13:35 News, Broadband

TelstraClear today launched New Zealand’s fastest broadband for residential customers on its cable network, running at 100Mbps (download speeds)

Samsung Series 5 ULTRA Finally Unleashed
Posted on 17-Apr-2012 13:08 News, Notebooks

These days, consumers demand more than just a thin and light product. They also want top performance and, as digital files become larger, excellent storage too.. The Samsung Series 5 ULTRA will answer these needs.

Asnet launches medical video conferencing Practitioner Cart
Posted on 17-Apr-2012 13:01 News, Broadband

Practitioner Cart mobile video conferencing solution overcomes time and distance barriers for medical professionals.

Samsung launches new All-in-One PC Series 9
Posted on 17-Apr-2012 11:49 News, Computing

All-in-One Series 9 is a PC built with multimedia entertainment in mind with integrated 3D Hyper Real Engine technology enabling 3D entertainment with performance, contrast and colour reproduction.

Salmat launches New Zealand operation for Woolworths
Posted on 17-Apr-2012 11:47 News, SaaS

A new contact centre starts operation in Auckland servicing Woolworths Money customers and creating 40 new jobs in New Zealand.

Intel introduces Intel Solid-State Drive (SSD) 330 Series
Posted on 17-Apr-2012 09:58 News, Computing

New Intel SSD 330 Series offers SATA 6Gb/s boosted system performance for the budget-conscious PC enthusiast, with 60GB, 120GB and 180GB storage options.

Adobe Reader adds free eSignatures capability to desktop and mobile apps
Posted on 11-Apr-2012 08:08 News, Security

Adobe is making eSignatures available to hundreds of millions of Adobe Reader users, adding greater flexibility for signing, sending and managing documents, whether from a desktop, iOS, or Android mobile device.

Facebook to acquire Instagram
Posted on 10-Apr-2012 09:05 News, Web media

Social network pays close to US$1 billion for photo sharing web service.

Pacific Fibre announces sales of US$ 200 million
Posted on 10-Apr-2012 08:42 News, Broadband

New trans-Pacific data cable to start operations on 16th July 2014.

McAfee releases security management and delivery for virtualised environments
Posted on 5-Apr-2012 10:57 News, Security

McAfee has announced a new agentless deployment option for McAfee Management for Optimised Virtual Environments (MOVE) AV solution which provides comprehensive defenses against all types of physical and virtual attacks through a single high performance console.

New Zealanders spend more on mobile than fixed voice or broadband
Posted on 5-Apr-2012 10:18 News, Mobile

Latest numbers from IDC show mobile revenues growing 10% over 2010. Commerce Commission numbers show increased volume of cross-network traffic for voice and SMS.

Nike+ Sportwatch GPS review
Posted on 4-Apr-2012 15:07 Reviews, GPS, by M Freitas

The Nike+ Sportwatch merge elements of social with exercise to get the user fit.

Westpac New Zealand using Open Source CMS SilverStripe
Posted on 4-Apr-2012 14:51 News, FinTech

SilverStripe was supported by three other companies as part of the project, web designers InfinityWeb, CactusLabs, who built a number of the online calculators, and IBM, who provided the underlying server infrastructure.

ASUS ZENBOOK Ultrabook review
Posted on 4-Apr-2012 09:27 Reviews, Computing, by M Freitas

We shouldn't confuse "netbooks" and "ultrabooks". There's a lot of power packed into these little new portable devices and the ASUS ZENBOOK is a good device to show off these features.


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