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Employment and HR trends report shows intention of increasing headcount in New Zealand
Posted on 18-Jan-2012 02:01 News, Computing

Hiring intentions in the South Island are at an eight-year high, according to the latest Hudson Report Employment and HR Trends. A net 40.1% of employers in the region intend to increase permanent staff numbers in the first quarter of 2012, which is more than double the national average.

Southern Cross Cable increases capacity again
Posted on 17-Jan-2012 11:36 News, Broadband

Southern Cross also announced the deployment of 100 Gigabits per second transmission equipment by December this year.

Amazon Web Services adds Microsoft Windows Server instances to free usage tier
Posted on 17-Jan-2012 08:46 News, SaaS

Developers and businesses with Windows Server applications can take advantage of 750 hours of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Micro Instance usage per month, at no charge for a one year period.

Southern Cross Cable improves resiliency with new switches
Posted on 17-Jan-2012 08:36 News, Broadband

Network Selects CALIENT FiberConnect 320X for remote reconfiguration and protection in the event of fiber breaks or repeater/transponder failures.

Biotech company Argenta wins $100,000 Cisco Makeover Competition
Posted on 16-Jan-2012 12:04 News, Computing

Selected from 125 entries, Argenta will receive NZ$100,000 worth of technology and installed services sponsored by Cisco and Orcon.

Company registers interest in .kiwi Top Level Domain
Posted on 16-Jan-2012 11:50 News, Broadband

DOT KIWI LTD applies for .kiwi generic Top Level Domain in new ICANN domain round and if approved could have new domains available in early 2013.

Dell launches Ultrabook XPS 13
Posted on 11-Jan-2012 17:23 News, Computing

The edge-to-edge display is built-in on hardened Gorilla Glass; a full-size backlit keyboard with a large glass touchpad with integrated buttons and multi-gestural support; and up to eight hours battery life.

NZNOG 2012 conference
Posted on 11-Jan-2012 13:25 News, Broadband, by Juha

The New Zealand Network Operators' Group 2012 conference is held in Christchurch between January 23 and 25. Register now so you don't miss out.

Oracle announces availability of Oracle Big Data Appliance
Posted on 11-Jan-2012 08:10 News, Computing

Oracle Big Data Appliance comes in a full rack configuration of 18 Oracle Sun servers with a total of 864 GB main memory, 216 CPU cores and 648 TB of raw disk storage.

HP unveils glass design in new HP ENVY 14 Spectre
Posted on 10-Jan-2012 17:40 News, Computing

The new mobile computer sports a full 14-inch screen inside a 13.3-inch body and offers up to nine hours of battery life.

Nokia and AT&T introduce the new Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T's 4G LTE network
Posted on 10-Jan-2012 14:21 News, Windows Phone

Nokia's third Lumia smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 900 builds on Lumia's design on the outside and a rich social and Internet experience on the inside.

Lenovo introduces new colorful and slim IdeaPad laptops and IdeaCentre desktops
Posted on 9-Jan-2012 19:36 News, Computing

company announced a new lineup of consumer laptops and desktops at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, providing a variety of PCs to suit different computing need, style desire and palette preference, with the debut of new colors including Peony Pink, Electric Blue and Ruby Red.

Acer introduces Aspire Timeline Ultra
Posted on 9-Jan-2012 19:33 News, Computing

New laptop featuring long battery life, high performance, Acer Green Instant On and Acer Always Connect.

Acer Aspire S5: world's thinnest ultrabook?
Posted on 9-Jan-2012 19:30 News, Computing

The Aspire S5 features an Intel Core processor, SSD storage for speed and increased shock resistance, USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt ports.

Marvell and One Laptop per Child unveil the XO 3.0 Tablet
Posted on 9-Jan-2012 10:15 News, Computing

The XO 3.0 tablet features the ability to be charged directly by solar panels, and support for bot Android and Linux operating systems.

Nikon D4 DSLR camera brings new memory card compatibility, faster speeds
Posted on 6-Jan-2012 18:14 News, Consumer Electronics

New Nikon D4 digital-SLR records images to memory cards faster with built-in support for high-speed, UDMA 7-compatible Compact Flash memory cards and next-generation, high-speed XQD memory cards.

LG to introduce Google TV
Posted on 6-Jan-2012 13:57 News, Consumer Electronics

Combining Android OS with LG’s 3D and Smart TV technologies, LG’s Google TV provides consumers with a new home entertainment option.

Lenovo unveils first ThinkPad hybrid laptop and company’s first business ultrabook
Posted on 6-Jan-2012 09:39 News, Notebooks

The hybrid doubles as a second PC thanks to its Instant Media Mode (IMM), based on a Qualcomm dual core processor, up to 16 GB of memory and a custom Linux-based operating system.

Philips Stretch review
Posted on 4-Jan-2012 13:44 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas

What happens when you mix together sound technology, surf-inspired design, and a material that's six times more resistant than that used in headphones? The Philips Stretch is what happens.

Microsoft Touch mouse review
Posted on 3-Jan-2012 13:56 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas

Imagine you have a mouse and a touchpad, all packaged together in one single product. That’s pretty much what the Microsoft Touch mouse is.

Samsung takes top position in the Australia and New Zealand mobile phone market
Posted on 20-Dec-2011 10:53 News, Mobile

Samsung has now overtaken Apple and grew for a third consecutive quarter in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) overall mobile phone market, according to IDC’s ANZ Quarterly Mobile Devices Tracker (2011 Q3).

Lenovo E320 review
Posted on 20-Dec-2011 09:39 Reviews, Computing, by M Freitas

Lenovo has released a small laptop that brings in more performance than "netbooks" could provide.

New Zealand broadband pricing is improving says Commerce Commission
Posted on 15-Dec-2011 09:34 News, Broadband

The Commerce Commission has released its second report that benchmarks New Zealand prices for fixed line and mobile telecommunications services against international prices.

SAY Media Acquires ReadWriteWeb
Posted on 15-Dec-2011 07:08 News, Consumer Electronics

ReadWriteWeb was founded in April 2003 by Richard MacManus in Wellington, New Zealand. Currently the blog has just under 20 staff.

Huawei to supply equipment for New Zealand rural broadband
Posted on 14-Dec-2011 09:44 News, Broadband

The new supply arrangement allows Chorus to use Huawei’s technology to increases the data capacity of existing rural fibre optic cables to connect remote schools, roadside cabinets and cellular sites.


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