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NASA announces new partnership with Foursquare
Posted on 23-Oct-2010 09:26 News, Social media

NASA astronaut and International Space Station Commander Doug Wheelock became the first person to "check in" from space Friday using the mobile social networking application Foursquare.

Microsoft brings games on demand to the Web with new PC game store
Posted on 23-Oct-2010 09:00 News, Gaming

Launching 15th November 2010, the Games for Windows Marketplace will offer PC gamers a robust lineup of games, easier navigation and purchase, and recurring specials such as Deal of the Week.

OpenStack now open for Windows Server
Posted on 23-Oct-2010 09:00 News, Computing

Microsoft Corp. has partnered with Cloud.com to provide integration and support of Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V to the OpenStack project, an open source cloud computing platform.

US technology guru Peter Thiel to invest in Xero
Posted on 22-Oct-2010 12:25 News, SaaS

Mr Thiel co-founded and led PayPal, the online payments company, which was acquired in 2002 by eBay for US$1.5 billion. He was also the first external investor in Facebook, and serves on its board.

Symantec study shows planning Windows 7 migration delivers best experience
Posted on 22-Oct-2010 09:16 News, Computing

Not surprisiging, the survey revealed that those organisations that invest the time in planning achieve better Windows 7 migration outcomes, including faster migrations and overall user satisfaction with outcome.

Apple Gives Sneak Peek of Mac OS X Lion
Posted on 21-Oct-2010 10:44 News, Apple

Company shows new features for Mac OS X Lion and promises Mac App Store for Mac OS X Snow Leopard within 90 days.

New Apple MacBook Air eliminates hard drive for faster notebook
Posted on 21-Oct-2010 07:54 News, Apple

MacBook Air uses the same solid state storage technology as iPad to deliver instant-on responsiveness, up to seven hours of battery life and up to 30 days of standby time.

HP introduces webOS 2.0 and new Palm Pre 2 smartphone
Posted on 20-Oct-2010 09:36 News, Palm

The first device to run webOS 2.0, HP’s new Palm Pre 2 smartphone, will be available Friday in France from SFR and is scheduled to be available in the coming months in the United States from Verizon Wireless and in Canada.

Vodafone New Zealand first in the world to sell Windows Phone 7
Posted on 20-Oct-2010 08:36 News, Windows Phone

Vodafone will demo the new TC Trophy handset and Windows Phone 7 by parking its thirty two tonnes Mobile Showroom truck at Auckland’s Aotea Square at 7am on 21st October.

Microsoft announces Office 365
Posted on 20-Oct-2010 08:07 News, SaaS

New cloud service brings together Office, SharePoint, Exchange and Lync for organisations of all sizes. Beta opens now.

Kiwi PyCon 2010 to bring Python developers and users together
Posted on 19-Oct-2010 17:05 News, SaaS

Participants will learn first-hand how Weta Digital uses Python in their datacentre, or how they can leverage cloud computing like Amazon web services and Google App Engine.

TomTom bring its live traffic information service to New Zealand
Posted on 19-Oct-2010 11:25 News, GPS

Available on the new TomTom GO LIVE GPS range and delivers dynamic navigation and route guidance that continuously adapts to changing road conditions.

Skype introduces Facebook integration, group video calls beta
Posted on 15-Oct-2010 11:19 News, VoIP

For the first time Skype users can keep up-to-date and interact with their Facebook News Feed, including posting status updates, commenting, and liking, directly from Skype.

IBM to build global R&D lab at University of Melbourne
Posted on 14-Oct-2010 17:51 News, Education

In a world first for IBM, the new global lab will combine research and development in a single organization focused on accelerating progress toward a smarter planet.

Microsoft Bing expands partnership with Facebook
Posted on 14-Oct-2010 08:39 News, Web media

The new Bing experience will bring in information from Facebook friends and other people sharing the users' networks, and will show what friends have liked (using Facebook's public like platform) as the user navigates through search results in Bing.

Sony announces first HDTV powered by Google TV
Posted on 13-Oct-2010 14:20 News, DVB and HD

Device allows users to watch HDTV, apps and browse the Internet seamlessly on one device.

2degrees opens first retail store in New Zealand
Posted on 12-Oct-2010 18:06 News, Mobile

2degrees has rolled out the welcome mat, literally, with the launch of their first retail stores.

Telecom New Zealand to launch Windows Phone 7 with LG Optimus 7Q
Posted on 12-Oct-2010 13:11 News, Windows Phone

Gen-i CEO Chris Quin says Windows Phone 7 will be one of the leading smartphone operating systems, giving users a mobile internet experience about as close to an integrated computer as they can get.

Vodafone New Zealand confirmed as Windows Phone 7 launch partner
Posted on 12-Oct-2010 09:20 News, Windows Phone

New Zealanders will be some of the first in the world to get their hands on the new Windows Phone 7, which goes on sale later this month in line with the global launch.

Microsoft confirms initial availability of Windows Phone 7
Posted on 12-Oct-2010 08:18 News, Windows Phone

There are more than 60 mobile operators in over 30 countries worldwide committed to bringing Windows Phones to market.

InternetNZ says businesses not aware of IPv6
Posted on 11-Oct-2010 12:02 News, Broadband

InternetNZ undertakes this survey for the New Zealand IPv6 Task Force.

CallPlus launches Managed WAN to complement its VOIP network
Posted on 7-Oct-2010 09:46 News, VoIP

CallPlus’ Managed WAN is a dedicated, high performance, cost effective solution developed specifically for medium and large sized businesses with multiple sites.

Wolfram|Alpha App for Android available now
Posted on 7-Oct-2010 08:57 News, Android

With access to over a thousand domains of knowledge covering math, science, engineering, health and nutrition, geography, economics, linguistics, people and history, sports, music, and much more, the Wolfram|Alpha App serves as an on-the-go resource for getting answers to queries.

Symantec Hosted Services Announces Global Availability of Symantec Hosted Endpoint Protection for SMBs
Posted on 7-Oct-2010 08:30 News, Security

Symantec Hosted Endpoint Protection leverages Ubiquity, a next generation security technology from Symantec, built on community-based reputation, for fighting the newest malware attacks.

Cisco enters home telepresence market with ūmi
Posted on 7-Oct-2010 08:00 News, Consumer Electronics

Company says telepresence product delivers clear and lifelike video through existing HD televisions.


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