HP names Marc Andreessen to Board of Directors
Posted on 18-Sep-2009 19:05 News, Computing
Andreessen is best known as the co-author of Mosaic, the first widely used web browser. He is currently a member of the board of directors of eBay Inc. and Facebook Inc.
Symantec launches Norton 2010 products
Posted on 17-Sep-2009 09:26 News, Security
Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 leverage a new model of security, codenamed Quorum, to attain unmatched detection of new malware and advance far beyond traditional signature and behaviour-based detection.
Wellington claims to lead Software Freedom Day celebrations in New Zealand
Posted on 17-Sep-2009 09:16 News, Open Source
The capital will host New Zealand’s biggest event, on September 20 at the Wellington Convention Centre to mark the day, an annual worldwide celebration of the use and development of free and open source software (FOSS), open standards and open data.
Preparing schools for ultra-fast broadband
Posted on 15-Sep-2009 11:39 News, Broadband
Fourteen New Zealand schools are set to receive major upgrades to their ICT infrastructure, in the first stage of the government’s $34 million boost for broadband in schools.
Yellow to release updated iPhone App with White Pages search
Posted on 12-Sep-2009 11:17 News, Apple
The Yellow iPhone app provides location awareness via the iPhone’s built in GPS, mapping and directions functionality courtesy of Google Maps and the ability to save businesses to your contacts and email search results to others.
New Zealand government announces targets for rural broadband
Posted on 10-Sep-2009 11:11 News, Broadband
Taken together with the government’s $1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband investment initiative, the achievement of these rural targets will mean that 97% of New Zealand schools and 99.7% of New Zealand students will have access to broadband speeds of 100Mbps or greater.
1000 New Zealand classics released as eBooks
Posted on 9-Sep-2009 18:42 News, Computing
New Zealanders can now freely download and store hundreds of our most well-known books, courtesy of Victoria University’s New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC).
HTC wants to bring Android to all with HTC Tattoo
Posted on 8-Sep-2009 20:17 News, Android
HTC Tattoo is the second phone to incorporate HTC Sense, a mobile experience focused on putting people at the centre by making the phone work in a more simple and natural way.
Intel introduces new Core i7, Xeon 3400 and first Core i5 Processors
Posted on 8-Sep-2009 17:27 News, Computing
Formerly codenamed Lynnfield, these new chips are based on Intel’s Nehalem microarchitecture and are designed for consumers who need top-notch performance for digital media, productivity, gaming and other demanding applications.
