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Govt opens innovative new school in Christchurch
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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e-learning
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government
Prime Minister Bill English and Minister of Education Hekia Parata open the Haeata Community Campus in Christchurch.
NMIT launches postgrad diploma to boost NZ's cybersecurity skills
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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it training
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cybersecurity
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nmit
The Nelson-Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) is the latest institution to deliver cybersecurity training to IT staff and undergraduates.
Digitising documents - is there a way that isn't time and labour-intensive?
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Digitising documents can be a labour intensive project for staff who should be doing things that drive the business forward - here's a solution.
How does the Snapchat IPO make any sense?
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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cisco
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snap
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imd
Snap Inc's $24B valuation defies the norm as shares debut, challenging tech IPO conventions with a trendy yet financially unproven business.
Netflix and Lightbox battle it out for Kiwi affection
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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digital entertainment
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lightbox
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netflix
More than a million Kiwis are now subscribed to Netflix, while Lightbox has been revealed as the faster growing Subscription Video On Demand provider.
Flashy new tourist website for Queenstown
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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cloud services
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websites
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feast creative
Destination Queenstown has launched a new website catering to travellers, featuring extensive research and the latest website technology.
Otago Polytechnic gets their hands on the latest sports GPS tech
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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healthtech
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gps
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otago polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic partners with GPS Sports to become the world's first to use latest GPS technology for athlete training.
Should insurance cover cyber crime theft? Another Kiwi duped
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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cyber criminal
A Kiwi has lost NZD $8000 to a cyber scam, revealing gaps in insurance coverage for such theft. Should home contents policies cover cyber crime?.
Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus and gives it to employees in wake of data breach fallout
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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yahoo
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is foregoing her annual bonus and giving it back to employees after the giant data breach that hit the company in 2014.
Police to launch non-emergency 24/7 phone number
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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uc
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telephony
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contact centre
New Zealand Police introduce round-the-clock non-emergency phone service to improve connection and trust with the public.
Detachables in NZ: Apple narrowly out-ships Microsoft in 2016
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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personal computing devices
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microsoft
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apple
Apple edges past Microsoft in NZ's heated detachable market battle, seizing a narrow 2016 lead with a 32% share.
Apple NZ sales up but profit plummets 63%
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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personal computing devices
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microsoft
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apple
Apple Sales New Zealand reaped more revenue from the New Zealand market last financial year, but that wasn’t enough to prevent a 63% drop in profit.
Amazon's AWS S3 suffers failure - Slack, Medium and Quora all affected
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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storage
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Major outage strikes Amazon's AWS, leading to widespread disruption for Slack, Medium, and Quora among others.
Captioning in schools: How it can help deaf and hard of hearing kids
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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captioning
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new zealand federation for deaf children
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closed captioning
Lack of video captioning in New Zealand schools hampers deaf children's ability to learn, says NZ Federation for Deaf Children.
Improving existing school computers beneficial for teachers and students
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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crucial
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technology in the classroom
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volution
Shrinking education budgets are limiting computer systems in schools, hindering students and teachers, says Crucial NZ.
Microsoft announces Xbox Game Pass that allows you to play over 100 games
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Microsoft has announced a unique subscription model that allows you to play many Xbox One and Xbox 360 games for a small fee.
Hands-on review: Fuji X100F camera
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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fuji
With the adage that the best camera is the one you have with you, this is a camera that’s built to be with you on the street!.
Review: Malicious Fallen is a game full of only boss battles
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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gaming
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endpoint protection
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digital entertainment
When you play video games, you normally reach a boss when you clear an entire level first. In Malicious Fallen however, the whole game is boss battles.
Govt launches new online employment resource for young people
Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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government
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recruitment
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employment
Government launches online resource to help young people enter workforce with key behaviours and attitudes for employability skills.
A new generation of Chromebooks, designed for millions of students and educators
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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personal computing devices
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google
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mobility
When I was a student, I juggled different tools throughout my day—a paper notebook for history, a shared desktop for writing.