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Why NZ retailers need to be wary of attacks in the last week before Christmas
Fri, 18th Dec 2015
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firewalls
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ddos
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network infrastructure
New Zealand retailers are entering the busiest week of the year ahead of Christmas and the number of DDoS attacks continues to rise.

Vodafone launches scholarships to give Kiwi youth head start
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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education
Vodafone is offering scholarships to young New Zealanders to pursue a career in technology, valued at up to $20,000 each.

Better security for banking and payment transactions
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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malware
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cybersecurity
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layered security
ESET is upping its banking and payment protections, with a new solution that automatically detects when users are performing financial transactions.

No Joy in Joy: 124 minutes of mess
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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film review
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entrepreneur
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reviews
Jennifer Lawrence barely saves 'No Joy in Joy,' an overwrought film saved from chaos by her resilient performance.

Hands-on review: HP Spectre X2
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
HP has taken the Surface’s already good design and refined it. The result of this is a great gadget that is a design hit with some minor misses.

Hands-on review: Mongoose PT800 GPS dog tracking collars
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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gps
That feeling when you realise that your dog has vanished is something all dog owners dread. Fortunately, Mongoose has the solution.

Fitness industry gets breath of life thanks to Kiwi developers
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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healthtech
Les Mills launches immersive fitness technology to 'gamify' workouts, aiming to reshape the global fitness industry.

Facebook and Make More 'dare' students to become teachers
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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edutech
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facebook
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careers
Over the next decade, teaching will account for 17% of job openings, but only 10% of top students consider it. A new campaign aims to change that.

Inside Facebook's offices - what they really look like
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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facebook
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social media
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creative technologies
Take an exclusive tour behind Facebook's closed doors and discover the eclectic workspaces powering the global tech giant.

Better digital education the key to New Zealand's success
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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edutech
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cybersecurity
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hpe
Cyber security is a challenging game for any organisation. Staying on top feels a little like bailing water from a leaking boat.

Should teachers be the primary decision maker about tech in the classroom?
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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technology in schools
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tes global
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edtech
Teachers in the US want more control over the selection and delivery of education technology in schools, a survey reveals.

Hands-on review: The Dell Optiplex 9020
Thu, 17th Dec 2015
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gaming
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network infrastructure
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digital entertainment
Hot off the press is the new enterprise stalwart, the Dell Optiplex 9020. Built like a brick outhouse, designed to stand up to your everyday user.

$1.125 million for new education research projects
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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edutech
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ministry of education
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teaching and learning research initiative
Funding for six new research projects will benefit teachers and students for years to come, according to Education Minister Hekia Parata.

Start-up turns to 3D printing to create smart scooter prototype
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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3d printing
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market
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solar power
A start-up has developed a first-of-its-kind, lightweight, solar-powered electric scooter using Stratasys PolyJet and FDM 3D printing technology.

Spark commits to better customer service, launches online outage map
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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crm
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uc
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martech
As part of the campaign is Spark's new Outage Map, which gives a real-time view of any problems on Spark’s mobile broadband or landline networks.

Video game stars love tobacco. Will our youth follow suit?
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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technology gifts
Tobacco use in video games is fueling concerns about increased smoking rates among young people, says a report by Truth Initiative.

Acronis updates cloud backup solution for family data
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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storage
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dr
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cloud services
The two most common data protection problems that families face today are damaged or lost devices, and running out of disk space on their devices.

Education Act Update receives 'huge' response
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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edutech
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law
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ministry of education
The Education Act Update in New Zealand has garnered over 1,800 diverse submissions, reflecting a 'huge response' and sparking wide-ranging public engagement.

Robots coming to households, according to new research
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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robots
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healthtech
Robot revolution at home tipped by research; 1 in 10 US homes to have chore-doing bots by 2020, says Juniper Research.

Can someone give Leo his Oscar now?
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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film review
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reviews
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technology gifts
I felt like I was holding my breath as one thing after another tried to pull this man down, to take everything away from him.