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No Microsoft store for New Zealand? Don't fret.
Thu, 23rd Apr 2015
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Aussie gains, NZ waits: Microsoft's Sydney flagship store to offer full range, with no current plans for a Kiwi equivalent.

Top ten technology trends impacting NZ schools
Thu, 23rd Apr 2015
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Core Education has identified ten key digital technology trends, within key areas of change, that are impacting all aspects of education in NZ.

HP launches competition for rural Kiwi schools
Wed, 22nd Apr 2015
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rural schools
HP has partnered with Rural Women New Zealand to officially launch its second annual Rural Schools Competition for small Kiwi schools.

Tech Hub launches in Wellington for NZ's brightest minds
Wed, 22nd Apr 2015
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wellington city council
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A Tech Hub has been established in Wellington by the City Council to serve tertiary institutions, start-up ventures, established businesses and more.

Will Apple Pay be top dog in mobile payments space?
Wed, 22nd Apr 2015
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smartphones
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martech
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commerce systems
Planned use of Apple Pay has been on an upward trajectory, with the service helping to spark consumer demand for mobile payment technologies.f.

WhatsApp finally shares VoIP love with iOS users
Wed, 22nd Apr 2015
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iOS users can today jump on the WhatsApp bandwagon with the popular app finally announcing the voice calling capability is now available on iOS.

Hands-on review: iPhone Data Recovery App
Wed, 22nd Apr 2015
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smartphones
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gaming
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digital entertainment
The hardware may be state of the art, the software well designed, but the meat-ware (that’s us) is more often than not both stupid and forgetful.

The genie is out of the bottle: BitTorrent launch peer-to-peer browser
Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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beta
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retail
BitTorrent may be best known for peer-to-peer protocols, but that could be about to change thanks to Maelstrom, a new browser BitTorrent have just put.

Develop strategic plans with new online Community Profiles
Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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economics
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infometrics
Community Profiles are a tool for visualising a broad range of demographic data from the New Zealand Census in an interactive web-based framework.

HotelQuickly brings last minute bookings to NZ
Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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apps
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hotels
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partners
HotelQuickly eyes Kiwi dominance, targets 100k NZ users as its on-demand booking app hits local shores with top hotel deals.

Interview: Journey Developer Jacky Ke Jiang
Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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technology gifts
Netguide's Damian Seeto had a chance to speak with Jacky Ke Jiang from ThatGameCompany. Jiang worked on the critically acclaimed Journey.

Postr adds news, deals and weather to lock screen offering
Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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smartphones
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technology gifts
Kiwi start-up Postr adds news, weather, and deals to its Android lock screen app, partnering with the NZ Herald, GrabOne, and MetService for customised content.

BYOD in the classroom: The benefits
Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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personal computing devices
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BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is a trend that's taking hold of the education sector, bringing benefits such as increased accessibility to information a.

Core Education looks to empower Maori with e-learning
Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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māori
At the beginning of next month, Core Education is hosting an event called, ‘Modern Pathways to Raising Maori Achievement’.

Tech expo to showcase new tech in NZ schools
Tue, 21st Apr 2015
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kapiti chamber of commerce
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The Kapiti Tech Expo is a digital enablement event that supports growth for schools and SMEs and enhance consumer awareness of digital technologies.

Rural connectivity under microscope at Wellington symposium
Mon, 20th Apr 2015
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rural broadband initiative
Service providers and rural users will have their chance to help shape the future of rural connectivity at a Rural Connectivity Symposium in Wellingto.

Screen Wars: the changing video landscape
Mon, 20th Apr 2015
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personal computing devices
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nielsen
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tablets & laptops
While TV is still the screen of choice for viewing video, device proliferation and social-media is shifting the power from the provider to the people.

Shots continue in global mode fracas
Mon, 20th Apr 2015
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lightbox
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global mode
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tvnz
Global Mode developer BNSL is calling for a declaratory judgement in the global mode fracas, but says it will defend any action.

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference locked in
Mon, 20th Apr 2015
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personal computing devices
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apple
Apple will hold its 26th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year from June 8-12 at San Francisco’s Moscone West.

Heart is aflutter with the Fitbit Charge HR
Mon, 20th Apr 2015
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wearables
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personal computing devices
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fitbit
I like how the HR gives a more accurate depiction of the work I’m doing; how hard I’m working, how many calories I’m actually burning.