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Lenovo adware scandal: Superfish or super creep?
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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The instructions come amid backlash after it was revealed Lenovo preinstalled software that made devices vulnerable to hacking.
InternetNZ to give away $80,000 in research grants
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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InternetNZ will be giving away $80,000 to help fund individuals and organisations conducting research projects focused on internet topics and issues.
Long wait ahead for Spark’s Gigatown plans
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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Spark will offer Dunedin locals its fastest Ultra Fibre plans at heavily discounted prices ahead of its Gigatown plans later this year.
Digitally archiving important as Canterbury earthquake anniversary approaches
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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university of canterbury
UoC Professor Paul Millar believes it’s never been more important to focus on preserving the record of what Canterbury went through.
The full verdict on The Order: 1886
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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the order: 1886
Ready at Dawn Studios has taken a gamble with The Order: 1886 as it’s the developer’s first ever new and own IP.
2degrees attempts to reel in customers with new mobile plans
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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2degrees has launched its 2015 mobile plans and says they are simplified, provide customers with the latest technology and up to triple the value.
Slingshot upgrades Global Mode, capitalises on Kiwi Netflix
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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Slingshot is upgrading its Global Mode service so Kiwi Netflix users can switch between regions - allowing viewers to 'toggle' between versions.
iSocket arrives to notify Kiwi businesses of power outages via text
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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Without committing themselves to a monthly fee, customers get a cell phone alert that gives them time to take corrective action.
UFB speeds – expectation versus reality
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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UFB promises vs. performance: Research reveals actual speeds closely match top offered rates, defying naysayers and upholding service integrity.
Super Stardust Ultra is really difficult
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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super stardust ultra
Some people criticize that modern gaming has become too easy. Those people may not have had a chance to play Super Stardust Ultra. The game is brutal.
Wanted: Unhappy people
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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The latest research from SEEK reveals that almost 40% of Kiwis are actually unhappy in their jobs. That’s a lot of potential candidates.
Smartphone vendors need to take a look at secondhand market
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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personal computing devices
As the secondhand smartphone market surges to £14 billion, vendors must strategise for the growing appetite for refurbished tech.
Slingshot best performing broadband provider
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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Slingshot has been named as the best performing broadband provider in New Zealand for the second year running.
Kiwis suffering withdrawal anxiety when not online
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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New survey reveals 41% of Kiwis grapple with anxiety if disconnected from the web, with online socialising eclipsing real-life interactions.
Netflix to add ANZ 'local flavour' - but where's the Kiwi content?
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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There is no confirmed comment yet on what, if any, New Zealand-made content will be made available through Netflix.
The Battle of the Bulge in CoH2: Ardennes Assault
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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Relic's WWII saga continues in CoH2: Ardennes Assault with immersive RTS gameplay and potent historical narrative.
Storypark cloud community rolled out in NZ kindergartens
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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early education
The Auckland Kindergarten Association (AKA) has announced it will be providing all parents at their 111 centres with Storypark during term 1, 2015.
Computers in Homes aims high in 2015
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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government
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ministry of education
Education Ministers Hekia Parata and Nikki Kaye have announced funding for Computers in Homes will be extended in 2015-16.
Million dollar Kiwi crowdfunding project makes history
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
Aeronavics' kiwi-made drones soar as they clinch a record-breaking £1m via equity crowdfunding, the largest in NZ's history.
More families to benefit from government's Computer in Home programme
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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ministry of education
Another 1500 low income families will be provided with computers in 2015/16 through the Computers in Homes programme.