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Apple says out with iPhoto, in with Photos app
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Apple has released its preview of Photos, the new image and video application which will replace iPhoto, for Mac developers.
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Android App Review: Birds of New Zealand
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Living in New Zealand we’re blessed with many things. Not our internet speed or standard of reality television, but birds? We’ve done pretty well with birds.
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CORE and NetSafe to support Safer Internet Day 2015
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Safer Internet Day is celebrated worldwide to encourage the safe and positive use of the internet and digital technologies among children and young people.
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Kiwi cyber security degree to be promoted throughout Asia
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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The University of Waikato's masters degree in cyber security will be promoted throughout ASEAN markets with the help of a $33,000 Education New Zealand grant.
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iOS app review: Superhero Workout (Six to Start)
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Superhero Workout app aims to make exercising fun by using gamification and a seven-minute routine, but does it work?.
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Transpower releases Kiwi app to deal with uncertainties
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Transpower has launched a new app to help increase make the demand response programme more accessible and productive.
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Sex, lies and social media
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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Social media scandal rocks NZ as illicit office affair goes viral, risking jobs and relationships, raising privacy concerns.
Welly
Wellington hits back at critics over Aussie IT-supplier
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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martech
Why does the WCC think that there is not a single IT company in Wellington or New Zealand that can complete this work?.
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Speculation mounts as Samsung Galaxy S6 launch date announced
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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With Samsung announcing the Unpacked launch date will be March 1, speculation is growing like topsy around the next Galaxy S6.
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50% of Kiwi schools now using Network for Learning's internet services
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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Nearly 1,300 schools are now using the government-funded N4L Managed Network, with it’s uncapped data, web filtering and network security services.
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Consumer NZ poll slams Vodafone and Spark
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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Consumer NZ survey finds sharp drop in customer satisfaction with Vodafone and Spark, underperforming in service reliability.
Netflix
The world loses its mind over Netflix outage
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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lightbox
Netflix's global outage sparked widespread panic among users as the streaming giant scrambled to restore service within an hour.
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Kiwi IT professionals in short supply
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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business analyst
Highly skilled IT professionals continue to be in short supply in New Zealand as organisations seek to improve processes and upgrade systems.
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Android App Review: Anti-stress Chromotherapy
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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Anti-stress Chromotherapy is a fancy name for a simple idea, packaging a basic one-action app as a mental health tool.
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Fast internet for schools 12 months ahead of schedule
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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Government's fast school internet rollout in NZ is progressing ahead of schedule, with 90% of schools expected to be connected by year-end.
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Tablet market falls for the first time ever
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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apple
Samsung's struggles continue as low-cost vendors are quickly proving that mid- to high-priced Android tablets simply aren't cut out for today's tablet market.
Kiwi
Kiwi kids build website to save nation's mascot
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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A group of young Warkworth Primary School students have designed a website to help raise funds for the native Kiwi.
Yoobee
Yoobee eyes commercial and education markets
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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Apple specialist Yoobee is ramping up its focus on the commercial and education markets, employing both a commercial channel manager and an education manager.
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Green Party calls on Government to close digital divide
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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Government must do more to close digital divide, says Green Party following release of new data on internet access.
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Why Hardline will revive the Battlefield franchise
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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In only a few short hours gamers will get to play the Battlefield Hardline beta for the last time before its release on March 20th.