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Provoke urges Kiwis to dig deep for Child Cancer Foundation...
Tue, 11th Mar 2014
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The team at Provoke have helped launch the March Appeal Microsite for the Child Cancer Foundation, in a bid to ramp up greater awareness about the illness.
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Movie & TV streaming: Top trends for 2014
Tue, 11th Mar 2014
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Things are hotting up in the movie and TV streaming space in New Zealand, with Quickflix leading the way since launching its online service.
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Phablets... a 'Phabulous' future?
Tue, 11th Mar 2014
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Once perceived to have limited potential, Juniper forecasts that Phablets will ship over 120 million units by 2018, rising from an estimated 20 million in 2013.
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Kiwi designed travel app tops NZ iTunes charts
Tue, 11th Mar 2014
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Kiwi-designed travel app becomes a hit, topping NZ iTunes in a week with over 4500 downloads in one day, revolutionising local tourism.
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Telecom launches new standalone business... Qrious
Mon, 10th Mar 2014
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Telecom Digital Ventures unveils Qrious, aiming to revolutionize NZ's data insight scene with analytics and applications for societal advancement.
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Either do your job, or don’t do your job
Mon, 10th Mar 2014
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Former Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, reveals best and worst advice in first public appearance since leaving the company #business #advice.
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Exclusive: Amy Adams on ICT - Part 2
Mon, 10th Mar 2014
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In our exclusive Part 2, NZ's pioneering female IT minister Amy Adams defends UFB rollout pace, heralding a tech-transformed future.
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State of Orcon; Who’s buying…?
Mon, 10th Mar 2014
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Following increased media speculation that Orcon is being touted to buyers, more details of the alleged sale surfaced over the weekend.
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State of Orcon; Timeline of events…
Mon, 10th Mar 2014
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Orcon, NZ's ISP previously owned by Kordia, is back on the market under a year after being sold to Kiwi business group. #TechNews #OrconSale.
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Five bids come in for under-fire Orcon…
Fri, 7th Mar 2014
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Orcon sparks bidding war: 2degrees, CallPlus, and The Warehouse among the top contenders for the ISP, reports say.
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Preparing for Titanfall on Xbox One
Fri, 7th Mar 2014
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Xbox One ramps up for its biggest game launch, Titanfall, with essential updates and advice for an unbeatable experience.
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Winning app for NZ's Kiwa Digital
Fri, 7th Mar 2014
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Kiwa Digital's multi-lingual Milly, Molly app wins at the GESS Exhibition in Dubai, marking global recognition for NZ EdTech innovation.
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The great Dot Kiwi domain name auction gets underway...
Fri, 7th Mar 2014
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OnlyDomains.com is giving regular Kiwis one of the first opportunities to purchase some of the most sought after .kiwi domain names.
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How to achieve premature social ejection…
Fri, 7th Mar 2014
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New iOS app Tickle, designed to get you out of awkward situations, is set to become the world's greatest social getaway tool.
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I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need...
Fri, 7th Mar 2014
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Renaissance has completed the sale of Yoobee Retail operations to Logical Systems Limited, for the previously reported figure of $1.
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IDC: After years of growth, tablet sales slow
Fri, 7th Mar 2014
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Tablet market growth is forecast to slow in 2014 due to slowing consumer purchases and declining average selling prices.
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Telecom customers first in line for Samsung Galaxy S5...
Fri, 7th Mar 2014
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Telecom opens pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S5, pre-loaded with Spotify, ahead of its April launch, promising first dibs to its customers.
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The Dark Knight returns
Fri, 7th Mar 2014
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Batman returns for the concluding chapter of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Batman Arkham franchise.
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Sony set to cut ANZ jobs...
Thu, 6th Mar 2014
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Less than a month after ditching its Vaio PC brand, tech giant Sony has announced job cuts across the ANZ region.
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The Big Wedding - Worst. Movie. Ever.
Thu, 6th Mar 2014
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You know those movies where there are all those really famous actors but you’ve never really seen much advertising for it and you wonder why?.