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Te Papa to showcase the best in gaming this summer
Wed, 15th Aug 2012
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Te Papa Museum transforms into a gaming haven this summer with over 120 iconic games, featuring legends from Donkey Kong to Sonic.
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Burglar robs Jobs’ family home
Wed, 15th Aug 2012
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Thief arrested after stealing over US$60,000 in computers and jewellery from the late Apple co-founder’s property.
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The top 5 reasons why you should be excited for Guild Wars 2
Tue, 14th Aug 2012
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With Guild Wars 2 only a fortnight away, we look at the top 5 reasons why we are counting down the days till launch.
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Olympics used as bait for online attacks
Tue, 14th Aug 2012
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Hackers use Olympics as a weapon for online fraud, with fake YouTube websites helping spammers take advantage.
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Groupon grows global customer base
Tue, 14th Aug 2012
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us
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groupon
Deal of the day website announces increased customer base but mixed financial report for the second quarter.
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WikiLeaks reports ten days of attacks
Tue, 14th Aug 2012
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cloud services
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websites
Whistle-blowing website suffering from sustained online attack since beginning of August.
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Tuesday Talk: Man's been to the moon, but never to cyberspace
Tue, 14th Aug 2012
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cybersecurity
From lunar landings to online theft, cybercrime hits harder than all drug trafficking combined, costing the globe $388bn. Time for a digital defence?.
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Nvidia’s mobile computing investments pay off
Mon, 13th Aug 2012
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Nvidia reported revenue of $1.04 billion for the second quarter, crediting investments in mobile and visual computing as key factors in takings.
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NetSafe reports $1m Kiwi cyber losses
Mon, 13th Aug 2012
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cybersecurity
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aras
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Kiwis lose nearly $1m to cyber crimes as Netsafe reveals a surge in online scams and hacked accounts in New Zealand.
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Facebook finalises 20-year privacy plan
Mon, 13th Aug 2012
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Facebook settles on a 20-year plan, including biennial privacy audits, after FTC accusations of exposing user data.
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Facebook staff starts exodus
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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social media
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Social networking site battles loss of talent and plummeting valuations in the aftermath of its poor financial results.
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World Championship Series of Starcraft II heads Down Under
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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The Starcraft II World Championship Series lands in Oceania, thrilling nerds as Australia and NZ's top players vie for a $15,000 prize.
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IBM plans 400 jobs in Auckland
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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IBM’s new delivery centre looks set to offer a Kiwi jobs boost with a huge recruitment drive predicted for the next two years.
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Android App of the Week – Viber
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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The more free NZ to NZ texts we get for our phones, the more stingy we seem to get when it comes to paying for texting and calling overseas.
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Google pays record privacy penalty
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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Google hit with a record £22.5m fine for privacy breaches, failing to honour user settings in Safari. The tech giant disputes wrongful data collection claims.
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Google Australia to destroy street view data
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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cloud services
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wireless networks
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wifi
Google ordered to delete Aussie Wi-Fi data caught by Street View cars after a privacy inquiry exposes the collection of personal info.
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Apple prepares historical product launch
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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Fresh from record-breaking monthly sales in July, Apple prepares for its ‘biggest’ second-half product launch in history.
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Reality check for game addicts
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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An American teen hospitalised after a four-day gaming marathon has been diagnosed with a serious case of Modern Warfare 3 addiction.
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Android dominates smartphone market
Thu, 9th Aug 2012
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Android has continued its dominance in the smartphone market, outselling Apple's iPhone by four to one in new figures released today.
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Uncharted 3 releases updates
Wed, 8th Aug 2012
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The latest patch for Uncharted 3 is available now, and will up the number of trophies in the game to more than 100 – the most this generation.
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Battlefield 3: Armored Kill screenshots
Wed, 8th Aug 2012
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gaming
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battlefield
Branded as ‘Better Engine, Unrivaled Destruction, Bigger Battles, True Teamplay, Drive Vehicles, Most Awards’ – check out the screen shots below.
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Kim Dotcom crashes car on way to court
Wed, 8th Aug 2012
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megaupload
Kim Dotcom humorously tweets about a car crash en route to Auckland High Court, quips about switching vehicles for his appeal.
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Hideo Kojima releases Metal Gear Solid 4 trophy patch
Tue, 7th Aug 2012
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Hideo Kojima has proved he truly is the master of stealth combat today, releasing the Metal Gear Solid 4 trophy patch without so much as a whisper.
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New academy to meet demand for MS Excel training
Tue, 7th Aug 2012
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globalbizpro
Rising popularity of Excel training workshop sees Auckland-based MYOB EXO reseller GlobalBizpro open training academy.