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Film review: Fifty Shades of Great?
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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Not quite. My first thoughts when embarking on a cinema experience with Fifty Shades of Grey were that it would be Fifty shades of crap.
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Hands-on review: Viewsonic PLED-W800 Portable Projector
Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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ViewSonic's PLED-W800 projector shines in daylight and dazzles on the move with superior connectivity and quality.
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Android App Review: Birds of New Zealand
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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smartphones
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gaming
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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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iOS app review: Superhero Workout (Six to Start)
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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smartphones
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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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UPDATE: Stalled EQC policy review leaves global reinsurers uncertain over NZ market
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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earthquake commission
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security vulnerabilities
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The government review of the Earthquake Commission's funding and policy structures is leaving global reinsurers uncertain as they try to assess the.
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Android App Review: Anti-stress Chromotherapy
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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smartphones
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gaming
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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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30 days of Fitbit- the ultimate review
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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gaming
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In a candid 30-day Fitbit trial, our journo discovers a newfound zest for health, clocking steps over shortcuts.
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Hands-on review: Navman Mivue Drive LM – A Black Box for the Car?
Fri, 30th Jan 2015
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gaming
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Mivue Drive is likely to appeal to insurers. It is a drive recorder that could in theory help to determine who is at in fault road accidents.
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Hands-on review: LG G Watch R
Thu, 29th Jan 2015
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smartphones
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gaming
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digital signage
Critics labelled LG’s first Android Wear smart-watch as being too generic. That’s all changed this time round.
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Android App Review: Forest Live Wallpaper
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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smartphones
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gaming
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Escape digital chaos with Forest Live Wallpaper, the idle serene app turning phones into tranquil, leafy retreats.
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Review: Etón Audio Rugged Rukus Solar Bluetooth Speaker
Fri, 23rd Jan 2015
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gaming
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With a plethora of bluetooth speakers hitting the market, what makes the Rugged Rukus an ideal travel speaker?.
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Android App Review: Detective’s Choice Volume 1
Mon, 19th Jan 2015
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smartphones
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gaming
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Detective's Choice Volume 1 is an interactive, genre-heavy RPG text-based adventure game that takes players back to the 1930's.
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Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta preview
Mon, 19th Jan 2015
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gaming
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I’m not a gamer that usually notices the differences on framerates, but I did notice how smooth the gameplay was in Halo 5.
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Hands-on review: Beats Pill
Mon, 19th Jan 2015
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gaming
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Getting outdoor music rigged up as the snarlers sizzled proved to be bit of a mission - at least until I got my hands on the Beats Pill.
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Film review: Kingsman: The Secret Service
Thu, 15th Jan 2015
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gaming
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Kingsman: The Secret Service delivers a cocktail of absurdity and action, with Firth shining as the unlikely but magnetic spy.
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Android App Review: Food Planner
Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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smartphones
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Food Planner is an app which acts like a recipe book, meal planner and grocery list combined. It’s a good app, but a terrible one to review when you’re hungry.
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Andriod App Review: Amazing Ninja
Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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smartphones
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gaming
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Amazing Ninja is a basic game in terms of its look and feel, but throws challenges at you quickly enough to keep boredom away.
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Hands-on review: Alienware Alpha
Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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gaming
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The console does a little bit of everything, although sometimes it fails to deliver and may become more of a hassle than it is truly worth.
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YEAR IN REVIEW: Kiwi heads for 2014 decline in year it neared record high
Tue, 30th Dec 2014
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new zealand dollar
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australian dollar
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nz dollar
The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 5 percent decline against the greenback in 2014, in a year which saw the currency soar close to a post-floa.
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YEAR IN REVIEW: NZ stock investors ride wave of new listings
Tue, 30th Dec 2014
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stock market
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ipos
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mobile payment
NZ stock market thrives with 16 new listings in 2014, drawing $8.3bn in equity, signalling robust investor confidence amidst a flourishing economy.