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Drone skies

Command the skies with these CAA guidelines

Tue, 6th Jan 2015
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Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand has released some guidelines for flying a RPAS, UAV or drone in the land of the long white cloud.
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Getting XaaS-y

Mon, 5th Jan 2015
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Is the 'as-a-service' model the future of tech or mere marketing fluff? Heather Wright dives into how this trend is shaping the industry.
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Qantas squeezes more revenue on trans-Tasman route in busier market

Mon, 29th Dec 2014
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Qantas Airways, Australia biggest airline, lifted revenue on trans-Tasman routes by 18 percent last year amid increased traffic flows.
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Can google help us predict the future

Thu, 25th Dec 2014
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Google Trends reveals shifting tech interests, questioning if it could forecast societal changes and our 'ubiquitous' future.
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Collaboration in the Enterprise: Facebook trumps the rest

Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
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In a fast-moving digital era, Facebook emerges as the top choice for workplace collaboration, outshining Microsoft's Yammer and others.
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Top Linux Conference about to descend on Auckland

Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
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Tech titans gather at Auckland's LinuxConf, a pivotal moment for NZ's tech scene, featuring Linus Torvalds. Tickets still up for grabs.
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Hands-on Review: Fitbit Charge

Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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Our hands-on review finds the Fitbit Charge lifts spirits but isn't flawless—style meets questionable step accuracy in this techy talisman.
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Facebook dumps Microsoft Bing

Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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Social networking giant Facebook has gone its separate ways with Microsoft's Bing search engine, in favour of its own internal search engine.
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The Co-Operative Bank app reaches 1,000,000 login milestone

Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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The Co-operative Bank's new mobile banking app is by tomorrow expected to reach one million logins by customers after its launch in July this year.
Business traveller

Serko and Expedia team up to provide more for business travellers

Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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Serko and Expedia partner to offer business travellers enhanced options with over 120,000 hotels now bookable via Serko Online.
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Dead phones raise millions for Starship

Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Over a million discarded mobiles raise £1.8m for Starship's air ambulance, proving the power of recycling for charity.
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CityLink to establish Peering Exchange in Dunedin

Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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CityLink to launch a Peering Exchange in Dunedin, boosting the city's tech and education sectors with faster, cost-effective internet access.
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More outrage after Uber cashes in on Sydney hostage crisis

Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Uber sparks fury as it quadruples fares in Sydney amidst a hostage crisis, prioritizing profits in a city's hour of need.
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Akilla app to prevent drowsy driving in NZ

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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For the 2014 New Zealand Drowsy Driver Awareness Day a drowsy driving educational app, known as Akilla, is being released for free.
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Mobile phone blacklist turns one

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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NZ marks a year of deterring phone theft with a successful handset blacklist, now blocking over 32,000 stolen mobiles nationwide.
Robot vision

Victoria University student teaching robots to see like humans

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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Student Syed Saud Naqvi is currently working on an algorithm to help computer programmes and robots view static images closer to how we see them.
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Hemisphere Technologies signs distribution deal with Endian

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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Hemisphere Technologies and Endian have announced a partnership to provide security solutions to various NZ sectors.
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Naverisk releases 2014 R2 and delivers on promises

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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Naverisk announces new release of RMM and Service Desk software, featuring network probe and remote control improvements.
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Paessler launches mobile notifications to alert IT admins of network incidents

Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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Paessler AG bolsters IT incident response with mobile notifications for network admins, directly via PRTG app on iOS and Android devices.
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NZ govt deficit bigger than expected as Solid Energy indemnity weighs

Wed, 10th Dec 2014
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The New Zealand government's operating deficit was wider than expected in pre-election forecasts as income tax lagged forecast and an indemnity for.