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Healthcare

Local IT provider partners with Maori tribe to improve healthcare services

Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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K&L partners with Ngati Porou to boost East Coast health services, bringing local IT solutions and 24/7 support to Maori healthcare.
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Google updates cloud to compete with Amazon and Azure

Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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Google announces updates to its Cloud Platform services, including a new container engine and expanded connectivity options. Prices also cut.
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New update to Gmail incorporates all email providers

Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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The new Gmail app will work not only with Gmail addresses, but also with Outlook, Yahoo and any IMAP- or Exchange-based email accounts.
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RESEND: Canterbury University gets funding to develop user-friendly wearable computers

Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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Two University of Canterbury researchers have received $870,000 in Marsden funding over three years to research how engineering and psychology coul.
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Google offers 'helpful assistant' with new Calendar upgrade

Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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Google revamps its calendar app with smart features to outshine Outlook, making scheduling easier with intuitive assists and visual upgrades.
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Banks to go to war in mobile payment battle

Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
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Several major banks are gearing up to release their own mobile payment apps, which could prove a major competitor for Apple Pay and competing products.
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Google's Lollipop biggest redesign of Android in years

Thu, 30th Oct 2014
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The latest version of Google's Android mobile operating system is being touted as the biggest redesign of Android in years.
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How wearables are changing the face of healthcare

Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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Wearable tech redefines healthcare, with Google developing disease-detecting pills and more devices aiding chronic disease management.
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Google and PwC enter into partnership

Wed, 29th Oct 2014
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PwC and Google have announced they are entering into a joint business relationship to bring new and innovative services to companies around the world.
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Siri who? Meet Watson - IBM's cognitive computing system

Tue, 28th Oct 2014
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IBM's Watson, outdoing Siri with its ability to learn and converse in natural language, revolutionises computing at the Westcon event.
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Google announces Inbox: is the future of email finally here?

Thu, 23rd Oct 2014
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Google unveils Inbox, a revolutionary email service poised to redefine email management and user-friendliness, promising an organised future.
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Notable PDF: The first New Zealand company to join Google for Work

Wed, 22nd Oct 2014
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Notable PDF has announced it is a Google for Work Partner, making it the first New Zealand company to join Google's latest partner program.
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Google Classroom upgrades rival Microsoft OneNote

Mon, 20th Oct 2014
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Two months after Google released its classroom assistance app, a set of upgrades and enhancements has been launched.
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Mobile friendly websites are not always mobile friendly

Wed, 15th Oct 2014
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Despite advancements, many sites remain stubbornly not mobile optimised, prompting Google to test warning icons in search results.
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Xero app big winner in Silicon Valley Awards

Wed, 15th Oct 2014
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New Zealand's Xero has taken out the key award at this year's Silicon Valley Business App Awards, winning Best Overall App.
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Kim Kardashian: Hollywood on Facebook.

Mon, 6th Oct 2014
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Kim Kardashian's virtual world expands as Facebook partners with Glu to launch Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game, now with Italy adventures.
Start up

Silicon Valley starlet heads to NZ to launch Kiwi tech startup

Fri, 26th Sep 2014
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With past employers such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook, a Silicon Valley stalwart is heading to Kiwi shores to do business...
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Context: The App is dead, long live the App

Thu, 25th Sep 2014
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July 2008: a certain fruity company launched its app store and gave a home to 500 freshly pressed iPhone OS (iOS nowadays) apps.
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Snakk goes for gold with Google exec hire...

Tue, 16th Sep 2014
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Snakk Media clinches a monumental recruit in Bob Mohan from Google, aiming to amplify growth with his vast experience in mergers and IPOs.
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NZ Election YouTube channel a one-stop shop for election video

Fri, 12th Sep 2014
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Google launches YouTube channel for New Zealand General Election 2014 with news, commentary and party broadcasts.