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Ubisoft's The Crew crashes into a brick wall

Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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Ubisoft thought it would give the racing game genre a try with The Crew and although the ambitions are noble, the game turns out to be a total car wreck.
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More outrage after Uber cashes in on Sydney hostage crisis

Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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demand
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police
Uber sparks fury as it quadruples fares in Sydney amidst a hostage crisis, prioritizing profits in a city's hour of need.
Drowsy driving

Akilla app to prevent drowsy driving in NZ

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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apps
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apple
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driving
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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AVAST! The Piratebay Bounces Back

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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the pirate bay
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retail
After a raid by the Swedish Police on their Stockholm data centre, it only took a week or so for the Piratebay to bounce back.
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Police raid the pirate bay, is this the answer?

Wed, 10th Dec 2014
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piracy
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the pirate bay
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police
According to Torrent Freak, Swedish police raided the pirate bay's Stockholm datacenter confiscating equipment.
Car crash

Unisys chosen to modernise NZ crash analysis system

Wed, 10th Dec 2014
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government
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unisys
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modernisation
The New Zealand Transport Agency has chosen Unisys as the prime system integrator to modernise the national crash analysis system (CAS).
Police innovation lab

Vodafone and the New Zealand Police open Mobility Innovation Lab

Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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uc
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mobility
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partners
The New Zealand Police, with Vodafone New Zealand, have opened a Mobility Innovation Lab and Experience Centre.
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NZ Police leans on Vodafone mobile devices in bid to cut back paperwork

Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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mobility
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applications
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new zealand police
New Zealand Police is targeting more productivity gains in one of the world's biggest deployments of handheld smart devices, working on new applica.
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IRD's Netguide Award shows government committed to make tax simple

Mon, 8th Dec 2014
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government
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netguide web awards
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tax
New Zealand's tax system is up there with the best, but it will need to evolve and adapt to meet the needs of the 21st century and an increasingly glo.
Malware

The biggest malware threats of 2014 and top 2015 predictions

Wed, 3rd Dec 2014
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malware
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payment technologies
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cybersecurity
In 2014, security threats involved high-level security breaches, large-scale vulnerabilities and privacy debates, according to Bitdefender.
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2014 ESET NetGuide Web Awards Full Results

Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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malware
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cybersecurity
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netguide web awards
The winners of the 2014 ESET NetGuide Web Awards were announced at Auckland's Hilton Hotel, echoing the voices of New Zealand's thriving IT community.
Police

NZ police ramp up phone, video and mobile resources

Mon, 1st Dec 2014
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cisco
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dimension data
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new zealand police
NZ Police enhance communication with a nationwide tech overhaul, boosting efficiency with video calls and mobile tech for frontline service.
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The Warehouse and Noel Leeming praised for 'family friendly values'

Tue, 25th Nov 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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noel leeming
The Warehouse and Noel Leeming ditch R18 games and DVDs, hailed for prioritising family values by Family First NZ.
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Little appoints shadow Cabinet: Robertson finance, King deputy

Mon, 24th Nov 2014
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edutech
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clean technologies
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sustainability
Newly elected Labour Party leader Andrew Little has appointed his closest rival for the job, Grant Robertson, to the crucial finance role previousl.
Charitythief

Social media tracks down thief who stole from youth charity

Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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facebook
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youthline
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police
Footage clearly captures the man grabbing the bench from the charity's Ponsonby office and taking it to his truck, which is also clearly seen in the video.
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Wynyard hires former Darktrace, GCHQ officer Andrew France

Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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ai security
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Wynyard Group, the security software company spun out of Jade Software last year, has hired Andrew France, former deputy director of cyber defence.
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Embrace digitalisation or risk governing a fractured society, says Gartner

Fri, 14th Nov 2014
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government
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uber
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digitalisation
Digitalisation will place huge pressure on governments and leaders in the public sector to change faster than at any other time in modern history.
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CORRECT: Telogis seeks to double workers in NZ after opening bigger R&D hub in Christchurch

Thu, 6th Nov 2014
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fleet management
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gamification
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r&d
Telogis, whose cloud-based location intelligence software is used in more than 100 countries, is kicking off a delayed job recruitment drive in New.
Do not knock consumer nz

Do Not Knock stickers to deter door-to-door sellers

Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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data privacy
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consumer nz
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consumer rights
Consumer NZ fights against dodgy door-to-door sellers with nationwide campaign and free “Do Not Knock” stickers. 70% of members want them to stop calling.
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High profile All Blacks referred to the police over Twitter use

Tue, 4th Nov 2014
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elections
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electoral commission
Two high profile All Blacks and a high profile rower have been referred to police over electoral law breaches, as well as 17 others.