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Christchurch company wins Costa Rica contract
Tait Communications

Christchurch company wins Costa Rica contract

Tait Communications to provide over 1,800 portable and mobile digital radios to country's largest electric utility company.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sat, 8th Dec 2012
Key's Dotcom denial baffles Labour
Mega

Key's Dotcom denial baffles Labour

Labour's David Shearer challenges PM John Key's claim of ignorance about Kim Dotcom, sparking heated debate in New Zealand politics.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Nov 2012
Google to steal Apple & Microsoft's Thunder in a mobile face-off?
Microsoft

Google to steal Apple & Microsoft's Thunder in a mobile face-off?

Google's poised to shake the mobile market with Nexus upgrades and a new Android OS, threatening the foothold of Apple and Microsoft.

By Alistair Ross • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Oct 2012

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Dotcom ads pulled by Mediaworks
Mega

Dotcom ads pulled by Mediaworks

Mediaworks drops Dotcom's Mega ads after music label complaints, halting a 500-ad campaign days before launch. #MegaLaunch #AdPull.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 17th Jan 2013
Kim Jong Un's spoof Google thank you note
Unified Communications

Kim Jong Un's spoof Google thank you note

Kim Jong Un jokingly thanks Eric Schmidt post-visit in spoof note, poking fun at censorship and US-North Korea relations.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Jan 2013
Armed robbers attack Apple
Apple

Armed robbers attack Apple

Robbers target Apple in audacious heists across the USA and France, swiping iPhones and iPads worth over $1.3m on New Year's Eve.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 8th Jan 2013
Overwhelming response to virtual Twitter patrol
Social Media

Overwhelming response to virtual Twitter patrol

Nearly 45,000 people took to Twitter to follow police on a virtual ride-along in the Bay of Plenty on New Year's Eve.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Jan 2013
At scale: doing business in the cloud
Data Analytics

At scale: doing business in the cloud

Tait Communications, leading in radio tech since 1969, hails cloud migration for business resilience post-Canterbury quakes.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Dec 2012
Guatemala deports McAfee to US
Cloud Access Security Broker

Guatemala deports McAfee to US

John McAfee has been deported to the US from Guatemala amidst evasion from Belize police, now stating he'll hang in Miami for a while.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Dec 2012
FBI arrests Kiwi in global Facebook ring
Cybersecurity

FBI arrests Kiwi in global Facebook ring

Kiwi caught in FBI swoop on global Facebook scam ring, facing charges in a cybercrime operation that cost users NZ$1 billion.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Dec 2012
Oz cops concerned with Apple maps
iOS

Oz cops concerned with Apple maps

Australian police warn against Apple Maps after motorists get stranded in a national park, miles from their destination.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Dec 2012
“Inconsistent” police evidence in Dotcom case
Mega

“Inconsistent” police evidence in Dotcom case

A judge in Kim Dotcom's trial has labelled police findings inconsistent, highlighting contradictions in affidavits by detective inspector Grant Wormald.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Dec 2012
McAfee denied Guatemala asylum
Cloud Access Security Broker

McAfee denied Guatemala asylum

John McAfee's asylum plea denied by Guatemala, facing deportation to Belize for questioning in murder case, despite online appeals for support.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Dec 2012
McAfee founder seeking asylum
Cloud Access Security Broker

McAfee founder seeking asylum

John McAfee crosses into Guatemala seeking asylum, on the run for 3 weeks from Belize police over a neighbour's murder investigation.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Dec 2012
Seven arrested in Australia's largest credit card data theft
Cybersecurity

Seven arrested in Australia's largest credit card data theft

Joint international criminal investigation close down the largest credit card data theft in Australia's history.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Nov 2012
Review: Microsoft Windows 8
Gaming

Review: Microsoft Windows 8

Windows 8 is a make or break moment for Microsoft, but the new operating system has its good, bad, and ugly points.

By Staff Writer • 12 min read • Sun, 18th Nov 2012
McAfee founder in hiding following murder
Cloud Access Security Broker

McAfee founder in hiding following murder

Security pioneer John McAfee modifies appearance after becoming a 'person of interest' in the death of a Florida businessman.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Nov 2012
Smartphone thieves target Auckland
Technology Gifts

Smartphone thieves target Auckland

Auckland grapples with surge in smartphone thefts, with 40 snatched weekly. Police urge public vigilance amid rising crime.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 7th Nov 2012