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How to get killer results from Google
Google

How to get killer results from Google

Unlock Google's full potential with these advanced search tips to boost productivity, ensure accurate information, and impress your friends.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2011
Apple announces iPad 2
Wireless Networks

Apple announces iPad 2

iPad 1 owners look away now - less than a year after launching the original, Apple lifts the veil on a smaller, lighter model that's said to be twice as fast.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2011
How website ads can earn money
Digital Entertainment

How website ads can earn money

Unlocking profits: Learn how savvy businesses amplify earnings through strategic website advertising with Google AdSense and more.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Feb 2011
NZ online ad growth beats predictions
Marketing

NZ online ad growth beats predictions

NZ's online advertising market soars to $62.58m in Q2, outpacing forecasts and highlighting digital media's ascension in the ad world.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Aug 2010

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Fastest growing online jobs in 2012
Hyperscale

Fastest growing online jobs in 2012

Website hosting leads online job growth at 3300%, with AWS seeing a 466% rise. Apple jobs decline amid 'app-fatigue' while Android gains 7%.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2013
Who's using MySpace?
Digital Entertainment

Who's using MySpace?

Myspace, once a faded tech legend, teases a revival with over 1M new users for its music platform, turning heads in its Spotify-esque comeback.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2012
Samsung ousts Apple
Apple

Samsung ousts Apple

Samsung, Fuji Xerox and LED monitors have come out on top in three IDC reports on the New Zealand and Australian markets in Q3 2011.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2012
Telecom cracks the whip over CDMA users
Unified Communications

Telecom cracks the whip over CDMA users

Telecom enlists Gary McCormick to urge CDMA users to switch to XT, with incentives like a free handset for postpaid plan commitments.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Dec 2011
Game review: Infamous 2 – PS3
Gaming

Game review: Infamous 2 – PS3

Infamous 2 electrifies the PS3 with its enhanced gameplay, setting a new high for open-world action. A must-play sequel that outshines its predecessor.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Fri, 1st Jul 2011
Convert the masses
Gaming

Convert the masses

Convert files easily without downloads or viruses with Online Convert – no software needed, just use your browser!.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2011
Do you believe cloud removes the IT ecosystem?
Unified Communications

Do you believe cloud removes the IT ecosystem?

Cloud computing reshapes the IT ecosystem but doesn't eradicate it, offering local benefits over global models, argues Revera's GM Robin Cockayne.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2011
Print advertising specifications
Pacific Fibre

Print advertising specifications

NetGuide and TechDay unveil their latest print ad specifications, guiding businesses on how to prep for impactful visual marketing.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Jan 2011
Andriod & Goliath
Apps

Andriod & Goliath

For the vast majority of us living in New Zealand, when anyone mentions 'smartphone' or similar, it's hard not to slobber 'iPhone' like a Pavlov dog...

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Nov 2010
101 FREE DOWNLOADS
NetGuide

101 FREE DOWNLOADS

NetGuide unveils a treasure trove of 101 free downloads, ranging from security tools to games, promising a feast of freebies for internet aficionados.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Thu, 1st Jul 2010
Metro 2033
Gaming

Metro 2033

Amid an FPS overload, Metro 2033 emerges with a distinct, post-apocalyptic charm, innovating within a crowded genre.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sat, 1st May 2010
Skate 3 demo to hit XBL, PSN
Gaming

Skate 3 demo to hit XBL, PSN

EA announces free playable demo for Skate 3, available for download on Xbox Live and PSN from April 16th. Full game out on May 14th.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 7th Apr 2010
Don't Panic!
Malware

Don't Panic!

You could be excused for thinking the Web in 2009 is carrying its own version of porcine (sorry – H1N1) influenza.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2009
Will fibre channel kill the ethernet star?
Storage

Will fibre channel kill the ethernet star?

As dynamic storage needs grow, fibre channel and enhanced ethernet compete for the spotlight in data centres. Will fibre channel kill the ethernet star?.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 1st Mar 2009