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Apple takes WWDC back to its roots with software updates...
Fri, 13th Jun 2014
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Apple reinvents with WWDC, focusing on software upgrades and seamless connectivity across iOS and OSX, aiming to enhance user and developer experiences.

Internet Party: Second cable 'critical' for NZ's digital future
Fri, 13th Jun 2014
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Internet Party supports progress on new communications cable to break NZ's international bandwidth monopoly. Lower prices and innovative services for consumers.

MYOB BankLink boosts rural sector accounting backbone
Thu, 12th Jun 2014
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MYOB BankLink now supports 20,000+ rural NZ businesses with essential accounting data feeds, streamlining farm management and financial planning.

Are teen social media users becoming anti-social?
Thu, 12th Jun 2014
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Teens are shunning Facebook in favor of other social media sites, showing a shift towards segmenting social media use.

Security software market beats global rise as Kiwis keep spending
Thu, 12th Jun 2014
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New Zealand security software spending rose 11.7% in 2013, beating the worldwide market increase of 4.9%, according to Gartner.

MYOB enhances cloud offering with minority start-up stake
Thu, 12th Jun 2014
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MYOB buys into Kounta, boosting cloud offerings with a new, integrated POS solution set to revolutionize SME operations in NZ and Aus.

Exploring the market vision for Google Glass and beyond...
Thu, 12th Jun 2014
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smartphones
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wearables
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personal computing devices
It's clear that our love affair with smartphones will soon rollover into the burgeoning world of wearable tech. So what's on the radar?.

Optimism rises as NZ PC market continues annual surge
Thu, 12th Jun 2014
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NZ's PC market thrives, up 22% in 2014, fuelled by economic optimism and education sector's increased demand for chromebooks.

Govt CIO calls on Kiwi firms to join security push
Thu, 12th Jun 2014
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Government CIO Colin MacDonald seeks more suppliers for security services panel to help agencies manage privacy & security effectively.

Cisco Capital helps NZ systems integrator launch into cloud
Wed, 11th Jun 2014
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Fusion Networks, a New Zealand-based company, praises Cisco Capital for its role in helping their new cloud services go live.

Hi-tech sector at the heart of Govt’s grand Kiwi plan
Wed, 11th Jun 2014
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Government's Business Growth Agenda aims to boost investment and create jobs by focusing on innovation in hi-tech market.

Apple quietly maps out future with hush-hush acquisition
Wed, 11th Jun 2014
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Apple's stealth buy of Spotsetter ramps up maps war with Google, poising Cupertino to redefine navigation with a social twist.

Raging Oz start-up threatens legal action over Apple's HealthKit app
Wed, 11th Jun 2014
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Australian start-up HealthKit is considering legal action against Apple for naming their new app HealthKit, which the company sees as a direct rip off.

Strong Serko IPO demand sees early public pool closure
Tue, 10th Jun 2014
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Serko closes public pool of its retail share offer early due to high demand, will allocate shares to institutions and public.

iBlunder: Apple uses Windows on Mac Pro production line
Tue, 10th Jun 2014
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Manufacturing of Apple’s Mac Pro involves the use of the Windows operating system, so says the photo tweeted by CEO Tim Cook over the weekend.

Hands on… Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Tue, 10th Jun 2014
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Microsoft unveils the Surface Pro 3, claiming its 'tablet that can replace your laptop' title. Is it third time lucky for the tech giant?.

Company linked to Orcon part-owner avoids liquidation
Tue, 10th Jun 2014
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vivid networks
Vivid Networks, the company linked with Orcon part-owner Warren Hurst, avoided liquidation in Auckland’s High Court yesterday.

Exploit tech… don’t miss the World Cup because of work
Mon, 9th Jun 2014
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microsoft
Companies in NZ gear up with tech solutions to tackle World Cup-induced work disruptions and promote flexibility at work.

Voyager hits back at AWOL telco…
Mon, 9th Jun 2014
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Voyager intervenes as AWOL telco 24/7 Hosting NZ leaves thousands at risk of losing web and email services amid ownership chaos.

Kiwi students set for 2014 Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals
Sat, 7th Jun 2014
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Four Auckland University students have been selected to compete in the Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle next month.