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ESET NetGuide Web Awards finalists have been announced!

Kiwi favourites spotlighted as finalists for the 2014 ESET NetGuide Web Awards are revealed, covering 22 categories. Winners to be announced Dec 2.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014

Storage

How to make money using cloud from traditional on premise companies

Cloud services offer companies agility and resellers lucrative opportunities, as 80% of enterprises are expected to adopt it by 2028.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014

Amazon

World's first waterproof eReader coming to New Zealand

Kobo launches the Aura H2O in New Zealand, the first waterproof eReader made to endure both beach reads and bathtub tales.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014

Digital Entertainment

Netflix is coming to New Zealand next year

Netflix has announced the internet movie and TV subscription service will be available in New Zealand and Australia in March 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014

Global Stories

SmartPhones stories

Disaster Recovery

Acronis security solutions for SMBs and enterprises comes to New Zealand

Acronis unveils security solutions for NZ's SMBs and enterprises, offering secure mobile device management and data sharing.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014

Gaming

KnowNote musical app now singing to the iPad

A new free app is now available for iPad users that let's them play various different instruments just by using a virtual keyboard.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014

Unified Communications

Mobile data to account for over half of global roaming revenue, says Ovum

By 2019, mobile data is set to rake in US$50bn, forming 56% of global roaming profits, with Europe leading, says Ovum.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2014

Facebook

Social media giving a voice to those without a voice

The ability to help animals has become far more accessible with the use of technology. Apps, websites and social media help people who want to get involved.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014

Wearables

Will business travellers adopt wearables?

True disruption can only occur when a technology solves a problem in such a way that users can't imagine doing the same task the old way ever again.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014

Storage

Data savings app Opera Max comes to New Zealand

Opera Max starts rerouting data traffic on the mobile device to the Opera data-savings cloud, using a virtual private network.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014

Wearables

Apple releases developer kit for Apple Watch developers

Apple unveils WatchKit for developers, paving the way for bespoke Apple Watch experiences before the device's launch.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014

Gaming

Android App Review: The SCP Foundation Online

Dive into the eerie world of the SCP Foundation with its new app, a must-have for fans of the supernatural and unexplained.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014

Apple

Could Facebook Groups be the next Messenger?

Facebook launches a standalone app for Groups, aiming for more organised and efficient community interactions without forcing download.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014

Semiconductors

Light beams to replace electronic signals for supercomputers

Intel Labs has created the first silicon based optical data connection prototype with integrated lasers, known as the 50Gbps Silicon Photonics Link.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014

EduTech

Find the right word with Oxford Learner's Thesaurus app

Paragon Software Group launches Oxford Learner's Thesaurus app for iPhone and iPad, boosting vocabulary skills with 17,000+ synonyms and detailed usage notes.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014