Stories by Staff - Page 250
Slingshot catapults to broadband lead
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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uc
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telstraclear
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telco
Company's investment in their network is paying off according to the latest measurements from broadcast monitoring firm Truenet.
Xero debuts Android accounting app
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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smartphones
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fintech
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financial systems
Xero launches Android app for on-the-move accounting, targeting 50% of SMEs keen on mobile financial management.
Innovations in Payroll
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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hcm
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datacom
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payroll systems
Kevin Murphy examines innovation in payroll processing and how the payroll industry has kept pace with changes in IT while continuing to add value to clients.
Microsoft tipped for Rdio acquisition
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Website rumours suggesting the U.S. based digital music service is a target of technology giant as it increases its efforts on the music front.
List Sell Stop Trading
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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microsoft
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trade me
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wheedle
Second Trade Me rival postpones its launch this week as List Sell Trade goes down less than 24 hours since going live.
Guiding customers in DR planning
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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virtualisation
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dr
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cloud services
Charles Clarke urges resellers to help businesses navigate cloud disaster recovery planning, stressing the need for virtual environment expertise.
Waikato science student scoops scholarship to Cambridge Uni
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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awards
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genius go
Waikato University computer science student receives prestigious Woolf Fisher Scholarship to study for a PhD at Cambridge University in the UK.
Kiwis enjoy cut-price consoles
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Microsoft New Zealand has significantly cut recommended retail prices across a wide range of Xbox 360 consoles, games and accessories.
Have you got the Tech Factor?
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Simon Cowell and Will.i.am discuss the launch of an X Factor style show aimed at aspiring technology entrepreneurs.
Facebook tops a billion users
Fri, 5th Oct 2012
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facebook
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social networking
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creative technologies
Facebook reaches one billion active users, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg celebrating the milestone and releasing a brand video to mark this historic achievement.
Facebook debuts 'pay to promote posts' after NZ trials
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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facebook
Following tests in New Zealand, social networking site rolls out service charging users who promote their wall posts across the U.S.
Wheedle makes password promise after privacy breach
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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trade me
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wheedle
Wheedle reassures users their passwords are safe post-privacy breach but faces criticism over security handling.
Samsung seeks Apple retrial after jury bias
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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personal computing devices
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apple
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samsung
New legal filing from the South Korean company demands retrial after US$1bn patent loss, citing jury bias for the verdict.
Mobile addicts across the ditch
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
Our neighbours across the Tasman work extra hours via their mobile as the country becomes a nation of mobile addicts.
Android App of the Week - IMDb
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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personal computing devices
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apple
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imdb
Discover film magic on the go with IMDb's app, your encyclopaedia for movies, TV shows, trailers, and celeb trivia, crowning our Android App of the Week.
Digiweb continues cloud growth through Laurus acquisition
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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iaas
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digiweb
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laurus technology
Kiwi web hosting firm continues cloud based growth through acquisition and renaming of Laurus Technology, formerly Utopia.
Key's credibility crushed after Dotcom denial
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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government
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labour
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megaupload
Labour party condemns the under-fire Primer Minister after revelations he knew about illegal spying in the Kim Dotcom case.
2degrees top-up worker after lost salary
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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uc
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telco
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vodafone
2degrees may owe co-founder Simon Tex Edwards $1m after wrongly slashing his salary in 2008, rules Employment Relations Authority.
HP's woe after nine year low
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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hp
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wall street
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r&d
Hewlett-Packard's stock plummeted to a nine-year low as CEO Meg Whitman stated 2013 will be a fix and rebuild year for the struggling tech giant.
Wheedle looks for cheap Indian web developers for fix
Thu, 4th Oct 2012
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software development
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wheedle
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candidates
Despite being forced to close online operations two days after its official launch, Trade Me rival posts web developer advert in India.