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Tesla
Hit the road with your Model X and a ‘tiny house’: Tesla unveils pod-home in Australia
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Tesla's eco-friendly 'tiny house' tours Australia, showcasing the power of solar energy and the Powerwall in sustainable living.
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Web Werks named best cloud data center at India's Business Leader Awards
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Web Werks has 5 data centers across these regions, including in Hinjewadi, Pune and Prabhadevi, Mumbai, and in Philadelphia in the United States.
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Less than half of Malaysians confident about public cloud security
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Less than half of Malaysians are confident about moving to public cloud, even though they trust the service more than they did five years ago.
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Goody launches loyalty app promising to save Kiwis thousands of dollars
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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The free app allows members to download hundreds of deals, across entertainment, dining, accommodation, pharmacy and beauty.
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Drones could restore the Earth by planting a billion trees within a year
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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In a high-tech bid to reforest the planet, BioCarbonEngineering's drones could plant a billion trees a year, revolutionising ecosystem restoration.
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Ever wanted to read underwater? Now you can with the waterproof Aura H2O eReader
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Dive into books anywhere with Kobo's new waterproof Aura H2O eReader, perfect for sun-bathers and bath-time readers alike.
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Qantas signs deal with Alibaba's online travel platform
Tue, 15th Aug 2017
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Qantas International CEO Gareth Evans and Fliggy vice president Jerry Hu have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
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'Disappointing' Kiwi results lead to improvement strategy for JB Hi-Fi
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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JB HiFi says it is finalising a two year strategy to improve its performance in the NZ market following ‘disappointing’ financial performance here.
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Four telcos warned about breaching Fair Trading Act by Commerce Commission
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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Four NZ telecommunications companies have been warned by the Commerce Commission for breaching the Fair Trading Act.
Digital globe
Microsoft announces framework to advance enterprise adoption of blockchain
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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Microsoft's new Coco Framework aims to boost blockchain in business, offering high-speed transactions and robust security.
Vend
Vend appoints ex-Yelp director to lead ANZ
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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As country manager, Dave will be responsible for sales, customer success, marketing and channel teams in the region.
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Malware in your DNA sequence data? Technically, it’s possible
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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Could hackers exploit your DNA sequence and encode it with malware? A new study from the University of Washington says yes, it’s possible.
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Vodafone NZ launches Red Connect service for Chinese customers
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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Vodafone New Zealand has launched a dedicated service for its Chinese customers, includingdedicated call centre staff, a WeChat account, and more.
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Vendors moving up and down the ranks in mixed bag wearable band market
Fri, 11th Aug 2017
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apple
Apple has fallen to third place in the market, overtaken by both Xiaomi and Fitbit - despite the latter experiencing a 34% year-on-year decline.
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Paragon Software previews 16th version of Hard Disk Manager
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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Create Backup Job Wizard has several built-in automatic backup strategies to choose from, or users can create their own.
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2degrees names Chorus the primary provider of national backhaul
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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2degrees and Chorus will commission the new 100Gb/s capacity during August. 2degrees is Chorus’ first national 100Gb/s customer.
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Is the end of open source VoIP in sight? Five reasons why it's on the way out
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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Beware of partner programs that allow more established suppliers of the same solution to undercut new providers.
Kybernetwork
KyberNetwork introduces first decentralised cryptocurrency exchange
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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Centralised exchanges are also prone to price manipulation, DDoS attacks, internal fraud, which KyberNetworks wants to change.
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Game to your favourite tunes: The Spotify app has finally arrived on Xbox One
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Spotify has been available on PS4 for several months, but now the music streaming service is available now on Xbox One.
Epicor
Local Epicor partners honoured at global awards
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Australia's Biscit has taken double honours at Epicor's global 2017 Partner Excellence awards, with Hong Kong's DataWorld taking Partner of the Year.