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About Jacques-Pierre (JP)

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Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas
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With a background in media, JP is the definition of a tech nerd. After a stint as a journo, he's moved on to marketing but in his spare time, he still loves deep-diving into the best of tech, games, and films. You can chat to JP about anything from the latest console releases to supercomputer teraFLOPs and he'll be sure to have an opinion.

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Thing

How to choose the best end-to-end solution for your 3D scanning projects

Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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fuji xerox
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printing
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3d printing
The Geomagic DesignX is the most comprehensive reverse engineering software that combines history-based CAD with 3D Scan data processing.
Autonomous vehicle

Everything you need to know about autonomous vehicles

Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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cartech
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autonomous vehicle
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automotive
The race toward autonomous vehicles intensifies as advances in driver assistance systems and self-driving tech progress. Discover the six levels of automation.
Img 20180411 154741

Robots, drones and connected cars: Spark shows off their 5G future

Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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robots
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uc
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drones
Recently I had the opportunity to visit Spark at their Auckland headquarters to explore their vision of the 5G future.
Facebook

Facebook launches Data Abuse Bounty program

Wed, 11th Apr 2018
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digital entertainment
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facebook
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social media
Facebook has unveiled the Data Abuse Bounty, offering rewards to users who report misuse of data by app developers, in a bid to enhance digital security.
Hid kill me

HID expands its cloud-based security solution to Australia

Wed, 11th Apr 2018
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cloud security
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cloud services
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hid global
HID FARGO Connect simplifies the management and delivery of credentials by removing the most resource consuming tasks.
Data 250

Spark and Skinny launching 240GB wireless broadband plans

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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uc
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4g technology
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broadband
Spark and Skinny debut 240GB wireless broadband plans, priced from NZD $89.99 and NZD $59 respectively, targeting high data users in urban areas.
Red iphone

Apple reveals special edition iPhone 8 models

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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apple
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apple iphone
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red
Apple unveiled the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition, featuring a striking red finish with black front, available online from 13 April.
Vr market

The VR/AR market could be worth $1.8 billion in 2018

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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ar, vr & metaverse
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market
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report
Gaming remains the primary reason for sales of VR devices and this is unlikely to change over the next few years.
Sd wan

How VMtech SD-WAN facilitates the next generation of work tools

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
VMtech aims to assist businesses and simplify their network architectures, directing traffic to the required platform via the most direct path.
Fallback

Why the cloud migration journey can be turbulent

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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migration
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cloud services
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report
A common challenge is having the wrong competencies in IT teams, compounded by inadequate budget to hire the specialists required to make the shift.
Venafi

Venafi announces business growth and expansion plans

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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venafi
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morgan stanley
Venafi announces strong 2017 business growth, with over 40% subscription revenue increase and ambitious expansion plans, including expanding executive team.
Samsunglappy

Samsung launches new gaming Notebook, can it really compete?

Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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samsung
Samsung unveils the Notebook Odyssey Z at Intel's Beijing event, boasting advanced thermal tech for gaming. But is it truly a game-changer?.
Vwar

Vodafone Warriors fans could win a piece of a million dollar prize pool

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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vodafone
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rugby
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vodafone warriors
Vodafone introduced the Vodafone Stadium Live App for the Vodafone Warriors last year to bring fans closer to the action.
Ios 11

Major iOS update brings new augmented reality experiences

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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ar, vr & metaverse
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ios
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apple
This free software update also offers customers more visibility into the battery health and performance of their iPhone.
Gaming laptop

The i9 may be the greatest gaming processor Intel has ever built

Wed, 4th Apr 2018
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gaming
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semiconductors
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digital entertainment
Intel unveils its groundbreaking 8th Gen Core i9 processor for laptops in Beijing, touting unmatched gaming and content creation capabilities.
Intel 1

New 8th Gen Intel Core processors are built for businesses

Wed, 4th Apr 2018
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supply chain
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intel security
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intel
Recently Intel introduced new 8th Gen Intel Core vPro processors, spanning the Intel Core processor family and the Intel Xeon processor family.
Levelstop

DJI better watch out as a new drone takes the internet by storm

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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drones
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kickstarter
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dji
LeveTop's T1 drone, the first consumer model with CMOS technology, has taken Kickstarter by storm, raising USD $150,000 in just two weeks.
Data security

INFINIDAT announces public cloud and data protection product lines

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
INFINIDAT launches Neutrix Cloud for high-performance public storage and InfiniGuard for enhanced data protection, boasting a 10x restore performance.
Edge 1

Digital Realty achieves 'five nines' of uptime for 11th consecutive year

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
Digital Realty boasts five nines uptime for 11 years straight, ensuring over 99.999% availability while expanding to 205 data centres worldwide.
Asus tor

Asustor launches ADM 3.1, enhancing business features

Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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asustor
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ssd storage
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adm
Asustor NAS launches ADM 3.1 with enhanced features including SSD caching, RAID scrubbing, and LDAP client. Users can download now for new capabilities.