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Huawei announce 4.5G as the world waits for 5G

Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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The 4.5G standard - otherwise known as LTE-M will provide extra bandwidth for demanding applications such as virtual reality and ultra HD video.
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Vocus to spend US$58.5m to beef up Southern Cross Cable

Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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It will increase the firm's existing capacity by almost 10 times to ensure it will continue to meet the rapid growth in internet data demand.
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Android App Review: Stick Hero

Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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Stick Hero is one of those games that took a single, simple idea and executed it well, and the end result is so much better than most other game apps.
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Star Wars Rebels coming to Minecraft

Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Minecraft and Star Wars Rebels unite! Players can now join the force for £3.10, with 23 new character skins available on Xbox.
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Rugby and Wi-Fi: The perfect combination?

Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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Wellington's Rugby Sevens match sees Wi-Fi usage soar, with CityLink recording a 100% spike in data as fans flock online.
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Why SMBs need to go mobile

Fri, 30th Jan 2015
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SMBs must embrace mobile tech for boundless productivity and workforce attraction, asserts Concur's SMB director, Matt Goss.
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Havoc DLC available for Xbox

Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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Activision is proud to announce that the Havoc DLC is now available for Xbox platform owners of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
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Vodafone being coy about Lightbox counter attack

Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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Vodafone is setting up to offer Sky TV's Neon free for six months to Vodafone customers on unlimited data plans.
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Why the future for MSPs lies in perpetual value

Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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MSPs must focus on operational discipline, understand customer needs, and adapt to market changes to provide perpetual value, study shows.
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Andriod App Review: Amazing Ninja

Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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Amazing Ninja is a basic game in terms of its look and feel, but throws challenges at you quickly enough to keep boredom away.
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Getting XaaS-y

Mon, 5th Jan 2015
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Is the 'as-a-service' model the future of tech or mere marketing fluff? Heather Wright dives into how this trend is shaping the industry.
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Can google help us predict the future

Thu, 25th Dec 2014
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Google Trends reveals shifting tech interests, questioning if it could forecast societal changes and our 'ubiquitous' future.
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Collaboration in the Enterprise: Facebook trumps the rest

Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
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In a fast-moving digital era, Facebook emerges as the top choice for workplace collaboration, outshining Microsoft's Yammer and others.
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Hands-on Review: Fitbit Charge

Thu, 18th Dec 2014
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Our hands-on review finds the Fitbit Charge lifts spirits but isn't flawless—style meets questionable step accuracy in this techy talisman.
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Facebook dumps Microsoft Bing

Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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Social networking giant Facebook has gone its separate ways with Microsoft's Bing search engine, in favour of its own internal search engine.
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Dead phones raise millions for Starship

Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Over a million discarded mobiles raise £1.8m for Starship's air ambulance, proving the power of recycling for charity.
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More outrage after Uber cashes in on Sydney hostage crisis

Tue, 16th Dec 2014
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Uber sparks fury as it quadruples fares in Sydney amidst a hostage crisis, prioritizing profits in a city's hour of need.
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Mobile phone blacklist turns one

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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NZ marks a year of deterring phone theft with a successful handset blacklist, now blocking over 32,000 stolen mobiles nationwide.
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Victoria University student teaching robots to see like humans

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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Student Syed Saud Naqvi is currently working on an algorithm to help computer programmes and robots view static images closer to how we see them.
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Hemisphere Technologies signs distribution deal with Endian

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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Hemisphere Technologies and Endian have announced a partnership to provide security solutions to various NZ sectors.