Developers (Devs) stories - Page 187
All I want for Xmas is anything but… a Smart Watch
Tue, 26th Nov 2013
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wearables
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apple
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samsung
Despite the hype surrounding smart watches, Gartner believes they are unlikely to be featured on many consumers' holiday wish lists this year.
BF4 offers gamers double XP for limited period
Tue, 26th Nov 2013
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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xbox
DICE releases statement announcing its pride that Battlefield 4 is now available on five gaming platforms - since the release of Xbox One.
New global industry association to solve Cloud service provider friction
Thu, 21st Nov 2013
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cloud services
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netevents
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mef
A new global industry association was launched earlier this year to tackle a whole pile of inter-operability issues between cloud service providers.
Gen-i brings leading M2M capabilities to NZ with Jasper Wireless
Thu, 14th Nov 2013
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gen-i
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telstra
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jasper wireless
World's leading connected devices platform will help Kiwi companies leverage telemetry and big data for business advantage.
Celebrating 30 years of Windows
Tue, 12th Nov 2013
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semiconductors
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software development
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microsoft
Both iconic and significant in the evolution of personal computing, on November 10, 1983, Bill Gates introduced Windows.
Call of Duty: Ghosts Review
Mon, 11th Nov 2013
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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xbox
So Activision and Infinity Ward's big release Call of Duty: Ghosts, hit the shelves last week – so TechDay jumped into the action.
Review: Battlefield 4 PC
Sat, 9th Nov 2013
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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eb games
Game Console's Darren Price gets frosty and returns to the combat zone with the PC version of EA Games' large-scale first-person shooter, Battlefield 4.
IDC: Android drives worldwide tablet growth
Tue, 5th Nov 2013
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microsoft
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lenovo
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windows
Worldwide tablet shipments grew to 47.6 million units in the third quarter of 2013, drove largely in part through Android products.
Lower-priced models drive global device growth
Tue, 22nd Oct 2013
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windows
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ios
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apple
Affordable devices fuel global growth, with lower-priced models and small tablets leading a 4.5% increase in device shipments in 2013.
Schneider Electric selects Microsoft Windows Azure as preferred cloud platform
Fri, 18th Oct 2013
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datacentre infrastructure
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public cloud
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power / energy
Schneider Electric announces selection of Microsoft Windows Azure as a preferred cloud provider for the company's StruxureWare software applications and suites.
Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2014 - Part 2
Sat, 12th Oct 2013
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document management
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devops
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ecm
Gartner reveals the last 5 game-changing tech trends for 2014, including the rise of personal cloud and smart machines.
Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2014 - Part 1
Fri, 11th Oct 2013
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uc
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iaas
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apps
Gartner reveals top 10 technologies and trends for 2014; includes mobile device diversity, mobile apps and the internet of everything.
Sony: PS4 is more fun than Xbox One
Fri, 4th Oct 2013
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida proclaims PS4's superior fun factor and power over Xbox One, betting on games and ease of use to win consumers.
New AMD graphics cards usher in a new era of gaming
Thu, 3rd Oct 2013
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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amd
AMD launches new Radeon R9 and R7 graphics cards, introducing a new era in gaming with UltraHD support and breakthrough audio technology.
Auckland Open source event this week
Thu, 3rd Oct 2013
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open source
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software development
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devs
The Australasian Open source Developers Conference, one of the top conferences for developers in Asia Pacific, is heading to Auckland.
Valve officially announces Steam OS
Tue, 24th Sep 2013
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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pc hardware
Valve unveils Steam OS, promising a seamless gaming experience on TV, integrating everything Steam offers in a free, Linux-based OS.
Is Google right, do we have “no legitimate expectation of privacy” in email?
Mon, 16th Sep 2013
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data privacy
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microsoft
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google
Microsoft accuses Google of invading privacy by reading emails and intercepting personal data transmitted on private Wi-Fi routers.
Apple won't crumble just yet…
Thu, 12th Sep 2013
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apple
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apple iphone
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Apple has unveiled its new iPhone 5S and budget iPhone 5C, which are said to offer significant upgrades in spec and design.
Microsoft backtracks as devs get early Windows 8.1 access
Wed, 11th Sep 2013
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microsoft
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windows
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windows 8
In what is becoming quite a habit in Redmond, Microsoft has once again relented - providing early access to the release version of Windows 8.1 to developers.
iOS 7 GM released to devs
Wed, 11th Sep 2013
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apple
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software engineering
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nzenterprisetech
Apple releases Gold master version of iOS 7 to developers, final version before public release on September 18th.