Stories by Staff - Page 332

Sidhe Interactive's Shatter clinches best PlayStation Store game of 2009 by IGN, outshining strong contenders in a remarkable win.

NSC's Auckland move and partnership with Avaya drive success, escalating customer base and staff numbers in the NZ tech scene.

The Advertising Standards Association has ruled in favour of 2degrees over a complaint it lodged against Telecom regarding misleading advertising.

Another security vulnerability has been found in Adobe products – this time affecting Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat.

The Australian government has announced that it will introduce its proposed Internet filtering system next year.

WorldxChange slams the govt's Ultra Fast Broadband plan, calling the GBP £1.5 billion investment a flawed failure that won't achieve intended outcomes.

Around 100,000 customers woke up to a day without cellphone coverage in New Zealand due to a hardware failure on the XT Network.

Datacraft becomes first Asia Pacific partner in VCE coalition to drive adoption of data center virtualisation and private cloud infrastructures.

Vodafone's new portable wi-fi device allows up to five users to share a 3G broadband connection but won't support speeds from its HSPA+ upgrade.

Facebook has been forced to make changes to its new privacy settings, after widespread complaints that they just create new and more serious privacy problems.

EA announces demo release date for highly anticipated shooter, Army of Two: The 40th Day, available on PS3 and Xbox 360 from December 17th.

Valve announces details of first add-on content for Left 4 Dead 2, including new arenas and a cameo from the first game's survivors.

IBM to invest USD $80 million in a state-of-the-art data centre in Auckland, a pivotal step towards enhancing New Zealand's digital infrastructure.

Telecom is apologising for a massive outage that continues to affect the XT Network south of Taupo today, blaming it on a 'technical fault'.

[Update] Telecom is reporting via Twitter a massive outage on the XT Network this morning with no coverage south of Taupo.

Gen-i's CEO Chris Quin is claiming that XT mobile services affected by today's outage are functioning and that the majority of services have been restored.

Sony PlayStation exclusive, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, wins Game of the Year at Spike TV's video game awards in LA. New titles also announced.

BioWare reveals star-studded cast for Mass Effect 2, including Martin Sheen, Yvonne Strahovski, and Seth Green. Game launches January 28th.

TelstraClear, in partnership with Fujitsu will deliver all telecommunication services to Meridian, the country's largest electricity generator.

2degrees has announced a new feature for prepay customers that allows them to top up their mobile credit balances with minimal hassle.