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'Frenemies' unite for rural

Wed, 1st Dec 2010
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Telecom and Vodafone join forces to transform rural New Zealand's broadband, offering a unified solution to bridge the digital divide.
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Costing Carrier Ethernet

Wed, 1st Dec 2010
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Carrier Ethernet emerges as the go-to solution for wide area connectivity, boasting unmatched reliability and cost-effectiveness.
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Fearing the host

Wed, 1st Dec 2010
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With IT demands soaring, firms embrace hosting, trading in-house ops for external expertise, but choice overload sparks decision fatigue.
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Moo-ving rural broadband forwards

Wed, 1st Dec 2010
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UK farmers harness tech to boost efficiency, using software for nutrient budgets and tracking cow health, meeting rising demands for traceability.
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Mobile whizzkids

Wed, 1st Dec 2010
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A consumer survey reveals that poor mobile web performance can harm retailer reputations. Amazon and Walmart excel, but many lag behind. Here's how to improve.
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Fixed broadband to reach 720 million by 2015

Mon, 29th Nov 2010
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Global fixed broadband connections will pass 500 million this year, before reaching 720 million by the end of 2015.
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2degrees: 30 new stores in 12 months

Fri, 26th Nov 2010
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2degrees to open 30 stores across NZ in a £30m retail expansion, bucking recession trends and creating 200 jobs, starting this weekend.
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2degrees shareholders inject more cash

Fri, 26th Nov 2010
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2degrees shareholders bolster the NZ telco with a further US$23.5m, backing its growth in the competitive $2.4bn industry.
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December NetGuide out next week!

Fri, 26th Nov 2010
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December's NetGuide is your key to freebies online! Overflows with tips on snagging free stuff, from music to e-books. On sale Monday for $6!.
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Gran Turismo 5 scores 87 on Metacritic

Thu, 25th Nov 2010
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Gran Turismo 5 rides into controversy, snagging a Metacritic 87, despite its PlayStation-3-exclusive hype and lengthy build-up since E3 2005.
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Dynamic, sophisticated and potentially deadly - Imperva details security trends for 2011

Wed, 17th Nov 2010
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Imperva reveals top 2011 security trends, highlighting threats from mobile devices, cloud data security, and social network privacy.
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The Beatles comes to iTunes

Tue, 16th Nov 2010
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple's unforgettable iTunes announcement is that it's secured the rights to the Beatles back catalogue.
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Challenging time ahead for new Nokia boss

Mon, 15th Nov 2010
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Chris Carr steps in as new Nokia boss for Australia and NZ, facing global challenges but aims to boost the brand's high-end market presence.
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TelstraClear backs Tele-fone rural bid - sees new services

Fri, 12th Nov 2010
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Chief Executive Allan Freeth applauds today's news that Telecom and Vodafone will work together on a rural broadband bid.
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Wed, 10th Nov 2010
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, the highly anticipated video game franchise, is finally available on the App Store.
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Email outage strikes TelstraClear

Tue, 9th Nov 2010
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After a significant outage, TelstraClear restores email services, apologises for disruption affecting Paradise and ClearNet users.
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Vodafone resolves email problem

Thu, 4th Nov 2010
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Vodafone swiftly addresses email service outage, ensuring no lasting impact on customers, apologises for inconvenience caused.
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Telecom joins internet child porn filter

Wed, 3rd Nov 2010
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Telecom is joining the government's internet filter aimed at stopping access to sites hosting images of child sexual abuse.
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Andriod & Goliath

Mon, 1st Nov 2010
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For the vast majority of us living in New Zealand, when anyone mentions 'smartphone' or similar, it's hard not to slobber 'iPhone' like a Pavlov dog...
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Credit card safety

Mon, 1st Nov 2010
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Last month we provided a quick introduction to the 'Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard' or PCI DSS. So what is it exactly?.