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Porn Trojan rampant on Google Play store

Porn clicker-type malicious apps disguised as legitimate apps are widespread on the Google Play store, researchers say.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Can your iPhone be hacked using just Play-Doh? Yep.

Touch ID may not be as secure as you thought, with a mobile security company getting around the security with an unlikely partner in crime: Play-Doh.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Digital Entertainment

TEDx Auckland revamped for 2016

Auckland's TEDx event will feature 30 speakers and a multi-day experience for the first time, exploring the theme 'flipside'.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Gaming

Far Cry Primal Review: Life as a caveman

Far Cry Primal is a unique game where you are assume the role of a caveman. There are no guns or any type of technology featured here.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Facebook pages

What do Facebook's new Reactions mean for business pages?

Facebook Reactions launch has implications for businesses and publishers as they can now see how users respond to their content.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Google

Google: shielding the world's news from digital attacks

Google expands Project Shield to protect online news outlets from cyber criminals and DDoS attacks, says company blog post.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Disaster Recovery

Backing up your data and devices for a swift recovery

Learn how to create a backup policy that works for you in the real world, reflects how important your data is and the risks you're prepared to accept.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Facebook

New Facebook reactions arrive – but where's the dislike button?

Facebook rolls out six new reactions globally today, yet the long-awaited dislike button remains elusive, leaving some users unsatisfied.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016

Malware

Mobile malware at an all-time high

The volume of new mobile malware tripled in 2015, with attacks becoming more complex and targeted, according to Kaspersky Lab.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016

Wireless Networks

Network security and tips for using free WIFI

Wireless networks can be left vulnerable if you have an old router with poor security. Likewise, free WiFi can be used to intercept your transactions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016

EduTech

New Turnitin tech tool 'delivers big results'

Turnitin's new technology, Revision Assistant, encourages students to revise more often and improve their essays, according to pilot release.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016

Smart Machines

Sony rolls out new smartphones… emphasis on the smart

Sony Mobile has released the first 'X' series smartphones designed with new layers of intelligence technologies and communication features.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016

Artificial Intelligence

State of Connectivity 2015: A report on global internet access

At the end of 2015, estimates showed that 3.2 billion people were online. This means that globally, 4.1 billion people were still not internet users.

By Facebook • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016

NCEA

NCEA results show rising achievement rates

Student achievement rates in New Zealand have risen, says Education Minister Hekia Parata. #education #achievements.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016

Storage

Hands-on Review: QNAP TS-453A NAS Drive

As the next addition to QNAP's range, the TS-453A is a 4-bay NAS drive with a quad-core Intel Celeron N3150 processor. What makes this one different?.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016