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Game review: Marathon (PS5)
Gaming

Game review: Marathon (PS5)

Console players face extra costs and a thin launch offering, even though Marathon’s gunplay and movement feel polished.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Last month
Activision rolls out Call of Duty Season 03 update
Gaming

Activision rolls out Call of Duty Season 03 update

Players get fresh maps, modes and weapons across multiplayer, Zombies and Warzone, while Endgame opens free to play for a limited time.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
DE-CIX launches carrier-neutral enterprise partner program
DataCentre infrastructure

DE-CIX launches carrier-neutral enterprise partner program

DE-CIX unveils the first-of-its-kind carrier-neutral enterprise partner programme to cater to surging demand for AI, IoT, and cloud data.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Mar 2024
LINX expands Azure Peering partnership with Microsoft in US
Unified Communications

LINX expands Azure Peering partnership with Microsoft in US

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has expanded its US partnership with Microsoft, launching Azure Peering Service at LINX NoVA for enhanced public Microsoft cloud services connectivity.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jan 2024
GapMaps Connect adds essential store intel into GapMaps Live
Maps

GapMaps Connect adds essential store intel into GapMaps Live

With the new feature, brands can capture and upload field data in and around a physical location to inform and plan their location decisions.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Apr 2023
GapMaps partners with VLC to launch new traffic data feature
Health Technologies

GapMaps partners with VLC to launch new traffic data feature

Cloud-based mapping software provider GapMaps has partnered with Veitch Lister Consulting (VLC) to launch Zenith Traffic Estimates on GapMaps Live.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Dec 2022
GapMaps adds new Visitation Data feature to GapMaps Live
Data Analytics

GapMaps adds new Visitation Data feature to GapMaps Live

The technology is set to give brands powerful insights into real-time customer visitation patterns using authorised location data collected from mobile phones.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Dec 2022
GapMaps Live to improve brand decisions on physical locations
Health Technologies

GapMaps Live to improve brand decisions on physical locations

GapMaps has released its latest service GapMaps Live, giving more insights and features to help brands make better decisions about physical locations.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Tue, 24th May 2022
Snapchat and Ticketmaster announce new media innovation
Snap

Snapchat and Ticketmaster announce new media innovation

Snapchat and Ticketmaster have announced a partnership that is set to change the ways of event commerce and media.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Feb 2022
How organisations can apply business process improvement to achieve more strategic business outcomes
Partner Programmes

How organisations can apply business process improvement to achieve more strategic business outcomes

UK organisations faced challenges during the pandemic to adapt their working practices. Here are five steps to future-proof business processes.

By Mark Brown • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Dec 2021
South Australian map technology supporting Kangaroo Island bushfire efforts
Disaster Recovery

South Australian map technology supporting Kangaroo Island bushfire efforts

FireFlight's innovative real-time mapping technology aids Australian Army and relief teams in battling Kangaroo Island bushfires, enhancing recovery efforts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Feb 2020
MAPS.ME and OpenStreetMap team up to help disaster recovery and response
Disaster Recovery

MAPS.ME and OpenStreetMap team up to help disaster recovery and response

Maps.ME and HOT partner to enable crowdsourcing of local data critical to humanitarian response. Precise location data can now be collected via the app.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017
Snap maps or Snap stalk? New Zealand police raise concern over the app's new feature
Apps

Snap maps or Snap stalk? New Zealand police raise concern over the app's new feature

In an update last week Snapchat introduced a map feature that allows users track other people's locations in real time.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jun 2017

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Herenga ā Nuku launches offline topographic maps for Pocket Maps
Maps

Herenga ā Nuku launches offline topographic maps for Pocket Maps

Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa unveils a new topographic basemap for its Pocket Maps app, combining offline access and detailed terrain info to aid outdoor enthusiasts.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Wed, 29th May 2024
Discovery partners with Google NZ to showcase Newshub content
Public Cloud

Discovery partners with Google NZ to showcase Newshub content

Warner Bros Discovery ANZ and Google have partnered to feature Newshub content on Google News Showcase, broadening its reach significantly.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2023
Fortnite goes down under with new Aussie and NZ update
Gaming

Fortnite goes down under with new Aussie and NZ update

Get ready to say G'day with Fortnite, as the game has announced a brand new Australia and New Zealand in-game experience.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Nov 2021
Google Street View cars about to hit NZ roads again
Google

Google Street View cars about to hit NZ roads again

If you've ever used Google Streetview and been frustrated that the imagery is so outdated by years, Google brings good news.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019
Kiwi schools to get free access to geographic data analysis software
Eagle Technology

Kiwi schools to get free access to geographic data analysis software

New Zealand primary and secondary schools now have free access to Esri's ArcGIS Online software for data analysis through maps.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017