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More than the money: The future potential of blockchain
Malware

More than the money: The future potential of blockchain

Blockchain technology, while commonly linked with cryptocurrency, holds vast potential beyond digital coins, poised to revolutionise multiple industries.

By Graeme Pyper • 4 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017

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Facing a hidden truth: Running data centers is not your core competency
DataCentre infrastructure

Facing a hidden truth: Running data centers is not your core competency

Many firms, even large ones, lack the core competency of running data centers efficiently, reveals Schneider Electric. Key services are often better outsourced.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
Hands-on Review: Anki's Cozmo, play with the AI of the future
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Anki's Cozmo, play with the AI of the future

Experience the future of AI play with Anki's Cozmo! This smart, interactive robot learns, recognises faces, and teaches coding through playful interaction.

By Owen McCarthy • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
HGST recognized as a niche player for distributed file systems and object storage
Hyperscale

HGST recognized as a niche player for distributed file systems and object storage

HGST's ActiveScale object storage recognized by Gartner for completeness of vision and ability to execute. @WesternDigital #datastorage.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
Netgear debuts DIY Wi-Fi for small businesses
Wireless Networks

Netgear debuts DIY Wi-Fi for small businesses

Netgear launches Orbi Pro, the DIY Wi-Fi system tailored for small businesses, offering secure, efficient, and easy-to-install connectivity at AUD $849.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
Identity: The new common language of data - and the new security perimeter
Cloud Services

Identity: The new common language of data - and the new security perimeter

Digital identities should be the new security perimeter for enterprise data, according to IT provider Empired.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
Keep an eye on your home and mancave with DeepLens
Smart Home

Keep an eye on your home and mancave with DeepLens

Amazon Web Services announced DeepLens, its first fully programmable, deep learning-enabled wireless video camera...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
How IoT data collection & aggregation with local event processing work
Data Analytics

How IoT data collection & aggregation with local event processing work

Trying to predict how many IOT devices will go online over the next decade is like trying to predict the growth rate of rabbits in the wild.

By Julia Gabel • 8 min read • Sat, 2nd Dec 2017
LinkedIn's outage blunder left users exposed and was 'easily preventable'
Encryption

LinkedIn's outage blunder left users exposed and was 'easily preventable'

LinkedIn went down yesterday in countries across the world due to an SSL certificate expiry, leaving some users' data at risk with no encryption.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017
Microsoft teams up with TomTom to launch Azure Location Based Services
Unified Communications

Microsoft teams up with TomTom to launch Azure Location Based Services

Microsoft is launching a new Azure service that aims to meet the geospatial needs enterprise customers that use location data.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017
Gartner: solid growth for top 5 global smartphone vendors
Apple

Gartner: solid growth for top 5 global smartphone vendors

Global smartphone sales grew by 3% in Q3 2017, with top vendors posting strong gains. Samsung led with 19.3% growth, while Xiaomi soared with an 80% rise.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017

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OPPO releases limited edition FC Barcelona themed R11
OPPO

OPPO releases limited edition FC Barcelona themed R11

OPPO has launched a limited edition FC Barcelona R11 in New Zealand, featuring an 18K gold-plated badge and exclusive design, priced at NZD $799.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
James Shaw, electric cars & the winners of the 2017 Sustainable Business Awards
DataCentre infrastructure

James Shaw, electric cars & the winners of the 2017 Sustainable Business Awards

New Zealand Post wins top award at the NZI Sustainable Business Awards 2017, recognising its commitment to sustainability.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
Huawei's quad-lensed Nova 2i comes to NZ
Semiconductors

Huawei's quad-lensed Nova 2i comes to NZ

The Huawei Nova 2i is designed to keep up with every selfie, every image and every social network that matters...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
My Food Bag, Hyundai announced as finalists for Best Workplaces Awards
IBM

My Food Bag, Hyundai announced as finalists for Best Workplaces Awards

The three key trends apparent in this year's data relate to employee well-being, career mobility and employer attitudes to continuous listening.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
New tech powers up across NZ
DataCentre infrastructure

New tech powers up across NZ

More than 15,000 homes in New Zealand are now generating their own electricity, driven by solar power and advancements in residential energy technologies.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
Criticality of industries supporting Singapore's Smart Nation
Unified Communications

Criticality of industries supporting Singapore's Smart Nation

Vertiv's Tony Gaunt discusses the future for Singapore and Asia where he believes IoT, AI, 5G, data centres and cybersecurity will be paramount.

By Tony Gaunt • 5 min read • Sat, 2nd Dec 2017