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Tech Universe: Thursday 24 April
Kiwi firm strikes Telstra deal
NZ cyber-security firm Mako Networks says a deal it has struck with Australia's biggest telecommunications provider is potentially…
Russia's Zuckerberg flees country
The founder of Russia's leading social media network has left his post as CEO and fled the country as cronies of Vladimir…
Safety app for dark city streets
A former Victoria University student who felt unsafe on city streets has developed a smartphone app that keeps tabs on its…
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Turkey to mark 99th anniversary of Gallipoli
On the eve of the 99th anniversary of the World War…
Tech Universe: Wednesday 23 April
GIVE BACK THE LIGHT: There's a 500 metre stretch of highway near Oss in the Netherlands that has no streetlights. Instead…
Cat app top priority for Abbott officials
The Australian government used up more than 130 pages of correspondence talking about a viral web plug-in that replaces…
Tech staff take Silicon Valley giants to court
A group of technology executives are suing Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe for alleged collusion to suppress their wages.
Nike exiting wearable tech might be good for field
Getting out of the wearable hardware game makes sense for Nike - it has perfected manufacturing clothes but isn't exactly…
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Fast-growing Netflix to up prices
Netflix is preparing to raise its prices for the first time in three years to help pay for more internet…
Broadcasters battle internet TV threat
Thirty years after failing to convince the Supreme Court of the threat posed by home video recordings, US media companies…
Express emotions through digital eyes
Can't be bothered to show anyone what you're thinking? A Japanese scientist has the answer - a pair of digital eyes that…
LinkedIn reaches 300 million mark
The career-focused social network LinkedIn says it's reached 300 million members, with more than half the total outside…
US tech company buys NZ software developer
New Zealand software developer Optima has been sold to a United States technology firm for an undisclosed…
Five novel features an Amazon smartphone could offer
Rumours of an Amazon smartphone have reached a fever pitch, with several tech blogs speculating that the device could be…
David Spencer: The case for a shorter work week
In a world of iPhones and drones, people are right to wonder why they are still working so hard.
Note to self: stop drinking
You're in a bar having a few drinks - and then you get a text message from yourself saying it's time to go home.
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Meet Honda's latest humanoid
It walks and runs, even up and down stairs. It can open a bottle and serve a drink, and politely tries to shake hands with…
PlayStation partners with Kiwi school
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Kiwi students will soon have the chance to develop their own games using the Sony PlayStation platform…
Compute
Apple Watch: Help!
More Compute
Once upon a time, every Apple product shipped with a big manual (well, some were bigger than others)…
Wired
Glass bar clash part of tech wars
It has been billed as a clash of cultures between tech workers and their fellow San Francisco residents. But now the tensions…
Apple Watch
Apple Watch: Nothing like the Amazon
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Once upon a time, not so long ago, Apple and Greenpeace weren't exactly best mates. Greenpeace criticised…
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Tech Universe: Thursday 17 April
LET THE INK RUN: An inkjet printer generally makes a print head run back and forth across a piece of paper fed through…
Games
Game review: Fez
Gomez is having a heck of a day. The emergence of a hitherto-unknown third dimension has rattled the foundation of his peaceful…
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