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Police create and fire 3D-printed guns
Police create and fire 3D-printed guns

New South Wales police have created and fired two 3D-printed firearms, the state police commissioner Andrew Scipione revealed…

Software firm latest to signal NZX float

Optimizer HQ is the latest New Zealand technology company to signal its intention to list on the NZX.

Vodafone shows off next-gen mobile broadband

Hard on the heels of launching a 4G service in parts of New Zealand, Vodafone and its technology partner Nokia Siemens Networks…

Snakk Media raises $6.5m in new funds

Snakk Media, the latest brainchild of Hyperfactory co-founder Derek Handley, has raised $6.5 million from an over-subscribed…

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An Austrian daredevil on Friday became the first man…

Major detours following bridge collapse video Major detours following bridge collapse

A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment…

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Punakaiki Fund mulls $50m IPO
Punakaiki Fund mulls $50m IPO

Lance Wiggs' Punakaiki Fund plans to seek as much as $50 million in an initial public offering to invest in New Zealand…

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission
NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

The head of NASA is visiting the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where engineers are working on a proposed mission to lasso a…

Tech Universe: Friday 24 May
Tech Universe: Friday 24 May

HEALTH IN A BOX: We'd like to think that hospitals and medical clinics are places full of light and life-saving equipment…

Scientist: Challenges will help NZ
Scientist: Challenges will help NZ

The Prime Minister's chief science adviser says a hitlist of 10 big issues for our top brains to tackle will be "transformational"…

Technology

'Dream' software boosts power of DNA
'Dream' software boosts power of DNA

The new software, called STRmix, has the ability to unscramble DNA found at crime scenes from up to…

Xero widens loss but doubles revenue

Xero has widened its annual loss in line with is guidance while using cash reserves to double revenue and paying customers…

Mac Planet: After Earth

A Kiwi company I have mentioned before, founded in New Zealand and based in London, is about to move some staff to Los Angeles…

School attracts gamers with online hub

A tertiary institution in Auckland has come up with an innovative way of attracting video game players to enter a career…

Rakon plunges deeper into the red on writedowns
Rakon plunges deeper into the red on writedowns

Rakon, which makes crystal oscillators used in smart phones and navigation systems, plunged deeper into…

Tech Universe: Thursday 23 May

EASY BEING GREEN: With only 3 wheels and a price tag of less than US$7,000 the American two-seater Elio car manages around…

Apple's boss defends tax strategy during Senate grilling

The United States Senate sharply questioned the chief executive of Apple, the world's most valuable company, over allegations…

Kiwi firm makes app for blockbuster

A New Zealand firm operating out of the UK has taken the lead role in developing the official app for new sci-fi thriller…

Game Review: Dead Island: Riptide

More horror stories should be set on tropical islands. There is nothing quite like scaring yourself witless while gazing…

video Paperless scanner, vision of the future
 Paperless scanner, vision of the future

It's the ultimate in a paperless future - a scanner that reproduces digitally. Japan's technology giant…

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Compute

Software an easier sales pitch - exec
Software an easier sales pitch - exec

Flavour of the month software firms have an easier time getting investor attention than others in the…

Mac Planet: Apples in space
Mac Planet: Apple and security
Mac Planet: Forbidden fruit
Mac Planet: Is iTunes past its best?
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Wired

Is teleworking working?
Is teleworking working?

Yahoo says face-to-face interaction among employees fosters a more collaborative culture. But by rejecting the ability…

CES gives peek of our tech future
Q&A: The latest on servers
The future of home audio
NZ tech firms 'missing out'
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Mac Planet

Mac Planet: Working for Apple
Mac Planet: Working for Apple

Would you like to work at Apple? There's not much chance, as a New Zealander, unless you have departed…

Mac Planet: New Zealand apps
Mac Planet: The end of the PC
Mac Planet: What's the Apps?
Mac Planet: The Dynabook
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