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Are you staying with Windows XP after EOS?
Tue, 1st Apr 2014
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microsoft
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Despite looming end-of-support, a notable crowd opts to stay with Windows XP, even as alternatives beckon. Will legacy loyalty last?.
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Win FIFA World Cup tickets with PlayStation...
Tue, 1st Apr 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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Sony launches a thrilling contest for PlayStation users to win 2014 FIFA World Cup tickets, including a chance to attend the final in Brazil.
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Brocade: Virtualisation Q&A
Tue, 1st Apr 2014
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virtualisation
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Brocade's Greig Guy delves into why 2023 is the year virtualisation becomes mainstream, transforming data centers worldwide.
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April's Games for Gold line-up revealed...
Tue, 1st Apr 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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xbox
Unveiled April Games with Gold offers Xbox 360 users free access to Hitman: Absolution and Deadlight for a thrilling playtime adventure.
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Aliens are coming...
Mon, 31st Mar 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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sega
SEGA and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that Alien: Isolation, the new survival horror title, will be available from 7 October, 2014.
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Facebook ditches redesign as users PCs are poor
Mon, 31st Mar 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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Facebook scrapped its 2013 redesign due to the prevalence of low-res, small screens among users, not for advertising reasons, says product designer Julie Zhuo.
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InFamous Second Son has arrived
Fri, 28th Mar 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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sony computer entertainment
Although InFamous Second Son is set in a new City, there's plenty that fans of the original will find familiar.
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BatteryBox says it will double your MacBook Air's battery life
Fri, 28th Mar 2014
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power / energy
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personal computing devices
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apple
Revolutionary BatteryBox claims to double MacBook Air's endurance, unveiling a leap in battery tech with its efficient batteryOS.
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Xbox will reward you for good behaviour
Thu, 27th Mar 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Xbox updates its reputation system, rewarding polite gamers and penalising the rude to enhance online gaming culture.
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Football Manager Classic arrives on PS Vita
Thu, 27th Mar 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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sega
Sports Interactive has announced the release date for Football Manager Classic 2014 for PlayStation Vita has been set as Friday, 11 April.
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IBM supports NZ firms with $10m cloud investment
Tue, 25th Mar 2014
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cloud services
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ibm
IBM invests over $10m in New Zealand's cloud capability to meet the evolving needs of public sector agencies and private organisations.
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Google Now arrives on Windows and Mac
Tue, 25th Mar 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Google Now leaps onto Windows and Mac, bringing its smart notifications from mobile to desktop for Chrome users across the UK.
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LG's smart light bulb to flash when your phone rings
Mon, 24th Mar 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
LG is weighing into the domestic lighting space by unveiling the Smart Lamp, its first take on the smart light bulb concept.
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Ubisoft forced to show next gen Assassin's Creed footage
Mon, 24th Mar 2014
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gaming
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ubisoft
After three years, Ubisoft has unveiled alpha footage of the latest Assassin's Creed, claiming Abstergo forced their hand.
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ANZ CIOs estimate 48% rise in mainframe application IT debt
Sat, 22nd Mar 2014
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ANZ CIOs forecast a 48% spike in mainframe IT debt, estimating $9.78m needed to modernise applications as skills gap worsens.
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Ruckus Wireless unveils first purpose-built 802.11ac Wi-Fi product
Fri, 21st Mar 2014
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Ruckus Wireless launches world's first dual-band, three-stream indoor Wi-Fi product built on new 802.11ac standard.
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83% of businesses unprepared for cyber attacks...
Fri, 21st Mar 2014
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cybersecurity
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arbor networks
Nearly 40% of firms have no cyber-incident response plan, despite 76% suffering an incident in the past two years, a report by Arbor Network has found.
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EA celebrates five years of FIFA ultimate team...
Fri, 21st Mar 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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EA marks 5 years of FIFA Ultimate Team, boasting over 21M players and revolutionizing football gaming with 542,000 transfers per hour.
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Cisco sees service providers as key to new business
Thu, 20th Mar 2014
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uc
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partner programmes
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cisco
Cisco targets service providers for its new cloud and software-driven business ventures, emphasising partnerships in its evolution.
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Skype update won't 'negatively affect' Android battery life
Thu, 20th Mar 2014
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smartphones
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gaming
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uc
Skype's new Android update pledges all-day app usage without draining your battery, addressing previous performance issues.