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Facebook goes down (twice)

Mon, 27th Sep 2010
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Facebook experienced its worst outage in over four years, leaving millions disconnected twice last week due to an internal error.
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London Tube

Sat, 25th Sep 2010
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Discover London with the ultimate travel companion. London Tube is your go-to app for navigating the city's subway system and more.
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NZCS launches '50 Years of ICT Innovation' book

Sat, 25th Sep 2010
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NZCS has launched '50 Years of ICT Innovation,' a 400-page book documenting New Zealand's computing history with insights from notable innovators.
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Mobile Maps UK & Ireland

Fri, 24th Sep 2010
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Sygic Mobile Maps revolutionises UK and Ireland navigation on iPhones with offline maps, voice guidance, and safety features like speed camera alerts.
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IT industry backs Python conference

Fri, 24th Sep 2010
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The IT industry's heavyweights like Catalyst IT and Microsoft have thrown their support behind NZPUG's Python conference, drawing global tech enthusiasts.
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Cisco launches secure iPhone app

Fri, 24th Sep 2010
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Cisco's AnyConnect app now available on App Store, offering secure network connectivity for mobile employees on Apple iOS 4.1 devices.
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Revealed: Tech's top earners

Fri, 24th Sep 2010
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Forbes unveils tech tycoons' fortunes: Gates leads at $54bn, Zuckerberg tops Jobs, and charity moves are highlighted.
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Major Nelson bungles Xbox LIVE activity figures

Fri, 24th Sep 2010
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Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb admits bungling Xbox LIVE stats, revealing Halo: Reach actually outplayed Halo 3 in its launch week, but lost to Modern Warfare 2.
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TelstraClear launches HD T-Box

Fri, 24th Sep 2010
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TelstraClear and TVNZ team up to offer HD TV One and TV2 channels via TelstraClear's T-Box, available free to dual or triple play service customers.
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Windows Small Business Server 7 beta live

Fri, 24th Sep 2010
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Microsoft has announced that a public preview of Windows Small Business Server 7 is now available to download.
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LittleBigPlanet 2 slips to 2011

Fri, 24th Sep 2010
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The sequel to Sony's overwhelmingly popular platformer will miss out on its original Christmas release window and instead launch early next year.
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Vodafone cuts mobile roaming prices

Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
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Vodafone slashes its Australia roaming fees to $5/MB, aiming to undercut rivals and enhance customer data management with new alerts.
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2degrees promises no GST increase

Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
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2degrees ensures customers won't face GST hike on plans, opposing rivals' price increases. A move to keep mobile costs affordable, says CMO.
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Apple approves VLC player for iPad

Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
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Apple gives the green light to VLC player for the iPad, enabling users to experience a vast range of multimedia content hassle-free.
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RIM to unveil BlackPad tablet - Updated

Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
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Research In Motion is tipped to announce a new tablet device at its developers' conference next week in the US.
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Updated: New GM for HP's Personal Systems Group

Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
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Paul Boshoff has been appointed as Country GM for HP New Zealand's Personal Systems Group, taking over from Brent Kendrick who moves to Singapore.
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Beatles catalogue destined for the cloud

Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
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Paul McCartney has teamed up with Hewlett Packard to digitise his entire music catalogue to be stored in a private cloud.
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FileMaker Go updated 'significantly'

Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
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FileMaker Go's latest update revolutionises database management on iPhone and iPad, adding PDF creation, database sharing, and photo insertion.
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Backhaul services draft reports released

Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
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Commerce Commission scrutinises Telecom NZ's backhaul services for competition, potentially leading to regulation if found lacking.
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Dragon Dictate 2.0 out now

Thu, 23rd Sep 2010
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Nuance launches Dragon Dictate 2.0 for Mac, enhancing voice control and document creation with improved accuracy and new features.