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Snap stories - Page 2

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Mish.guru: Your Snapchat business dashboard
Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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Mish.guru simplifies Snapchat management for brands, providing metrics and enabling campaigns from start to finish.
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The apps sucking the life out of your phone
Tue, 27th Oct 2015
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smartphones
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cloud services
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power / energy
The latest report from AVG Technologies reveals what the top apps are for draining battery life on Android devices.
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2degrees launches broadband assault
Tue, 28th Jul 2015
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vodafone
2degrees has unveiled its first broadband plans, debuting two consumer plans, with business offerings to follow soon.
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Mobile and online messaging traffic skyrockets
Wed, 8th Jul 2015
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telecommunications
Mobile and online messaging traffic will reach 160 trillion per annum by 2019. This is up from 94.2 trillion this year and equals 438bn daily.
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Why did Vodafone acquire Worldxchange?
Mon, 15th Jun 2015
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project management
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telecommunications
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snap
Vocus, WxC’s current provider of IP transit (according to the ISP map) will lose out as WxC will have their transit agreements migrated to Vodafone.
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Netflix ranks NZ streaming speeds
Tue, 12th May 2015
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digital entertainment
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telecommunications
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netflix
Popular streaming service Netflix has released findings on how Kiwi internet providers stack up in regards to streaming speeds.
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2degrees throws down gauntlet to competitors
Thu, 30th Apr 2015
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uc
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Bundled offerings combining mobile, fixed line, broadband and PABX-like services on the cloud are on the way from 2degrees.
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2degrees isn’t a challenger brand in wholesale market
Wed, 25th Mar 2015
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snap
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telecommunications
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vodafone
It is no secret they have struggled in the business space & that was no doubt a large driver in the decision to buy their way into the fixed line game.
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2degrees unlikely to shake up landline prices, market commentators say
Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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vodafone
2degrees' purchase of internet service provider Snap, which gives it a foothold in the landline market, is unlikely to deliver a big shake-up in price.
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2degrees acquires Snap ISP for complete business offering
Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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snap
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vodafone
2Degrees, New Zealand's third-largest mobile telecommunications provider, is to acquire Christchurch-based internet service provider, Snap, to allow.
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Done deal: 2degrees confirms Snap acquisition
Mon, 23rd Mar 2015
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snap
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vodafone
2degrees boosts telco prowess by snapping up Snap, vows to deliver a unified fixed-mobile service across New Zealand.
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2degrees: No, not sold, buying!
Fri, 20th Mar 2015
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snap
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After plenty of speculation that 2degrees was about to be sold, it turns out they're the ones doing the buying.
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Fastest broadband services officially live in Dunedin
Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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chorus
Gigabit broadband services are now live in Dunedin today, meaning the city can now access the fastest broadband speeds in the southern hemisphere.
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Consumer NZ poll slams Vodafone and Spark
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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broadband
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orcon
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telecommunications
Consumer NZ survey finds sharp drop in customer satisfaction with Vodafone and Spark, underperforming in service reliability.
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Kiwi youth indulging in illegal downloads
Mon, 19th Jan 2015
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apple
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gaming
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video
Almost half of those surveyed admit to unauthorised streaming of TV programmes and almost a third indulge in unauthorised downloading of movies.
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Snapchat jumps in to the peer-to-peer payment ring
Thu, 20th Nov 2014
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pos
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commerce systems
Snapchat has partnered with Square to launch Snapcash, a feature that allows uses to quickly message money to each other.
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Snap: Support critical for reliable networks
Tue, 28th Oct 2014
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snap
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cios
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westcon-comstor
Snap hailed as Juniper Networks NZ Partner of the Year, setting a high standard in network support and reliability.
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Kiwi telco provides snappy home broadband
Mon, 20th Oct 2014
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broadband
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snap
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ufb
Snap has announced a national-high speed UFB plan, giving Kiwis access to the country’s fastest broadband throughout New Zealand.
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Yahoo gets serious about mobile messaging apps
Fri, 17th Oct 2014
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yahoo
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discovery
Yahoo intensifies efforts in mobile messaging, acquiring Blink, investing in Snapchat, aiming to enhance or innovate in the messaging space.
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Hacked Snapchat accounts use native chat feature to spread diet pill spam
Tue, 7th Oct 2014
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symantec
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snap
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cios
A number of Snapchat users have reported receiving chat messages and photos from their friends promoting diet pill spam.
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Has your Facebook status got an expiration date?
Thu, 2nd Oct 2014
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creative technologies
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facebook
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snap
Facebook trials Snapchat-like disappearing status updates in NZ, aiming for ephemeral content.
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Snap examines... the benefit of fibre
Thu, 18th Sep 2014
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broadband
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snap
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internet new zealand
Snap's James Koers champions fibre for Kiwi businesses, promising unparalleled improvements in productivity and network performance.
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The apps I can't live without...
Tue, 2nd Sep 2014
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apple
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smartphones
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digital music
Discover the essential apps one journalist simply can't live without, from Facebook to Spotify, proving indispensable for daily life.
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App of the week: Bolt
Wed, 27th Aug 2014
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apple
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technology gifts
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instagram
Instagram introduces Bolt, its answer to Snapchat, with a focus on speed. But will it be able to compete with the established messaging apps?.