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Kiwi Stories

Travel stories

Lake Wanaka draws travellers to the region with hyperlapse video

Stunning hyperlapse by Matthew Vandeputte highlights Lake Wanaka, set to attract hundreds of thousands with its mesmerising beauty.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2015

Digital Entertainment

Best-selling learning app launches in NZ

Best-selling UK TV and learning app, Hopster, launches in New Zealand for 2-6 year olds, with educational games and popular kids shows.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2015

Passports

Ten-year passports on the way as gov pushes online

Kiwi passports to return to 10-year validity, costing $180, says Minister of Internal Affairs Peter Dunne. #NZ #passports.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 25th May 2015

EduTech

VLNC recognises Kiwis embracing online learning

The Virtual Learning Network Community (VLNC) has recognised four individuals embracing the online learning environment at the 2015 VL Awards.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2015

Startups

Kiwi software company wins big in Taiwan

Syngency, the Kiwi software company, has won first place at the TechNode Demo Day conference in Taiwan this week.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 20th May 2015

Global Stories

Travel stories

Smart Machines

Dealing with dumb machines on the way to smart ones

Smart Machines on the horizon, but first we must navigate the Stupid Valley, warns @Gartner_inc analyst. #artificialintelligence #technology.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2015

Microsoft

BlueSky gets brighter as Westcon ramps up cloud services

Westcon New Zealand is ramping up its BlueSky cloud services with version 4 due soon, an expanded catalogue of vendors, and cloud financing coming.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2015

Gaming

Batman: Arkham Knight is an epic end to the series

What Rocksteady Studios did with Batman video games is similar to how Christopher Nolan revitalized the Batman movies. Rocksteady Studios has crafted.

By Damian Seeto • 5 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2015

EB Games

EA Games at E3 2015

EA dazzles at E3 with Star Wars Battlefront, unfurls Mass Effect: Andromeda and courts diversity with FIFA 16's female teams.

By Darren Price • 8 min read • Sat, 20th Jun 2015

EduTech

Hands-on Review: HP Elite X2 1011 G1 Hybrid Tablet Laptop

I can recommend the X2 for those who want that ability to go from desktop to laptop to tablet without using a multitude of devices.

By Greig Strafford • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2015

Wireless Networks

Taupo towncentre gets free Wi-Fi

Funded by T>Stream, Taupo towncentre will have access to free a WiFi service, in a move to keep residents and tourists in the town for longer.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2015

Virtualisation

CCL first Kiwi company to claim top Citrix Specialist status

Computer Concepts Limited has claimed its spot as a top Citrix partner, becoming the first New Zealand partner to achieve Citrix Specialist status.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2015

Wearables

Apple Watch gets its first update...

The first major software update for the Apple Watch, watchOS 2, will be available this September and includes new watch faces, apps, and capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2015

Hyperscale

Kathmandu makes the move to the AWS cloud with Fronde

Kathmandu has moved to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud in order to improve its web infrastructure and customer experience.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2015

Software Development

Non-smartphone connected devices sales on the up

The increasing number of non-smartphone devices and the need to connect these devices offer new revenue opportunities for device vendors and telcos.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015

Microsoft

Rise of the Tomb Raider receives new trailer and box-art

Crystal Dynamics and Microsoft have released a new trailer for Rise of the Tomb Raider plus the official box-art.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015

Document Management

Xero: Making paperwork paperless

Xero has entered an integration partnership with Formitize, the mobile forms platform to create paperless solutions for data collection and reporting.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 27th May 2015