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Game review: Burnout Paradise Remastered (Switch)

Tue, 7th Jul 2020
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Criterion's Burnout Paradise gets yet another re-release, this time for the Nintendo Switch with Burnout Paradise Remastered.
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Game review: MotoGP 20 (PC)

Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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With the actual MotoGP season postponed, Milestone's MotoGP 20 offers a brutal yet rewarding simulation for fans willing to conquer its steep learning curve.
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Sky to become NZ's next ISP

Tue, 26th May 2020
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Sky NZ takes broadband plunge in fight to curb customer churn and rejuvenate market stance amidst sports rights losses.
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Vodafone opens 5G Innovation Lab in Christchurch

Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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The lab, which is located on Tuam Street, is designed to help New Zealand organisations understand how 5G technology can become part of their business.
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South Australian map technology supporting Kangaroo Island bushfire efforts

Thu, 13th Feb 2020
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FireFlight's innovative real-time mapping technology aids Australian Army and relief teams in battling Kangaroo Island bushfires, enhancing recovery efforts.
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Global doors open for indigenous tech company

Wed, 12th Feb 2020
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Indigenous-led Warrgambi secures landmark contract with Boon Edam Australia, boosting its footprint in security solutions for government and private sectors.
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Ultrafast Fibre to trial 10Gbps fibre broadband

Wed, 11th Dec 2019
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New Zealand businesses with a need for cutting-edge performance cloud software and transfer vast amounts of data are expected to be early adopters of the trial.
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New Caledonia to connect to Hawaiki cable by 2021

Mon, 2nd Dec 2019
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New Caledonian carrier SCCI has signed a deal with Hawaiki Submarine Cable to connect New Caledonia to the Hawaiki Cable.
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Spark brings 5G to five South Island towns and communities

Fri, 29th Nov 2019
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Spark has committed to delivering New Zealand's first 5G commercial service into the five heartland communities of Westport, Clyde, Twizel, Tekapo and Hokitika.
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Spark puts heartland NZ at forefront of 5G rollout

Mon, 18th Nov 2019
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Spark will deliver 5G wireless broadband into five more South Island locations before Christmas, followed by other heartland communities from March 2020.
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Samoa to host ITU's global Girls in ICT Day 2020 celebrations

Mon, 4th Nov 2019
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The celebration, which is held in April every year, aims to raise visibility and the importance of bringing women into ICT careers.
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Routing the enemy within – LogRhythm

Tue, 29th Oct 2019
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While larger organisations and incidents hog the headlines, plenty of illicit activity is slipping under the radar – and staying there.
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Drones and tech could help save quokka from extinction

Mon, 7th Oct 2019
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Microsoft has granted the University of Western Australia funds to save the quokka, using drones and cloud computing.
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Testing begins at Vodafone's first 5G site in Christchurch

Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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The new 4G cell site will increase the area's access to communication services, with boosted mobile phone reception and data speeds faster than 3G.
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Game review: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the Switch

Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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Link's Awakening on Nintendo's Switch is as if the developers had taken my rose-tinted memory of the original Game Boy game and put it in my Switch.
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The safest altitude for flying drones above marine life

Fri, 12th Jul 2019
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If you're planning to use a drone for a birds-eye-view of nature at its finest, it's best to consider how high up you're flying that drone.
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Tongan fibre-optic cable outage relieved by satellite

Thu, 24th Jan 2019
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Recently Tonga suffered an outage in the submarine cable network that connects the island nation to the outside world.
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Aussie blockchain firm Power Ledger wins XTC 2018

Mon, 29th Oct 2018
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An Australian blockchain firm scooped up first place at the Extreme Tech Challenge at Sir Richard Branson's private island in the British Virgin Islands.
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TIN Report hints at new chapter in NZ tech sector

Fri, 28th Sep 2018
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New Zealand's top tech companies have seen a 38% rise in profitability, the largest increase since records began in 2005.
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NZ businesses taking longer to pay bills due to bumpy economy

Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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New Zealand businesses are taking an average of 6.8 days longer to pay overdue bills, a 10% increase, as economic uncertainties weigh in.