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Wellington gears up for Digital Earth summit
Summit to look at ways of digitally representing world-wide environmental issuesThursday, 17 May, 2012ComCom investigation prompted by "competitors": Sky TV
Update 3.30pm: Reaction from TelstraClear, Vodafone, Telecom, Mediaworks and QuickflixWednesday, 16 May, 2012New email delays 'different issue', now fixed -Telecom
Telecom has another issue with email delivery, but its different to last week's, says spokespersonWednesday, 16 May, 2012 | 2 commentsCertus Solutions achieves top ranking from SPI Research
IBM solutions and services company ranked in top five percent according to Service Performance Insight ResearchWednesday, 16 May, 2012ComCom to investigate Sky TV's contracts with telcos
Chair Mark Berry says Igloo investigation highlighted potential difficulties for new entrants in pay TV marketWednesday, 16 May, 2012 | 3 commentsSmall fortune in the phones we throw away
NZ recycling company paying $1.50 for old Nokia modelsWednesday, 16 May, 2012 | 1 commentINTERNATIONAL NEWS »
- Google search will incorporate 'knowledge graph'
- Developing world fuels rise in software piracy, claims BSA
- Compuware brings APM to cloud and Big Data applications
- Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware
- EU to 'remain vigilant' on Microsoft's browser commitments
- Angry Birds tops companies' app blacklist
TECHNOLOGY »
Google to sell Nexus smartphones, tablets direct, report says
Google is reportedly moving to more direct sales of its Android smartphones and tablets in a move to wrest control away from wireless carriers that install their own services on Android gear or block Google apps like Google Wallet.Thursday, 17 May, 2012- Microsoft anti-bloatware service to apply to Windows 8 PCs, too
- Juniper to license Radware tech for data center?
- Microsoft to charge US$15 for Windows 8 upgrade deal
- Intel looks to cover bases with new server chips
- New engine to power Xangati's performance monitoring product
- New DDR4 memory to boost tablet, server performance
SECURITY »
Utah CTO takes fall for data breach
The executive director of Utah's Department of Technology Services has resigned over a data breach two months ago that exposed the Social Security numbers of about 280,000 Medicaid recipients.Thursday, 17 May, 2012- Hospital system pursues identity-management Holy Grail
- ICO website hit by DDoS attack
- A Secure BYOD Policy at MasterCard? Priceless.
- Forrester outlines 5 rising, 5 declining security technologies
- Intel incorporates security, management into Core vPro processors
- Apple ships first Leopard security update in nearly a year
NEW MEDIA »
Facebook acquisition points to future of more phone tracking
Facebook is likely to take its location-sharing feature further and recommend you connect with new people in the real world following its acquisition of GlanceeMonday, 7 May, 2012- Facebook announces new Timeline apps at SXSW
- MySpace: The next hot social network?
- Google to pay users to track their movements online
- Megaupload case social media timeline
- Google to combine users' data across its services
- Beijing to require users on Twitter-like services to register with real names
NETWORK & TELCO »
Samsung is the big daddy of Android phones
Samsung has become the clear leader in sales of Android smartphones as Gartner today reported that it accounted for 40% of worldwide Android sales in the first quarter of 2012.Thursday, 17 May, 2012- T-Mobile cuts 900 jobs in restructuring
- Angry Birds tops companies' app blacklist
- London School of Economics replaces Siemens with cloud-based comms
- BT and TalkTalk fail Ofcom mystery shopper broadband tests
- No tablet comes close to touching iPad, reports iSuppli
- Appsbar gives small businesses a simple (and free!) template for app building
DEVELOPMENT »
Programming languages not copyrightable rules top EU court
Europe's top court ruled on Wednesday that the functionality of a computer program and the programming language it is written in cannot be protected by copyrightThursday, 3 May, 2012 | 3 commentsSPECIAL »
What to do about information overload
Computerworld asks end-users, analysts and the NZ Computer Society about storage trendsTuesday, 15 May, 2012 | 1 commentCAREERS »
Telco workers face headcount squeeze
Survey from recruitment firm Hudson shows telco employers intent on reducing headcountFriday, 27 April, 2012 | 5 comments
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