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Google and Microsoft foist AI on subscribers while jacking up prices
The usual excess at Consumer Electronics Show, Nvidia faces export controls and can you make AI submissions?
14th Jan 25, 2:12pm
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The usual excess at Consumer Electronics Show, Nvidia faces export controls and can you make AI submissions?
This year, AI will get better and cheaper, and maybe even gain independence
The new Oppo Find X8 Pro Android phone is a fast flagship device with a great camera system
18th Dec 24, 11:45am
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The new Oppo Find X8 Pro Android phone is a fast flagship device with a great camera system
The curse of AI summaries strikes Apple, SpaceX booms, and EVs face further disincentives
17th Dec 24, 12:20pm
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The curse of AI summaries strikes Apple, SpaceX booms, and EVs face further disincentives
Crypto people get a fright from quantum computing's giant leap forward (or was it?), as we enter the New AI-ge
13th Dec 24, 11:41am
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Crypto people get a fright from quantum computing's giant leap forward (or was it?), as we enter the New AI-ge
Artificial intelligence sinks its teeth into our IT, and the Sora video creation tool from OpenAI is now generally available
11th Dec 24, 2:00pm
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Artificial intelligence sinks its teeth into our IT, and the Sora video creation tool from OpenAI is now generally available
Mandatory SMS Sender ID Register, youth social media ban with large fines for Big Tech coming up for Australia
3rd Dec 24, 12:38pm
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Mandatory SMS Sender ID Register, youth social media ban with large fines for Big Tech coming up for Australia
Telco One NZ is betting big on SpaceX Starlink for improved coverage. Here is some more information on it
24th Nov 24, 4:30pm
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Telco One NZ is betting big on SpaceX Starlink for improved coverage. Here is some more information on it
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Tap to Pay from Apple now available in New Zealand. It lets merchants accept contactless payments on their iPhones; Worldline, Stripe, ANZ and Adyen offer the service
21st Nov 24, 3:46pm
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Tap to Pay from Apple now available in New Zealand. It lets merchants accept contactless payments on their iPhones; Worldline, Stripe, ANZ and Adyen offer the service
Banks face competition from smaller businesses focused on specific niches and global tech behemoths, ASB bosses say
13th Nov 24, 12:47pm
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Banks face competition from smaller businesses focused on specific niches and global tech behemoths, ASB bosses say
Tech roundup: AWS needs stacks of money to build out cloud capacity for AI, which can now be used to search the Internet and persuade voters on social media; Apple meanwhile invests in LEO provider Globalstar
5th Nov 24, 12:26pm
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Tech roundup: AWS needs stacks of money to build out cloud capacity for AI, which can now be used to search the Internet and persuade voters on social media; Apple meanwhile invests in LEO provider Globalstar
Faster chips and lappies: Apple's M4 processors go into new MacBook Pros
Apple's launches new desktop M4 Macs, startups get official security advice from intelligence agencies, Spark adjusts financial results downwards in tough economy
30th Oct 24, 12:40pm
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Apple's launches new desktop M4 Macs, startups get official security advice from intelligence agencies, Spark adjusts financial results downwards in tough economy
Review: Apple's AirPods Pro 2 as hearing health and assistance devices
Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Max bring desirable upgrades, but the vaunted AI is wait-and-see for now
16th Oct 24, 2:26pm
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Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Max bring desirable upgrades, but the vaunted AI is wait-and-see for now
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Layoffs loom for Samsung in New Zealand, Australia and SE Asia, following sliding share price due to unconvincing AI efforts
2nd Oct 24, 12:53pm
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Layoffs loom for Samsung in New Zealand, Australia and SE Asia, following sliding share price due to unconvincing AI efforts
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta continue to pound away at augmented reality with the Orion glasses, which won't be sold to consumers
27th Sep 24, 10:42am
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Mark Zuckerberg and Meta continue to pound away at augmented reality with the Orion glasses, which won't be sold to consumers
Once the world's biggest and most valuable chip maker, sickly looking Intel is now a takeover target
24th Sep 24, 9:49am
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Once the world's biggest and most valuable chip maker, sickly looking Intel is now a takeover target
The New Zealand Tax Podcast – taxing capital back on the agenda; should the NZ Super Fund be tax exempt; who is Inland Revenue sharing our data with; and a bad week in the European courts for Apple & Google
17th Sep 24, 6:03pm
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The New Zealand Tax Podcast – taxing capital back on the agenda; should the NZ Super Fund be tax exempt; who is Inland Revenue sharing our data with; and a bad week in the European courts for Apple & Google
'Glowtime' Apple event featured new iPhones, watches and AirPods with AI announced but not yet ready
10th Sep 24, 9:25am
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'Glowtime' Apple event featured new iPhones, watches and AirPods with AI announced but not yet ready
Juha Saarinen has an end of week rumination on where technology is taking us, to good and bad places
30th Aug 24, 12:46pm
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Juha Saarinen has an end of week rumination on where technology is taking us, to good and bad places
Customary Apple launch event coming up on September 10, repairability petition handed to Parliament, and Tait Systems deploys LMR pilot for new Public Safety Network
28th Aug 24, 2:19pm
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Customary Apple launch event coming up on September 10, repairability petition handed to Parliament, and Tait Systems deploys LMR pilot for new Public Safety Network
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 7th Edition is fast and long-lasting, with premium design, although Copilot+ local AI is underdone for now
25th Aug 24, 2:40pm
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Microsoft's Surface Laptop 7th Edition is fast and long-lasting, with premium design, although Copilot+ local AI is underdone for now
It took a court case by the US Department of Justice to challenge Google’s monopoly, and we have yet to hear what might replace it, Katharina Pistor says
24th Aug 24, 9:30am
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It took a court case by the US Department of Justice to challenge Google’s monopoly, and we have yet to hear what might replace it, Katharina Pistor says