Technology
Apple
Mac Planet: Apple and security
I still meet people who appear surprised that Apple devices remain largely untroubled by viruses and malware. It’s true Apple regularly releases Security Updates for Mac OS, but these are mostly designed to close avenues into the…
Mac Planet: Forbidden fruit
Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, an erstwhile champion of the tablet, feels iPad users are frustrated because they have trouble typing and creating documents.You have to wonder how he might know this, since Apple devices are apparently…
Mac Planet: Is iTunes past its best?
Mac Planet: Working for Apple
Would you like to work at Apple? There’s not much chance, as a New Zealander, unless you have departed these emerald shores. Unless an actual Apple Store opens here, of course, although Apple does have a couple of staff members…
InfoTech
Solid result for IBM’s NZ business
IBM New Zealand has posted another solid financial result with its 2012 net profit rising 14 per cent to $36.8 million.
Tech-savvy teachers join Google academy
A group of technology-savvy Kiwi teachers are now Google-certified after attending an exclusive academy across the ditch.
Taxman eyes online giant
Pack own bags, choose own shopping songs
Ever wished you could change the background music in supermarkets? You may be in luck.
Mobile Phones
Review: Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung’s latest super Android smartphone, the Galaxy S4 was expected to be the biggest and baddest on the market and in that respect, it delivers. It’s fast and packed to the gunwales with features, all for a reasonable price too.Essentially,…
The 80s called – they want their cellphones back
When I dropped my cellphone on a recent flight, the man who kindly picked it up joked that it was an antique. It had ricocheted along the floor and the back broke off, the battery bounced under a seat and the key pad came unstuck….
Google set to serve up Siri’s rival
NZ doubles its demand for internet data
Demand for internet data doubled in the year ending June 2012 and competition between telecommunications companies heated up over the 12-month period, the Commerce Commission said today.The Commerce Commission this morning released…
Science
Maybe dogs really can talk!
New studies show dogs really are trying to communicate with us — regardless of our ability to understand
We hold global warming’s answer
The entirety of the universe, and lessons from previous global cooling and warming, can be seen within our bodies
Study: People can remember more about Facebook than real books
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