As a NZ tech blogger, I will be going to the Armageddon Expo this year, at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane Auckland. This event is apparently one of the largest expos in Auckland and they claim it will be even bigger this year! Now since this is my first year …
Yesterday I received my ASB PayTag sticker after signing up to participate in their trial. ASB PayTag is a Visa payWave sticker that sticks on to the back of your phone. It allows you to make contactless payments, by unofficially using your mobile phone. It is essentially just a miniature …
[Update 12/10/14: Clarified second-to-last sentence about not needing a contract when signing up to MyRepublic’s free 3-month trial.] MyRepublic, a fibre-only ISP, announced its plans for the NZ broadband market (in particular the NZ UFB market) last night at a launch event at the Stardome Observatory in Auckland. The official …
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Today, Microsoft has unveiled to the masses its next version of its Windows operating system – Windows 10. I really don’t know what happened to Windows “9”, but according to people, 7 ‘8’ 9, therefore Windows 10 was called! Below the break is a short video clip talking about Windows …
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Thanks to LG New Zealand, I was invited to attend this year’s DIGITAL NATIONZ as a media guest at Vector Arena in Auckland. Unfortunately I couldn’t make it to the Media Preview Day on Friday, but was able to enter the show one hour before everyone else entered, at 9AM. …
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Digital Nationz is a Gizmos, Gadgets and Technology show and is New Zealand’s only digital lifestyle expo which gives the general public unique, first-access opportunities to get their hands on some of the most cutting-edge consumer technologies in the world today. These include the 20 Oculus Rifts that are being showcased on …
