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World of Tanks donates US$20k to RSA
Gaming

World of Tanks donates US$20k to RSA

World of Tanks donates £15k to RSA, echoing the unity between gaming and real-world military support, following an ANZAC Day fundraiser.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2012
Facebook tech boss to depart for start-up
Facebook

Facebook tech boss to depart for start-up

Facebook's tech chief Bret Taylor leaves for startup realm post-IPO, shaking the exec team as the firm rebounds from a rocky stock debut.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2012
'The Oatmeal' in copyright stoush
Copyright

'The Oatmeal' in copyright stoush

The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman clashes with Funnyjunk in a high-stakes copyright row, spotlighting digital content ownership issues.

By Mike Borgfeldt • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2012
Ron Jeremy fronts for PETA's new .xxx site
PETA

Ron Jeremy fronts for PETA's new .xxx site

Animal cruelty prevention charity continues its tradition of edgy campaigns with website on controversial domain.

By Mike Borgfeldt • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Jun 2012
Orcon steps up for CanTeen
Orcon

Orcon steps up for CanTeen

State-owned ISP signs up as official sponsor for organisation providing support for young people living with cancer.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 28th May 2012
Tiny 'Raspberry Pi' seeds new dev generation
Open source

Tiny 'Raspberry Pi' seeds new dev generation

Raspberry Pi, a wallet-sized computer, ignites a coding revolution among youth, now shipping globally after high demand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 17th May 2012
Game review: Mass Effect 3
Gaming

Game review: Mass Effect 3

Despite the controversy over the ending - and plenty of other niggles - Mass Effect 3 still does what Mass Effect games do best: tell a kick-ass story.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Fri, 23rd Mar 2012
Amazon refunds disappointed Mass Effect 3 player
Gaming

Amazon refunds disappointed Mass Effect 3 player

Amazon has issued a refund to a dissatisfied Mass Effect 3 player, as fans' backlash over the game's ending continues to gain traction.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Mar 2012
What you should know about the Kony doco
YouTube

What you should know about the Kony doco

A viral YouTube doco on Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony by Invisible Children has sparked debate over its accuracy and the ethics of social media activism.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2012
McAfee offers guidebook to security battleground
Cloud Access Security Broker

McAfee offers guidebook to security battleground

McAfee's new guidebook aids non-IT executives in navigating the cyber threat landscape, with all proceeds supporting a war veterans' charity.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2012

Stories from Other Regions

Haddock, Rutherford Challenge
EduTech

Haddock, Rutherford Challenge

<strong>The challenge has gone out for the New Zealand reseller channel to get in behind the Great Adventure Race to Cure Kids.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Oct 2012
Loving life -and work
Virtualisation

Loving life -and work

<strong>More than 20 years in the industry haven't dampened Jennifer Rutherford's enthusiasm for the sector — and what it can do for business.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 1st Jul 2012
Startup Weekend winners all smiles
Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend winners all smiles

Social entrepreneurship company Smile Today picks up top prize as well as audience choice award; so who won the trip to San Francisco?.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2012
New EMC channel boss keen on 'co-opetition'
Microsoft

New EMC channel boss keen on 'co-opetition'

EMC's new general manager of channel, Steve Haddock, hopes to get Kiwi tech companies involved in charity events.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 16th May 2012
EMC channel boss aiming to tell end-to-end story
Partner Programmes

EMC channel boss aiming to tell end-to-end story

Steve Haddock, EMC's new channel boss, aims to fuse charity with technology while strengthening partner relations in the New Zealand market.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 1st May 2012
Auckland students provide eyes for the blind
Microsoft

Auckland students provide eyes for the blind

Unique app that 'crowdsources' audio descriptions of smartphone photos takes out New Zealand Imagine Cup final.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 1st May 2012
Would you donate your desktop to charity?
Social Media

Would you donate your desktop to charity?

Kiwi group asks computer users to give up their desktops for advertisers, with proceeds going to organisations like Oxfam and the World Wildlife Fund.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2012
Second marathon effort for Author-it boss
Not for profit

Second marathon effort for Author-it boss

Paul Trotter, Author-it founder, is set to run the Boston Marathon for Project Hope, aiming to beat his NY Marathon time and raise funds.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 13th Mar 2012