Pearson agrees $75 million settlement in U.S. eBook pricing case (Reuters)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-22 06:48:46 -0700 | technology-news
Publisher Pearson said on Wednesday it would pay $75 million in consumer damages plus cost and fees as part of a deal with the United States to settle anti-trust claims relating to eBook pricing for its Penguin division. Pearson said...
Uni professor loses bid for ERA case hearing
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-21 00:46:44 -0700 | technology-news
Authority (ERA) to have the matter removed to the higher authority. In its decisions declining the application, the ERA said in 2011 Prof Ohms became concerned about the appointment of another professor also specialising in tax law. He understood that...
Reckon Accounts Rebrands QuickBooks Offering
Source: Scoop
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 20:04:21 -0700 | technology-news
Reckon, one of Australasia's leading accounting software developers, is undergoing a massive rebrand of its entire market-leading suite of software bringing it all under one single recognisable brand name, Reckon. The Reckon Accounts business range, up until now known as...
Sony Xperia Tablet Z available in New Zealand from 6 June
Source: Scoop
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 18:09:00 -0700 | technology-news
Sony New Zealand today announced that Xperia Tablet Z the world's slimmest, lightest Tablet will be available in New Zealand from 6 June and is available to pre-order exclusively at Sony Stores. The multi-award winning Xperia Tablet Z combines the...
HD To Focus On High End Services
Source: Scoop
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 18:08:52 -0700 | technology-news
After 7 years at the forefront of the New Zealand ISP industry, HD CEO Ben Simpson has identified quality of service, reliability and network stability as the company's core goals moving forward. Says Simpson: It's an exciting time to be...
Farmers face 'hectic' calving with new app
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 16:50:35 -0700 | technology-news
Hamilton-based co-op Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) is currently trialling a smartphone application which it says will be ready for dairy farmers by June. Calving app will allow farmers to add calving information to their herd records with any Android or...
Smartphone ownership doubles in 12 months - survey (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 16:13:00 -0700 | technology-news
26 am The number of Kiwis who own a smartphone has doubled in the past year, a TNS study has revealed. Twelve months ago 33% of New Zealanders owned a smartphone, but a year later, the figure has risen to...
Telecom scoops three platinum awards (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 16:12:49 -0700 | technology-news
Telecom scoops three platinum awards Telecom, Fuseworks May 21, 2013, 9:55 am Telecom has won three Platinum awards at the LearnX Impact Awards 2013 for its Agents@Home' initiative. LearnX announced Telecom as one of its winners yesterday, after the telco...
New applications for Android mobile users (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 16:12:44 -0700 | technology-news
New applications for Android mobile users PR Partners, Fuseworks May 21, 2013, 9:59 am AVG Technologies, the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization to 150 million active users, has today announced two brand new applications in its...
InternetNZ and AUT University form strategic partnership (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 14:38:59 -0700 | technology-news
The two organisations also intend to provide mutual support and explore opportunities for progressing shared research goals. InternetNZ Acting Chief Executive Jordan Carter says the Internet research being produced by AUT is invaluable, describing it as a goldmine for the...
Twitter and Kiwi athletes: Making a Hashtag of it
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 11:30:46 -0700 | technology-news
In the past five years, those brief bursts of noise have steadily increased in volume to significantly alter what was already a loud sporting landscape...On the evening of Anzac Day, Jesse Ryder settled in to watch his beloved Melbourne Storm...
Ban smoking before 2015, urges forum
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 11:08:41 -0700 | technology-news
Public transport facilities should be smoke-free from September, panel says. Bus stops, train stations and ferry terminals should be declared "smoke-free" from September, the Auckland Council parks forum has recommended. This is in response to council officers proposing 2015 as...
Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, New Zealand
Source: The Globe & Mail
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-20 10:18:53 -0700 | technology-news
EDT Hawke's Bay on the North Island excels with Bordeaux varieties, such as merlot and cabernet sauvignon, and there's a strong likeness in this savoury red to those of the French region. It's medium-bodied and very dry, offering cassis, tobacco...
Dimension Data wins Microsoft's Good Citizenship Award (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-19 22:23:49 -0700 | technology-news
Dimension Data wins Microsoft's Good Citizenship Award Acumen Republic, Fuseworks May 20, 2013, 3:22 pm Dimension Data New Zealand today announced that it has won Microsoft's Innovative Technology for Good Citizenship Partner of the Year Award. The award was granted...
Awa City Computer Clubhouse celebrates three years (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-19 20:04:59 -0700 | technology-news
Awa City Computer Clubhouse celebrates three years Wanganui District Council, Fuseworks May 20, 2013, 2:07 pm Awa City Computer Clubhouse this week celebrates three years of providing a safe space for young people in the Wanganui community to "connect, explore...
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