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Microsoft OEM reseller to pay $250,000 in damages for copyright infringement
Mon, 31st Oct 2016
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microsoft
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copyright
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partners
One Australian reseller will pay $250,000 following an out of court settlement, while the courts have found in favour of Microsoft in a second case.
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Experiencing virtual reality with PlayStation VR Worlds
Wed, 26th Oct 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
Dive into PS4's VR with PlayStation VR Worlds, a compendium designed to flaunt VR's potential through five varied, if fleeting, experiences.
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iOS 10 & MacOS Sierra abandon PPTP VPN; focus on better encryption
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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smartphones
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vpns
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encryption
It seems that iOS 10 and macOS Sierra users can't use PPTP VPNs, after it was discovered that the new systems no longer support older security.
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Slashed: Microsoft unveils Azure price cuts
Wed, 5th Oct 2016
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
As part of our continued commitment to deliver Azure to customers at the best possible prices, we're lowering prices on many of our most popular VMs.
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Hands-on review: D-Link Powerline AV2 1000 HD Gigabit
Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
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gaming
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For a near bomb-proof means of filling in that pesky WiFi coverage hole, this offering from D-Link will be exactly what the doctor ordered.
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New Cisco collab births efficient cloud-based platform
Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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cisco
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encompass
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acquisition
Encompass Digital Media collaborates with Cisco to develop CloudStream, a cloud-based platform for creating broadcast-quality multiscreen streams.
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Electric motorbikes storm the world in 80 days with Cohda Wireless
Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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cartech
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wireless electric vehicle charging
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cohda wireless
A team of Dutch students equipped with vehicle communication technology set off on a 26,000km journey around the world 10 days ago.
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Sharing is caring with Google + Facebook's open rack standard
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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google
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facebook
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open rack v2.0
Google and Facebook have just announced they’ll share a proposed new Open Rack Standard with 48-volt power architecture.
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Cool Ideas to get started with Office 365 in your classroom
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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microsoft
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onenote
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onedrive
In this post, I will share some of the productivity elements of Office 365 classroom that have helped make my teaching life easier!.
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Attack delivers '9002' trojan through google drive
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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cybersecurity
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google
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trojan
Unit 42 recently observed a 9002 Trojan delivered using a combination of shortened links and a shared file hosted on Google Drive.
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Your invite: National forum on the Future of Public Sector Digitisation
Tue, 14th Jun 2016
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healthtech
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digitisation
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australian government
A national conference to be held in Sydney this July will provide insightful case studies around digitisation and converting to e-service delivery.
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Protecting email is essential to your security strategy
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet’s Gary Gardiner explains why email security is perhaps the most cost-effective network protection you can deploy.
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Hands-on review: QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP Network Attached Storage
Wed, 11th May 2016
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storage
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gaming
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reviews
With this NAS, you can save, load and share files seamlessly over the company LAN. Lost USB keys and business downtime will be a thing of the past.
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Schneider Electric launches portfolio of Open Compute offerings
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Schneider Electric has debuted a portfolio of new Open Compute products and resources to make Open Computer 'more attainable' for data center managers.
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Review: Rocket League on Xbox One is so much fun
Fri, 19th Feb 2016
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Rocket League came out last year on PC and PS4 and took the world by storm. The popular game now releases on Xbox One and it's as fun as ever.
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TVNZ OnDemand coming to the PS3 and PS4
Thu, 22nd Oct 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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tvnz
The TVNZ OnDemand app will be launching to the PS3 and PS4 consoles. Kiwi TV fans will be able to catch up on their favourite shows.
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Hands-on review: ​Rapoo Gaming Keyboard and Mice
Mon, 5th Oct 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
Possibly one of the best things about the keyboard is that literally any button on the keyboard can be reprogrammed to do pretty much anything.
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Hands-on review: Rapoo V20 RGB Optical Gaming Mouse
Fri, 18th Sep 2015
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
With seven programmable buttons and super comfortable rubberized grip, the mouse could be used for many hours of awesome gaming.
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100% of smartwatches have security flaws, says HP
Tue, 28th Jul 2015
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wearables
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hyperscale
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public cloud
A study by HP Fortify reveals all tested smartwatches have security flaws, potentially exposing sensitive data to cyberattacks as the IoT market advances.
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WhatsApp brings slew of new features to Android
Fri, 24th Jul 2015
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smartphones
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uc
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voip
Android's WhatsApp now lets users mark chats as 'unread' and customise notifications, even on low data settings.