Vodafone announces UFB plans, television-over-fibre service
New ‘Red Home’ packages offer ultra fast broadband, 150 TV channels over fibre including Freeview, SKY and pay-per-view movies. Launching first in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
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Anonymous: Operation Kiwi Freedom initiated.
In response to the New Zealand government's passing of the controversial GCSB Amendment Act, 'Hactivist' group Anonymous to "broaden the scope of [its] NZ operations" over the next week with "Operation Kiwi Freedom".
AnonOps NZ: "New Zealand government, do you want to play a game?"
On Sunday, purported members of Hactivist group Anonymous announced 'Operation Kiwi Freedom', warning of operations stepping up within the next week. In the first sign of activity since then, Twitter account @AnonOpsNZ has warned of an attack in riddle.
NZICT group elects new board, votes unanimously for name change
At its annual general meeting in Auckland last night, the NZICT group elected its 2013-2014 board. The organisation also voted in favour of a name change, and is now set to rebrand from 'NZICT' to 'New Zealand Technology Industry Association'.
Make friends with Windows Phone 7
RIM's BlackBerry brought smartphones before the public eye; Apple's iPhone made them a must-have fashion accessory. Google's Android provided a platform on which a multitude of manufacturers could build its own competing devices.