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Internet outages all over NZ

Internet users in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland suddenly lost their internet this afternoon due to an outage on the Vocus network. Vocus, which owns Orcon,...

Yahoo has found itself a new owner

“You can’t keep a good man down,” the old saying goes, but it appears you also can’t keep struggling internet businesses with historically significant...

Vodafone’s eSIMs delayed until 2022

Vodafone's eSIMs won't be available until 2022. The telco had originally planned to roll out its eSIMs for "mid-2020" but pushed its release date...

The Apple Watch 7 is facing delays

Apple may be wishing it had just kept its wearable design the same for yet another year. According to a report from Nikkei Asia,...

Why did Apple just buy a classical music streaming service?

Unless you’re a classical music boffin you’ve probably never heard of Amsterdam-based Primephonic - a classical music start-up which launched in 2018. It enabled users...

Windows 11 will arrive on October 5

It’s a Christmas early October miracle! Microsoft promised that Windows 11 would be released “Holiday 2021”, but it turns out that the company didn’t...

Scams & cyberbullying on the rise during lockdown

An influx of online harm incidents is expected during the current Covid lockdown, if results from last year's lockdowns repeat.  Online safety bureau Netsafe announced...

How busy is NZ Post? By the numbers

With 1.5 million Aucklanders locked down, online shopping is up - and that’s putting pressure on NZ Post, as the company says it expects...

Swyftx begins crypto trading in NZ

The NZ arrival crypto exchange Swyftx today should increase the number of cryptocurrencies available through an NZ-registered exchange by 70%. In Australia, 5000 Kiwis already...

The iPhone 13 could offer something Android flagships don’t

Everything we’ve heard about the iPhone 13 so far has pointed to a safe update. Refining one of the best phones you can buy...