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Times Square brings New Year's Eve to homes around the globe
Thu, 31st Dec 2020
Organisers of the New Year's Eve Ball Drop Celebration are bringing the world's biggest party to homes around the world, live and direct from Times Square.
Hands-on Review: The Sony PlayStation 5 console
Thu, 12th Nov 2020
Despite its hefty price tag and large size, the PlayStation 5 offers stunning graphics and a new immersive controller.
Game review: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5)
Mon, 9th Nov 2020
Insomniac Games has released a follow-up to Marvel's Spider-Man, with Miles Morales as the main character. Our review gives it a strong 9/10.
Akamai unveils new managing director for APJ
Wed, 7th Oct 2020
Akamai Technologies appoints Parimal Pandya as managing director for Asia Pacific - Japan, in addition to his role as VP of Media and Carrier Sales.
Kiwi game developers move forward with indigenous gaming platform Katuku Island
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
Kiwi game developers are revolutionising indigenous education with Katuku Island, a survival game rooted in Maori culture, aiming to bridge educational gaps.
PlayStation 5 hardware and exclusive games revealed
Fri, 12th Jun 2020
Sony unveils sleek PlayStation 5 hardware alongside an array of exclusive games including 'Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales' and 'Horizon Forbidden West'.
World's best city for WiFi speed and 5G revealed
Tue, 9th Jun 2020
London has emerged as the global leader for internet accessibility, topping Business Fibre’s list of best cities for free WiFi and 5G availability.
Verizon builds on unified comms portfolio with BlueJeans acquisition
Fri, 17th Apr 2020
Verizon Business boosts its unified communications portfolio by acquiring BlueJeans Network, integrating its video platform with Verizon's UCaaS business.
Google leads donations as tech sector pledges US$1.4 billion to COVID-19 crisis
Mon, 13th Apr 2020
Tech giants donate over $1.4bn to combat COVID-19 crisis. Google leads with $800m, followed by Cisco ($225m) and Facebook ($120m).
Koch Industries finalises Infor acquisition, commences 'new era of growth'
Thu, 9th Apr 2020
The acquisition will see Infor's product design and technology, 68,000 customers and 17,000 global employees under Koch Industries’ leadership.
Shutterstock adds two new executives on heels of CEO exit
Wed, 4th Mar 2020
Shutterstock has appointed Avi Muchnick as CPO and Jamie Elden as CRO, following founder Jon Oringer's recent departure as CEO.
Google Cloud to invest $10b in US presence in 2020
Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
Google will invest more than $10 billion in its United States offices and data centers in 2020, Google CEO Sundar Pinchai declared last week.
Ethisphere recognises 2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies
Thu, 27th Feb 2020
Ethisphere names Accenture, Avnet, and Nokia among the 2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies, highlighting their commitment to integrity and ethical practices.
Verizon unveils new managing director for APAC
Thu, 13th Feb 2020
Verizon appoints Robert Le Busque as managing director for APAC, leveraging his extensive experience to support the company's growing enterprise customer base.
NYC data center provider DataGryd becomes approved CenturyLink vendor
Mon, 16th Dec 2019
DataGryd, operating in NYC's 60 Hudson Street, is now an approved CenturyLink vendor, offering advanced data center and colocation solutions.
Local governments need to act to protect privacy of citizens
Fri, 22nd Nov 2019
Australian local governments urged to protect citizen privacy by Digital Rights Watch. Campaign targets use of surveillance tech and data collection.
Massey Uni students win big at global IoT challenge
Tue, 8th Oct 2019
Massey Uni students bagged USD $25,000 cash and equipment at Keysight's global IoT challenge in NYC with their innovative air quality sensors.
Chch IT company makes waves in US intelligent transport sector
Mon, 29th Apr 2019
Christchurch's Connexionz is revolutionising US transit systems, including NYC ferries, while expanding its presence in California with new projects and hires.
Hylan wins bid for DataGryd's MegaSuite 6 project
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
After a stringent evaluation process, Hylan won the contract for Lower Manhattan’s largest new data center currently underway.
Game review: Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Mon, 25th Mar 2019
Ubisoft has listened to all of the fan feedback and I can proudly say that Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is a much better experience over the first game.