Hat’s off to Orcon for its bold ultrafast broadband offer. Last week the company said customers will pay nothing for its basic UFB service for the rest of 2012. The deal applies to homes, schools and businesses. It’s a bold offer. … Continue reading
Adobe Systems is one of the worst price gougers. For no apparent reason Australians and New Zealanders have to pay half as much again as Americans for Adobe software. The company can’t or won’t explain why. Adobe Creative Suite 6 … Continue reading
New Zealand personal computer sales climbed 10% in the first quarter of 2012 according to IDC Research. The company said the New Zealand market was “more robust than expected” after a year of uncertainty and natural disasters. A total of 200,000 … Continue reading
Microsoft’s move into hardware with its more-tablet-than-laptop Surface is final proof the PC era is drawing to a conclusion. It also indicates for the first time since Bill Gates stood down as CEO that the company has a coherent, workable strategy. Enter … Continue reading
One day in 1990, two Hewlett-Packard executives dropped off a PC at my office. At the time I ran a publishing business in Wellington, New Zealand. The HP PC was being reviewed by our computer magazine. It needed two people … Continue reading
Hat’s off to New Zealand’s newest ISP FYX. The company has picked up plenty of publicity thanks to its global mode which gives customers access to streaming services and other content services not normally available in this country. Being able to … Continue reading
There’s something refreshing about the willingness of Australian and New Zealand workers to bypass the IT department and use public cloud applications without getting approval. According to a report from IDC Research 20% of executives and almost as many line … Continue reading
At last month’s ICT 2012 conference held by Gen-i in Auckland, Fletcher Building CIO Paul Knight spoke of his experience using fibre communications and video conferencing. Knight said Fletcher Building uses Cisco Telepresence to cut the amount of time executives spent flying … Continue reading
Australians call the difference between what they and Americans pay for the same technology the Apple tax. These days the name is unfair to Apple. Once the company was among the worst offenders, today New Zealanders pay a lower mark-up … Continue reading
Weighing in at just 9g, the NZ$149 Plantronics Savor M1100 is the lightest Bluetooth headset I’ve seen. It’s also the most comfortable. The headset is so light there are times when it’s hard to remember you are wearing it. Savor … Continue reading