Insights & Commentary

Cutting through the hype.

Analysis, commentary and reporting on AI, cybersecurity, the future of work and New Zealand technology. An archive of 103 pieces spanning 2009 to 2021.

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New Zealand under Denial of Service Attack

New Zealand organisations have been dealing with ongoing Denial of Service Attack attacks – at a scale much bigger than the typical attacks which hit our organisations each month. Kiwibank, ANZ, NZ Post and the Metservice have been specifically highlighed as having been hit by ongoing Distributed Denial of Service attacks which have blocked access […]

9 Sep 2021
The Archive

Everything, by year.

2021
9 Sep 2021

New Zealand under Denial of Service Attack

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4 Jul 2021

REvil compromises Kaseya in one of World's largest ransomware attacks -

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9 Apr 2021

Neuralink: Brain-Computer Interface of the Future

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2020
29 Nov 2020

Robotics and Automation vs The Workforce

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5 Oct 2020

Cyber Security Attacks: Is it safe to pay a ransom? Can an attack be kept secret?

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6 Sep 2020

It's not time to stop the Digital Transformation of COVID-19

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26 Jul 2020

NZ as a Tech Industry Safe Haven and Long Term Innovation Hub

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24 Jun 2020

Apple's big news

Video
20 May 2020

NZ COVID Tracer app: Going Soft, Going Late?

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15 May 2020

Ransomware 2020 damage and costs rising - in NZ and globally

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5 May 2020

Moving NZ Business forward – with Digital Payments

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8 Mar 2020

A futurist viewpoint on 2020-2030

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2019
26 Aug 2019

Tuia 250 Privacy Breach - Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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2018
4 Apr 2018

Zephyr Airworks CEO Fred Reid and Cora Autonomous Electric Air Taxi

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2017
2 Nov 2017

iPhone X review and hands on experience

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14 Oct 2017

The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

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5 Oct 2017

Some people love LinkedIn and generate significant earnings from it – could you use it better?

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15 Sep 2017

Apple's New iPhone X, iPhone 8, Watch 3 and TV - are they innovative, or just 'me too' products?

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11 Sep 2017

Pay TV networks such as Sky TV are losing their way. What can we learn about staying on the right side of digital disruption?

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1 Sep 2017

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 - is this the World’s most advanced smartphone?

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24 Aug 2017

Artificial Intelligence: Assistants of the Future, Today

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20 Aug 2017

Passwords and You: How to create and manage your credentials safely and securely

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14 Aug 2017

Facebook Watch: Taking on Netflix, Youtube and Pay TV

Video
9 Aug 2017

Can Tesla Model 3 and Elon Musk change the world?

Video
30 Jul 2017

Can AI save lives by helping to find Cancer and other illnesses earlier?

Video
20 Jul 2017

The two faces of Social Media: It's changing how we interact and not always in a good way

Video
12 Jul 2017

AI (Artificial Intelligence): Who's doing it, and how can you take advantage of it?

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23 Jun 2017

Amazon vs Retail - what does their supermarket purchase mean?

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8 Jun 2017

Apple's new HomePod, Macs and iPad Pro - are they for you?

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1 Jun 2017

Intel Compute Card

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30 May 2017

Future Tech Changes - Get Positioned Accordingly

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17 May 2017

The Project - TV3: Paul Spain weighs in on new emergency tech

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17 May 2017

TVNZ Breakfast - Emergency Services Location Technology: Paul Spain

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28 Mar 2017

$20 UberEATS promo code discount and UberEats Auckland NZ review

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23 Feb 2017

Tesla Model S arrives in New Zealand

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8 Feb 2017

Paul Spain discusses end of 3D TV producion

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2016
30 Mar 2016

Microsoft Build – Windows 10 now installed on 270+ million PCs

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2 Mar 2016

Speaking Dates

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2014
24 Dec 2014

Boxing Day Sales 2014 – Tech Specials

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23 Dec 2014

NZ Tech Podcast 211: North Korean Internet KO’d, NZ Broadband speeds ramp up, Tasman Global Access Cable

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31 Aug 2014

Uber is in Wellington - and its free for now

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5 Jul 2014

Topics I discussed on The Paul Henry Show, NZ Tech Podcast, Newstalk ZB

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10 Jun 2014

NZ Tech Podcast 183: Computex Special - plus Apple WWDC and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 hands on

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22 Apr 2014

San Francisco’s Uber is trialling in Auckland (and here’s how you get $10 of free rides)

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21 Apr 2014

Time to start an IT Support career? Or ready for a more senior IT role?

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2013
7 Nov 2013

NZ Tech Podcast: Hawaiki Cable, Vodafone UFB, Skinny’s $16/month plan, UE audio

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15 Oct 2013

NZ Business Podcast: A visit to Kiwi Landing Pad in San Francisco

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3 Aug 2013

NZ Business Podcast: A word with Xero CEO Rod Drury

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28 Feb 2013

Microsoft Surface RT hits NZ on 15 March–Surface Pro coming too

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2012
15 Oct 2012

Sneak Peak: Samsung Windows 8 / RT hardware

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5 Oct 2012

New Office Web Apps rolling out to Office 365 users in Oct

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19 Sep 2012

Acer shares Windows 8 tablet pricing

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15 Aug 2012

NZ Tech Podcast: Looking back and towards the future

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26 Jun 2012

NZ Tech Podcast: NZ telecommunications, Kim Dotcom’s pool party, Microsoft gets it right

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9 Apr 2012

Pacific Fibre formalises 2014 launch in wake of US$200m in sales

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31 Mar 2012

Looking for a start in IT Support?

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8 Mar 2012

Second year rollout maps for NZ Ultra Fast Broadband

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29 Feb 2012

Windows 8 Consumer Preview: download now

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23 Feb 2012

NZ Tech Podcast: Webstock special

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11 Feb 2012

First Ultra Fast Broadband (Fibre) pricing announced for Auckland and Christchurch

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23 Jan 2012

The unlikely winner of CES 2012 – Windows Phone

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2011
13 Oct 2011

NZ Tech Podcast: Remembering Steve Jobs

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2 Oct 2011

NZ Tech Podcast talks Social Media

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28 Sep 2011

Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ update available

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28 Sep 2011

Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ update available

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19 Sep 2011

NZ Tech Podcast: Windows 8

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13 Sep 2011

First Look at Windows 8: Wow!

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11 Aug 2011

NZ Tech Podcast: Windows Phone 7 giveaway, iPhone 5 and one million robots

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28 Jul 2011

HP TouchPad and WebOS expand their reach

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21 Jun 2011

NZ Tech Podcast: Dai Henwood and interviews with AMD and Unlimited Realities

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7 Jun 2011

NZ Tech Podcast: E3, Apple WWDC and D9 conference news

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4 Jun 2011

Windows 8 shown on video–the iPad killer?

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4 Jun 2011

Apple co-founder: humans to be like dogs as machines take over the world

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4 May 2011

NZ Mobile Termination Rate announcement

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3 May 2011

New iMac models launch – incl Quad-core CPU, HD camera, Thunderbolt

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19 Apr 2011

BlackBerry PlayBook hits the shelves

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18 Apr 2011

Microsoft Office 365 beta opens up

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25 Mar 2011

iPad 2 New Zealand launch

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23 Mar 2011

NZ Tech Podcast – The #1 Podcast in NZ

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2 Mar 2011

Apple intros iPad 2

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24 Feb 2011

New Apple MacBook Pro launches with Sandy Bridge CPUs, Thunderbolt, HD webcam

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18 Feb 2011

NZ Tech Podcast: Episode 1

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16 Feb 2011

Telstra to launch 4G Mobile in Australia

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16 Feb 2011

CFH announces prioritised negotiations with Vector Limited

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24 Jan 2011

Vodafone 'Sure Signal' Femtocell creates a 3G signal where there was none

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24 Jan 2011

Review: Vodafone NZ Sure Signal 3G Femtocell

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20 Jan 2011

Vodafone NZ launches mobile cell sites (femtocells)

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20 Jan 2011

Vodafone NZ launches mobile cell sites (FemtoCell)

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6 Jan 2011

Windows 8 to support both ARM and x86 'System on a Chip' architectures

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2010
14 Dec 2010

Windows Small Business Server 2011 (SBS 2011) finalised

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12 Dec 2010

More Prioritised Bidders Announced for NZ Ultra Fast Broadband Initiative (incl Telecom NZ)

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6 Dec 2010

First Deals Approved in Ultra-Fast Broadband Rollout

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6 Dec 2010

Q&A: First deals approved in NZ Ultra-Fast Broadband rollout

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6 Dec 2010

Q&A: First deals approved in NZ Ultra-Fast Broadband rollout

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2 Dec 2010

Silverlight 5 announced

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15 Nov 2010

Windows Phone 7 based Sony Ericsson Xperia X7 and X7 mini coming in Q1 2011?

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19 Oct 2010

Xbox Kinect: Games, Launch and Price

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11 Oct 2010

Windows Phone 7 launching October 21 in New Zealand with Vodafone NZ and Telecom NZ?

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26 Sep 2010

Windows Phone 7 Comprehensive Preview: Intro (Part 1)

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26 Sep 2010

Windows Phone 7 Comprehensive Preview: Handsets (Part 2)

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2 May 2010

Exclusive: Microsoft zeros in on Windows Phone 7 launch with Release Candidate RC1 builds

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2009
6 Nov 2009

Massive drop in price of Microsoft cloud offerings - what does it mean?

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17 Sep 2009

1000 people working on Windows Mobile 7

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