About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 307
Lenovo adware scandal: Superfish or super creep?
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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lenovo
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adware
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tablets
The instructions come amid backlash after it was revealed Lenovo preinstalled software that made devices vulnerable to hacking.
Get ready for the IoT of things onslaught
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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iot
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acquity group
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retail
Consumer adoption of connected devices and smart technology is poised for huge growth, and resellers would be wise to get ready to ride the IoT wave.
Long wait ahead for Spark's Gigatown plans
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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uc
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chorus
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gigatown
Spark will offer Dunedin locals its fastest Ultra Fibre plans at heavily discounted prices ahead of its Gigatown plans later this year.
iSocket arrives to notify Kiwi businesses of power outages via text
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Without committing themselves to a monthly fee, customers get a cell phone alert that gives them time to take corrective action.
Smartphone vendors need to take a look at secondhand market
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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supply chain
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apple
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analyst report
As the secondhand smartphone market surges to £14 billion, vendors must strategise for the growing appetite for refurbished tech.
Catalyst Cloud formally launches
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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iaas
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open source
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cloud services
Two years of research, development and millions of dollars of investment, the Catalyst Cloud is NZ's first and only fully-automated cloud service.
Slingshot best performing broadband provider
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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uc
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slingshot
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contact centre
Slingshot has been named as the best performing broadband provider in New Zealand for the second year running.
Nutanix eases VDI pressure at Auckland Motorway Alliance
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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daas
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converged infrastructure
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nutanix
The Auckland Motorway Alliance has implemented Nutanix technology as part of a virtual desktop infrastructure deployment.
More families to benefit from government's Computer in Home programme
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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edutech
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government
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ministry of education
Another 1500 low income families will be provided with computers in 2015/16 through the Computers in Homes programme.
DHBs across the country move to IBM Cloud
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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iaas
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healthtech
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dhb
DHBs are set to introduce new IT infrastructure that will increase security, reliability, and service levels, and reduce the risk of critical outages.
Momentum growing for UFB completions
Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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uc
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government
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ufb
Three central North Island towns are now fully-fibred as momentum grows around the government's ultra-fast broadband build.
Data warehousing gurus WhereScape eyes NZ government market
Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Data warehousing and big data gurus WhereScape has today announced it has opened its Wellington office this week.
No-mobile-phone-phobia worldwide epidemic
Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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apple
Nomophobia, the fear of being without a mobile phone, affects 66 million globally, with experts warning of its social and mental health impacts.
Porn no longer scammers' favourite bait
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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malware
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gaming
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email security
As Valentine scams surge, Bitdefender warns of a new trend: the decline of adult-themed lures, with scammers opting for varied deceitful tricks.
Spark: No compo for you
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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uc
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broadband
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spark
Spark says no to compo as irate customers rage over last night's major North Island outage, leaving many without vital communication links.
Spark crapped itself last night
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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uc
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broadband
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spark
Spark customers were sent into an annoyed frenzy last night when a breakdown impacted data, texts and phone calls.
Kiwi consumers urged to stay vigilant amid online threats
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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payment technologies
Despite decreases of online threats, New Zealanders are being urged to take a vigilant approach to cybersecurity this year.
Win a double pass to Chappie!
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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sony
From the directors of District 9 comes Chappie; set in the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanised police force.
New features for buy and sell on Facebook
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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facebook
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online shopping
Facebook boosts its buy and sell experience with nifty new features for Group trading, enhancing community commerce.
Samsung hits back, kind of, against big brother claims
Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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data privacy
Voice data is 'only given to a third party voice-to-text conversion provider during a requested voice command search'.