Technology

IRD scam warning

Bay of Plenty residents are being warned not to risk having their details stolen as another scam circulates in the region. A hoax email is being sent out asking... Read More

Council’s credit for UFB

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is claiming credit for encouraging investment in broadband for the region. At the regional council's strategy, policy and... Read More

Capturing stars for the world

Astrophotographer John Drummond is in Tauranga to give a presentation on deep space photography. He uses sophisticated cameras and computer technology to capture... Read More

Chinese language launch for Pingar

Tauranga based information technology business Pingar is launching two Chinese language portals for its data discovery software. The launch of these language portals... Read More

iPad winner!

Bethlehem residents Ali and Grant Boyles are the winners of an iPad from the iPad information day held by the Technology Centre and SunLive. Ali says she was 'jumping... Read More

iPad 2 sells out fast in Tauranga

The global launch today of the Apple iPad 2 is a big success for the product that has some key changes to it compared with the original iPad released last year. The... Read More

The world at your fingertips

With an Apple iPad it seems the whole world is just a touch away. SunLive and The Weekend Sun are hosting an iPad Demo Day with the Technology Centre on Friday,... Read More

Secondary schools IT competition

A world first IT competition for secondary schools will see students inventing new and improved ways of using open source data. The Mashup competition will be held... Read More

TelstraClear failure in Tauranga

TelstraClear is reporting its internet and telephone network in Tauranga is experiencing problems, with many of its customers in the city unable to use these services. There... Read More

Beware the ‘Microsoft’ scam

The ‘Microsoft scam' is another method being used by fraudsters to try and acquire financially lucrative personal details from computer users. Mount Maunganui... Read More

Council thanks for broadband boost

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chairman John Cronin says the government decision to make Tauranga one of the first five cities in New Zealand to receive the upgrade... Read More

First in line for broadband upgrade

Tauranga business leaders say the region could soon attract investment from major international IT companies such as Google and Microsoft. This comes after the government... Read More