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Oracle Cloud whips up a breeze for Sydney yacht races

If data can help a boat go faster, racing teams and fans alike at this year's SailGP in Sydney will get a front-row seat.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Feb 2019

Global Stories

Streaming stories

Gaming

Apple mania! A brief look at Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+

Whether you're after news, TV, or gaming, it seems like Apple is pulling out all the stops to get your attention.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Tue, 26th Mar 2019

Digital Entertainment

AMD delivers data center grunt for Google's new game streaming platform

AMD will provide custom Radeon GPUs for Google's game streaming platform, Stadia, delivering power savings, data integrity, and security features.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019

Unified Communications

2degrees jumps on the bundle bandwagon with Amazon Prime

Following the trend set by Vodafone and Spark, 2degrees is trying to lure customers into a contract with the promise of access to streaming content.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2019

Digital Entertainment

The message behind the Apple/Samsung iTunes partnership

Futuresource has released its perspective on what Samsung Smart TV's new iTunes Movies and TV Show app means for Apple as a company.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Jan 2019

Digital Entertainment

Reshape to relevance - Accenture's 2019 consumer survey

Trends for digital voice assistants, extended reality and the over-the-top video market are explored in the latest global consumer survey.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Jan 2019

Unified Communications

Gartner: 66% of organisations will deploy 5G by 2020

Some organisations need 5G faster than many telco providers can deliver, which may result in unexpected 5G network providers.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Jan 2019

Gaming

Hands-on Review: The Google Chromecast

Google's Chromecast, packaged in eco-friendly cardboard, turns old TVs into smart ones for under USD $70, offering a Google-centric media experience.

By Owen McCarthy • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Nov 2018

Gaming

Microsoft's new project to bring gaming to the data centre

Data centres could soon be the crutch for the army of Xbox One gamers around the world with Microsoft's latest venture, Project xCloud.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018

Gaming

Razer's new high-performance Wi-Fi router is optimised for the gaming experience

This week Razer launched Sila, a high-performance Wi-Fi router that's optimised for gaming, streaming, and downloading multimedia content.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018

Digital Entertainment

Spotify is letting users fix inaccurate music info

Some of the data categories listeners are invited to make suggestions for include: explicitness, genre, aliases, languages, mood and tags.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Mar 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Streaming stories

Gaming

Google's Stadia: The new game streaming platform intertwined with YouTube

Move over Steam, Uplay, Origin and all the other popular gaming platforms – Google has thrown its hat in the ring and entered the game streaming market.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019

Digital Entertainment

We're not thieves when we have the choice (and Netflix is killing piracy)

Piracy in New Zealand is dying as people choose cheap, legal streaming content over the hassle of illegal downloads, according to Vocus Group.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Feb 2019

Digital Entertainment

How much does your Amazon Prime Video subscription really get you?

New Zealanders pay US$5.99 for Amazon Prime Video but get fewer titles compared to the US, which has the largest library at US$12.99 per month.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Nov 2018

Digital Entertainment

Spark to stream international hockey matches

Move over Sky and free-to-air TV – sports fans will soon have another choice of provider for all their shin-whacking hockey coverage.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Nov 2018

Digital Entertainment

Five reasons to love the fifth-gen Chromecast

Google's fifth-gen Chromecast, priced at NZD $69, offers hands-free streaming, lifelike 1080p visuals at 60fps, and a sleek new design to blend with any decor.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018

Digital Entertainment

GoPro infuses new HERO7 camera range with better image stabilisation

GoPro has put better video stabilisation at the forefront of its new lineup of Hero cameras, including the GoPro HERO7 Black, White, and Silver models.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Sep 2018

Digital Signage

Still using HDMI cables? Wireless screen sharing eliminates cabling nightmares

Say goodbye to messy cables with wireless screen sharing solutions like Airtame. Stream content directly to TVs and projectors seamlessly and efficiently.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Aug 2018