Global Stories

Game review: Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Alan Wake's American Nightmare dazzles with a blend of horror and action, shining a light on Xbox Live Arcade's prowess. Rating: 8.5/10.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Thu, 15th Mar 2012

Gaming

Game review: Twisted Metal

Twisted Metal's PS3 debut revives vehicular combat with style, offering a fresh alternative to FPS games. Newcomers and fans alike will be thrilled.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2012

Gaming

Blizzard Entertainment to cut 600 staff

Blizzard Entertainment to cut 600 staff, mostly from outside game development; WoW dev team remains unaffected, and Diablo III release stays on track.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2012

Network Infrastructure

Tauranga firm talks up monitoring solution

Tauranga's Delta Technology unveils MOTHER, an AI-level monitoring system transforming IT management with unmatched global capabilities.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Jan 2012

Storage

How to buy a hard drive

Buying a hard drive can safeguard your valuable data from potential crashes. Here's a guide on choosing between internal, external, SSD, and HDD options.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Dec 2011

Gaming

100 Free downloads

Here at NetGuide we are all about two things: awesome stuff on the internet and free goods. And if you're reading this magazine then you probably are too.

By Staff Writer • 16 min read • Thu, 1st Dec 2011

AVG Technologies

The ultimate procrastination sites

Delve into the ultimate procrastination havens, from pranking to puzzles, and candy quizzes to bubble wrap popping, escape the humdrum with these sites.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Nov 2011

Marketing Technologies

How to build a website PT6

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) can seem like one of the most vague and confusing topics of website design and development.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 1st Nov 2011

Unified Communications

Putting the top 40 2011 in a telco context

Government's Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) Initiative continues to dominate the telecoms market as the industry undergoes significant changes.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Nov 2011

Apple

Mona Simpson's eulogy for Steve Jobs

Mona Simpson's heartfelt eulogy for her brother Steve Jobs, a touching homage, stands out among tributes, capturing his legacy and final moments.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Oct 2011

Government

Fibre Watch: Driven to distraction

InternetNZ's attempt to put the country's digital future on the political agenda could be overshadowed by the recent chain of disasters, not to mention the RWC.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Oct 2011

Marketing Technologies

Real-life online dating stories

I was very reticent to try online dating due to all of the bad things you read and hear, but at the end of the day it is just one more venue for meeting people.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sat, 1st Oct 2011

Fintech

Xero hits 50k business clients

Online accounting vendor Xero celebrates reaching 50,000 paying business customers, having processed $50bn in transactions since launching four years ago.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2011