http://techday.com NZ's Best Tech News Site Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://techday.com/game-console/news/is-the-second-hand-gaming-market-dying/163228/ http://techday.com/game-console/news/is-the-second-hand-gaming-market-dying/163228/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:19 +0000 Brendan Kelly http://techday.com/?p=163228 Game Console Now that the furore of the Xbox One announcement has peaked, Microsoft vice president Phil Harrison has attempted to explain how second-hand gaming will work in the next-generation.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/game-console/news/is-the-second-hand-gaming-market-dying/163228/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/start-up/news/what-is-a-blog-and-how-do-i-get-one/163223/ http://techday.com/start-up/news/what-is-a-blog-and-how-do-i-get-one/163223/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 00:11:31 +0000 Luigi Cappel http://techday.com/?p=163223 Read More →]]> http://techday.com/start-up/news/what-is-a-blog-and-how-do-i-get-one/163223/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/macguide/news/app-review-fastar/163211/ http://techday.com/macguide/news/app-review-fastar/163211/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 21:39:41 +0000 Benjamin Matthews http://techday.com/?p=163211 MacGuide Gone are the days when people read along epics works of fiction. No more War and Peace, or Tales of Two Cities. Instead, unless it’s in film format, now-a-day’s generation will ignore it.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/macguide/news/app-review-fastar/163211/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/start-up/news/rapid-customer-growth-for-xero-with-continued-financial-losses/163205/ http://techday.com/start-up/news/rapid-customer-growth-for-xero-with-continued-financial-losses/163205/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 20:46:20 +0000 Business Desk http://techday.com/?p=163205 Featured Start-Up Xero, the cloud-based accounting firm, widened its annual loss in line with is guidance while using cash reserves to double revenue and paying customers.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/start-up/news/rapid-customer-growth-for-xero-with-continued-financial-losses/163205/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/it-brief/news/farmers-on-the-hunt-for-e-commerce-manager/163197/ http://techday.com/it-brief/news/farmers-on-the-hunt-for-e-commerce-manager/163197/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 03:45:41 +0000 Aaron Smithson http://techday.com/?p=163197 Read More →]]> http://techday.com/it-brief/news/farmers-on-the-hunt-for-e-commerce-manager/163197/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/netguide/news/lg-releases-new-smart-tv-with-magic-remote/163190/ http://techday.com/netguide/news/lg-releases-new-smart-tv-with-magic-remote/163190/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:24 +0000 Aaron Smithson http://techday.com/?p=163190 NetGuide Earlier this week LG released a new sweet of Smart TV's that are even easier to use. Keeping you connected and offering access to a wide range of premium content.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/netguide/news/lg-releases-new-smart-tv-with-magic-remote/163190/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/the-channel/news/shoretel-shows-off-the-next-generation-of-desk-phone/163182/ http://techday.com/the-channel/news/shoretel-shows-off-the-next-generation-of-desk-phone/163182/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:10 +0000 Contributor http://techday.com/?p=163182 The Channel Innovative IP based PBX manufacturer ShoreTel has an inspiring new vision of your next office desk phone.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/the-channel/news/shoretel-shows-off-the-next-generation-of-desk-phone/163182/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/macguide/news/apples-cook-gets-grilled/163175/ http://techday.com/macguide/news/apples-cook-gets-grilled/163175/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:54 +0000 Aaron Smithson http://techday.com/?p=163175 MacGuide The US Senate aggressively question Apple’s CEO Tim Cook over allegations that it avoids billions in taxes via its Irish subsidiaries.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/macguide/news/apples-cook-gets-grilled/163175/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/the-channel/news/microsofts-partner-awards-winners-announced/163167/ http://techday.com/the-channel/news/microsofts-partner-awards-winners-announced/163167/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 23:16:13 +0000 Sean Mitchell http://techday.com/?p=163167 The Channel Gen-i and Dimension Data led the pack at Microsoft’s 2012 New Zealand Partner Awards.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/the-channel/news/microsofts-partner-awards-winners-announced/163167/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/netguide/news/app-of-the-week-google-maps-for-iphone/163153/ http://techday.com/netguide/news/app-of-the-week-google-maps-for-iphone/163153/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:35 +0000 Shannon Williams http://techday.com/?p=163153 NetGuide One of the things Android definitely had over iPhone was maps. As in the map app on iPhone was so bad I couldn’t even use it without holding back urges to throw the phone out the car window.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/netguide/news/app-of-the-week-google-maps-for-iphone/163153/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/it-brief/news/rakon-plunges-deeper-into-the-red/163156/ http://techday.com/it-brief/news/rakon-plunges-deeper-into-the-red/163156/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:11 +0000 Business Desk http://techday.com/?p=163156 Featured IT Brief Rakon, which makes crystal oscillators used in smart phones and navigation systems, plunged deeper into the red after writing down the value of its Chinese and New Zealand units.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/it-brief/news/rakon-plunges-deeper-into-the-red/163156/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/the-channel/news/schools-network-upgrade-project-snup-gets-more-funding/163145/ http://techday.com/the-channel/news/schools-network-upgrade-project-snup-gets-more-funding/163145/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 21:00:29 +0000 Sean Mitchell http://techday.com/?p=163145 The Channel Aside from the $1.35 billion being invested in the national ultra-fast broadband network, the New Zealand government has been working on an extensive school network upgrade project.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/the-channel/news/schools-network-upgrade-project-snup-gets-more-funding/163145/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/the-channel/news/new-national-sales-manager-for-express-data/163142/ http://techday.com/the-channel/news/new-national-sales-manager-for-express-data/163142/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:53 +0000 Contributor http://techday.com/?p=163142 The Channel The New Zealand branch of technology distributor Express Data announced this week a new senior manager.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/the-channel/news/new-national-sales-manager-for-express-data/163142/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/game-console/news/xbox-one-revealed-today/163130/ http://techday.com/game-console/news/xbox-one-revealed-today/163130/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:26 +0000 Darren Price http://techday.com/?p=163130 Game Console Unlike Sony, who famously revealed their upcoming PlayStation 4 without actually showing us the thing, Microsoft has kept quiet about their new console offering.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/game-console/news/xbox-one-revealed-today/163130/feed/ 0 http://techday.com/start-up/news/do-you-want-to-work-for-google-in-nz/163136/ http://techday.com/start-up/news/do-you-want-to-work-for-google-in-nz/163136/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 04:54:17 +0000 Sean Mitchell http://techday.com/?p=163136 Start-Up The search engine giant is on the hunt for a local sales person to specialise in selling it’s advertising to the New Zealand finance industry.   Read More →]]> http://techday.com/start-up/news/do-you-want-to-work-for-google-in-nz/163136/feed/ 0