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Review: Kick Ass

I don’t usually review movies, but after giving two copies of Kick Ass away to readers, I’ve agreed to write up my thoughts. I’ve always complained about the anti-piracy assault that you get from most DVDs and Blurays. Think about [...] Read more...

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Video: LASERS!

Who doesn’t love lasers? Favourite tool of the James Bond villian, and weapon of choice for Luke Skywalker. Today I took a look at some slightly less awesome laser-based gadgets. Read on to see which ones Dr Evil would love, [...] Read more...

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Milestone Winners and Also Winners

You’re all winners. I feel genuinely terrible having to pick just two winners from the amazing entries you guys put together. Top work all round, but there has to be only two. Actually, there are two I’ve chose to win, [...] Read more...

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Question: Can I Just Buy an iPhone 4?

Despite what Apple would like you to think, the iPhone is just a phone, like every other phone you can buy from a shop or direct from Vodafone. Read more...

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Win one of TWO Motorola Milestones (thanks Telecom!)

That’s right. Priced at $999 and not even freely available yet, I’ve got two of these puppies to give away to you fullahs, and I’m not going to make it easy. I’m pretty desperate to keep one of these for [...] Read more...

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Prepaid Mobile Data in New Zealand

I spoke to Close Up tonight about mobile prepaid data. Smartphones, iPads, and data sticks are incredibly popular, so what does it take to get a SIM card to connect these devices to the internet? Read more...

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Kick Ass Bluray Winners

From a fair number of entries, I think these two deserve to win. I’ll be contacting them for delivery details. Read more...

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Vodafone Announces Nudity

Vodafone have just announced some new “Naked” broadband plans: ADSL without a phone number. Prices are cheaper in their unbundled “Red Zone”, and if you have an on-account Vodafone plan. Read more...

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State of the Android NZ Nation

Despite the bagging, I really do think Android is pretty damn awesome. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks with a bevvy of top-of-the-line Android phones, and am going to braindump some of my thoughts here for your reference. Read more...

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Video: Smartphone Roundup

With the recent launch of Apple’s iPhone 4, it’s time to do a once-over of the current smartphone market in New Zealand to see if there are any pretenders to the throne. Today on TVNZ Breakfast I took a look [...] Read more...

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