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Benedict James Wee
New Zealand
Member since: 10 June 2009
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About Ben: Staying on the south island of paradise with his partner. Plans to make a living out of one of his hobbies: gadgets, entertainment tech and video games. Other things he likes to do when he is free: watching movies, tv shows, reading comic books, studying religion/philosophy. Mass Communications graduate well versed in the media industry with specializations in entertainment and popular culture. An aspiring writer and journalist; spends many an hour researching on the various Communication disciplines which include anthropology, psychology, religion and the social sciences in addition to journalism, advertising and public relations. Has his own blog about tech/mobile/gadget news related to NZ for everyday Kiwis to read. No complicated jargon or computer language used here. http://digitalkiwi.blogspot.com/
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Two out of the three commissioners of the CC have changed their postions to seek government regulation on Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs), which would've given us cheaper call/text prices that match the rest of the world's.
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With their fingers in so many pies Google has, on more than one occasion, threatened the status quo of the internet companies with their web-based applications, and now they're taking it one step further by challenging the two major giants in the industry -Microsoft and Apple- with the announcement of their own operating system.
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Tech-news blog; TechCrunch has it on good sources that senior Android engineers over at Google are currently carrying and testing a "super" Android phone that might be unveiled as early as next year.
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Shown here is a chart of the 20 top nations in the ITIF Broadband Rankings compared by cost, speed and broadband penetration rate.
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Just like a couple of months before, Microsoft is accepting sign ups for their next Xbox Live Preview update which will bring social networking sites -facebook and twitter- as well as internet radio; Last.fm to the dashboard of Xbox 360s.
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Quick calculation: Wiimote NZ$100 + Wii Motion Plus NZ$45 +Wii Nunchuck NZ$50 = NZ$195, which is a pretty high price to pay for what is essentially, a one-person controller for Nintendo's console.
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After being denied the Amazon Kindle here in New Zealand and no word from their PR on why/how this happened, a glimmer of hope presents itself in the form of the US book store Barnes & Noble who are expected to introduce their own eReader to the market soon.
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An article over at Computerworld hints at the possibility of Vodafone bringing in Amazon's Kindle, which was denied to us despite it being available to Australia and most of the world.
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Amazon's device that displays and stores books in digital form is now available for Kiwis.
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With the release of their latest mobile OS -Windows Mobile 6.5 (a.k.a Windows Phone)- Microsoft has launched their new My Phone service for all mobiles running Windows Mobile 6 and up.
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As reported earlier this month, the Xbox 360 Elite in New Zealand has gotten its anticipated price deduction, dropping NZ$100 to NZ$499 while the soon-to-be-phased-out Pro has dropped to NZ$449 from NZ$499.
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A quick browse in the mobile phones section of the Vodafone UK site has uncovered that the overseas telco will be selling the HTC Tattoo in October and we were right about the phone having interchangeable covers.
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Matthew Hooton, spokesperson for the Drop the Rate, Mate! campaign has commended Steven Joyce's (Communication and Information Technology Minister) decision to reject commercial offers on mobile termination rates from telco duopoly Vodafone and Telecom and will instead wait for the Commerce Commission to make a recommendation before making a decision.
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Microsoft's first Xbox 360 to come with a 250Gb HDD will be a bundled pack that comes with 2 wireless controllers, a headset and a copy of Modern Warfare 2.
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If you've been waiting for an affordable Android phone to purchase and you got contacts in the UK then you're in luck.
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Apple's latest OS -set to compete against Micosoft's Windows 7- is now available for purchase.
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Along with the major PS3 Slim reveal today Sony has also announced that their Playstation Store will come with an additional category selling casual games for the Playstation Portable.
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Announced today at Sony 2009 Gamescom in Germany, Sony's revamped console; the PS3 Slim comes with a 120GB hard drive and is 33% smaller and 36% lighter.
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The Xbox 360 update was released 2 days ago and it brings with it many improvements and features like a dressing up your Avatar in game-themed clothing, the ability to download full Xbox 360 games to your HDD and a 5-star rating system for all games on the console.
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This is a summary of the current telco situation in New Zealand regarding the fight against Vodafone and Telecom by 2degrees and other New Zealand organizations in attempts to lower mobile termination rates, thereby giving mobile and landline users cheaper call/text costs and encourage fairer competition amongst the telecommunications market.Â
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The day of expensive mobile charges is over.
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Just over 2 weeks after announcing their lowest text/call plan (in New Zealand) Vodafone has decided to further cut their prices for Easy plans in order to compete with newly launched telco 2degrees.
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2degrees revealed their prepaid mobile services today at a press conference in Auckland.
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Highly anticipated telco -2degrees- has just announced on twitter that they will be launching their network on the 5th of August.
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Microsoft is now accepting submission ideas for their Windows Mobile Marketplace due to hit smartphones (along with Windows Mobile 6.5) in the Spring (NZ).
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A recent article in Wired has talked about how the encryption of Apple's new iPhone can easily be broken into within two minutes with readily available software found on the internet.
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In an interview with the vice president of the Sony Information Technology Products Division -Mike Abary- tech blog Laptopmag was given details on the new features and marketing plans for their future notebooks.
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Credible sources from the Apple camp have commented that the long rumored Apple Tablet will be hitting the market in the 1st quarter of next year.
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Ever went to the slopes for a bit of skiing and while admiring the beauty of nature that our country has to offer stopped and thought to yourself: "Wish I could read my email or look at that chart I made." ? Well Duros has the answer for you.
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 Google has released Latitude -their location-based network- for the iPhone and iPod Touches.
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