Things that make you go “woohoo, I want it”. And no, that’s not a euphemism. It’s all about toys, gadgets, games and software
The Xbox 360 is to become the first gaming console to deliver TV shows and movies to gamers via Xbox Live. In news announced in the United States on Tuesday night (NZ time), Microsoft said it had agreements with CBS,…
Things aren’t as happy as they could be in Trade Me Land. Grumblings on the message board about the new fees aren’t surprising. In fact, the new fees aren’t surprising either — Fairfax stumped up a lot of cash to…
There’s another new auction site looking to attract Kiwi buyers and sellers. Zillion already has a good range of auctions running and anyone who uses Trade Me will recognise many of the names. Competition is a good thing, especially for…
If you’re planning a holiday any time soon, you might like to take a look at Air New Zealand’s Grabaseat offers. The available flights change daily and there are some huge bargains to be had. Did I mention that I’m…
(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) Where were you at 12.01 this morning? That’s when the Xbox 360 finally made its New Zealand appearance, after a hugely successful Xbox 360 Roadtrip, where more than 8000 gaming…
The internet is set to become more mobile and more personal with upcoming developments from technology company Intel. The innovations were announced at the annual Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco this week. Launched in 1997, the forum is a…
Microsoft and Motorola have joined forces to make a music handset to compete against a similar phone, also made by Motorola, that supports Apple’s iTunes music platform. The phone will support Microsoft’s copyright protection software, as well as its Windows…
Microsoft has announced plans to release the Halo 2 video game for personal computers running its new Vista version of Windows. Halo 2 will run only on Vista machines and not on older versions of the Windows operating system. Microsoft…
Telecom and Vodafone customers are now able to send photo and video messages and sound to each other over their mobiles between networks. Vodafone PXTT or Telecom Photo Messaging lets customers create, send and receive messages containing colour video messages,…
Microsoft says its next-generation Xbox 360 console will go on sale in the United States on November 22, in time for the Christmas shopping season. Its European and Japanese debuts will take place a few weeks later. The software giant…