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University of Auckland students win award for AdWords expertise

Mon, 31st Oct 2016
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University of Auckland students, Phoebe Joiner and Daniel Talbot, won awards for their remarkable Google AdWords campaign, boosting site traffic fourfold.
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It takes a teacher to empower students with skills of the future

Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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Teachers around the world are using Google Classroom and Chromebooks to save time and engage students in the classroom. #Education #Technology.
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Google's Daydream View is a good, if tentative, step forward for mobile VR headsets

Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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Google's design team has obviously gone to town on the Daydream View – replacing hard matte plastic with fabric and creating a hassle-free headset.
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Google and Snapchat use AI and wearables to shake things up

Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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Two major announcements happened in the world of OTT communications in September, involving Google and Snapchat.
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Google's new devices: Don't be fooled

Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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Google's new devices boast sleek designs and tempting prices, but analyst Ovum warns they are a strategy to push Google Assistant, not a hardware play.
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“How can I help?” Global spending on VPA-enabled wireless speakers to top $2b by 2020

Wed, 5th Oct 2016
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As we continue to make rapid advances in technological innovation, people worldwide have been rapidly embracing the virtual personal assistant (VPA).
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Watch out Apple: Google's coming for you

Wed, 5th Oct 2016
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Google's Pixel challenges Apple's reign, promising innovative design and a savvy new assistant – a rivalry intensifies in the smartphone market.
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Who is Leap Motion and why should you care?

Tue, 4th Oct 2016
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Leap Motion empowers virtual reality with intuitive hand-tracking tech, redefining interaction in the burgeoning VR landscape.
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Google to roll out enterprise-class testing and personalisation product

Mon, 3rd Oct 2016
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Google unveils free Optimize 360 for superior site testing and tailored user experiences, leveraging Analytics data.
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BlackBerry bows out of hardware as smartphone business turns sour

Mon, 3rd Oct 2016
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The move gives BlackBerry a chance to survive as a pure software and services company, following years of losses for its hardware business.
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Introducing G Suite, formerly known as Google Apps

Fri, 30th Sep 2016
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We created Google Apps for Work ten years ago to help people everywhere work and innovate together, so businesses can move faster and go bigger.
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Uber cuts commuting costs with new ride share option for Aucklanders

Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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Battling traffic is one of the biggest problems for commuters, and now Aucklanders can ride share just a little easier with Uber Driver Destinations.
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Cutting edge tech marketing: Google, Adobe and Facebook come out on top

Fri, 16th Sep 2016
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Google, Adobe, Facebook, Marketo and Salesforce lead the way when it comes to 'cutting edge' marketing technology vendors, IDC says.
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Google brings FASTER speeds to Taiwan through fiber optic cable network

Wed, 7th Sep 2016
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Google has connected its Taiwanese data center to the FASTER undersea cable network, promising better speeds for Taiwan, Japan and Asia.
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Teaching teachers: the new Google for Education Certified Trainer Programme

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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For the last few years Google has provided a programme for people who wanted to earn an official training certification from Google for Education.
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Spark launches nationwide Spark Lab tour

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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Spark Lab events will be held across New Zealand, with events in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch.
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The BIG question: Is tech making us all dumb?

Fri, 26th Aug 2016
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Are we entering an age of idiocracy? Is technology making us stupid? These questions are being raised as online culture continues to evolve.
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Google Hangouts On Air to be swallowed up by YouTube Live

Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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If you're an avid user or broadcaster on Google Hangouts On Air, your're about to become part of the global giant called YouTube.
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Google's ad listings are about to change: Here's what your SMB needs to know

Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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Huge changes are afoot about how Google's search listings and ads will operate from October, and some fear it will have adverse effects for SMEs.
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ESET discovers fake Prisma apps full of trojans

Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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ESET researchers reported fake versions of photo transformation app Prisma on Google Play, just ahead of the official app's launch last month.