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Win a BlueAnt Supertooth 3 hands-free kit
Everyone who reads this blog has a fantastic opportunity to get their hands on a BlueAnt Supertooth 3 hands-free kit for their car - but first the review: With the forthcoming law change banning the use of handheld cell phone while driving there's been...
Thu, October 29, 2009, 1:15 pm EST -
I'm a #balloonboy addict
Hi. My name is Tech Talks and I'm an addict. I've been using the internet for the best part of 16 years and I just can't give it up. It's an expensive habit - it costs me around $70 a month just to connect and all the gadgets I use to get my fix...
Fri, October 16, 2009, 12:12 pm EST -
A glimpse of the future
I don't know how many of you readers were fans of the Back to the Future trilogy when you were a bit younger, but I was. More importantly I was massively interested in how the future looked because I wanted to know what I would be doing in 2015. And...
Wed, August 12, 2009, 2:11 pm EST -
Technology revolution goes slow in NZ
It's sad news that Sky are set to put its Sky Online service on hold - but not because I used it. This decision is yet another indication the technology revolution turns incredibly slow in Aotearoa. My primary reason for not subscribing to Sky...
Tue, June 30, 2009, 12:26 pm EST -
The iPhone 3G S - is it worth the hype?
Anyone who has read this blog more than once knows that I yearn for an Apple iPhone. There's not much I wouldn't do to get my hands on it's shiny chrome and black goodness.Replacing my iPod touch and mobile phone with one device would be...
Thu, June 11, 2009, 2:09 pm EST -
The week in technology
It's been a fantastic week to be a technology buff - and not just because we got an extra day off work to spend in front of our computers and playing with our gadgets. First up, I told you last week about Microsoft Bing - their new 'decision engine'...
Fri, June 5, 2009, 12:31 pm EST -
Two products we're sure to hear more about
The one thing a successful online company can't afford to do is stand still - innovation is the only way forward in this internet world (I still remember when Altavista was the search engine of choice). And two of THE biggest names in the internet...
Fri, May 29, 2009, 3:30 pm EST -
The danger of too much tweeting
I've written in the past about how useful Twitter can be as a news tool as well as a social networking tool. However it also has the potential to cause all kinds of issues. The tragic case...
Wed, May 27, 2009, 12:13 pm EST -
More on the XT Network
We came a step closer to finding out whether some real competition is about to hit the New Zealand mobile market as Telecom announced more details about its XT Network today. Thanks to Telecom I have a shiny Sony Ericsson C510 to test drive for a few...
Wed, May 20, 2009, 2:12 pm EST -
The next generation of online video
It's hard to believe that just 20 years ago the internet was the realm of uber-geeks and academia. In less than two decades not only has it become mainstream, it's ubiquitousness means that it's integrated into our lives such that it would be hard to do...
Tue, May 19, 2009, 4:53 pm EST -
This week in technology
It's been an interesting week in the Tech world, what with the launch of Telecom's XT mobile phone network here in Aotearoa, as well as Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the United Kingdom putting their foot down. We've dealt with Telecom enough...
Fri, May 15, 2009, 10:43 am EST -
XT Network launch and live tweets
Last night was a double first for Tech Talks - not only did I go to the launch of the Telecom's new XT mobile phone network, but I live-tweeted the event too. First up, the event itself. If you want to check what went down, do a Twitter search for...
Thu, May 14, 2009, 12:02 pm EST -
Give me some mobile phone competition!
It's an exciting time for mobile phone users in New Zealand. First we have the launch of Telecom's new XT Network at the end of the month, and then a little further down the line (in August) newcomer 2degrees launches....
Tue, May 12, 2009, 2:38 pm EST -
Windows 7 RC1 reviewed
It's hard to imagine as much excitement about the launch of new Windows versions as there was when Windows 95 was the new kid on the block (do you remember the adverts with the Rolling Stones' 'Start Me Up'?). But the step from Windows XP to Windows...
Mon, May 11, 2009, 4:05 pm EST -
The week in technology
I'm what you would call a heavy user of the internet. I use it all day at work and I easily go through my 25GB of bandwidth my ISP kindly allows me each month .When you've got an iPod touch, a Nintendo DS, a Playstaion 3, a couple of desktop computers...
Fri, May 8, 2009, 12:14 pm EST -
What to use for Tweeting
Once you make the decision to sign up for Twitter, you'll soon find you get annoyed having to log on and off the website all the time to tweet. Thankfully there are a few free programmes out there which take the hassle out of updating your status and...
Wed, May 6, 2009, 1:04 pm EST -
I'm all a-tweet with Twitter
No doubt you've heard of Twitter in the last couple of months because it's suddenly gone mainstream. As in 'Oprah is using it' mainstream, meaning there can be very few people in North America who haven't signed up for an account yet.But people who...
Tue, May 5, 2009, 1:41 pm EST
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