Neowin News Feed for: New zealand

Microsoft: Surface Pro headed to UK, Australia, Europe and more next month

Andy Weir — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:33:59 +0100

Microsoft has confirmed that its Surface Pro tablet will launch in the UK, Germany, France, Australia and 15 other markets by the end of May, with Russia, Singapore and others being added in June. Read more...

MegaUpload heir gets a new domain

Alfonso Maruccia — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:59:30 +0000

Kim DotCom's new on-line service will have a New Zealand-based domain, the entrepreneur confirms. And it will work with the due respect of the local laws. Read more...

Kim Dotcom promises free fiber for New Zealand ISPs

Tyler Holman — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:45:15 +0000

Even as Kim Dotcom prepares to launch a successor to his ill-fated Megaupload, he's working on other exciting projects, like building a fiber system for New Zealand - and it's free, at least to ISPs Read more...

New Zealand government suffers major data breach

Owen Williams — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:26:09 +0100

The Ministry of Social Development in New Zealand has suffered a massive breach of security after a blogger found theirentire network was open to be browsed by users. Read more...

New Zealand's Prime Minister says, "Sorry" to Kim Dotcom

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:04:53 +0100

New Zealand's Prime Minister, John Key, apologizes to MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom, after it was found that the country's government illegally spied on Dotcom's activities. Read more...

Kim Dotcom to receives up to $6 million from government for legal battle

Paul Ferson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:20:43 +0100

Kim Dotcom is to receive up to $6,000,000 from the New Zealand government to aid his legal battle for the future. This money will be secured from $10,000,000 in bonds that were frozen back in April. Read more...

MegaUpload: New Zealand court wants evidence of piracy

Steven Parker — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:59:55 +0100

Possible further delays are likely as the New Zealand court has ruled that the FBI must present their evidence of piracy to them before the extradition hearing takes place in March next year. Read more...

Kim Dotcom's home raid video pops up

John Callaham — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:36:46 +0100

A video showing part of the law enforcement raid in January on the New Zealand-based home of MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom has surfaced, showing more of what happened that day. Read more...

Anonymous turns on hacker over children's charity attack

Paul Ferson — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:52:31 +0100

After a charity intended to help children was attacked by a hacker attempting to prove his mettle, Anonymous reacted, delivering their own brand of vigilante justice upon the person responsible. Read more...

New Zealand piracy halved by the three strike law, the industry says

Alfonso Maruccia — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:55:58 +0100

The content industry says that the new law has been effective in fighting piracy in the country - for a month, at least. Now they want to cut the cost for sending infringement letters out. Read more...

FBI ordered to copy 150 terabytes of data in MegaUpload case

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:23:12 +0100

A New Zealand judge has ordered the FBI to start copying a whopping 150 terabytes of data from the computers of MegaUpload's founder Kim Dotcom in preparation for a possible transfer of those files. Read more...

Judge orders evidence against MegaUpload to be shown

John Callaham — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:33:39 +0100

A judge in New Zealand has given the government of that country and the US three weeks to produce the evidence that they used to charge the organizers of MegaUpload with online piracy. Read more...

New Zealand provider shut down anti-censorship service

Alfonso Maruccia — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:43:47 +0100

New Zealand ISP FYX has ended its censorship-free 'global mode' soon after launch, citing "matters that require consideration" before the content industry decide to sue the provider out of existence. Read more...

New Zealand trials mobile NFC payments for catching the bus

Owen Williams — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:59:49 +0100

A group in New Zealand is building a mobile wallet that consumers will soon be able to use to pay with their phone to catch the bus, and eventually may replace debit cards. Read more...

MegaUpload founder's asset ruled "null and void" by NZ judge

John Callaham — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:39:19 +0000

A judge has declared that the order to raid the assets of Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing web site MegaUpload, was handled incorrectly and has now been declared "null and void." Read more...

Nokia announces Lumia availability in New Zealand

Owen Williams — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:58:37 +0000

It seems every country from big to small is getting the Nokia Lumia line up, with New Zealand being the latest country to announce the Lumia 710 and 800 availability. Read more...

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has a (fake) tank

John Callaham — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:24:47 +0000

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom may be in jail but this week someone on his New Zealand estate put up a realistic looking inflatable tank that scared his neighbors for a little while. Read more...

NZ Apple retailer accidentally confirms Apple Television, iPhone 5? Possibly.

Owen Williams — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:06:53 +0000

New Zealand Apple retailer -- YouBee -- apparently today confirmed that Apple would be bringing out some great new products, such as the iPhone 5 and more. Read more...

Police officials reveal details of the Megaupload raid

John Callaham — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:44:08 +0000

Even more details about Thursday's raid of Megaupload's founder Kim Dotcom's home in New Zealand have been revealed by law enforcement officials as Dotcom himsef waits in jail for a hearing on Monday. Read more...

Facebook rolling out Timeline in New Zealand

Tyler Holman — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:41:33 +0000

If you happen to be in New Zealand, the wait is over; Facebook's Timeline feature is here. Facebook is testing out the service in New Zealand before it gets a wider release in the near future. Read more...