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Games to look out for on the PS Vita
Thursday, 23 February, 2012 | 1 comment The PlayStation Vita has officially gone on sale in New Zealand stores. We've either finished or played the demo for most of the launch titles, as well as some upcoming games, and can tell you which ones are worth checking out, and which ones you might want to give a miss.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it: Ancient computers in use today
Tuesday, 21 February, 2012 It's easy to wax nostalgic about old technology - to remember fondly our first Apple IIe or marvel at the old mainframes that ran on punched cards. But no one in their right mind would use those outdated, underpowered dinosaurs to run a contemporary business, let alone a modern weapons system, right?
The Kiwi gaming industry’s best-kept secret: SmallWorlds
Wednesday, 1 February, 2012 Would you be surprised to learn that New Zealand is behind an amazingly successful online social game?
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Monday, 26 December, 2011 Hardware expert Paul Urquhart brings us PC World's September 2011 monitor roundup and buyers' guide.
Top 40 products of the year: 1-10
Tuesday, 20 December, 2011 PC World’s top 40 products of the year cover everything from text editor software through to components, such as motherboards, that you might use to build your own system. From the products that scored highest in reviews, we’ve picked the best and brightest of the more than 320 New Zealand-released tech products we’ve tested in 2011.
Top 40 products of the year: 11-20
Monday, 19 December, 2011 PC World’s top 40 products of the year cover everything from text editor software through to components, such as motherboards, that you might use to build your own system. From the products that scored highest in reviews, we’ve picked the best and brightest of the more than 320 New Zealand-released tech products we’ve tested in 2011.
Top 40 products of the year: 21-30
Monday, 19 December, 2011 PC World’s top 40 products of the year cover everything from text editor software through to components, such as motherboards, that you might use to build your own system. From the products that scored highest in reviews, we’ve picked the best and brightest of the more than 320 New Zealand-released tech products we’ve tested in 2011.
Top 40 products of the year: 31-40
Monday, 19 December, 2011 PC World’s top 40 products of the year cover everything from text editor software through to components, such as motherboards, that you might use to build your own system. From the products that scored highest in reviews, we’ve picked the best and brightest of the more than 320 New Zealand-released tech products we’ve tested in 2011.
Laptops of 2012: What to Expect
Thursday, 1 December, 2011 Tablets and smartphones are in, but don't count laptops out. Impressive new laptops planned for 2012 promise to be thinner, lighter, and faster, as well as to carry longer-lasting batteries.
What were they thinking? 5 social media PR disasters
Tuesday, 29 November, 2011 Last week, beleaguered Australian airline Qantas posted a tweet asking customers to tell the company what their idea of 'Qantas luxury' was. The Qantas brand hasn't had the best reputation lately, and as consumer frustration boiled over, the #qantasluxury hashtag was hijacked. It's not the only time a company has made a serious social media mistake - we take a look at five of the worst.
343 Industries' Dan Ayoub on the legacy of Halo
Friday, 18 November, 2011 | 4 comments PC World talked to executive producer Dan Ayoub about how 343 stayed true to the first Halo game, whether we might see a remake of Halo 2, and when to expect more information on Halo 4.
Everything you need to know about 3TB hard drives
Tuesday, 1 November, 2011 We expect hard-drive capacity to grow over time. Now that hard drives have jumped from 2TB to 3TB, however, upgraders face some challenges: These new hard drives may have issues in some drive enclosures and in older PCs, which aren't prepared to address the entire capacity of a 3TB model. Even if you can work such storage into your system, it may not be in a single 3TB volume, but in a 2.2TB volume and a 800GB volume instead.
Interview: Keith Guerrette of Naughty Dog talks Uncharted 3
Thursday, 27 October, 2011 Naughty Dog's lead visual effects artist, Keith Guerrette, is in town to present at the Armageddon Expo ahead of Uncharted 3's November launch. He talked to PC World about bringing film into games, how to improve graphics on an aging console, and what he's got in store for those attending New Zealand's geekiest expo.MOST POPULAR
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