Facebook building its own game#vmvwiki#vmvsocial(KS)

Facebook is building its own gaming platform, hopes to take on Steam, iOS, and Android

 

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/234561-facebook-is-building-its-own-gaming-platform-hopes-to-take-on-steam-ios-and-android

Panic - Facebook is down?! #vmvwiki #vmvsocial (Nicole)

Facebook went down for a total of 5 minutes, sending its users into a panic. Many went to Twitter to source information about the status of Facebooks outage.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/83628509/what-happened-when-facebook-died

Panic - Facebook is down?! www.stuff.co.nz Facebook died - for a whole five minutes - and the world stopped turning.

#vmvwiki #vmvsocial Drone Delivery for Pizza (JM)

Pizza Delivery via drones is being trialled in New Zealand. How will this change the future delivery of other things like medication, alcohol, drugs, water supplies. groceries and other necessities?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11700291

Missing something? Ask for help on social network. #vmvwiki #vmvsocial H.S.

It is interesting, people are more like to use social network to broadcast their opinions than say it loudly on the spot. Here is one example.

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/08/24/british-olympic-teams-decision-to-issue-900-identical-bags-backfires-at-baggage-claim/. 

#vmwiki #vmsocial Vik

Sometime games we play says who we are and how we think. I personally think Pokemon is a wonderful game to socialize but was not the other online game help to socialize online? Pokemon is going ground. 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/83461408/pokemon-go-is-officially-in-decline

#vmwiki #vmsocial Vik

Cloud flexibility freeing New Zealand businesses from tyranny of Distance. Micro service architectures boosting reliability as NZ business as taped into Australia based cloud- service center.

 http://www.computerworld.co.nz/brand-post/content/602201/cloud-flexibility-freeing-new-zealand-businesses-from-the-tyranny-of-distance/

108 cyber crime attacks per day in NZ#vmvwiki #vmvsocial KS

Cyber criminal are setting up their own call centers to run scams.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/301305/108-cyber-crime-attacks-per-day-in-nz

Driverless taxis could be the bullet train of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics #vmvwiki #vmvsocial TashD

This article discusses how driverless taxis could be on the roads in Toyko by 2020! 

http://www.cnet.com/news/driverless-taxis-could-be-the-bullet-train-of-the-tokyo-2020-olympics/

Government education reform focuses on school-aged children learning from home #vmvwiki #vmvsocial N.B (Nicole)

Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has announced school-aged children will be able to do all their learning online. This will allow any school, tertiary provider or approved industry to apply to be a "Community of online learning".

This could mean that once again, there will need to be a stay at home parent.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/83485577/government-education-reform-focuses-on-schoolaged-children-learning-from-home

Goodbye classrooms? www.stuff.co.nz A major Government reform of schooling could see classrooms ditched in favour of online learning.

How the cyber age gave peace a chance #vmvwiki #vmvsocial H.S

At present, cyber-security is not only associated with our privacy, the attacks for the I.T systems in a country can impact a cyber-war.

Link: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130874-700-how-the-cyber-age-gave-peace-a-chance/

Performance of NZ technology sector #vmvwiki #vmvsocial DV

Myth Busting (not good at commercialising, investing in R&D, scaling, selling, punching above our weight) , realizing the size of economy and 2015 key highlights (the tech sector is growing! In revenue, employed people and export $$).

 

http://idealog.co.nz/tech/2016/08/state-sector-technology

Robots taking over #vmvwiki #vmvsocial TashD

Sophia is a robot that is showing how much technology has evolved and that we are now seeing what we see in movies in real life! 

https://www.inverse.com/article/13089-this-humanoid-robot-used-sxsw-to-gather-data-on-humans

Mobiles, overhead pylons and health sectors#vmvwiki#vmvsocial&LS

Looking into the possible health effects of mobile phones, base stations, power lines and pylons.

 

 

http://www.theiet.org/policy/key-topics/mobile/

 

 

#vmvwiki #vmvsocial & SV

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/1711/1/ajbsiv4_3lynn-2.pdf

‘Futures’ of home-based business: A literature review researchonline.jcu.edu.au Australasian Journal of Business & Social Inquiry, September 2006, v4, n3. 15 ‘Futures’ of home-based business: A literature review Robyn Lynn

#vmvwiki #vmvsocial & KS

The Facebook founder's Mark Zuckerberg's accounts on sites including Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest appear to have been briefly compromised on Sunday.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36457190

World should consider limits to future internet expansion to control energy consumption#vmvwiki #vmvimpact (Gopal)

The world should consider ways to limit data growth on the internet to prevent run-away energy consumption and help limit carbon emissions, say leading computer scientists.

Reference:

Lancaster University. (2016, August 11). World should consider limits to future internet expansion to control energy consumption. ScienceDaily. Retrieved August 13, 2016 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160811090046.htm

World should consider limits to future internet expansion to control energy consumption#vmvwiki #vmvimpact

The world should consider ways to limit data growth on the internet to prevent run-away energy consumption and help limit carbon emissions, say leading computer scientists.

Reference:

Lancaster University. (2016, August 11). World should consider limits to future internet expansion to control energy consumption. ScienceDaily. Retrieved August 13, 2016 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160811090046.htm

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Odd girl out: An individual differences perspective on women in the IT profession #vmvwiki #vmvimpact #PI

http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.eit.ac.nz/business/docview/222432378/907F8C984765477APQ/2?accountid=39646

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Tap Tap Order is a subscription-based service that provides restaurants with a customized digital menu that can be changed in minutes online #vmvwiki #vmvimpact #PI

http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.eit.ac.nz/docview/1391941756/18C3709201A941CCPQ/20?accountid=39646 

Blog post

Tap Tap Order is a subscription-based service that provides restaurants with a customized digital menu that can be changed in minutes online #vmvwiki #vmvimpact #PI

Who can't tweet about #Rio2016? #vmvwiki #vmvsocial H.S.

Olympics 2016 is in progress and almost everyone likes to share their feelings towards it. However, the Olympic authority does not allow some people to send post on social networking with Olympics hashtag, otherwise they will be in trouble. 

Check this to see more http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-36915565.

Australian online census shut down by cyberattacks #vmvwiki #vmvsocial (NB)

Australia's first attempt to conduct a census online was jeopardized after the website was forced to shut down after string of overseas cyber attacks and hardware failure.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/technology/article94688607.html

Australian online census shut down by cyberattacks www.kansascity.com Australia's first attempt to conduct a census online was in disarray after several cyberattacks and a hardware failure led to the website being shut down, officials said Wednesday.

Dr Google rolls out symptom checker #vmvwiki #vmvsocial DV

A new smarter search algorithm for health queries has been released by Google in the USA. 

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/dr-google-will-see-you-now-new-symptom-search-feature-helps-you-self-diagnose-your-illness-1566655 

https://googleblog.blogspot.co.nz/2016/06/im-feeling-yucky-searching-for-symptoms.html 

#vmvwiki #vmvimpact & Gopal

Microsoft's Windows 10 will be connecting with a wide range of smart home and IoT devices near in the future, and that goal has taken a big step forward thanks to a recent agreement between standards bodies the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) and the Thread Group.

Reference:

Shah, A. (2016). Windows 10 moves closer to smart-home centerpiece with IoT deal. Retrieved from http://www.cio.co.nz/article/604572/windows-10-moves-closer-smart-home-centerpiece-iot-deal/

Internet Service Provider Survey: 2015 #vmvwiki #vmvsocial TD

This article is about the internet statistics for New Zealand last year. It also shows the statistics regarding UFB being installed to house holds and businesses in New Zealand - and that we've hit 100,000 Fibre installations. 

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/industry_sectors/information_technology_and_communications/ISPSurvey_HOTP2015/Commentary.aspx

Internet Service Provider Survey: 2015 www.stats.govt.nz Fibre connections hit 100,000; More people choosing uncapped data plans; Over 84,000 terabytes used in June 2015 ; Broadband speeds trending upwards

New Zealand best chance of cashing in on the internet of things#vmvwiki #vmvsocial & Lovleen

 

New Zealand's best chance of cashing in on the 'Internet Of Things' could come in the creation of software and design. Spark, communications provider, is turning its focus towards the internet of things (IoT). This will create new markets in the economy and will touch every New Zealander. Here is the link below about this emergence of IoT in New Zealand market.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/spark/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503943&objectid=11594936

 

 

vmvwiki #vmvsocial & Lovleen

 

New Zealand's best chance of cashing in on the 'Internet Of Things' could come in the creation of software and design. Spark, communications provider, is turning its focus towards the internet of things (IoT). This will create new markets in the economy and will touch every New Zealander. Here is the link below about this emergence of IoT in New Zealand market.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/spark/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503943&objectid=11594936

 

 

 

 

 

Companies behind 'Pokemon Go' sued over tresspassing issues #vmvwiki #vmvimpact (NB)

A lawsuit has been filed against Nintendo, Niantic Labs and the Pokemon Company, after a number of individuals trespassed on a the property of a man from New Jersey.

I think it will become a very complicated case as it is the individuals themselves doing the trespassing and Pokemon Go hasn't physically put anything on their property. 

http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/08/04/companies-behind-pokemon-go-sued-over-trespassing-issues

New Business discovered based on Pokemon Go #vmvwiki #vmvimpact & H.S.

Are you a enthusiast Pokemon Go? BBC (2016) reported there has a taxi company in Manchester providing ride service for hunter of Pokemon Go. It is interesting that nowadays people can make business based on VR games.

Reference:

BBC. (2016). Manchester taxi firm will drive you around the city to catch Pokemon. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36922942/manchester-taxi-firm-will-drive-you-around-the-city-to-catch-pokemon.