Boys of Tech

Kaspersky uncovers hacking group thought to be affiliated with the NSA, stars whose brightnesses pulse to the golden ratio, lawsuit claims automobile manufacturers failed to guard against hackers.

Microsoft Office 365 is a long way ahead of Google Docs, vulnerable third-party software on Lenovo laptops, a hardware vulnerability in DRAM.

Boys of Tech 321: A laptop is a laptop

Google takes Street View to the Amazon, flaw in HTTPS in Android, Mac OS X and iOS, Bill Gates tops the Forbes rich list, Vodafone partners with Netflix for New Zealand launch.

Video games pubs are taking off in the United Kingdom following their success in France, Google tries to revive Google Wallet to compete with Apple Pay, how Google and Microsoft have swapped places.

Russian hacking ring steals over $1 billion from banks across 30 countries, Swiss researchers develop contact lenses with zoom function, rumours that Apple is working on a car.

HP's new smart mat, iWork in the cloud now available to everyone, Vodafone's Auckland call centre affected by severed fibre.

Microsoft Hololens, privacy concerns over Samsung TVs, New Zealand hacker avoids conviction over university cyber-attack.

Bill Gates voices concerns about artificial intelligence, Tweetbot removed from App Store as account limit reached, YouTube now defaults to HTML 5 video, Marcus Sullivan and Edwin Hermann talk about the launch of iRequireIT.

App industry worth more than box office sales, the HP Pro Slate 8 allows you to digitise paper notes, the most popular passwords of 2014.

Google stops selling Google Glass Explorer Edition, HDR is the next big thing for televisions, Uber Group in Whangarei shares same trade mark with Uber ride sharing service.

BMW shows off smart car at CES 2015, Mercedes-Benz shows off smart car at CES 2015, the Rollkers walking skates are shown at CES 2015, Apple plans to widen iOS pre-release testing, the desktop market is starting to show a resurgence, Microsoft's Spartan browser, Apple files a patent application for flexible devices.

The year 2038 problem, Jaguar introduces technology to see through pillars, NASA emails spanner schematics to be 3D printed in space.

New Zealand animation teacher Oana Jones produces a 3D-printed record player, BMW's remote-initiated self-parking car, ICANN hacked and credentials obtained.

The wristband that lets you throw fireballs, Facebook pondering over demand for "dislike" button, Minecraft now available on Windows Phone, new FAA rules governing civilian and commercial drone use.