Computers
Warning as ransomware virus hits computers worldwide
Cyber experts are bracing for more attacks as the biggest ever cyber attack of its kind hits more computers worldwide. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says there aren't any reports that the… Audio
Petra Cortright, Digital Painter
LA artist Petra Cortright isn't crazy about two of the labels she's been given....a pioneer of both post-internet art and of the selfie. She prefers - digital painter. Petra finds and manipulates… Audio
How Tetris can rewire your brain
A popular puzzle computer game which emerged from the Eastern Bloc has helped reveal to scientists how repeating an activity can rewire our brains. Audio
Nights' Science - Computer Science
Prof. Mark Apperley from the University of Waikato on what happens when humans algorithms such as driving become replaced by computer algorithims. Will they be able to act ethically and with common… Audio
How video games are changing football
Popular video game titles like FIFA, Pro Evolution Soccer and Football Manager have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide. Now these games have become so realistic they have started… Audio
Nights' Science - Computer Science
Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato spreads out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on... Audio
Public sector IT with Silicon Valley flair
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Eric Hysen, the head of U.S. Digital Service at the Department of Homeland Security about his organisation's efforts to streamline and improve government IT projects. Audio
Parenting: Videogames
James Portnow is a video game developer and writer for the Extra Credits YouTube series about the role of games in society. Nine to Noon interveiwed him previously about the role of games in society… Audio
Step-up online interaction - marketers
Marketing experts say businesses need to step-up their online interaction with customers as more buying decisions are set to become computerised. Audio
The future of tertiary education
Why is it that when so many industries have had huge increases in efficiency thanks to computers and the internet it still takes the same amount of time to get a tertiary education? What's more, with… Audio
Nights' Science - Computer Science
Professor Mark Apperley from University of Waikato spreads out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on ... the changing face of television, home entertainment and news services. Audio
Football Manager
Football Manager is a video game based on simulating life as a professional football manager in incredible detail. Gaming journalist Simon Parkin explores its global appeal. Audio
The Scientists - Computer Science
Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato spreads out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on. Human-computer interaction. Audio
Electronic Music with DJ B.Lo - part four
ELECTRONIC MUSIC: The evolution of music made with devices powered by electricity and/or computers, with Paul Berrington aka DJ B.Lo... that point when electronic music started entering the clubs, and… Audio
Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction
Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato spreads out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on. This time how we switch on computers. In fact Mark and Bryan talk about the whole… Audio
Phone scam gets uglier costing victims thousands
The phone scam which first emerged in 2011 is back, but this time fraudsters are more ruthless - exploiting their victims for thousands of dollars in cash. Audio
Shaun Hendy - Physics
Professor Shaun Hendy, director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland on the science of physics. How good are computers at simulating physics, in fact, will they eventually replace… Audio
The incredible tale of Lord Byron's daughter and a steam driven computer!
Lord Byron's daughter, Augusta Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace, designed the blueprint for the first computer in the 1840s, in collaboration with Charles Babbage, but they both died before it… Audio, Gallery
Tech: Apple Watch, drone laws and tiny transistors
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the imminent launch of the Apple Watch in New Zealand, bad news for drone owners with tighter regulations, and the tiny transistor that could mean the end of… Audio