About Jacques-Pierre (JP)
Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas
Reviewer
With a background in media, JP is the definition of a tech nerd. After a stint as a journo, he's moved on to marketing but in his spare time, he still loves deep-diving into the best of tech, games, and films. You can chat to JP about anything from the latest console releases to supercomputer teraFLOPs and he'll be sure to have an opinion.
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Three epic speakers we want for summer adventures
Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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digital music
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amazon
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alexa
Summer wouldn’t be complete without a good soundtrack and a solid speaker to play it on...
Music lovers listen up, these high-tech headphones are the future
Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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digital music
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headphones
The MOMENTUM is a winning combination of uncompromised performance, pure minimalistic style and luxurious high-quality materials...
Auckland Night Noodle Market goes cashless
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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apple
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iot
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technology gifts
There will be an estimated 400,000 individual transactions across the events in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington...
The IoT devices we all want for Xmas
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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iot
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nz
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star wars
The IoT is rapidly growing in New Zealand and presenting exciting opportunities for Kiwis...
Editing VR footage is a breeze with new Adobe plug-in
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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martech
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creative technologies
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vr
CyberLink announced professional-level VR video plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects…
Apple reveals their picks for the most popular apps, music and movies of 2017
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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apple
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digital music
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digital entertainment
Apple has unveiled its 2017 charts and trends, celebrating the most popular apps, music, movies...
Huawei's FusionCube hyperconverged infrastructure leads Chinese market
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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network management
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network infrastructure
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converged infrastructure
This first-place ranking underscores the industry's recognition of Huawei's hyperconverged products...
Lightbox and The Mind Lab team up to inspire young Kiwi inventors
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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lightbox
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the mind lab
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spark
“Mind Lab Kids is all about fun, discovery, collaboration and confidence building...”
Samsung and Apple struggle to fend off fierce new market competitors
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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smartphones
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apple
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technology gifts
“Samsung’s performance continues to deteriorate, with its shares in China now down to just 2.2%..."
The Amazon Prime video app is now available on Apple TV
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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apple
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technology gifts
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amazon
This trend could become devastating for services like Sky...
4K content is now abundantly available, but no one’s watching it
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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technology gifts
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amazon
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4k
The quantity of 4K UHD content that is being created is growing, but there is a limited delivery of it to consumers...
Fitbit delivers revolutionary update for the Ionic
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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apps
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fitbit
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smartwatch
“With this update, we are delivering on our promise to enhance the smart experience of the Ionic..."
Brother Australia celebrates the success of partners with a tropical getaway
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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partner programmes
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brother
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hamilton heroes
The partners had the opportunity to network with like-minded businesses in a relaxed tropical environment...
Dell Boomi helps enterprises unlock the power of a connected business
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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cloud services
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iot
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it automation
Boomi exists to help enterprises connect everything and engage everywhere across any channel, device or platform...
Spark turns on 4.5G in central Taupo
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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wireless networks
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nz
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taupo
Spark announced that Taupo has become the 30th site capable of achieving the fastest mobile data speeds in the country...
NZ’s LinkedIn for youth gears up to go mobile
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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nz
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high tech youth network
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linkedin
More than 3,000 young people and businesses have harnessed the Youth Hub platform...
10,000 Christchurch homes get fibre
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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broadband
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technology gifts
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internet
Enable has brought its fibre broadband network to 10,000 more homes in Christchurch...
South Island EV charging grid gets an upgrade
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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cartech
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nz
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ev
ChargeNet New Zealand continues to grow their nationwide charging network...
Airbnb is becoming more popular than fried bread in Christchurch
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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apps
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nz
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christchurch
“Airbnb is a clear example of a disruptor; where consumer demand, supported by technology, drives change at exponential rates..."
Epson Moverio AR smart glasses revolutionise student learning
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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edutech
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printing
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vr
“This cutting-edge facility is the future of technology-driven education and provides students with a truly immersive virtual environment..."
Stuff Fibre steps up their offering with a new streaming service
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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broadband
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video
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digital entertainment
Stuff Fibre just announced their entrance into the movies-on-demand market with the launch of a new product, Stuff Pix...
MatataLab’s robot could be the future of education
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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robotics
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coding
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education
With robotic technology quickly evolving, and the use of robots ever-expanding, children are now exposed to robots at a very young age...
OPPO releases limited edition FC Barcelona themed R11
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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smartphones
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technology gifts
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oppo
Your phone can now be as passionate, loud and bold as you...
Why machine learning is essential for cybersecurity
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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siem
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ai
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logrhythm
AI has been presented as a silver bullet for malware, but businesses struggle to implement it correctly.