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• ​2degrees and NEC NZ join forces to drive Kiwi smart cities agenda

  2degrees and NEC New Zealand sign ‘memorandum of collaboration’ agreement to develop new technologies and advanced network solutions for smart cities.

• 9 things you didn't know about Google's undersea cable

  Undersea cables carry virtually all transoceanic Internet data these days, replacing satellites as the preferred medium. Google and some telecom companies invested in one of them, called FASTER, that will stretch 9,000 kilometers between the U.S. and Japan and is due to go into operation next year.

• Here's what it takes to lay Google's 9000km undersea cable

  It takes a plow the size of a small house, a robot the size of a truck and a purpose-built ship to install Google's latest oceanic infrastructure project - a super-fast submarine Internet cable linking the US and Japan.

• Google's 60Tbps Pacific cable welcomed with champagne in Japan

  With bottles of bubbly and a purification ceremony, a Google-backed undersea cable was given a warm welcome on a beach in Japan last week, a critical step in building the highest capacity data link in the Pacific ever created.

• Fukushima disaster spurs Japan to mass-produce its own drones

  Japan has robot chops aplenty. Honda has the world's most sophisticated humanoid robot, Japanese industrial robot makers are among the best, and the country's space agency landed a robot probe on a speeding asteroid and returned samples to Earth.

• NEC aims at Big Data 'sweet spot' with new SAP Hana tool

  Cloud computing and SAP's Hana in-memory database can be a powerful combination for data analysis, and new tools could help to make sure it doesn't fall down on the job.

• Don't blame sharks for Asian Internet problems, experts say

  It may not be Shark Week, but don't tell that to people in Vietnam.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, January 12

  European ministers want tighter watch on Internet content ... Obama will propose faster reporting of corporate hacks ... Alibaba may buy into India e-commerce... and more news for Monday.

• NEC image-processing tech can detect invisible damage to bridges

  NEC has developed a camera system that can detect deterioration in bridges and other structures simply by analyzing imagery.

• Darkness, fog are no problem for NEC camera tech

  Security cameras could be seeing a lot more in adverse conditions with technology developed by NEC.

• To 'read' this fashion magazine, fire up your image-recognition app

  Persona is one of the latest fashion magazines in Tokyo. It's printed on heavy stock paper and is full of photos of models and clothing. The only thing missing is text.

• NEC smartphone tech can spot counterfeit goods

  Finding fake goods could become a question of simply taking close-up photos with a smartphone, according to a new NEC technology.

• NEC wearable measures blood pressure with less squeeze

  If your doctor has told you to keep close tabs on your blood pressure, NEC is developing a new wearable cuff with a gentle touch.

• NTT tests 400Gbps optical technology for Internet backbone

  NTT has successfully tested technology for optical Internet backbone connections that can transmit 400Gbps on a single wavelength.

• Down on the factory-farm, Japan's electronics makers are turning over a new leaf

  Sure, you could buy a laptop, tablet or cloud service from Toshiba. But how about some spinach?