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Android App Review: SoundCloud
Gaming

Android App Review: SoundCloud

SoundCloud is a website that lets artists upload and share their music with others. Like most services of its kind, it also has an accompanying app.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2014
Hitachi Data Systems expands Symantec reseller deal
Storage

Hitachi Data Systems expands Symantec reseller deal

Hitachi Data Systems has revealed an agreement to resell Symantec NetBackup data protection software and Enterprise Vault information archiving software.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2014
Nokia connects 'next billion' with 5 new smartphones...
Microsoft

Nokia connects 'next billion' with 5 new smartphones...

Nokia launches five affordable smartphones, including Nokia X series, at Mobile World Congress to connect the next billion users.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2014
Is Microsoft issuing 70% Windows price cuts?
Microsoft

Is Microsoft issuing 70% Windows price cuts?

Microsoft to cut Windows 8.1 prices by 70% for low-cost PCs and tablets, aiming to challenge Chromebooks and boost market share.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Feb 2014
New learning tool for healthcare professionals
Health Technologies

New learning tool for healthcare professionals

New Zealand healthcare professionals now have access to thousands of medical images following the local launch of the Figure 1 app last week.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Feb 2014
WhatsUp with WhatsApp?
Apps

WhatsUp with WhatsApp?

Just after Facebook's US$16 billion grab, WhatsApp's 3-hour crash fuels Twitter frenzy and sparks theories. How were you affected?.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 24th Feb 2014
Hands on with the Microsoft Surface 2...
Microsoft

Hands on with the Microsoft Surface 2...

Microsoft's Surface 2 challenges Apple in the enterprise space, packing a productivity punch with Windows RT and Office 2013. Will it succeed?.

By Greig Strafford • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Feb 2014
Review: Microsoft Surface Pro 2
Gaming

Review: Microsoft Surface Pro 2

Microsoft's Surface Pro 2 packs a punch, emerging as a viable business machine that rivals Ultrabooks, blending power with portability.

By Greig Strafford • 4 min read • Sun, 23rd Feb 2014
Telecom launches new internet TV business following financials
Unified Communications

Telecom launches new internet TV business following financials

Telecom steadies with NZ$167m profit, pivots to digital with new internet TV venture, ShowmeTV, amid industry shifts.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Fri, 21st Feb 2014
Microsoft looks ahead as OneDrive goes global
Microsoft

Microsoft looks ahead as OneDrive goes global

Microsoft announces the global availability of OneDrive, advising existing SkyDrive customers that their files are ready in the new OneDrive experience.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Feb 2014
Stay ahead of the game with NetApp's industry-leading storage portfolio
Storage

Stay ahead of the game with NetApp's industry-leading storage portfolio

NetApp is praised by Digital Sense CTO for understanding what they want to do, not what they can do. #ITInnovation.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Feb 2014
Revenue slows as Trade Me eyes future growth
Trade Me

Revenue slows as Trade Me eyes future growth

Trade Me, the online marketplace, plans to reinvest in its business with the aim of securing long-term growth and success.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Feb 2014
Microsoft inks Office 365 digital signature deal
Microsoft

Microsoft inks Office 365 digital signature deal

Microsoft reveals long-term strategic partnership to make DocuSign's eSignature apps widely available from within Microsoft Office 365.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2014
Ten Days of Ryse: Son of Rome Discounts
Gaming

Ten Days of Ryse: Son of Rome Discounts

Get ready to return to ancient Rome in Ryse: Son of Rome's new add-on, Mars' Chosen Pack, featuring new maps and a brand-new cooperative Survival Mode.

By David Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2014
Your data is nearly impossible to secure says Trend Micro
Malware

Your data is nearly impossible to secure says Trend Micro

Security breaches, cyber criminals and organised attacks made it nearly impossible to keep personal and financial data private.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2014
Ingram Micro reports record US$11.8 billion global sales
Supply Chain

Ingram Micro reports record US$11.8 billion global sales

Ingram Micro announces Q4 record sales of $11.8bn, up 4 percent YoY, with gross profit of $710m. Outlook strong for 2014.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 17th Feb 2014

Stories from Other Regions

New fund to help meet need for homegrown tech talent
Fintech

New fund to help meet need for homegrown tech talent

A new tuition fund to train software developers has been launched to help address the critical shortage of IT talent in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2014
Chorus puts up proposal for copper line pricing
Unified Communications

Chorus puts up proposal for copper line pricing

Chorus floats new approach on copper line regulation to the Commerce Commission, aiming to streamline cost evaluations and quell pricing disputes.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Feb 2014