Global Stories

Best bang for your buck with Microsoft's Lumia 640 and 640 XL

Microsoft has unveiled the latest offerings in its budget Lumia smartphone range, complete with promises of an upgrade to Windows 10 later this year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015

Samsung

Galaxy S6 launch signals wireless power going mainstream

In one of the strongest signals yet that wireless power has entered mainstream adoption, Samsung has built wireless charging into its new smartphones.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015

Gaming

The Apple Watch will replace your keys and health coach

Tim Cook, Apple CEO, has said the Apple Watch will replace car keys, fuelling rumours that Apple will enter the automative industry.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015

Wearables

War of the wearables comes to the enterprise

Businesses brace for the 'BYOW' shift as wearables in the workplace are set to surge, with a £14bn market forecast by 2019.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2015

Data Loss Prevention

Time for new security resolutions

There's no time like the present for customers to take a good look at their security says Mark Shaw, Symantec Pacific region technology strategist – security.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015

Unified Communications

Entry level mobile plan misses out on Spark's new upgrades

Spark has announced that it is packing more value into its pay-monthly mobile plans, excluding its entry level plan.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015

DevOps

CA Technologies embraces apps, urges enterprises to follow suit

CA Technologies is focusing on helping businesses succeed in the 'landscape where the app is everything' with an updated portfolio of products.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015

Marketing Technologies

Samsung's mobile payment move poses more challenges to Google than Apple

Mobile payments are not yet a driver of handset sales. Few people will be basing their phone purchasing decisions on mobile payment functionality.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2015

Apple

Smartphones: Could bigger screens herald the end of tablets?

The concomitant move towards bigger screens in smartphone handsets may be about to throw a further spanner in the works.

By Donovan Jackson • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2015

Unified Communications

Samepage challenges Evernote at its own game

Samepage launched earlier this month as 'the world's first contextual engagement platform' and has already announced new features.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2015

iOS

Android and iOS inch toward world domination

Android and iOS are continuing to move toward total domination of the worldwide smartphone market following results from 2014.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2015

Gaming

iOS app review: Astropad. Free to try, $US49.99 after that

Transform your iPad into a designer's canvas with Astropad – a seamless bridge to Mac creativity. Free trial, then £35.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2015

Stories from Other Regions

'Astonishing' year for PC sales as NZ records new record sales

The New Zealand PC market logged an 'astonishing' year in 2014, with year-on-year growth of 15.9% and 774,400 units shipped.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015

Sony Computer Entertainment

Sony targets mid-range market with Xperia M4 Aqua

Sony dives into mid-range waters with the Xperia M4 Aqua, featuring top-end camera and two-day battery life at an affordable price.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015

Payment Technologies

Samsung ups its game with two new smartphones

Samsung unveils new flagship smartphones, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015

Apple

Synnex inks Apple deal

Synnex boosts Australian presence with full Apple computing range, intensifying its 2014 partnership as a national distributor.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2015

Microsoft

How Lumia phones can help Kiwi businesses

Microsoft isn't just software. Microsoft's Steve Lewis outlines how the company's Lumia phones can potentially help Kiwi businesses.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015

Apple

While you were sleeping: Oil checks global equities

Wall Street was mixed as a decline in oil prices weighed on energy shares, offsetting optimism about a strong US economy and a supportive central bank.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015