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From the shower to the sack try full blown texting while having sex as 10% of us remain unwilling to part with our smartphone, even in the bedroom.

Auckland's Kinetics Group and Wellington's Datacom have triumphed at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, scooping major global and regional awards.

Microsoft backpedals on Xbox One's internet policy after gamer uproar, enhancing offline play and game sharing.

Gen-i, Dimension Data dominate Microsoft NZ Partner Awards, winning 3 each. PC Media secures win in new cloud computing category.

NEC's new Tech Innovation Centre in Wellington celebrates 50 years in NZ with cutting-edge tech and a biometric avatar, opened by PM John Key.

Abandoning its censorship policy on video games, the Chinese government has instead poured millions of dollars into developing its own piece of gaming weaponry.

Xbox 360 dominates US console sales for a second year, with 1.4m units sold in December and securing 7 top game titles.

As digital agencies push into mobile app development with design flair, BlinkMobile Interactive's Darren Besgrove explores the evolving role of IT resellers.

Apple's App Store shatters records with 40 billion downloads, 20 billion from 2012 alone, highlighting a stellar year for developers.

War Z pulled from Steam amid uproar as players slam the 'zombie survival MMO' for being released in an unfinished state.

Hitman: Absolution marks the return of gaming's original assassin, IO Interactive's bald and barcoded killer known only as Agent 47.

Microsoft is rumoured to be launching an Xbox Surface tablet, designed for gaming and accompanying their next-gen console.

Microsoft has launched Xbox Music, a new music service which offers a 30 million song catalog and aims to simplify digital music.

The least popular game developer online will be heading to court in the near future to answer charges of unfair labour practices.

Jumping straight onto the Middle Earth bandwagon, two free-to-play games based on the Hobbit film trilogy will launch later this year.

Kiwi mobile advertising expenditure continues to grow as specialist mobile media companies descend on the New Zealand market.

The creator of critically-acclaimed zombie-survival mod DayZ says the game won't go free-to-play as it would be bad for the customer.

Warner Bros. unveils a whimsical Lego The Lord of the Rings trailer, promising a brick-built Middle-Earth adventure across all three films.

Microsoft gears up for innovative Kinect future, hinting at advanced motion-sensor tech and new gaming experiences on Xbox.

Tina Rowland details Massey University's leap from 'horse and cart to Ferrari' with its innovative contact centre upgrade, redefining customer service.