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Screen sharing Android app enables greater collaboration
Unified Communications

Screen sharing Android app enables greater collaboration

LogMeIn's join.me Android app revolutionises mobile collaboration, now enabling screen sharing and full meeting capabilities on-the-go.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Eyes on review: Star Wars - The Force Awakens
Gaming

Eyes on review: Star Wars - The Force Awakens

It's hard to believe that it's been a whopping 38 years since the first Star Wars film screened. The latest one has created a huge amount of hype.

By Patrick Pilcher • 5 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Belkin ups its wireless charging game with IDT
Wireless Nation

Belkin ups its wireless charging game with IDT

Belkin launches universal wireless charger with IDT tech, supporting both Qi and PMA standards for seamless device charging.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi to sell Microsoft laptop
Microsoft

Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi to sell Microsoft laptop

Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi steal the march as the first retailers to win the rights to sell Microsoft's Surface Book.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
App Store rakes in more than a billion over holiday season
Apps

App Store rakes in more than a billion over holiday season

Apple's App Store sets a holiday record, with over £800m spent by festive shoppers on apps and in-app purchases.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Samsung unveils new smart fridge, SUHD TV, wearables and tablet
Internet of Things

Samsung unveils new smart fridge, SUHD TV, wearables and tablet

Samsung has announced a range of new Internet of Things (IoT) products at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, including SUHD TVs and intelligent home appliances.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Interest high in Dick Smith business, receivers claim
Dick Smith

Interest high in Dick Smith business, receivers claim

Potential buyers for the failed Dick Smith business have until January 27 to get expressions of interest in for the company's businesses.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
Big data: From 'shiny objects' to fundamental value
Data Analytics

Big data: From 'shiny objects' to fundamental value

Big data was a big topic in 2015. So what lies ahead in 2016? MapR boss John Schroeder outlines what he believes will be 2016's five big data trends.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Jan 2016
PlayStation 4 sells close to 36 million units worldwide
Gaming

PlayStation 4 sells close to 36 million units worldwide

Sony has announced that PS4 worldwide sales are now close to 36 million units. This is all thanks to a record breaking Holiday season.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Jan 2016
Burberry wraps up Dooh campaign with Dreamworks
Digital Signage

Burberry wraps up Dooh campaign with Dreamworks

Burberry has teamed up with Dreamworks' Nova to launch an interactive 3D campaign at Piccadilly Circus, allowing users to personalise scarves via their mobiles.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015
Why NZ retailers need to be wary of attacks in the last week before Christmas
Firewalls

Why NZ retailers need to be wary of attacks in the last week before Christmas

New Zealand retailers are entering the busiest week of the year ahead of Christmas and the number of DDoS attacks continues to rise.

By Nick Race • 6 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015
Carbonite ups DRaaS with US$14m acquisition of Seagate's EVault
Seagate

Carbonite ups DRaaS with US$14m acquisition of Seagate's EVault

Carbonite is bolstering its disaster recovery-as-a-service offerings with a US$14 million acquisition of Seagate Technology's EVault business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
Organisations fail to utilise real-time analytics
Data Analytics

Organisations fail to utilise real-time analytics

Real-time streaming analytics is becoming the lifeblood of today's data-driven economy, but there is a gap in understanding how to effectively use it.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
NextDC flush after successful $120m capital raising
Hyperscale

NextDC flush after successful $120m capital raising

NextDC has successfully completed its latest round of fundraising, bringing in an additional $120 million needed for two new data centres.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Where you should buy your techie Xmas presents this year
Christmas

Where you should buy your techie Xmas presents this year

Can you remember what you were doing in 1991? It was the year that The Addams Family was screening at the movies and TMC Computing had just opened.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Sat, 19th Dec 2015
Drone users reminded to keep off Santa's naughty list
Drones

Drone users reminded to keep off Santa's naughty list

Drone users are being urged to 'fly responsibility' heading into the Christmas period, following a fourfold increase in drone-related incidents.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015
Hands-on Review: Mongoose PT800 GPS dog tracking collars
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Mongoose PT800 GPS dog tracking collars

That feeling when you realise that your dog has vanished is something all dog owners dread. Fortunately, Mongoose has the solution.

By Patrick Pilcher • 5 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015