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China to overtake Japan in IT spend next year: IDC
Mobility

China to overtake Japan in IT spend next year: IDC

China is poised to surpass Japan as the leading spender in IT within the Asia-Pacific, with an expected $173 billion outlay next year.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 17th May 2012
Enable announces 24 RSP deals
Unified Communications

Enable announces 24 RSP deals

Christchurch's Enable secures 24 RSP deals, including big names like Vodafone and Orcon, expanding business fibre network offerings.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 17th May 2012
Capgemini and SAP to combine on mobility project
SAP

Capgemini and SAP to combine on mobility project

Capgemini and SAP ally on a five-year mobility project to develop consumer-focused mobile sales apps, leveraging their growing partnership.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 16th May 2012
Diablo III launch problems prompt Twitter, meme frenzy
Gaming

Diablo III launch problems prompt Twitter, meme frenzy

Diablo III's launch woes cause a Twitter storm and meme frenzy as players struggle to defeat the toughest boss yet: the login screen. #Error37.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 16th May 2012
Blizzard goes to hell & back for Australian Diablo III fans
Gaming

Blizzard goes to hell & back for Australian Diablo III fans

Blizzard heroically steps in to save Australian Diablo III fans left stranded by a retailer's collapse, offering full credit for digital purchases.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th May 2012
New UTM firewalls from Dell SonicWall
Network Infrastructure

New UTM firewalls from Dell SonicWall

Dell SonicWall unveils its first post-acquisition UTM firewalls, the TZ 105 and TZ 205, targeting SMBs, branch offices, and retail outlets.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 14th May 2012
Bethesda names date for Dishonored
Gaming

Bethesda names date for Dishonored

'Supernatural assassin game' coming this Spring. The company has also offered some more detail on what's in store in the game.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 11th May 2012
Domino's offers ordering direct from Facebook
Apps

Domino's offers ordering direct from Facebook

Pizza company's 156,000 fans can now place their orders direct from the network and share directly with their Facebook friends.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 9th May 2012
Operational costs and carbon footprints
DataCentre infrastructure

Operational costs and carbon footprints

How escalating energy costs coupled with a drive to reduce carbon emissions will trigger changes within the data centre industry.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 8th May 2012
BlackBerry delivers 'wake up' manifesto
Apple

BlackBerry delivers 'wake up' manifesto

Campaign that began with Apple store protest stunt culminates in online statement touting BlackBerry for business.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 8th May 2012
News: plain-text passwords and FileVault, MobileMe and iCloud storage, MobileMe websites, and more!
Apple

News: plain-text passwords and FileVault, MobileMe and iCloud storage, MobileMe websites, and more!

A flaw has been revealed in Apple's FileVault technology that stores the user's password in clear text, after an Apple developer enabled a debug mode.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Mon, 7th May 2012
News: tangible file transfer concept, Mastered for iTunes in-depth, iTunes double-billing, and more!
Apple

News: tangible file transfer concept, Mastered for iTunes in-depth, iTunes double-billing, and more!

The Verge shows us a concept video by designer Ishac Bertran for tangible file transfers between a Mac and an iPhone.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Sun, 6th May 2012
2degrees lets Wellingtonians 'Touch2Pay'
Unified Communications

2degrees lets Wellingtonians 'Touch2Pay'

Partnership with Snapper lets users pay bus and taxi fares by simply touching their mobile phones to a terminal.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 4th May 2012
Remedy working but telco doctor's future still uncertain
Government

Remedy working but telco doctor's future still uncertain

Telecommunications commissioner Dr Ross Patterson's job is on the line, despite injecting a healthy dose of competition into the sector.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2012

Stories from Other Regions

Retail stories

News: Lightroom 4 and the Mac App Store, Apple updates, iCloud photo storage, and more!
Apple

News: Lightroom 4 and the Mac App Store, Apple updates, iCloud photo storage, and more!

Adobe launches Lightroom 4 on the Mac App Store as Apple rolls out OS X and Safari updates, amidst calls for better iCloud photo storage.

By Benny Ling • 2 min read • Thu, 10th May 2012
Why Chorus investors are scared
Government

Why Chorus investors are scared

The Commerce Commission's latest move appears to signal bad news for the fibre network company; what's really going on?.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 10th May 2012
The kiwi start up helping other SMBs compete on Trade Me
Marketing Technologies

The kiwi start up helping other SMBs compete on Trade Me

List items, take orders, fulfil sales, handle payments, and even track invoices - it's a one-stop retailer shop.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sat, 5th May 2012
Samsung expands wi-fi camera range
Photography

Samsung expands wi-fi camera range

Samsung bolsters its camera lineup, introducing wi-fi enabled models for seamless photo sharing, reflecting the surge in smartphone photography.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2012