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Boost productivity with video collaboration
Unified Communications

Boost productivity with video collaboration

Polycom study reveals over 90% using video collaboration report higher productivity, savings, and better work-life balance.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2015
New tech and ideas flood 2015 CES
Internet of Things

New tech and ideas flood 2015 CES

As CES this year there was a record number of innovative technologies showcased, from personalised health care solutions to connected devices and 3D printers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2015
No one gets taken in Taken 3
Film review

No one gets taken in Taken 3

Liam Neeson returns in Taken 3, dodging accusations and battling foes to protect his family, amidst action-packed yet implausible sequences.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2015
Quantum Dots are Coming, Here's Why You Should Care
Digital Signage

Quantum Dots are Coming, Here's Why You Should Care

Quantum dots are transforming TV visuals with eye-popping colours and sharpness, promising an affordable leap in display technology.

By Patrick Pilcher • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2015
This is why you shouldn't take people's Facebook lives seriously
Facebook

This is why you shouldn't take people's Facebook lives seriously

While you leading a dull existence is most likely true, these amazing lives pasted all over your Facebook feed are most likely not.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2015
Securing New Zealand's mobile workforce
Endpoint Protection

Securing New Zealand's mobile workforce

Check Point Software Technologies' Hamish Soper outlines three main mobility challenges for organisations – and how to address them.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2014
Tame comms chaos and reap the rewards
Unified Communications

Tame comms chaos and reap the rewards

Employees are facing communications mode overload, says Plantronics' Graeme Gherbaz. Tame it and reap the rewards.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2014
Spark challenges rivals with 4G offerings
Unified Communications

Spark challenges rivals with 4G offerings

Spark NZ leaps ahead in 4G race, covering 2/3 of the population with superior mobile data services and promising further enhancements.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
Hands-on Review: Fitbit Charge
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Fitbit Charge

Our hands-on review finds the Fitbit Charge lifts spirits but isn't flawless—style meets questionable step accuracy in this techy talisman.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2014
Wellington airport snares new Fiji short-haul route
Wellington City Council

Wellington airport snares new Fiji short-haul route

Fiji Airways, the Pacific nation's national airline, will launch direct flights between Wellington and Nadi from June next year as it looks to exte.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2014
5G is on its way
Gaming

5G is on its way

4G may have finally made it to New Zealand, but Huawei are already eying up the next generation of mobile technology.

By Patrick Pilcher • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2014
NZ to benefit from Office 365 and CRM delivered from Australian datacentres
Customer Relationship Management

NZ to benefit from Office 365 and CRM delivered from Australian datacentres

NZ firms to gain from faster Office 365 and CRM access, hosted in Australian datacentres, enhancing performance and data security.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Travel stories

Higher salaries not the answer, says Kiwi IT solutions provider
IT Industry

Higher salaries not the answer, says Kiwi IT solutions provider

Kiwi IT firm's CEO champions building relationships with training providers over higher salaries to tackle skilled worker shortage in NZ.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Mon, 5th Jan 2015
NZ dollar edges up after Swiss National Bank imposes negative rates
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar edges up after Swiss National Bank imposes negative rates

The New Zealand dollar edged up after the Swiss National Bank imposed negative deposit rates in a bid to keep a cap on the nation's currency, leavi.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014
Serko and Expedia team up to provide more for business travellers
Serko

Serko and Expedia team up to provide more for business travellers

Serko and Expedia partner to offer business travellers enhanced options with over 120,000 hotels now bookable via Serko Online.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014
HTC releases RE camera in New Zealand
HTC

HTC releases RE camera in New Zealand

HTC's new RE camera is now available in New Zealand. The camera is compatible with Android and iOS devices, compact and waterproof up to one metre.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2014
Kiwi VMob joins Las Vegas Technovation Solutions Centre
Health Technologies

Kiwi VMob joins Las Vegas Technovation Solutions Centre

VMob, the New Zealand mobile marketing company, has joined the exclusive Technovation Solutions Centre in Las Vegas.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2014
Film Review: The Water Diviner
Gaming

Film Review: The Water Diviner

As a proud New Zealander one of the few annoyances I found with it was Russell seemed to forget that the NZ in ANZAC stands for New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2014