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BNZ to offer Touch ID on its mobile banking app, giving customers easier access to their accounts. iOS update available in July.

One in three Kiwi kids say their parents spend as much or less time with them as on mobile devices, according to new AVG Technologies research.

Word, Excel and PowerPoint are now available as apps for Android phone users, including a new UI with a similar and consistent Office experience.

Calling a halt to global mode is the smartest move possible for ISPs in a potentially unwinnable legal dust-up with TV networks.

Changes to the controversial cyber bullying bill passed committee stage at Parliament yesterday, with all parties excluding ACT supporting it.

Global Mode service, which allowed access to international content, will no longer be available in New Zealand from 1 September 2015.

Because Samsung phones grant elevated privileges to update code, a payload delivered in this way bypasses many of the Android system protections.

Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand (SCENZ) has just announced today that a 1TB PS4 console will be coming your way next month.

Trade Me supports students in New Zealand, promoting different career paths and success beyond traditional education.

Microsoft simplifies Skype for PC users, retiring Windows modern app & redirecting to desktop app. #Skype #Microsoft #Windows10.

Rally has appointed Nat Tanner as the regional vice president for Australia and New Zealand, in response to a growing demand in the region.

Last year I was wowed by Sphero, the small robotic ball that is driven using an Android or IOS smartphone. It was crazily fun to drive.

The rumoured Apple Watch 2, likely to be introduced in 2016, will apparently have a new wireless system for greater iPhone independence.

NZ's Cawthron Institute teams up with REANNZ to turbocharge global research with super high speed internet, vastly improving data sharing.

Northlanders are calling for better broadband and cellphone coverage, with a recent survey revealing dissatisfaction and a desire for improvement.

Samsung Electronics has been named the best brand in Asia for the fourth year in a row, beating out competitors such as Apple and Sony.

Netguide's Darren Price takes a look at The Elder Scrolls Online Tamriel Unlimited, now available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Coined the ‘biggest and baddest speaker in the BRV line of ultra-rugged wireless speakers’, capable of delivering 28 hours of uninterrupted play time.

Samsung says the flaw is extremely difficult to exploit, but if successful, an attacker could have an enormous amount of access to an affected device.

A new High Tech Youth Network studio has opened at Dunedin’s Carisbrook School - this is the first of its kind to open in the South Island.