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Zomato and Uber team up to target hungry app users
Uber

Zomato and Uber team up to target hungry app users

Zomato and Uber's new tie-up offers seamless travel to eateries, enriching dining experiences for food lovers across 13 countries.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2015
HotelQuickly brings last minute bookings to NZ
Applications

HotelQuickly brings last minute bookings to NZ

HotelQuickly eyes Kiwi dominance, targets 100k NZ users as its on-demand booking app hits local shores with top hotel deals.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2015
GST goes mobile – and crowdsourced
iOS

GST goes mobile – and crowdsourced

Inland Revenue has taken GST returns mobile with the launch of myIRmobile app - the result of a crowdsourcing competition.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
Android App Review: NZ Blood Service
Gaming

Android App Review: NZ Blood Service

The Blood Service app won't make dealing with needles any easier, But it does make it easier to find somewhere to donate blood and get you booked in.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015
Kiwi app launches with Google Wallet
Google

Kiwi app launches with Google Wallet

New Zealand developed app, Printicular, is on a shortlist of apps that deliver Google Wallet to Android users, placing it with the likes of Uber.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015
Durex releases app to help people turn their phones off
Apple

Durex releases app to help people turn their phones off

The Durex Connect app masks users' home screens, effectively putting the handsets to sleep and removing all distractions.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2015

Global Stories

Applications stories

Android App Review: Toxic Thinking
Gaming

Android App Review: Toxic Thinking

Toxic Thinking app, a boon for mental health awareness, falters on user experience, needing polish to match its noble purpose.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Tue, 5th May 2015
Android App Review: Unblock
Gaming

Android App Review: Unblock

Unblock: a free, fun and addictive puzzle game that will keep you entertained for hours (or maybe just minutes). Read more.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2015
Android app review: Gloomy Dungeon 3d: Hardcore
Gaming

Android app review: Gloomy Dungeon 3d: Hardcore

Gloomy Dungeon 3d: Hardcore is a Doom-esque first-person shooter that is 3D, hardcore, and set in a gloomy dungeon. It's perfect, really.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2015
Hands-on Review: iPhone Data Recovery App
Gaming

Hands-on Review: iPhone Data Recovery App

The hardware may be state of the art, the software well designed, but the meat-ware (that's us) is more often than not both stupid and forgetful.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2015
Android App Review: Napp
Gaming

Android App Review: Napp

Simplify your siesta with 'Napp', the app designed to perfection for hassle-free napping - just set and snooze!.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2015
App developers urged to stay relevant in mature market
Apple

App developers urged to stay relevant in mature market

Mobile app adoption is maturing, and app providers need to focus on retention strategies to ensure relevance in the marketplace, says Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2015
Android App Review: Little Alchemy
Gaming

Android App Review: Little Alchemy

For such a simple premise Little Alchemy is a delightful, absorbing game, and one that I would happily recommend for kids or adults.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Startup teaches children strategies for resisting ads and in-app purchases
Marketing Technologies

Startup teaches children strategies for resisting ads and in-app purchases

In 2009, almost half of the top selling apps targeted young children, and 80% of top-selling educational apps in the iTunes store target children.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Android App Review: Nail Doctor - Kids Games
Gaming

Android App Review: Nail Doctor - Kids Games

Nail Doctor is everything I hate about cheaply-made, cynical revenue-grabbing apps, combined with everything I hate about foot hygiene.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015
Good Technology makes a play in the wearable security market
Data Protection

Good Technology makes a play in the wearable security market

Good Technology has leaped aboard the wearables bandwagon, upgrading their enterprise mobile data security platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2015
Apple gains dominance in healthcare sector
Open source

Apple gains dominance in healthcare sector

Apple is gaining traction in the health and medical research space with ResearchKit, the open source software framework.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2015
Air New Zealand to launch Apple Watch app
Wearables

Air New Zealand to launch Apple Watch app

Air New Zealand will soon become one of the first New Zealand companies to launch an app for the highly anticipated Apple Watch.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2015