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Kiwi Stories

Four tips to help you keep up with your business growth

Business is booming, but you're drowning. Somewhere, beneath a mountain of paperwork and a virtual avalanche of Excel spreadsheets.

By Sam Allert • 5 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2016

Network Infrastructure

Wireless: It's all about location, location, location

Location services are driving Wi-Fi opportunities for New Zealand resellers according to Ruckus Wireless chief executive Selina Lo.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Oct 2015

Windows

Local Kiwi councils turn to Panasonic Toughpads

NZ councils embrace Panasonic's rugged tech for outdoor work, finding Toughpads ideal for demanding environments and enhancing efficiency.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2015

Global Stories

Facebook

Facebook launches alternative text function for the blind

Facebook introduces 'automatic alternative text' to help blind people experience and understand photos on the platform.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Apr 2016

Microsoft

Lightning Lab backs Kiwi start-ups thinking big

The Lightning Lab has announced the digital startups that will take part in the Lightning Lab 2016 Auckland Programme and the Wellington XX Programme.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016

DataCentre infrastructure

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes with Schneider Electric GM

Luck is hard work meeting opportunity - one of the firmly-held principles of Schneider Electric's general manager for Pacific channel alliances.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Huawei Watch

There's a lot to like about the Huawei Watch. It's one of the best Android wear devices available at the moment.

By Patrick Pilcher • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Nov 2015

Gaming

Hands-on Review: UE Boom 2

If you like making sure you have a soundtrack for your summer travels, the UE Boom will make your plans a lot easier.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Huawei P8 Lite

Huawei has released its new budget phone, the P8 Lite. With solid performance and affordability, can it live up to its predecessor?.

By Patrick Pilcher • 5 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2015

Unified Communications

Faster speeds for Vodafone customers as telco implements new tech

Vodafone ramps up 4G speeds in New Zealand, introducing Carrier Aggregation tech for up to 56% faster downloads.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Oct 2015

Data Analytics

Locationing tech boosting customer retention and retailer revenue

Today's retailers face the same challenge - shoppers have so many choices, with the competition always just a few keystrokes away, any time of the day.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Oct 2015

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Asus UX305

I was pleasantly surprised by Asus's latest mid-range offering, the Zenbook UX305, which offers a surprisingly solid build and bang per buck value.

By Patrick Pilcher • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Sep 2015

Robotics

Darth Vader would love this: Dark Side Ollie

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.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2015

Apps

Samsung Galaxy S6 Active: The new ruggedised smartphone

Samsung has begun launching its Galaxy S6 Active smartphone, which is targeted toward athletes and outdoorsy people.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Jun 2015

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Asus ZenWatch

The first crop of Android wear smartwatches were somewhat underwhelming. Since then all things design-wise with Android wear seems to have improved...

By Patrick Pilcher • 6 min read • Wed, 20th May 2015