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Hands-on Review: Fitbit Versa, the perfect fitness lifestyle companion

Fitbit Versa introduces new capabilities to its lifestyle smartwatches including female health tracking and Fitbit Pay integration.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018

IoT Security

Exclusive: Why NZ is particularly vulnerable to cryptomining

Cryptomining is the newest cybersecurity threat dominating the headlines, but awareness of the attack method is still lacking among organisations.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018

Noel Leeming

Noel Leeming Group to dissolve Appliance Shed retail stores

The Appliance Shed sells a large range of appliances and technology products, including TV and audio products, phones, and home security systems.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018

FIXR

New marketplace app helps Kiwis find trusted car repair experts

FIXR has released New Zealand's first app marketplace that can help Aucklanders find trusted automotive service providers.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018

Commerce Commission

PB Tech raked over coals by ComCom for dodgy practices

PB Tech admits to 14 charges of violating extended warranty rules, while also being warned for bait advertising, according to the Commerce Commission.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018

Global Stories

Retail stories

Data Protection

Businesses collecting more data than they can handle - Gemalto

Only half of companies know where their sensitive data is stored, finds research by Gemalto, who surveyed 1,050 IT decision makers and 10,500 consumers.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018

Microsoft

Microsoft unveils its thin, sleek and cheap Surface Go tablet

Microsoft has designed its new two-in-one device with a basis of balancing versatility, performance, form and function.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018

Smart Cities

City of Lake Macquarie prepares for 'groundbreaking' smart city network

The Australian City of Lake Macquarie is set to roll out a smart city network in what is being hailed as a groundbreaking IoT initiative.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018

Data Analytics

Why email still makes for a great business tool

Despite the surge of social media and new communication tools, email remains a formidable business tool due to its directness and personalisation potential.

By Guy Hanson • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018

Unified Communications

NBN launches new POI product for RSPs

NBN has unveiled a new product for retail service providers, offering alternative access to Points of Interconnect and easing service management.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018

Data Analytics

Commvault partners with Lucidworks to bring AI innovations to data backup market

Commvault announced a new technology partnership with Lucidworks, a leader in AI-powered search and discovery.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

Malware

Best practices: Preventing and recovering from ransomware attacks

With ransomware attacks on the rise since 2017's WannaCry incident, organisations must adopt robust prevention and recovery measures to protect critical data.

By Marina Brook • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

Internet of Things

Australian local government body develops IoT-enabled smart restrooms

The restrooms are one part of the councils latest set of IoT initiatives, with the second involving water metering of multi-story buildings.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018

Surveillance

Western Digital announces product line geared for AI-powered video surveillance

According to IDC, the amount of big data exabytes generated by surveillance solutions is expected to grow by 25% per year through 2021.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

Marketing Technologies

What Kiwis need to follow through with online purchases

When you are establishing an eCommerce site, there are some things you'll want to be aware of to maximise the rate of purchase completion.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

DevOps

What are the benefits of NZ broadband performance testing?

The ComCom's first paper from new testing partner looks at how testing data can be used to empower purchasing and sales decisions.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

Drones

Australia's Big W to stock DJI drones

Despite harsh operating conditions imposed by the Australian regulators, drone ownership in Australia is about to get massive boost.

By Darren Price • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

Hyperscale

Basefarm's new recruit shares insights on EU data centre industry

Basefarm's SVP Petter Tømmeraas discusses the surge in European data centres, highlighting the shift towards managed IT services and cloud partnerships.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018