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Expedia for iPad... Turning the tablets around travel apps
Apps

Expedia for iPad... Turning the tablets around travel apps

With over 475,000 apps currently available across the Apple iPad platform, what makes the new Expedia Tablet App oh so special?.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2014
iPredict a riot... Apple reveals record iPhone 6 orders...
Apple

iPredict a riot... Apple reveals record iPhone 6 orders...

Apple has announced a record number of pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, with over four million in the first 24 hours.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2014

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Context: The App is dead, long live the App
Microsoft

Context: The App is dead, long live the App

July 2008: a certain fruity company launched its app store and gave a home to 500 freshly pressed iPhone OS (iOS nowadays) apps.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2014
Apple's iPhone 6 Plus drives fans around the bend...
Apple

Apple's iPhone 6 Plus drives fans around the bend...

With so much hype surrounding the release of the iPhone 6 and the even bigger iPhone 6 Plus, it wasn't long before reports of faults started making headlines.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2014
Power of Internet of Things to change CISO security scope
Internet of Things

Power of Internet of Things to change CISO security scope

Over 20% of enterprises will have digital security services focused on protecting IoT devices by 2017, according to Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2014
Vodafone staff use smartphones, in place of access cards
Unified Communications

Vodafone staff use smartphones, in place of access cards

Vodafone pioneers with HID Global to let staff use smartphones as secure access keys, waving goodbye to traditional swipe cards.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2014
Off the scales as Apple smashes record iPhone sales...
Apple

Off the scales as Apple smashes record iPhone sales...

Apple shatters records, selling over 10 million iPhone 6 models in just three days post-launch, according to CEO Tim Cook.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2014
Was iPhone 6 launch 'pure Apple theatre'...?!
Wearables

Was iPhone 6 launch 'pure Apple theatre'...?!

Apple's iPhone 6 launch dazzles with theatre, leaving competitors and fans awe-struck, yet questioning its overt control.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2014
iHusband... Can iPhone 6 save 20 years of marriage?
Apple

iHusband... Can iPhone 6 save 20 years of marriage?

Polish man queues for 44 hours in Bristol to buy iPhone 6 in bid to salvage 20-year marriage after recent split.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2014
Microsoft initiates Round Two of jobs cuts... Lays off 2,100 staff
Microsoft

Microsoft initiates Round Two of jobs cuts... Lays off 2,100 staff

In a bid to streamline post-Nokia buy, Microsoft lays off 2,100, with 747 in Washington, marking its largest jobs cull since 2009.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sat, 20th Sep 2014
iPhone owners warned of iOS 8 prank
Cybersecurity

iPhone owners warned of iOS 8 prank

iPhone users beware: 'Apple Wave' hoax tricks users into microwaving their phones, risking destruction and danger.

By Patrick Pilcher • 1 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2014
Apple Watch: Fashion first, tech second...
Wearables

Apple Watch: Fashion first, tech second...

In line with the rest of the segment, Cupertino has realised that wearables need to be fashion first and technology second.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2014
Monitor this... Dell leads Samsung, HP, Lenovo and LG
Network Infrastructure

Monitor this... Dell leads Samsung, HP, Lenovo and LG

PC monitor shipments decline worldwide in 2Q14, but strong growth seen in US and Asia/Pacific, according to IDC.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2014
Set your smartwatch... Apple triggers market explosion
Wearables

Set your smartwatch... Apple triggers market explosion

Apple Watch launch set to supercharge the smartwatch market, with Gartner predicting a wearable tech boom by 2016.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2014
REVEALED: Dirty deal between NZ telcos and the GCSB...
Gaming

REVEALED: Dirty deal between NZ telcos and the GCSB...

We explain the legislative act that governs relations between the New Zealand telecommunications industry and surveillance agencies.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2014
New iPhone 6 gives NFC 'shot in the arm'
Apple

New iPhone 6 gives NFC 'shot in the arm'

Apple's iPhone 6 launch not only advanced tech specs but also revolutionised NFC with Apple Pay, boosting contactless payments.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2014
Dell NZ ramps up channel focus with Cyclone trial...
Network Infrastructure

Dell NZ ramps up channel focus with Cyclone trial...

Dell has funded its first head into the New Zealand channel, with an enterprise solutions focused position at Cyclone Computers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2014
Alcatel Lucent assesses... the SDN approach
Network Infrastructure

Alcatel Lucent assesses... the SDN approach

Alcatel-Lucent explores SDN's crucial role in addressing network congestion and meeting the soaring demand for seamless, high-quality digital experiences.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2014