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Wellington gets the VR treatment as world's first gamified city

If you've never been to 'the coolest little capital in the world', now's your chance to experience it in the comfort of your own home.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Global Stories

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Internet of Things

Teens prove IoT device vulnerabilities by hacking them

After two teens managed to hack hundreds of thousands of printers around the world, KYOCERA Document Solutions has some tips for businesses.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 1st Feb 2019

Malware

Why the growing threat of scam apps demands attention

Unethical online advertising and app management can have serious consequences, warns ESET. Users urged to verify apps before installing to avoid scams.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019

Digicel

Connectivity in Tonga restored by SES following fibre outage

Connectivity restored in Tonga by SES after cable cut. Digicel leverages SES's C-band beams to quickly bring mobile networks and broadband back online.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019

Gaming

Adobe acquires leading 3D creation software Substance

With the acquisition of Allegorithmic, Adobe takes on the industry leading 3D textures and materials creation software for Creative Cloud.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019

Storage

Samsung cracks 1TB embedded smartphone storage

The new Universal Flash Storage offers the most internal memory yet and 10x the speed of a typical microSD card for data-intensive applications.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019

Semiconductors

IDC: Worst smartphone sales year ever

Smartphone shipments decline 4.9% in Q4 2018, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of decline, according to data from IDC.

By Ben Moore • 5 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019

Malware

5 tips for protection against surging number of scam apps

We all love them and our lives are effectively run by them, but research has revealed apps are increasingly growing deceitful with ulterior motives.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Data Analytics

How marketing automation could shape NZ's future

85% of leisure travellers decide on activities post-arrival, highlighting the need for timely, tailored marketing.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Unified Communications

ServersCheck expands IIoT in Oz with new partnership

BDC Services will provide customers in Australia with an online store for ServersCheck products and local technical pre-sales and onsite support.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Unified Communications

How an internal chatbot can streamline a business

Chatbots have typically been used for customer experience, but AvePoint ANZ believes employees should also benefit from their use.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Hybrid Cloud

Exclusive Q&A: Why businesses are storing useless hardware

In this exclusive interview, Blancco's Fredrik Forslund details just how expensive the issue of data centre waste has become.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

IT Automation

Automation Anywhere announces new digital workers

Automation Anywhere has unveiled human-centric digital workers to help organisations automate repetitive tasks and accelerate digital transformation.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Hyperscale

BigCommerce migrates to Google Cloud

BigCommerce has migrated its hosting infrastructure to Google Cloud, offering faster page load times and improved customer experience for its 60,000 merchants.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

IT Automation

Blue Prism's massive upcoming expansion to RPA platform

With RPA becoming one of the most important tools to a modern organisation, Blue Prism has big plans for the next few months.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Internet of Things

New vendor expands Dicker Data's enterprise IoT portfolio

The IT distribution giant has made a further commitment to enterprise IoT thought the signing of NNNCo, an enterprise IoT specialist platform.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Storage

Exclusive Q&A: The on-premises data centre is here to stay

In an exclusive interview, Scality's Paul Speciale shares his thoughts on the data centre and cloud industries.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Data Protection

Retail industry delaying digital transformation out of security concerns – Microsoft

While significant losses can result from cyberattacks, the benefits of digital transformation far outweigh the risks, according to Microsoft New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Jan 2019