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Android App Review: Flow Free
Gaming

Android App Review: Flow Free

The potential scope for games and apps is rapidly increasing, but sometimes the simple things are still the most effective.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2014
Android App Review: Pixel Detective
Gaming

Android App Review: Pixel Detective

Pixel Detective's retro charm fades under repetition, lacking depth and mystery despite a visually appealing setup.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2014
Android App Review: Auckland Civil Defence
Gaming

Android App Review: Auckland Civil Defence

Auckland's Civil Defence app brings vital disaster prep to your fingertips, practicality over panache, ensuring readiness is just a tap away.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2014
Android App Review: Dating Tips and Tricks
Gaming

Android App Review: Dating Tips and Tricks

Ask questions about the things the person you are flirting with is talking about to show you are listening and interested, even if you're not.

By Eddie Monotone • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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
Microsoft excels with Office for iPad…
Microsoft

Microsoft excels with Office for iPad…

Addressing the industry at the intersection of cloud and mobile, Satya Nadella embarked on one of his first tasks as new Microsoft CEO.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2014
Enterprise beware... 75% of mobile apps will fail basic security tests
Cybersecurity

Enterprise beware... 75% of mobile apps will fail basic security tests

More than 75% of mobile apps will fail security tests by 2015, leaving data vulnerable, says Gartner. #mobilesecurity #apps #Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2014
How SMBs are replacing paper forms...
Software Development

How SMBs are replacing paper forms...

Auckland's Easy Forms is revolutionising SMBs by converting paper forms into mobile apps, enhancing efficiency and service.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Sep 2014
Childchat app assists with early education
University of Canterbury

Childchat app assists with early education

New Childchat app aims to increase understanding of speech and language development in children. #ChildchatApp #SpeechDevelopment.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Sep 2014
New Expedia app changes travel game...
Expedia

New Expedia app changes travel game...

Expedia revolutionises travel planning with a new app for tablets, offering a seamless interface for booking flights and hotels simultaneously.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Sep 2014
iOS App Review: Circle the Dot
Gaming

iOS App Review: Circle the Dot

Circle the Dot iOS game review: Fantastically simple yet maddeningly tough, this free app will have you encircling dots for hours.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 4th Sep 2014
Mobile privacy and the cross-device conundrum...
Mobile Device Management

Mobile privacy and the cross-device conundrum...

Most mobile apps ask us kindly to agree to all kinds of data sharing up front. We do, assuming the app won't work if we don't (it will).

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Sep 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Applications stories

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

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
NV Interactive: Windows 8 Not Out…
Microsoft

NV Interactive: Windows 8 Not Out…

Upon walking to the middle, Matt Pickering won the toss - he chose to bat, with Microsoft's new OS as his opening partner.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Sep 2014
TechEd LIVE: Capturing intent key as work/life balance dies
Microsoft

TechEd LIVE: Capturing intent key as work/life balance dies

Casually chatting across boardroom chairs, a relaxed James Whittaker dismissed the notion of work-life balance.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2014
Creative Kiwi app helps to tell collaborative stories in the digital age...
Auckland University of Technology

Creative Kiwi app helps to tell collaborative stories in the digital age...

New app Imagistory allows children to tell their own stories by flipping through images - no text necessary. Education experts support its use.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2014
Android App Review: New Zealand Topo Maps
Gaming

Android App Review: New Zealand Topo Maps

Experience the wilds of New Zealand in your palm with Topo Maps app, transforming bulky paper maps into convenient digital guides.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Sep 2014
Android App Review: St John NZ
Gaming

Android App Review: St John NZ

Apparently more than nine people go into cardiac arrest every day in New Zealand, and their chances of survival are not high.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Sep 2014