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Will business travellers adopt wearables?
Wearables

Will business travellers adopt wearables?

True disruption can only occur when a technology solves a problem in such a way that users can't imagine doing the same task the old way ever again.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
Soon you'll actually be allowed to Facebook at work
Data Analytics

Soon you'll actually be allowed to Facebook at work

Facebook prepares to blend professional and social worlds with its new Facebook at Work platform, challenging tech giants in enterprise tools.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014
Move over Spotify, YouTube's here
Digital Entertainment

Move over Spotify, YouTube's here

New licensing deals means unofficial streams posted by regular users are now more likely to disappear, replaced by official uploads from labels.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2014
What is the real cost of cloud computing?
Hyperscale

What is the real cost of cloud computing?

Discover the true cost of cloud computing with 451 Research's Cloud Price Index, revealing an average $2.56 per hour for web applications.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Nov 2014
Social networks drain smartphone batteries, says AVG
Google

Social networks drain smartphone batteries, says AVG

AVG reports social networks like Facebook and Instagram are major culprits in smartphone battery drain and storage woes.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014
Local IT provider partners with Maori tribe to improve healthcare services
Health Technologies

Local IT provider partners with Maori tribe to improve healthcare services

K&L partners with Ngati Porou to boost East Coast health services, bringing local IT solutions and 24/7 support to Maori healthcare.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014
Google updates cloud to compete with Amazon and Azure
Hyperscale

Google updates cloud to compete with Amazon and Azure

Google announces updates to its Cloud Platform services, including a new container engine and expanded connectivity options. Prices also cut.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014
New update to Gmail incorporates all email providers
Google

New update to Gmail incorporates all email providers

The new Gmail app will work not only with Gmail addresses, but also with Outlook, Yahoo and any IMAP- or Exchange-based email accounts.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Nov 2014
Google offers 'helpful assistant' with new Calendar upgrade
Microsoft

Google offers 'helpful assistant' with new Calendar upgrade

Google revamps its calendar app with smart features to outshine Outlook, making scheduling easier with intuitive assists and visual upgrades.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2014
Banks to go to war in mobile payment battle
Marketing Technologies

Banks to go to war in mobile payment battle

Several major banks are gearing up to release their own mobile payment apps, which could prove a major competitor for Apple Pay and competing products.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
Google's Lollipop biggest redesign of Android in years
Google

Google's Lollipop biggest redesign of Android in years

The latest version of Google's Android mobile operating system is being touted as the biggest redesign of Android in years.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2014
How wearables are changing the face of healthcare
Health Technologies

How wearables are changing the face of healthcare

Wearable tech redefines healthcare, with Google developing disease-detecting pills and more devices aiding chronic disease management.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2014
Siri who? Meet Watson - IBM's cognitive computing system
Unified Communications

Siri who? Meet Watson - IBM's cognitive computing system

IBM's Watson, outdoing Siri with its ability to learn and converse in natural language, revolutionises computing at the Westcon event.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Oct 2014
Google announces Inbox: is the future of email finally here?
Google

Google announces Inbox: is the future of email finally here?

Google unveils Inbox, a revolutionary email service poised to redefine email management and user-friendliness, promising an organised future.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2014

Stories from Other Regions

UPDATE: Global push to act on tax avoidance has broad support, English says
Microsoft

UPDATE: Global push to act on tax avoidance has broad support, English says

There is broad global support for moves to curb international tax avoidance, New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English said on the sidelines of the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Sun, 16th Nov 2014
RBNZ seeks stronger regulatory oversight of payment systems
Marketing Technologies

RBNZ seeks stronger regulatory oversight of payment systems

The Reserve Bank wants stronger oversight of the nation's payment systems, with a particularly focus on managing risks from the global infrastructu.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Nov 2014
RESEND: Canterbury University gets funding to develop user-friendly wearable computers
Google

RESEND: Canterbury University gets funding to develop user-friendly wearable computers

Two University of Canterbury researchers have received $870,000 in Marsden funding over three years to research how engineering and psychology coul.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2014
Google and PwC enter into partnership
Partner Programmes

Google and PwC enter into partnership

PwC and Google have announced they are entering into a joint business relationship to bring new and innovative services to companies around the world.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2014