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Apple watch shipments up 30% YoY with boost from LTE in APAC
Wearables

Apple watch shipments up 30% YoY with boost from LTE in APAC

Apple saw a 30% YoY rise in Q2 2018 smartwatch shipments, driven by LTE model popularity in APAC. Yet, its market share dipped to 34%.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Jul 2018
Hands-on Review: Sonic Mania Plus is a fast paced experience
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Sonic Mania Plus is a fast paced experience

Sonic Mania came out last year and is often regarded to be one of the best Sonic games of all time. Now a newer version of the game is here.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Jul 2018
Hands-on Review: Motorola moto g6 play & moto e5: Mobiles with power and pizzazz
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Motorola moto g6 play & moto e5: Mobiles with power and pizzazz

Motorola's moto g6 and moto e5 impress with user-friendly features, sharp displays, and strong performance, offering real competition in the Android market.

By Owen McCarthy • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Extreme phishing: The rise of SMS scams & SMiShing around the globe
Phishing

Extreme phishing: The rise of SMS scams & SMiShing around the globe

Like phishing, SMiShing are scams that encourage users to urgently click on a link or respond directly with their personal and sensitive details.

By Tim Dillon • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018
IDC - Global traditional PC market growth strongest since 1Q12
Network Infrastructure

IDC - Global traditional PC market growth strongest since 1Q12

The traditional PC market witnessed its strongest growth since 1Q12, with 2Q18 shipments reaching 62.3 million units, a 2.7% year-on-year increase, per IDC.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Jul 2018
New $300m fund launched by Apple for a cleaner China
Hyperscale

New $300m fund launched by Apple for a cleaner China

Apple has launched a jointly funded initiative to promote renewable energy in China in an attempt to reduce the effects of electronics manufacturing.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Jul 2018
Apple's MacBook Pro gets a performance spruce up; MacOS Mojave coming soon
Apple

Apple's MacBook Pro gets a performance spruce up; MacOS Mojave coming soon

Apple's MacBook Pro is getting a spruce up with new 8th-generation Intel Core processors, a quieter keyboard, and much more.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Jul 2018
Former UFC star Ronda Rousey is being added to the WWE 2K19 roster
Gaming

Former UFC star Ronda Rousey is being added to the WWE 2K19 roster

After a successful UFC career, Ronda Rousey retired from MMA to become a pro wrestler. Now gamers can enjoy playing as her in WWE 2K19.

By Damian Seeto • 1 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Canalys: Smart speaker installed base market to hit 2018 milestone
Digital Entertainment

Canalys: Smart speaker installed base market to hit 2018 milestone

Smart speaker installed base set to hit 100 million by year-end, with Amazon Echo taking over 50% share, says Canalys.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2018
Kiwi consumers optimistic about smart home technology
Internet of Things

Kiwi consumers optimistic about smart home technology

23% of polled Kiwis believe they could save the equivalent of 100 hours of free time per year thanks to connected technology.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
Tech Data partners with Parallels to bring cross-platform solutions to ANZ partners
Unified Communications

Tech Data partners with Parallels to bring cross-platform solutions to ANZ partners

Tech Data says the new agreement will allow ANZ channel partners to drive enhanced customer experience for customers.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018
Exclusive: SWIFT payments boss on how fintech will impact businesses
Fintech

Exclusive: SWIFT payments boss on how fintech will impact businesses

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with SWIFT head of Oceania Bill Doran to discuss how payments are changing on a global scale.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 7 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2018
Emirates flies high with VR technology
AR, VR & Metaverse

Emirates flies high with VR technology

This new feature available on emirates.com allows users to navigate through the Economy, Business and First Class cabins.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018
Venafi announces new enterprise endpoint management solution
Endpoint Protection

Venafi announces new enterprise endpoint management solution

Organisations must provide mobile devices of all types with secure machine identities that support authentication, encryption and decryption.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Jul 2018
Three providers of unified endpoint management software named IDC innovators
Endpoint Detection and Response

Three providers of unified endpoint management software named IDC innovators

Unified endpoint management (UEM) technologies provide management, configuration, and deployment capabilities to all end-user computing devices.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
SkyKick upgrades offerings to show commitment to partners
Disaster Recovery

SkyKick upgrades offerings to show commitment to partners

After raising $40 million in funding, SkyKick has made improvements to their products aimed at providing support for channel partners.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018
Those Fortnite for Android links are maliciously fake
Gaming

Those Fortnite for Android links are maliciously fake

Malicious YouTube links offering fake Fortnite downloads for Android are preying on eager fans, spreading malware instead of the awaited game.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Jun 2018

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

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