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Android users held to ransom for 'viewing illegal porn'
Malware

Android users held to ransom for 'viewing illegal porn'

Android users face ransom demands after malware, hidden in porn sites, locks their phones. Pay $300 to unlock, warns Bitdefender.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Fri, 9th May 2014
Mobile devices and apps now biggest concern for business security
Endpoint Protection

Mobile devices and apps now biggest concern for business security

As mobility comes to the fore for businesses, a new report shows mobile security is now top of mind across the enterprise.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 8th May 2014
Voice Control: Why Apple, Google and Microsoft need to fight back
Gaming

Voice Control: Why Apple, Google and Microsoft need to fight back

Digital platform providers are competing to find the next big method to grab consumers' attention: voice control and monitoring.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2014
Apple and the inevitability of disruption…
Payment Technologies

Apple and the inevitability of disruption…

Apple and Starbucks are eyeing the mobile payment market, but will they truly disrupt the way we pay? Analyst James Wester weighs in.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 7th May 2014
Samsung leads smartphone sales but is Lenovo / Motorola the winning team?
Lenovo

Samsung leads smartphone sales but is Lenovo / Motorola the winning team?

Juniper Research estimates that the combined Motorola-Lenovo smartphone shipments for Q1 2013 exceeded 20 million, putting the joint entity into a third place.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 7th May 2014
iOS review: Match Dots
Gaming

iOS review: Match Dots

Match Dots iOS game enchants with bright visuals and strategic play, making dot-matching unexpectedly addictive despite an easy start.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 6th May 2014
Why enterprises must embrace wearable tech...
Bring Your Own Device

Why enterprises must embrace wearable tech...

Once widespread consumer adoption takes place, the enterprise is never far behind – whether it's ready or not.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 6th May 2014
Ballmer: Microsoft and Apple are “two trick ponies”
Microsoft

Ballmer: Microsoft and Apple are “two trick ponies”

Former Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, shares his thoughts on the future of Microsoft at the Oxford Union. #Microsoft #CEO #technology.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 6th May 2014
Gartner: Facebook ups its bet on mobile...
Apps

Gartner: Facebook ups its bet on mobile...

You can say this about Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg: once they got the memo about mobile, internalised it and then made it an operational imperative.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 5th May 2014
Yoobee ups ante in 'one stop shop' plan
Unified Communications

Yoobee ups ante in 'one stop shop' plan

Yoobee is offering 2degrees voice and data plans instore, with customers able to use rebates on hardware beyond handsets.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 5th May 2014
Taking a look at doomed app downloads...
Apps

Taking a look at doomed app downloads...

Exploring doomed apps: From Instapaper's forgotten reads to seldom-used weather forecasts, a dive into apps that promise much but deliver little.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 5th May 2014
Industry feels the heat as tablet market misses a beat
Lenovo

Industry feels the heat as tablet market misses a beat

Tablet market stagnates with shipments dipping to 50.4m in Q1 2014, hinting at a tough year ahead for the tech industry.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 5th May 2014
Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple US$120m
Apple

Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple US$120m

Samsung to pay Apple £87m in patent row, a sum viewed as minor after a costly 3-year legal battle, despite Apple's claims of idea theft.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 5th May 2014
HTC One now available on the Telecom Mobile Network
Unified Communications

HTC One now available on the Telecom Mobile Network

The HTC One (M8) is now available at Telecom Mobile Network for NZD $1,099, both in-stores and online, promising groundbreaking features and design.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 2nd May 2014
Android App Review: Phyzicle Sandbox
Gaming

Android App Review: Phyzicle Sandbox

Dive into Phyzicle Sandbox, an imaginative playground where physics meets creativity. Ideal for kids and adults alike, it's pure fun.

By Eddie Monotone • 3 min read • Thu, 1st May 2014
Apple moves hint at imminent mobile payment deployment
Semiconductors

Apple moves hint at imminent mobile payment deployment

Apple hints at entering mobile payments, interviewing execs and securing patents, with Tim Cook showing keen interest in the space.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 1st May 2014
Daylight: next-gen survival-horror?
Gaming

Daylight: next-gen survival-horror?

Game Console's Darren Price takes a look at Daylight, the procedurally-generated survival-horror game for PC and PlayStation 4.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Thu, 1st May 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Is tech causing Kiwi consumers to stay indoors?
Gaming

Is tech causing Kiwi consumers to stay indoors?

New Zealanders are increasingly staying at home for shopping and leisure activities due to advances in technology, according to research by IDC New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 8th May 2014