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Skype offers free calls from Nepal to help locals communicate following earthquake. Discounted rates for calls into Nepal.

As tablet sales drop, IDC finds silver lining in cellular models and resilient 2-in-1 devices amid dynamic tech market shifts.

Following the devastating earthquake, Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees have today announced they will credit the costs of calls and texts to Nepal.

Akamai Technologies, the Content Delivery Network (CDN) services provider, has made significant additions to its team in APJ with senior appointments.

Petrol stations have taken a big jump up in consumers' esteem in the past year, with 68 percent of those polled in a survey undertaken in January sayi.

CallPlus has been acquired by M2 Group, the Australian-based telecommunications and utilities provider, for NZ$250 million.

The static VoIP market is responsible for more than 96% of global VoIP revenues and these are expected to grow steadily in the next five years.

It seems Opengear is operating a pincer strategy. One side of their strategy is around maintaining their solid relationships with larger players.

Wellington hair salon rejects new Semble contactless payment system, urges retailers to hold out for EFTPOS 2.0.

Intermedia has launched its VoIP Scout network testing solution for its partners at the Channel Partners Conference in Las Vegas.

The ban will apply to unfair terms in standard-form consumer contracts used by electricity retailers, telcos, finance providers, pay-TV operators.

Slingshot has been named as the best performing broadband provider in New Zealand for the second year running.

According to IDC, mobility is primed for faster growth in consumer and enterprise markets in the Asia/Pacific region.

This is the year of digital transformation for business, fuelled by the Internet of Everything (IoE), according to Kevin Bloch, Cisco Australia and Ne.

Pat Pilcher caught up with Ray Owen, the new head of ANZ for Nokia to chat about the future of mobile networks.

New Zealand's Commerce Commission has released its final decision on the liability allocation for telecommunications providers.

Spark New Zealand and Vodafone, New Zealand's two dominant telecommunications providers, in partnership with Australian provider Telstra, will spen.

From gay CEOs, sexist CEOs and mean CEOs to women at the top, disappearing ISPs and our whole office fighting it out on their Fitbits, we’ve had a great year.

Labour ICT spokesperson Clare Curran says John Key can’t duck the blame for internet and phone price increases.

4G may have finally made it to New Zealand, but Huawei are already eying up the next generation of mobile technology.