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JBL releases new wireless headphones & home audio products

JBL unveils a diverse range of wireless headphones and home audio products in New Zealand, ideal for the upcoming Kiwi summer season.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Oct 2019

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

NZ missing out on billions due to lack of women investors

New Zealand could gain NZD $11 billion by increasing female participation in investing by 50%, as only 14% of women currently invest in shares.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019

Global Stories

Retail stories

Endpoint Protection

How SMS became the trusted mode of customer communications

About 90 percent of text messages are read within three minutes of receipt and we're seven times more likely to respond to a text than an email.

By Richard Favero • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Oct 2019

Unified Communications

5G brings potential for new revenue, customers

Over 50% of enterprises believe 5G will help customer acquisition and generate new revenue streams, according to Infosys research.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2019

Digital Transformation

Viva Energy appoints chief people and technology officer

Amanda Fleming joins Viva Energy as Chief People & Tech Officer, set to spearhead innovation and talent strategy.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2019

Human Capital Management

Oracle, CrimsonLogic amongst best places to work in Singapore

CrimsonLogic and Oracle, alongside others, have been recognised as top workplaces in Singapore by HR Asia, following a survey of over 8,000 employees.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019

Gaming

Battlefield-ready Stealth XP-Camo headsets now available in Australia

The XP-Camo allows gamers, streamers and audio fans to go from seat to street; with a headset equipped to deal with both in-game and real-life scenarios.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019

Digital Entertainment

Apple AirPods Pro: A new design, but no battery improvements

Apple unveils AirPods Pro with a fresh design and advanced noise cancellation; however, battery life remains unchanged. Available from 30 October for NZD $449.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019

Data Analytics

Alibaba Cloud achieves 'record' in big data performance

Alibaba Cloud's MaxCompute sets new global benchmark in big data and decision support tests, solidifying its market leadership with TPC validation.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019

Gaming

Seeing all the games at Auckland Armageddon Expo 2019

his year was headlined by both PlayStation and Nintendo bringing with them their best new and upcoming video games.

By Damian Seeto • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019

Gaming

Hands-on Review: One month with the Apple Watch Series 5

After a month with the Apple Watch Series 5, our in-depth review reveals it as the ultimate gadget for Apple enthusiasts, but is it worth the upgrade?.

By Lama Farhat • 6 min read • Fri, 25th Oct 2019

Endpoint Protection

The cost of securing BYOD with mobile agents - Bitglass

A security solution like mobile device management (MDM) fails to respect user privacy and should not be a common security practice.

By Dave Shephard • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Oct 2019

Virtualisation

You're invited: Veeam shares latest trends, practices in cloud data management

Join Veeam's annual tour in Australia and New Zealand to explore the latest trends and best practices in cloud data management with industry experts.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Oct 2019

Gaming

Minecraft Earth is now available in New Zealand

It's great that Kiwis get this early opportunity to join Minecraft as it takes the leap from the screen into the AR world.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Oct 2019

Artificial Intelligence

Online retailers adopting AI high rates, but still have room to improve

Despite high adoption of AI, retailers still need improvements in hyper-personalisation and customer intent understanding, reveals Lucidworks research.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Oct 2019

Data Science

The dawn of a new age: Google cracks quantum supremacy

Google's Sycamore quantum computer achieves quantum supremacy by solving a complex computation in 200 seconds, outperforming classical computers.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Oct 2019

Unified Communications

How cloud technologies are shaping the data-driven contact centre

According to a global Ecosystm cloud study, more than half (53%) of organisations have increased work processes and efficiency as a result of using the cloud.

By Audrey William • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Oct 2019