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Pedestrians wearing headphones campaign target
Headphones

Pedestrians wearing headphones campaign target

Three deaths at level crossings in the past 18 months have prompted a Rail Safety Week drive against headphone use near tracks.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
Hyperkin gaming hardware hits NZ in Play Distribution deal
Gaming

Hyperkin gaming hardware hits NZ in Play Distribution deal

Play Distribution new Hyperkin deal will see offerings including retro-style controllers and attachments to enable Game Boy games on Android, hit NZ.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017

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Motorola's self-repairing screen could be the turning point for your phone's war on concrete
Unified Communications

Motorola's self-repairing screen could be the turning point for your phone's war on concrete

The phone would be able to sense the cracks on the touchscreen display and then apply heat to reshape and repair the damage...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
Transfer data at light-speed: Samsung's portable SSD T5 is here!
Samsung

Transfer data at light-speed: Samsung's portable SSD T5 is here!

The Samsung Portable SSD T5 is meant to elevate data transference while still remaining relatively cost-effective...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
Huawei phones more popular than Apple, who would have guessed?
Apple

Huawei phones more popular than Apple, who would have guessed?

Huawei outshines Apple in Central and Eastern Europe with a savvy focus on affordable, yet capable smartphones.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017
All Samsung phones will now have fingerprint scanners, yes, even the low-range ones
Biometrics

All Samsung phones will now have fingerprint scanners, yes, even the low-range ones

Enhanced by latest AI technology, BioSign 2.0 supports small fingerprint sensors and offers a robust authentication experience...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Aug 2017
Vendors moving up and down the ranks in mixed bag wearable band market
Wearables

Vendors moving up and down the ranks in mixed bag wearable band market

Apple has fallen to third place in the market, overtaken by both Xiaomi and Fitbit - despite the latter experiencing a 34% year-on-year decline.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2017
Smartphone and OS market – good for some, not so good for others
iOS

Smartphone and OS market – good for some, not so good for others

The data revealed Apple and Samsung continue to spearhead smartphone sales, each holding five models on the top 10 best-selling list.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Aug 2017
Boost efficiency and customer service with the Zebra TC56
Customer Relationship Management

Boost efficiency and customer service with the Zebra TC56

Today's workers want a device that is every bit as contemporary and easy to use as the smartphone they use every day.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Aug 2017
Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017
Lenovo

Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017

Despite the turmoil within the market, 3 of the top 5 vendors actually managed to increase their shares of the market and grow on an annual basis.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 5th Aug 2017
The holographic phone is real! Red reveals its elusive modular smartphone
AR, VR & Metaverse

The holographic phone is real! Red reveals its elusive modular smartphone

Red's long-awaited holographic smartphone is unveiled, sporting VR/AR tech and a hefty size to match its ambitious technology.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017
Slight decline in smartphone market for Q2 2017 to be short-lived
Apple

Slight decline in smartphone market for Q2 2017 to be short-lived

​New research from IDC has revealed the smartphone market declined slightly in the second quarter of 2017 – but this is expected to soon change.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017
Wearables market in state of flux – Ovum details what the future holds
Wearables

Wearables market in state of flux – Ovum details what the future holds

For many vendors in the wearables industry, layoffs and senior management departures have been a common theme of late - but there are opportunities.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
Sluggish Chinese smartphone market to get boost from new launches
Analyst report

Sluggish Chinese smartphone market to get boost from new launches

Huawei is continuing to hold top spot in China's smartphone market, closely followed by Oppo and Vivo. But what lies ahead for the market?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017

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Samsung opts with Suprema BioSign solution for its latest smartphones
Biometrics

Samsung opts with Suprema BioSign solution for its latest smartphones

​Suprema's BioSign mobile fingerprint authentication algorithm has been picked up by Samsung for its Galaxy J5 2017 and Galaxy A7 smartphones.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017
Aussie startup pre-empts hackers with smartphone tech that blocks NFC attacks
Physical Security

Aussie startup pre-empts hackers with smartphone tech that blocks NFC attacks

Smartphone NFC capabilities put users at risk of identity theft and hacking, warns Australian startup ARMOURCARD.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017
First Apple, now Huawei - China's Guizhou gets a new data center
Apple

First Apple, now Huawei - China's Guizhou gets a new data center

Huawei launches data centre in Guizhou, China, following Apple, as part of a major tech expansion in the region.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017