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Global Stories

SmartPhones stories

Indian smartphone market meets major milestone

India's smartphone market hits a record-high with over 30 million shipments, driven by festive sales and a strong online presence.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Nov 2016

Customer Experience

Kiwis more trusting of digital payment methods - and customer experience is the driver

Kiwis are starting to trust digital payment methods much more since contactless, mobile wallets and online checkouts have arrived on the scene.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Nov 2016

iOS

What is Boomerang? Instagram explains

Instagram's Boomerang spices up Stories with looping mini-videos, while mentions and test links add new layers of interactivity.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Nov 2016

Microsoft

Expense management: Microsoft Excel isn't going to cut it

Growing businesses need to move away from spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel for expense tracking, says Concur.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Nov 2016

Digital Signage

Huawei has now shipped nine million P9 smartphones. What else could be next?

They've come such a long way in a short amount of time. They mightn't have the same brand recognition as Apple or Samsung, but they've been busy.

By Patrick Pilcher • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Nov 2016

Apple

17 different types: Is this Apple's dongle bongle?

Apple fans are going online to vent their anger at the dongle bongle. They may have good reasons too. Apple now sells a staggering 17 different types.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Nov 2016

Customer Relationship Management

How facial recognition will revolutionise customer experiences

Facial recognition technology could remove the need for paper-driven and time-consuming processes, and shorten the entire sales cycle.

By Graham McCorkill • 4 min read • Wed, 9th Nov 2016

Health Technologies

What the U.S election means for the tech sector

As the U.S. election looms, the tech sector braces for the impact of policies by future POTUS on innovation and growth.

By Shannon Williams • 8 min read • Wed, 9th Nov 2016

Gaming

Hands-on Review: APC M5 Mobile Power Pack - keep gadgets chugging

APC's M5 does one job and it does it brilliantly. If you want to spend time away from a wall socket, the M5 is definitely worth a look.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Nov 2016

Health Technologies

Outlook not great for Fitbit, despite revamp

Fitbit's growth has slowed, with shares plummeting 31% after lowering its guidance for Q4 revenue growth to just 2-5%.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2016

Google

There's great news for Android, but not so good for Apple

The relentless march of Android continues, and it isn't good news for Apple. There is no Steve Jobs to ride in and turn things around this time.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2016

Wearables

Late quarter drive from Apple sees significant growth in smart watch market

Apple Watch shipments drive significant growth in global smart watch market, with 2.8 million units shipped in Q3 2016.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Nov 2016

Marketing Technologies

6 trends transforming the future of Adobe

Adobe revolutionises digital creativity with mobile-first tools, cloud integration, and AI, signalling a transformed future for the tech titan.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Nov 2016

Surveillance

Smart home vulnerability: Tips for staying internet secure

Security is only as effective as the weakest link. Therefore, it is important to secure you entire home network and the devices that connect to it.

By Alex Talevski • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Nov 2016

Notebook

Which vendor remains on top in shrinking global tablet market?

Apple and Samsung defy downward trend in global tablet market, with IDC reporting year-over-year decline of 14.7%.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Nov 2016

Wearables

The Note 7 embarrassment: How badly damaged is Samsung really?

Samsung's long-term prospects remain bright despite short-term challenges, according to a survey on the Note 7 recall.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 31st Oct 2016

Apple

Are Chinese vendors saving the global smartphone market?

Chinese vendors propel global smartphone market to 6% growth in second straight quarter, countering declines by giants Samsung and Apple, says Canalys.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Oct 2016

Stories from Other Regions

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Mobile Device Management

BYOD: With greater device choice comes greater responsibility, Australian survey finds

Choose Your Own Device (CYOD) & Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) workplaces are common but so are the problems that go with them, a new Jamf survey finds.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Nov 2016