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Hands-on Review: Samsung Gear VR

Samsung's Gear VR dazzles with an expansive app library and impressive wearability, setting it apart in the booming VR landscape.

By Patrick Pilcher • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Mar 2016

Marketing Technologies

Why digital marketing is the new traditional marketing

Digital marketing eclipses old ways, becoming the standard in a tech-led era of omnipresent consumer connection.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016

Hyperscale

Predictions 2016: Awakening the force in your data centre

The shift towards cloud-based data centers is driving major changes in the business world, with five key trends emerging for 2016 and beyond.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015

Supply Chain

Physical and virtual merge in Gartner's top 10 strategic tech trends

Architecture, smart machines and the glue that binds it all together are key features in Gartner's top 10 strategic technology trends for 2016.

By Heather Wright • 8 min read • Thu, 8th Oct 2015

Analyst report

It's time to leave the planning stage and become a digital business

Digital business leaders are 'pulling ahead of the pack' and leaving those still in the planning stage in their wake, according to a Gartner survey.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Sep 2015

Rakon

Rakon back to profit

Rakon returns to profit with a USD $3.2 million net gain after closing its UK plant and shifting production to India and NZ, despite doubling its debt.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 21st May 2015

NZ Retail Sales

NZ retail sales rise a record 2.7% in 1Q as back-to-school drives electronic goods

NZd retail sales rose at a record pace in the first three months of 2015 as the start of the school year underpinned demand for consumer electronics.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 14th May 2015

Wearables

Time ironically isn't on Apple's side in Switzerland

Apple's timepiece woes: Swiss trademark laws present an unexpected challenge for the tech titan's latest gadget rollout.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015

Internet of Things

IBM's new $3 billion Internet of Things unit

IBM is investing $3bn in a new IoT unit and building a cloud-based open platform to help clients build IoT solutions.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

RBNZ's Wheeler keeps OCR on hold, no rate hikes ahead

The Reserve Bank has removed the prospect of future interest rate hikes from its forecast horizon as a strong kiwi dollar and cheap oil hold down infl.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015

Unified Communications

Huawei announce 4.5G as the world waits for 5G

The 4.5G standard - otherwise known as LTE-M will provide extra bandwidth for demanding applications such as virtual reality and ultra HD video.

By Patrick Pilcher • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Developer tools stories

Noel Leeming

Warehouse posts 5% gain in 3rd-qtr sales, says FY profit on track

Warehouse Group posted a 5% gain in 3rd quarter sales which it said was in line with its expectations and meant it was on track to meet annual profit.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 8th May 2015

Microsoft

Microsoft's global Build conference comes to Auckland

Microsoft's Build developer conference is coming to Auckland on May 30 as part of the event's first ever global tour.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 8th May 2015

Warehouse may offer $125M of 5-year fixed-rate bonds

The retailer may sell as much as $125 million of five-year bonds to refinance $100 million of bonds maturing next month.

By Pattrick Smellie • 1 min read • Tue, 5th May 2015

Digital Entertainment

Ed Sheeran aids Kiwis to sleep, says Spotify

Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud tops Spotify's sleep playlists in New Zealand, helping Kiwis drift off, with Sam Smith and Kanye West close behind.

By Damian Seeto • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2015

Fintech

Flurry of IPOs tipped for NZX in coming months, says Nikko Asset equities analyst

Kiwi investors can expect a strong pipeline of initial public offerings from New Zealand and Australian companies listing in coming months to take adv.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015

Bank of New Zealand

NZ dollar charts record high vs Aussie dollar on RBA rate cut talk, weak iron ore

The New Zealand dollar rose to a record against the Australian dollar on speculation the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates again as so.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2015

Human Capital Management

NZ dollar slips as traders look ahead to dairy auction, US payrolls data

The New Zealand dollar fell ahead of key US manufacturing and employment reports, and before a dairy auction where buyers will have to absorb increase.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015