Consumer tech stories - Page 14

Cheap smartphones dominating handset race
Tue, 21st Jul 2015
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Smartphones will account for 95% of handset sales by 2020 - and it's not the expensive flagship models leading the way.

Fitbit dominates wearables market
Tue, 14th Jul 2015
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Fitbit has experienced positive growth in the share market, dominating in the highly competitive wearables space.

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Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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Lenovo takes on New Zealand consumer market, Harri at the helm
Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
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Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi and Noel Leeming to retail consumer range as world's largest PC manufacturer makes push for NZ consumer market.

Cisco puts Spark into unified comms and collaboration
Wed, 18th Mar 2015
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Cisco is attempting to revolutionize UC with its online tool Cisco Spark, aiming to refine user experience and embrace consumer technologies.

Blamsung: why it would make sense for Samsung to buy BlackBerry
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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Samsung snaring BlackBerry could be a win-win: enriching Samsung's corporate prowess with BlackBerry's secure tech.

Wearables market set to soar, worth billions by 2020.
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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Tech forecast reveals wearable market to skyrocket to £20bn by 2020, with multipurpose devices leading the charge.

Quantum Dots are Coming, Here’s Why You Should Care
Thu, 8th Jan 2015
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Quantum dots are transforming TV visuals with eye-popping colours and sharpness, promising an affordable leap in display technology.

Internet of things a dramatic change says Samsung chief
Tue, 6th Jan 2015
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Samsung's CEO hails the Internet of Things as a pivotal shift, promising a more efficient and connected future at CES 2015.

Warehouse lifts 1Q sales by 3.5%, fattens margins at 'Red Sheds'
Fri, 7th Nov 2014
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Warehouse Group's sales climb 3.5% in Q1, buoyed by new store openings and robust 'Red Shed' performance, fuelling investor optimism.

Noel Leeming continues tech push with exclusive 3D deal
Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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The retailer says its new offerings further cement its place as the 'market leader' in consumer technology products.

Power of Internet of Things to change CISO security scope
Wed, 24th Sep 2014
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Over 20% of enterprises will have digital security services focused on protecting IoT devices by 2017, according to Gartner.

JB Hi-Fi NZ sales edge up despite market-wide tablet sales decline
Tue, 12th Aug 2014
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JB Hi-Fi reports slight sales growth in New Zealand, with total sales rise of 5.3% across Australia and New Zealand.

Apple, IBM and the Enterprisation of Consumer Technology...
Wed, 23rd Jul 2014
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The deal is about presenting Apple as a serious enterprise partner; as the company openly admits that it is a consumer-first company.

Restructuring Warehouse reports solid Q3 sales
Thu, 8th May 2014
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The Warehouse reports Q3 sales of $367.0m, up 3.2%, with 13 consecutive quarters of positive same store sales.

Apple and the inevitability of disruption…
Wed, 7th May 2014
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Apple and Starbucks are eyeing the mobile payment market, but will they truly disrupt the way we pay? Analyst James Wester weighs in.

Why enterprises must embrace wearable tech...
Tue, 6th May 2014
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Once widespread consumer adoption takes place, the enterprise is never far behind – whether it’s ready or not.

ASUS appoints seasoned veteran to lead NZ market charge
Tue, 25th Mar 2014
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Portia Chang, a veteran employee, appointed as the Regional Head of ASUS in New Zealand, bringing over a decade of experience to drive growth.

NZ tech firm nails down US wireless deal
Tue, 7th Jan 2014
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New Zealand firm PowerbyProxi has signed an agreement with US semiconductor company Texas Instruments to supply wireless power and charging solutions.

Apple's Cook takes swipe at 'confused' Microsoft
Sat, 26th Oct 2013
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'Our competition is confused. They’re turning tablets into PCs and PCs into tablets. Who knows what they’re going to do next?'.