Kiwi tech start-up SellShed to crowdfund expansion
Posted on 9-Mar-2015 10:40 News, Web media
A rapidly growing Kiwi tech startup aims to raise $500,000 through equity crowdfunding to continue to expand its social marketplace app, which is based on a geo-advertising business model.
Prizes won for apps to improve students' experience of Wellington
Posted on 9-Mar-2015 10:39 News, Web media
A team of three former and current Victoria University of Wellington students are $10,000 richer after taking out the top prize in a competition to create a mobile app that will enhance students' experience of the capital city.
New business accelerator to focus on product startups
Posted on 9-Mar-2015 10:36 News, Web media
In a first for New Zealand, the Wellington region will host a business acceleration programme designed to give startups with a physical product the opportunity to grow their companies faster through the combination of seed funding, intensive mentoring and focused business and product development.
MYOB grows its developer partner network
Posted on 4-Mar-2015 20:26 News, Computing
Accounting software provider MYOB has reached a new milestone with its API program, attracting more than 2000 API developer partners to the ecosystem in just two years.
Virtual Reality system Project Morpheus extends world of PlayStation4
Posted on 4-Mar-2015 17:57 News, Consumer Electronics
At the 2015 Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. unveiled the new prototype of "Project Morpheus" (Morpheus) - a virtual reality (VR) system that takes the PlayStation4 (PS4) system to the next level of immersion and demonstrates the future of gaming.
Sony delivers new mid-range smartphones with Xperia M4 Aqua
Posted on 3-Mar-2015 10:25 News, Android
Sony Mobile is changing its mid-range device strategy with the introduction of Xperia M4 Aqua - a smartphone bringing Sony’s leadership in camera, design, battery and performance to an accessible price point.
SOTI MobiControl 12.1 integrates Android for Work, Samsung KNOX 2.4 and Advanced iOS enrollment
Posted on 2-Mar-2015 23:20 News, Security
SOTI Inc. has announced the general availability of SOTI MobiControl 12.1. This new version represents the first same-day enterprise mobility management solution of devices using Android for Work. Also included in this release is support for Samsung KNOX, as well as a streamlined deployment of iOS devices.
BlackBerry Announces New Cross-platform EMM Cloud for Enterprises and SMBs
Posted on 2-Mar-2015 23:15 News, BlackBerry
BlackBerry has announced BES12 Cloud, a cloud-based enterprise mobility management solution that will offer easy management of iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry 10 smartphones and tablets, as well as a wide range of Samsung KNOX and Android for Work smartphones and tablets.
Huawei announces new smart wearable devices
Posted on 2-Mar-2015 20:38 News, Consumer Electronics
Huawei today unveiled a series of wearable devices including the Huawei Watch, TalkBand B2, and TalkBand N1 for consumers to stay connected, on the eve of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015.
Huawei unveils the Android Wear-based Huawei Watch
Posted on 2-Mar-2015 20:34 News, Android
The fully circular watch features a 1.4-inch touch-sensitive AMOLED display, scratch-proof sapphire crystal lens, cold-forged stainless steel frame, and comes with a built-in heart rate monitor and six-axis motion sensors.
SanDisk pushes the envelope with a 200GB microSD card
Posted on 2-Mar-2015 12:02 News, Consumer Electronics
SanDisk achieved this capacity breakthrough by leveraging the proprietary technology developed last year for the 128GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC card, and creating a new design and production process that allows for more bits per die.
Finalists for Microsoft NZ 2015 Partner Awards announced
Posted on 25-Feb-2015 19:46 News, Computing
Now in its eighth year, the annual Partner Awards exists to recognise excellence in the IT sector from those companies that integrate Microsoft solutions into their products and services.
