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  ​IN PICTURES: Kiwis head to paradise as Synnex rewards top performing Lenovo stars

  Synnex New Zealand rewarded its top performing Lenovo partners in December, taking Kiwis to Fiji following its “Escape to Paradise” competition.

  ​IN PICTURES: Kiwis head to paradise as Synnex rewards top performing Lenovo stars
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  ​IN PICTURES: NZ open for business as Microsoft launches Surface Pro 4 - Part 2

  Microsoft launched its Surface Pro 4 in New Zealand to growing demand last week, at a high-profile party held in central Auckland.

  ​IN PICTURES: NZ open for business as Microsoft launches Surface Pro 4 - Part 2
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  ​IN PICTURES: NZ open for business as Microsoft launches Surface Pro 4

  Microsoft launched its Surface Pro 4 in New Zealand to growing demand last week, at a high-profile party held in central Auckland.

  ​IN PICTURES: NZ open for business as Microsoft launches Surface Pro 4
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  ​IN PICTURES: Microsoft unveils new Lumia and wearable devices

  A closer look at Redmond's new Lumia device range, featuring a revamped smartphone models - Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL and a new wearable - Microsoft Band 2.

  ​IN PICTURES: Microsoft unveils new Lumia and wearable devices
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  Google I/O 2015 in photos

  Once again, Google I/O was held at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco, May 28 and 29. As Google's annual confab for third-party developers, engineers from across the world attended the show to hear about Google's latest products and services. This year, Google revealed, among other services, Android Pay, a new way to purchase items in brick-and-mortar stores using Android smartphones; a developer preview of "M," the next version of the Android operating system; Brillo, a new OS based on Android to control devices in the home and let them talk to each other; and a new photo sharing app called Google Photos.

  Google I/O 2015 in photos
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  IN PICTURES: ESET product launch and wine tasting, Perth, 27/04/15 (+45 photos)

  ESET launched a range of business solutions covering endpoint protection, mobile, file, email and gateway security, plus an all-new central management console, at an exclusive wine tasting event in Perth at Frasers Restaurant. More than 50 people attended the launch. A similar event will be held in Adelaide on May 20 at the National Wine Centre.

  IN PICTURES: ESET product launch and wine tasting, Perth, 27/04/15 (+45 photos)

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News about mobile

• Defence seeks partner for $10M mobile scanner upgrade

  Looks to update its Portable Data Entry Terminals (PDET).

• TPG taps Dense Air for additional 5G spectrum

  Dense Air has also acquired spectrum from TPG Telecom.

• Slack mobile app gets UI refresh for easier navigation

  Popular chat tool is overhauling navigation on its mobile app to make it easier for users to quickly access needed messages and notifications

• Arq Group becomes first Aussie MSP to gain AWS mobile competency

  For proved technical proficiency and customer success in specialised solution areas

• How Tinder creates better matches through AWS

  Dating app is using the cloud vendor's image recognition technology to better categorise and match users

• TPG-Vodafone merger could create a less competitive market: ACCC

  In retail mobile services, wholesale mobile services, supply of retail fixed broadband services

Interviews about mobile

• ​AWS - Providing a platform for ISV innovation

  As chief advocates of the independent software vendor, Amazon Web Services head of channels and alliances, Stefan Jansen, outlines to how the vendor is providing ...

• Cisco's moving at the speed of digital, but what next for tech in 2016?

  “The strongest weapon to shift geopolitical balances isn’t nukes or missiles, it’s technology.”

• ​EXCLUSIVE: Acronis… redesigned and ready for channel action in NZ

  “Acronis has turned its focus on the SMB sector in the New Zealand market."

• ​Windows becomes premium OS as Microsoft and OEMs “finally get tablets right”

  “As the enterprise market becomes increasingly open to the wide scale deployment of tablet platforms, Microsoft has a key advantage.”

• ​Aruba kicks off local trans-Tasman conference with raft of new wins

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise company announces new customers Dick Smith, Crown Resorts, Fed Square and UTAS.

• ​Q&A: What are the top mobile security enterprise threats of 2015?

  Dionisio Zumerle, research director at Gartner, shares his insight into the mobile security enterprise landscape in 2015, including the key threats and trends.

Features about mobile

• How to stop hackers from reaching your deleted files

  How to deal with a lost, stolen or retired phone or mobile device

• “Grave consequences” for Apple as smartphone market slows down

  “The mature market slowdown has some grave consequences for Apple, as well as the high-end Android space."

• ​iPhone sales decline for first time as Samsung hangs onto smartphone crown

  “For Samsung to stop falling sales of premium smartphones, it needs to introduce new flagship smartphones that can compete with iPhones."

• ​Tablet market tumbles, but 2-in-1 devices offer bright spots of growth

  “2-in-1 detachable tablets have reached an inflection point in 2015..."

• ​Red Hat: Top 5 trends for the channel to capitalise on in 2016

  "There's a re-think among channel suppliers about what they offer as part of their core business and how to offer it."

• ​Regional challenges remain as PC market prepares for tough 2016

  “Year 2016 is expected to remain difficult for the industry..."