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Top 50 defining moments of the New Zealand channel in 2016

Reseller News looks back on a tumultuous 12 months for the New Zealand channel, assessing the fallout from a year of sizeable industry change. Whether it be local or global mergers and acquisitions, distribution deals or job changes, the channel that started the year differs somewhat to the one set to finish it - Reseller News assesses the key moments that made 2016.

Top 50 defining moments of the New Zealand channel in 2016
IN PICTURES: Vendors unite in the name of charity as Ingram Micro Golf Day raises $50,000

Ingram Micro continued its long-term commitment to support Cure Kids, raising $50,000 at its annual charity golf day at North Shore Golf Club in Auckland, supported by 21 vendors.

IN PICTURES: Vendors unite in the name of charity as Ingram Micro Golf Day raises $50,000
IN PICTURES: Hands on with the Apple iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus

A quick look at Apple's new flagship smartphones, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.

IN PICTURES: Hands on with the Apple iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus
IN PICTURES: Kiwis first in line as Vodafone NZ launches Apple's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

Kiwis were first in line across the world as Vodafone New Zealand launched Apple's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in Auckland this morning.

IN PICTURES: Kiwis first in line as Vodafone NZ launches Apple's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

News about Apple

Judge rules Qualcomm owes Apple nearly $1B rebate payment

By Reuters | 15 March, 2019 13:26

A U.S. federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling that Qualcomm owes Apple nearly US$1 billion in patent royalty rebate payments.
Qualcomm launches patent challenge to Apple ahead of antitrust case

By Reuters | 05 March, 2019 05:30

Qualcomm has kicked off a patent challenge to Apple, capping off a two-year strategy to put pressure on the vendor before an antitrust lawsuit.
Intel: 5G modem chips will not appear in phones until 2020

By Reuters | 25 February, 2019 06:30

Intel has said its 5G modem chips will not appear in mobile phones until 2020, raising the possibility that Apple will be more than a year behind rivals.
Software pirates use Apple tech to put hacked apps on iPhones

By Reuters | 14 February, 2019 15:53

Software pirates have hijacked technology designed by Apple to distribute hacked versions of Spotify, Angry Birds, Pokemon Go and Minecraft.
Apple fixes FaceTime privacy bug amid issue update

By Reuters | 04 February, 2019 05:00

Apple has fixed a privacy flaw in its group video chat software and plans to improve how it handles reports of software bugs.

Features about Apple

There's no Office free ride on Apple's new 10.5-in. iPad Pro

By Gregg Keizer | 08 June, 2017 10:04

When Apple this week rolled out the new iPad Pro with a 10.5-in. screen, it also shrunk the pool of those who can run Office apps free of charge.
Apple's Mobility Partner Program comes out of hiding

By Bob Brown | 01 February, 2017 23:32

You won’t find many public references by Apple to its Mobility Partner Program, an expanding effort by the company to unite with software developers/integrators to boost sales of iPhones and iPads to businesses. But the veil of secrecy surrounding the program is thinning.
5 strategic moves that show Apple is more CIO-friendly

By Clint Boulton | 20 December, 2016 02:44

Apple can no longer ignore cries of help from its enterprise customers. Call them marriages of necessity, but Apple is striking corporate deals that make it more friendly to CIOs. We look at five of those partnerships.
Apple's 10 biggest wins, fails, and WTF moments of 2016

By Caitlin McGarry | 29 December, 2016 22:01

New iPhones, new MacBooks, and new Apple Watches were bright spots in an otherwise gloomy year of sliding iPhone sales and a legal battle with the FBI.
How Google overtook Apple in education

By Matt Kapko | 24 November, 2016 00:20

Apple's longtime lock on the education market began to fall apart when Google first introduced Chromebooks more than five years ago. Here's how Google swept in and started to push Apple out.