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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

Global PC demand surges to highest level in a decade

By Sasha Karen | 12 January, 2021 15:41

Annual growth in the global PC market has hit a 10-year high, driven by consumer demand stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
Microsoft Office 365 apps now run natively on Apple silicon Macs

By Roman Loyola | 16 December, 2020 05:21

The core apps of Office 365 - Excel, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint, and Word - are now Universal apps that run natively on either Intel or Apple silicon.
Microsoft releases native Office apps for M1 Macs

By Gregg Keizer | 16 December, 2020 08:40

Collectively tagged as "Microsoft 365 for Mac Apps," core Office productivity applications have been updated for Apple's new ARM-based laptops.
Apple working on first cellular modem, which could bring 5G to the MacBook

By Michael Simon | 12 December, 2020 02:18

A new Bloomberg report claims that Apple has begun work on its first cellular modem, which could be a game-changer for the Mac.
Apple takes the Mac to the cloud

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 08 December, 2020 19:03

Though I’ve long thought that tomorrow's desktop will be cloud-based, even I didn't expect the next desktop-as-a-service would be macOS running on the AWS cloud.

Features about Apple

Apple finally releases first macOS 'Big Sur' public beta

By Gregg Keizer | 11 August, 2020 09:18

Though Apple had said it would deliver the public beta of its upcoming OS in July, that month came and went without a release.
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.