Trade Me goes all-in on the cloud with Google
New Zealand’s largest online auction and classifieds website, Trade Me, is heading into the cloud, ditching its local datacentres in favour of Google..
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Z Energy and tech partners disrupt fuel market with 'Sharetank'
Z Energy has launched a virtual fuel tank called "Sharetank" today that it says will radically transform the way Kiwis buy and use fuel.
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The Warehouse reveals ambitious e-commerce market play
The Warehouse Group has launched a new e-commerce venture, TheMarket, an multi-brand online shopping platform.
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Alibaba comes to New Zealand with expo, local team
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is launching the first Alibaba E-Commerce Expo in Auckland and the creation of a local team based in New Zealand.
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A sign of the times? Trade Me dumps iPad app
Auctions website TradeMe is closing down its iPad app as well as its Trade Me mall effective 30 April.
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Amazon's expected smartphone already faces skeptics
If Amazon announces a smartphone on Wednesday, as is widely expected, it will face an avalanche of skeptics.
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Bitcoin malware count soars as cryptocurrency value climbs
As bitcoin values jumped in the last months of 2013, malware designed to steal the virtual currency exploded, security researchers from Dell SecureWorks said this week.
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iTunes is almost as big a biz as OEM Windows
Apple's iTunes, software and services group generated almost as much revenue in 2013 as the Microsoft division responsible for licensing Windows to computer and smartphone makers, according to comparisons of the companies' financial statements.
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Twitter's slipping user growth spooks investors
Twitter Wednesday reported that fourth quarter sales more than doubled over the past year, but the company nevertheless spooked investors by acknowledging a slowdown in new user growth and in user engagement.
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Ad blockers: A solution or a problem?
Ad blockers can make websites cleaner and faster for users, but they can also take a nasty bite out of advertising revenue. How popular are they, and what can site publishers do about them?
