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Alibaba comes to New Zealand with expo, local team

By By Rob O'Neill | 06 May, 2019 11:02

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.
A sign of the times? Trade Me dumps iPad app

By By Rob O'Neill | 17 April, 2019 10:56

Auctions website TradeMe is closing down its iPad app as well as its Trade Me mall effective 30 April.
Google teams with Paymark for online Google Pay service

By Rob O'Neill | 19 November, 2018 08:02

Google and transaction processing network operator Paymark have teamed up to bring Google Pay to online merchants in New Zealand.
Search developer SLI Systems receives takeover offer at $40M valuation

By Rob O'Neill | 23 October, 2018 08:26

NZX-listed SLI Systems is the target of a takeover by Texas-based ESW Holdings, with the bid valuing the company at over $40 million.
Kiwi developers Sylo and Trackback partner to fight counterfeits

By Rob O'Neill | 18 October, 2018 07:45

Sylo and TrackBack are partnering to deliver a blockchain powered platform to reliably trace goods from production to the consumer’s front door.

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Amazon's expected smartphone already faces skeptics

By Matt Hamblen | 17 June, 2014 06:03

If Amazon announces a smartphone on Wednesday, as is widely expected, it will face an avalanche of skeptics.
Bitcoin malware count soars as cryptocurrency value climbs

By Gregg Keizer | 28 February, 2014 20:36

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.
iTunes is almost as big a biz as OEM Windows

By Gregg Keizer | 12 February, 2014 17:00

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.
Twitter's slipping user growth spooks investors

By Sharon Gaudin | 07 February, 2014 11:48

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.
Ad blockers: A solution or a problem?

By Robert L. Mitchell | 15 January, 2014 11:34

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?

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