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Kiwi consultancy Adept Group bought by Canada's OSF Digital

By Rob O'Neill | 19 May, 2021 06:00

Canadian digital transformation and e-commerce house OSF Digital has acquired New Zealand Salesforce and transformation specialist Adept Group.
Digital delivers for Michael Hill jewellery chain during trans-Tasman lockdown

By By Rob O'Neill | 15 May, 2020 06:39

With most of its stores shut over the last few weeks, the Michael Hill jewellery chain across A/NZ looked to boost its digital sales -- and it has not been disappointed.
Trade Me goes all-in on the cloud with Google

By By Rob O'Neill | 23 March, 2020 09:25

New Zealand’s largest online auction and classifieds website, Trade Me, is heading into the cloud, ditching its local datacentres in favour of Google..
Z Energy and tech partners disrupt fuel market with 'Sharetank'

By By Rob O'Neill | 30 October, 2019 08:23

Z Energy has launched a virtual fuel tank called "Sharetank" today that it says will radically transform the way Kiwis buy and use fuel.
The Warehouse reveals ambitious e-commerce market play

By By Rob O'Neill | 01 August, 2019 06:39

The Warehouse Group has launched a new e-commerce venture, TheMarket, an multi-brand online shopping platform.

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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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