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Fintech startup launches pocket Kiwisaver advisor
Fintech

Fintech startup launches pocket Kiwisaver advisor

Ilumony monitors publicly available KiwiSaver funds in New Zealand to deliver financial advice to users online, helping to optimise their returns.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Jun 2017
Apprentices get digital solution to the paperwork problem
eLearning

Apprentices get digital solution to the paperwork problem

Tertiary provider comes up with app to help apprentices in their on-the-job experience. Late nights of paperwork soon to be a thing of the past.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017
New app seeks to fill gap in Maori language resources
eLearning

New app seeks to fill gap in Maori language resources

New app Pāpapa aims to empower families with te reo Māori, addressing the scarcity of resources for beginners and young learners.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2017
This smartphone app is part of the toolbox
EduTech

This smartphone app is part of the toolbox

New app set to energise NZ's inter-school Toolbox Challenge, finding the next wave of young engineers and craftsmen.

By Rebecca Wood • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Mar 2017

Global Stories

Try on a tattoo or map out the stars: Four exciting augmented reality experiences
AR, VR & Metaverse

Try on a tattoo or map out the stars: Four exciting augmented reality experiences

Whether you want to map out the sky or try on a tattoo before getting it done, there is an AR app to meet your desire...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017
The new GoPro app pulls footage from your camera to create video clips automatically
Digital Entertainment

The new GoPro app pulls footage from your camera to create video clips automatically

GoPro's new app feature, QuikStories, automatically creates shareable videos on your phone from footage taken on a Hero5 camera.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Sat, 29th Jul 2017
Become part of the rugby match: The new app that lets you get up-close with the Vodafone Warriors
Apps

Become part of the rugby match: The new app that lets you get up-close with the Vodafone Warriors

Vodafone launches Stadium Live App, bringing fans of the Vodafone Warriors closer to the action with live replays and eight camera angles.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2017
Malware found prowling within every app of alternative Android store
Malware

Malware found prowling within every app of alternative Android store

Malware researcher at ESET, Lukáš Štefanko says this is the first time he has ever seen an entire Android market infected like that.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
How to secure clouds, apps & data without a performance hit
Distributed Denial of Service

How to secure clouds, apps & data without a performance hit

Organizations are collaborating and conducting digital business globally via hybrid and multicloud, and they're interacting over social networks.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017
Third-party app downloads could pose serious security issues – Securicom
Apps

Third-party app downloads could pose serious security issues – Securicom

At least 27% of the apps introduced by employees into enterprise environments posed a high-security risk, research has found.

By Vusi Melane • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
The app-controlled pet door that ensures you know exactly what your fur-babies are doing
Smart Home

The app-controlled pet door that ensures you know exactly what your fur-babies are doing

SureFlap launches first-ever app-controlled pet door, allowing owners to control and monitor their pets' comings and goings.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Jun 2017
Snap maps or Snap stalk? New Zealand police raise concern over the app's new feature
Apps

Snap maps or Snap stalk? New Zealand police raise concern over the app's new feature

In an update last week Snapchat introduced a map feature that allows users track other people's locations in real time.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jun 2017
NYC hopes to help homeless with an app - is it enough?
Apps

NYC hopes to help homeless with an app - is it enough?

With more than 62,000 homeless living in New York City, demand for shelter in the city has increased by 79 percent in the last decade.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Thu, 18th May 2017
Netscout: How to measure availability and performance of cloud apps
Unified Communications

Netscout: How to measure availability and performance of cloud apps

Netscout champions proactive IT management, stressing the need for swift resolution to cloud app and VoIP delays to appease ever-impatient users.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017
Oracle announces new AI-based CX apps for commerce, marketing, sales and service professionals
Customer Relationship Management

Oracle announces new AI-based CX apps for commerce, marketing, sales and service professionals

Adaptive Intelligent Apps for CX are designed to help enhance existing applications within the Oracle CX Cloud Suite.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017
How the evolution of containers Is changing app development
DevOps

How the evolution of containers Is changing app development

Isolation and scalability are two driving factors that keep any DevOps teams busy in today's multi-cloud world.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 5th Apr 2017
App born from poverty works to feed the hungry
Apps

App born from poverty works to feed the hungry

Software engineer creates app to feed the hungry in Africa, connecting supermarkets to NGOs and low-income earners.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Apr 2017

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