Retail stories - Page 575

2degrees shakes up NZ mobile market, gaining over 200,000 subscribers in 6 months, proving sceptics wrong and signalling a new chapter.

After decades of neglect, a $824m North Island Grid Upgrade aims to power up reliability and curb soaring electricity costs as demand triples.

E-waste poses a very real threat to the environment, but your purchasing and recycling choices can assuage this.

As PC margins shrink in New Zealand, firms boost earnings by focusing on high-margin accessories and consumables, a sector worth millions each month.

The accessories and consumables market remains an exciting segment in terms of product offerings and potential for margin add-on.

Seoul's IT execs reveal a 30% drop in handset exports, spotlighting the iPhone's rise and the shift towards a 'mobile me' culture.

Matt Crockett steps down from Telecom Wholesale after seven years, eyeing a break and new challenges beyond New Zealand's telco scene.

TracMap, NZ's agricultural GPS leader, boosts farm productivity by dominating its sector and showing significant export growth.

Cordless phones, once a luxury, are now as affordable as their wired counterparts. Experts discuss their workings, advantages, and what to consider when buying.

By 2013, smartphones and enhanced phones will surpass PCs as the primary web access device, prompting websites to adapt to mobile formats.

Skype 2.0 hits the iPhone with a coveted upgrade - now make Skype-to-Skype calls via 3G but gear up to pay post-2010.

FileMaker introduces Bento for iPad, a personal database app to easily manage contacts, projects, and events, now optimised for the iPad's display.

Whitcoulls has launched its online eBook store in New Zealand, offering two million titles compatible with most PCs, iPads, and the new Kobo e-reader.

Epic Games rolls out Title Update 6 for Gears of War 2, featuring Social Matches and discounted map packs, alongside a Triple XP weekend event.

Half-Life 2 trilogy finally debuts on Mac, offering free access to existing PC owners on Steam. A seminal gaming experience now more accessible.

What if broadband had not become a political carrot in the last election and National had not promised to invest $1.5 billion on a fibre to the home network?.

Top honours at CeBIT AU's ICT dinner, with NICTA, McAfee, and Motorola among the winners, marking a night of tech excellence.

Axia NetMedia emerges from the shadows with Vodafone backing in its bid for New Zealand's fibre network, promising affordable triple-play services.

NZ's $1.5bn fibre project may see Telecom's network rivalled by regional fibre companies, offering newer, community-backed infrastructure.

Telecom Retail overhauls management and cuts 200 jobs in a sweeping reshuffle following top executives' exits.