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Malicious apps discovered on Google Play - some lurking for more than a year
Tue, 30th May 2017
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smartphones
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malware
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endpoint protection
Check Point, a security software company, has revealed that their researchers discovered another widespread malware campaign on Google Play.
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Apple takes shots at Google in new ad campaign - smartphone showdown
Wed, 24th May 2017
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apple
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cloud services
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smartphones
Apple ignites smartphone rivalry, taunting Google with cash incentives to entice Android users to switch to iPhone in a bold ad blitz.
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Virtual digital assistants to overtake world population by 2021
Tue, 23rd May 2017
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martech
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contact centre
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chatbots
Ovum has released on the AI digital assistant market, revealing partnerships to be key differentiators in the years head.
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Google reaches deep into the world of AI: So what does it hold?
Fri, 19th May 2017
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Google says the world is shifting from a mobile-first to an AI-first world. We look at what Google's doing about it.
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Google provides internet to disaster-struck Peru
Fri, 19th May 2017
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cloud services
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google
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telco
Google's Project Loon initiative has provided basic internet access to flood-hit regions of Peru over the past two months.
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Google committed to keeping ransomware away from Android
Tue, 9th May 2017
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smartphones
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malware
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ransomware
Google says that since 2015, fewer than 0.00001% of apps on the Google Play store and less than .01% of apps elsewhere were ransomware.
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Bumper growth for Amazon competitors no threat to AWS dominance
Mon, 1st May 2017
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microsoft
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cloud services
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hyperscale
Microsoft, Google and IBM may have posted 80%-plus growth, but they're still a long way from challenging market leader AWS.
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Wellington in for exciting tech PD this school holiday
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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EdTechTeam Wellington Summit set to inspire teachers with expert speakers & innovative sessions in technology and education.
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The war on cloud pricing: Object storage moves into the mainstream
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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microsoft
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storage
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cloud services
451 Research says that virtual machines have been the traditional battleground for price cuts as providers seek to gain attention and differentiation.
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Mount Eden stars in new Google Earth update promo
Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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auckland
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google apps
As part of Google Earth’s new revival, Google wants to encourage users to utilise the 3D mapping service to take the opportunity to explore the world.
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Openpay & Aopen collaborate to boost ANZ customer experience
Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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martech
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cx
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commerce systems
AOPEN’s newest partnership sees two Australian technology companies come together with the of integration of Openpay onto the AOPEN MeldCX system.
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Equinix to enable hybrid kubernetes architecture with Google cloud
Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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cloud services
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devops
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project management
Equinix partners with Google to boost Kubernetes, steering enterprises towards agile cloud solutions.
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Google’s hacking contest ‘Project Zero’ was a flop: What went wrong?
Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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smartphones
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google
Not a single person claimed Google’s Project Zero prizes, even after six months of being open to participants.
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Google data centers: 100% renewable is just the beginning
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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power / energy
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That’s bigger than many large utilities and more than twice as much as the 1.21 gigawatts it took to send Marty McFly back in time.
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Don’t pay for what is for free: Malicious Adobe Flash Player app found on Google Play
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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smartphones
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malware
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martech
F11 did not contain any harmful code. Instead, it relied purely on social engineering, tricking users into paying €18 ($19) for Adobe Flash Player.
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Research determines Australia's most popular boss
Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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leadership
Celebrity brands are unmistakably magnetic, employers of choice, and allow employees to be pioneers of their own brand purpose, values, and mission.
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YouTube has just launched automatic sound effect captions
Fri, 24th Mar 2017
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youtube
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captioning
YouTube’s automatic track captioning just got a whole lot more colourful with the introduction of sound effect captions.
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Equinix Hong Kong expansion fuels IoT and cloud growth
Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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microsoft
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cloud services
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colocation
This latest expansion brings Equinix’s total investment in the city to over US$250 million. But that’s just the start of the story.
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Kiwi educator only one in Australasia to be chosen for Google Academy
Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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google
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education
Tarawera High School professional development e-learning leader, Sam Gibson will soon be joining just 35 other certified educators around the world.
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Microsoft tops; Oracle and Google growing fast as enterprise SaaS tops US$13b
Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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saas
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microsoft
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payroll systems
Enterprise SaaS has recorded growth of 32% year on year in Q4 2016, with Microsoft leading the charge - but Google and Oracle snapping at its heels.
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Rotorua business scores Google Partner qualification
Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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martech
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google
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digital marketing
A Rotorua digital marketing firm celebrates as the sole Google Partner in the area, exemplifying exceptional AdWords prowess and client growth.
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Google makes shift towards enterprise with G-Suite at Google Cloud Next 2017
Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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microsoft
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cloud services
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hyperscale
So many vendors are now pushing the digital workplace standard forward rather than just supporting how users currently work.
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The week in channel-land: Acquisitions, big money and fresh potential
Fri, 10th Mar 2017
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google
Another week older and what have you done? We take a look back on the week that was - and just what the channel has been doing.
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Veritas announces global partnership with Google
Thu, 9th Mar 2017
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cloud services
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The two companies are working together to not only combine sales and support activities, but also deploy solutions to benefit organisations.