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Despite a decline in PC sales, Gartner forecasts a 6.9% growth in device shipments in 2014, driven by mobiles and tablets.

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty has said the company must address its under-performing hardware business after a disappointing year.

At last week's NetGuide Web Awards, founder Tex Edwards hit the stage with a message for New Zealand and it's regulators.

Nokia launches five affordable smartphones, including Nokia X series, at Mobile World Congress to connect the next billion users.

Vodafone Australia to launch the biggest 4G global roaming network, offering fast access in NZ, the UK, Europe at no extra cost.

Worldwide sales of smartphones accounted for 53.6 percent of overall mobile phone sales in 2013, exceeding annual sales of feature phones for the first time.

Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to surpass 1.0 billion units in 2013, representing 39.3% growth over 2012.

Dimension Data gears up to launch four new global cloud centres, expanding its reach and addressing the high demand for enterprise cloud services.

NZ IT chiefs grapple with BYOD risks, as a startling 82% of firms allow personal device usage but only 32% audit security, reveals a Dimension Data report.

Smartphones will represent virtually all of the mobile phone market in many of the world's most developed economies by the end of 2017....

The Nokia acquisition is a logical step forward for Microsoft but will not change the company's position in mobile overnight.

Worldwide mobile payment transaction values will reach US$235.4 billion during 2013, representing a 44% increase from 2012.

Vodafone lost a net 7,000 mobile customers in the first three months of the year, its ninth straight quarterly decline.

The return to Arkham City is going to be a little different for fans of the Batman Arkham video games as Origins is bringing some changes to the formula.

SimCity servers not necessary, claim sources. AI also lacking, as Sim's show no consistency. Serious annoyance voiced on EA forums.

Symantec achieves a record NZ$2.1 billion revenue in Q2 2013, reflecting solid growth ambitions and strong sector performance.

CA Technologies hires Lourens Strydom as new Channel Account director in New Zealand to strengthen channel relationships.

Hackers use Olympics as a weapon for online fraud, with fake YouTube websites helping spammers take advantage.

Cybercrime's global impact now matches drug trafficking, costing USD $388bn annually with over a million victims daily. Emerging markets most affected.

Manas Kumar, CEO of Optimizer, is interviewed about the Kiwi company he launched and the role that the international sector plays in his business.