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  ​IN PICTURES: Kiwis head to paradise as Synnex rewards top performing Lenovo stars

  Synnex New Zealand rewarded its top performing Lenovo partners in December, taking Kiwis to Fiji following its “Escape to Paradise” competition.

  ​IN PICTURES: Kiwis head to paradise as Synnex rewards top performing Lenovo stars
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  ​IN PICTURES: NZ open for business as Microsoft launches Surface Pro 4

  Microsoft launched its Surface Pro 4 in New Zealand to growing demand last week, at a high-profile party held in central Auckland.

  ​IN PICTURES: NZ open for business as Microsoft launches Surface Pro 4
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  IN PICTURES: The most destructive viruses of all time

  The world of computer viruses has changed drastically over the last 25 or so years. In the early days, internet users were very naïve towards email attachments, contributing to the alarming speed that viruses could spread across the globe. These days, viruses very rarely land in our inboxes due to preconfigured firewalls and strict measures from the likes of Gmail and Outlook. SSLs.com compiled this list in looking at the destructive viruses that wreaked havoc on the Internet

  IN PICTURES: The most destructive viruses of all time
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  In Pictures: 10 (harrowing) tales of outdated tech used way past its prime

  If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it breaks, buy a replacement part on eBay and stubbornly refuse to upgrade.

  In Pictures: 10 (harrowing) tales of outdated tech used way past its prime
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  In Pictures: 6 historic tech items that were rescued from the trash

  These pieces of technology history were almost lost for good until they were rescued from a dumpster, landfill, or recycling center

  In Pictures: 6 historic tech items that were rescued from the trash
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  In Pictures: How will Windows 10 play on tablets

  How does Windows 10, which Microsoft has been trying to make friendlier for desktops and notebooks, fare on tablets?

  In Pictures: How will Windows 10 play on tablets

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News about PC

• Sharp gets back into PCs with $36M Toshiba deal

  The deal will see Sharp take an 80.1 per cent stake in Toshiba's PC unit on 1 October

• Sharp set to return to PC market with Toshiba buy

  Vendors aiming to clinch the deal as early as this week

• Devices market remains challenged, but bright spots exist for partners

  IDC research expects further drop of -1.6 per cent during the next five years

• PC demand bolsters HP earnings

  HP Inc's personal systems business rose 14.5 per cent to US$8.76 billion in the second quarter

• Channel change ahead as devices market starts to stabilise

  Tablets and PCs set for modest 2.1 per cent decline in 2018

• VTG Technology wins $23.5M Dell PC deal with the NT Govt

  The $23.5 million agreement is comprised of two separate hardware contracts

Interviews about PC

• ​Will 2016 signal a stable year for troubled PC market?

  "PC replacements should pick up again in 2016, particularly later in the year."

• ​EMC CEO dismisses product disruption as multi-billion Dell merger looms

  “Our combined product and technology portfolios and sales approaches are complementary, so customers can buy with confidence..."

• ​Why Windows 10 wave will save desktop PCs in business

  “Together with Windows 10, this may be enough to trigger a moderate renewal wave at the beginning of 2016.”

• Lenovo: The challenge is to focus on moving towards the PC+ era

  As Lenovo pushes into the consumer market in the A/NZ, Matt Codrington, MD of Lenovo A/NZ talks about the shape of things to come.

• Interview: Dell software chief talks transformation

  Swainson on the challenges of selling hosted applications, the state of innovation in enterprise software, and more

Features about PC

• Windows comes up third in OS clash two years early

  Last year, Gartner said Windows would remain No. 2 until 2017; latest data says it ended up behind Apple's OS X and iOS in 2015

• ​Regional challenges remain as PC market prepares for tough 2016

  “Year 2016 is expected to remain difficult for the industry..."

• ​Vendors grapple with excess channel inventory as tablet and PC struggles continue

  The worldwide PC market experienced its fourth consecutive quarter of negative growth.

• ​Introducing… HP Inc.

  What you need to know about HP Inc. - one half of the new-look tech giant.

• BYOD is as entrenched (and complicated) as ever

  But companies might not save as much as expected by pushing hardware costs off to employees

• Microsoft hides $US43bn Apple-esque business in plain sight

  'More Personal Computing' unit, combining devices <i>and</i> software and services, serves critical strategic purpose