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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  In Pictures: 10 (harrowing) tales of outdated tech used way past its prime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  In Pictures: 10 (harrowing) tales of outdated tech used way past its prime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

• Windows 7 end of support boosts device sales but market runway shortens

  Device shipments will reach 407.7 million by the end of 2019

• Acer to provide PCs and notebooks for NSW schools

  Selected for NSW Department of Educations standing offer arrangement

• ATO swaps HP for Dell in $12M PC refresh

  More than 12,000 new devices to be supplied

• The end of the desktop?

  Microsoft is introducing the Windows Virtual Desktop, and ushering in the end of the traditional PC desktop operating system

• Hackers attacked one million-plus Asus users through malicious update

  Kaspersky Lab and Symantec highlight "backdoor" access

• Lenovo, HP and Dell fight for PC market dominance

  Increased competition amid a declining market

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