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In Pictures: 10 (harrowing) tales of outdated tech used way past its prime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In Pictures: 10 (harrowing) tales of outdated tech used way past its prime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

News about PC

Coronavirus outbreak could see PC shipments plummet by 20%

Could also impact new device launches and seriously affect the global PC market
The PC market, once left for dead, actually grew during 2019

Not so fast, smartphones. The PC market is alive, well, and thriving.
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

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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

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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