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  In Pictures: 10 (harrowing) tales of outdated tech used way past its prime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  In Pictures: 10 (harrowing) tales of outdated tech used way past its prime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

• Public sector demand drives commercial device shipments across the region

  Growth predominantly driven by PC and tablet product categories

• HP, Lenovo and Dell expand global PC dominance

  HP topped the list, but Dell saw faster growth

• Apple could bring Mac chip production in-house

  Ad part of a bigger strategy to make Apple's family of devices work more similarly and seamlessly together

• HP sees PC sales surge despite global slump

  The vendor defies the worldwide downward trend in personal computer shipments

• South Australia flags $70M school laptop bonanza

  By 2021, all students from years 10, 11 and 12 are set to receive their own laptop from the Government

• Aussie IT spending set to increase, but where's the money going?

  Local growth figures are slightly behind worldwide IT spending, which is projected to total US$3.7 trillion in 2018

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