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Revolutionary BlackBerry Presenter launched at CES, enabling PowerPoint presentations from your phone, making laptops redundant for pitches.

Apple's app downloads soar past 3B, overshadowing Google's Nexus One launch, boasts a vast, unmatched mobile experience.

Disney Sing It: Pop Hits hits the right note with tracks from Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, offering engaging modes and 'Sing It Pro' coaching.

Available from: Vodafone and Telecom<br />In the market for a phone? Own a PlayStation 3? Then the Sony Ericsson Aino demands your attention.

As online shopping grows, safeguarding yourself from scams and disappointment is crucial. Martin Cocker of NetSafe offers vital tips to shop safely online.

Trade Me, New Zealand's top auction site, offers plenty of bargains. Discover tips on how to snag the best deals, from poor images to off-hour auction endings.

Google showcases its upcoming Chrome OS for netbooks, promising web-based apps, enhanced security, and cloud storage, set for release next year.

Unless a foolproof way is found of generating revenue from online news, the future of journalism itself is under threat.

Sidhe Interactive's Shatter clinches best PlayStation Store game of 2009 by IGN, outshining strong contenders in a remarkable win.

The Advertising Standards Association has ruled in favour of 2degrees over a complaint it lodged against Telecom regarding misleading advertising.

Motorola appoints Neale Joseph as the new General Manager of Channel Partner Sales in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to boost 2010 sales.

Vodafone's new portable wi-fi device allows up to five users to share a 3G broadband connection but won't support speeds from its HSPA+ upgrade.

Gen-i's CEO Chris Quin is claiming that XT mobile services affected by today's outage are functioning and that the majority of services have been restored.

Telecom is apologising for a massive outage that continues to affect the XT Network south of Taupo today, blaming it on a 'technical fault'.

[Update] Telecom is reporting via Twitter a massive outage on the XT Network this morning with no coverage south of Taupo.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey unveils 'Square', a mobile wallet enabling credit card transactions via a small plug-in device, set for March 2010 release.

Networking vendor D-Link has witnessed a 20% increase in its SMB market, and it believes the result is driven by direct marketing to the end-user.

New Zealand's Sidhe Interactive wins Best Downloadable Title award at Australian Game Developers Association ceremony.

Viaduct, New Zealand's leading EFTPOS dealer, acquires Nelson-based Networkz, marking its entry into the point of sale market and expanding Casio distribution.

Sony's free music video streaming service is available to New Zealand PS3 owners from this Friday, December 11th.