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'They’re not good in any industry they have to compete in or have to be innovative in. They can buy and they can copy, like they just did the other day, again, with another thing. What did they borrow from? From Clubhouse or whatever. They just can’t ...

LG Electronics said Monday that its board decided to terminate the company's loss-making smartphone business, with analysts saying focus is now expected to shift to the more profitable home appliance and TV divisions. Source: LG Electronics to end loss-making ...

When the company’s phone business peaked in 2013 LG was the third largest player.

If you’re interested about technology’s role in New Zealand’s economic growth, read Rowan Simpson’s April 4 post is a must-read.

After years of decline, PC sales picked up in 2020 . They should remain above their long-term trend this year.

Facebook and Google plan to build two new submarine cables connecting Asia to North America.

Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 7:57 pm Humans are online security’s weakest link. That’s not news. Yet New Zealand bosses will plug every other hole before they attend to the problem. One problem is that managers have an unrealistic view of worker’s security smarts. Aura, an Auckland-based security company is on to the problem. From a recent Aura press release: Businesses can have the best protection available, but if a staff member unknowingly lets a cybercriminal into the system then...

Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 5:26 pm Digital Week: Northeast Asia is bringing together 2,500+ Cloud and IT professionals and 50+ renowned international speakers for a three-day event covering the regions most exciting technological developments. From 20-22 April 2021, you can join this virtual conference for live Q-and-A sessions, expert panel discussions, and live product demonstrations. Hear insights from regional tech giants including IBM, Rakuten, Cloud Security Alliance, Coupang, HSBC, AWS, Mi...

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 8:07 am Access Now and a coalition of 12 local and international organizations are calling on authorities in Jamaica to ensure human rights are at the center of a controversial new digital ID bill. Through a comprehensive submission to the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the National Identification and Registration Act, the coalition outlines urgent recommendations on the inclusion of guiding human rights principles, processing of personal data, governan...

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 10:03 am • Peakhour’s CDN + enables Kitchen Warehouse’s website to run nearly 80 per cent faster, reducing page load times from eight seconds to three seconds • • Around 10,000 targeted cyber-attacks blocked each day while blocking competitor Bots from scraping proprietary data Sydney, Australia,  – Peakhour, the Australian web acceleration and cloud security company, has enabled Australia’s #1 online kitchenware retailer, Kitchen Warehouse, to achieve ...