Apps stories - Page 17
Startup teaches children strategies for resisting ads and in-app purchases
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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In 2009, almost half of the top selling apps targeted young children, and 80% of top-selling educational apps in the iTunes store target children.
Durex releases app to help people turn their phones off
Thu, 26th Mar 2015
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apple
The Durex Connect app masks users' home screens, effectively putting the handsets to sleep and removing all distractions.
Android App Review: Nail Doctor - Kids Games
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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Nail Doctor is everything I hate about cheaply-made, cynical revenue-grabbing apps, combined with everything I hate about foot hygiene.
Good Technology makes a play in the wearable security market
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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Good Technology has leaped aboard the wearables bandwagon, upgrading their enterprise mobile data security platform.
Apple gains dominance in healthcare sector
Wed, 11th Mar 2015
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personal computing devices
Apple is gaining traction in the health and medical research space with ResearchKit, the open source software framework.
Air New Zealand to launch Apple Watch app
Tue, 10th Mar 2015
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wearables
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apps
Air New Zealand will soon become one of the first New Zealand companies to launch an app for the highly anticipated Apple Watch.
NZ start-up turns to PledgeMe to raise $500,000
Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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A Kiwi tech startup has jumped on the equity crowdfunding bandwaggon, and is hoping to raise $500,000 through PledgeMe to grow its app.
Android App Review: Auckland Libraries App
Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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The library system, including its online component, was already working fine for me. What do I actually need this app to do?.
Kiwi start-up Glassjar launches payments app in the US
Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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glassjar
Glassjar, the kiwi software start-up whose app provides people an easy way of sharing bills, has launched in the United States.
Lincoln University student creates 'invaluable' app
Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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IT grad, Tao Zhou, has completed an internship at a plant breeding and research company where he developed an app to help staff carry out field work.
CA Technologies embraces apps, urges enterprises to follow suit
Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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CA Technologies is focusing on helping businesses succeed in the 'landscape where the app is everything' with an updated portfolio of products.
Spark teams up with Putti to help SMEs
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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cloud services
Spark Business is offering customers a Putti 'build your own' mobile-responsive website free for 24-months (RRP $19.95 per month).
New Te Reo Maori app targets total beginners
Mon, 16th Feb 2015
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Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Education has released its second Te Reo Maori learning app, Puna.
9 apps to help you survive Valentine’s Day
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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personal computing devices
Dodge the Valentine's Day blues with 9 savvy apps for lovebirds and singles alike – from flirty games to solo adventures.
Android App Review: Birds of New Zealand
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Living in New Zealand we’re blessed with many things. Not our internet speed or standard of reality television, but birds? We’ve done pretty well with birds.
iOS app review: Superhero Workout (Six to Start)
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Superhero Workout app aims to make exercising fun by using gamification and a seven-minute routine, but does it work?.
Transpower releases Kiwi app to deal with uncertainties
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Transpower has launched a new app to help increase make the demand response programme more accessible and productive.
Android App Review: Anti-stress Chromotherapy
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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gaming
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reviews
Anti-stress Chromotherapy is a fancy name for a simple idea, packaging a basic one-action app as a mental health tool.
App gives Kiwi families direct access to politicians
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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google
Family First NZ has launched a phone app known as ‘Have Your Say’ to enable families to speak up about family issues in New Zealand.
Microsoft releases Outlook app for iOS and Android
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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microsoft
Microsoft brings Outlook to iOS devices and preview of Android, while Office is now available for free on Android tablets.