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Instagram reaches major milestone with over 200 million users, gaining 50 million in just six months. #Instagram.

Facebook embarks on a virtual future, snapping up Oculus VR for $2 billion, promising to revolutionise social interactions and gaming.

Intel completes acquisition of BASIS Science, a company specializing in wearable device technologies for health and wellness applications.

HTC One (M8) to hit Telecom stores mid-April in New Zealand, offering free Spotify Premium. The device features innovative Duo Camera and BoomSound.

The greatest innovation in the storage space over the past few years is in Flash, says Matt Swinbourne, systems engineering manager, NetApp.

As the industry balks at Facebook’s recent US$2 billion acquisition, CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t worried about the likes of PlayStation or Xbox.

Govt reveals decline in school payroll errors, with complaints dropping to 0.19% in latest report, signalling improvement in Novopay's performance.

In its early days, NetApp remembers how few people saw how pervasive virtualisation technologies would become.

Windows XP support ends 8 April 2014, making PCs 5x more vulnerable to security threats – Microsoft urges users to upgrade.

Apple reaches a quiet milestone, selling its 500 millionth iPhone in under 7 years, marking a colossal success without the usual fanfare.

Built on the pillars of openness and flexibility, how fitting that Windows Azure will be renamed Microsoft Azure, beginning April 3.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin separate after ten years of marriage, but Microsoft's ending love affair with Windows XP has a wider impact.

Hiring expectations dip for second consecutive quarter, down 3.5 percentage points, according to the latest Hudson Report.

This year the IT Service Management Forum New Zealand chapter will be celebrating its 10th annual conference in Wellington. The event takes place May 5-7.

PowerbyProxi hires industry veteran Michael Eckert as new VP of Engineering to lead team through next phase of growth.

I.T. Link Limited rebrands as Opmetrix to reflect company growth and expanded product offering, says MD Oliver Huggins. No impact to existing customers.

New findings from hi-tech analyst firm, Juniper Research, observed that the tablet market is becoming increasingly diverse as new form factors emerge.

UXC Limited wins Teaming Excellence Award of the Year 2013 at the Cisco Australia and New Zealand Partner Insight Awards.

Orcon has revealed its campaign featuring Kim Dotcom is coming to an end, as the internet mogul focuses on his political aspirations.

With no more fixes, patches or updates, companies still running XP are wide open to attack – it’s time to migrate, now says Aussie security consultancy firm.