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Apple picks 3 News as New Zealand’s Top News iPhone App

The 3 News iPhone app has been named as one of the five best news apps available in Australasia, in the annual Apple iTunes App Store Rewind. 3 News is the only New Zealand news app named in the prestigious list, which showcases the best apps to hit the App Store in 2011.

Posted on Jan 10, 2012 - 05:03 PM

Wall Street Keen On Internet Prospects, But Touts Commerce Vs. Ad-Supported Players

The influential Wall Street equity research team at J.P. Morgan released a 2012 outlook for the online industry saying it “remains positive on the Internet sector,” and expects the medium to “be driven by strong secular growth, increased online accessibility through smartphones and tablets, and strengthening trends around social, local and video.”

Posted on Jan 10, 2012 - 09:45 AM

New Research offers insights into Australian Consumer’s Mobile Profiles

Forrester’s latest research offers retailers insights about Australian consumer mobile behaviour, identifying six key mobile usage segments to leverage for m-commerce and mobile marketing.

Posted on Dec 14, 2011 - 10:06 AM

Facebook monopolises New Zealand’s online social networking landscape

Facebook has captured the hearts (and time) of Kiwis while MySpace has disappeared off our radars completely.

Posted on Dec 12, 2011 - 03:22 PM

TVNZ introduces new Ondemand ad format

TVNZ has just announced the arrival of a new addition to its OnDemand family called Ad Hover.

Posted on Dec 12, 2011 - 02:41 PM

Mad Rush for Salefinder’s New Mobile App

A new free mobile application which helps make Christmas shopping easier has been a huge hit among iPhone users.

Posted on Dec 12, 2011 - 11:13 AM

$6 Billion in ‘Cyber Week’ U.S. Online Spending Sets New Weekly Record

RESTON, VA, December 4, 2011 – comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 32 days of the November – December 2011 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $18.7 billion has been spent online, marking a 15-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year.

Posted on Dec 12, 2011 - 10:40 AM