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• Samsung touts ‘effortless multi-tasking’ features of Galaxy Tab S

  Samsung is setting the industry bar higher for the entire mobile industry, says JK Shin, CEO and president of IT and mobile division.

• MasterPass launch in NZ: ‘The future of e-commerce’

  Seamless, secure, speedy checkout – regardless of device – will be mainstream in three to five years, says MasterCard exec Matthew Barr
  

• NZ Telecommunications Forum launches blacklist system for stolen mobile devices

  Vodafone, Telecom and 2degrees collaborate to make mobiles less attractive to thieves

• Symantec: Global training programme in cyber security to be piloted in New Zealand and Australia

  Symantec project aims to plug continuous skills gap in the area.

• University of Otago gets ‘master key’ to global Wi-Fi

  Latest to join eduroam, allowing students and staff to access wireless network at thousands of institutions across the globe.

• Most collaboration apps will be equally available across multiple devices by 2016: Gartner

  Analyst firm notes challenges can arise from piecemeal, poorly-architected implementations.
  

• DB Breweries gets critical data on tap in real-time

  New enterprise mobility system provides frontline sales team with crucial business data on their mobile devices in real-time, while reducing backend technical support, says IS manager Pam Nobbs.