There was a lot to unpack at the Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote. This long-form piece tries to cover all the most relevant points for A/NZ.

The old proverb ‘you have to spend money to make money’ could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.

Despite repeated assurances from Danish ministers, almost none of the new hyperscale data centres are reusing their waste heat.

The iPhone Xs is a win that brought numerous new and exciting features to the market.

This quarter saw a global 6% YoY decline in smartphone shipments, largely due to a 13% decline for market leader Samsung, but Xiaomi’s rise continues.

“The new iPad Pro is a huge step forward for powerful, creative, mobile computing," says Apple's Philip Schiller.

Apple’s unstoppable juggernaut of product updates are set to roll out into stores next week – this time it’s the Mac mini and the MacBook Air that received the full makeover treatment.

For the user looking to create absolutely stunning motion graphics at blazingly fast, real-time speed, look no further. 

Apple has finally given users a way to colour grade and correct their projects. 

Big feathers have been ruffled following the bombshell Chinese spy allegations, and now Supermicro has announced it will be conducting a review to prove its innocence.

Cybercriminals are mimicking well-known companies, “brandjacking” them in a bid to infect computer systems and to steal sensitive data.

The dust still hasn't settled on the report that caused Supermicro's stocks to collapse, and now Apple is stressing its innocence.

Nothing will ever feel as good as opening the box of a brand new MacBook.

A report has exploded claiming Chinese spies have managed to plant backdoors into servers sold from Supermicro to some of the world's biggest players - all of whom deny it.

Apple is now up to Series 4 of the Apple Watch, and this time the company has opted to boost fitness capabilities to the point where the watch can detect hard falls and detect if you have a heart condition.

Tech enthusiasts and general Apple fans won’t have to venture too far in any direction before they encounter the word iPhone today, as Apple unveils three different new iPhones and a new Apple Watch today.

Apple’s share of the market continues to grow along with Chinese competitors Xiaomi and Huawei. Fitbit still in decline.

Synnex Australia adds a tech-as-a-service solution to let partners supply anything as a managed service, plus the Apple configure to order platform.

In the first half of this year more than US$53b has been spent on hyperscale data centre development, with the bulk of that from just 5 companies.

IT managers are creating a flexible and productive workforce with ecosystem management systems.

Slate tablets accounted for the majority of the market with 28.4 million units, down 14.5% from the previous year.

Microsoft painted headlines earlier this year with its 'submarine' data centre, but Riello's GM says there's easier ways to efficient data centres.

With a 41% year on year growth, compared to Apple’s 1%, Huawei is now second only to Samsung in the number of shipments this quarter.

A GlobalData analyst says that the outcome of the Apple v Pepper case could impact the app development market at all levels.