Samsung's latest super Android smartphone, the Galaxy S4 was expected to be the biggest and baddest on the market and in that respect, it delivers. It's fast and packed to the gunwales with features, all for a reasonable price too.Essentially,...

When I dropped my cellphone on a recent flight, the man who kindly picked it up joked that it was an antique. It had ricocheted along the floor and the back broke off, the battery bounced under a seat and the key pad came unstuck....

Siri may be feeling a little job insecurity. The sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad is facing competition from an up-and-coming rival made by Google.The...

Demand for internet data doubled in the year ending June 2012 and competition between telecommunications companies heated up over the 12-month period, the Commerce Commission said today.The Commerce Commission this morning released...

After a barrage of doom around Apple shares last week, Apple fans will be pleased to know that the old magic is still there. On Friday, Apple announced the date for the Worldwide Developer Conference and tickets went on sale. Unbelievably,...

The chance to win a new smartphone has led more than 8,000 New Zealanders to line up in central Auckland and attempt to queue-jump each other to victory. The city's inclement weather is causing them no problems however, because the...

New Zealand's thriving game development industry presents a major opportunity for the country to attract more highly skilled migrants, says the Prime Minister.Speaking at Gameloft in Auckland today, Prime Minister John Key told...

New York City will experiment with letting taxi seekers hail rides electronically, a judge said today in a ruling that could clear the way for riders to summon the city's signature yellow taxis with smartphone apps instead of raised...

Google's latest quarterly results provided further proof that the internet search leader is figuring out how to make more money as web surfers migrate from personal computers to mobile devices.The first-quarter numbers released...

Facebook has updated its iPhone and iPad applications to let people keep using its chat feature even when they are doing other things, such as reading friends' updates.Facebook Inc. also said today that it's bringing its "chat heads"...

The maker of the BlackBerry phone said today that a modern smartphone with a physical keyboard will be available in Canada in the coming weeks as major wireless companies started taking advance orders.Details on when the BlackBerry...

Telecom's 4G mobile services will go live in Auckland in October and in Wellington and Christchurch by Christmas.In a statement this morning, the company said 4G LTE services would be extended half of its network in 2014."This...

Huawei is "at least 18 months ahead" of other technology providers, said Telecom when announcing today it had chosen the Chinese company to roll out its 4G mobile network.Telecom's 4G mobile services will go live in Auckland in...

An Auckland game development studio which created three top-selling titles last year has more than quadrupled its staff numbers in less than three years and says it has no plans to slow down. Since starting with 15 developers in...

These days your "mobile communications centre" fits in the palm of your hand - but in 1992 you needed a custom-built car to take work on the road.Tina Robertson couldn't have known how much mobile communication would change when...