Smartphones are the hottest gadgets in the world. But who's the biggest smartphone maker? We don't really know.Samsung, Apple's chief competitor, gives only vague indications of how many it makes, which means industry watchers come...

New Zealanders are quickly embracing mobile apps, says David Thomas, director of TNS New Zealand. The annual Mobile Life study, undertaken by global consultancy firm TNS, explores the behaviours, motivations and priorities of m...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has long seen as the humourless and unemotional guy running the show from behind the scenes. But he is beginning to reveal a more assertive and eloquent side, hinting that he's learning to shoulder more of Steve...

There are more mobile phones in the country than there are people, a study has found.Global market research firm TNS surveyed people in 58 countries, including New Zealand, about the behaviours and motivations of mobile users.It...

Apple is set to report another record quarterly profit on Tuesday, continuing the relentless string of results that's made it the world's most valuable company. Those profits don't come out of thin air: A range of businesses from...

Major Kiwi telco providers are looking at working together to implement a new nationwide system aimed at stopping thieves using stolen cellphones.US wireless companies agreed earlier this month to disable cellphones after they are...

App La Carte , which incorporated on March 15, is our second business, designed to export from day one. We are also the main shareholders of Moa Creative, a smartphone app development company based

The internet Age is becoming as known for patent litigation as it is for online innovation.From the makers of computer chips to creators of smartphones and designers of videogames, rivalries have spread from marketplaces to courtrooms...

Motorola has scored a victory in a patent war with rival Apple when a German court upheld a decision banning it from offering services for synchronising e-mails on its devices in Germany.The Mannheim regional court found that Apple's...

Mobile phone company 2degrees has had one of New Zealand's most successful brand launches.The telco is a rare example of a challenger brand making a big impact soon after its start.That is partly due to perceptions about technical...

Mobile phone company 2degrees has had one of New Zealand's most successful brand launches.The telco is a rare example of a challenger brand making a big impact soon after its start.That is partly due to perceptions about technical...

Apple, already the world's most valuable company, hit the $600 billion (NZ$735.8bn) level for the first time.Only one other company has been worth $600 billion - Apple's old sparring partner Microsoft. It reached that valuation...

Citing a surge in violent robberies, US authorities and cellphone carriers have announced Monday an effort to crack down on smartphone theft.The major carriers and the Federal Communications Commission answered rising pressure from...

Spy software could be installed on all New Zealand cell phones for $200,000, a coroner has heard during the inquest into the death of a Rotorua teenager who killed herself after getting threatening text messages.The inquest into...

The days of the wallet may be numbered as consumers and retailers look ahead to a new era of the "virtual wallet".Paymark, which processes the bulk of New Zealand's electronic card payments, has joined forces with telecommunication...