TechnologySmartphone users 'will download 17 bn apps in 2011'Gartner estimates that smartphone users will download a shopping 17.7 billion apps - worth US$15bn - this year.26 Jan 10:57 PM
TechnologyHas computer-aided cheating made us stupid and lazy?Is it a good thing or a bad thing that Google has created a mobile phone application that will solve any Sudoku puzzle?19 Jan 01:41 AM
TechnologyFacebook doesn't rule the world - yetEvery country with internet access has its favourite social network, and what's galling for Mark Zuckerberg is that it's not always his. 17 Jan 11:25 PM
TechnologyGoogle offers $50,000 prize in search for young EinsteinsGoogle has announced an online global science fair allowing any student with a web connection and a Google account to enter a competition with a NZ$64,800 prize.14 Jan 01:40 AM
TechnologyMicrosoft unveils strong ARM tactic at CESMicrosoft has signaled its tablet intent today at the Consumer Electronics Show, announcing an ARM processor-friendly Windows.05 Jan 11:18 PM
TechnologyThe year in tech - and what's coming in 2011A quick skim through some front page news stories over the past year provides incontrovertible proof of technology's grip on our lives. 30 Dec 11:40 PM
BusinessGoogle comes well armed for battle with MicrosoftForget about Google's struggle with Facebook for eyeballs and programmers. Pay no attention to its fight with Apple over smartphones, or to any other tech rivalry.20 Dec 04:30 PM
TechnologyGoogle says sorry to Kiwis over Wi-Fi data grabGoogle has apologised to New Zealanders after its Street View cars were caught out collecting data sent over some Wi-Fi networks.14 Dec 12:51 AM
TechnologyPaul Henry is NZ's most watched on YouTubeWhile he isn't exactly in TVNZ's good books, it appears that Paul Henry is a big Kiwi favourite online.13 Dec 11:42 PM
Opinion<i>Jim Eagles</i>: Where are you flying off to next year?A survey of 502 Kiwis found that 42 per cent said they usually decided on their travel plans around this time of year.13 Dec 08:30 PM
Technology<i>Chris Barton</i>: Resistance is futile even for a hardened cellphone scepticFinally, mobiles are living up to their early promise.05 Dec 04:30 PM
TechnologyiPad 2 rumours fly as tablet wars heat upBarely six months after the iPad was launched, Apple-watchers have something new to talk about: a successor to its first tablet computer.02 Dec 10:34 PM
WorldThe media's role in Wikileaks revelationsHere's how two of the most influencial newspapers on either side of the Atlantic explain their role in publishing the leaks.28 Nov 11:31 PM
LifestyleA world of style at your fingertipsCarey Mulligan and Kelly Osbourne are among the style-savvy celebrities recruited to an internet giant's new fashion website, which lets women create their own virtual boutiques stocked with clothes from favourite designers.26 Nov 04:30 PM
TechnologySmartphones - it's good to talk, but we don't want toIt may be called a 'phone', when its main use is anything but - it's almost as absurd as calling an iPod Touch a radiogram.25 Nov 07:33 PM
TechnologyFacebook's bold ambition - with friends like these...Facebook staff reportedly refer to the social network giant's email project as the 'Gmail killer'. 16 Nov 01:59 AM
TechnologyBattle for stars makes Silicon a happy valleyChristmas came early this year at Mountain View, with Google throwing around six-figure sums to retain its top talent.13 Nov 01:27 AM
TechnologyHas big business kicked its CrackBerry habit?It seems like the BlackBerry is losing its addictive powers, and businesses are shopping around for other smartphones.12 Nov 12:08 AM
Business<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Behemoths cling to relevance as spotlight shiftsDesktop giants forced to share space with growing array of computing devices.07 Nov 04:30 PM
Business<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Crunching the numbers more vital than everStatisticians well-placed in job market as demand for data keeps growing.31 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill Cone<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Make that leap? Of course we canRecipe for change: Boundaries, work - and the occasional reward.28 Oct 08:30 PM
New ZealandTech-savvy children learn as they playOnly one has started school but all three of the Cotter children are using iPhones, an iPad and an Apple laptop.27 Oct 04:30 PM
