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Huawei to launch phone with own software in sign of China-US splintering
Financial Times: The home-grown alternative is evidence sanctions have boosted company.
Wairoa communications blackout caused by ‘deliberate damage’
Households, schools, services and businesses across Wairoa were impacted.
New project aims to improve VHF, cell coverage after tragic fishing deaths
A new cell tower for Mahia Peninsula would cost about $1.5 million.
Tablet use by young kids linked with more outbursts of anger, frustration
Tablets offer few opportunities for kids to develop important emotion regulation skills.
Revealed: The number of Kiwis who phone-snoop – and why they do it
Nearly one-third of the women surveyed said they had snooped.
Phones don't give you brain cancer, study says
'We found no increased risk, even with 10-plus years exposure.'
Texting with one finger - and 19 other habits that prove you’re a boomer
Which ‘boomerisms’ are you guilty of?
New player Kiwi Mobile offers $1.30 per day plan
Can a newcomer buck the trend in a failed market segment?
Why do Kiwis find it so hard to disconnect from the internet?
A new study reveals just how digitally dependent most New Zealanders are now.
Phone repair shop nude photo saga: Police launch investigation
Worker at Mobile Planet's been suspended for allegedly taking photos off customer's phone.
Small folding phone could attract galaxy of users
Samsung’s smallest device could challenge its biggest rival.
Ethically Kate: Why your old phone can’t go in the rubbish bin (and what to do instead)
The hidden dangers of dumping your old phone.
It's all in the pouch: Principal changes his mind on mobile phone ban
A US firm has come up with a lockable pouch - but is it practical?
Life unplugged? 7 days with a burner phone
Are we all addicted to apps? Are they making us feel fried? Emma Gleason gives her top tips on how she navigated the week with a burner phone. Video / Ben Dickens / Jason Dorday
Have smartphones killed the art of conversation?
Once upon a time, human relationships developed without smartphones.
Students' verdict on cellphone ban
Taranaki high school students say more needs to be done to stop bullying.
Revenue Minister Simon Watts tackles Big Tech on tax
Changes are afoot. An academic is sceptical about one approach, and favours another.
2degrees hit with charges over alleged misleading 'free Aussie roaming' claims
It turns out 2degrees' 'free Aussie roaming' for business plans was capped at 90 days.
Rural broadband: Chorus' $2.5b proposal for new telco minister Paul Goldsmith
The plan would extend ultra-fast broadband to 95 per cent of the population.
Police issue $3000 of fines at cellphone checkpoint over just one hour
Twenty motorists were caught commiting infringements over just 60 minutes.
'The sales team don't have email?': One man's journey into the dark heart of NZ's telcos
OPINION: Greg Bruce's attempts to buy a new phone are not helped by NZ's telcos.
Cecilia Robinson: Why stop at schools? Ban smartphones for under-16s altogether
OPINION: The Government should take an even bolder step on kids' smartphone use.
Official docs reveal Govt warned NZ school cellphone ban ‘may not be warranted’
The Ministry of Education looked at policies from Europe, Australia, the USA and Asia.
New York professor's verdict on NZ’s phones-in-schools ban
As the measure kicks in this week, commentators and teachers have differing takes.
Will NZ's school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity
Where nearly everyone has a smartphone, probably nearly everyone will have an opinion.