
Richard McLachlan: Bringing virtual reality to the masses
Your cellphone sits inside the front of a cardboard viewer very close to the eyes. You view its split screen through a pair of simple embedded lenses, Richard McLachlan.
Your cellphone sits inside the front of a cardboard viewer very close to the eyes. You view its split screen through a pair of simple embedded lenses, Richard McLachlan.
Ever wondered if your partner is cheating on you? There's an app for that.
Forget Facebook and Twitter - today's youngsters are more likely to be interested in rival Snapchat.
Can't make the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards? No problem. All you need is a smartphone to watch this year's awards.
The original Buddhify app features 80 guided meditation exercise audio tracks designed for work, going to sleep, de-stressing, travelling and more.
Smartphone addiction is threatening to create a generation of teenage hunchbacks, experts have warned.
Almost half of us admit to sending emails rather than talking face-to-face with colleagues - even if we're sitting next to them.
My Diet Coach is handy if you're keen to track your progress, count calories and keep motivated, you only have to reach for your smartphone, writes Jamie Morton.
IkeGPS Group says first-half sales more than doubled, and it affirmed hopes of meeting its annual revenue forecast.
Virtual assistant 'Duer' is the latest addition to the roster of search, e-commerce and delivery services provided by Chinese technology giant Baidu
Model Chrissy Teigen has blasted the brains behind an insensitive new app, which urges users to judge people they meet.
A new study by the Pew Research Centre has explored how social media and technology weave into every stage of the dating process, from flirting to break-up.
Preoccupied digital zombies are accidents waiting to happen.
Facebook has announced changes to its mobile app that will let users replace their static profile pictures with a looping seven-second video.
Car-pooling is about to be boosted by a new smartphone application around the country, and a trial discount parking scheme in Auckland.
Fear of missing out has left adults and teens glued to their phones, checking social media in the small hours, says Flic Everett.
Rising numbers of pre-school children are being allowed to play with tablet computers and watch TV in bed, research shows.
James Brown, an Auckland dad, built a free game to download called wOmp.
Apple knows it can't rely on the annual iPhone hype-release cycle forever, so where will future growth come from? The answer might be challenging Spotify and Netflix.
Many of us think it's okay to blunder down the footpath with our eyes trained on our phones.
Uber's dramatic growth in London has seen the number of private hire vehicles on the capital's roads surge by 26 per cent over the past two years.
Apple has released a statement supporting rap mogul Dr. Dre following reports that he physically abused women.
Checking emails, googling on the move... smartphones have made us dumb, says Maria Lally, but we can break the spell.
Snapchat lost $128 million during the first 11 months of 2014. And it took in just $3 million in revenue over the same period.
The ingeniously-designed #Hello jeans, by Joe's Jeans, have two hidden pockets - one for your smart phone and one for a slim battery.
I doubt even Apple could launch a Live TV over the internet service worldwide, so don't hold your breath to see it in NZ any time soon, writes Juha Saarinen.
New phones aimed at recapturing some of the sales Samsung lost to iPhone 6.
Apple employees are said to be testing a new Siri function that allows the digital assistant to convert your voicemail messages into texts.
Tech blogger Juha Saarinen reviews Microsoft's new software, Windows 10, after attending a launch event in Sydney.