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Huawei steps out on super-smart path to 5G

The next generation of mobile technology is still at least five years away, but when it arrives New Zealand could be among the first countries to get it.

Text messages that will make you cringe

We asked you to send us your most cringey text message exchanges. Read the first batch below and share yours.

Psychology of awkward texts

What's the most awkward text you've sent or received? We want to find the most cringey around the country.

Are new dating apps killing monogamy?

The couple loved each other and wanted to stay together - but in the age of Tinder and Ashley Madison, they also both wanted to have other options.

2degrees posts reduced loss of $33.6m

Two Degrees Mobile is still burning cash but has once again reduced its financial losses.

Samsung's future runs through Indonesian factories

Samsung, which prospered for years in China, is now facing competition from low-cost manufacturers.

Jill Goldson: Are you obsessed with checking texts?

Is it communication or validation that the more compulsive texters amongst us are seeking? Relationship expert Jill Goldson explains.

Rakon back to profit after restructure

Rakon is back in profit, while doubling its debt and turning to a negative cash outflow.

Do you have No-mobile-phobia?

The very first thing I do when I wake up in the morning - and the very last thing I do at night - is pick up my phone, press the Twitter app and see what's going on in the world.

Kerre McIvor: Just get off the flippin' phone

Despite the fact that using mobile phones in cars has been illegal since 2009, the numbers flouting the law are on the rise, writes Kerre McIvor.

Face time: Beauty by smartphone

Technology that has its roots in video games and movies could enable people to sample makeup on their smartphones in 3D, making pharmacy testing stations obsolete.

An emoji? What's an emoji?

New phone battery - charges up in less than a minute

Kiwis spend up large on technology

It’s not just smartphones we’re buying – we are spending up large on the technology to use them according to the latest statistic.

Partners spy on cellphones

A fifth of young New Zealand cellphone users have been caught snooping through their partner's device, a new survey has found.

Texting ruined social skills

There's a new phenomenon of the digital age growing ever more rapidly. It's called "virtual distance."

Peter Bromhead: Call and response

My experience of robotic communications is that they invariably bog down and end up repeating, parrot fashion: "I didn't quite get that."

Meredith Hale: My iPhone addiction made me a terrible mum

I embarked on an experiment. I decided to quit my phone - cold turkey - for one week. I wanted to see if I really needed all that connectivity.