Using a mobile phone for more than half an hour a day over five years can triple the risk of developing certain types of brain cancer, a French study suggests.

I'm looking forward to seeing what gear the boffins at LG are about to unleash on an unsuspecting public.

A mother who was driving with her 3-year-old child in the rear seat was texting before she lost control of her vehicle, flipping into a ditch.

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun Hee is in stable condition after surgery following a heart attack, Samsung Group said.

Oracle won a US appeals court bid to revive claims that Google copied its Java programming language to develop Android.

With the arrival of smartphones, we have to accept everything we do and say is in the public domain, writes Kerre McIvor.

Embattled MP Maurice Williamson is facing fresh trouble after it emerged he failed to declare a top-of-the-range $899 smartphone.

Snapchat settled with the Federal Trade Commission over claims that its photo messages don't always disappear, in the latest hiccup for the fast-growing startup.

Google was sued for allegedly abusing its market power by forcing handheld device makers that use its Android operating system to also provide the search engine company's applications.

iPhone owners are the most likely to send a sexy text message or "sext", according to a new poll in the UK.

A gaffe at the NZ arm of Samsung has let slip commercially sensitive details about the launch of a new phone. The existence of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini had been secret until a reference turned up on the Samsung NZ website.

Samsung posted first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as demand rose for cheaper Galaxy devices.

Google has a strong financial interest in helping Samsung defeat Apple at trial beyond its obligation to pay, it has been revealed.

BlackBerry has been losing smartphone marketshare to Apple and Samsung for years. The company is now shifting its emphasis to supplying software and services.

Find it difficult to make it to the end of the day with a full battery on your smartphone? Engineers in Tel-Aviv have come up with a solution.

You are walking down a busy street, eyes down on a text message exchange, when bang - you collide phone - first with a tree, a lamppost or a fellow pedestrian.

An angry online trader got his revenge on an unscrupulous seller by sending the man the entire works of Shakespeare via 29,000 text messages.

Popular plans cheaper than OECD average: regulator.

I have a game I want you to play. I want you to imagine yourself 20 years ago.

A new international study appears to have put to rest the question over whether cellphones cause cancer.

With more than 40 million users, video loop-sharing app Vine has a global reach, providing an evolving snapshot of the world and an outlet for aspiring film-makers. Dominic Rushe asks how it grew so big and what it means for the future of creativity.

Clumsy Kiwis have fallen into gutters, crashed into trees and collided with other people while texting and walking.