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.

Samsung has told jurors that Apple's patent case is really an attack on Google's Android and a ploy to stem competition that has overwhelmed iPhone sales.

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.

If you've been out for dinner recently, you've probably seen it happen. You might even have done it yourself.

Young kids who use an iPad or other touch-screen device can get the same benefits as physical play, new research indicates - although the type of virtual activity is crucial.

Vodafone has settled a case with the Commerce Commission and paid out almost $270,000 to 11,000 customers who signed up to a mobile broadband promotion.

Despite whatever else 2014 enters the history books for, it's likely to be remembered as the year that saw the birth of everyday wearable computing.

Internet radio platforms are battling for New Zealanders' loyalty - with one company using their high-profile hosts in online content to lure users.

As we become more and more reliant on cloud based services, privacy breaches could become increasingly commonplace, writes Pat Pilcher.

Scientists are working on ways that websites and apps can communicate touch, taste and smell.

Constantly checking those work emails on your smartphone could be bad for more than just your marriage.

The UN Handbook - which the Govt calls a "valuable reference guide that helps all states to navigate the UN system" - has been turned from a 400-page tome into a mobile app by a Wellington tech firm.

Only about half of New Zealand kids aged 5 to 10 know the danger of speaking to online friends and a fifth of those would like to meet them in real life.