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.

Avid mobile phone users are less happy and suffer from higher anxiety, a new study shows.

A smartphone application to help consumers make healthy food choices has been snapped up, with 30,000 downloads since its launch in August.

Still paying for your mobile phone calls and texts? It won't be long before you're in the minority.

Electronics retailer Noel Leeming is investigating after a faulty smartphone was resold as new, but still held private information from a previous owner.

A new startup is hoping to harness the rising wave of "slacktivism" with a system that raises funds for charities through advertising on smartphone screens.

Mobile phone giant Nokia has been forced to apologise to its clients after an offensive phrase was posted from its New Zealand Twitter account.

There are oodles of health and wellbeing apps available all designed to enhance your life. Here are five of my faves, plus share your own and win a brand new Smartphone!

Everyone's seen it, heard it - or yes, likely done it. We're talking about boorish behaviour on mobile phones.

What do you think of voicemail messages? Do you leave them? Do you retrieve them?

The days of hailing a cab may soon be in the past thanks to a new taxi app that promises passengers can order their ride, watch it approach and pay using a smartphone.

Parents should limit kids' tweeting and texting and keep smartphones and laptops out of bedrooms, a US paediatricians group says.

A new ACC-backed app is designed to help young New Zealanders cut down on their drinking.

Hundreds are expected to line up today to be among the first in New Zealand to buy the new iPhones.

An American cinema chain has come up with a novel idea of how to deal with the much-debated problem of people texting on their phones during a film.