A phone company is on the cusp of urging its customers to leave their credit cards at home and instead spend with their phone, using the new "digital wallet".

Mobile phone operator 2degrees is questioning the government's minimum reserve price of $198 million for new fourth generation (4G) mobile spectrum.

Microsoft is wagering US$7.2b on the idea that owning Nokia's phone business will help the software giant grab a bigger slice of the mobile computing market.

Google has chosen a brand-name candy for its new Android version expected to launch soon: Kit Kat.

A Kiwi tech company has developed a new smartphone app which allows people to convert their genetic code into music.

A new smartphone application, designed to help consumers choose healthy food options, has been given the thumbs up by health experts and consumers.

Board the phub wagon and start shaming others (and yourself) into a more grown-up existence.

Apple's latest quarterly results are likely to illustrate why investors are clamouring for the maker of the iPhone and the iPad to come out with another trend-setting device.

Are you wasting your money owning a smartphone? I say an emphatic yes, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith. When it comes down to it the treasure of productivity, money and time savings can be laid not just there, but in the lap of the apps.