Smartphones could sell for less than $100 within 12 months, says 2degrees chief exec Eric Hertz.

2degrees says it has gained 200,000 customers from rival telcos Telecom and Vodafone through number portability in the last two years.

So far video calling has not really caught on for everyday conversations. Rhodri Marsden looks at at why not and whether that is set to change.

Clearly, as recent overseas events have shown, hacking into someone's phone in order to hear their personal messages is wrong.

A Vodafone Live customer spent sleepless nights and another rang the company call centre in tears over huge bills...

The bosses at Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, sought to buck up their shareholders with the promise of a resurgence in sales.

The robots are taking charge. A friendly-looking green droid now dominates the smartphone world.

Newcomer mobile network 2degrees is now directly targeting the business market and unveiled a number of new mobile plans this morning.

As technology charges ahead, the smartphone pioneer that became known as CrackBerry might be heading for obsolescence.

Apple could come up with an idea for remote-controlled ravioli and the patent forms would be fetched from the cupboard.