Events in Christchurch give reason to ask if our phone networks are tough enough.

So passengers are going to be able to make mobile phone calls on domestic flights on Air New Zealand's new A320s. Fantastic. Hurrah. Yippee. Not.

No one sells more mobiles than Nokia, but the company has struggled for years to produce a smartphone with wow factor.

Much of Christchurch is without essential services after yesterday's earthquake with gas, power, water and phone infrastructure all affected.

AT&T Inc.'s CEO Randall Stephenson, expressed frustration with the way applications are sold to smart phone users, saying customers should be able to buy an application once and have it work across many different devices.

Twitter's chief executive has batted away questions about it being a takeover target and failed to outline any justification for a $10 billion company valuation.

Cellphone entrepreneur tries again, with venture targeting emerging markets.

A bored teen sent a random text to a random number not knowing if anyone would reply. Stephanie did and now they are in love.

Cheaper calls may be at hand, but you'll probably still need two phones to get the best deals.

Egyptians, blocked from the internet, are being offered a way by Google and Twitter to "tweet" by using a voice connection.