New ZealandPhone ban in school changing rooms to stop 'sexting'Some secondary schools are banning cellphones in changing rooms to try to stop students photographing and then texting images of their peers.09 Feb 04:30 PM
CrimeSmartphones - more mobile, more vulnerableAs we embrace the wonders of smartphones, it pays to remember that they're at as much risk from cybercrooks as PCs.09 Feb 01:58 AM
Technology<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Mobile charges a heartbreakerCheaper calls may be at hand, but you'll probably still need two phones to get the best deals.06 Feb 04:30 PM
TelecommunicationsVodafone offers service in cellphone blackspots, but there's a catch04 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldPhones keep Egyptians tweetingEgyptians, blocked from the internet, are being offered a way by Google and Twitter to "tweet" by using a voice connection.02 Feb 04:30 PM
TelecommunicationsVodafone shuts Egypt call centreVodafone has increased its New Zealand contact centre capacity after political unrest in Egypt forced one of its contact centres to close.31 Jan 10:20 PM
TechnologySmartphone users 'will download 17 bn apps in 2011'Gartner estimates that smartphone users will download a shopping 17.7 billion apps - worth US$15bn - this year.26 Jan 10:57 PM
New ZealandCellphone drivers cause 182 crashesDrivers are flouting the ban on hand-held cellphones - new figures show a phone-related car crash almost every two days, dozens of injuries and five deaths last year.25 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleFathers directed to keep out of the frame at birthFathers hoping to record the birth of their babies will have to rely on photographic memories now video cameras and mobile phones are increasingly being banned from maternity hospitals in the Australian state of Victoria.25 Jan 02:31 AM
BusinessGo-getter reaches for stars with new projectKiwi tech entrepreneur Derek Handley on his latest venture into mobile advertising.20 Jan 04:30 PM
TechnologyHas computer-aided cheating made us stupid and lazy?Is it a good thing or a bad thing that Google has created a mobile phone application that will solve any Sudoku puzzle?19 Jan 01:41 AM
TechnologyComputer sales to hit one billion by 2014Smartphones and tablets will help double the shipment of computers around the world in just five years, according to new research.18 Jan 11:25 PM
TelecommunicationsRegulation push as telco complaints soarComplaints against the telecommunications industry have more than trebled in the last three years, with an increasing number made about non-members, giving rise to calls for the scheme to be made compulsory.04 Jan 10:30 PM