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Commission calls for lower mobile termination charges
The Commerce Commission has called for lower wholesale voice and text pricing to encourage competition in NZ's cellular market.

Text bullying victim tells lover 'see you in heaven'
'I love you I'll see you in heaven,' a 15-year-old girl wrote in a text message to her married, 27-year-old lover.

<i>Chris Barton</i>: Resistance is futile even for a hardened cellphone sceptic
Finally, mobiles are living up to their early promise.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Rural broadband bid prompts an unlikely alliance
Telco rivals say they have the technology to deliver the Government's goals.

Smartphones - it's good to talk, but we don't want to
It may be called a 'phone', when its main use is anything but - it's almost as absurd as calling an iPod Touch a radiogram.

It's good to talk - but we don't really want to
These days, if someone calls me for "a chat", I adopt the same quizzical expression as if they'd suggested we mud-wrestle each other for kicks.

Smartphone wars in time for Xmas
The smartphone revolution is gaining momentum and mobile operator 2degrees expects more than half of phones sold here next year will be smartphones.

Has big business kicked its CrackBerry habit?
It seems like the BlackBerry is losing its addictive powers, and businesses are shopping around for other smartphones.

Vodafone admits major 3G network glitches
Vodafone admits that smartphone and 3G data customers have been suffering major problems using the network over recent weeks.

Blacklist to protect kids
Groundbreaking cellphone technology has been launched in a bid to stop teenagers being harassed by text bullies. The new service allows cellphone users to blacklist up to 20 numbers.

Air NZ seeks in-flight caller
Air New Zealand is trying to trace a passenger seen talking on his cellphone during a domestic flight, who allegedly claimed he had been given permission.

Tech-savvy children learn as they play
Only one has started school but all three of the Cotter children are using iPhones, an iPad and an Apple laptop.

All iWant this Christmas...
Children as young as 3 are hankering after $1000 Apple iPhones for Christmas.