Anthony Dixon is happy to be back. The chief executive of electronics technology company Times-7 was in front of New Zealand's angel community again at the annual showcase investment event, but this time he had a lot more to smile about.

WhatsApp, the world's most popular instant messaging platform, has begun encrypting all its data by default.

Shades of Silicon Valley are bubbling up in Tehran, which is home to a growing tech ecosystem, despite significant challenges.

Tech giants like Apple keep looking for overseas tax loopholes as their foreign cash has piled up to almost absurd levels.

US prosecutors have moved to bolster their case against two Wall St stockbrokers allegedly involved in an insider trading scandal.

Andrew Ferrier is well and truly back in the public eye.

Tech is part of everyone's life in Japan, but doesn't appear to have supplanted their livelihood, even for menial tasks.

Queensland's Health Minister is not aware of any deaths linked to defective software that manages medication for some of the state's most ill patients.

Apple's iOS 8 operating system causes apps to crash 67 per cent more than last year's version.

Anyone who's ever searched for something online will have some idea of the impetus behind Wellington software startup Twingl.

The financial tech trend is seeing younger investors turning to robo-adviser apps rather than traditional financial advisors.

Unlike video games that had spectacular success and then fizzled Minecraft is a create-it-yourself platform that has staying power.

Benchmark Senior Living in the US gives each resident a "pendant": a device, worn around the neck that uses Wi-Fi to signal location in real time.

Large US home improvement chains are selling virtual tools - sensors, Wi-Fi enabled appliances and software - to help people monitor and control their homes from their smartphones.

New Zealand technology companies could be unwittingly heading into a "perfect storm" of intellectual property litigation risk as they rush to float on the sharemarket.

Microsoft's CEO unveiled his first vision statement, saying that more engineering and organisational changes are needed as he attempts to turn around the software maker.

The first thing you notice about Vend chief executive Vaughan Rowsell is his gigantic moustache. The second thing is the bright green Chucks on his feet, a "welcome" gift to all new staff.

For many of us, the idea of cloud computing - or of storing information in "the cloud" - conjures up images of puffy white balls of fluff containing limitless amounts of information, somewhere in the region just above our heads.

Entrepreneur Christina Domecq launched her latest business, Ora, at an event last night that included an address from Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce.

Cinema software developer Vista Group's sharemarket float will set the company up for its next phase of growth, says chief executive Murray Holdaway.