A 14-year-old boy suspected of planning a series of bombings in Vienna was reported yesterday to have been offered US$25,000 by Isis to carry out the attacks and claims that two other youths recruited in the same way remain at large.

Searchers can now locate and rescue people missing somewhere in a staggeringly large area in as little as 40 minutes thanks to advancing technology.

Nearly all New Zealanders have affordable internet access but there are disparities in low-income areas and for satellite service users, new research shows.

Customers who pre-ordered Apple's latest model iPhone are angry at being kept waiting - and one says he was offered a Samsung Galaxy as an alternative.

Chorus is seeing growth in its high-speed fixed line connections as it continues to roll out the bulk of the govt-sponsored ultrafast broadband fibre network.

Vodafone NZ says it is not planning major job cuts after internal speculation that the telecommunications giant was looking at a significant management reduction.

One of the former owners of internet company Orcon who has debts of $3.57m has avoided bankruptcy and will attempt to appease creditors with a $343,000 deal.

Chorus’ proposed changes to wholesale broadband services are likely to breach “good faith” terms, according to legal advice received by the Commerce Commission.

They make their money helping Kiwis communicate but the biggest telcos in the country aren't quick to pick up the phone when customers call.

Sky TV's big result on Friday was a reminder that while we can all see the future, real profits live in the present.

Phoebe Falconer answers our readers' questions about transport or any other Auckland issue.

Chorus has cut a deal with Crown Fibre Holdings to bring forward funding of $178 million - though at a high interest rate.

The Government has thrown its backing - but not its money - behind a mobile phone recycling programme.

More kiwis are making the switch to the super-fast 4G mobile network and as coverage areas increase, how we are using our smart devices is also changing.

Telecommunications company Vocus is buying fibre-line provider FX Networks and says it will become NZ’s third largest network operator if the sale goes through.

Telecom's $20 million name change will happen on August 8 and within months Spark will replace the existing branding at 70 stores, 8000 retailers and on 3000 payphones.

The government has entered a 25 year contract with Hawaiki Cable worth to secure a new international telecommunications cable capable of handling huge data loads.