Forget cocaine and alcohol. We are hooked on our phones - and it's bad news, says an expert in marketing.

Wairoa butcher Kiri Gilbert believes any time is the right time to uplift a community, and he's done just that - through song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Oppo PM-3s are stylish and sophisticated, with a price tag to match.

Invoices are faked to look as if they're from well-known universities to swindle gear from firms.

A phone first released 17 years ago stole the show at the biggest mobile tech show of the year.

Uber has been using a secret weapon to trick authorities who have been trying to shut down the service.

A smart condom which monitors your performance in the bedroom is being developed in the UK.

The Auckland Volcanic Field will "almost certainly" erupt again, and a swarm of earthquakes will be the first signal of a catastrophe, say scientists.

Herald science writer Jamie Morton presents weird science facts.

Labour Party candidates have been urged to clean up their social media profiles - according to a misdirected text message.

Z Energy hopes its bio-diesel plant which uses animal fat to make fuel will be operational within the next two months after delays last year.

An outage across large parts of the internet has been blamed on a simple employee mistake.

After a video of Uber CEO arguing with a driver surfaced, another Uber driver was appalled by his behaviour.

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has floated on the New York Stock Exchange and made its founders multi-billionaires.

Canadian mining firm Nautilus Minerals to mine sea floor off Papua New Guinea from 2018

While many firms are looking to the moon for mining opportunities, one Australian firm believes there could be precious metals a lot

One in five New Zealanders have pulled the plug on their landline phone.

Airways NZ will trial a satellite system that continually tracks planes across vast ocean areas.

Domino's launches new voice-activated ordering that memorises your favourite order.

Widespread issues struck Amazon Web Service (AWS), causing websites, apps and devices to crash.

Over 2 million voice messages between parents and children recorded by toys have been leaked online.

A heated argument between the CEO and his Uber driver was captured on a dashboard cam.

After years of double-digit growth, Kiwi consumers appear to be falling out of love with Apple.

With so many undiscovered planets in the galaxy, it surely seems there are other planets that harbour life.

COMMENT: Given that AI will be used to extend and enhance our cognitive capabilities, it's vital that we don't create a monster.

Lee Jae-yong, the heir apparent to Samsung Group, will be indicted on bribery charges.

Top marketing graduate Kyal Little is still looking for a job 18 months after graduating - because he hasn't yet found an employer

COMMENT: It seems even brightest innovators exhibit classic Kiwi self-deprecation

Sky Television chief executive John Fellet has hit out at Spark signing a deal with Netflix after it had played a part in "blocking" his company's merger with Vodafone.

A pill powered by your own stomach acid will send health data from inside your body to your phone.