It's become as overused as "the dog ate my homework", or "darling, I've never met this woman before" – and it's about as believable.

Navigating a computer or touch phone is a whole lot simpler if you know all the right buttons to press, writes Rhodri Marsden.

So far video calling has not really caught on for everyday conversations. Rhodri Marsden looks at at why not and whether that is set to change.

A battle for the top position in internet business has broken out as rival alliances are going face-to-face with one another.

The debt ceiling crisis has forced two top Democrat and Republican Senators to cancel meetings with John Key...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg greeted Prime Minister John Key on a tour of the headquarters in Silicon Valley yesterday.

Blisteringly successful in the search, mobile and browser technology, Google's strides into the social networking arena have faltered.

Google is the only one not in a consortium buying a portfolio of thousands of technology patents from bankrupt firm Nortel Networks.

Start-up tech firms need to repeat modest successes, says US Icehouse visitor.

Facebook expected to involve Skype in counterattack on Google+ service.

The robots are taking charge. A friendly-looking green droid now dominates the smartphone world.

Only if your target market is a young woman or you like having conversations with an empty room...