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.

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.

Dozens of cases of 'text neck' - a condition linked to using mobile devices - are being reported each week, chiropractors' say.

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

It seems like the BlackBerry is losing its addictive powers, and businesses are shopping around for other smartphones.

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

Kiwis who make only a few calls from their home line a month are paying the highest line rental in the OECD, says the Commerce Commission.

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.

Has a 1928 movie camera captured an image of a time traveller?

Only one has started school but all three of the Cotter children are using iPhones, an iPad and an Apple laptop.

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

The latest security woe comes with the news that the device's lock screen is easily able to be bypassed.