Google app shares your location with loved ones in real time
A handy tool in an emergency, and an end to 'where are you, are you OK?' texts when someone's late home or to a meeting.
Smartphone Apps
Meitu of China, built on the selfie, could be worth $US5.23 billion in IPO
For users of Meitu's signature app, a beautiful touch-up at the press of a button is free.
What you need to know about Netflix downloads
The announcement is already being championed by binge-watchers and frequent travellers. But it's also raised some questions.
A flexible approach, or a blaze of glory?
The Fitbit Flex 2 is cheaper and simpler than the company's high-end Blaze – but is the loss of functionality too much to bear?
The major Canberra road that doesn't exist on a map
It's used by thousands of drivers every day, but a major Canberra road doesn't appear on iPhone maps months after opening.
The man who took Apple's business in China
Two years ago, Oppo and Vivo couldn't crack the top five in China's smartphone market. Now they're on top after elbowing Apple aside.
Got an idea for an app? Be warned: you get what you pay for
Determined to bring his Mr Tradie idea to life, Australian entrepreneur Ishan Dan soon discovered that hiring an app developer is a lot like hiring a tradie.
Australian Financial Review's new iPhone app
The Financial Review is launching a new iPhone app so our readers can keep up-to-date through their busy lives.
Gmail app for iOS finally updated
Anyone who has used the Gmail app on both Android and iPhone has noticed that one version is far inferior to the other. While Google has tended to make sure its offerings across all platforms are of a high quality, Gmail on iPhone has — for whatever reason — remained a weird, squashed and semi-broken version of its mobile website since 2012.
How many more ads will people take? Facebook warns growth will slow
More than 1 billion people access the social network through their smartphones now every day. But there's a limit to how many ads the social network can put in front of them.
Disco leaves no drone unturned
The Parrot Disco drone is fast, excitable and will take you on a hell of a ride.
Rich Kids: a 'disgusting' app for wealthy people
The paid Instagram knock-off is an orgy of excess: Dog massages. Lamborghinis. Stacks of gold coins. Private planes.
Snapchat eyes $5b in biggest tech IPO since Twitter
The IPO could value the social media company at $US25 billion to $US35 billion, almost twice as much as in its most recent private fund raising.
Snapchat pumping the next tech bubble with more hot air
It may take only one hot tech firm float to flop badly and 2017 could be the year the dotcom bubble 2.0 finally goes pop.
Never lose your keys again
At last, there's a solution to the problem of losing your wallet or keys -- but it comes at a price.
App-connected scales are manifestly stupid
App designers don't cook. Here's the proof.
Apple's Swift Playground makes learning to code easy
If you're concerned that technology is controlling you too much, then learn how to control it.
The iMessage stickers Apple is not happy about
The developer of a clever sticker pack for iOS has been told by Apple that he has to change how the stickers look and act or else the stickers will be pulled from the App Store.
Get off my lawn! Pokemon Go tests global laws
The popularity of the game that puts digital creatures into private homes, shops, parks and museums has fuelled debate on land rights, the legal boundaries of private property, and what constitutes trespass.
Google Trips personalises and automates your travel plans
New app manages and helps plan your trip from start to finish.