• Rae Johnston

Pokemon GO reached a level of success in 2016 that eludes even some of the most successful traditional video games.

• Steven Arons and Ambereen Choudhury

Deutsche Bank has banned text messages and communication apps on company phones in an effort to improve compliance standards.

• Kit Eaton

Many people may be able to sample virtual reality just by using their phones with the right apps.

• Mike Isaac

Fans of Vine, the 6-second video app owned by Twitter, were writing their eulogies in October when the social network announced it planned to shut down. Over the weekend, the company changed its mind — sort of.

• Travis M. Andrews

Man caught stealing millions of dollars from his employer over a number of years was feeding a strange habit.

• Alan Henry

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.

• Peter Wells

Google's latest gadget is an always on, always listening little speaker called Home. It's a cute design, a friendly little blob of a thing that looks like a half finished cartoon character. It's also not available in Australia, if you want one you'll need to have one shipped to you from the US.

• Amie Tsang

For users of Meitu's signature app, a beautiful touch-up at the press of a button is free.

• Michael Nunez

The announcement is already being championed by binge-watchers and frequent travellers. But it's also raised some questions.

• Rod Easdown

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?

• Andrew Brown

It's used by thousands of drivers every day, but a major Canberra road doesn't appear on iPhone maps months after opening.

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.

• Adam Turner

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.

• Michael Stutchbury

The Financial Review is launching a new iPhone app so our readers can keep up-to-date through their busy lives.

• Tim Biggs

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.

• Rishika Sadam and Dustin Volz

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.

• Peter Wells

The Parrot Disco drone is fast, excitable and will take you on a hell of a ride.

• Caitlin Dewey

The paid Instagram knock-off is an orgy of excess: Dog massages. Lamborghinis. Stacks of gold coins. Private planes.

• Alex Barinka and Sarah Frier

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.