A few weeks ago, resilient DC journalists reported that fearful White House officials were using a private messaging app to communicate with each other in the Trump administration. We're now reading reports that the secure app in question is Confide. And you know what? It's actually a very slick app.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, and Westpac are attempting to gain permission from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to negotiate as a group for access to Apple Pay and the Near Field Communication (NFC) function on iPhones.

No, scratch that - they'd just be happy with the NFC, actually.

Dave Mitchell is a 49-year-old devotee to his old cell phone and members of the UK press are claiming he's the proud owner of the "oldest working mobile phone in Britain." Considering the 17-year-old model he uses is a Nokia 3310, that claim is believable.

Apple just quietly joined Wireless Power Consortium, a group of 214 companies dedicated to promoting wireless charging through its "Qi" standard, fuelling rumours that the next iPhone will include the technology.

It's fairly common these days to use your phone as a internet hotspot for your tablet. While it's not super inconvenient to set up, automating the steps involved would certainly be a nice-to-have. Now, with Android 7.1.1 and a recent Google handset, you'll never have to worry about tethering again (well, almost never).

With the launch of the Galaxy S8 pushed back to mid-March, if you're hankering for a new Samsung phone you'd have a bit of a wait on your hands. If you don't need an absolute top-of-the-line banger, though, two new mid-range phones might grab your attention, and they have a lot of features you'd expect in a more expensive model. Samsung's new Galaxy A5 and big-screen A7 phones are out in Australia next week: here's what you need to know.

There's no shortage of catastrophic flame-outs in tech. Take, for example, junk science US blood-testing startup Theranos, which raised obscene amounts of venture capital only to be sued by its own investors, close its labs and come under criminal investigation. (Move fast and break stuff, right?) But what could have led to the downfall of humble chat app Fling?

Huawei and Decibel Research recently conducted a study into how Australians use their phones, and the results vary from expected to ridiculous. During sex?! Seriously, people.

A new message found in the latest iOS 10 beta update seems to indicate Apple will be killing off thousands of apps and games that haven't been updated to support 64-bit processors. Say hello to the world of vintage iPhone gaming.