Review: Samsung's high-end TV

The high-end Samsung Q8C comes in three sizes.

Samsung's newest television features all the latest tech, along with a high price.

Moving iPhone apps like a pro

Using the dock can make moving apps faster.

If you have lots of apps on your iPhone, moving them around can be an annoying experience.

From toys to home robots

The Sphero SPRK+ is a fun toy that can also be used to teach coding.

The company behind popular connected toys is turning its attention to robots designed to help out around the home.

Google faces second big fine

The EU claims Google is using its dominant Android mobile operating system to shut out rivals.

The EU claims Google is using its dominant Android mobile operating system to shut out rivals.

Samsung set to overtake Intel

Solid sales of the Galaxy S8 smartphone launched in April likely provided an additional boost for Samsung.

The South Korean tech giant is poised to knock Intel off the top position for the first time since 1991.

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Candy Crush now TV game show video

Addicted to Candy Crush on your phone? A TV game show of the app is launching.

A game show adaptation of Candy Crush, the addictive mobile game hit, is coming to TV - with Mario Lopez as host.

Watch out ticket clippers – Google is out to get you

Mike O'Donnell: Google Flights won't be the last disruption.

Worse - if you try it without adding value, then your business model is in trouble.

A solar-powered family car video

Solar-Powered Family Car Unveiled by Eindhoven University.

The world's first solar-powered family car has been unveiled in the Netherlands.

Microsoft to cut 3000 jobs

Most of the job cuts will be outside the United States.

The CEO, who came up through the firm's cloud division, has doggedly trimmed the company's workforce.

Oceans no barrier as kids take to Skype

Bella Penman, left,  and Maria John, both 11, meet their new friends from Assumption School.

International Skype exchange broadens understanding and builds bridges.

Flights to space by mid-2018 video

Virgin Spaceship Unity glided for the first time in 2016 after being released from Virgin Mothership Eve above the ...

Commercial flights to the beyond are edging closer as Virgin Galactic resumes test flights.

Volvo to go all electric video

Volvo's XC90 T8 R-design.

​All Volvo car models launched after 2019 will be electric or hybrids.

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Caching in on Canada Day

Trinkets in a Blenheim geocache.

More than 40 geocachers zoned in on Rolleston on for Canada Day special event on Sunday.

Facebook's rise must end soon

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has not updated investors on crucial metrics.

Facebook Stories flopped, user engagement has stalled and the social network has become dominated by brands.

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Oceans no barrier as kids take to Skype

Bella Penman, left,  and Maria John, both 11, meet their new friends from Assumption School.

International Skype exchange broadens understanding and builds bridges.

The growing threat of smishing

Similar to a "phishing" scam - "smishing" messages are sent to you via SMS (text message) on your mobile phone.

Wonders of 4G home internet

IoT networks proliferate

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Praise for the humble router

A router is like a post office for the internet: it acts as a dispatcher, choosing the fastest and most effective ...

It is important to understand how routers work and how to protect them from malicious attacks.

10 years of cracking open iPhones

Former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs holds the first iPhone.

A decade ago, Bill Detwiler cracked open the original iPhone. As Apple celebrates the phone's 10th anniversary, he celebrates 10 years of taking them apart.

Face unlocking for new iPhone

Apple's redesigned iPhone is set to go on sale later this year.

Apple is working on a feature that will let you unlock your iPhone using your face instead of a fingerprint.

Fitbit's smartwatch plan hits snags

Fitbit plans to release new versions the Blaze fitness tracker, which includes a large colour display, for next year.

​Fitbit, months away from the debut of its smartwatch, has lost several people working on the project and fallen behind on its app store - putting in peril the company's most important product in years.

Games

Assassin’s Creed on Netflix

Arno Dorian in the action-adventure videogame Assassin's Creed Unity.

It's been a series of games, books, and a film starring Michael Fassbender. Now Assassin's Creed is coming to Netflix as an anime series.

Review: Crash Bandicoot is back

As the series went on the difficulty went down, but more vehicles and gimmicks also made an appearance.

REVIEW: A new Crash Bandicoot collection resurrects his three original adventures with beautiful new visuals.

Skyrim's house of cards

Heroes of Skyrim

A recent expansion to The Elder Scrolls: Legends introduced the Heroes of Skyrim to the CCG smash hit.

Minecraft: The next generation

Minecraf

Already a pop culture phenomenon, a new update for the world's most popular game looks set to take things to the next level.

social networking

Facebook hits 2 billion users

Mark Zuckerberg: "We still haven't connected everyone."

​It's the biggest status update ever: Nearly a quarter of the world's population hang out on Facebook at least once a month.

Facebook wants you in a group

Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring more meaning to users by shepherding them into online groups that bring ...

At Facebook, mere "sharing'' is getting old. Finding deeper meaning in online communities is the next big thing.

Why Twitter redesign was mocked

A lot of the mocking about the redesign was based changing users' profile images from square-shaped to round.

Twitter users immediately responded by tweeting jokes and memes critical of the changes.

Facebook bug exposed moderators

A Guardian report says more than 1000 people, which Facebook calls moderators, were affected.

A security hole in its software may have exposed the identities of its online monitors to suspected terrorist groups.

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Caching in on Canada Day

Trinkets in a Blenheim geocache.

More than 40 geocachers zoned in on Rolleston on for Canada Day special event on Sunday.

Tips and tricks for Messenger

Facebook Messenger app.

Facebook has slowly added lots of features to Messenger, many of which you might not know exist.

Brain training app improves memory

The "game show"-like app helped patients achieve a 40 per cent improvement in their memory scores.

The "game show"-like app helped patients achieve a 40 per cent improvement in their memory scores.

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A solar-powered family car

The world's first solar-powered family car has been unveiled in the Netherlands.

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