I'm beating my phone addiction

We touch our smartphones - tap, click, swipe - more than 2,500 times a day.

I'm a recovering addict. It's been two months since I turned off all notifications on my smartphone.

How to save a wet phone

In a small number of cases swamped phones are able to dry out on their own.

Experts say even if a phone is drenched, there are steps you can take to recover it.

Apple is ignoring the Mac Mini

Starting at NZ$850, the Mac Mini is a great option for people who don't want to spend a lot of money on a MacBook or iMac.

Apple says the Mac Mini is "important", but it hasn't been updated in three years.

YouTube unveils new features

The new design features are now available to all YouTube users globally

YouTube has revealed a new logo and features including viewing vertical videos on smartphones.

Get ready. AR is here

Of the dozen or so apps demonstrated recently for Android and iPhones, the ones showing the most promise are furniture apps.

Google is bringing augmented reality to even more phones, and it arrives on iPhones next month.

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Spam attack nets council

Kapiti's council promised funds transfers in hundreds of emails. But it was a spam scam.

Council sends out hundreds of emails promising funds transfers after spam attack.

Driverless pizza delivery trialled

Ford and Domino's Pizza have launched autonomous delivery research.

Ready for self-driving vehicles to deliver your pizza?

Strong reception for mobile phones

Cole Horgan, 16, believed it would be difficult to cope without cell phones now.

We've all owned our fair share of phones over the years: shoes, bricks, bananas and flips just to name a few.

Parents, check your screen time

There are apps you can download (of course there are) to monitor how much you're checking your phone.

Parents are freaking out about limiting their kids' screen time, when really the should be looking at their own.

Planning our town of the future

Wakatipu High School students and members of the Science Buskers Academy Alice Gilbert and Natty Raymond, assisted by ...

A future where no one owns their own car but is driven by chauffeur by 50 cents a ride.

Facebook's wunderkind leaves

Google has confirmed that Michael Sayman was hired for Google's Assistant team.

Michael Sayman did an internship when he was 17, and had a full-time engineering job at 18.

Date for new iPhones tipped

Apple first introduced the iPhone 10 years ago, creating a market for the modern-day smart phone.

The company is expected to release three new iPhone versions on September 12.

Zuckerberg welcomes new baby girl video

The new family portrait released by Mark Zuckerberg.

Mark Zuckerberg is going on paternity leave after sharing a new family portrait on Facebook.

Smart playground doesn't impress all video

Levi Park in Rolleston has been turned into the country's first "smart" playground with the addition of augmented ...

New Zealand's first "smart playground" has opened, but some parents think their kids already have too much technology time.

Tech start-up helps museum

Vaka Interactiv team from left: Kaveinga Lisati, Jesse Armstrong, Jordan Tupuola and Andrea Fua.

The team of four young Maori and Pacific tech experts are one of nine teams selected.

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Strong reception for mobile phones

Cole Horgan, 16, believed it would be difficult to cope without cell phones now.

We've all owned our fair share of phones over the years: shoes, bricks, bananas and flips just to name a few.

Smartphone maker HTC struggling

HTC once ranked among the world's top smartphone makers, but now it may be sold.

Facebook's wunderkind leaves

Kiwis love their devices

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Date for new iPhones tipped

Apple first introduced the iPhone 10 years ago, creating a market for the modern-day smart phone.

The company is expected to release three new iPhone versions on September 12.

Review: Oppo's flagship phone

Priced at $720, the R11 is taking aim at Apple's iPhone 7 Plus and Samsung's S8+, though at half the price.

​Oppo's new R11 smartphone is now on sale in New Zealand.

Apple planning 4K TV device

Apple last updated the Apple TV box in 2015 with a new remote control, an App Store and support from its Siri voice ...

Apple is planning to unveil a renewed focus on the living room with an upgraded Apple TV set-top box.

Review: Garmin smartwatch

The Fenix 5 smartwatch is best for hardcore adventurers who love statistics.

This tough smartwatch is great for the Kiwi outdoors but it comes with a hefty price.

Games

Mario gets a Rabbid revamp video

Mario x Rabbids

Turning Nintendo's iconic mascot into a turn-based shooter was a risky move for Ubisoft, but it's paid off.

Is this the next Pokemon Go?

Daisy Ridley plays lead chracter Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Get ready to feel the force. Star Wars unveils a massive Last Jedi augmented-reality game.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy video

Uncharted: TLL

Review: Two new leading ladies take centre stage as gaming's most epic adventure series returns.

Virtual F1 drivers champs all go

Nico Rosberg won the Formula One world drivers championship last year, but in future teams may also have a virtual champion.

Formula One will have a virtual world champion as well as a real one after launching eSports series.

social networking

How to shoot your food

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Stock Photo - smartphone shot food photo - vanilla cake with strawberries

berry, blog, ...

OPINION: Waiter, there's a fly in my plum jam! Well, madam, take a photo. Lynda Hallinan does a crash course in Facebooking her meals. Etiquette be stewed ...

The hashtag turns 10

In 2007, the most tweeted hashtag was used around 9000 times. This year, the most popular hashtag has been used over 300 ...

A Twitter user included the first hashtag in a tweet 10 years ago - and changed our online conversations forever.

Twitter is 'failing women'

A spokesman for Twitter: "Abuse and harassment have no place on Twitter."

Twitter takes too long to remove hateful and misogynistic content, says a women's rights charity.

'Your nudity policies are b-------'

Australian artist Hadyn John Wilson's "She marked her desire through distance as an inside of two": one of the works ...

Aussie art dealer takes on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg after works were deemed too rude for the site.

apps

Uber welcomes stop-offs

Uber's multi-destination feature lets passengers plan their multiple stops before they get in the car.

Need to pick up your dry cleaning, dinner or kids on the way home from work? Uber has a new feature for that.

Tapping into Taranaki history

Rob Green, of Heritage Taranaki, has been part of a group which has developed a free app exploring the history of the ...

Modern technology being used to transport people back to the battlefields of Taranaki's civil war.

Android Oreo officially arrives

Android Oreo is scheduled to be released in a few months.

An upcoming update to Google's Android software finally has a delectable name.

Secret restaurants used to look cooler

A new app pays people to wait in line outside a newly opened restaurant.

Once, you could tell by the crowd how good a restaurant was, but that's all changed.

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Smart playground doesn't impress all

New Zealand's first "smart playground" has opened, but some parents think their kids already have too much technology time.

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