Joe Hanlon

A multi-national survey has revealed that 23% of people feel they cannot be happy without apps. 77% roll their eyes at them.

Supermarket chain Aldi will launch a new mobile service in Australia next week, but can it be the country's cheapest SIM?

opinion We all know someone who pirates TV shows and movies, usually because they tell us what they're watching. What is this promotion worth to a new show or film?

Exetel is charging a premium for its new 4G mobile services, up to double the 3G rate in some cases.

Mastercard is set to launch a new digital payments platform, starting by taking on the territory owned by PayPal.

Telstra is now taking pre-orders for the Optimus G, the latest and greatest smartphone from LG.

Android devices may soon have a unified standard for media streaming, thanks to a partnership between Qualcomm and doubleTwist.

Kogan follows up last year's successful tablet release with two new Agora branded slates, this time choosing the Jelly Bean OS.

EB Games is the first in Australia to take pre-orders for Sony's next-generation gaming console.

Foxtel customers with iPhones can now watch live and catch-up TV on their phones, with the launch of Foxtel Go for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Telstra has announced plans to expand its 4G offering by adding services to the 900MHz frequency and technology to pair it with the existing 1800MHz band.

Australia's beleaguered Vodafone network could be seeing light at the end of a dark tunnel, with news that it is now testing its upcoming 4G network in Sydney.

Bluestacks has just announced a Windows 8 beta of its software, bringing 750,000 Android apps to the Surface Pro.

Sony is claiming multiple victories in the Australian gaming market, despite the iGEA recording a 23-percent downturn in sales over the last 12 months.

A new Aussie telco is set to shake up the way you pay for your phone plan, and who you should call when it breaks.

Kind-hearted hobbyists create a prosthetic hand for a five-year old boy using 3D printers, bungie cable and a little know-how.

Consumer regulatory bodies in Australia and New Zealand are calling for transparency in wholesale pricing for Trans-Tasman roaming services, and low prices for consumers across the board.

With dev kits in the wild, it was only a matter of time before someone took the Leap Motion controller and created something this awesome.

The NBN has been switched on in the Tasmanian capital, with 1,800 homes connected by fibre to the network.

Dick Smith will be the first major Aussie retailer to ship Kindle Paperwhite e-readers down under, taking pre-orders for delivery next week.

Smartphones powered by the Linux-based Ubuntu OS will be in stores by the end of October, with several carriers reportedly interested in ranges the devices.

Disney has announced it will produce spin-off films for favourite Star Wars characters, with Han Solo and Boba Fett up first.

Apple and Samsung are the only smartphone manufacturers to make money from handsets in 2012, capturing 103% of the industry's profits for the year.