Smartphones

In the last five years, almost 700 children and young people brought to the attention of Child Youth and Family have been placed in a police cell because there's been no bed for them in alternative… Audio

The first feature length documentary filmed entirely on smartphones is being made - by teenagers and about teenagers. The project, titled My Weekend, will be shot in the next few months. The film's… Audio

Peter Etchells of Bath Spa University, and the science blog network coordinator for The Guardian, on the real story behind a scary headline linking smartphone and tablet use to brain damage in… Audio

Apple Iphone sales. Net neutrality - is it an issue in NZ. And What's up with wearable tech? Audio

The fight to force tech companies like Apple to source conflict-free minerals from the Congo, where illegal mining has funded the 20 year war that has killed millions. Bandi Mbubi's Ted Talk on how… Audio

Research shows that while young people are increasingly privacy savvy around "stranger danger" while navigating their online lives, teenagers - especially girls - are coming under more pressure from… Audio

The Botany Department at the University of Otago has collaborated with MEA Mobile to make a smart phone app that uses the camera function to help identify native plants Audio

The Botany Department at the University of Otago has collaborated with MEA Mobile to make a smart phone app that uses the camera function to help identify native plants Audio

In these privacy-conscious times, a new secure smartphone that can keep you and your data anonymous. It's called the Blackphone, it's just attracted 30 million dollars of investment, and we're… Audio

In the first project for Sensing City, school students are testing water quality with smart phones and paper diagnostic kits Audio

Assistive Technology consultant Jonathan Mosen - who has been blind since birth - has written a book for the visually impaired on how to use iPhones. His book is called 'iOS7 Without the Eye'. Audio