Our digital addiction: 727 hours surfing, 27 phoning and 972 texts

In the heyday of rock music, no stadium gig was complete without a slow number that prompted the crowd to hold aloft their cigarette lighters to create hundreds of flickering points of light.

Android vs. iPhone: No Contest for Developers

The official announcement of the first Android phone was naturally cause for much discussion on the Linux blogs last week. We take a look at the issue through the eyes of developers, who see an application market unencumbered by the restrictions of Apple's iPhone App Store.

Mobile phone use 'raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold'

Alarming new research from Sweden on the effects of radiation raises fears that today's youngsters face an epidemic of the disease in later life

SMS used to land aircraft

FIVE PEOPLE on a flight from Kerry to Jersey received mobile phone text instructions from a quick-thinking air traffic controller when he guided them in to a safe landing at Cork.

Opera's Mobile Web report shows top mobile Internet phones

"People want the Web on their phone regardless of the type of phone they have," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. "Our list of top phones shows both smartphones and feature phones, which is a testament to the versatility Opera Mini provides.