Apple unveils iPhone 7 at 2016 Keynote event
Apple has revealed the latest versions of its hugely popular iPhone, with a redesigned water- and dust-resistant casing and a variety of new features. More
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Google shelves modular smartphone Project Ara
US technology giant Google has scrapped one of its most ambitious ventures, Project Ara, according to insider sources. More
Büro North proposes ground-level traffic lights to prevent pedestrian accidents
Prompted by accidents involving players of Pokémon GO, Australian firm Büro North has devised a concept for in-ground traffic lights to prevent pedestrians using smartphones from walking out onto the road (+ movie). More
Google to start shipping modular smartphone Project Ara
US technology giant Google has demonstrated a current prototype of its modular smartphone Project Ara and announced it will begin shipping developer editions later this year (+ slideshow). More
Apple downsizes its smartphone with launch of iPhone SE
Apple has designed a smaller version of its current iPhone, which is almost identical in shape and size to its older 5s model but with the same capabilities as the newer iPhone 6s (+ slideshow). More
"Badass" e-ink O phone by Alter Ego Architects aims to eliminate the need for apps
Serbian studio Alter Ego Architects has designed a concept for a 3D-printed mobile phone with an interface that only features numbers and symbols, and has no apps to prevent users acting like "mindless zombies" while on their devices (+ slideshow). More
Apple extends iPhone 6 battery life with slip-on rechargeable case
Apple has unveiled its own Smart Battery Case that slides onto the back of the iPhone 6 or 6s to provide additional power. More
Fairphone launches second edition of its ethical smartphone
London Design Festival 2015: Amsterdam tech company Fairphone has launched a new version of its ethically produced smartphone. More
Punkt launches Jasper Morrison-designed MP 01 as a "liberating" alternative to smartphones
London Design Festival 2015: Swiss technology brand Punkt has launched a stripped-back mobile handset designed by British designer Jasper Morrison that only offers basic phone functions. More
Apple updates iPhone 6s to create more robust and touch-sensitive devices
Apple has launched new versions of its iPhone 6 – the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus – featuring a new sensor technology called 3D Touch which interprets pressure applied to the screen (+ movie). More
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone features a curved screen
News: electronics company Samsung has launched two smartphone models at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, including one with a display that curves at the edges (+ slideshow). More
Naoto Fukasawa designs streamlined Infobar A03 smartphone for KDDI
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa has created a new version of his simple smartphone for telecommunications company KDDI. More
Health-monitoring components designed for Google's Project Ara modular smartphone
San Francisco studio Lapka has imagined a range of health-related modules that would fit onto the Project Ara smartphone – for which Google unveiled the latest prototype last week (+ slideshow). More
Google takes next step towards Project Ara modular phone launch
News: Google has unveiled a new prototype of its modular smartphone with swappable components, which the project's design head Gadi Amit says will allow users to "be the designer of their own phone" (+ slideshow). More
Tokujin Yoshioka designs transparent smartphone for KDDI
News: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a see-through case for the latest Firefox smartphone from telecommunications company KDDI. More
Social media storm builds over possible fault in Apple's iPhone 6 design
News: owners of Apple's newly released iPhone 6 handsets have taken to social media to complain about a possible design fault – using the hashtag #bendgate and posting images of devices that appear to have bent under pressure. More
Apple launches iPhone 6
News: tech giant Apple has launched the iPhone 6 live at its annual conference in Cupertino, California. More
Video footage of Apple's new iPhone 6 design leaks
News: a Russian YouTube video claims to show an iPhone 6 created by appropriating different parts from a factory production line. More
Future smartphones could be charged by stroking them
News: researchers in America have developed a friction-based miniature generator that could enable mobile devices to be charged by typing or stroking the screen. More
Google’s Project Tango uses your phone to map your home
News: Google's latest research project equips smartphones with the ability to map their surroundings and build navigable three-dimensional virtual environments that can be used to give directions indoors. More