Google launches own-brand smartphone to rival Apple's iPhone
Google has made a push for Apple's significant share of the smartphone market with the launch of its self-branded Pixel and Pixel XL. More
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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
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