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The year in smartphones
The year in smartphones was dominated by two huge controversies from the two biggest players. It was the year the Samsung Note 7 tanked, and Apple's headphone jack disappeared.
The year in smartphones was dominated by two huge controversies from the two biggest players. It was the year the Samsung Note 7 tanked, and Apple's headphone jack disappeared.
Buried in yesterday's support update on iPhone 6s shutdowns was the news that the problem might be more widespread than we thought.
A technical issue that failed to notify thousands of Brisbane residents prior to Saturday's destructive storm is expected to be identified by the end of the day, Weatherzone's Head of Development says.
Sony is great at making smartphones, but pretty lousy at getting the word out about them.
Next year is the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, so Apple should have surprises in store.
A new trick is giving iPhone users another chance to increase iPhone storage capacity.
Apple acknowledges that there is a structural problem with its iPhone 6 Plus which causes the device's screen to freeze and become unresponsive.
A western Sydney woman says she has suffered severe burns after falling asleep on her charging iPhone 7.
Samsung plans to equip its next Galaxy S phones with a Siri-like digital assistant.
Huawei has finally revealed the Mate 9, alongside a special Porsche edition of the smartphone and the Huawei Fit Fitness tracker.
The person who presumes to review and assess digital doodads faces a constant dilemma: do we judge against an ideal or do we assess on the basis of realistic expectations of owners' use?
Motorola is the latest manufacturer to run with the idea of a modular smartphone.
BlackBerry has showed off the last phone it will market itself before completely outsourcing design, production and distribution to partners: a 5.5-inch touchscreen device that rivals the size of the iPhone 7 Plus and Google Pixel XL, but at a lower price.
Update's headline feature is only available on the iPhone 7 Plus — a new 'portrait mode' that uses the phone's dual cameras to create a shallow depth of field usually only achieved with larger camera systems.
LG's new V20 wants to take on the iPhone 7 Plus and Google Pixel XL.
Kodak is back, with a phone that claims to far surpass the cameras on mainstream handsets.
Nexus devices were for Android enthusiasts, but Google doesn't need to cater to them anymore. The Pixels are phones for everybody.
Zhang Sitong says Samsung staff offered him a new phone and cash on the proviso he kept a video of his smoking Note 7 private.
This is the phone you want if you're after an Android that's optimised perfectly before you even turn it on.
Samsung killed the Galaxy Note7 this week after the devices continued to burst into flames. But the tech behemoth has not extinguished scrutiny over its safety record.
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