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The Nokia 6 will be available soon, exclusively in China.

Zombie phone brands return from the grave

Thousands of tech enthusiasts descending on Las Vegas for CES last week may have felt like they'd seen a ghost or two, with smartphones bearing the names of Nokia and BlackBerry appearing like apparitions among the futuristic robots and shiny new things.

Buy your phone some body armour

Big and chunky, the Otter phone case looks ugly but might just save your phone.

If you're going to spend a bundle on a new phone, it makes sense to fork out a bit extra on a bit of protection for it.

The year in smartphones

The Galaxy Note7 may have been a disaster, but Samsung is plotting a 2017 comeback.

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.

Choosing Sony or Apple for phone pix

Sony Xperia XZ vs iPhone 7 Plus: the choice is yours.

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?

BlackBerry reveals its final in-house smartphone

Blackberry's final in-house phone is the DTEK60.

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.

'Portrait mode' arrives for iPhone 7 Plus

When working correctly, portrait mode applies a blur to background objects.

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.