• Richard Mcleish

Data on the phones consumers are searching for shows not even the most explosive of events in 2016 can completely thwart Samsung's efforts.

• Tim Biggs

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.

• Cynthia Karena

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.

• Adam Turner

Most Australians would rather stick with their current telco, whether out of loyalty or apathy, than go in search of a better deal.

• Tim Biggs

Coming in at the very tail-end of the year, LG's V20 might be the most feature-packed phone of 2016.

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• Peter Wells

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.

• Christina Warren

Buried in yesterday's support update on iPhone 6s shutdowns was the news that the problem might be more widespread than we thought.

• Amy Mitchell-Whittington

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.

• Tim Biggs

Sony is great at making smartphones, but pretty lousy at getting the word out about them.

• Brett Molina

Next year is the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, so Apple should have surprises in store.

• Miriam Webber

A new trick is giving iPhone users another chance to increase iPhone storage capacity.

• Stephen Hutcheon

Apple acknowledges that there is a structural problem with its iPhone 6 Plus which causes the device's screen to freeze and become unresponsive.

• Tim Biggs, Chloe Booker

A western Sydney woman says she has suffered severe burns after falling asleep on her charging iPhone 7.

• Jungah Lee

Samsung plans to equip its next Galaxy S phones with a Siri-like digital assistant.

• Rae Johnston

Huawei has finally revealed the Mate 9, alongside a special Porsche edition of the smartphone and the Huawei Fit Fitness tracker.

• Terry Lane

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?

• Peter Wells

Motorola is the latest manufacturer to run with the idea of a modular smartphone.

• Gerrit De Vynck

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.

• Henry Cooke

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.