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Apple to debut new iPhone at 'spaceship' campus

Apple's 'Spaceship' campus.

Apple has invited media to the first-ever event at Apple Park, colloquially known as its 'spaceship' headquarters: the giant, circular building in Cupertino, California, which the firm started building in 2013.

Why iPhone 8 may be biggest redesign yet

Designer Benjamin Geskin imagines the new iPhone (centre), compared to the 7 and 7 Plus.

Apple plans to transform the way people use its next high-end iPhone by eliminating the concept of a home button and making other adjustments to a flagship device that's becoming almost all screen, according to freshly leaked images and people familiar with the device.

Galaxy Note8 v iPhone 7 Plus

The Galaxy Note8 and the iPhone 7 Plus.

Samsung has finally unveiled the Note8, successor to the notoriously-explodable Note7. We've already taken a look at its specs, pricing and Australian availability, but how does it stack up against Apple's iPhone 7 Plus?

First impressions of Galaxy Note8

Note8's extra screen space is great for doodling.

At first glance, the Note 8 seems to put Samsung firmly on the road to redemption. After the Note7 recall last year, this is the first viable model of its premium phone since 2015. I had a chance to spend some time with the new phone at its unveiling event in New York, and, here are my initial impressions.

Android 8 is officially called Oreo

Oreo

At the height of the day's solar eclipse in New York, Google finally revealed the name of its latest Android operating system — in honour of another dark disc: the Oreo.

Turing's phone can charter flights

Apple has an assistant; TRI has a concierge.

It's not easy standing out in the smartphone game. Apple and Samsung Electronics pretty much have the market locked up with high-performance phones that look pretty and work well. The response from Turing Robotic Industries (TRI) is a $2000 phone linked to a high-end "concierge" service overseen by a digital assistant named Sir Alan.

Apple leaks own iPhone 8 details

iPhone leak

Apple just pushed out a version of the HomePod firmware, and not only does the code tell us more about how the smart speaker will work, it also offers a few clues about the next iPhone.

Is a new Galaxy Note playing with fire?

Designer Benjamin Geskin visualises the Galaxy Note 8 based on the latest leaks.

It's been a question ever since last year's ultimately recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices kept catching fire: Will customers come back for more?

2018 Commonwealth Games spectators to get the 5G treatment

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Peter Beattie with CISCO Australia vice-president Ken Boal.

Spectators at next year's Commonwealth Games will be able to access 5G mobile technology for the first time, which would allow them to watch events from every Games venue through an app, share videos of their favourite events and track their friends from their mobile phones.