• Hayley Tsukayama

Samsung made waves in the tech world when it bought Viv, a digital assistant made by Siri's creators. So why is it using Bixby in its current phones?

• Jackson Ryan

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?

• Hayley Tsukayama

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.

• Nassim Khadem

As Samsung launches its new consumer-focused Galaxy Note8 in New York, the company is in conversation with Australian aviation about updating any remaining warnings about its previous Note7 phones.

• Campbell Simpson

A solid five months after Samsung announced it, the Bixby voice assistant is finally available in Australia.

• Hayley Tsukayama

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.

• Edward C. Baig

So-called 'simpler' high-end phone is beautiful and well-made, but its lack of features means it falls short of being essential.

• Tim Biggs

Finnish company HMD Global has unveiled its latest Nokia-branded smartphone, and this time it's a true flagship aiming to win over fans of Samsung and Apple.

• James Titcomb

Supporters of wireless power, who believe it could have an effect equal to the rise of Wi-Fi internet networks, say Apple's announcement will be a Henry Ford moment.

• Tim Biggs

Running pure Android, coming in at reasonable prices and outperforming many of their mid-to-low-range contemporaries, a trio of new Nokia smartphones look to pick up the mantle dropped by Google's erstwhile Nexus brand.

• Mark Gurman

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.

• Adam Clark Estes

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.

• Edward C. Baig

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?

• Finbar O'Mallon

Major Australian government agencies are regularly buying off-the-shelf phone hacking tools.

• Tony Moore

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.

• Mark Gurman

Apple is working on a feature that will let you unlock your iPhone using your face instead of a fingerprint.

• Andrew Liszewski

At this week's WWDC keynote, Apple revealed a host of updates and upgrades to iOS, including many longtime requested features.

• Hayley Tsukayama

What do you really need out of a smartphone? Developer Andy Rubin — the creator of Android — has tried to answer that question with a new phone aimed at delivering the basics of a high-end smartphone in a simple package.

• Martyn Landi

The Taiwanese manufacturer's U11 device uses Edge Sense technology based around sensors built into the side of the phone that respond to being squeezed.