• Tim Biggs

For the first time in a very long time, a Nokia flagship phone is worthy of consideration alongside the latest from Samsung, LG, Sony and Apple.

• Hayley Tsukayama

Apple is poised to release a new generation of iPhones next week, but the highest expectations are for the 10th-anniversary edition of the iconic smartphone. And, for that phone — which is believed to have a nearly all-screen front — Apple is expected to change the type of screen the iPhone uses.

• Peter Wells

The dual camera system is impressive, the pen is greatly improved, but flaws of the last flagship Galaxy S8 are still here too.

• Tim Biggs

Continuing its strategy of announcing new phones every 6 months or so, Sony has unveiled the Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact this week at the IFA tech fair in Berlin.

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• Matthew Lynn

Whether we buy one or not, the upcoming release of the new iPhone will have a big effect on all of us.

• Eric Auchard

Chinese company claims new in-house 10nm Kirin chip is a 'neural processing unit' for mobile phones, meaning its upcoming Mate 10 flagship will have unmatched AI-powered processing speed.

• Campbell Simpson

Hot on the heels of the Galaxy Note8, the V30 looks to be the strongest competition that Samsung has ever had.

• Hayley Tsukayama

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.

• Mark Gurman

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.

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• Shira Ovide

Sharemarket investors are over the moon about the prospects for Apple's next iPhone. But the company's top executive isn't sending the most bullish signal.

Three new iPhone versions will be unveiled on September 12, according to the Wall Street Journal.

• 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.