Samsung has bought a start-up led by the team behind Siri as it looks to boost its artificial intelligence credentials.

Google is placing its smart assistant at the heart of its new smartphone and connected speaker, as it launched a new suite of products for the "AI-first" world.

BlackBerry has finally put its device strategy out of its misery, bringing to an end its journey from smartphone pioneer to also-ran.

Huawei has opened an optical lab in partnership with Leica Camera as it looks to build better image sensors for its smartphones.

Apple's Watch struggled to make itself heard amid last week's annual product showcase, with the wearable jockeying for position against two new iPhones, and guest appearances from Mario and Pokemon.

Apple has axed the headphone jack and home button in its latest iPhone and introduced dual cameras, using its annual smart device event to also launch its next generation watch.

Fitness bands will drive the bulk of wearables' volume sales in the coming years, as enthusiasm declines for "full-touch" smartwatches, a new report has claimed.

The first commercial handsets running on 5G networks will launch in 2020, new research has claimed, and will exceed more than 300 million sales by 2025.

Android has been deemed the best performing operating system after Apple was hit by high failure rates and crashing apps.

Bluetooth Low Energy beacons' future lies in the Internet of Things rather than its original target of retail, a new report has claimed.

Smartphone sales in Western Europe were down by one percent in the second quarter of 2016, on both a quarterly and annual basis, according to market research company GfK.

Nokia will launch its OZO professional virtual reality (VR) camera and software in China next month, it said today.

Intel has announced a wireless virtual reality (VR) display unit at its developer forum in San Francisco, which carries all its computing power within the headset itself.

Google has released its simplified video-calling app, Google Duo, for Android and iOS.

Researchers at security firm Check Point have identified cyber vulnerabilities in 900 million Android smartphones running Qualcomm chipsets.

Orange has invested in a digital start-up that connects consumers with lenders who are unable to finance their smartphones.

MVNO Project Fi has been extended globally, with Google signing a roaming partnership with Three Europe.

Vodafone has launched its latest branded smartphone, its first to offer virtual reality to consumers.

Google's augmented reality Project Tango will launch in September, after Lenovo announced the first compatible handset for the technology.

Fast and wireless charging, flexible displays, virtual and augmented reality and e-SIMs are among the features smartphone makers should build into their devices during the next 18 months, a new report has claimed.