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.

Portugal Telecom and SFR are in line bring the first 3D holographic smartphones to Europe after parent company Altice signed a strategic partnership with HP's technology spin-off Leia.

Microsoft has signalled a change in handset strategy after writing off a further $1 billion on its acquisition of Nokia and bringing the costs of the takeover to more than $15 billion.

Samsung's Gear S2 classic 3G, the first smartwatch with the GSMA-backed e-SIM, has gone on sale in Europe, with exclusive deals in place in the UK and Switzerland.

Google has lifted the lid on a new digital assistant, more messaging apps and the latest iteration of its Android OS as part of its annual I/O developer conference.

Nokia is set to reappear on smartphones and tablets after the Finnish company signed a licensing deal to shepherd in a new generation of Android devices.

Apple is aiming to grow its enterprise app portfolio after partnering with SAP. 

Europe's SIM market returned to growth in 2015, with LTE card volumes exceeding one billion globally for the first time, new figures from the SIMalliance have revealed.

The European Commission has said Google is in breach of anti-trust rules, accusing it of harming consumers through a stifling of competition and restriction of innovation.

Apple's entry into the mobile payments market has signalled the "death knell" for operator offerings, new research has claimed.

Android has continued to dominate the European smartphone sector across its biggest markets, thanks to the continued appeal of low-cost devices, new research has found.

HTC, Oculus and Sony will account for more than three-quarters of revenues from virtual reality headsets this year, a new report has claimed, but only have a 13 percent volume share.

Apple used the launch of its four-inch iPhone and new iPad to reveal new advances in its mobile health strategy.

Nokia has launched its OZO virtual reality camera across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a price tag of €55,000.

Shipments of virtual reality devices will cross the 50 million mark by 2020, with manufacturers scrambling to own the nacsent market, new research has claimed.

Telefónica has unveiled a new indoor positioning system that uses a smartphone’s sensors to accurately find its location. 

Huawei is seeking to bring Leica's camera technology to its smartphones after the two companies signed a strategic partnership.

Korean tech giant Samsung threw everything it could at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), with a packed-out auditorium, a souped-up range of Galaxy phones, a guest appearance from Mark Zuckerberg, and virtual reality gear for the press to watch it all unfold.

Orange will launch voice over LTE (VoLTE) and voice over Wi-Fi in all its European markets during the course of 2016 and early 2017, alongside a compatible sub-€200 'category 6' LTE device, called the Orange Neva 80.

Former Black-Eyed Pea Will.I.Am joined Mobile World Congress's now traditional crowded Sunday of product launches, joining Deutsche Telekom on stage to announce a partnership for dial, its "smartphone on your wrist".