This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter analyses the twilight of the smartphone and features an interview with Frida Escobedo. Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth today! More about Dezeen In Depth explores whether the smartphone era is coming to an end
Tech company Fairphone has unveiled the latest version of its "ethical smartphone", this time combining modularity with the option of a minimalist interface that activates with one switch. More about Fairphone 6 lets users toggle between a smartphone and dumbphone
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007 it marked the beginning of the smartphone era. Now there's speculation that frustration with our devices and a new AI project from legendary Apple designer Jony Ive could bring it to an end. More about Is this the twilight of the smartphone?
Chinese smartphone company Infinix has unveiled a concept for a tri-fold phone that packs down to the size of a credit card and can be used as a clip-on camera. More about Infinix's mini triple-folding phone compacts to size of a credit card
Designs from the early years of mobile phone technology will be brought to the fore in the Nokia Design Archive, an online portal being launched by Finland's Aalto University. More about Aalto University immortalises early mobile tech with Nokia Design Archive
Chinese tech giant Huawei has launched its Mate XT Ultimate Design smartphone, a folding phone that can transform into a 10.2-inch tablet. More about Huawei releases "first-ever" triple-foldable phone
Smartphone design has been getting worse and worse while the industry itself has become an environmental and humanitarian nightmare, writes Phineas Harper. More about "The role of smartphones in contemporary life feels increasingly stupid"
Tech company Nothing has made modularity and customisation two big selling points for its first budget-conscious phone, the CMF Phone 1, which was launched today. More about Nothing brings modularity to budget smartphones with CMF Phone 1
Dutch beer brand Heineken and US clothing company Bodega have launched The Boring Phone at Milan design week, a dumbphone designed to prevent young adults from scrolling on smartphones. More about Heineken and Bodega unveil nostalgic Boring Phone for Gen Z and Millennials
London-based start-up Nothing is trying to upend the consumer-tech industry. In this interview, the company's design director, Adam Bates, discusses how. More about Tech designers "forgot new ideas" after iPhone says Nothing's Adam Bates
US start-up Clicks Technology has launched a mechanical keyboard attachment for iPhones, featuring tactile raised buttons that mimic the phone's virtual keyboard while adding a few extra keys. More about Clicks keyboard for iPhones offers "satisfying feedback" when typing
Chinese technology brand Honor has unveiled the Honor V Purse, a foldable concept phone that was designed to look like a handbag and features fixtures that allow straps and chains to be attached to it. More about Honor creates foldable concept phone as the "new 'it' bag of the future"
Finnish mobile manufacturer Nokia has partnered with repair specialists iFixit to release the smartphone G22, which comes with replaceable parts and toolkits so that customers can fix their phone themselves. More about Nokia launches smartphone with DIY repair kit to "make repairs more accessible"
Promotion: Swiss technology brand Punkt says that its well-known AC02 alarm clock is the ideal Christmas gift for "digital minimalists". More about Jasper Morrison-designed Punkt AC02 alarm clock is an ideal Christmas gift for "digital minimalists"
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a sliding-phone concept that can be folded down three times to the size of a credit card for smart device manufacturer OPPO. More about Nendo designs smartphone that folds down "like an inchworm" to the size of a credit card
Chinese electronics company OPPO has revealed a concept smartphone, called the X 2021, which expands by rolling out its screen on a miniature conveyor belt. More about OPPO X 2021 is a shapeshifting phone that grows to the size of a tablet
Royal College of Art students Sandeep Hoonjan and Xianzhi Zhang have designed a pair of devices that allow people to physically experience conversations while apart during the coronavirus lockdown. More about RCA students design licking phones that turn speech into physical sensations
Transportation designer Paul Priestman has shared his hack for making a smartphone stand from an egg box to avoid "bad angles" and painful "phone arm" when video calling during the pandemic. More about Paul Priestman makes DIY smartphone stand from an egg box for video calls
Product-design engineer Dougie Mann has created a keyboard that, when hooked up to a smartphone via a custom case, can help amputees and people with sight loss type more easily. More about TypeCase keyboard simplifies texting for people with visual or motor impairments
In the first major exhibition dedicated to 24/7 culture, Somerset House presents "creative responses to this modern malaise" by more than 50 artists and designers, including Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. More about 50 artists respond to society's struggle to switch off at Somerset House's 24/7 exhibition