News: Google-owned communications company Motorola is working with Design Academy Eindhoven graduate and Phonebloks creator Dave Hakkens to develop open-source modular mobile phones. More about Motorola teams up with Phonebloks to create modular mobile phones
Dutch Design Week 2013: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Dave Hakkens' concept for a mobile phone made of detachable blocks has gone viral, attracting over 16 million views on YouTube and garnering almost a million supporters online (+ movie + interview). More about Phonebloks mobile phone concept by Dave Hakkens
News: designer and entrepreneur Gwendolyn Floyd has launched an e-commerce platform that allows female artisans from developing countries to overcome "economic discrimination" and sell jewellery using just a mobile phone (+ movies). More about New website helps African craftswomen become entrepreneurs
News: Apple has revealed the design of iOS 7 - the highly anticipated first major user interface redesign since industrial designer Jonathan Ive was put in charge of both hardware and software design across the company. More about Apple unveils iOS 7 software designed by Jonathan Ive
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa appeared in our latest movie filmed as part of Dezeen and MINI World Tour discussing the minimal design and intuitive interface of this mobile phone created for Japanese company KDDI (+ movies). More about Infobar A02 by Naoto Fukasawa for KDDI
Interview: struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry hopes to wrestle back lost market share with a new touchscreen keyboard that will eradicate the "embarrassing" mistakes common on rival smartphones. "Sometimes it's kind of scary when you get your own emails back and you read them," said BlackBerry's head of design Todd Wood. More about BlackBerry aims to end "hilarious misspelled messages"
Royal College of Art student Gabriele Meldaikyte has designed a set of interactive exhibits for a museum of iPhone gestures (+ slideshow). More about Multi-Touch Gestures by Gabriele Meldaikyte
News: Dezeen featured in Apple's launch of the iPhone 5 today and makes an appearance in the movie demonstrating the new product. More about Dezeen features in Apple's iPhone 5 launch
Designer Richard Clarkson has created a conceptual smartphone with a rotary dial. More about Rotary Mechanical Smartphone by Richard Clarkson
London designer Dominic Wilcox created this stylus that straps over his nose for using his touch-screen phone in the bath. More about Finger-nose Stylus by Dominic Wilcox
Milan 2011: Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune unveiled this mobile phone design at Superstudio Piu at Tortona Design Week in Milan. More about Folded Leaf by Claesson Koivisto Rune
San Francisco designer Yves Behar has designed the inaugural product from new Danish mobile phone brand Æsir. More about AE+Y Mobile Phone by Yves Behar for Æsir
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a transparent mobile phone. More about X-RAY by Tokujin Yoshioka for KDDI
This mobile phone concept by London designer Patrick Hyland can be charged by the heat in your pocket. More about Nokia E-Cu by Patrick Hyland
Digital communications agency Etre have created gloves that expose the tips of the thumb and index finger, specifically designed for using touch-screen devices. More about Etre Touchy by Etre
Chinese designer Daizi Zheng has created a conceptual mobile phone for Finnish brand Nokia that could be powered by sugary drinks. More about Eco-friendly phone for Nokia by Daizi Zheng
Japanese designer Nosigner has designed Drip Grip and XY, two new concepts for Japanese mobile phone company KDDI. More about Drip Grip and XY by Nosigner
San Francisco-based designers One & Co have collaborated with mobile phone manufacturers HTC in Taiwan to design the Touch Diamond handset. More about HTC Touch Diamond by One & Co
Milan 08: London-based Chauhan Studio will launch four new telephones for SunCorp Communications in Milan during the furniture fair next month. More about Telephones by Chauhan Studio
Porsche Design has launched its first mobile phone: the solid aluminium P'9521. More about P’9521 mobile phone by Porsche Design