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?
Google has dialled up the fun in its updated design language, Material 3 Expressive, after user testing found that people have an appetite for "wild and way-too-playful" interfaces, Google Design vice-president Vanessa Cho told Dezeen. More about Google ushers in age of "expressive" interfaces with Material Design update
Apple has partnered with neurotechnology company Synchron to develop products including iPhones and iPads that will be controlled using brain implants.
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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
Promotion: tech company Xiaomi is offering Dezeen readers the opportunity to win a Redmi Note 14 smartphone, which combines advanced camera technology with enhanced durability. More about Competition: win a Redmi Note 14 smartphone from Xiaomi
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
A screenless smartphone alternative powered by artificial intelligence, the Humane AI Pin was savaged by critics but designers should not make the mistake of dismissing it entirely, writes Abb-d Taiyo. More about "The 'worst product ever' has a lot to admire"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the "first-ever" triple foldable phone. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features the "first-ever" triple-foldable phone
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
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
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a keyboard attachment for iPhones designed by Clicks Technology. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features mechanical iPhone keyboard that readers have "honestly been waiting for"
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"
Tech company Fairphone has worked with Swedish design agency Above to produce the latest version of its ethical smartphone, with a focus on reducing the environmental and social impacts of battery metal mining. More about Fairphone 5 smartphone launches with "fairest battery yet"
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: design changes to smartphones need to be meaningful to users in an "elegant and simple way", according to X series head of industrial design at global technology brand vivo, An Ren. More about vivo's flagship X series smartphones are designed to "fit human intuition and nature"
Promotion: the latest phone in global smart device brand OPPO's Reno series features a finely-tuned back cover made from a single piece of Gorilla glass. More about OPPO introduces smartphone with a streamlined back cover made from a single piece of Gorilla glass
Promotion: global smart device brand OPPO has introduced ColorOS 13, an operating system designed to have a water-like fluidity. More about OPPO debuts Android-based operating system called ColorOS 13 with aquamorphic design