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The smartphone market is exploding, with everything from Blackberry-style keyboard phones to the latest touchscreen devices. Start your research with our latest Smartphone Group Test, see what readers said about each brand in our Reliability & Service Awards, and follow our news and reviews about the latest phones and apps below.

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Return of the uber-long phone? LG's ultra-wide New Chocolate smartphone is long, rectangular 
By Daniel Long | Dec 1, 2009
LG's New Chocolate smartphone updates their existing Black Label Series with a grandiose 'chocolate' bar style 21:9 widescreen phone
 
Nokia to launch just one Linux handset in 2010 
By Phil Muncaster | Dec 1, 2009
Report appears to confirm rumour that Nokia will only roll out Maemo on high-end devices.
 
NASA working on turning iPhone into chemical bomb detector 
By Daniel Long | Nov 30, 2009
NASA scientists hope that a chemical sensor for smartphones might one day form the backbone of sophisticated chemical detection network
 
Ikee worm author gets developer job 
By Phil Muncaster | Nov 27, 2009
The author of the first iPhone worm has been given a job with Australian iPhone app developer Mogeneration, much to the disgust of security experts
 
Sony Ericsson Pureness 2 in the pipeline 
By Stuff.tv blank | Nov 25, 2009
A Sony Ericsson designer has confirmed that the company is working on a second installment to its Pureness simple phone brand, and it could get even simpler
 
Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230 make surprise appearance 
By Stuff.tv blank | Nov 25, 2009
Nokia has outed the 6700 slide and 7230, two colourful sliders aimed at social networkers on a budget
 
Linux-based First Else smartphone unveiled 
By Stuff.tv blank | Nov 25, 2009
Israeli mobile phone manufacturer Emblaze Mobile has unveiled a new Linux-based handset, the 'First Else', a phone dedicated to providing a "unique user experience"
 
Whatever happened to...Video Phones? 
By Staff writers | Nov 24, 2009
Videophones, in one form or another, have been around since the 1920's, with some major attempts to create public videophone booths in the 1930's and 1950's. But why didn't ...
 
BlackBerry chases teens with pre-paid offer 
By Daniel Long | Nov 23, 2009
Forget the corporate tie, BlackBerry has teamed up with Boost to aim the smartphone at celebrity-mad teens with a pre-paid offer
 
Amazing Apps for your iPhone: Christmas Apps 
By Alex Kidman | Nov 19, 2009
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on your iPhone. Here's seven great Christmas-themed apps
 
Amazing Apps for your iPhone: 5 fitness apps for the iPhone 
By Alex Kidman | Nov 19, 2009
Turn your iPhone into your own personal gym and fitness instructor with these five fitness-centric apps
 
X marks the spot with the Mini Capsule Mark II - great sound from a small device 
By Staff writers | Nov 17, 2009
The little R2D2 from Speaker Realm certainly packs a punch - and very cheap too.
 
101 Christmas Gift ideas: Get the whole family online  
By Staff Writers | Nov 16, 2009
Be the most connected home on the street with these tech toys for getting your family online.
 
Microsoft brings Marketplace to your PC 
By Stuff.tv blank | Nov 13, 2009
Hungry for new apps for your WinMo phone? Drop by the new browser-based Marketplace for Mobile site
 
BlackBerry's Curve 8520 smartphone is too expensive to be a serious contender 
By Tim Danton | Nov 12, 2009
We like the ambition of producing a low-cost BlackBerry, but until it drops in price thereโ€™s too much competition.
 
HTC delivers smartphone Hero to Android fans with flair 
By Tim Danton | Nov 11, 2009
A hugely likeable phone that excels at web browsing and manages to just live up to its ambitious name.
 
Rick Astley gets jailbroken privileges on Aussie iPhone virus attack  
By Daniel Long | Nov 9, 2009
The internet's most famous meme has now turned up on Australian iPhones, infecting vulnerable jailbroken phones with the 80s pop star's image - proving that not all malware is ...
 
Amazing Apps For Your iPhone: Religious Texts 
By Alex Kidman | Nov 6, 2009
There's a lot of Bibles in the App store. A whole lot. Want to follow your faith from the comfort of your phone? These apps make it easy.
 
Apple looks to kill off iPhone jailbreaking 
By Stuff.tv blank | Nov 5, 2009
Apple has big plans to tackle iPhone jailbreaking, with a job posting for an "iPhone OS Platform Security Manager" showing Apple means business
 
Sony Ericsson debuts Android-based Xperia X10 
By | Nov 4, 2009
Sony Ericsson has finally joined its rivals by unveiling its first Android-based handset, the Xperia X10..
 
 
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