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Sandmarc has announced a compact and lightweight cinema-style camera slider designed for use with the iPhone and action cameras.

A group of United States senators has written a letter to the U.S. Commerce Department advocating that the country should follow the European Union's decision to force all electronics manufacturers to adopt a common charging cable.

In a move that is being called a major blow to Apple's proprietary Lightning port, the European Union has come to an agreement that will require all smartphone manufacturers that sell in Europe to use the common USB-C port.

With the power of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor opening up the mobile world to usable 8K video, larger image sensors are on the horizon, and Motorola is teasing its plans to create a mobile device with a huge 200-megapixel image sensor.

Leica has teamed up with Xiaomi in a new long-term strategic partnership to create smartphones, the first of which will launch later this year.

Matterport positions its new Axis as a way for Realtors to easily provide prospective home buyers a way to digitally walk through a listing without even being there.

Samsung has developed what it claims is the industry's highest performing Universal Flash Storage (UFS). Called UFS 4.0, it boasts speeds twice as fast as the previous generation with read speeds of up to 4,200MB/s and write speeds of up to 2,800MB/s.

The smartphone is perhaps the single most important device in history, wresting the power of news and journalism back into the hands of the everyday person. Data communication is the key enabler, but the camera -- more than anything else -- slakes the thirst for instant visual gratification. So, why is shooting with a smartphone so deeply unsatisfying?

For those who miss Google's unlimited photo storage, T-Mobile is bringing it back. The cellular provider has announced a Google One cloud plan that promises to allow users to upload unlimited photos included with a T-Mobile subscription.

Google has announced a partnership with iFixit to allow access to safe device repairs in the event that users' Pixel phones are damaged. The company joins Samsung which also recently announced a similar partnership.

A new Android spyware has surfaced that disguises itself as a system component and can access a variety of smartphone functions including the microphone and camera to secretly record the user.

Nothing, the company most well known for its earbuds, will launch a smartphone this summer. It will run on Android and Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor, but won't aim to compete with other Android devices. No, Nothing wants to take on Apple.

iQoo, an independent sub-brand of Vivo, has announced the international rollout of its iQoo 9 series smartphones. The 9 Pro, in particular, packs flagship-level cameras into an affordable, sub-$900 price tier.

Sony's camera division has pretty much perfected product launches, but its mobile division has been mired in a cursed strategy that has seen its phones lose all hype and enthusiasm thanks to months of delay between announcement and availability.