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It can be challenging for smartphone photographers, holding onto their phone and pressing its shutter release button with the same hand. Just Mobile's ShutterGrip 2 is designed to help, offering features not found in similar devices.

Another 12 months in mobile technology have flown by – and these are our picks for the best phones of 2019, the handsets that showcase the best of what a modern-day smartphone can be in terms of both hardware and software.

Qualcomm has unveiled its brand new flagship mobile chipset for 2020, the Snapdragon 865 – key upgrades cover 5G, camera performance, and display technologies like HDR and Dolby Vision.

A look at the three technologies that radically changed our world over the past 10 years – smartphones, streaming and social media – and where the next decade may lead us.

The launch of new Pixels is now as regular as the launch of new iPhones, and Google's flagships for the year 2019 are the Pixel 4 and the Pixel 4 XL. New Atlas has been living with a Pixel 4 XL for several weeks, and this is our verdict.

Increasingly often, when mass shootings occur, bystanders are recording videos on their smartphones. Thanks to a new system, such footage could soon be used to determine the killer's whereabouts.

The original Motorola Razr was an iconic phone, helping to popularize the flip form factor in an era before the iPhone and smartphones. Now the handset is back, replacing classic tech with cutting edge in the form of a foldable screen.

When it comes to algae that produce toxins in lakes or other waterways, it's certainly best to detect excessive populations of the things as soon as possible. A new smartphone-based system could help, delivering on-the-spot readings within minutes.

The Motorola One Zoom packs in a quad-lens camera with 3x optical zoom and an ultra-wide angle lens, offering impressive photos for a mid-range phone.

New technology known as Portal-ble allows the users of smartphone-based AR systems to put their hands in the picture.

After the Pixel 3 phones last October, and the Pixel 3a mid-range handsets announced in May, Google is upping its smartphone game again by launching the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL – two premium-level smartphones with a strong focus on photography.

The SafeHalo system is designed to disable a phone if it's on or near the driver's seat, but leave it be if it's not.