Much of the conversation around the new handset will likely centre around its power, with Apple electing to use the same A18 chip behind its more expensive devices. This means the 16e will be capable of playing the same games and running the same apps as other iPhones - though AI is likely at the heart of this decision. Apple boss Tim Cook said in the announcement the new model featured "the performance, intelligence and privacy" Apple fans "expect" from the firm. And he said the Apple Intelligence features on the device would "help you save time, quickly get more things done, and express yourself in new ways". The firm introduced its spin on the tech - Apple Intelligence - with this series of devices, which includes new tools for writing and incorporating OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT into Siri.

From iPhones to Apple Watches, Apple is known for its incredible range of gadgets. Now, the tech giant is about to launch a brand new product - and there's not long to wait to see it. Tim Cook, CEO at Apple, has revealed that a new device is coming on Wednesday 19 February. He posted a video of a holographic Apple logo on X (formerly Twitter), writing: 'Get ready to meet the newest member of the family. While further details are yet to be announced, the new device is widely rumoured to be Apple's latest budget iPhone SE.

Google fans' wait is over at last as four new AI-powered smartphones are revealed – about a month ahead of Apple's new offerings. Today, Google has unveiled its next generation of Pixel smartphones with the release of the 799 Pixel 9, 999 Pixel 9 Pro, and 1,099 Pixel 9 Pro XL. These will be joined by the 1,749 Pixel 9 Pro Fold, a long-awaited successor to the Google Pixel Fold. All of Google's latest offerings are boosted with the latest AI features thanks to an on-phone AI assistant and even more powerful chips. Google's AI-powered phones are now be capable of everything from creating recipes based on what's in the fridge to adding people into selfies.

Google's October hardware event took place this morning in New York City. During its presentation, the company showed off three new pieces of hardware: the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones, and the Pixel Watch 2. The new phones are flush with new features, from secure face authentication and seven years of software support to a built-in thermometer, while the second-generation Pixel Watch has more modest improvements over its predecessor. There are also some software upgrades coming to the Pixel Buds Pro, Google's wireless earbuds. You can read more about that in a separate story. Below is everything you need to know about the Pixel 8 series phones and Pixel Watch 2. If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission.

Samsung, Amazon, Roku, Google, Sony, Apple and Microsoft have unveiled their fall lineups of new tech gear with one biggie awaiting a reveal: those new editions of the Apple iPhone, which is expected later this month. Perhaps you missed the announcements. Or wondered when the products would be available. We have our annual fall calendar for you, right here. Several new ones products have already been released, including the updated Series 6 Apple Watch, Amazon's Fire TV streaming players (some so bare-bones, they don't have TV controls or 4K streaming support) and a faster, more powerful $329 iPad.

Apple's new high-end iPhone will make any traditional camera manufacturer tremble. The iPhone 11 Pro, unveiled at a special Apple event on Tuesday, not only has three cameras in the back--each having its own functions--but also for the first time utilizes artificial intelligence to take a photo. Yes, the next time you feel proud of snapping a perfect pic, it may have actually been the little robot living inside your phone. Here's how it works: On the iPhone 11 Pro, every time you are about to take a picture, the cameras will quickly take eight images of the object before you press the shutter. When you actually take a photo, the phone will compare your image against the eight previously taken ones and merge the best pixels of each image into one final product.

A pillar box red electric train connects Paris, Verona and Grenada via Budapest's Liberty Bridge and on to Heidelberg Castle in a 120-hectare fantasy business park dreamt up by the Chinese billionaire Ren Zhengfei. Ren, 74, a former Red Army engineer who founded the telecommunications company Huawei in 1987 and still owns a 1.14% stake, asked the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to recreate some of Europe's most historic cities. He hoped to inspire an army of 25,000 research and development staff to challenge Apple, Google and Samsung. While its US competitors keep their research facilities on lockdown to prevent corporate espionage (oft allegedly by the Chinese), Huawei is inviting the world's media into its labs and factories in an attempt to dispel the US government's claims that the privately held company is an arm of the Chinese state and that its technology could be used to hack into western governments. US politicians allege that Huawei's forthcoming 5G mobile phone networks could be hacked by Chinese spies to eavesdrop on sensitive phone calls, gain access to counter-terrorist operations – and potentially even kill targets by crashing driverless cars.

Google just announced the third generation of its Pixel-branded smartphone, the Google Pixel 3. Keeping consistent with previous Pixel phone releases, there are two versions of the new phone: the regular-size Pixel 3 and the larger Pixel 3 XL. Both phones have new glass backs. They have bigger displays, better cameras, and updated processors. And they're shipping with a new mobile security chip--the same kind of chip that Google uses to protect the information flowing through its data centers. But Google's hardware products are never as much about hardware as they are about software.

AP – Samsung's new smartphone illustrates the limits of innovation at a time when hardware advances have slowed. The new phone, the Galaxy Note 9, will be faster and will last longer without a recharge. But while earth-shattering new features are in short supply, it will carry an earth-shattering price tag: $1,000. The minor improvements reflect a smartphone industry that has largely pushed the limits on hardware. Major changes tend to come every few years rather than annually, and this isn't the year for anything revolutionary in the Note.

Huawei has unveiled the world's first triple rear camera system on a smartphone, which will use artificial intelligence (AI) to help users take photos. The Chinese firm said the new £800 ($1,130) P20 Pro uses AI to identify objects and scenes in the camera's view and adjust its settings accordingly. The smartphone can snap photos in near-dark conditions without using its flash or a tripod by taking exposures lasting up to six seconds to get enough light. Its AI system adjusts the camera's settings to avoid the blurring and smearing that often plagues photographers employing this technique handheld. The P20 Pro is the flagship device among three new phones the company announced at an event in Paris, where the P20 and P20 Lite were also introduced.