Smartphones - Slideshows

In Pictures: Android lock screen widgets, 20 excellent options

Android 4.2 lets you put widgets on your lock screen -- so which apps make the most of the feature?

In Pictures: HTC One

The Taiwanese company’s hoping to make a splash with the HTC One, its highest-profile release in years.

In Pictures: 10 most excellent free Android games

No money? Need entertainment? No problem.

In Pictures: BlackBerry 10 smartphones

Our initial glimpse at RIM's (er, make that BlackBerry's) attempt to claw its way back into the smartphone market

In Pictures: 12 Android apps to help keep your IT shop humming

From cloud management to remote tech support to database administration, these apps have your IT needs covered

In pictures: Google Maps for iOS

Google has finally released its long-awaited Maps application for iOS.

In Pictures: Android apps of the week ending December 9

Highlights and lowlights from the Google Play Store’s “trending” section, fast-moving freebies and more.

In pictures: the new Rdio app for iOS and Android

If you've been using Rdio for a while on your Apple or Android smartphone, check for an update -- because you're in for a treat. The new Rdio app, now at version 2.0.0, gives mobile devices like the iPhone, iPad, and Android tablets and smartphones, the same clean look and feel that the recently-revitalised Web interface has.

HTC Windows Phone 8X: First look

We take a first look at the HTC Windows Phone 8X.

In Pictures: Android turns five - a look back

With the fifth anniversary of the Google Android operating system’s release quickly approaching, we look back on the platform’s rise from also-ran to market leader.

In pictures: Windows Phone 8 handsets

The Australian launch of Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 was a disappointment to most journalists looking for nitty gritty details on the company's new mobile operating system, especially from a business point of view.

In Pictures: Google's new Nexus 4

Googles LG-made Nexus is a powerhouse. Here's a first look at the latest entry in the company's Nexus line.

IN PICTURES: Windows Phone 8 Sydney launch

Windows Phone 8 was launched in Sydney at Blu Bar on 36 in the Shangri-La Hotel overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Microsoft's Ben Miller, Megan Howard and Brett Murray led the event. Representatives of Samsung, Nokia and HTC, all unveiled their versions of Windows Phone 8, a few of which could be seen at the launch. However, as release dates varied from mid-November to early December, there wasn't much on hand. While some of the speakers professed to be 'excited' by the new phone, excitement wasn't really the word to describe what the assembled media agreed was, at best, a low-key launch. The phones themselves look good but as you couldn't get your hands on one it's hard to tell. More to come in the future on that front when we finally get to test them.