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With a strong focus on sustainability, Samsung kicked off CES with a strong keynote video, while its massive stand at CES 2022 covered entertainment, robots, gaming, smartphones, tablets, projectors, connected home appliances and more.

With Apple arguably the world's most advanced SoC maker for smartphones, tablets and computers, the ARM and x86 competition is in full flight for a big fight for the hearts, minds and wallets of consumers, with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 promising to "lead the way into a new era of premium mobile technology equipped with cutting-edge 5G, AI, gaming, camera, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies to transform the next generation of flagship devices."

Smartphone sales around the globe fell by 6.8% in the third quarter year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Gartner says, adding that component shortages were primarily to blame.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO has released another 4G device into the Australian market, the A54s. Once again, this is a low-priced model, retailing for $299.

Apple retained its lead in the US smartphone market in the third quarter, even as the overall market showed 9% growth quarter-on-quarter and 1% growth year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

All your custom design desires with the Galaxy Z Flip3 5G and Watch4 range from Samsung are bespoken for by you with the new bespoke editions of these two desires, while a new collaboration with fashion house Maison Kitsuné ensures a foxy and playful new come to those two devices, including an exclusive phone theme and playlist.

Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO has shunned new technology for once and released a 4G phone, the A16s, which will retail for $249.

The first Nokia tablet running Android is the T20, and with a 2K 10.4-inch screen and 64GB storage aims to be an affordable and long-lasting Android alternative to competitors and iPads, while the new G50 5G smartphone is the latest 5G model to enter the Australian market.

Launching on October 19 in the US, and thus October 20 in Australia, is the new Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro smartphones, with persistent rumours a Google Pixel Fold with foldable screen is set to be the big surprise.

vivo's Y52 5G is a worthy addition to the ever-increasing range of low-budget smartphones that include the new technology and take aim squarely at the lower end of the market.

Retailing for $349 at retail stores while Vodafone offers it to post-paid users for just $299, the TCL 20 R 5G wants to prove you don't need to spend $1000+ on a phone, nor need fancy folding screens, to have a great smartphone experience.

The Australian arm of Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has donated $52,000 to help in restoration efforts for the Great Barrier Reef.

Chinese smartphone maker vivo has undercut its own stablemate OPPO and released a 5G phone, the Y52 5G, that is cheaper than OPPO's A54 5G which was released in April.

Samsung has unleashed its most advanced technologies against all competing Androids and all of Apple's devices, with third-gen foldable devices that add IPX8 water resistance, S Pen stylus support for the Fold3 5G and more, including Samsung's most sophisticated ecosystem of interoperability yet, paired with its new Galaxy Watch models and new Galaxy Buds2, and all at competitive pricing with both folding models more affordable than their 2020 predecessors.

TCL's NXTWEAR G wearable display glasses have finally arrived in store, replicating a 140-inch screen on a pair of lightweight glasses that connect via cable to anything with USB-C video out for $899 from Harvey Norman, with 6 months free Optus Sport subscription.

Imagine a next-gen smartphone with no notches or punch-hole cameras, that also doesn't require a pop-up camera due to next-gen under-screen camera (USC) tech: well, imagine no longer as Oppo has demonstrated it.

Set to launch in the Australian spring, Google's Pixel 6 and 6 Pro will feature a chip custom-designed by Google with AI and ML smarts called "Tensor", but whether it will make Apple, Qualcomm, Intel or anyone else tense is yet to be seen.

5G smartphones are fast becoming the norm, with Oppo expanding its A-series line-up with its third 5G model with the A94, sitting alongside the A74 5G and A54 5G.

Billed as being "built for the rough and tumble of everyday life," HMD Global says its Nokia XR20 is "the latest life-proof phone concealed in a sleek, timeless design," with "four years of monthly security updates, an industry-leading three warranty and three years of OS upgrades."

Clubhouse styles itself as "the leading social audio platform", and after a 16 month beta, mostly on iOS and then recently on Android, and it has announced that it has dropped the invite/waitlist system for the, so anyone can join, tune in and participate.