It’s been no secret that the likes of Samsung are watching rising Chinese companies carefully, and well they should be, as Huawei for one isn’t pulling punches. FULL STORY >

The latest iteration from the reigning king of phablets has just landed on South African shores, and we go hands-on with the Galaxy Note 4 to see whether it lives up to the billing. FULL STORY >

Samsung used the second episode of its Unpacked event presentations during this year's IFA 2014 in Berlin to debut the new Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, Gear S Smartwatch and Gear VR Headset. FULL STORY >

A jack of all trades, the FonePad 7 from Asus is a solid performing 7" tablet that any cost-savvy user would be happy to carry. FULL STORY >

As more manufacturers turn their attention to phablet devices, Hisense is hoping to steal a march on the competition with its well-priced 6.8" Infinity Maxe X1 offering. FULL STORY >

One of the products practically begging to hold our hands – and not let them go for the rest of our time here in Computex – was Asus’ newest phablet, the Zenfone 6. FULL STORY >

The Lumia 1320 is another one of Nokia's 6" phablet devices, and a lesser specced version of the Lumia 1520. We find out whether or not it suffers from the same issues its big brother does. FULL STORY >

Nokia has entered the phablet fray with its massive Lumia 1520 offering. Fitted with a 6” display, is it too big for its own good? TechSmart puts this behemoth through its paces. FULL STORY >

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 is the company’s third Note; it is also its best phablet, if not finest smartphone, to date. FULL STORY >

The last couple of weeks have been eventful when it comes to smartphone news and releases. Catch up with it all in our smartphone news round-up. FULL STORY >

LG announces its smartphone with a curved display in the G Flex right on the heels of Samsung unveiling the Galaxy Round. FULL STORY >

Nokia finally pulls the wraps off its first tablet and newest Windows Phone powered smartphones. FULL STORY >

HTC unveils its latest smartphone in the One max that sports a phablet-esque 5.9" full HD display. FULL STORY >

Samsung launches its new Galaxy Note 3 phablet in South Africa, reveals pricing and availability info for Galaxy Gear smartwatch. FULL STORY >

Last month was a bumper month on the smartphone side with not just the IFA 2013 consumer electronics show, but also Apple’s unveiling of not one but two new iPhones. FULL STORY >