Smartphones are no longer just a means of communicating. They wake us up, get us from A to B and even help us find love. We’ve almost forgotten their original purpose. Text trumps voicecalls and apps trump SMS – it’s a good time to ask – what’s the future of the mobile phone?

Having kept a low profile in recent years, Kodak has come out of the dark room with the launch of its first smartphone. Targeted at photography fanatics, Ektra is an Android device with a 21-megapixel camera, which intends to carve out a niche following in the already crowded smartphone market.

Cablevision specialises in TV and internet. It's not a mobile network. But with the likes of T-Mobile and Verizon collectively losing $386 billion to platforms such as Skype and WhatsApp, Cablevision has introduced a WiFi-only mobile contract with a competitive price tag. But is this really the future of mobile?

Microsoft Paint, a retro favourite in the world of simple graphics apps, is getting a makeover. With the new version of the programme letting users paint in 3D, it’s a big step up from the simple tool it once was – but Paint’s value stems as much from its past as from its modern overhaul.