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Report: Sony Xperia Z to launch on January 15th, beating out next Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S IV

Report: Sony Xperia Z to launch on January 15th, beating out next Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S IV 29 Dec 2012, 21:37 99

Speculation from Chinese website ePrice says that the Sony Xperia Z, formerly known as the Sony Yuga,...

Samsung Galaxy S IV to launch in April with S Pen functionality?

Samsung Galaxy S IV to launch in April with S Pen functionality? 28 Dec 2012, 07:42 129

Here is a juicy rumor fresh out of Korea - the Samsung Galaxy S IV might be the first handset in the...

New Year’s Eve: here are all the apps you’d need

New Year’s Eve: here are all the apps you’d need 28 Dec 2012, 04:41

And just like that, 12 months swooped past us and 2012 is drawing to a close. The year that supersized...

Best new Android, iPhone and iPad games for December 2012

Best new Android, iPhone and iPad games for December 2012 28 Dec 2012, 01:42 2

December is the last month of the year, and boy did game developers push the pedal to the floor releasing...

Apple iPad still dominating tablet traffic, but Kindle Fire and Nexus show gains

Apple iPad still dominating tablet traffic, but Kindle Fire and Nexus show gains 27 Dec 2012, 11:49 30

This year has been seen as something of the "year of the tablet", and while we've seen the market share...

Giveaway: Nokia Lumia 920

Giveaway: Nokia Lumia 920 26 Dec 2012, 14:52 715

Whaaat's up folks, are you ready for another awesome RadioShack + PhoneArena giveaway? Well, you better...

Applications that help military veterans

Applications that help military veterans 26 Dec 2012, 04:12 4

For over 10 years, armed forces from around the world have been engaged in sustained active combat operations...

Will the Oppo Find 5 hit your country in Q1? 32GB model of the phone is on the way

Will the Oppo Find 5 hit your country in Q1? 32GB model of the phone is on the way 25 Dec 2012, 14:24 20

The Oppo Find 5 is quite a beast of a phone with a 5 inch 1080p screen that puts in among those other...

Rumored and confirmed specs for the upcoming BlackBerry Z10

Rumored and confirmed specs for the upcoming BlackBerry Z10 24 Dec 2012, 02:00 76

While the Z10 name and many of the specs are still not 100% confirmed, a couple specifications appear...

Fifth-generation Apple iPad expected to launch in March, stealing its looks from the Apple iPad mini

Fifth-generation Apple iPad expected to launch in March, stealing its looks from the Apple iPad mini 24 Dec 2012, 00:40 112

5 months after the launch of the 4th generation Apple iPad, we could be seeing the 5th generation Apple...

10 merry Christmas apps for Android

10 merry Christmas apps for Android 23 Dec 2012, 11:31 10

Ho, ho, ho, it's not Christmas yet, but it's about time we start preparing ourselves and our phones for...

The Huawei Ascend Mate, a 6.1 inch 1080p beast, gets impromptu introduction at a Huawei store

The Huawei Ascend Mate, a 6.1 inch 1080p beast, gets impromptu introduction at a Huawei store 23 Dec 2012, 07:50 86

The 6.1 inch 1080p screen of the Huawei Ascend Mate was supposed to be introduced at CES, but when you...

The

The "substantial" Galaxy S IV rumors 23 Dec 2012, 02:53 52

It seems it was just yesterday when Samsung introduced the Galaxy S III - a slim device with cutting-edge...

Verizon denies that a hacker leaked data from 300,000 customers

Verizon denies that a hacker leaked data from 300,000 customers 23 Dec 2012, 01:36 4

ZDNet earlier on Saturday reported that a hacker stole plain-text data from 3 million Verizon Wireless...

New BlackBerry 10 screenshots appear showing initial set up, default apps and more

New BlackBerry 10 screenshots appear showing initial set up, default apps and more 23 Dec 2012, 00:13 16

Screenshots of the BlackBerry 10 show the installation process of Adobe Reader on a BlackBerry 10 handset...

Hacker says he grabbed 3 million plain-text customer records from Verizon Wireless

Hacker says he grabbed 3 million plain-text customer records from Verizon Wireless 22 Dec 2012, 18:11 22

This is a pretty big security problem for Verizon Wireless if it turns out to be true, and from the first...

Samsung sues Apple in Korea over Apple iPhone Notification Center

Samsung sues Apple in Korea over Apple iPhone Notification Center 22 Dec 2012, 02:29 119

As soon as Apple released a Notification Center in 2011, many expected Google to sue Apple what would...

Merry Christmas from PhoneArena

Merry Christmas from PhoneArena 22 Dec 2012, 01:10 42

With Santa getting ready for his run in a couple days, we at PhoneArena wish you our readers a Merry...

Google and Motorola finally working on

Google and Motorola finally working on "X Phone" and tablet 21 Dec 2012, 15:51 73

Ever since Google first purchased Motorola, the Android faithful have been waiting for this report. We've...

Which Android manufacturer is the fastest to update its devices? Which carrier?

Which Android manufacturer is the fastest to update its devices? Which carrier? 21 Dec 2012, 15:28 41

With an average time of 4.8 months, HTC was the fastest to update its Android devices while the slowest...

What do you want for Christmas?

What do you want for Christmas? 21 Dec 2012, 08:53 128

And just like that, the holidays are almost here, and you all know what that means - presents! What better...

Giveaway: Kindle Fire HD + HTC One V + AUVIO Elite Series headphones

Giveaway: Kindle Fire HD + HTC One V + AUVIO Elite Series headphones 21 Dec 2012, 07:55 438

As promised, we're continuing with the giveaways this month with yet another one made possible by the...

Five Apple iPhone 5 camera cases

Five Apple iPhone 5 camera cases 21 Dec 2012, 06:52 12

The iPhone 5 carries the best camera Apple has ever put in a smartphone, which is on top of that very...

Cool images, taken with your cell phone #57

Cool images, taken with your cell phone #57 21 Dec 2012, 06:07 16

We're back with the 57th post in our special photographic-centric series where we present you with a...

10 must-try how-to guide apps for iPhone and Android

10 must-try how-to guide apps for iPhone and Android 21 Dec 2012, 06:01 3

It is nice to know how to do things by yourself – every skill that you master makes life a bit easier...

Asus ME172V specs, first images and price leak out: the $129 tablet?

Asus ME172V specs, first images and price leak out: the $129 tablet? 21 Dec 2012, 03:26 15

The $99 Nexus tablet has been a dream for many of us, and now it finally seems we are close to getting...

RIM loses 1 million subscribers in the latest quarter while revenue drops 48%

RIM loses 1 million subscribers in the latest quarter while revenue drops 48% 20 Dec 2012, 21:25 18

Shares of RIM, which had been moving higher recently, took a big hit after hours on Thursday after the...

Beyond LTE (Part 1): 0G and the birth of the mobile radio phone

Beyond LTE (Part 1): 0G and the birth of the mobile radio phone 20 Dec 2012, 11:14 27

"A phone is only as good as the network it's on." You've probably heard that line many times, usually...

Samsung starts pushing Premium Suite for the Galaxy S III

Samsung starts pushing Premium Suite for the Galaxy S III 20 Dec 2012, 06:17 23

Since many Galaxy S III users felt jealous of the interesting features found in the Note II, Samsung...

Small and medium businesses prefer iPhone and iPad over Android, WP or BlackBerry

Small and medium businesses prefer iPhone and iPad over Android, WP or BlackBerry 20 Dec 2012, 02:40 25

The guys from Intermedia, who are providers of cloud services to small and medium businesses, have been...

Was this flawless Photo Sphere panorama taken with a Google Nexus 4 on a tripod?

Was this flawless Photo Sphere panorama taken with a Google Nexus 4 on a tripod? 20 Dec 2012, 02:24 50

Google posted a new advertisement on its YouTube page several hours ago showing off a cool new feature...

Tim Cook is second runner up for Time's Person of the Year

Tim Cook is second runner up for Time's Person of the Year 19 Dec 2012, 22:58 33

President Barack Obama was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year and the second runner-up was Apple...

Samsung now holds 46% of the Android ecosystem

Samsung now holds 46% of the Android ecosystem 19 Dec 2012, 14:41 73

We've known for a while that Samsung is a huge company, and we've seen a few times that between it and...

Best Android travel apps: discover Paris for the holidays

Best Android travel apps: discover Paris for the holidays 19 Dec 2012, 09:18 2

No, not Paris, Texas, we are talking about the real deal here, the one with the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower,...

Android is not just for smartphones or tablets, here are 10 gadgets it runs on

Android is not just for smartphones or tablets, here are 10 gadgets it runs on 19 Dec 2012, 06:26 21

Android has grown pretty popular over the past years, hasn't it? Currently, there are over 500 million...

Ugly, uglier, ugliest: abominable phones that should have never existed, but yet did

Ugly, uglier, ugliest: abominable phones that should have never existed, but yet did 19 Dec 2012, 06:21 46

We love original product design. In a world of greyish slabs, new ideas stand out and are always welcome…

We're sorry and we will not sell your pictures says Instagram

We're sorry and we will not sell your pictures says Instagram 19 Dec 2012, 01:42 21

In response to earlier panic and confusion over a change in its ToS that many feared would allow Instagram...

Instagram's new ToS allows Facebook to profit from your pictures forever and ever

Instagram's new ToS allows Facebook to profit from your pictures forever and ever 18 Dec 2012, 13:02 35

How would you feel seeing one of your Instagram pictures on a giant billboard, knowing that Facebook...

Bad stat watch: Apple iPhone 5 won't account for .5% of US GDP/$75B

Bad stat watch: Apple iPhone 5 won't account for .5% of US GDP/$75B 18 Dec 2012, 12:27 25

Because it's the end of the year, sites are starting to put together "year in review" stories, and one...

Reminder: PhoneArena Google+ Hangout is planned for Friday at 12PM EST

Reminder: PhoneArena Google+ Hangout is planned for Friday at 12PM EST 18 Dec 2012, 11:42 15

A couple weeks ago, Google+ launched the Communities feature, and we quickly jumped on the opportunity...

Samsung takes the top spot for 2012 cell phone shipments, Nokia 2nd, Apple 3rd

Samsung takes the top spot for 2012 cell phone shipments, Nokia 2nd, Apple 3rd 18 Dec 2012, 11:26 38

The numbers are finally starting to come out for the mobile ecosystem, even though 2012 isn't quite over...

Samsung makes 5-inch Galaxy Grand official: affordable phablet with 8MP camera and dual-SIM option

Samsung makes 5-inch Galaxy Grand official: affordable phablet with 8MP camera and dual-SIM option 18 Dec 2012, 02:50 68

Samsung now brings an affordable phablet, the Samsung Galaxy Grand, a 5-inch smartphone with a dual-core...

Sony Yuga 5

Sony Yuga 5" Full HD phone gets previewed, your microSD prayers are answered 18 Dec 2012, 02:38 47

Sony managed to find place for a microSD card slot on the side of the unibody chassis, and even threw...

Judge Koh shoots down Apple's request for a ban and Samsung's motion for a new trial

Judge Koh shoots down Apple's request for a ban and Samsung's motion for a new trial 18 Dec 2012, 00:59 46

Judge Lucy Koh is now starting to hand out her decisions on motions made by Samsung and Apple related...

Apple and Foursquare talking about sharing local data

Apple and Foursquare talking about sharing local data 18 Dec 2012, 00:01 3

Apple and Foursquare are said to be talking about a deal to share local data as a way for Apple to integrate...

Google Maps for iOS gets 10M downloads in just 2 days

Google Maps for iOS gets 10M downloads in just 2 days 17 Dec 2012, 15:27 58

Google Maps for iOS has been pretty big news over the past week. It was released to critical praise,...

Samsung audio dock leaks, pictures and specs revealed

Samsung audio dock leaks, pictures and specs revealed 17 Dec 2012, 14:24 9

A photo of an unannounced, upcoming Samsung audio dock has been leaked along with specs for the accessory;...

Samsung will internally review Exynos exploit

Samsung will internally review Exynos exploit 17 Dec 2012, 12:30 8

The vulnerability we told you on Sunday that certain Samsung devices have, will be the subject of an...

PhoneArena Awards 2012: Best Phone

PhoneArena Awards 2012: Best Phone 17 Dec 2012, 12:04 222

Cue the drum roll, pop the champagne, and throw the confetti up in the air! Get ready for the grand finale...

BlackBerry 10 UI and apps get some clean new screenshots

BlackBerry 10 UI and apps get some clean new screenshots 17 Dec 2012, 11:39 62

As expected, more and more leaks are coming about BlackBerry 10 as we move closer and closer to the launch...

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