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The 5-inch smartphone: is this the end of the screen size race?

The 5-inch smartphone: is this the end of the screen size race? 08 Jan 2013, 07:32 154

Give people a phone with a 3.5-inch display in 2007 and you’d hear oohs and aahs about how big that display...

Sony Xperia ZL hands-on

Sony Xperia ZL hands-on 08 Jan 2013, 04:19 24

Frankly, it might be rather difficult for some people to notice the slightly more compact size of the...

Sony Xperia Z hands-on

Sony Xperia Z hands-on 08 Jan 2013, 03:43 97

Simply known as the Sony Xperia Z, it’s the Japanese company’s dubbed flagship device – and boy does...

Samsung ATIV Odyssey hands-on

Samsung ATIV Odyssey hands-on 07 Jan 2013, 23:52 6

The Samsung ATIV Odyssey was announced back in October 2012 and was expected in December, now we see...

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial 22 May 2013

Don't you think that some people are taking the iOS vs Android dispute a bit too far? Well, Microsoft...

Sony Xperia Z vs HTC Droid DNA vs Samsung Galaxy S III specs comparison

Sony Xperia Z vs HTC Droid DNA vs Samsung Galaxy S III specs comparison 07 Jan 2013, 20:57 60

With the just announced Xperia Z, Sony pulled the trigger on a Full HD smartphone, which HTC did with...

Qualcomm overhauls its mobile processor lineup with the Snapdragon 200, 400, 600, & 800

Qualcomm overhauls its mobile processor lineup with the Snapdragon 200, 400, 600, & 800 07 Jan 2013, 20:53 36

As part of its press conference to lead into CES this year, Qualcomm has announced that it is retiring...

Liveblog: Qualcomm CES 2013 keynote

Liveblog: Qualcomm CES 2013 keynote 07 Jan 2013, 20:06 7

CES 2013 is a major consumer electronics show, and Qualcomm has become an incredibly influential company...

Sony Xperia Z specs review: greet the real 007 phone

Sony Xperia Z specs review: greet the real 007 phone 07 Jan 2013, 20:06 62

Sony calls Xperia T the James Bond phone, but that title should have really waited for the Xperia Z monstrosity...

Sony Xperia ZL copycats the Z specs in a tighter chassis for

Sony Xperia ZL copycats the Z specs in a tighter chassis for "select markets" 07 Jan 2013, 19:41 19

If you thought Xperia Z is amazing, but could make do without the waterproof part of it, Sony's got you...

Sony officially announces Xperia Z and gives release window

Sony officially announces Xperia Z and gives release window 07 Jan 2013, 19:31 35

We all knew it was coming and now it is official. Sony has officially announced the Xperia Z as part...

Huawei Ascend D2 hands-on

Huawei Ascend D2 hands-on 07 Jan 2013, 17:47 15

PhoneArena.com is at CES 2013, and Huawei made a splash with a nicely crafted Ascend D2, the new flagship...

Liveblog: Samsung CES 2013 press conference

Liveblog: Samsung CES 2013 press conference 07 Jan 2013, 15:50 7

This is one of the biggest events at CES 2013 today. Samsung, the company which has conquered much of...

Samsung Q4 earnings leak claims $5.5 billion in mobile profits

Samsung Q4 earnings leak claims $5.5 billion in mobile profits 07 Jan 2013, 11:12 28

Samsung hasn't officially announced its Q4 earnings numbers just yet, but there are already some leaks...

Liveblog: AT&T Developer Summit at CES 2013

Liveblog: AT&T Developer Summit at CES 2013 07 Jan 2013, 10:57 1

AT&T's Developer Summit is not just some boring event for developers, guys, it's an event where key executives...

CES 2013: Schedule of events

CES 2013: Schedule of events 07 Jan 2013, 08:22 35

With just a few days until the start of CES 2013, it's time to take a look at the schedule of events...

Project Shield Android gaming console kicks off CES 2013 with a bang

Project Shield Android gaming console kicks off CES 2013 with a bang 07 Jan 2013, 03:22 17

Nvidia kicked off CES big today by announcing the Nvidia Tegra 4 chip with better power efficiency and...

NVIDIA shows off the new Tegra 4 processor

NVIDIA shows off the new Tegra 4 processor 07 Jan 2013, 00:13 81

The new Tegra 4 will feature an amazing 72 GeForce GPU cores with 4K video support, which is about 6...

Hacker jailbreaks Windows RT, and finds it no different than Windows 8

Hacker jailbreaks Windows RT, and finds it no different than Windows 8 06 Jan 2013, 21:55 21

Windows RT is kind of an annoying platform. It is Windows, designed to run on ARM chips, and although...

App piracy: the good, the bad and how to reduce it

App piracy: the good, the bad and how to reduce it 04 Jan 2013, 09:07 77

A surprising news emerged these days: Installous, an app for jailbroken iPhones and iPads that allowed...

CES 2013: what to expect

CES 2013: what to expect 04 Jan 2013, 09:06 36

In just a couple of weeks, geeks from all over the world will pack their bags and head on a trip to Las...

Best Android, iPhone and iPad apps of 2012: best racing games

Best Android, iPhone and iPad apps of 2012: best racing games 04 Jan 2013, 07:27 8

This year we are hand-picking the best software out there, starting with a symbolic 12 of the best Android,...

This is the Android set-top box we’ve been dreaming of: Archos TV Connect turns your TV into Jelly Bean device

This is the Android set-top box we’ve been dreaming of: Archos TV Connect turns your TV into Jelly Bean device 04 Jan 2013, 03:50 28

The Archos TV Connect just got unveiled and it is the very embodiment of a revolutionary device we’ve...

Image of Samsung Galaxy S IV leaks?

Image of Samsung Galaxy S IV leaks? 04 Jan 2013, 02:42 102

Here we go, an image allegedly of the Samsung Galaxy S IV was leaked by someone that is said to be a...

The Google Nexus 7 is back on sale at Google Play Store

The Google Nexus 7 is back on sale at Google Play Store 03 Jan 2013, 19:10 7

A day after the Google Nexus 10 went back on sale at the Google Play Store, all three variants of the...

Specifications for the Samsung ATIV Odyssey Windows Phone for Verizon leak

Specifications for the Samsung ATIV Odyssey Windows Phone for Verizon leak 03 Jan 2013, 16:19 16

As we expected, the ATIV Odyssey will be not be a premium level handset, in fact, the device positions...

BlackBerry Z10 pictured wearing Verizon branding

BlackBerry Z10 pictured wearing Verizon branding 03 Jan 2013, 10:18 67

Up until now, all of the leaked photographs we've seen of BlackBerry 10 models left out one key element...

Best new Android, iPhone and iPad apps for December 2012

Best new Android, iPhone and iPad apps for December 2012 03 Jan 2013, 07:28 9

Best news of the year is that for smartphones there is now almost no app gap between Android and the...

Beyond LTE (Part 2): From AMPS to LTE

Beyond LTE (Part 2): From AMPS to LTE 03 Jan 2013, 03:18 15

In the first part of our Beyond LTE series, we told you about how it all began - with the birth of the...

Google Nexus 10 returns to the Google Play Store

Google Nexus 10 returns to the Google Play Store 02 Jan 2013, 14:00 8

The Samsung manufactured 10 inch Google Nexus 10 is now back on sale at the Google Play Store, and both...

Canonical announces Ubuntu Phone OS coming in early 2014

Canonical announces Ubuntu Phone OS coming in early 2014 02 Jan 2013, 13:17 82

We had heard a couple days ago that Canonical was planning to ring in the New Year with an announcement...

Analyst: The Apple iPhone 5S will give consumers a choice of screen size and color

Analyst: The Apple iPhone 5S will give consumers a choice of screen size and color 02 Jan 2013, 11:48 72

Topeka Capital Market analyst Brian White sees Apple responding at last to those who say that the company...

Samsung: We will ship 510 million handsets in 2013

Samsung: We will ship 510 million handsets in 2013 02 Jan 2013, 03:47 18

Korean tech titan Samsung said that it will sell 510 million handsets in 2013, and of that total, 390...

Sony's website leaks photos of Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia ZL

Sony's website leaks photos of Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia ZL 01 Jan 2013, 17:36 54

Press photos on Sony's website showed off the handsets formerly known as the Sony Yuga and the Sony Odin...

Apple patents the Active Stylus for iOS

Apple patents the Active Stylus for iOS 31 Dec 2012, 19:38 102

Ever since the introduction of the first Apple iPhone in 2007, Steve Jobs made it clear that he was not...

Pictures of the new BlackBerry X10, with a physical QWERTY, appear

Pictures of the new BlackBerry X10, with a physical QWERTY, appear 30 Dec 2012, 01:19 22

On Saturday, we showed you some nice, clear photos of the BlackBerry Z10 which is the all-touch handset...

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...

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