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Google announces $14.4 billion in revenue, $1.51 billion for Motorola in Q4 2012

Google announces $14.4 billion in revenue, $1.51 billion for Motorola in Q4 2012 22 Jan 2013, 17:15 30

Google has reported its earnings for Q4 of 2012, and the numbers keep going up. During the quarterly...

Microsoft Surface Pro to launch in U.S. and Canada on February 9th starting at $899

Microsoft Surface Pro to launch in U.S. and Canada on February 9th starting at $899 22 Jan 2013, 16:05 29

Microsoft has announced that the "Pro" version of its Microsoft Surface tablet will launch in the U.S....

Alleged Image of Samsung Galaxy S IV was up on Picasa for nearly a month

Alleged Image of Samsung Galaxy S IV was up on Picasa for nearly a month 22 Jan 2013, 11:45 94

A press image of the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S IV has apparently been up on Picasa, hiding...

Despite record number of smartphone activations, Verizon loses $1.93 billion in Q4

Despite record number of smartphone activations, Verizon loses $1.93 billion in Q4 22 Jan 2013, 07:34 17

Verizon reported adding 2.1 million new post-paid subscribers in the fourth quarter and activated a record...

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...

NTT DoCoMo announces the LG Optimus G Pro as part of a new spring 2013 line-up

NTT DoCoMo announces the LG Optimus G Pro as part of a new spring 2013 line-up 22 Jan 2013, 01:25 13

Japan’s largest carrier announced a dozen new devices to ring in a new year of smartphones, tablets and...

Motorola X to launch July 8th for $299?

Motorola X to launch July 8th for $299? 21 Jan 2013, 18:37 100

The eagerly awaited Motorola X is now rumored to be introduced in May at Google I/O and will actually...

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

Best Android, iPhone and iPad apps of 2012: best shooters and combat games 21 Jan 2013, 16:27 11

We continue our app journey with something lively, something for the adrenaline-seeking, the aggressive...

Samsung's J.K. Shin confirms 8 inch Samsung Galaxy Note tablet for MWC

Samsung's J.K. Shin confirms 8 inch Samsung Galaxy Note tablet for MWC 21 Jan 2013, 13:03 14

A few days ago, rumors started circulating about an 8 inch tablet being prepped by Samsung for an appearance...

RIM to introduce both BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry X10 next week; contract price will be below $199

RIM to introduce both BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry X10 next week; contract price will be below $199 21 Jan 2013, 11:26 23

Screenshots from the Gold Master version of the new BlackBerry 10 OS show that a number of business software...

How Google Glass will change mobile, and how it could fail

How Google Glass will change mobile, and how it could fail 21 Jan 2013, 10:35 48

How often do we hear jokes about how no one experiences life as it happens these days? People miss out...

Samsung's Director of Marketing, System LSI, talks Exynos 5 Octa

Samsung's Director of Marketing, System LSI, talks Exynos 5 Octa 21 Jan 2013, 08:03 32

We're seeing tons of innovation in the mobile CPU space lately, and this shouldn't really surprise anyone....

Best ways to treat and discard smartphone batteries

Best ways to treat and discard smartphone batteries 21 Jan 2013, 04:18 12

Every smartphone has a battery, and every battery will eventually die. Before that happens, you should...

Sony announces its Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Sony announces its Sony Xperia Tablet Z 20 Jan 2013, 21:28 39

On Monday morning, Sony has brought forth its Sony Xperia Tablet Z, expected to be as high end on the...

Real image of the HTC M7 appears?

Real image of the HTC M7 appears? 20 Jan 2013, 12:12 96

A few days ago, @evleaks revealed an image of a phone that was taken straight from a SIM card installation...

Google I/O to see Motorola X with Key Lime Pie?

Google I/O to see Motorola X with Key Lime Pie? 19 Jan 2013, 09:20 129

An anonymous source is passing along the word that the Motorola X, the first model from the OEM to be...

Display calibration and more for the Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia ZL?

Display calibration and more for the Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia ZL? 18 Jan 2013, 21:46 68

The handsets that captured the largest buzz at CES 2013 were the Sony Xperia Z and the Sony Xperia ZL...

10 speaker docks with Lightning connector for your iPhone 5, iPad mini, or 4th generation iPad

10 speaker docks with Lightning connector for your iPhone 5, iPad mini, or 4th generation iPad 18 Jan 2013, 10:01 9

So, you've bought that new iPhone 5 or iPad mini and now you're wondering what accessory it might go...

VZ Navigator by Verizon Wireless review

VZ Navigator by Verizon Wireless review 18 Jan 2013, 07:45 20

The key to VZ Navigator’s success is its simplistic design. When launching the app, you are presented...

LG Optimus G: faster, bigger and better than the iPhone 5

LG Optimus G: faster, bigger and better than the iPhone 5 18 Jan 2013, 05:12 66

When it came out, the LG Optimus G took the mobile world by surprise. Thanks to exciting features such...

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

Best Android, iPhone and iPad apps of 2012: best puzzle games 18 Jan 2013, 04:44 2

Android and iOS are the puzzle heaven! From puzzlers with fun cartoony graphics to artsy puzzle games,...

Alleged Optimus G sequel G Pro specs leak again, this time with picture and dimensions

Alleged Optimus G sequel G Pro specs leak again, this time with picture and dimensions 18 Jan 2013, 02:05 37

The Optimus G sequel specs have leaked again as coming to grace NTT DoCoMo's portfolio. The handset is...

Google CEO Larry Page on Apple's

Google CEO Larry Page on Apple's "thermonuclear war": "How well is that working?" 17 Jan 2013, 19:32 69

Larry Page took over as CEO of Google in April of 2011, although insiders say that the job was always...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 leaks out with benchmarks, iPad mini competitor coming at MWC?

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 leaks out with benchmarks, iPad mini competitor coming at MWC? 17 Jan 2013, 05:55 34

Samsung is Samsung because of being able to pull things like this, this fast - ladies and gents, the...

Polaroid M10 hands-on

Polaroid M10 hands-on 17 Jan 2013, 01:39 2

Design-wise, it tries to sprinkle a shaving of premium, but it doesn’t take us long to know that it’s...

The best predictions for 2013: 1 billion smartphones shipped, but the PC not dead yet

The best predictions for 2013: 1 billion smartphones shipped, but the PC not dead yet 16 Jan 2013, 23:30 29

Normally, we don't give a lot of respect to analysts, because more often than not, they just say something...

BlackBerry 10: Why I'm genuinely excited for it

BlackBerry 10: Why I'm genuinely excited for it 16 Jan 2013, 14:50 30

So why am I excited about BlackBerry 10? Well, for starters, I’m just enamored by how smooth the platform...

Is this an image of the HTC M7?

Is this an image of the HTC M7? 16 Jan 2013, 12:54 29

A render of the HTC M7, expected to be the Taiwan based manufacturer's new flagship phone for 2013, has...

Korean researchers make 'the world's first imprintable and bendable lithium-ion battery'

Korean researchers make 'the world's first imprintable and bendable lithium-ion battery' 16 Jan 2013, 08:08 15

These can be sprayed on electrodes, then baked with UV rays for about 30 minutes to create power units...

Sony Xperia Z HDR video compilation: less burn, more detail

Sony Xperia Z HDR video compilation: less burn, more detail 16 Jan 2013, 05:59 36

The HDR video option is hardwired with the new Exmor RS sensor of Sony, and it merges footage with different...

Facebook's Graph Search isn't a Google competitor for users, it's for advertisers

Facebook's Graph Search isn't a Google competitor for users, it's for advertisers 15 Jan 2013, 15:28 7

It seems to us that Facebook has a problem with branding. The company has notably been terrible about...

PhoneArena is perfectly safe to browse

PhoneArena is perfectly safe to browse 15 Jan 2013, 13:23 62

Dear PhoneArena readers, it came to our attention that one of the advertisements on our site contained...

Razer Edge hands-on

Razer Edge hands-on 15 Jan 2013, 13:17 15

Quickly picking up this thing, we have to admit that folks over at Razer didn’t care for something that's...

Best extended battery cases for the iPhone 5

Best extended battery cases for the iPhone 5 15 Jan 2013, 08:31 7

We saw very intriguing offers for iPhone 5 battery cases demonstrated at CES, that will hit the stores...

NVIDIA Shield first look

NVIDIA Shield first look 15 Jan 2013, 02:27 12

To tell you the truth, the NVIDIA Shield looks like an XBOX 360 controller with a giant slab of a display...

LG claims there has been no Nexus 4 supply issue, and denies new Nexus coming

LG claims there has been no Nexus 4 supply issue, and denies new Nexus coming 14 Jan 2013, 20:06 42

You may not believe this if you've been one of the people constantly checking the Google Play Store since...

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

Best Android, iPhone and iPad apps of 2012: best platformer games 14 Jan 2013, 10:12 9

This year we are hand-picking the best software out there, and today we bring you the best Android, iPhone...

First BlackBerry 10 model to launch February 28th?

First BlackBerry 10 model to launch February 28th? 14 Jan 2013, 05:44 8

A leaked screenshot showing the internal inventory system belonging to Best Buy Canada reveals that Bell...

CES 2013: a potpourri of smartphone and tablet accessories

CES 2013: a potpourri of smartphone and tablet accessories 14 Jan 2013, 05:30 5

We saw more than a few new smartphones, tablets, and Android-powered toasters on display at CES 2013....

Tegra 4 vs Snapdragon 800: who will be the dominant player on the chipset market this year

Tegra 4 vs Snapdragon 800: who will be the dominant player on the chipset market this year 14 Jan 2013, 04:15 78

CES 2013 was the show of mobile chipsets. First, it was Nvidia that announced its next-gen processor,...

Panasonic ToughPad FZ-A1 hands-on

Panasonic ToughPad FZ-A1 hands-on 14 Jan 2013, 02:58 1

Even though we can’t get the monstrous size of the tablet from our mind, it doesn’t help that it’s encased...

CES 2013: All our coverage

CES 2013: All our coverage 14 Jan 2013, 01:34 7

If you're of the geeky kind, there's probably only one place in the world you'd like to be right now...

Panasonic ToughPad JT-B1 hands-on

Panasonic ToughPad JT-B1 hands-on 13 Jan 2013, 18:29 5

When you’re gunning for something that meets military standard 810g and is IP65 certified, which means...

Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx hands-on

Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx hands-on 13 Jan 2013, 13:50 1

Above all, the biggest thing to stand out to us with the Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx is its super lightweight...

Facebook rumored to show off new phone or mobile OS on Tuesday

Facebook rumored to show off new phone or mobile OS on Tuesday 13 Jan 2013, 13:26 22

There is speculation that at a press event scheduled for Tuesday, Facebook will reveal something related...

Lenovo IdeaPhone P770 hands-on

Lenovo IdeaPhone P770 hands-on 13 Jan 2013, 05:07 8

Frankly, the IdeaPhone P770 is an ugly duckling when compared to the precise and modern design of the...

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11s hands-on

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11s hands-on 13 Jan 2013, 04:20 5

Enter the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11s, a smaller version of the highly popular 13.3-inch model that’s been...

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 hands-on

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 hands-on 13 Jan 2013, 03:18 3

At first glance, it’s hardly noticeable that the Yoga is any different from other ultrabooks currently...

Lenovo IdeaPhone K900 hands-on

Lenovo IdeaPhone K900 hands-on 12 Jan 2013, 18:08 28

Sure, its overall large size is one of its most discernible aspects, but for something so grand and ready...

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 hands-on

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 hands-on 12 Jan 2013, 17:14 6

For a tablet, we have to admit, we’re digging the slim size it’s packing along for the ride – while also...

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