http://www.phonearena.com/ PhoneArena.com - Cell Phone Reviews, News, Specs and Info. en-us Copyright 2001-2006 PhoneArena. All rights reserved. phonearena@phonearena.com http://www.phonearena.com/img/logo-en.gif http://www.phonearena.com/ 107 80 http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stay-tuned-for-our-coverage-of-Samsungs-Galaxy---ATIV-event-today_id44295So, Samsung is gearing up to hold a London event today, and what's the company going to announce? Well, we have absolutely no idea! The invite for the event simply says "Samsung Premiere 2013 GALAXY & ATIV," so it's safe to believe that we'll see new devices in the Android-powered Galaxy and Windows Phone-running ATIV line-ups...]]>NewsThu, 20 Jun 2013 01:53:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stay-tuned-for-our-coverage-of-Samsungs-Galaxy---ATIV-event-today_id44295/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Screenshots-from-Sony-Xperia-ZU-prototype-confirm-specs_id44281One of the most anticipated devices right now is the Sony Xperia ZU; some screenshots from a prototype confirm most of the high-end specs that you would expect from a device like this. The only difference from expectations is with the screen size which is listed at 6.21 inches instead of the 6.4 inches that the screen was supposed to measure...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 16:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Screenshots-from-Sony-Xperia-ZU-prototype-confirm-specs_id44281/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-Ascend-D2-surprisingly-scores-as-best-1080p-LCD-display-beats-HTC-One-Sony-Xperia-Z_id44250The Huawei Ascend D2 has one of the best displays on the market right now beating the screen quality of the HTC One and the Sony Xperia Z…]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 03:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-Ascend-D2-surprisingly-scores-as-best-1080p-LCD-display-beats-HTC-One-Sony-Xperia-Z_id44250/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Butterfly-S-now-official-with-Snapdragon-600-and-massive-battery_id44251Right on cue, the HTC Butterfly S was presented on stage today during the company's press event in Taiwan. And as the "S" in its title suggests, that's an upgraded variant of last year's HTC Butterfly, packing a faster processor, Ultrapixel camera, and a much, much larger battery. How large, you ask? Well, HTC has managed to stuff a 3200mAh cell inside the Butterfly S. Somewhat unsurprisingly, the handset is thicker (10.6mm) and heavier (160 grams) than its predecessor due to the space taken up by the larger battery...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 02:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Butterfly-S-now-official-with-Snapdragon-600-and-massive-battery_id44251/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Exclusive-HTC-One-Mini-will-be-coming-to-AT-T_id44238We're been hearing more and more about the HTC One Mini recently. We got confirmation that the name of the device will in fact be the HTC One Mini, and we saw some evidence saying that the device could be coming to T-Mobile. But, what we can now say for sure is that the HTC One Mini will be coming to AT&T, according to a source close to HTC...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Exclusive-HTC-One-Mini-will-be-coming-to-AT-T_id44238/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/DroidLanding-comes-back-online-new-DROID-on-the-way_id44223The Verizon DROID brand has been pretty quiet for a long time now. The last DROID device to launch was the HTC DROID DNA back in November of last year, and the @DroidLanding Twitter feed has been silent since early November as well. Today, @DroidLanding has come back online, so does that mean we should expect a new DROID device?...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/DroidLanding-comes-back-online-new-DROID-on-the-way_id44223/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-open-to-acquiring-Nokia-but-calls-Windows-Phone-weak_id44217Huawei is definitely serious about continuing to grow, and Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, thinks that one good way to do that would be through acquisitions. Yu has always been particularly media savvy and he showed it again today in an interview with the Financial Times where he said that Huawei is "open-minded" to purchasing Nokia...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-open-to-acquiring-Nokia-but-calls-Windows-Phone-weak_id44217/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Despicable-Me-Minion-Rush-Review_id44194Cute yellow pill-shaped critters rushing to get a coveted “Employee of the Year” award and ready to even push their fellow co-workers off bounds if that’s what it takes to win…]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Despicable-Me-Minion-Rush-Review_id44194/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-Ascend-P6-now-official--worlds-slimmest-smartphone_id44202Right as planned, the Huawei Ascent P6 was just announced officially, although the numerous leaks did a great job at spoiling the surprise. Meet the new slimmest smartphone, with an awe-inspiring thickness of only 6.18 millimeters. (June 18 – we see what you did there, Huawei.) But even though it is so impressively slim, the Ascend P6 has quite a lot of goodies packed under its hood...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 07:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-Ascend-P6-now-official--worlds-slimmest-smartphone_id44202/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Entry-level-HTC-Desire-200-is-official-3.5-display-Beats-Audio-and-5-MP-camera_id44191You know low-end when you see it, and the HTC Desire 200 is just that. It was made official today, and the specs are just as rumored - a 3.5" 320x480 display, 1 GHz Snapdragon S1, half a gig of RAM plus 4 GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for expansion. A fairly generous for the low-end spectrum 5 MP camera is on the back, as well as Beats Audio branding, including on the in-ear headphones...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 04:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Entry-level-HTC-Desire-200-is-official-3.5-display-Beats-Audio-and-5-MP-camera_id44191/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-the-app-gap-between-Windows-Phone-versus-iTunes-and-Google-Play-really-that-wide_id44168On a regular basis, we discuss the various application ecosystems between the current top three...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 00:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-the-app-gap-between-Windows-Phone-versus-iTunes-and-Google-Play-really-that-wide_id44168/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-Windows-Phone-apps-of-the-week_id44020We are cherry-picking the best new arrivals and this week we’ve included some neat Window Phone apps as well…]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 09:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-Windows-Phone-apps-of-the-week_id44020/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/10-iPhone-and-Android-apps-for-making-music_id44146Music – pretty much every human being enjoys it in one form or another. Only a few are gifted enough to create it, however. But no matter which side you belong to, chances are you'll find an app you like in our list of 10 music-making applications. Some of them are as simple as tapping on the keys of the piano. Others are more complicated, with all kinds of bells and whistles, but more capable at the same time...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 09:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-iPhone-and-Android-apps-for-making-music_id44146/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/5-home-improvement-and-interior-design-apps-for-Android_id44147There are apps with hundreds of thousands of inspiring design photos to derive ideas from, handy calculators for your next DIY project, and apps that let you draw dimensions on actual pictures of your project for sharing with contractors, so we've rounded up a few of them to help with your next home remodeling mission...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 07:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/5-home-improvement-and-interior-design-apps-for-Android_id44147/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-smartphone-with-4G-LTE-Advanced-to-launch-in-June_id44142You know how it goes: the hottest, newest smartphone is released on the market, and talks about an even better model, be it by the same or different manufacturer, begin soon after. Such is the case now with the Samsung Galaxy S4, an upgraded version of which will launch sooner than you might think. Samsung's J.K. Shin himself confirmed that a Samsung Galaxy S4 model will be launched before the month of June is out. What makes it better than the current model?...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 05:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-smartphone-with-4G-LTE-Advanced-to-launch-in-June_id44142/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/10-puzzle-adventure-games-for-Android-and-iPhone_id44065Got any plans for the weekend? Is "playing some cool new video game" on the list? Well, even if it isn't, you should totally check out our fine selection of 10 puzzle adventure games – 10 games that are not only fun to play, but will also stimulate those brain cells of yours. Many of the games we've picked are available on both iPhone and Android devices, so we're sure you'll find something you like no matter which of these two platforms you're using...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 09:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-puzzle-adventure-games-for-Android-and-iPhone_id44065/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-GoPro-Hero-3-action-camera-is-totally-rad-Heres-how-to-control-it-from-a-smartphone_id44007Summer is about to arrive officially in just a week. For many that is going to be an ideal opportunity to take few days off work and leave the noisy city. And while some would spend that time chillaxing on the beach or hiking in the forest, others might choose to unwind in a more extreme manner – surfing, scuba diving, or taking a ride downhill on a mountain bike. The GoPro HERO cameras are made for the latter type of people...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 06:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-GoPro-Hero-3-action-camera-is-totally-rad-Heres-how-to-control-it-from-a-smartphone_id44007/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-games-of-the-week_id44047What a week for apps! Just a couple of days ago we learned that the Apple App Store has grown to the mind-boggling 900 000 applications…]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 03:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-games-of-the-week_id44047/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-not-stealing-when-Apple-does-it-because-it-wasnt-stealing-when-Google-did-it-either_id44030Every time there are new features announced for iOS, there is an uproar around the web about Apple "stealing" features. I have talked before about why I think this is a silly argument, but I wanted to put up a refresher on the idea, because the claims simply won't die out. Here's the simple reason: it's not stealing when Apple does it, because it wasn't stealing when Google did it either...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 16:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-not-stealing-when-Apple-does-it-because-it-wasnt-stealing-when-Google-did-it-either_id44030/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-how-does-it-stack-up-against-Android_id44023So we've been playing with a beta version of iOS 7 for a while now on our iPhone 5. Some things about it we like, while other we aren't really that happy with, as those who have read our iOS 7 preview probably know. But now it is time to take a look at Apple's mobile OS from another perspective – how does its latest form fare against the competition? In particular, how does iOS 7 stack against the latest version of Android? Well, that's what we're here to find out with the help of our iPhone 5 running iOS 7 beta and our Google Nexus 4 with Android 4.2.2 on it...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 12:42:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-how-does-it-stack-up-against-Android_id44023/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-affordable-1080p-quad-core-phones_id44018The Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One might be the best selling devices right now, but they are not the only devices featuring a 1080p display and a quad-core processor…]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 09:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-affordable-1080p-quad-core-phones_id44018/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-Mini-spotted-in-picture_id43988A picture published on Wednesday is said to show off the HTC M4, aka the HTC One Mini; a person who is allegedly in possession of the device confirms that it is equipped with a 4.3 inch screen, most likely with a 720 x 1280 resolution. And while the phone still has the metallic unibody, the front does have some plastic. Although the IR Blaster is no longer on board, Beats Audio remains integrated with the phone's sound system...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 13:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-Mini-spotted-in-picture_id43988/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Zoom-is-official-4.3-incher-with-10x-optical-zoom-OIS-and-Xenon-flash_id43972The S4 Zoom is the first phone with 10x optical zoom, Xenon flash and all the bells and whistles of manual control over your photos and videos, like aperture, exposure and white balance settings, as well as no less than 26 preset shooting modes...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 04:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Zoom-is-official-4.3-incher-with-10x-optical-zoom-OIS-and-Xenon-flash_id43972/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-official-Google-buys-Waze_id43950Google has purchased crowd-sourced navigation app Waze for as much as $1.3 billion; rumors of such a deal started leaking over the weekend. Waze uses real time traffic information from users to help other members get from one place to another while avoiding traffic, accidents and radar traps. Parts of the service will be integrated into Google Maps...]]>NewsTue, 11 Jun 2013 14:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-official-Google-buys-Waze_id43950/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/10-endless-runner-games-for-Android-and-iPhone_id43942Endless runners have grown quite popular, haven't they? Temple Run has to be the most famous member of the genre, having amassed millions of downloads across multiple platforms, so it is surely responsible for the spike in endless runners' popularity. However, many alternatives to Temple Run and its clones have been launched since, and many of them are well worthy of attention. That's why we thought it would be nice to put together some of the noteworthy endless runner games for you, guys...]]>NewsTue, 11 Jun 2013 07:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-endless-runner-games-for-Android-and-iPhone_id43942/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Another-claimed-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-photo-leaks-sizing-up-a-huge-display_id43941We got a glimpse the other day of what was claimed to be a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 prototype, and the handset looked quite large and rectangular all on its own. Now another alleged photo of this same handset has leaked, this time sized up with two other phones. Needless to say, the device pictured in the middle looks huge, so the rumored 6" Full HD screen might indeed pan out if this is the real deal...]]>NewsTue, 11 Jun 2013 04:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Another-claimed-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-photo-leaks-sizing-up-a-huge-display_id43941/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-outs-the-4-Galaxy-Ace-3-with-the-slogan-Enjoy-the-New-Mobile-Essentials_id43879Just as promised, Samsung today made the Galaxy Ace 3 official, leaving almost no Android secrets for its June 20th London event, as it already outed the S4 Active, too. The slogan for the handset is "Enjoy the New Mobile Essentials," and judging from the specs, it fits right into that basic category - a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 4" 480x800 pixels display, 5 MP camera with LED flash on the back, plus a VGA camera up front, 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of internal memory plus a microSD slot...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 03:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-outs-the-4-Galaxy-Ace-3-with-the-slogan-Enjoy-the-New-Mobile-Essentials_id43879/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Images-of-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-leak_id43859Prototypes of the Galaxy Note 3 have been shipped in “very low quantities” for purposes of research...]]>NewsSun, 09 Jun 2013 17:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Images-of-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-leak_id43859/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Heres-your-first-look-at-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Zoom_id43810At the Samsung Premiere event on June 20th, we are expecting the Korean based manufacturer to roll out the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom; on Friday, we finally got a chance to see the latter model, assuming that the rendering of the device that accompanies this article is legitimate...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 16:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Heres-your-first-look-at-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Zoom_id43810/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-this-blueprint-showing-us-the-HTC-T6_id43805Now that we are heading into the second half of 2013, among the most eagerly anticipated phones for the rest of the year is the HTC T6; this is expected to be the large-screened version of the HTC One which might be called the HTC One Max. On Friday, a blueprint-styled sketch of an HTC phone was published...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 14:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-this-blueprint-showing-us-the-HTC-T6_id43805/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/A-bunch-of-Android-apps-Facebook-users-should-know-about_id43793Facebook – everyone and their grandma is on it already, whether we like it or not. And many of the people who are on Facebook access their feed from a mobile device of some kind, be it a smartphone or a tablet. However, the official Facebook app and Facebook Home aren't the only ways of accessing the world's most popular social network. In fact, a whole lot of Facebook apps are available from the Google Play store, including alternative Facebook clients, apps for easy browsing and downloading of Facebook photos, apps to protect your Facebook privacy with, and more...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 10:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/A-bunch-of-Android-apps-Facebook-users-should-know-about_id43793/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-7-inch-first-hands-on-photos_id43796For all the fans of 7" tablets around the world, here comes the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7-inch! A very compact, almost pocketable tablet based on Android Jelly Bean. The latest 7" Galaxy Tab doesn't really bring a lot of new things compared to its predecessor - it's main advantage are its more compact dimensions, which, we guess, is somewhat important to users on the lookout for a small tablet...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 09:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-7-inch-first-hands-on-photos_id43796/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-10.1-hands-on-Intel-inside_id43791The big story about the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch is that Android here is powered by an Intel x86 processor, not the usual ARM clone. It is a 1.6 GHz dual-core Atom with the CloverTrail architecture with PowerVR SGX544 GPU, aided by 1 GB of RAM...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 08:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-10.1-hands-on-Intel-inside_id43791/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-hands-on_id43790The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is not your typical Android smartphone. While it has the specs to be regarded as a high-end device, such as the 5-inch 1080p screen and the super-fast, 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 SoC, it is also tough enough to handle more abuse than a handset should be subjected to. In particular, it has been given the IP67 rating, which means that the S4 Active is highly resistant to dust and water damage. Such blend of performance and protection are rare in the smartphone world, with only a few notable exceptions...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 07:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-hands-on_id43790/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/5-messaging-and-cloud-storage-apps-the-government-isnt-snooping-on...-yet_id43784Looking at the NSA slides it becomes clear that if we want to play it safe, or simply don't like our communication details being scooped up in bulk, we should be avoiding the big boys. There are some alternatives, however, which you can switch to in your everyday communications, is you are miffed about that whole PRISM thing...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 06:42:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/5-messaging-and-cloud-storage-apps-the-government-isnt-snooping-on...-yet_id43784/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-apps-for-May-2013-Part-2_id43705May is over and it’s time for an app recap. There was a lot happening in this past month, but we want to highlight two events…]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 00:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-apps-for-May-2013-Part-2_id43705/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/NSAs-PRISM-reported-to-gather-data-from-Google-Facebook-Apple-and-more-but-all-deny-involvement_id43766Get ready for a whole heap of news coming on the National Security Agency's PRISM program, because it looks like Verizon may have just been the tip of the iceberg. A new report from the Washington Post is saying that a number of other high profile companies all allowing the government direct access to their data, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Yahoo. Although, all of those companies have already come out to deny the allegations...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 20:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/NSAs-PRISM-reported-to-gather-data-from-Google-Facebook-Apple-and-more-but-all-deny-involvement_id43766/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Reader-is-being-retired-for-the-same-reason-newspapers-are-dying_id43754When we first heard that Google Reader was being sent off into the sunset, the outrage over the decision was exacerbated by the fact that Google didn't offer any explanation as to why the decision had been made. There was plenty of speculation over the decision, ranging from poor engagement to a plan to have Google+ take over to theories that Google just hates us all and gets off on watching us cry (not a theory we tend to believe). Well, it seems like the first theory is the closest to the truth...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 12:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Reader-is-being-retired-for-the-same-reason-newspapers-are-dying_id43754/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Some-Android-tips-and-tricks-you-should-know_id43741Unless you're a geek, there's probably a lot of stuff you don't yet know about Android smartphones. And even if you are one, there might still be a thing or two to learn about the world's most popular mobile OS – things like how to make Google Maps available offline, how to manage an Android smartphone remotely, and how to track the whereabouts of a missing or lost handset, to name a few. Regardless of how knowledgeable you are about Android and its peculiarities, checking out our list of Android tips and tricks would be a good idea...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 06:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Some-Android-tips-and-tricks-you-should-know_id43741/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-apps-for-May-2013_id43657May is over and it’s time for an app recap. There was a lot happening in this past month, but we want to highlight two events…]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 00:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-apps-for-May-2013_id43657/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/By-2017-Android-could-hit-1-billion-devices-shipped-annually-Windows-Phone-with-400-growth_id43730Canalys is a market research firm that is always making predictions about the mobile ecosystem, and the firm is usually one of the better ones about getting things right, or at least close enough. And, in its newest report, Canalys is predicting some huge numbers for Android, and big time growth for Windows Phone by 2017...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 21:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/By-2017-Android-could-hit-1-billion-devices-shipped-annually-Windows-Phone-with-400-growth_id43730/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Edition-expansion-Sony-Xperia-Z-may-be-next-who-else-needs-in_id43712Last year, one of the more persistent rumors in the Android world was that Google had plans to greatly expand the Nexus line of devices, and might have planned to release as many as five new Nexus devices last year. Obviously the timing of the rumor was off, but it looks like that rumor wasn't completely inaccurate, and is coming around in a surprising way. Google has already announced two Google Edition models of flagship devices, and rumor has it that Sony may be the next up to join the program. So, who else needs to get in on this movement?...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 12:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Edition-expansion-Sony-Xperia-Z-may-be-next-who-else-needs-in_id43712/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-mini-photos-appear-720p-screen-and-Ultrapixel-camera-in-tow_id43702Here it is, guys! The rumored HTC One mini, also referred to as the HTC M4, has leaked in flesh and blood on the internet. Or at least that's what we think these photos are of – a more compact alternative to the HTC One smartphone, with a smaller screen and less impressive yet still decent hardware specs...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 06:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-mini-photos-appear-720p-screen-and-Ultrapixel-camera-in-tow_id43702/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/10-photo-sharing-apps-for-Android-and-iPhone_id43700Taking photos with a phone or tablet is fun and very neat. After all, even affordable handsets come with cameras that can snap a pretty photo. Even better, our mobile devices let us share our masterpieces with friends, family, and the world instead of just keeping them private. That's where photo sharing apps come into play – the likes of Instagram, Path, Tumblr, Imgur, to name a few. However, these aren't the only apps that let you share photos straight from a mobile device. In fact, there's tons of them out there, available for both the iPhone, the iPad, and Android smartphones and tablets. Here we've picked some of the ones that are worth checking out...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 04:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-photo-sharing-apps-for-Android-and-iPhone_id43700/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-is-official-thin-waterproof-5-Full-HD-goodness_id43699Samsung isn't leaving much for its June 20th London event, it seems. After announcing the Intel-powered Galaxy Tab 3 set, it now made the rugged Galaxy S4 Active official...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 03:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-is-official-thin-waterproof-5-Full-HD-goodness_id43699/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-games-for-May-2013_id43656May is long gone and it’s time for a recap of the best games that came out as we started scenting the smell of summer in the air…]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 01:42:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-iPad-games-for-May-2013_id43656/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Top-shelf-ZTE-Vital-leaks-for-Sprint-Real-Racing-3-is-pre-installed_id43689A press image and some specs have been revealed for a phone called the ZTE Vital which apparently is heading to Sprint; the device is expected to offer a 5 inch HD screen of unknown resolution, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of native storage that can be expanded using a microSD slot. A 13MP camera is on back and a rather nice sized 2500mAh battery powers up the device...]]>NewsTue, 04 Jun 2013 20:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Top-shelf-ZTE-Vital-leaks-for-Sprint-Real-Racing-3-is-pre-installed_id43689/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Intels-new-processors-300-touchscreen-gear-coming-LTE-SoC-and-fanless-Core-CPU-design-demoed_id43659For the mobile Bay Trail architecture for tablets and convertibles, Intel said it can scale the functionality in slices, and allow $300-$400 devices with touchscreen and all. Smartphones? The Merrifield chips with Silvermont architecture are a bit further down the road, shipping to OEMs the end of this year, but they should finally put to rest the claim that Intel can never figure things out with the battery life/performance ratio as well...]]>NewsTue, 04 Jun 2013 02:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Intels-new-processors-300-touchscreen-gear-coming-LTE-SoC-and-fanless-Core-CPU-design-demoed_id43659/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/MetroPCS-adds-a-pair-of-phones-to-its-roster-BYOP-to-start-June-12th_id43646Thanks to a loyal reader,we have information showing that two phones that are on the T-Mobile smartphone roster, are coming to MetroPCS; T-Mobile recently closed its acquisition of MetroPCS with the goal of eventually having the pre-paid carrier's subscribers migrate to T-Mobile. The phones that are coming to MetroPCS are the Samsung Galaxy Exhibit and the LG Optimus L9...]]>NewsMon, 03 Jun 2013 19:57:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/MetroPCS-adds-a-pair-of-phones-to-its-roster-BYOP-to-start-June-12th_id43646/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-official-HTC-One-is-coming-to-Verizon_id43637A tweet from Verizon has finally confirmed what all of the signals have pointed to; the nation's largest carrier will indeed be offering the HTC One later this summer. The carrier didn't release any pricing details or a specific price. But just yesterday, one of our loyal readers told us that the HTC M7 had been added to Verizon's inventory system...]]>NewsMon, 03 Jun 2013 13:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-official-HTC-One-is-coming-to-Verizon_id43637/commentsPhone Arena