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/Enhanced-camera-interface-for-Android-4.3-spotted-in-action_id43360Just because we did not see a grand announcement of Android 4.3 or 5.0 Key Lime Pie does not mean...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 21:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Enhanced-camera-interface-for-Android-4.3-spotted-in-action_id43360/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-S-starts-getting-updated-to-Android-4.1.2_id43356Back in April, we told you to expect the Sony Xperia S to be updated to Jelly Bean some time in May; well, with just one week left in the month, Sony's French Twitter account tweeted the information that Android 4.1.2 is coming to the device. You might remember the Sony Xperia S and the unique design of the model...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 16:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-S-starts-getting-updated-to-Android-4.1.2_id43356/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Gmail-for-Android-soon-to-get-update_id43355A leaked slide from Google I/O appears to show off a redesigned version of Gmail for Android; the slide was displayed during a session called "Structure in Android App Design," which showed a new navigation drawer. There is the three line button in the top left that has been added and instead of having to go to All Labels to get to the Priority Inbox, the option now appears on the top-level of the app...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 16:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gmail-for-Android-soon-to-get-update_id43355/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Tablet-priced-under-100-at-Walmart_id43354The HiSense Sero 7 LT tablet has broken the $100 price mark at Walmart and at $99, the 7 inch Android slate is cheaper than a number of more well-known tablets in this niche including the Amazon Kindle Fire ($159) and the Google Nexus 7 ($199); the Sero 7 is powered by Android 4.1 which means it sports Project Butter, Google Now and actionable notifications...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 15:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Tablet-priced-under-100-at-Walmart_id43354/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-best-new-dual-SIM-Android-phones_id43343If you want to take advantage of two good carrier plans at once, use one number for family and friends and another for work, or simply can't resist that great new data plan, but your contract still has mileage left in it, a decent dual SIM phone might come to the rescue, and, with Android, you don't have to sacrifice on apps and features anymore, too...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 09:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-best-new-dual-SIM-Android-phones_id43343/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-may-delay-the-Xperia-Tablet-Z-launch-in-the-US-until-May-29_id43351Customers in the United States had to wait quite a bit before they could finally put their hands on the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, and, as it turns out, they will have to wait a few more days...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 08:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-may-delay-the-Xperia-Tablet-Z-launch-in-the-US-until-May-29_id43351/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-will-be-supplying-the-OLED-displays-for-Google-Glass_id43348Google Glass isn't expected to see its official debut anytime soon, but that doesn't mean that work on the product isn't going with full force as we speak. For example, we have now learned that the tiny display that Google's futuristic glasses will be equipped with will be supplied by no other but Samsung...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 07:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-will-be-supplying-the-OLED-displays-for-Google-Glass_id43348/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-about-time-Xperia-S-getting-Jelly-Bean_id43345The Sony Xperia S, which is still packing quite a punch, by the way, is alive and well, as its manufacturer has now initiated the roll-out of an Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update designed for the venerable smartphone...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 05:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-about-time-Xperia-S-getting-Jelly-Bean_id43345/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Androids-BBC-iPlayer-gets-support-for-10-tablets-and-an-improved-UI_id43344Until now, Android BBC iPlayer users with big tablets had to go to the service's web site in order to watch their favorite content. Well, not anymore, as the application has been updated and it now supports tablets with large, 10" canvases...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 04:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Androids-BBC-iPlayer-gets-support-for-10-tablets-and-an-improved-UI_id43344/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Second-generation-Nexus-7-tablet-shipping-this-month-with-a-high-res-display-made-by-AUO_id43341Supply chain sources have hinted that the panel for this year's 7-incher from Google and Asus will be produced by AU Optronics, the same guys that have reportedly landed orders for the next-gen iPad mini. The second-gen Nexus 7 tablet is expected to be announced by the end of this quarter, and feature a high resolution low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) display...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 03:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Second-generation-Nexus-7-tablet-shipping-this-month-with-a-high-res-display-made-by-AUO_id43341/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-920-camera-beats-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S-III-in-low-light...-in-a-Microsoft-ad_id43340In what seems to be one of the most absurd ads we've seen in a while, the Nokia Lumia 920 has managed to beat the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III in term of low-light photography...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 02:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-920-camera-beats-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S-III-in-low-light...-in-a-Microsoft-ad_id43340/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Press-shot-of-the-worlds-thinnest-phone-Huawei-Ascend-P6-leaks-out_id43339At record 6.2mm thin, despite the alleged metal-clad housing, we tend to agree with Huawei that the P6 will be a thing of beauty, but how practical and performing it will be in reality we'll know after we grab a review unit...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 02:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Press-shot-of-the-worlds-thinnest-phone-Huawei-Ascend-P6-leaks-out_id43339/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/170-countries-now-offer-the-Amazon-Kindle-Fire-HD-200-countries-support-the-Amazon-Appstore_id43334The Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 are both now available in more than 170 countries for pre-order through Amazon.com; those areas where the slates are new will see them shipped starting on June 13th. The 7 inch Amazon Kindle Fire HD is priced at $199. The screen sports a resolution of 1280 x 800 with a dual-core 1.2GHz TI OMAP4460 processor under the hood...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 00:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/170-countries-now-offer-the-Amazon-Kindle-Fire-HD-200-countries-support-the-Amazon-Appstore_id43334/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-offering-Canadians-up-to-300-to-trade-in-their-old-devices-for-a-shiny-new-HTC-One_id43330This deal is no rumor thankfully. If you have been on the fence about upgrading or waiting for an...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 22:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-offering-Canadians-up-to-300-to-trade-in-their-old-devices-for-a-shiny-new-HTC-One_id43330/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Developer-Edition-coming-to-Verizon-and-AT-T_id43328The Samsung Galaxy S4 Developer Edition is coming to both Verizon and AT&T; before you get excited, understand that this is not the stock Android "Google Edition" of the flagship Android phone that was introduced at Google I/O. The developer edition of the phone will still have TouchWiz, but will feature an unlocked bootloader and 16GB of native storage...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 21:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Developer-Edition-coming-to-Verizon-and-AT-T_id43328/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/New-rumors-says-HTC-One-Google-Edition-will-be-announced-within-the-next-two-weeks_id43329It seems like the rumor mill just could not care less that an HTC representative said the company "is not currently planning a ‘Nexus Edition’ of the HTC One." Yesterday, Maximus custom ROM developer LlabTooFeR teased that a "Senseless HTC One" would be released around the end of summer, and today sources for Geek are saying that the announcement could come as soon as the next two weeks...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 20:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-rumors-says-HTC-One-Google-Edition-will-be-announced-within-the-next-two-weeks_id43329/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-cancels-release-of-the-HTC-First-in-the-UK...-for-now_id43325There has been a lot of chatter recently about the HTC First, better known as the Facebook Home phone. AT&T is the only carrier to offer the phone so far, and the rumors started to circulate that the phone was on its way out after AT&T dropped the price from a reasonable $99 to the "please-please-please-buy-this" price of 99 cents. Now, Facebook has cancelled the release of the First in the UK for now...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 19:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-cancels-release-of-the-HTC-First-in-the-UK...-for-now_id43325/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-coming-to-Verizon_id43321Is the HTC One coming to Verizon? One of our loyal readers received an email from a vendor listing "in-stock accessories for the latest Verizon Wireless devices" and displayed those accessories including Otter Box, Incipio and Case-Mate cases made for HTC's new Android flagship; either this vendor knows something that we don't, or else a mistake has been made...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 15:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-coming-to-Verizon_id43321/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Court-ruling-prevents-SEP-owners-from-seeking-ITC-exclusion-order_id43319In what is being described as a landmark court decision, a California court recently ruled that owners of standards-essential patents cannot enforce a sales ban from the ITC; the case involved was Realtek v. LSI/Agere, but there are similarities to the usual patent battles between Samsung and Apple that are up in front of the ITC. At least, Apple thinks so...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 13:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Court-ruling-prevents-SEP-owners-from-seeking-ITC-exclusion-order_id43319/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Canadian-HTC-One-owners-receive-a-firmware-update_id43318If you are an HTC One owner in Canada, chances are that you have received, or about to receive, a firmware update for your new phone; Bell, Virgin Canada, Rogers and TELUS subscribers with HTC's new Android Flagship model will be happy to hear that the update repairs a problem with the sensitivity of the capacitive buttons and apparently makes the handset more responsive...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 12:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Canadian-HTC-One-owners-receive-a-firmware-update_id43318/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-rewards-you-for-your-patience-gifts-25-Google-Play-credit-to-HTC-One-first-orderers_id43316The HTC One was supposed to be one of the first big Android flagships to arrive in 2013, but after issues with the manufacturing and supply of its UltraPixel camera…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 09:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-rewards-you-for-your-patience-gifts-25-Google-Play-credit-to-HTC-One-first-orderers_id43316/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-release-an-Aurora-Red-Galaxy-S4-on-June-14_id43315AT&T has announced that a version of the Galaxy S4 in the somewhat eccentric 'Aurora Red' color will be exclusively offered by the carrier starting June 14. The good news is that customers willing to get their hands on the hot device will be able to place their pre-orders as soon as tomorrow, May 24...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 09:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-release-an-Aurora-Red-Galaxy-S4-on-June-14_id43315/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Banned-from-Apple-AppGratis-recommendation-tool-finds-the-promised-land-on-Android_id43314AppGratis is one of those few apps that are bound to be popular - it brings you apps discounted to the sweet price of zero every single day…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 08:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Banned-from-Apple-AppGratis-recommendation-tool-finds-the-promised-land-on-Android_id43314/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-is-why-HTC-One-does-not-support-memory-expansion_id43313The HTC One is a spectacular piece of engineering - made out of a single aluminum block with that comfortable curve on the back it is both solid and elegant…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 08:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-is-why-HTC-One-does-not-support-memory-expansion_id43313/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-spotted-on-Bluetooth-SIG_id43312The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition, the device that will bring a Nexus-like experience in a Galaxy wrapper, has passed one more step on its way to U.S. shelves…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 08:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-spotted-on-Bluetooth-SIG_id43312/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-are-strong-5-million-sold-despite-supply-issues_id43309Just as Samsung confirmed its Galaxy S4 has become its most popular Android smartphone selling 10 million in less than a month, now HTC also gets…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 06:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-are-strong-5-million-sold-despite-supply-issues_id43309/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazon-starts-selling-Kindle-Fire-HD-7-and-8.9-in-170-countries_id43308The Amazon Kindle Fire HD is spreading its outreach and will now be available for purchase in 170 countries across the globe…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 06:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazon-starts-selling-Kindle-Fire-HD-7-and-8.9-in-170-countries_id43308/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Desire-600-announced-coming-with-dual-front-speakers_id43307It didn’t take long. The HTC Desire 600, a device that leaked just a couple of days ago, has now been officially confirmed by HTC and it is coming in June…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 05:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Desire-600-announced-coming-with-dual-front-speakers_id43307/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Flexible-Samsung-tablet-concept-out-with-specs-bottom-part-folds-to-a-stand-and-keyboard_id43306Of note is the lack of a rear camera, as the top part of the slate is seemingly thinner than the bottom, which can bend, thus serving as both a stand, and maybe a keyboard half when the need arises, though the space seems too tight to fit a decent QWERTY...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 04:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flexible-Samsung-tablet-concept-out-with-specs-bottom-part-folds-to-a-stand-and-keyboard_id43306/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/10-million-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-units-sold-new-colors-coming_id43304After launching globally on April 27th, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has now surpassed 10 million units sold in less than one full month, according to Samsung; this sets a record for a Samsung handset, for the quickest time to 10 million units sold. The Galaxy S4's predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S III, took 50 days to accomplish the same thing...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 22:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-million-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-units-sold-new-colors-coming_id43304/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Glass-appears-on-Craigs-List_id43303Turning to Craig's List to sell what appears to be a legitimate pair of the Explorer Edition of Google Glass, someone is violating the device's Terms of Sale; these terms outlaw any attempt to sell the specs, which are being offered for $6,000 or four times the $1,500 that was paid to Google for them. The seller, who is certainly not being subtle about his intentions, might get away with it...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 22:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Glass-appears-on-Craigs-List_id43303/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-GJ-brings-waterproofing-to-LG-Optimus-G-in-Taiwan_id43301Ever since the Sony Xperia Z showed up at CES, a high-end model that was able to withstand water and dust, we have seen other high-end models take the plunge into waterproofing; for example, Samsung has confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active will be a rugged version of the Android flagship model...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 20:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-GJ-brings-waterproofing-to-LG-Optimus-G-in-Taiwan_id43301/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LoJack-will-now-recover-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id43299You probably have heard of LoJack which is a embedded system used mostly on cars; with the LoJack system hidden somewhere inside the car, it is turned off until you report the car stolen. Once that takes place, a remote signal is sent out which turns on the LoJack system in the car, transmits a silent homing signal, and allows law enforcement to find the vehicle...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 16:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LoJack-will-now-recover-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id43299/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Spirit-4G-hands-on_id43291Let’s be honest here folks, there’s nothing attractive with the design of the LG Spirit 4G, since it’s pretty much going for the straightforward approach. Sure, it’s lacking the stylish design elements of LG’s other prized smartphones, like the Nexus 4 or Optimus G, but we’re most...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 16:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Spirit-4G-hands-on_id43291/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Invitations-coming-to-ifihadglass-winners-over-the-next-few-weeks_id43298So far, the only people who have had the chance to get a Google Glass (and pay $1500 plus tax for the opportunity) have been developers and journalists who were able to sign up at last year's Google I/O. A while back, Google ran the #ifihadglass competition to find 8,000 more people who wanted to get their hands on the device, and the invitations for the contest winners are planned to go out "over the next few weeks"...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 15:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Invitations-coming-to-ifihadglass-winners-over-the-next-few-weeks_id43298/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dubbler-launches-today-for-iOS-and-Android-app-records-your-voice-and-sends-it-to-social-networks_id43295While signing up 500,000 users during its open testing since the beginning of the year, Dubbler officially launches today for iOS and Android; what is Dubbler? Think of it as being Vine for your voice. Users record a message for up to 60 seconds, filter it if they want, and zap it off to a social network like Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 14:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dubbler-launches-today-for-iOS-and-Android-app-records-your-voice-and-sends-it-to-social-networks_id43295/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-cofounder-Mike-Lazaridis-is-confident-users-will-switch-to-BBM-when-it-goes-cross-platform_id43297There has been very little information released so far about the upcoming release of a BlackBerry Messenger app for both Android and iOS, but someone with some inside information (not to mention quite a large bias) is bullish on the prospects for BBM. BlackBerry cofounder and ex-coCEO Mike Lazaridis is confident that users will switch to BBM when the app goes cross-platform...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 14:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-cofounder-Mike-Lazaridis-is-confident-users-will-switch-to-BBM-when-it-goes-cross-platform_id43297/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-with-stock-Android-rumor-wont-die_id43294When Google surprised us all by announcing the Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4, the rumors started up right away about the possibility of the HTC One getting the same treatment. Something about the idea of the HTC One hardware with stock Android and no Sense really got people excited (we wonder if HTC noticed that part), but HTC attempted to dispel the rumors. Unfortunately, this rumor isn't going away that easily...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 14:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-with-stock-Android-rumor-wont-die_id43294/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-seeks-to-add-Google-Now-and-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-to-2014-patent-trial_id43290Earlier this month, we told you how both Samsung and Apple are being limited by Judge Lucy Koh in advance of their next patent trial set to start in March 2014; Koh wants both companies to limit the number of devices in each side's infringement claim, to no more than 22. While Apple had originally left out the Samsung Galaxy S4, it did put Samsung on notice that it would probably be adding the latest Android flagship to its list...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 13:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-seeks-to-add-Google-Now-and-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-to-2014-patent-trial_id43290/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Magazines-gets-UI-update-to-match-Music-and-Books_id43289After the Google Play Music app was updated with its new UI (not to mention All Access features), and the Google Play Books app was updated with a matching UI (not to mention EPUB and PDF uploading and storage), we knew that it was only a matter of time before the UI changes made it out to the Google Play Magazines app, and today is the day those changes arrived...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 13:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Magazines-gets-UI-update-to-match-Music-and-Books_id43289/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Oh-Jiminey-Cricket-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-on-June-7th_id43287Count Cricket in among the pre-paid carriers that will add the Samsung Galaxy S4 to their lineup; not only do we have word that Cricket will be offering the phone to its customers, we even have a launch date of June 7th. Unlike most pre-paid carriers that ask you to pay for the phone by plunking down the full price, Cricket is asking you to put down $55 and pay off the balance in monthly installments...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 12:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Oh-Jiminey-Cricket-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-on-June-7th_id43287/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Drive-for-Android-gets-new-card-view-and-OCR-scanning_id43288Google Drive for Android has gotten a small, but solid update today. The update brings a number of small changes to a lot of different aspects of the app including the UI, new OCR scan support, better editing tools, and of course the standard performance boosts and bug fixes that you would expect from every app update that has ever hit the Play Store...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 12:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Drive-for-Android-gets-new-card-view-and-OCR-scanning_id43288/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-buys-stake-in-Pantech-securing-innovation-access_id43283Samsung has apparently acquired a 10% stake in Pantech, its fellow South Korean phone maker, for reasons yet unknown. That makes Sammy one of the largest shareholders in the company, after Qualcomm and the state's Development Bank...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 03:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-buys-stake-in-Pantech-securing-innovation-access_id43283/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Spotify-Charts-now-live-globally-see-which-tune-is-number-one-with-a-bullet_id43271If you've been around for a while, you might remember listening every weekend to American Top Forty; this was a syndicated countdown show hosted by the voice of Shaggy himself, Casey Kasem. Now, music streaming service Spotify has a new embeddable widget available called Spotify Charts which reveals the most listened to tracks during the week...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 23:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Spotify-Charts-now-live-globally-see-which-tune-is-number-one-with-a-bullet_id43271/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Pure-Android-version-of-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-will-initially-only-be-available-in-the-US_id43273We know that much of the world was intrigued when Google announced the forthcoming Samsung...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 22:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Pure-Android-version-of-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-will-initially-only-be-available-in-the-US_id43273/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Unity-game-engine-now-free-for-indie-Android-and-iOS-developers-BB10-and-WP-coming-soon_id43269Gaming could be about to make a jump on Android and iOS, because the Unity game engine just became completely free for indie developers. The news came from Unity CEO David Helgason speaking at the company's Unite Nordic conference in Malmo, saying the engine is now free for indie devs on Android and iOS, with the same deal coming to BB10 and Windows Phone "in the coming months"...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 20:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Unity-game-engine-now-free-for-indie-Android-and-iOS-developers-BB10-and-WP-coming-soon_id43269/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-reportedly-scores-close-to-28000-on-AnTuTu-with-Android-4.3_id43263The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 allegedly went through the AnTuTu benchmark site, which not only left us with some clues about its performance, but also has given us some possible specs to chew on as we wait to hear some more information about the third iteration of this series; if this is all legit, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 scored an outstanding 27,914 on the site's Benchmark test...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 17:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-reportedly-scores-close-to-28000-on-AnTuTu-with-Android-4.3_id43263/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-sans-contract-coming-to-Virgin-and-Boost-Boost-Mobile-Wallet-is-here_id43259Now that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the flagship Android model, the Samsung Galaxy S III is being made available off-contract to some pre-paid carriers; Sprint owned Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA both said on Tuesday that the popular model will be available for customers of the two pre-paid carriers starting next month. The device will give both Boost and Virgin another LTE enabled phone to offer...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 13:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-sans-contract-coming-to-Virgin-and-Boost-Boost-Mobile-Wallet-is-here_id43259/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Kyocera-Hydro-EDGE-hands-on_id43245When you’re targeted to be a ruggedized smartphone, design isn’t something that’s placed highly in the totem pole over other things. Still, we’ll mention that the Hydro EDGE is considerably easier to handle in the hand, as it’s light weight enough to hold comfortably – without being too...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 11:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Kyocera-Hydro-EDGE-hands-on_id43245/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-G-Pro-to-be-unveiled-in-Asia-on-May-30th_id43256You might remember earlier this month when LG sent out invitations to an event to be held May 30th in Macau. while the name of the phone wasn't mentioned, a highlighted "G" in the word imagination hinted that this media event would be held to introduce the LG Optimus G Pro. The Korean manufacturer has released a newer image of the invitation that confirms that the LG Optimus G Pro is indeed the guest phone of honor...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 11:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-G-Pro-to-be-unveiled-in-Asia-on-May-30th_id43256/commentsPhone Arena