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/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 Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-7.0-price-revealed-by-accident_id43255The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has not yet officially been priced, but considering that the 7 inch niche of the Android tablet market is home to some low priced slates like the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Google Nexus 7, you would expect that Sammy's newest 7 inch Galaxy Tab model will continue the tradition...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 10:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-7.0-price-revealed-by-accident_id43255/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Kyocera-Hydro-XTRM-hands-on_id43244To tell you the truth, the design of the Kyocera Hydro XTRM follows in the same direction as its long lost family member in the original Kyocera Hydro – so it’s a straightforward design that lacks any enticing elements to make it a drool worthy looking thing. Then again, that’s not...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 09:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Kyocera-Hydro-XTRM-hands-on_id43244/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-are-20-facts-you-did-not-know-about-Samsung_id43250Samsung has grown tremendously over the past couple of years becoming the world’s largest phone manufacturer and it is likely to soon start getting more profits than even Apple…]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 09:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-are-20-facts-you-did-not-know-about-Samsung_id43250/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ad-compares-low-light-photography-on-Nokia-Lumia-928-with-Apple-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S4_id43254Thanks to the more complex cameras that have been placed on handsets lately, the ability of a smartphone's camera to take decent shots in less than optimal lighting has become a feature to be used to promote certain models; no OEM has used this more than Nokia, but that really shouldn't be surprising considering the capabilities of the snapper on the Nokia Lumia 920...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 09:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ad-compares-low-light-photography-on-Nokia-Lumia-928-with-Apple-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S4_id43254/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/U.K.-retailer-Clove-accepting-pre-registrations-for-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-6.3-July-launch-seen_id43253For those of you out there who have been waiting for Samsung's really big next thing, U.K. phone retailer Clove is now accepting pre-registrations for the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3; that means that while you can't really reserve the phone right now, you can leave your email address to receive notification when it will be available...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 07:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.K.-retailer-Clove-accepting-pre-registrations-for-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-6.3-July-launch-seen_id43253/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Does-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-have-sound-issues-with-some-headphones_id43248There's a growing thread over at the XDA Developers forum revolving around a Samsung Galaxy S4 issue. Some users report crackling sounds when listening to music at high volume levels, but only when a certain pair of earphones is being used. Naturally, the stock earbuds work fine, but plugging in a different headphone set is when the problems arise for a number of Galaxy S4 owners...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 05:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Does-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-have-sound-issues-with-some-headphones_id43248/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-F3-pictured-detailed-for-Sprint_id43249LG's been making more than a few waves lately with its latest generation of devices, as well as handsets on the horizon that are already creating a good deal of buzz. The newly-minted, third-place smartphone OEM has two more additions for Sprint alone this quarter: the LS720 Optimus F3 and LS980 Optimus G Pro (already gracing AT&T shelves as the E980)...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 05:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-F3-pictured-detailed-for-Sprint_id43249/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Opera-browser-goes-out-of-beta-now-available-on-Android_id43241Opera has been on mobile devices almost since the dawn of the Internet and now Opera has finalized its WebKit-based Android browser…]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 03:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Opera-browser-goes-out-of-beta-now-available-on-Android_id43241/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Could-this-be-a-new-Google-Nexus-7-tablet_id43242Many of you were probably expecting to hear about a new version of the Google Nexus 7 during the Google I/O developer conference - a new model with upgraded hardware sold at the same low price. So were we, but to our disappointment, no such tablet was present at the event. However, did the next Nexus 7 quietly appear during one of the presentations made at Google I/O? Well, let's take out the magnifying glass and inspect the evidence...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 03:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Could-this-be-a-new-Google-Nexus-7-tablet_id43242/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Rugged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-leaks-on-video-Snapdragon-S4-Plus-8-MP-camera_id43247The big unknown seems to be the screen type, since if Samsung went with the same wide-gamut Full HD Super AMOLED panel, the rugged handset is unlikely to come affordable, despite the lower-grade specs than the original S4...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 03:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rugged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-leaks-on-video-Snapdragon-S4-Plus-8-MP-camera_id43247/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Consumer-Reports-votes-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-as-best-phone-of-the-season_id43243The shop measures by several criteria, including camera performance, and it was overall satisfied mostly with the wide-gamut Full HD Super AMOLED display, the gesture and eye-tracking navigation, as well as the sharing and multitasking capabilities of the phone: "The S4 delivered top-notch performance in the most critical areas of our tests, including the camera," they concluded....]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 02:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Consumer-Reports-votes-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-as-best-phone-of-the-season_id43243/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Cat-B15-rugged-Android-smartphone-hands-on_id43230At first glance, we thought that Cat B15 smartphone was some kind of ruggedized case, due to its mashed up color scheme. However, it becomes more evident that the design is based upon some of the many construction vehicles that Caterpillar is known to manufacture. Obviously, it’s not...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 02:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Cat-B15-rugged-Android-smartphone-hands-on_id43230/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-has-been-thinking-about-more-granular-permissions-control-on-Android_id43238While it is very nice that Android allows you to see everything on your device that an app will have access to in the permissions, it can get annoying that it is an all-or-nothing choice. For example, you may love the Amazon app, but you don't see any reason why the app should need to access your WiFi/GPS location data. Unfortunately, there is no way to deny that one permission and still use the app, but Google may be thinking about changing that...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 00:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-has-been-thinking-about-more-granular-permissions-control-on-Android_id43238/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Wallet-launches-in-Korea_id43236Samsung Wallet was displayed earlier this year and the app is now available for Korean Android users to download on their device; similar to Apple's Passbook, Samsung Wallet is more of a depository where credit cards can be stored along with tickets, membership cards and coupons. Online purchases can be made using the information in the wallet confirmed by a PIN number or a one-time password...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 00:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Wallet-launches-in-Korea_id43236/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-testing-1.5-inch-OLED-screen-for-iWatch_id43234According to reports from Taiwan's Economic Times, Apple is in the process of testing 1.5 inch OLED displays from the RiT display subsidiary of RITEK; the touch sensor technology for the glass supposedly comes from a joint venture that RITEK has called RiTFast. The glass would obviously be used for Apple's rumored iWatch...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 21:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-testing-1.5-inch-OLED-screen-for-iWatch_id43234/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-leaves-Key-Lime-Pie-Easter-eggs-at-IO_id43231Many Android fans were disappointed that Google didn't announce a new version of Android at Google I/O. We're not all that sad that it didn't happen, because Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is still a great version, and we don't see an overwhelming need for anything new on a system level just yet. Of course, there are rumors that Android 4.3 may be coming in just a couple months, but Google still found at least a couple spots to tease the next major version of Android: Key Lime Pie...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 20:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-leaves-Key-Lime-Pie-Easter-eggs-at-IO_id43231/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Flickr-now-offering-1-terabyte-of-free-storage-and-an-updated-Android-app_id43228Yahoo has been working extremely hard to not just make Flickr relevant in the age of photo competition from all sides, but to make it the best photo storage service of the bunch. Today was a pretty big step in the right direction, because not only did Yahoo update the Android app with a more visual pop, and even better, Flickr is now offering all users 1 terabyte of space for free...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 19:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flickr-now-offering-1-terabyte-of-free-storage-and-an-updated-Android-app_id43228/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-used-for-video-call...from-the-summit-of-Mount-Everest_id43225HTC is doing everything it can to be literally at the top of every list. It accomplished that in a way when...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 17:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-used-for-video-call...from-the-summit-of-Mount-Everest_id43225/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apps-are-the-solution-to-aid-emerging-economies-in-Asia_id43223Very often, when we think of Asia we think of high-technology. After all, Asia is home to where cutting...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 16:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apps-are-the-solution-to-aid-emerging-economies-in-Asia_id43223/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-Exhibit-May-29th-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-LTE-on-June-5th_id43218A leaked internal T-Mobile memo gives us a launch date for the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy S III that has started shipping to stores, as we told you on Saturday; according to the memo, the handset will be released on June 5th and will replace the current version of the phone that relies on HSPA+ for 4G speeds...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 10:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-Exhibit-May-29th-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-LTE-on-June-5th_id43218/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Butterfly-S-appears-with-1080p-screen_id43216We now have one more clue hinting that a new HTC Butterfly smartphone is coming soon. Dubbed HTC Butterfly S, the handset has been spotted in a User Agent Profile XML file, which does not reveal much beyond its screen resolution. That is supposed to be 1080 by 1920 pixels – exactly what we have on the HTC Butterfly...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 09:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Butterfly-S-appears-with-1080p-screen_id43216/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Alleged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-photos-show-rugged-yet-slim-chassis_id43215The Galaxy Active leaked in benchmarks sporting a Snapdragon processor and Full HD display, and now the first alleged pictures of the device have arrived. It does look rugged indeed, but also sufficiently thin, and we can't wait for the official announcement to disclose the exact submerging and drop specifications it will comply with...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 08:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Alleged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-photos-show-rugged-yet-slim-chassis_id43215/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/This-girly-Android-smartphone-comes-with-liquid-cooling-racing-stripes_id43213Liquid cooling is what hardcore PC overclockers use to keep their high-performance machines from failing due to excessive heat. It is a cooling method used in cars, power plants, industrial equipment and... now smartphones. Well, just one smartphone in particular – the NEC Medias X, which is one of the handsets that NTT DoCoMo announced last week...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 07:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/This-girly-Android-smartphone-comes-with-liquid-cooling-racing-stripes_id43213/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/What-happens-when-the-HTC-One-is-overclocked-to-2.0GHz_id43212There's a lot to love about the HTC One. Not only that it is beautifully designed and loaded with features, but it is also powered by a super-fast quad-core SoC – the Snapdragon 600 chip running at 1.7GHz. However, have you ever wondered what would happen if that figure is pushed a little further? Well, the folks at Pocketnow wanted to find out, so they took an HTC One and cranked the gigahertz knob up to 11...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 06:42:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/What-happens-when-the-HTC-One-is-overclocked-to-2.0GHz_id43212/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Jolla-outs-The-Other-Half-first-Sailfish-OS-phone-sports-snap-on-design-and-Android-apps_id43211Jolla's announcement of the first phone with the Meego-based Sailfish OS is but a few hours away, yet the handset, with the working title The Other Half, was already outed in terms of specs, design and pricing...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 05:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Jolla-outs-The-Other-Half-first-Sailfish-OS-phone-sports-snap-on-design-and-Android-apps_id43211/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-4.2.2-Jelly-Bean-update-pre-release-firmware-leaks-out_id43208The Samsung Galaxy S III is about to get a lot of the features you see in the company’s 2013 Android flagship, the Galaxy S4…]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 04:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-4.2.2-Jelly-Bean-update-pre-release-firmware-leaks-out_id43208/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Make-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-sound-better-using-Adapt-Sound_id43210The Samsung Galaxy S4 has an awesome built-in feature called Adapt Sound. Simply put, it fine tunes the sound output of the smartphone in accordance to the user's hearing and to what headphones are being used with the device. Allow us to tell you how to use the feature...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 04:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Make-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-sound-better-using-Adapt-Sound_id43210/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-for-KDDI-in-Japan-sports-new-camera-software-microSD-card-support_id43209Branded as the HTC J One, au by KDDI in Japan will begin selling HTC’s new metal bodied flagship device...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 03:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-for-KDDI-in-Japan-sports-new-camera-software-microSD-card-support_id43209/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-UL-outed-for-Japan-decked-up-Z-with-improved-Full-HD-display-and-15-shot-burst-mode_id43207The Xperia UL flaunts 15-shot burst camera mode now, which is rather impressive, but it also calls the Xperia Z water- and dust-tight certification, and raises it with a physical shutter key on the side, as well as a cool thin LED notification light underneath the display...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 03:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-UL-outed-for-Japan-decked-up-Z-with-improved-Full-HD-display-and-15-shot-burst-mode_id43207/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/A-slip-of-the-tongue-Galaxy-S4-Mega-leaks-out-Samsung-confirms-S4-Mini-and-S4-Active_id43201We’ve been hearing about all sorts of Samsung Galaxy S4 variations - a rugged handset, a more compact one, and what not…]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 03:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/A-slip-of-the-tongue-Galaxy-S4-Mega-leaks-out-Samsung-confirms-S4-Mini-and-S4-Active_id43201/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsungs-annual-Smart-App-Challenge-is-here-focus-is-on-Chord-SDK-apps-like-Group-Play_id43205Perhaps the most impressive demonstration of what Chord SDK can bring so far is the surround sound speaker mode made of several S4s doing one and the same song, but the possibilities are endless, and that's precisely what Samsung wants to tap with its 2013 app challenge, and from a fresh perspective at that...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 02:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsungs-annual-Smart-App-Challenge-is-here-focus-is-on-Chord-SDK-apps-like-Group-Play_id43205/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dells-thumb-sized-Android-PC-to-ship-in-July_id43198Code named Project Ophelia by Dell, the latter company displayed its thumb-sized Android PC during CES in January and will show it off again at the Citrix Synergy conference in Los Angeles on both a 19 inch and 55 inch screen; any screen or display can be turned into a PC, gaming machine or a TV set-top box..]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 21:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dells-thumb-sized-Android-PC-to-ship-in-July_id43198/commentsPhone Arena