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/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/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/What-do-you-make-of-Samsungs-26-screens-and-counting-mobile-strategy_id44011Does this huge overlapping portfolio spell trouble for Samsung like it did for Nokia five years ago? After all, we are just learning that the company has issued more careful Galaxy S4 guidances to investors, and has shrunk its parts orders forecast from 30 to 20 million units for the next quarter...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 08:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/What-do-you-make-of-Samsungs-26-screens-and-counting-mobile-strategy_id44011/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/We-are-living-in-a-land-of-Galaxies_id43995Yesterday’s announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom marked at least the fifth iteration of...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 21:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/We-are-living-in-a-land-of-Galaxies_id43995/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-Preview_id43983Apple has announced that iOS 7 is coming this fall, but how can one just stand here and wait? We mean, boy it's painful! And knowing that there's actually a way of getting the iOS 7 beta 1 that is currently available to developers, we decided to go ahead and install the thing on an iPhone 5...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 11:42:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-Preview_id43983/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/DISH-is-losing-precious-time-by-focusing-on-Clearwire-and-Sprint_id43961For gadget geeks, this veritable love quadrangle between DISH, Sprint, Clearwire and SoftBank may not...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 00:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/DISH-is-losing-precious-time-by-focusing-on-Clearwire-and-Sprint_id43961/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/2013-WWDC-keynote-review-Apple-gets-mean-and-desperate_id43902Apple has had a long history of making backhand digs at Android, and showing plenty of numbers and statistics (of varying degrees of honesty) that show how Apple is the leader in the mobile ecosystem. The numbers have had to change with the rise of Android, but Apple had tended to still not mention Android by name, until today. At the WWDC keynote, Apple started with an attack on Android and didn't let up throughout the rest of the event...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 21:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/2013-WWDC-keynote-review-Apple-gets-mean-and-desperate_id43902/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-kneejerk-review-adopting-the-best-of-the-competition-and-thats-okay_id43904Let's get one thing out of the way right off the bat: we absolutely love the look of iOS 7. It may just be that iOS finally looks markedly different from how it has been for the past 5 years, it may be that Apple has finally left behind the hideous skeuomorphism techniques, or it may just be that it reminds us of a mashup between Windows Phone and Google Now. Whatever the reason, we think Apple has done a solid great job of adopting the best of the competition to make something decidedly Apple...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 16:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-kneejerk-review-adopting-the-best-of-the-competition-and-thats-okay_id43904/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/10-new-features-wed-like-to-see-in-iOS-7_id42022iOS is a wonderful platform, we all know that. However, even the unprecedented level of polish cannot prevent Apple's mobile operating system from looking somewhat stale...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 01:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-new-features-wed-like-to-see-in-iOS-7_id42022/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/It-is-not-just-the-data-that-matters-in-this-NSA-surveillance-mess_id43827Several days ago, we broached the issue of Google and trust in the consumer arena, and how people...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jun 2013 04:57:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/It-is-not-just-the-data-that-matters-in-this-NSA-surveillance-mess_id43827/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/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/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/Current-state-of-Windows-Phone-Whats-the-hold-up_id43480Something is dreadfully wrong, terribly wrong in the Windows Phone camp! If you’ve somehow stumbled across one of my social networking accounts, whether it’s Twitter or Google+, you’re probably well aware about some of the devices I personally use. Being a reviewer and all, it’s...]]>NewsMon, 03 Jun 2013 13:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Current-state-of-Windows-Phone-Whats-the-hold-up_id43480/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Can-someone-explain-why-people-dont-trust-Google_id43569Yesterday, Android chief Sundar Pichai laid out his reasoning as to why people should trust Google with their data, and that spurred on an extremely entertaining discussion in the comment thread about Google and the privacy concerns around the company. The trouble is that throughout the debate, we never got a compelling argument as to why people don't trust Google...]]>NewsFri, 31 May 2013 23:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Can-someone-explain-why-people-dont-trust-Google_id43569/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-Exynos-5-Octa-vs-Galaxy-S4-Snapdragon-600-benchmark-comparison_id43554Everyone was looking forward to a Galaxy S4 handset with Exynos 5 Octa CPU, ever since that chipset was announced. When the Galaxy S4 was later introduced, it became clear that a version of the phone with this processor will indeed exist. However, it turned out that the availability of the Exynos-powered GS4 will be much more limited than expected...]]>NewsFri, 31 May 2013 09:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-Exynos-5-Octa-vs-Galaxy-S4-Snapdragon-600-benchmark-comparison_id43554/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/In-depth-interview-Ubuntu-Touch-aims-to-learn-from-Androids-mistakes_id43447Last week, we sat down with Canonical’s Director of Engineering, Pat McGowan, to learn everything we could about Ubuntu Touch, including how it started, where the product is now, and what to expect in the future. We learned quite a lot, and throughout our chat there was a theme that kept popping up both directly and indirectly - while Canonical is working to build a mobile platform that is both completely new and completely Ubuntu, it is clear that the team has kept an eye on Android and aims to learn from Google’s mistakes...]]>NewsThu, 30 May 2013 09:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/In-depth-interview-Ubuntu-Touch-aims-to-learn-from-Androids-mistakes_id43447/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dennis-Woodside-confirms-the-Moto-X-and-says-Motorola-is-relaunching-its-product-line_id43496Yesterday, we saw Apple CEO Tim Cook drop some pretty solid news while speaking at the AllThingsD D11 conference, and today it's time for Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside to show that his company (which of course is technically part of Google) can also grab headlines. And, he has come out strong by both confirming the existence of the Motorola X Phone (not that we needed confirmation) and saying that the device will be made in the USA...]]>NewsWed, 29 May 2013 18:57:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dennis-Woodside-confirms-the-Moto-X-and-says-Motorola-is-relaunching-its-product-line_id43496/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/No-new-Nexus-from-LG-Google-Edition-Galaxy-S4-HTC-rumors-is-Google-going-to-drop-the-Nexus-line_id43456The news and rumors about Nexus devices and Android software have been running at a rampant rate...]]>NewsWed, 29 May 2013 01:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/No-new-Nexus-from-LG-Google-Edition-Galaxy-S4-HTC-rumors-is-Google-going-to-drop-the-Nexus-line_id43456/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Insider-says-HTC-is-in-utter-freefall_id43286Today has not been a good news day for HTC. Earlier, we not only heard that the company's Chief Product Officer had left the company last week, but another of a string of employees to leave the company recently told his former colleagues to "just quit. leave now." It has been a rough week, and now an inside source for The Verge has said that HTC is "in utter freefall"...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 11:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Insider-says-HTC-is-in-utter-freefall_id43286/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Parting-images-and-wrap-up-from-the-last-day-of-Google-IO_id43172Another year, another Google I/O conference comes to a close and unleashed unto the world are...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 02:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Parting-images-and-wrap-up-from-the-last-day-of-Google-IO_id43172/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-talks-and-does-Braille_id43154One of the interesting sessions held at Google I/O was the “Enabling Blind and Low-Vision Accessibility on Android...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 14:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-talks-and-does-Braille_id43154/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Day-1-recap-Google-IO_id43064Google had things very nicely organized on the first day of the conference. Ahead of the keynote, we...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 05:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Day-1-recap-Google-IO_id43064/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Stock-Android-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-almost-like-a-Nexus-experience-but-not-exactly_id43111We are not big fans of the vague word that is ‘fragmentation’ around here, especially when it is applied only to Android. Matter of fact is fragmentation…]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 02:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stock-Android-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-almost-like-a-Nexus-experience-but-not-exactly_id43111/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-announces-Google-Play-Music-All-Access-Radio-without-rules._id43075We've been waiting for this announcement for a while. We had heard bits and pieces of Google signing up Universal, and Warner Music, then just yesterday we got word that the last pieces were in place. Today, we got the full announcement for Google Play Music All Access, which is what Google calls "Radio without rules."...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 12:18:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-announces-Google-Play-Music-All-Access-Radio-without-rules._id43075/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Meet-the-future-of-mobile-display-tech-Sharps-first-phone-and-7-tablet-with-Full-HD-IGZO-screens_id43047Now that the first phone and tablet with high-res IGZO panels are a fact, and presented as a part of the NTT DoCoMo summer portfolio, we know why this tech is touted as the future of LCD. First in line is the Sharp Aquos Phone Zeta, codenamed SH-06E...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 07:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Meet-the-future-of-mobile-display-tech-Sharps-first-phone-and-7-tablet-with-Full-HD-IGZO-screens_id43047/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/It-is-time-for-manufacturers-to-provide-more-detail-about-available-storage-on-devices_id42892With just about every computing device purchased nowadays, it is generally accepted actual usable...]]>NewsFri, 10 May 2013 18:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/It-is-time-for-manufacturers-to-provide-more-detail-about-available-storage-on-devices_id42892/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-software-features-Ahead-of-the-game-or-gimmicky_id42709Being a successive device, it wasn’t totally surprising to see Samsung build upon its preexisting functions with its TouchWiz experience on the Galaxy S4. For starters, they totally revamped the camera experience, as it boasts an insane amount of neat tricks – even to the point of...]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 11:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-software-features-Ahead-of-the-game-or-gimmicky_id42709/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Codename-Catwalk---heres-what-we-know-about-Nokias-mysterious-aluminum-smartphone_id42777Nokia is rumored to have a number of handsets that are almost ready for introduction, but the so-called Nokia Catwalk is probably the most exciting one. Not because of specs or something like that. Nope, after all, its specs are expected to be as good as those of any decent Windows Phone device around. What makes it intriguing is how different it is from the rest of Nokia's smartphone range, as well as from the majority of the market...]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 09:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Codename-Catwalk---heres-what-we-know-about-Nokias-mysterious-aluminum-smartphone_id42777/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Call-me-maybe-How-we-choose-to-contact-women-in-the-digital-age_id42732OK, so relationships may not be what a geek's best at, but we do know a thing or two about dating. For example, last week we met this girl on Facebook. She's so hot, and you know what? Since we have absolutely no problem at all when it comes to communicating our thoughts and feelings, we simply told her she's hot. With a PM, of course. All of a sudden, we were blocked and we never saw her again... Can you imagine the kind of people there are on Facebook? She blocked us just like that, for nothing...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 09:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Call-me-maybe-How-we-choose-to-contact-women-in-the-digital-age_id42732/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ingress-parties-scheduled-around-Google-IO-what-would-it-mean-if-the-game-goes-live-to-all_id42705After the initial launch buzz, we haven't heard much about Ingress. The game is still going strong (though we gave up on it, because the innate repetition of a MMORPG got boring for us), and it has millions of players around the globe; but, Ingress is still in closed beta. There are Ingress events planned around Google I/O, which is making us wonder if a wider release of the game is imminent; and if so, what does that mean for the game that exists right now?...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 09:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ingress-parties-scheduled-around-Google-IO-what-would-it-mean-if-the-game-goes-live-to-all_id42705/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-X-Phone-pics-surface-these-are-real-folks-And-weve-got-more-info-on-codename-Ghost_id42578We've seen leaks before, but according to our sources, this one is legit. Pics have been released by EvLeaks, who has a more positive than not reputation for good leaks, showing the Motorola X Phone. Unfortunately, you can't really see much of the actual phone, because it is wearing a black case that is hiding the phone itself...]]>NewsThu, 02 May 2013 18:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-X-Phone-pics-surface-these-are-real-folks-And-weve-got-more-info-on-codename-Ghost_id42578/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Whats-the-hype-behind-phablets-Wont-a-smartphone-or-tablet-do_id42522Phablets are a cross between smartphones and tablets that usually check in somewhere between five inches and 6.9 inches. A lot of people think that these mobile devices are little more than fads that will quickly disappear. Others love their phablets. What features are driving the hype between these devices...]]>NewsWed, 01 May 2013 03:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Whats-the-hype-behind-phablets-Wont-a-smartphone-or-tablet-do_id42522/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/From-the-makers-of-Fruit-Ninja-comes-Fish-Out-Of-Water-heres-our-review_id42115Chances are that if you have a smartphone of some kind, you've played, or at least heard of Halfbrick studios' mobile games. This is the team of developers behind smashing hit titles like Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, to name a few. Now, the guys are back with a brand new game called Fish Out Of Water, which aims to win our hearts with innovative, easy-to-grasp gameplay and cartoonish visuals, not to mention that the characters they've created look pretty darn cute! It didn't take us long before we hit that “Download” button, eager to take Fish Out Of Water for a spin!...]]>NewsFri, 19 Apr 2013 09:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/From-the-makers-of-Fruit-Ninja-comes-Fish-Out-Of-Water-heres-our-review_id42115/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Beyond-the-touchscreen-voice-gestures-Samsungs-mind-control_id42020Some say the touchscreen, as a direct contact method, is the last input paradigm mankind has reached on the quest for interaction with our gadgets, and, at least for the foreseable future, that seems to be true, barring the leaps and bound currently undergoing in voice and gesture navigation. Of course, we'd rather prefer an even more direct connection like mind control, but more on that later...]]>NewsThu, 18 Apr 2013 09:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Beyond-the-touchscreen-voice-gestures-Samsungs-mind-control_id42020/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-Review_id41941Now that the social networking giant is taking a proactive role in giving us the best mobile experience with Facebook Home, you’d think they would have the correct recipe to whip up something that’s covering the complete package. In our ever growing connectedness society, social networking has been the driving force in our insatiable quest to continuously be in the loop with friends and family alike. Therefore, the question that remains is whether or not Facebook Home can actually deliver the goods on that promise...]]>NewsTue, 16 Apr 2013 03:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-Review_id41941/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Hands-on-impressions-of-Facebook-Home-after-24-hours-of-use_id41876The testing of Facebook Home had to be delayed a bit, because it took the good fellows over at XDA a day to hack the app to run on my Nexus 4, but the testing has been done. And, the results will likely surprise you (it certainly surprised me). First of all, you need to know a few things about the reviewer here, because that info is important to the review...]]>NewsSun, 14 Apr 2013 20:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Hands-on-impressions-of-Facebook-Home-after-24-hours-of-use_id41876/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-is-not-a-threat-to-Android-or-Google-neither-is-Samsung-or-Amazon_id41856There is always a lot of talk around products that are supposedly "threats to Android" or "threats to Google", but we think that those arguments are looking at the puzzle the wrong way. Facebook Home is something wholly different and interesting, but it isn't a threat to Android. Samsung is by far the dominant handset maker in the Android ecosystem, but it isn't a threat to Google. Amazon completely forked Android and stripped out Google all together, but you know what? It isn't a threat to Google...]]>NewsSat, 13 Apr 2013 12:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-is-not-a-threat-to-Android-or-Google-neither-is-Samsung-or-Amazon_id41856/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Even-if-you-dont-like-Facebook-you-have-to-like-what-Home-is-doing-especially-if-youre-Google_id41848We understand that there are plenty of you out there who don't like Facebook, and we want to make it clear right off the bat: your feelings about Facebook as a service have no bearing on the argument we're laying out here. Facebook Home launched today on a few Android devices. It had a bit of a rough start, and as we all expected, it's really made for the high-functioning Facebook junkie and not really anyone else. However, the idea behind Facebook is one that we should all pay attention to...]]>NewsFri, 12 Apr 2013 21:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Even-if-you-dont-like-Facebook-you-have-to-like-what-Home-is-doing-especially-if-youre-Google_id41848/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-UltraPixel-camera-tips-and-tricks-review_id41691The HTC One offers plenty of camera settings to tinker with, which can improve your shots beforehand, and a handy Auto Enhance feature to pimp them up afterwards, so check out a few tips in the slideshow within...]]>NewsWed, 10 Apr 2013 05:53:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-UltraPixel-camera-tips-and-tricks-review_id41691/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Just-5-days-after-approving-it-Apple-pulls-AppGratis-from-the-App-Store_id41708Apple is always quick to talk up its approval process for apps submitted to the iTunes App Store, but that doesn't stop the company from making some odd moves after an app has slipped through. We've seen a few apps get pulled because they showed some form of "objectionable" content, even if the point of the app was to bring light to objectionable acts in our world. Then there are cases like that of AppGratis, which was approved by Apple, then removed from the App Store after just 5 days...]]>NewsTue, 09 Apr 2013 20:18:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Just-5-days-after-approving-it-Apple-pulls-AppGratis-from-the-App-Store_id41708/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-its-subtle-impact-and-what-it-means-to-Facebook_id41592Home is far reaching, but its near-term impact is far more subtle, we explore how Facebook did it right...]]>NewsSat, 06 Apr 2013 20:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-its-subtle-impact-and-what-it-means-to-Facebook_id41592/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-applies-for-patent-on-removable-touchscreen-laptop-displays-or-How-long-until-we-see-an-iPadBook-Air_id41561Basically, there are two different ways that Apple works. Apple will either take a device market that has fallen into the doldrums, and inject it with hype and excitement (see: MP3 players, smartphones, tablets), or Apple will look at how other companies are succeeding and do something similar, but with the extra Apple "magic" (read: marketing). Yesterday, Apple applied for a patent for a removable touchscreen laptop that we don't really expect to become a device, but it does point towards an important question: How long until we see an iPadBook Air?...]]>NewsFri, 05 Apr 2013 11:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-applies-for-patent-on-removable-touchscreen-laptop-displays-or-How-long-until-we-see-an-iPadBook-Air_id41561/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-10-exclusive-or-little-known-features-review_id41541As with every phone that's been in the office for a while, we are constantly discovering hidden nuggets or extra small features that make life with the handset easier, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 has plenty of those...]]>NewsFri, 05 Apr 2013 07:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-10-exclusive-or-little-known-features-review_id41541/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/From-the-MySpace-phone-to-the-Facebook-phone_id41474Seven years ago, the tech landscape was incredibly different from what you see today. MySpace was the biggest thing on the web with 55 million users, and Facebook was just two years old, and hadn't even opened up membership to the general public yet. At this time in 2006, you still needed a university e-mail address or an invite to sign up for Facebook. Now, MySpace has been relaunched as a music social network, and Facebook has over 1 billion users. All of that, and we haven't even mentioned the sea change seen in the mobile world...]]>NewsWed, 03 Apr 2013 11:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/From-the-MySpace-phone-to-the-Facebook-phone_id41474/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/One-analytics-company-calls-phablets-a-fad-while-another-group-call-on-Nokia-to-enter-the-ring_id41489When you consider that the 5-inch-plus segment seems to be on fire right now, especially Samsung’s Galaxy Note II...]]>NewsWed, 03 Apr 2013 02:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/One-analytics-company-calls-phablets-a-fad-while-another-group-call-on-Nokia-to-enter-the-ring_id41489/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Whats-the-holdup-with-Samsung-Galaxy-S4s-Exynos-5-Octa-version_id41408It turns out that Samsung went with the simpler and cheaper way to design 28nm chips like the Exynos 5 Octa, called gate-first, while the competing foundry TSMC designed its production capacity with the harder to implement gate-last process. The problem stems from the fact that gate-first might be easier to transition to, but gives yield problems later on, especially with complex SoCs, and that's exactly what seems to be happening with Exynos 5 Octa...]]>NewsMon, 01 Apr 2013 04:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Whats-the-holdup-with-Samsung-Galaxy-S4s-Exynos-5-Octa-version_id41408/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Are-we-ready-for-a-Facebook-powered-smartphone--Do-we-even-want-one_id41363So now that everyone is talking about this semi-cryptic invitation Facebook sent out regarding a “new home for Android...]]>NewsSat, 30 Mar 2013 01:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Are-we-ready-for-a-Facebook-powered-smartphone--Do-we-even-want-one_id41363/commentsPhone Arena