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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/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/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...]]>NewsThu, 18 Apr 2013 02:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-new-features-wed-like-to-see-in-iOS-7_id42022/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 Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-moving-closer-to-a-Facebook-powered-Android-phone_id41344Yesterday, Facebook sent out invitations to an event on April 4th that contained the cryptic message, "Come see our new home on Android." The rumor mill quickly jumped to the idea that Facebook was working on another phone, but the reality may be even more pervasive. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook wants to hijack new Android devices' homescreens with its News Feed...]]>NewsFri, 29 Mar 2013 11:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-moving-closer-to-a-Facebook-powered-Android-phone_id41344/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/What-the-future-holds-for-smartphone-cameras_id41338Smartphone cameras have improved tremendously over the years. From devices that were used only in last-resort situations, our handsets are quickly replacing point and shoot…]]>NewsFri, 29 Mar 2013 11:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/What-the-future-holds-for-smartphone-cameras_id41338/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-the-new-T-Mobile-a-real-threat-or-just-marketing_id41255We finally saw the future of T-Mobile today. We had seen bits and pieces and we had known what to expect to a certain degree, but today we got all of the answers and saw the plans laid out. But, the real question remains whether or not the change to being the "UNcarrier" makes T-Mobile a real threat to the competition or if it's just another marketing plan...]]>NewsTue, 26 Mar 2013 21:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-the-new-T-Mobile-a-real-threat-or-just-marketing_id41255/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-pushing-big-updates-of-Mail-Calendar-and-People-apps-for-Windows-8RT-now_id41220Microsoft has just announced some pretty nice updates coming to the Mail, Calendar, and People apps for Windows 8/RT. The updates are due to hit the Windows Store tomorrow, and aim to bring "big improvements to performance and additional new features to make it easier to connect with friends and colleagues, manage your inboxes, create and send email, and manage your calendar"...]]>NewsMon, 25 Mar 2013 19:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-pushing-big-updates-of-Mail-Calendar-and-People-apps-for-Windows-8RT-now_id41220/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-may-be-readying-unified-messaging-service-called-Babble_id41028When we first saw this icon, it was in regards to Chrome OS. The icon had popped up for some Chrome OS users who were on the dev channel, but it was unclear exactly what it was. From the icon alone, it seemed to be a unified messaging service, and new reports say that's exactly what it is. Apparently, Google might be getting ready to release a unified messaging service, called Babble...]]>NewsTue, 19 Mar 2013 23:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-may-be-readying-unified-messaging-service-called-Babble_id41028/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apples-iPad-is-popular-in-business-but-do-not-rule-out-Windows-8-tablets_id41007An interesting analysis of Apple's position in the enterprise poses challenges for the tablet leader and opportunities for the competition...]]>NewsTue, 19 Mar 2013 00:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apples-iPad-is-popular-in-business-but-do-not-rule-out-Windows-8-tablets_id41007/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-has-sold-500k-Chromebooks-and-why-we-dont-want-to-see-Android-merge-with-Chrome-OS_id40994Last week, the head of Chrome at Google, Sundar Pichai, took over as the head of Android, when Andy Rubin stepped down. Android has been an extremely successful platform, as has the Chrome web browser, but not surprisingly Chrome OS has not been quite as popular. In fact, a new report says that Google has sold fewer than 500,000 Chromebooks so far...]]>NewsMon, 18 Mar 2013 18:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-has-sold-500k-Chromebooks-and-why-we-dont-want-to-see-Android-merge-with-Chrome-OS_id40994/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-future-of-Google-Reader-and-Google-News_id40937A few days ago, Google announced that as part of some spring cleaning, it would be “retiring” Google Reader on July 1st. Yesterday, we heard the rumor that Google would be adding a News section to the Play Store. These two stories don’t exactly have a direct connection, but they do both speak to the vision of the future Google has for news products...]]>NewsSat, 16 Mar 2013 11:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-future-of-Google-Reader-and-Google-News_id40937/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4-hardware-was-expected-so-did-the-software-wow-us_id40858The Samsung Galaxy S 4 had absolutely nothing to really surprise us with on the hardware side when it was finally announced, because everything there was to know about the hardware was leaked before the event, all the way down to a complete teardown of the device less than an hour before Samsung's live event. So, we knew exactly what to expect on the hardware end, but as usual, the software was the star of the show, and so we want to talk about all of the new additions...]]>NewsThu, 14 Mar 2013 20:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4-hardware-was-expected-so-did-the-software-wow-us_id40858/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4-specs-review_id40831Samsung trashed a football field worth of display glass to achieve the HD resolution in the S III, so we can imagine nobody has been walking barefooted around the R&D labs last year as well while achieving the Galaxy S 4's 440ppi OLED breakthrough...]]>NewsThu, 14 Mar 2013 19:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4-specs-review_id40831/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-the-never-ending-search-for-the-next-big-thing_id40771Tomorrow at Samsung’s event in the Big Apple, all eyes are on the expected official announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S IV – well, we hope it’s what all the hoopla is all about! Throughout all channels on the interwebs, there’s a great deal of buzz swelling for this highly anticipated event, which very much mirrors...]]>NewsWed, 13 Mar 2013 21:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-the-never-ending-search-for-the-next-big-thing_id40771/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-delaying-HTC-One-release-for-testing-could-this-sink-HTC_id40795This definitely isn't the first time that Verizon has delayed a release of something Android related in order to perform "testing", and it probably won't be the last, but this time is a much more dire situation for those involved than a couple of months waiting for an Android software update. This time around, the delay could have a serious impact on HTC, and could be trouble for the company...]]>NewsWed, 13 Mar 2013 12:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-delaying-HTC-One-release-for-testing-could-this-sink-HTC_id40795/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-IV-might-come-with-Green-PHOLED-screen-tech-but-what-is-it_id40715Phosphorescent diodes have the advantage to be up to four times more power-efficient than fluorescent ones, the type that Samsung has mostly been using so far, where the "Green" moniker of the technology might stem from...]]>NewsTue, 12 Mar 2013 04:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-IV-might-come-with-Green-PHOLED-screen-tech-but-what-is-it_id40715/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-shows-off-Glass-apps-at-SXSW-event_id40727Google made a pretty big reveal today at a Project Glass developer panel at SXSW Interactive today. We've seen a number of videos showing what it's like to wear Google Glass, but today Google showed off a number of apps that would run on Google Glass. The pics don't show a ton of detail on what to expect, but they do show off the UI direction that Google is taking with the product...]]>NewsMon, 11 Mar 2013 18:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-shows-off-Glass-apps-at-SXSW-event_id40727/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Trend-Micro-releases-Android-malware-report-but-it-asks-more-questions-than-it-answers_id40652It should always be mentioned right off the bat when reporting a story about malware statistics from a security company, that security companies are somewhat biased in this equation, because they are the only companies that can profit from there being security threats on a given platform. With that in mind, Trend Micro has released a new report claiming that Android is rife with malware...]]>NewsFri, 08 Mar 2013 17:56:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Trend-Micro-releases-Android-malware-report-but-it-asks-more-questions-than-it-answers_id40652/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-CEO-forgets-the-push-for-emerging-markets-says-there-wont-be-any-budget-BlackBerry-handsets_id40651There has been a trend recently for companies that are pretty low in the market share race to abandon low-end devices in favor of catering to the "premium" handset market. We've seen HTC do it, and heard rumors that Sony may as well, but neither of those companies has a strategy built on emerging markets. BlackBerry does, so Thorsten Heins' comments that there won't be any budget BlackBerry 10 handsets comes off very strange to us...]]>NewsFri, 08 Mar 2013 12:32:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-CEO-forgets-the-push-for-emerging-markets-says-there-wont-be-any-budget-BlackBerry-handsets_id40651/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-8-Quietly-in-the-background-but-building-up-plenty-of-steam_id40275Although we’re still at the early stages with Windows 8’s roll out, we can expect to see in the near future several new tablets and convertibles that will rival price points that are deemed to be more affordable. Countless times already, manufacturers like HP, Acer, and Dell showed us that...]]>NewsThu, 07 Mar 2013 13:26:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-8-Quietly-in-the-background-but-building-up-plenty-of-steam_id40275/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Glass-isnt-the-privacy-killer-the-media-wants-it-to-be_id40507You’ve likely seen the article run a number of times already, and they will just become more and more frequent as Google Glass gets closer and closer to release. The title of the article is always something designed to scare you, because “Google Glass is going to destroy privacy!” Well look, we’re not as reactionary and easily scared as some others, and we think that the target of the trouble is not Google Glass at all. It’s just a simple fear of the unknown; a fear of the new...]]>NewsTue, 05 Mar 2013 11:12:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Glass-isnt-the-privacy-killer-the-media-wants-it-to-be_id40507/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-there-a-place-for-a-tablet-in-the-life-of-a-smartphone-user_id40493We all love our smartphones and tablets, there's little doubt about that. There's just something about that personal touch interface that makes using them feel so good. To top things off, the sheer amount of stuff you can do with these gadgets is downright amazing and makes us love them even more. However, there's this question that keeps popping up inside our heads...]]>NewsTue, 05 Mar 2013 06:48:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-there-a-place-for-a-tablet-in-the-life-of-a-smartphone-user_id40493/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S-IV-and-the-smartphones-it-will-be-going-up-against_id40486Ever since the first Galaxy S, the series has been a tremendous success for Samsung, which has released a new S-branded handset once every year. And each year, the manufacturer has radically improved the smartphone to include tons of new features and enhancements. To a certain extent, the Galaxy S series has been ahead of the Android pack, both in terms of technology and user experience...]]>NewsTue, 05 Mar 2013 05:23:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S-IV-and-the-smartphones-it-will-be-going-up-against_id40486/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-has-plans-to-take-over-the-worldwell-overtake-Apple-and-Samsung-anyway_id40419In the grand scheme of things, China is the market to watch. Taking aside any issues, advantages or disadvantages...]]>NewsSun, 03 Mar 2013 01:14:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-has-plans-to-take-over-the-worldwell-overtake-Apple-and-Samsung-anyway_id40419/commentsPhone Arena