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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/Nokia-confirms-41MP-Nokia-EOS-to-be-introduced-July-11th_id44279With all of those rumors about the Nokia EOS that have been passed back and forth lately, it is nice that Nokia has pretty much confirmed that it will introduce the 41MP Windows Phone handset at its event in New York City on July 11th; on its blog, Nokia put up a big box that says, "41 million Reasons" and listed the date and time of the event...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-confirms-41MP-Nokia-EOS-to-be-introduced-July-11th_id44279/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-launches-LTE-in-5-more-markets_id44272Yesterday, PCMag released its annual ratings of the 4 major wireless carriers in the U.S. and found that AT&T had the fastest and most reliable LTE service in the country (for anyone not living in a rural area); and today, AT&T has announced that it is expanding its LTE footprint to 5 new markets around the country...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 11:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-launches-LTE-in-5-more-markets_id44272/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-HTC-One-wont-carry-the-DROID-brand-but-Verizon-still-wants-to-clear-out-HTC-DROID-stock_id44271The HTC One is on its way to Verizon, and while the device will not be under the DROID brand, Verizon is still looking to clear out stock of the old HTC DROID devices. So, Verizon has flagged both the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE and the HTC DROID DNA as being on "close out". Unfortunately, while Verizon wants to get rid of stock, it doesn't look to be offering any deals on these devices...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 11:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-HTC-One-wont-carry-the-DROID-brand-but-Verizon-still-wants-to-clear-out-HTC-DROID-stock_id44271/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-goes-up-for-pre-order-on-eBay_id44264The Galaxy S4 Google Edition, a version of the Samsung 2013 flagship running on stock Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with no TouchWiz skinning…]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 09:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-goes-up-for-pre-order-on-eBay_id44264/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-Review_id3343Being IP67 certified, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active doesn't mind getting a little wet every once in a while. In fact, it should be able to survive a dive into water down to a meter for up to 30 minutes. The handset is dust-tight as well. At the same time, it has the hardware specs needed to rank among today's best Android smartphones: 1080p screen, Snapdragon 600 silicon, 2GB of RAM, 2600mAh battery, with Android 4.2 running the parade...]]>ReviewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-Review_id3343/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-EOS-leaks-out-in-white-other-colors-coming-too_id44261The Nokia EOS has already leaked out profusely in the past couple of days, but now one more piece of the puzzle - a white polycarbonate version of the upcoming Nokia…]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-EOS-leaks-out-in-white-other-colors-coming-too_id44261/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ZeroLemon-launches-superpowered-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-LG-Optimus-G-Pro-battery-packs_id44258ZeroLemon has launched its long-lasting battery packs for the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the LG Optimus G Pro…]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 05:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/ZeroLemon-launches-superpowered-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-LG-Optimus-G-Pro-battery-packs_id44258/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/New-color-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-leaks-out-in-Blue-Arctic_id44254Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 Active, a high-end waterproof smartphone, last week and official images only portrayed an orange model, but now the S4 Active has leaked out…]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 03:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-color-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-leaks-out-in-Blue-Arctic_id44254/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Exclusive-HTC-One-Mini-will-be-coming-to-AT-T_id44238We're been hearing more and more about the HTC One Mini recently. We got confirmation that the name of the device will in fact be the HTC One Mini, and we saw some evidence saying that the device could be coming to T-Mobile. But, what we can now say for sure is that the HTC One Mini will be coming to AT&T, according to a source close to HTC...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Exclusive-HTC-One-Mini-will-be-coming-to-AT-T_id44238/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Aurora-Red-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-an-AT-T-exclusive-in-the-U.S._id44219Last year, AT&T didn't get a shot at the 32GB variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III; but as a consolation prize, AT&T did get to offer a red version of the phone on an exclusive basis in the U.S. This year, AT&T has once again received the exclusive rights to sell the red version of the flagship Android model, the Samsung Galaxy S4...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Aurora-Red-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-an-AT-T-exclusive-in-the-U.S._id44219/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-Q10-coming-to-AT-T-June-21st-for-199.99-on-contract_id44215It is now official, AT&T will be launching its version of the QWERTY equipped BlackBerry Q10 on June 21st; the phone will actually be available in AT&T stores on that date for $199.99 with a signed two-year pact. Those who trade in their current smartphone will be able to take $100 off the price of the BlackBerry Q10...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-Q10-coming-to-AT-T-June-21st-for-199.99-on-contract_id44215/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-is-3rd-best-selling-phone-in-the-U.S.-and-it-hasnt-hit-Verizon-yet_id44212There has been a lot of talk about the HTC One sales, mostly due to the state of HTC. There have been a number of high profile employees leaving the company, the HTC One had production delays, and founder/CEO Peter Chou has even gone so far as to say he would step down if the HTC One is a failure. Well, it looks like that won't be necessary, because the HTC One is apparently the 3rd best selling phone in the U.S...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-is-3rd-best-selling-phone-in-the-U.S.-and-it-hasnt-hit-Verizon-yet_id44212/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Tests-show-AT-Ts-LTE-network-is-fastest-T-Mobiles-HSPA-faster-than-Sprints-LTE_id44209Every year, PCMag drives all around the country to test the wireless carrier networks in 30 different states. The tests are pretty impressive, and quite helpful for those of you who may be unhappy with your service and looking to switch. This year, the big winner was AT&T, which proved to have the fastest LTE, but there were other surprises in the testing as well...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 08:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Tests-show-AT-Ts-LTE-network-is-fastest-T-Mobiles-HSPA-faster-than-Sprints-LTE_id44209/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-offer-solar-powered-charging-stations-in-New-York_id44179According to a published report, today 25 solar-powered charging stations will pop up in the 5 boroughs of New York City in parks, beaches and other open spaces courtesy of AT&T; It's all part of a program being conducted by a partnership made up of the carrier and the City. Each station can charge 6 devices at one time no matter which carrier powers the units...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 02:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-offer-solar-powered-charging-stations-in-New-York_id44179/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-begins-national-rollout-of-FaceTime-over-cellular_id44171While AT&T has not made any specific announcement, some Apple iPhone wielding customers of the carrier report that they are able to use FaceTime over cellular on both LTE and HSPA+ pipelines; AT&T had earlier said that it would be activating the service for LTE enabled models only. The service appears to be activated in areas of New York, Maryland, Georgia, Louisiana, California and Hawaii...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 21:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-begins-national-rollout-of-FaceTime-over-cellular_id44171/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-RM-877-visits-FCC-wearing-AT-T-banding-could-be-the-Nokia-EOS_id44164The Nokia RM-877 went calling on the FCC the other day, wearing AT&T's LTE bands (2,4,5 and 17); other modes of connectivity included pentaband HSPA+ / WCDMA and quad-band GSM / EDGE. It also features dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC support and of course, is Bluetooth enabled. The phone was unnamed except for the model number, which is par for the course with FCC filings...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 14:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-RM-877-visits-FCC-wearing-AT-T-banding-could-be-the-Nokia-EOS_id44164/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-drops-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8.0-to-199.99-with-bundle-deal_id44163AT&T is launching the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 on June 21st; for those of you who want more than what a traditional tablet offers, the Galaxy Note slab might be your ticket. Not only does it support the S Pen, it also has many of the same features that are offered on the Samsung Galaxy S4 like Smart Stay. This feature uses the front-facing camera to make sure that you are still awake and watching a video...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-drops-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8.0-to-199.99-with-bundle-deal_id44163/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/WSJ-NSA-does-not-gather-cellphone-location-records-despite-authorization-to-do-so_id44126In what is quickly becoming a pesky topic that just won't go away, no less than the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday night that even though the NSA is legally authorized to collect information that can pinpoint the location of cellphone callers, it refuses to do so; T-Mobile is majority owned by a foreign company, Deutsche Telekom, which appears to preclude it from directly providing information...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 23:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/WSJ-NSA-does-not-gather-cellphone-location-records-despite-authorization-to-do-so_id44126/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-prepping-for-its-BlackBerry-Q10-launch-dummy-units-arrive_id44094With the QWERTY equipped BlackBerry Q10 rumored to be launching on AT&T June 21st, dummy units of the phone are making their way to the carrier's retail stores; in addition, it seems that similar to what was done prior to the launch of the all-touch BlackBerry Z10, certain AT&T employees are getting a Q10 of their very own...]]>NewsSat, 15 Jun 2013 12:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-prepping-for-its-BlackBerry-Q10-launch-dummy-units-arrive_id44094/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-Ts-pre-paid-GoPhone-to-have-4G-LTE-handset-on-June-21st_id44086If you're a subscriber to AT&T's pre-paid GoPhone service, we have some great news for you; starting on June 21st, which is next Friday (and the longest day of the year, by the way), GoPhone will offer the Samsung Galaxy Express which will bring 4G LTE connectivity to the service. On that day you can also start bringing your own 4G LTE handset to GoPhone...]]>NewsSat, 15 Jun 2013 04:18:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-Ts-pre-paid-GoPhone-to-have-4G-LTE-handset-on-June-21st_id44086/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Snapdragon-800-based-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-breaks-benchmark-records_id44063The Samsung Galaxy S4 is currently shipping with either a Snapdragon 600 quad-core or an Exynos 5 Octa chip, but chances are that a more powerful version…]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 08:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Snapdragon-800-based-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-breaks-benchmark-records_id44063/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Aluminum-Nokia-EOS-chassis-leaks-out-41-MP-PureView-sensor-stamped-in_id44053An engineering prototype of the Nokia EOS has leaked, and this one is crafted out of aluminum, instead of the allegedly polycarbonate body we've seen leaked before. We heard about an aluminum-clad EOS way back in January, when it was reported that PureView Phase 1 in the Nokia 808 PureView, which brought along lossless zoom and pixel oversampling, and PureView Phase 2, which inserted optical image stabilization in a smartphone for the first time, will be kept separate this year...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 05:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Aluminum-Nokia-EOS-chassis-leaks-out-41-MP-PureView-sensor-stamped-in_id44053/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Foreign-ownership-in-Verizon-and-T-Mobile-prevent-them-from-contributing-to-U.S.-surveillance-program_id44041According to a report published Thursday in the Wall Street Journal, Verizon and T-Mobile cannot turn over data directly to the U.S. surveillance program run by the NSA because both have foreign corporate parents; Verizon is 45% owned by Britain's Vodafone (with the remainder 55% owned by Verizon Communications), and T-Mobile is owned by Germany's Deutsche Telecom...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 00:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Foreign-ownership-in-Verizon-and-T-Mobile-prevent-them-from-contributing-to-U.S.-surveillance-program_id44041/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazon-to-sell-HTC-One-for-79.99-on-Friday-only-to-new-AT-T-Sprint-subscribers_id44028The HTC One has done everything that the Taiwan manufacturer hoped that it would; with the company rallying around the device as far back as HTC's February Year End party, the metal unibody design and sexy styling has allowed the phone to challenge the Samsung Galaxy S4. While unofficially the Samsung Galaxy S4 has outsold the HTC One 2 to 1, that still could turn into a pretty good sales total for the model...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 13:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazon-to-sell-HTC-One-for-79.99-on-Friday-only-to-new-AT-T-Sprint-subscribers_id44028/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-is-planning-to-reinvent-the-ZOOM-at-its-next-big-event_id44024And just like that folks, the good people over at Nokia penned a date for its next big event – one where they intend to reinvent the ZOOM. We wonder, what else might they show or announce? Could it be none other than the next Windows Phone with an even more spectacular PureView...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 11:42:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-is-planning-to-reinvent-the-ZOOM-at-its-next-big-event_id44024/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-goes-on-sale-June-21-for-199-preorder-tomorrow_id44021AT&T just announced pricing and availability for the rugged Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. Beginning next Friday, June 21, the toughie will be present at any AT&T store or online for $199.99 when you sing off on a two-year contract...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 09:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-goes-on-sale-June-21-for-199-preorder-tomorrow_id44021/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-says-Galaxy-S4-sales-are-alive-and-well-confirms-Galaxy-Camera-2-for-June_id44017Bearish reports on Galaxy S4 sales have eroded Samsung’s stock value in the last couple of weeks and now Samsung has stepped up…]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 06:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-says-Galaxy-S4-sales-are-alive-and-well-confirms-Galaxy-Camera-2-for-June_id44017/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-EOS-leaks-out-once-again-posing-next-to-a-Lumia-920-and-its-hard-to-tell-the-difference_id44012The Nokia EOS, aka Nokia codename Elvis, the Nokia superphone with a 41-megapixel PureView camera has leaked out once again…]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 04:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-EOS-leaks-out-once-again-posing-next-to-a-Lumia-920-and-its-hard-to-tell-the-difference_id44012/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-goes-through-the-rings-of-hell_id44010It is a known fact that every smartphone maker tests its smartphones extensively before releasing them to market and stress tests are part of that whole pre-launch torture…]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 03:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-goes-through-the-rings-of-hell_id44010/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-reducing-its-Galaxy-S4-parts-order-for-next-quarter-by-a-third_id44008The sources confirmed once again that Samsung has issued order forecasts on the lower range for this quarter, 20-25 million instead of 25 million firm, and has lowered the forecast for next quarter from 30 million units down to 20 million...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 02:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-reducing-its-Galaxy-S4-parts-order-for-next-quarter-by-a-third_id44008/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8.0-coming-exclusively-to-AT-T-in-the-U.S._id43993Both AT&T and Samsung let us know today (Wednesday) that the carrier is going to start exclusively offering the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 sometime in the next few weeks; aimed right at the 7.9 inch screen of the Apple iPad mini, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 lets you take advantage of the features available for use with the S Pen...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 20:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8.0-coming-exclusively-to-AT-T-in-the-U.S._id43993/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-with-Snapdragon-800-gets-DLNA-certification-could-soon-come-to-Korea_id43977The Samsung Galaxy S4 initially launched in two variants - one with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip for most Western markets and another one with an Exynos 5 Octa chip…]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 07:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-with-Snapdragon-800-gets-DLNA-certification-could-soon-come-to-Korea_id43977/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-or-not-here-is-a-virtually-identical-clone-from-China-coming-with-hand-gestures_id43969You might have not heard about Chinese company No.1, but it is now getting ready to release a very close Galaxy S4 clone that now only looks like the Samsung flagship…]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 02:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-or-not-here-is-a-virtually-identical-clone-from-China-coming-with-hand-gestures_id43969/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-lights-up-LTE-and-expands-it-in-several-markets_id43968AT&T continues its rapid deployment and expansion of LTE service in several markets including...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 02:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-lights-up-LTE-and-expands-it-in-several-markets_id43968/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-is-coming-to-iPhone-4-and-up-but-not-all-features-will-be-available-on-all-devices_id43915So, iOS 7 is finally here, and guess what, it'll be coming to most of the iPhones and iPads currently in use. As before, though, not each and every feature will be available on every iOS 7-supported model...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 14:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-is-coming-to-iPhone-4-and-up-but-not-all-features-will-be-available-on-all-devices_id43915/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-offers-Push-to-Talk-app-for-the-Apple-iPhone_id43895AT&T has launched an app that allows Apple iPhone owners to use its Enhanced Push-to-Talk feature on their device; the app allows an Apple iPhone user to tap a button to instantly connect to others who are using the same service, including Android users who already have had this feature via AT&T. This is the first time in the states that PTT functionality has been made available for Apple's iconic smartphone...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 12:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-offers-Push-to-Talk-app-for-the-Apple-iPhone_id43895/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-Preview_id3333IP67 – such cryptic code is attached to phones, tablets, and all kinds of electronic gadgets made to withstand damage caused by the elements. One such device is the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, which we are now giving a detailed preview. In many ways, the smartphone is very similar to the Galaxy S4 flagship. However, it has more than a few peculiarities of its own – peculiarities that truly make this smartphone stand out of the crowd. Read on in case we've sparked your interest already!]]>ReviewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 09:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-Preview_id3333/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-grabs-Best-Device-award-at-Computex-2013_id43880The HTC One is a design wonder and while it might not have the backing of marketing as huge as Samsung’s, it is scoring all sorts of awards…]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 03:57:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-grabs-Best-Device-award-at-Computex-2013_id43880/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-is-why-Nokia-EOS-uses-a-mechanical-shutter-for-the-camera_id43877The Nokia EOS has leaked out extensively last week and one peculiar feature in the camera superphone is its use of a mechanical shutter…]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 03:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-is-why-Nokia-EOS-uses-a-mechanical-shutter-for-the-camera_id43877/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/PRISM-whistle-blower-steps-out-of-the-shadows_id43860The man credited as the NSA whistle-blower who spilled the beans on the surveillance program that has everyone in the U.S. talking, is Edward Snowden; the 29 year-old currently works for defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton and was once a undercover employee for the CIA. Not shrinking from fear, Snowden said, "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong"...]]>NewsSun, 09 Jun 2013 21:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/PRISM-whistle-blower-steps-out-of-the-shadows_id43860/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-upgrade-period-lengthened-to-two-years_id43864AT&T has some bad news for some of its customers; starting on Sunday, AT&T customers with contracts expiring on March 1st 2014 or later, will have to wait a full 24 months before being allowed to upgrade to a new phone paying the lower subsidized price for the device. The announcement by the carrier makes official what was rumored after a leaked AT&T memo revealed the change in policy...]]>NewsSun, 09 Jun 2013 20:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-upgrade-period-lengthened-to-two-years_id43864/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Director-of-National-Intelligence-makes-good-on-promise-to-declassify-some-PRISM-information_id43848When he first responded to the reports that gave the first details of the NSA's PRISM data collection program, the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, had said he would work towards declassifying information about the program in order to correct what he called "numerous inaccuracies" and "reckless disclosures" by the media...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jun 2013 22:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Director-of-National-Intelligence-makes-good-on-promise-to-declassify-some-PRISM-information_id43848/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-stopped-terror-atack-planned-for-New-York-Citys-subway-in-2009-thanks-to-NSA-phone-program_id43828With civil libertarians and some congressmen complaining that the NSA's PRISM program is too broad and obtains too much information on individual American citizens instead of focusing on terrorists like it is intended to do, reports are coming out on Friday that the plan might have averted a huge terror attack on U.S. soil...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jun 2013 03:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-stopped-terror-atack-planned-for-New-York-Citys-subway-in-2009-thanks-to-NSA-phone-program_id43828/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/President-Obama-on-PRISM-Nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls_id43804Yesterday, news broke that the National Security Agency has been using a program called PRISM to collect metadata on calls made on Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint in the U.S. The Director of National Intelligence has already come out to comment on the report, but now we have word from President Obama himself, who says that "Nobody is listening to your telephone calls"....]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 12:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/President-Obama-on-PRISM-Nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls_id43804/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/International-spying-British-intelligence-has-had-access-to-PRISM-since-2010_id43801We said that yesterday's reports about PRISM were probably just the tip of the iceberg, but we didn't really expect the iceberg would be international. Yesterday, The Washington Post detailed an NSA program called PRISM, which supposedly collects data from a number of big name internet companies (though most deny it), and today The Guardian is saying that British intelligence has had access to PRISM since 2010...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 11:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/International-spying-British-intelligence-has-had-access-to-PRISM-since-2010_id43801/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-doubled-to-1.2-million-in-May-but-analysts-expect-no-further-growth_id43795The HTC One is obviously a big success for ailing HTC and the latest estimates show sales of the flagship doubled sequentially to reach 1.2 million in May…]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 09:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-doubled-to-1.2-million-in-May-but-analysts-expect-no-further-growth_id43795/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Worries-that-Samsung-might-have-diluted-Galaxy-S4-sales-result-in-12-billion-loss-in-market-value_id43789The Samsung Galaxy S4 is clearly the most popular Android smartphone to date - it sold a whopping 10 million devices within the first month of availability…]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 07:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Worries-that-Samsung-might-have-diluted-Galaxy-S4-sales-result-in-12-billion-loss-in-market-value_id43789/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-shows-Nokia-EOS-will-feature-mechanical-camera-shutter_id43787The Nokia EOS better get officially unveiled soon as leaks of the upcoming camera superphone are flooding the web and in the latest one we get to finally see the 41-megapixel camera…]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 07:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-shows-Nokia-EOS-will-feature-mechanical-camera-shutter_id43787/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Director-of-National-Intelligence-says-PRISM-reports-contain-numerous-inaccuracies_id43770Everyone seems to be scrambling on this one, and more and more it looks like we should be suspicious of the reports by The Washington Post and The Guardian. Not only have most of the companies named in The Washington Post report about PRISM data collection denied involvement in any government program; now, the Director of National Intelligence has come out to say the reports "contain numerous inaccuracies"...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 22:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Director-of-National-Intelligence-says-PRISM-reports-contain-numerous-inaccuracies_id43770/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/NSA-call-logging-extends-to-AT-T-and-Sprint_id43768We said when we reported that companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook had been named as part of the NSA's PRISM data collection program that we would be hearing more soon enough. We didn't expect how soon though. As we were writing that story, the Wall Street Journal reported that the NSA's call logging extends beyond Verizon to cover AT&T and Sprint as well...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 21:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/NSA-call-logging-extends-to-AT-T-and-Sprint_id43768/commentsPhone Arena