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/Nokia-may-skip-CES-and-focus-on-MWC_id37811New rumors have started to circulate that Nokia will skip the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this coming January, and instead focus the company's energies on Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February. The reasoning behind the move isn't completely clear, but as always, there is some speculation as to why Nokia has chosen this route...]]>NewsTue, 18 Dec 2012 10:40:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-may-skip-CES-and-focus-on-MWC_id37811/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-and-Palm-were-once-targeted-for-purchase-by-Oracle_id29213During Oracle's trial against Google, the former's CEO told the court that Oracle had tried to purchase RIM or Palm as a way to make the database developer more competitive with Apple and Google; Palm was eventually purchased by HP and RIM has hired investment banks to explore its strategic options...]]>NewsTue, 17 Apr 2012 18:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-and-Palm-were-once-targeted-for-purchase-by-Oracle_id29213/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-and-Novatel-announce-global-4G-MiFi-sequel-the-Verizon-Jetpack_id25620Verizon Wireless and Novatel Wireless used CES to launch the newest MiFi portable hotspot device, named the Verizon Jetpack - MiFi® 4620L. The Jetpack boasts the usual fast LTE 4G speeds we’ve come...]]>NewsMon, 09 Jan 2012 17:03:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-and-Novatel-announce-global-4G-MiFi-sequel-the-Verizon-Jetpack_id25620/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-teases-wireless-lifestyle-depressed-cords-ahead-of-CES_id25542Motorola released a video teasing at new products to be released at CES, ones that will free your phone from its power cord...]]>NewsSat, 07 Jan 2012 12:14:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-teases-wireless-lifestyle-depressed-cords-ahead-of-CES_id25542/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-CEO-Lowell-McAdam-cancels-keynote-address-at-CES_id25358A scheduling change has forced Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam to cancel his keynote speech at the CES in Las Vegas; Big Red recently made the headlines by imposing a $2 convenience charge on customers using certain payment methods...]]>NewsTue, 03 Jan 2012 22:37:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-CEO-Lowell-McAdam-cancels-keynote-address-at-CES_id25358/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-putting-the-kibosh-on-the-DROID-3-LG-Revolution-and-the-current-Mi-Fi-Hotspots-crop_id25253Just before the impending CES 2012 expo in Vegas, Verizon is said to discontinue several handsets and its 4G Mi-Fi hotspots. The most notable handset about to be EOL-ed in January is rumored to be the Motorola DROID 3, after barely six months on the market...]]>NewsSun, 01 Jan 2012 13:04:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-putting-the-kibosh-on-the-DROID-3-LG-Revolution-and-the-current-Mi-Fi-Hotspots-crop_id25253/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-announces-CES-2012-event_id24855Samsung has sent out invitations announcing its media event for CES 2012, and is promising that the new products unveiled there will "push the boundaries on convergence and innovation"...]]>NewsFri, 16 Dec 2011 16:13:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-announces-CES-2012-event_id24855/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-tablets-of-CES-2011-Results_id16046If you want to know which were the best tablets presented at this year's CES expo, according to a total of 3222 votes submitted for our poll, then you've come to the right place...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jan 2011 07:08:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-tablets-of-CES-2011-Results_id16046/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Evolve-III-Maestro-600-tablet-boots-Win-7-Android-and-MeeGo-lasts-16-hours-in-Android-mode_id16013Eight hours of battery life in Windows 7 mode, and sixteen running Android doesn't sound bad, does it? That's precisely what Evolve III Maestro will be doing on its Oak Trail 1.83Ghz chipset when it ships in Q2 of this year...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jan 2011 07:39:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Evolve-III-Maestro-600-tablet-boots-Win-7-Android-and-MeeGo-lasts-16-hours-in-Android-mode_id16013/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-phones-of-CES-2011-Results_id15976You have voted, and here are the results of our poll, indicating which handsets introduced at CES 2011 you have found the most interesting...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jan 2011 08:17:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-phones-of-CES-2011-Results_id15976/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-tablets-of-CES-2011-Peoples-Pick_id15974We already told you which were the most prominent tablets at CES 2011 according to us, so we say it's now your turn to sound off...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jan 2011 07:32:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-tablets-of-CES-2011-Peoples-Pick_id15974/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-phones-of-CES-2011-Peoples-Pick_id15825With CES 2011 completed, it's obviously time for us to sit down and think about the handset/s that managed to impress us most. Last week we shared our top picks of CES 2011 with you, but now it is your turn to sound off...]]>NewsTue, 11 Jan 2011 22:40:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-phones-of-CES-2011-Peoples-Pick_id15825/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Acers-4.8-and-7-tablets-were-spotted-at-CES_id15862Yet again, the two Acer tablets were spotted covertly during CES as the pair are clearly still in the early stages of development since neither were actually powered on. Still, it goes to show the kind of...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jan 2011 15:39:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Acers-4.8-and-7-tablets-were-spotted-at-CES_id15862/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-shows-off-its-flexible-OLED-displays_id15858On hand at Samsung's booth were a variety of flexible OLED displays that indeed captured the attention of our gaze since it's not too often you come across something so far fetched. Now even though it's...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jan 2011 13:17:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-shows-off-its-flexible-OLED-displays_id15858/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-tablets-of-CES-2011-Editors-Pick_id15847Last year's CES was all about the netbooks, this year tablets are all the rage, and we already start to wonder what next year will bring. But let's not rush things and take a close look at all the tablets announced at this year's show in Vegas…]]>NewsMon, 10 Jan 2011 10:34:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-tablets-of-CES-2011-Editors-Pick_id15847/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/All-CES-2011-coverage...-in-one-place_id15819CES is already over and this means it is time to look back to all the announcements made during the show. Let's wrap up what we have seen so far to see who is winning and who is losing in the smartphone and tablet race...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jan 2011 10:28:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/All-CES-2011-coverage...-in-one-place_id15819/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-and-Motorola-DROID-BIONIC-scorch-the-Android-benchmarks_id15856Motorola DROID BIONIC nails 2284 Quadrant points out of the box, while the ATRIX 4G scores 2616, without the test even been optimized for dual-core chipsets yet. That's an excellent score for possibly non-final units, and the highest we've seen so far on stock handsets...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jan 2011 09:53:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-and-Motorola-DROID-BIONIC-scorch-the-Android-benchmarks_id15856/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Toshiba-10-Android-Tablet-Hands-on_id15839Even before the very first day of CES kicked off, we were able to scope some face time with Toshiba's upcoming 10.1” Android tablet that stuffs plenty of goodies that's sure to keep pace with the handful...]]>NewsSun, 09 Jan 2011 22:03:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Toshiba-10-Android-Tablet-Hands-on_id15839/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Panasonic-VIERA-Tablets-Hands-on_id15830From big names to no names, it seems that just about everyone under the sun is taking the plunge into the tablet market. Outcomes can range from something extremely impressive, to other things that are...]]>NewsSun, 09 Jan 2011 20:29:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Panasonic-VIERA-Tablets-Hands-on_id15830/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ViewSonic-ViewPad-4-Hands-on_id15826Way back before the smartphone revolution exploded onto the scene, ViewSonic was happily manufacturing a handful of Pocket PCs during the early portion of the last decade. However, they're now staging...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jan 2011 21:14:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/ViewSonic-ViewPad-4-Hands-on_id15826/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dell-Venue-Hands-on_id15828The Dell Venue can be seen as more tolerable on the pockets since it shaves away a few inches off its case because of the lack of the keyboard. Moreover, it appears as though it's retaining the same unique...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jan 2011 20:27:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dell-Venue-Hands-on_id15828/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-BlackBerry-PlayBook-Hands-on_id15827For a good majority of the tablets showcased at CES, they were merely shells that didn't quite have a polished platform experience to undoubtedly release their full potential. However, RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook managed to ...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jan 2011 13:01:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-BlackBerry-PlayBook-Hands-on_id15827/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-3.0-Honeycomb-by-Google-revealed---what-comes-next-for-tablets_id15829The first tablet optimized Android operating system is here! At least on video, which we took under close inspection to bring you the future. Ladies and gentlemen, Android 3.0 Honeycomb is official and it is going to end up on a lot of tablets, so read on…]]>NewsFri, 07 Jan 2011 20:55:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-3.0-Honeycomb-by-Google-revealed---what-comes-next-for-tablets_id15829/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-phones-of-CES-2011-Editors-Pick_id15817CES has just officially begun yesterday and it will run for two more days, but it seems that all important announcements have already been made. Let's wrap up what we have seen so far and see who is winning and who is losing in the smartphone race...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jan 2011 20:42:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-phones-of-CES-2011-Editors-Pick_id15817/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Inspire-4G-vs-Samsung-Infuse-4G-vs-Motorola-ATRIX-4G-specs-comparison_id15821AT&T does not have a huge LTE network to make headlines at CES, but it still has its pretty fast HSPA+ network. However it is not just about the network, it is also about the phones. Well, these three AT&T smartphone freshmen did make the headlines...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jan 2011 17:17:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Inspire-4G-vs-Samsung-Infuse-4G-vs-Motorola-ATRIX-4G-specs-comparison_id15821/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Freestyle-Hands-on_id15823The HTC Freestyle is on the way with its BREW-based platform that will lessen the learning curve for some. In a way, you can argue that it's going to be an HTC feature phone for AT&T's lineup – which is nice since it won't require you to add on a higher monthly data plan...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jan 2011 16:21:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Freestyle-Hands-on_id15823/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Inspire-4G-Hands-on_id15822Finally! It's surely a long time coming, but AT&T customers are about to get their dose of full blown high-end HTC love. We're not saying that the HTC Aria didn't offer an astounding Android experience for AT&T's customers, but we all know that the manufacturer is capable of producing a higher quality smartphone...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jan 2011 15:56:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Inspire-4G-Hands-on_id15822/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ViewSonic-ViewPad-4-is-the-companys-compelling-Android-debut_id15813ViewSonic ViewPad 4 features 4" display, second-gen Snapdragon processor and an HDMI-out port. The company has kept the ViewPad naming scheme, despite the fact that this is a full-blown smartphone...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jan 2011 07:41:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/ViewSonic-ViewPad-4-is-the-companys-compelling-Android-debut_id15813/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/7-Pixel-Qi-transflective-display-handled-on-video-higher-resolutions-in-the-pipeline_id15810Apart from the 10-inch screens Pixel Qi was producing so far, the company has made a 7" transflective display as well, and plans to up the resolutions to 1280x800 pixels in the next versions, which will be 10.1" and 9.7", that is being created for a "partner"...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jan 2011 05:59:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/7-Pixel-Qi-transflective-display-handled-on-video-higher-resolutions-in-the-pipeline_id15810/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dell-Venue-is-officially-announced-running-Android_id15809We told you a few months ago that the Dell Venue Pro is set to have a twin running Android and that's now official, because Dell announced the contract-free Dell Venue during CES...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jan 2011 05:53:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dell-Venue-is-officially-announced-running-Android_id15809/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-EVO-Shift-4G-Hands-on_id15805From afar, you're more than likely to mistaken it for the EVO 4G, but in fact, the HTC EVO Shift 4G packs on a landscape sliding physical keyboard. On the surface, it employs some of the same design cues...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jan 2011 03:29:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-EVO-Shift-4G-Hands-on_id15805/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Acer-adds-Acer-liquidmini-to-its-Froyo-lineup-headed-to-Europe_id15803After the announcement of the beTouch E210, the Acer liquidmini is the next contender in the Android lineup. European users will get the liquidmini, which looks like a mid-range...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 20:30:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Acer-adds-Acer-liquidmini-to-its-Froyo-lineup-headed-to-Europe_id15803/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-Samsung-4G-LTE-smartphone-vs-LG-Revolution-vs-HTC-ThunderBolt_id15802So, what do you do when you have three hot upcoming Android smartphones, each promising to become the next big thing? Why, compare their specs, of course...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 20:17:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-Samsung-4G-LTE-smartphone-vs-LG-Revolution-vs-HTC-ThunderBolt_id15802/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-arc-Hands-on_id15801The Sony Ericsson Arc has been previously known as the X12 or Anzu. All of its specs leaked a few months ago, so there was no surprises as to what the features will be...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 20:01:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-arc-Hands-on_id15801/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-IDEOS-X5-Hands-on_id15800You might have gotten dizzy with all the announced heavyweights at CES, but it's not all about the high-end devices, you know. The Huawei IDEOS X5 is a 3.8-inch mid-end device coming ...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 19:48:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-IDEOS-X5-Hands-on_id15800/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-2X-Hands-on_id15799And here we are finally having our sweet hands-on time with the much-leaked and much-talked about LG Optimus 2X smartphone - the first dual-core handset to become official...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 19:27:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-2X-Hands-on_id15799/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-ThunderBolt-Hands-on_id15798You know who stole the show today at Verizon's press event because it was instantly obvious to everyone in attendance when the lights turned off and thunderous sounds could be heard from all around. Without question, you can say for sure that Big Red is quite happy with the HTC Thunderbolt since it ...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 19:21:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-ThunderBolt-Hands-on_id15798/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Revolution-Hands-on_id15797Verizon is finally receiving its own healthy serving of a premier device from the South Korean based company in the form of the LG Revolution...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 18:44:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Revolution-Hands-on_id15797/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-4G-LTE-smartphone-Hands-on_id15794Verizon currently offers two devices from the Samsung Galaxy S family, but now it looks like they're adding on yet another addition to their growing family – the Samsung 4G LTE smartphone...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 18:17:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-4G-LTE-smartphone-Hands-on_id15794/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dell-Streak-7-Hands-on_id15793Dell's presence in the wireless industry might soon increase now that it appears that the Dell Streak 7 is on its way to T-Mobile and more than likely ditching its old sales process...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 17:53:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dell-Streak-7-Hands-on_id15793/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-lifts-curtain-on-first-notebooks-to-rock-its-4G-LTE-network_id15792Verizon lifted the curtain on the HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr and the Compaq CQ10-688nr - one of the first to run on Big Red's blazing fast 4G LTE network...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 17:31:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-lifts-curtain-on-first-notebooks-to-rock-its-4G-LTE-network_id15792/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Novatel-introduces-a-new-4G-MiFi-and-USB-data-modem-for-Verizon_id15789The new Novatel MiFi 4510L will naturally support Verizon's 4G LTE network, and is also backward compatible with 3G EVDO Rev A/0. It is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and will wireless connect up to five devices to it via Wi-Fi with download speeds between 5-12Mbps and uploads of 2-5Mbps while on 4G service. If that were not enough, Novatel will also bring forth a new 4G LTE data modem, the USB551L, that can easily be plugged into any PC's USB port for connecting it to Verizon's 4G network, though is still backwards compatible with 3G EVDO Rev A/0.]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 17:14:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Novatel-introduces-a-new-4G-MiFi-and-USB-data-modem-for-Verizon_id15789/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-first-4G-LTE-devices-coming-in-March-network-expanding_id15788Verizon's press conference was mostly about Big Red's expanding 4G LTE network and no wonder why - it will transform the company's plans and phones. But when are the first of all announced devices coming out and can the company deliver the promised 5 to 12 Mpbs of data even on full load?...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 16:47:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-first-4G-LTE-devices-coming-in-March-network-expanding_id15788/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-4G-LTE-Mobile-Hotspot-makes-its-way-to-Verizon-Wireless_id15787At Verizon's CES 2011 press conference today, the carrier dropped quite a bomb, announcing LTE smartphones, LTE tablets and LTE mobile hotspots. What more could you want...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 16:11:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-4G-LTE-Mobile-Hotspot-makes-its-way-to-Verizon-Wireless_id15787/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-4G-LTE-coming-to-Verizon_id15786A 4G LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android Tablet will be available with Verizon Wireless...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 15:30:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-4G-LTE-coming-to-Verizon_id15786/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Revolution-comes-to-revolutionize-Verizons-world_id15784Among Verizon's 2011 4G lineup, one of the most intriguing offerings seems to be the LG Revolution. The handset has a really bold name, and we wonder if it will be able to live up to it...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 15:14:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Revolution-comes-to-revolutionize-Verizons-world_id15784/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-branded-HTC-ThunderBolt-strikes-CES_id15785The long awaited and rumored HTC ThunderBolt is finally here! The Verizon branded 4.3 inch phone hits CES making full use of Big Red's 4G LTE network and runs on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 15:11:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-branded-HTC-ThunderBolt-strikes-CES_id15785/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-4G-LTE-smartphone-for-Verizon-packs-Super-AMOLED-Plus-display_id15783What we knew as the SCH-i520 seems to wear the self-explaining name "Samsung 4G LTE smartphone", to point out that it packs fast connectivity options...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 15:07:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-4G-LTE-smartphone-for-Verizon-packs-Super-AMOLED-Plus-display_id15783/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-Press-Conference-Live-Coverage_id15782This is our live coverage of Verizon's CES 2011 press conference, at which the carrier is expected to reveal its first official LTE handset, the HTC Thunderbolt...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 14:49:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-Press-Conference-Live-Coverage_id15782/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-officially-announces-doubling-its-4G-network-speed-to-42Mbps-in-2011_id15780The carrier will have its HSPA+ network providing theoretical maximum of 42Mbps by the end of the year. It compared its 4G network with Verizon and Sprint, saying that Verizon is only slightly ahead for now, both in terms of latency and speed...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jan 2011 14:06:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-officially-announces-doubling-its-4G-network-speed-to-42Mbps-in-2011_id15780/commentsPhone Arena