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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/LG-to-show-off-this-week-a-5-inch-OLED-panel-that-is-both-flexible-and-unbreakable_id43200At the Society for Information Display's annual show that started on Sunday, LG Display will be showing off a new unbreakable and flexible 5- inch plastic OLED panel for mobile devices; having an unbreakable display is becoming more and more important to consumers who need to be able to take their smartphone anywhere without worrying that one false move will lead to shattered glass...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 01:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-to-show-off-this-week-a-5-inch-OLED-panel-that-is-both-flexible-and-unbreakable_id43200/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/June-1st-update-to-add-email-and-browser-to-Nook-Simple-Touch-eReaders_id43199Imagine having your simple eReader converted into a passable tablet with one update; if a leaked memo pans out, owners of the Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch will have email and web browsing features added to their eReader. The update takes the operating system to version 1.5 and will be coming next month to both the Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 23:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/June-1st-update-to-add-email-and-browser-to-Nook-Simple-Touch-eReaders_id43199/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dells-thumb-sized-Android-PC-to-ship-in-July_id43198Code named Project Ophelia by Dell, the latter company displayed its thumb-sized Android PC during CES in January and will show it off again at the Citrix Synergy conference in Los Angeles on both a 19 inch and 55 inch screen; any screen or display can be turned into a PC, gaming machine or a TV set-top box..]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 21:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dells-thumb-sized-Android-PC-to-ship-in-July_id43198/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/U.K.-Windows-Phone-ad-shows-how-to-shut-up-an-obnoxiously-curious-kid-using-Kids-Corner_id43197A new commercial for Windows Phone in the U.K. shows how the Kid's Corner application can help calm down even the most obnoxiously curious kid; for those unaware, Kid's Corner is a feature on the platform that gives kids their own place on a smartphone to play approved games and read approved content...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 20:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.K.-Windows-Phone-ad-shows-how-to-shut-up-an-obnoxiously-curious-kid-using-Kids-Corner_id43197/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-increasing-data-caps-on-pre-paid-plans_id43196Starting now for existing customers and June 6th for new customers, Verizon has raised the data cap on its pre-paid plans; Big Red offers just two levels of service, one costing $60 a month and the other priced at $70 monthly. Both have unlimited talk and text. Previously, the cheaper of the two services offered 500MB of data while the higher priced service had a 2GB data allowance...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 19:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-increasing-data-caps-on-pre-paid-plans_id43196/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-Tablet-Z-joins-AOSP_id43195Sony has been a big contributor to the Android Open Source Project, and has been making a push recently to add more of its devices to AOSP, which means that they get stock Android ROMs straight from Sony. The latest to be added to the mix is the Sony Xperia Tablet Z...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 18:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-Tablet-Z-joins-AOSP_id43195/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/View-a-picture-allegedly-shot-using-the-camera-on-the-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-III_id43194A picture found online could have been snapped using the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note III if the EXIF data from the photograph is legit; unfortunately, this data can be falsified. The EXIF data shows that the picture was taken by the GT-N7200. Considering that the GT-N7100 is the Samsung Galaxy Note II, we could be on the right track...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 18:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/View-a-picture-allegedly-shot-using-the-camera-on-the-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-III_id43194/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Yahoos-board-agrees-to-1.1-billion-acquisition-of-Tumblr_id43193As expected, Yahoo's board has agreed to purchase hosting site Tumblr for $1.1 billion; the deal makes Tumblr a major part of a new plan by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to make Yahoo hip and relevant to those who are, well, hip and relevant. Despite rumors that Microsoft and Facebook were interested in Tumblr, there were no competing bids for the board to consider...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Yahoos-board-agrees-to-1.1-billion-acquisition-of-Tumblr_id43193/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Stock-Android-version-of-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-an-adjusted-T-Mobile-model_id43192According to a published report, the stock Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that was displayed this past week at Google I/O, is actually a modified T-Mobile version of the phone (SGH-M919); using FCC data for the model, and knowing that it offers AT&T and T-Mobile LTE and WCDMA connectivity, the T-Mobile variant of the phone is the only one that fits...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 11:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stock-Android-version-of-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-an-adjusted-T-Mobile-model_id43192/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Black-Nokia-Lumia-928-sold-out-at-Verizon-and-Radio-Shack_id43190Nokia has done a great job drumming up demand for the Nokia Lumia 928; the recent focus on low-light photography has allowed the Finnish manufacturer to produce snappers with apertures perfectly suited to take pictures in low-light without a flash. And the optical image stabilizer on the Nokia Lumia 928 camera makes it look like a video shot with the phone attached to a remote control chopper, was using a tripod when it was not...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 04:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Black-Nokia-Lumia-928-sold-out-at-Verizon-and-Radio-Shack_id43190/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Mystery-Google-device-at-the-FCC-could-be-the-long-awaited-sequel-to-the-Nexus-Q_id43187A mystery Google media player making a visit to the FCC, could be a sequel to the Nexus Q orb; you might remember that the social media player was handed out as a freebie during last year's Google I/O, and put up for sale at the Google Play Store. But it quickly became apparent that the device was not quite ready for prime time even though it sold out in less than 24 hours with a $299 price tag...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 03:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Mystery-Google-device-at-the-FCC-could-be-the-long-awaited-sequel-to-the-Nexus-Q_id43187/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Stories-you-shouldnt-have-missed-this-week_id43189In case you haven't been keeping a close eye on our news stream, then you've probably missed the news about Google I/O and all the exciting announcements that were made during the event. We now have a new music streaming service from Google and an overhauled Google+, while a gaming service and a new release of Google Maps are coming in the near future. Also, a Galaxy S4 model running stock Android will be on sale in about a month. But not all of the week's exciting news were related to Google...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 02:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stories-you-shouldnt-have-missed-this-week_id43189/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Tumblr-backing-away-from-Yahoo-Microsoft-and-Facebook-are-waiting-in-the-wings_id43188With Yahoo's board meeting later today to discuss buying hosting site Tumblr for $1.1 billion, sources with knowledge of what both sides are thinking are saying that Tumblr is beginning to get "cold feet" about the acquisition; Tumblr executives are believed to be wondering whether the price is too low even though a recent funding was done at an $800 million valuation...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 02:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Tumblr-backing-away-from-Yahoo-Microsoft-and-Facebook-are-waiting-in-the-wings_id43188/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-ships-some-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-units-earlier-than-expected_id43186You can tell the Verizon customers who have received an email from Verizon saying that their Samsung Galaxy S4 has shipped earlier than expected because those are the people with a ear-to-ear grin that nothing can remove; originally, Big Red was going to launch the new Android flagship on May 30th before the release date was moved ahead a week...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 00:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-ships-some-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-units-earlier-than-expected_id43186/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Acers-8.1-inch-Windows-8-tablet-now-official_id43185Earlier this month, we told you that Acer was working on an 8.1 inch Windows 8 tablet which would be the smallest screened tablet to run on Windows 8; the slate appeared on Amazon and then quickly disappeared, only to resurface a few days later when Denis Kutnikov, general director of Acer's Russian office, said that the tablet would be introduced on June 4th...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 17:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Acers-8.1-inch-Windows-8-tablet-now-official_id43185/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dust-fix-for-Nokia-Lumia-920s-front-facing-camera-is-now-ready_id43183You might recall that back in March, there was talk that Nokia was going to issue a sheath to help fix a problem with dust that was accumulating on the Nokia Lumia 920; more specifically, the dust was settling underneath the front-facing camera and the proximity sensor on the device. According to a reliable source who works for Nokia Care the sheath is now available...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 16:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dust-fix-for-Nokia-Lumia-920s-front-facing-camera-is-now-ready_id43183/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-says-no-to-Google-Wallet-yes-to-ISIS_id43184Some owners of the T-Mobile branded Samsung GALAXY Note II are getting upset at the carrier's decision to block Google Wallet; but the decision not to allow Google's mobile payment service to run on T-Mobile models has to do with the operator's inclusion as a founding member of ISIS. This is a competing mobile payment service that was put together by Verizon, AT&T and yes, T-Mobile...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 16:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-says-no-to-Google-Wallet-yes-to-ISIS_id43184/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-920-stars-in-J-Lo-music-video_id43182The Nokia Lumia 920 is a veteran of product placements and this year, the phone showed up on Don Cheadle's House of Lies and Arrow; other handsets have appeared in movies, like the Sony Xperia T which was featured in the latest James Bond flick. Now, the Nokia Lumia 920 has made an appearance on a music video starring Jennifer Lopez...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 14:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-920-stars-in-J-Lo-music-video_id43182/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LTE-enabled-version-of-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-hits-T-Mobile-stores_id43181Perhaps more than just a tad late, it looks as though T-Mobile stores are now receiving shipments of the LTE enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy S III; not that it wasn't expected. The carrier had said from the get go that it would be offering this model once it started rolling out its LTE pipeline. Unfortunately though, the Samsung Galaxy S III wasn't equipped like the Samsung GALAXY Note II was...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 12:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LTE-enabled-version-of-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-hits-T-Mobile-stores_id43181/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-market-share-doubles-in-Canada-during-Q1_id43180Earlier Saturday, we told you about two polls taken at BlackBerry Live this past week that seem to show that the QWERTY equipped BlackBerry Q10 might just help the company grab some business away from competing platforms including iOS and Android; in Canada, this has already started, at least according to Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 11:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-market-share-doubles-in-Canada-during-Q1_id43180/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nearly-two-thirds-of-former-BlackBerry-users-hear-the-siren-call-from-the-BlackBerry-Q10_id43179Even before the QWERTY equipped BlackBerry Q10 started to rollout late last month in Canada and the U.K., it seemed to be obvious that this was the model that would make or break BlackBerry 10.; even BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins seemed to come around to the idea that the all-touch BlackBerry Z10 was not the device that BlackBerry fans hungered for...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 10:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nearly-two-thirds-of-former-BlackBerry-users-hear-the-siren-call-from-the-BlackBerry-Q10_id43179/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-Intel-inside-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-10.1_id43178Early Saturday morning, before the rooster was up to crow about the day ahead, we told you about the Lenovo IdeaPhone K900 getting to see the light of day in China; we mainly discussed that the phone has "Intel Inside". According to another GL Benchmark test, the GT-P5200 will feature a 1.6Ghz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 Clover Trail+ paired with an PowerVR SGX 544MP working on the graphics...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 09:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-Intel-inside-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-10.1_id43178/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Rumored-specs-for-the-rugged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-reveal-a-different-processor-under-the-hood_id43177The so-called "rugged" version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that is expected to be released water and dust proof, has just been through the GFX Benchmark site and some interesting information has been revealed; first of all, according to the site, the name of the phone will be the Samsung Galaxy S4 J Active with one model (SGH-I537) heading for AT&T in the states, while another model (GT-I9295) will be released in Europe...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 02:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rumored-specs-for-the-rugged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-reveal-a-different-processor-under-the-hood_id43177/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/Benchmark-powerhouse-Lenovo-IdeaPhone-K900-is-released-in-China_id43176You might remember the Lenovo IdeaPhone K900 as the 5.5 inch device from China whose AnTuTu Benchmark score edged the scores tallied by some of the most high powered Android devices now available; models taken down by the device include the Samsung Galaxy S4, the HTC DROID DNA and the Samsung GALAXY Note II...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 01:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Benchmark-powerhouse-Lenovo-IdeaPhone-K900-is-released-in-China_id43176/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-to-get-updated-to-Android-4.2.2.-in-a-matter-of-weeks_id43175The HTC One currently is powered by Android 4.1.2, but according to an insider, the phone is just weeks away from getting updated to Android 4.2.2; considering that Android 4.2.2 has been rolling out to various devices since February, it is not such a surprise that owners of the device want the later Android build on their phone...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 01:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-to-get-updated-to-Android-4.2.2.-in-a-matter-of-weeks_id43175/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Yahoos-Board-to-meet-Sunday-to-discuss-1.1-billion-all-cash-deal-for-Tumblr-press-event-set-for-Monday_id43173On Thursday, we told you that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is fixated on buying hosting site Tumblr for $1 billion and according to people close to the situation, Yahoo's board is going to get together on Sunday (that's why they earn the big bucks) to discuss an all-cash $1.1 billion offer for Tumblr; sources in tune with Mayer's thinking say that Tumblr will be the property that Yahoo will use as the base for the company going forward...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 23:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Yahoos-Board-to-meet-Sunday-to-discuss-1.1-billion-all-cash-deal-for-Tumblr-press-event-set-for-Monday_id43173/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Hangouts-has-some-fun-Easter-eggs_id43167We all know that Google loves Easter eggs. The company puts them in many of its products, and the newly released Google+ Hangouts is no exception. There are actually six different Easter eggs for Hangouts users, but unfortunately, they aren't available on mobile, only in either the Chrome app or inside Google+ itself...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 21:53:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Hangouts-has-some-fun-Easter-eggs_id43167/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Fitbit-now-supports-Galaxy-S4-syncing-but-not-with-S-Health_id43162One of the thousands of features that Samsung has packed into the Galaxy S4 is S Health, which promises to track all sorts of things (assuming you have the right accessories). The Fitbit is an established player in the personal health tracking game, and the app has just been updated to support syncing on the Galaxy S4, but unfortunately it doesn't work with S Health...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 20:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Fitbit-now-supports-Galaxy-S4-syncing-but-not-with-S-Health_id43162/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/PhoneArenas-John-Velasco-talks-about-the-geek-life-in-an-interview_id43171For those of you following our site for some time now, you know John as one of our resident reviewers, but in this interview, he dives deeper into what it’s like living the geek life. From answering questions such as “what makes you a geek” to others like “your favorite comic book hero...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 17:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/PhoneArenas-John-Velasco-talks-about-the-geek-life-in-an-interview_id43171/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Itsdagram-is-back-in-Windows-Phone-Store-includes-filters-for-full-Instagram-experience_id43170The closest thing that Windows Phone users have to Instagram these days is Itsdagram; originally launched without photo filters, the app was published last Friday before it was quickly pulled to fix some bugs and add some new features. We are happy to report that the app has returned to the Windows Phone Store with a new UI that allows users to "like" and add comments from the feed view...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Itsdagram-is-back-in-Windows-Phone-Store-includes-filters-for-full-Instagram-experience_id43170/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Up-close-demo-of-Epson-Moverio-glasses-and-YouTube-functionality_id43169Epson and APX Labs are at Google I/O showing off the development which will allow YouTube viewing and...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 16:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Up-close-demo-of-Epson-Moverio-glasses-and-YouTube-functionality_id43169/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apples-iRadio-hits-another-snag-WWDC-launch-in-jeopardy_id43168Back in March, and again last month, we passed along the word that the failure of Apple to reach a deal with Sony Music was delaying the launch of iRadio; unless you've been in an isolation chamber these last few months, you know that this is Apple's free streaming music service with which it will compete against services like Pandora and Spotify...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 15:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apples-iRadio-hits-another-snag-WWDC-launch-in-jeopardy_id43168/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/Sprint-buys-spectrum-and-customers-from-U.S.-Cellular_id43165The nation's third largest carrier, Sprint, has agreed to purchase some PCS spectrum and a large number of customers from U.S. Cellular; Sprint will receive in the deal, 20MHz of PCS spectrum in various Midwest markets including Chicago, South Bend, Indiana and Champaign, Illinois. The carrier also will be adding 10MHz in St. Louis...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 14:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-buys-spectrum-and-customers-from-U.S.-Cellular_id43165/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Picture-specs-leak-for-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-8.0_id43166Last month, we passed along some speculation involving the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0; now, the buzz around the water cooler is that late next month, the Korean based manufacturer will launch both the 16GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Wi-Fi (SM-T3110) and the 16GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 3G (SM-T3100)...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 14:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Picture-specs-leak-for-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-8.0_id43166/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-TecTiles2-now-available-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id43164While the Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with an NFC chip that makes it incompatible with the original Samsung TecTiles, the Korean based manufacturer has started offering TecTiles2 which will work on the latest Android flagship model. TecTiles are programmable stickers that use NFC to make a phone perform a specific task when it taps the sticker...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 11:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-TecTiles2-now-available-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id43164/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-iOS-game-revenues-top-dollars-spent-on-games-for-dedicated-players-in-Q1_id43163For the first quarter of this year, consumers spent more for games to be played over iOS devices than was spent for games to be played over dedicated handheld gaming units; the latter includes handheld models like the Sony PSP and the Nintendo 3DS. The report was released by research firm IDC and App Annie...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 10:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-iOS-game-revenues-top-dollars-spent-on-games-for-dedicated-players-in-Q1_id43163/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-Apple-iPad-mini-2-displays-to-be-built-by-Sharp-LG-and-AUO_id43160According to Taiwan based sources in the supply chain, AU Optronics is expected to ship just 2.5 to 2.8 million panels for the Apple iPad mini during the current quarter; the company appears to be pulling back from production of the display for the original 7.9 inch slate while waiting to hear from Apple if it will be among those producing panels for the next iteration of the smaller Apple tablet...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 09:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-Apple-iPad-mini-2-displays-to-be-built-by-Sharp-LG-and-AUO_id43160/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-tied-in-fight-with-Apple-over-supply-chain-control-as-only-10-of-Galaxy-S4-units-have-Exynos-chip_id43161The Samsung Galaxy S4 has become the fastest selling device for the company as it is about to sell in 10 million volume less than a month after launch and to secure stable supply…]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 09:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-tied-in-fight-with-Apple-over-supply-chain-control-as-only-10-of-Galaxy-S4-units-have-Exynos-chip_id43161/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/First-unofficial-details-about-Nokia-EOS-surface_id43159The Nokia EOS is a device we’ve been hearing for months now. The supposed Windows Phone-based successor to the best cameraphone on the market…]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 08:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-unofficial-details-about-Nokia-EOS-surface_id43159/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-solves-its-supply-issues-HTC-One-production-will-double_id43158The HTC One was announced way back in February with the intention of landing on store shelves before the Samsung Galaxy S4 and thus gaining traction…]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 08:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-solves-its-supply-issues-HTC-One-production-will-double_id43158/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Hangouts-gets-first-update-seems-to-add-Nexus-7-support_id43157Last night, Google+ Hangouts received its first update through Google Play in its short life. Unfortunately, Google didn't see fit to include a changelog with the update, so we don't know exactly what changes were made. But, we've asked around and it looks as though the update has added support for the Nexus 7 at the very least...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 07:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Hangouts-gets-first-update-seems-to-add-Nexus-7-support_id43157/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-officials-confirm-5.9-inch-Note-III-will-come-at-IFA-in-September-Galaxy-S4-to-hit-10-million-sales-next-week_id43156The Samsung Galaxy S4 has already become the fastest selling Android smartphone ever having hit 4 million shipments within the first five days of availability…]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 07:14:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-officials-confirm-5.9-inch-Note-III-will-come-at-IFA-in-September-Galaxy-S4-to-hit-10-million-sales-next-week_id43156/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Images-and-summary-from-day-2-of-Google-IO_id43142It was a day packed with information sessions and sandbox exhibits for the developer community...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 06:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Images-and-summary-from-day-2-of-Google-IO_id43142/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Googles-new-location-APIs-the-biggest-change-to-location-since-Android-launched_id43153Google I/O 2013 is more focused on developers and while there are no product launched or Android versions unveiled that does not mean that there is no innovation…]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 03:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Googles-new-location-APIs-the-biggest-change-to-location-since-Android-launched_id43153/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-introduces-its-Xpress-Now-app-for-personalized-browser-recommendations_id43150Nokia has introduced its Nokia Xpress Now app for its Asha line; available in India where it currently is in beta, the app works together with the Nokia Xpress Browser, relying on the wisdom of 80 million monthly users of the Nokia Xpress Browser together with a user's personal browsing preferences, to make real-time personalized recommendations of what is hot on the internet...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 03:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-introduces-its-Xpress-Now-app-for-personalized-browser-recommendations_id43150/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-video-recording-stabilization-gets-tested-in-offroad-conditions_id43152The Galaxy S4 doesn't have the advanced optical image stabilization of some smartphones like the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One, but it does have some form of digital image stabilization...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 03:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-video-recording-stabilization-gets-tested-in-offroad-conditions_id43152/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Foxconn-says-it-needs-more-time-to-cut-back-on-overtime_id43149Foxconn, the company that earns 60% to 70% of its revenue by assembling Apple products, says it needs more time to comply with a July 1st target set by the Fair Labor Association to cut the amount of overtime at its plants; last year, Apple asked the FLA to investigate working conditions at Foxconn factories after a series of suicides and accidents at the plants between 2010-2012...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 02:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Foxconn-says-it-needs-more-time-to-cut-back-on-overtime_id43149/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-Sega-classic-arrives-on-Android-and-iOS-remastered-and-you-can-play-with-Knuckles-and-Tails_id43121Sonic the Hedgehog, the original Sega game classic we as kids played in the 90s, has now arrived on Android and iOS, but it is not just a simple port…]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 02:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sonic-the-Hedgehog-Sega-classic-arrives-on-Android-and-iOS-remastered-and-you-can-play-with-Knuckles-and-Tails_id43121/commentsPhone Arena