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/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Developer-Edition-coming-to-Verizon-and-AT-T_id43328The Samsung Galaxy S4 Developer Edition is coming to both Verizon and AT&T; before you get excited, understand that this is not the stock Android "Google Edition" of the flagship Android phone that was introduced at Google I/O. The developer edition of the phone will still have TouchWiz, but will feature an unlocked bootloader and 16GB of native storage...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 21:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Developer-Edition-coming-to-Verizon-and-AT-T_id43328/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Court-ruling-prevents-SEP-owners-from-seeking-ITC-exclusion-order_id43319In what is being described as a landmark court decision, a California court recently ruled that owners of standards-essential patents cannot enforce a sales ban from the ITC; the case involved was Realtek v. LSI/Agere, but there are similarities to the usual patent battles between Samsung and Apple that are up in front of the ITC. At least, Apple thinks so...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 13:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Court-ruling-prevents-SEP-owners-from-seeking-ITC-exclusion-order_id43319/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-release-an-Aurora-Red-Galaxy-S4-on-June-14_id43315AT&T has announced that a version of the Galaxy S4 in the somewhat eccentric 'Aurora Red' color will be exclusively offered by the carrier starting June 14. The good news is that customers willing to get their hands on the hot device will be able to place their pre-orders as soon as tomorrow, May 24...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 09:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-release-an-Aurora-Red-Galaxy-S4-on-June-14_id43315/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-spotted-on-Bluetooth-SIG_id43312The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition, the device that will bring a Nexus-like experience in a Galaxy wrapper, has passed one more step on its way to U.S. shelves…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 08:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-spotted-on-Bluetooth-SIG_id43312/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Flexible-Samsung-tablet-concept-out-with-specs-bottom-part-folds-to-a-stand-and-keyboard_id43306Of note is the lack of a rear camera, as the top part of the slate is seemingly thinner than the bottom, which can bend, thus serving as both a stand, and maybe a keyboard half when the need arises, though the space seems too tight to fit a decent QWERTY...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 04:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flexible-Samsung-tablet-concept-out-with-specs-bottom-part-folds-to-a-stand-and-keyboard_id43306/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/10-million-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-units-sold-new-colors-coming_id43304After launching globally on April 27th, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has now surpassed 10 million units sold in less than one full month, according to Samsung; this sets a record for a Samsung handset, for the quickest time to 10 million units sold. The Galaxy S4's predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S III, took 50 days to accomplish the same thing...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 22:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-million-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-units-sold-new-colors-coming_id43304/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LoJack-will-now-recover-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id43299You probably have heard of LoJack which is a embedded system used mostly on cars; with the LoJack system hidden somewhere inside the car, it is turned off until you report the car stolen. Once that takes place, a remote signal is sent out which turns on the LoJack system in the car, transmits a silent homing signal, and allows law enforcement to find the vehicle...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 16:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LoJack-will-now-recover-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id43299/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-seeks-to-add-Google-Now-and-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-to-2014-patent-trial_id43290Earlier this month, we told you how both Samsung and Apple are being limited by Judge Lucy Koh in advance of their next patent trial set to start in March 2014; Koh wants both companies to limit the number of devices in each side's infringement claim, to no more than 22. While Apple had originally left out the Samsung Galaxy S4, it did put Samsung on notice that it would probably be adding the latest Android flagship to its list...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 13:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-seeks-to-add-Google-Now-and-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-to-2014-patent-trial_id43290/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Oh-Jiminey-Cricket-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-on-June-7th_id43287Count Cricket in among the pre-paid carriers that will add the Samsung Galaxy S4 to their lineup; not only do we have word that Cricket will be offering the phone to its customers, we even have a launch date of June 7th. Unlike most pre-paid carriers that ask you to pay for the phone by plunking down the full price, Cricket is asking you to put down $55 and pay off the balance in monthly installments...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 12:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Oh-Jiminey-Cricket-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-on-June-7th_id43287/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-5.8-Review_id3317The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is a member of a rare breed. While it has the specs of a mid-range device, its appearance might make an unassuming buyer think that it's one beast of a phone. That's because its front is occupied by a massive, 5.8-inch touchscreen, which happens to be the smartphone's stand-out feature. Note that our review is based on the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Duos. This is the dual-SIM variant of the smartphone, which is identical to the single-SIM version in terms of design and hardware specs...]]>ReviewsWed, 22 May 2013 09:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-5.8-Review_id3317/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-6.3-Preview_id3316We've been waiting with baited breath for this year's gargantuan phone ideas from Samsung, and the Galaxy Mega 6.3 didn't disappoint with screen diagonal. Measuring 6.3 across, as the name suggests, it is not meant to be a flagship product, given the mid-range for 2013 specs, but rather fit an existing or imaginable marketing niche of users. These would be people who use their handsets mostly for media, browsing and games, rather than actual talking, and want their display as big as possible this side of a tablet screen.]]>ReviewsWed, 22 May 2013 07:14:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-6.3-Preview_id3316/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-buys-stake-in-Pantech-securing-innovation-access_id43283Samsung has apparently acquired a 10% stake in Pantech, its fellow South Korean phone maker, for reasons yet unknown. That makes Sammy one of the largest shareholders in the company, after Qualcomm and the state's Development Bank...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 03:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-buys-stake-in-Pantech-securing-innovation-access_id43283/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/More-than-75-million-smartphones-sold-in-China-during-Q1_id43276According to stats compiled in the first quarter from DigiTimes, 90.54 million mobile phones were sold in China during the first quarter of 2013; sequentially, that was a gain of 23.5%. Year-over-year the gain was 34%. 75.28 million of those purchased units were smartphones. Smartphone sales rose 32.2% from the fourth quarter...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 02:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/More-than-75-million-smartphones-sold-in-China-during-Q1_id43276/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Pure-Android-version-of-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-will-initially-only-be-available-in-the-US_id43273We know that much of the world was intrigued when Google announced the forthcoming Samsung...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 22:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Pure-Android-version-of-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-will-initially-only-be-available-in-the-US_id43273/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-reportedly-scores-close-to-28000-on-AnTuTu-with-Android-4.3_id43263The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 allegedly went through the AnTuTu benchmark site, which not only left us with some clues about its performance, but also has given us some possible specs to chew on as we wait to hear some more information about the third iteration of this series; if this is all legit, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 scored an outstanding 27,914 on the site's Benchmark test...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 17:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3-reportedly-scores-close-to-28000-on-AnTuTu-with-Android-4.3_id43263/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-sans-contract-coming-to-Virgin-and-Boost-Boost-Mobile-Wallet-is-here_id43259Now that the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the flagship Android model, the Samsung Galaxy S III is being made available off-contract to some pre-paid carriers; Sprint owned Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA both said on Tuesday that the popular model will be available for customers of the two pre-paid carriers starting next month. The device will give both Boost and Virgin another LTE enabled phone to offer...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 13:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-sans-contract-coming-to-Virgin-and-Boost-Boost-Mobile-Wallet-is-here_id43259/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-7.0-price-revealed-by-accident_id43255The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has not yet officially been priced, but considering that the 7 inch niche of the Android tablet market is home to some low priced slates like the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Google Nexus 7, you would expect that Sammy's newest 7 inch Galaxy Tab model will continue the tradition...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 10:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-3-7.0-price-revealed-by-accident_id43255/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-are-20-facts-you-did-not-know-about-Samsung_id43250Samsung has grown tremendously over the past couple of years becoming the world’s largest phone manufacturer and it is likely to soon start getting more profits than even Apple…]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 09:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-are-20-facts-you-did-not-know-about-Samsung_id43250/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ad-compares-low-light-photography-on-Nokia-Lumia-928-with-Apple-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S4_id43254Thanks to the more complex cameras that have been placed on handsets lately, the ability of a smartphone's camera to take decent shots in less than optimal lighting has become a feature to be used to promote certain models; no OEM has used this more than Nokia, but that really shouldn't be surprising considering the capabilities of the snapper on the Nokia Lumia 920...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 09:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ad-compares-low-light-photography-on-Nokia-Lumia-928-with-Apple-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S4_id43254/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/U.K.-retailer-Clove-accepting-pre-registrations-for-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-6.3-July-launch-seen_id43253For those of you out there who have been waiting for Samsung's really big next thing, U.K. phone retailer Clove is now accepting pre-registrations for the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3; that means that while you can't really reserve the phone right now, you can leave your email address to receive notification when it will be available...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 07:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.K.-retailer-Clove-accepting-pre-registrations-for-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Mega-6.3-July-launch-seen_id43253/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Does-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-have-sound-issues-with-some-headphones_id43248There's a growing thread over at the XDA Developers forum revolving around a Samsung Galaxy S4 issue. Some users report crackling sounds when listening to music at high volume levels, but only when a certain pair of earphones is being used. Naturally, the stock earbuds work fine, but plugging in a different headphone set is when the problems arise for a number of Galaxy S4 owners...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 05:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Does-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-have-sound-issues-with-some-headphones_id43248/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Rugged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-leaks-on-video-Snapdragon-S4-Plus-8-MP-camera_id43247The big unknown seems to be the screen type, since if Samsung went with the same wide-gamut Full HD Super AMOLED panel, the rugged handset is unlikely to come affordable, despite the lower-grade specs than the original S4...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 03:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rugged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-leaks-on-video-Snapdragon-S4-Plus-8-MP-camera_id43247/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Consumer-Reports-votes-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-as-best-phone-of-the-season_id43243The shop measures by several criteria, including camera performance, and it was overall satisfied mostly with the wide-gamut Full HD Super AMOLED display, the gesture and eye-tracking navigation, as well as the sharing and multitasking capabilities of the phone: "The S4 delivered top-notch performance in the most critical areas of our tests, including the camera," they concluded....]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 02:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Consumer-Reports-votes-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-as-best-phone-of-the-season_id43243/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/SID-expo-2013-Galaxy-S4-display-has-the-widest-color-gamut-Samsung-demos-13.3-panel-with-3200x1800-pixels_id43240After LG demonstrated a flexible OLED with plastic substrate, Samsung flaunted three display sizes - about 5, 10 and 13 inches. The Galaxy S4's Full HD 4.99" Super AMOLED panel, it turns out, covers the widest color gamut of any mobile screen - 94% of the Adobe RGB color space, which is much wider than the standard sRGB gamut those displays are typically measured against. Of course, this all might be just a way to say OLED's colors are oversaturated for the sRGB gamut, which screen purists are aware of, but fit well within the Adobe RGB space...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 02:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/SID-expo-2013-Galaxy-S4-display-has-the-widest-color-gamut-Samsung-demos-13.3-panel-with-3200x1800-pixels_id43240/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-testing-1.5-inch-OLED-screen-for-iWatch_id43234According to reports from Taiwan's Economic Times, Apple is in the process of testing 1.5 inch OLED displays from the RiT display subsidiary of RITEK; the touch sensor technology for the glass supposedly comes from a joint venture that RITEK has called RiTFast. The glass would obviously be used for Apple's rumored iWatch...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 21:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-testing-1.5-inch-OLED-screen-for-iWatch_id43234/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apps-are-the-solution-to-aid-emerging-economies-in-Asia_id43223Very often, when we think of Asia we think of high-technology. After all, Asia is home to where cutting...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 16:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apps-are-the-solution-to-aid-emerging-economies-in-Asia_id43223/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-Exhibit-May-29th-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-LTE-on-June-5th_id43218A leaked internal T-Mobile memo gives us a launch date for the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy S III that has started shipping to stores, as we told you on Saturday; according to the memo, the handset will be released on June 5th and will replace the current version of the phone that relies on HSPA+ for 4G speeds...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 10:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-Exhibit-May-29th-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-LTE-on-June-5th_id43218/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Alleged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-photos-show-rugged-yet-slim-chassis_id43215The Galaxy Active leaked in benchmarks sporting a Snapdragon processor and Full HD display, and now the first alleged pictures of the device have arrived. It does look rugged indeed, but also sufficiently thin, and we can't wait for the official announcement to disclose the exact submerging and drop specifications it will comply with...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 08:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Alleged-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Active-photos-show-rugged-yet-slim-chassis_id43215/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-4.2.2-Jelly-Bean-update-pre-release-firmware-leaks-out_id43208The Samsung Galaxy S III is about to get a lot of the features you see in the company’s 2013 Android flagship, the Galaxy S4…]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 04:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-4.2.2-Jelly-Bean-update-pre-release-firmware-leaks-out_id43208/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Make-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-sound-better-using-Adapt-Sound_id43210The Samsung Galaxy S4 has an awesome built-in feature called Adapt Sound. Simply put, it fine tunes the sound output of the smartphone in accordance to the user's hearing and to what headphones are being used with the device. Allow us to tell you how to use the feature...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 04:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Make-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-sound-better-using-Adapt-Sound_id43210/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/A-slip-of-the-tongue-Galaxy-S4-Mega-leaks-out-Samsung-confirms-S4-Mini-and-S4-Active_id43201We’ve been hearing about all sorts of Samsung Galaxy S4 variations - a rugged handset, a more compact one, and what not…]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 03:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/A-slip-of-the-tongue-Galaxy-S4-Mega-leaks-out-Samsung-confirms-S4-Mini-and-S4-Active_id43201/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsungs-annual-Smart-App-Challenge-is-here-focus-is-on-Chord-SDK-apps-like-Group-Play_id43205Perhaps the most impressive demonstration of what Chord SDK can bring so far is the surround sound speaker mode made of several S4s doing one and the same song, but the possibilities are endless, and that's precisely what Samsung wants to tap with its 2013 app challenge, and from a fresh perspective at that...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 02:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsungs-annual-Smart-App-Challenge-is-here-focus-is-on-Chord-SDK-apps-like-Group-Play_id43205/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-becomes-the-first-smartphone-passing-TCO-certification_id43125The Samsung Galaxy S4 has become the first phone to get the TCO eco certificate for being environmentally-friendly…]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 08:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-becomes-the-first-smartphone-passing-TCO-certification_id43125/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-looking-to-update-Galaxy-S4-to-free-up-more-storage-space-for-users_id43120The Samsung Galaxy S4 is one of the hottest Android handsets this year, but the fact that its most popular 16GB version actually turned out to only comes…]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 06:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-looking-to-update-Galaxy-S4-to-free-up-more-storage-space-for-users_id43120/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-III-to-have-the-same-plastic-fantastic-body-like-the-Galaxy-S4_id43116The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note III will be built out of the same polycarbonate plastic that the Galaxy S4 is made of according to the latest insider rumors…]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 05:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-III-to-have-the-same-plastic-fantastic-body-like-the-Galaxy-S4_id43116/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/Strategy-Analytics-Samsung-took-home-95-of-Q1-Android-profits_id43107Korean manufacturer Samsung took home 95% of the $5.3 billion that was made from selling Android handsets in the first quarter of the year; based on research from Strategy Analytics, Samsung was responsible for $5.1 billion of those profits. The research firm's senior analyst, Woody Oh, credited Samsung for having "an efficient supply chain, sleek products and crisp marketing," which led to their "impressive" profits...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 23:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Strategy-Analytics-Samsung-took-home-95-of-Q1-Android-profits_id43107/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprints-HTC-One-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-and-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-get-Google-Wallet_id43106Earlier on Wednesday, we told you that Google had added Google Wallet capabilities to Gmail; this puts Mountain View in the highly lucrative business of shuffling OPM around, taking a small slice of the moola as it goes from person to person. It's a great business to be in, especially since Google is already in the business of sending messages via Gmail...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 23:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprints-HTC-One-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-and-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-get-Google-Wallet_id43106/commentsPhone Arena