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/Telstra-Samsung-Omnia-W-and-LG-c900K-soon-to-get-update-to-Windows-Phone-7.8_id43366Australian carrier Telstra put up some new information on its website that showed that Windows Phone 7.8 will soon be pushed out for the Samsung Omnia W and the LG c900K; the update for Sammy's phone was approved by Telstra on May 6th while the model made by fellow Korean OEM LG got the green light 9 days later. Both phones are expected to see the update pushed out on June 6th...]]>NewsSat, 25 May 2013 03:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Telstra-Samsung-Omnia-W-and-LG-c900K-soon-to-get-update-to-Windows-Phone-7.8_id43366/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-S-starts-getting-updated-to-Android-4.1.2_id43356Back in April, we told you to expect the Sony Xperia S to be updated to Jelly Bean some time in May; well, with just one week left in the month, Sony's French Twitter account tweeted the information that Android 4.1.2 is coming to the device. You might remember the Sony Xperia S and the unique design of the model...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 16:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-S-starts-getting-updated-to-Android-4.1.2_id43356/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Gmail-for-Android-soon-to-get-update_id43355A leaked slide from Google I/O appears to show off a redesigned version of Gmail for Android; the slide was displayed during a session called "Structure in Android App Design," which showed a new navigation drawer. There is the three line button in the top left that has been added and instead of having to go to All Labels to get to the Priority Inbox, the option now appears on the top-level of the app...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 16:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gmail-for-Android-soon-to-get-update_id43355/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-about-time-Xperia-S-getting-Jelly-Bean_id43345The Sony Xperia S, which is still packing quite a punch, by the way, is alive and well, as its manufacturer has now initiated the roll-out of an Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update designed for the venerable smartphone...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 05:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-about-time-Xperia-S-getting-Jelly-Bean_id43345/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Before-10.1-is-released-some-features-of-BlackBerry-10.2-announced_id43323Not too long ago, BlackBerry announced BlackBerry 10.1, the first update for the company's new OS, and it has only been in the hands of users for a couple weeks now. But, that doesn't mean we can't keep looking ahead to the future. BlackBerry Product Manager, Michael Clewley has announced a few of the features that users can look forward to in BlackBerry 10.2, which should be released later in the year...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 18:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Before-10.1-is-released-some-features-of-BlackBerry-10.2-announced_id43323/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Canadian-HTC-One-owners-receive-a-firmware-update_id43318If you are an HTC One owner in Canada, chances are that you have received, or about to receive, a firmware update for your new phone; Bell, Virgin Canada, Rogers and TELUS subscribers with HTC's new Android Flagship model will be happy to hear that the update repairs a problem with the sensitivity of the capacitive buttons and apparently makes the handset more responsive...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 12:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Canadian-HTC-One-owners-receive-a-firmware-update_id43318/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Magazines-gets-UI-update-to-match-Music-and-Books_id43289After the Google Play Music app was updated with its new UI (not to mention All Access features), and the Google Play Books app was updated with a matching UI (not to mention EPUB and PDF uploading and storage), we knew that it was only a matter of time before the UI changes made it out to the Google Play Magazines app, and today is the day those changes arrived...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 13:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Magazines-gets-UI-update-to-match-Music-and-Books_id43289/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Drive-for-Android-gets-new-card-view-and-OCR-scanning_id43288Google Drive for Android has gotten a small, but solid update today. The update brings a number of small changes to a lot of different aspects of the app including the UI, new OCR scan support, better editing tools, and of course the standard performance boosts and bug fixes that you would expect from every app update that has ever hit the Play Store...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 12:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Drive-for-Android-gets-new-card-view-and-OCR-scanning_id43288/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-RT-may-get-VPN-Bluetooth-4.0-and-LE-support-and-more-Windows-Phone-too_id43266There has been a lot of information coming out about what Windows 8.1 (Blue) will add to Windows 8 or Windows RT devices, but there has been almost no mention of what the update will do for Windows Phone. A new leak suggests that Windows Phone Blue may be in line to get VPN, Bluetooth 4.0 and LE support...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 19:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-RT-may-get-VPN-Bluetooth-4.0-and-LE-support-and-more-Windows-Phone-too_id43266/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Flickr-now-offering-1-terabyte-of-free-storage-and-an-updated-Android-app_id43228Yahoo has been working extremely hard to not just make Flickr relevant in the age of photo competition from all sides, but to make it the best photo storage service of the bunch. Today was a pretty big step in the right direction, because not only did Yahoo update the Android app with a more visual pop, and even better, Flickr is now offering all users 1 terabyte of space for free...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 19:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flickr-now-offering-1-terabyte-of-free-storage-and-an-updated-Android-app_id43228/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/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/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/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/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/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/Concept-for-iOS-7-allows-users-to-turn-flat-UI-on-or-off_id43146With WWDC getting closer every day, it means that we are closing in on the introduction of iOS 7 and the new skeumorphic free, flat design of the new UI. As we've already discussed, iOS 7 supposedly does away with the real-life icons that the late Steve Jobs and former Apple software head Scott Forstall favored and replaces it with the flat, gloss-free look that Jony Ive wants...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 23:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Concept-for-iOS-7-allows-users-to-turn-flat-UI-on-or-off_id43146/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/White-Nexus-4-rumored-to-launch-June-10th-could-bring-Android-4.3_id43136It's Google I/O, so things are moving fast, and a lot of rumors are swirling. Just a couple hours ago, we told you that there was a pretty flimsy rumor that Android 4.3 could be released in July along with the 2nd generation Nexus 7 tablet. Well, half of that info is already questionable. We were reluctant to put much faith in the Android 4.3 part of the earlier rumor, and it seems we had the right idea, because a new rumor has Android 4.3 and the white Nexus 4 being released June 10th...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 17:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/White-Nexus-4-rumored-to-launch-June-10th-could-bring-Android-4.3_id43136/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-HTC-One-gets-minor-update_id43133The HTC One has been almost exactly what the doctor ordered for Taiwan based manufacturer HTC; no, it won't outsell the Samsung Galaxy S4 as that model is aiming at taking out the Apple iPhone 5 as the top selling smartphone. But it has brought a new life to the company which has been suffering from lack of demand for models that it had pinned high hopes on...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 16:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-HTC-One-gets-minor-update_id43133/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Field-Trip-for-Android-gets-updated-with-support-for-more-than-80-countries_id43134Field Trip is exactly what the name suggests, an app that will help guide you on a field trip to find interesting places and learn something new about your surroundings. The app was made by Niantic Labs, the same division of Google that made Ingress, and it just received a pretty huge update today. The app has just added support for more than 80 countries...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 15:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Field-Trip-for-Android-gets-updated-with-support-for-more-than-80-countries_id43134/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nexus-7-refresh-and-Android-4.3-now-expected-in-July_id43132In the leadup to Google I/O, there were two prevailing rumors that people clung to: 1) that Google would announce a new version of Android - 4.3 Jelly Bean, and 2) that the 2nd generation of the Nexus 7 could also be announced. The closer we got, the clearer it was that Google wasn't going to announce new hardware, and focus on software (what with this being a developer's conference and all), but the new speculation has Android 4.3 and the new Nexus 7 coming in July...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 15:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nexus-7-refresh-and-Android-4.3-now-expected-in-July_id43132/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-available-for-eBays-iOS-app-brings-new-features_id43130Auction site eBay has updated its iOS app, adding some features that make it easier to bid for items on the go; a new UI simplifies the auction process while the new eBay shopping cart allows you to check out multiple items at the same time in the U.S. or the U.K. If your iPhone or iPad is running iOS 6, you can tap on the top of the grid when you receive search results, and you will see larger pictures of the items up for bid...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 13:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-available-for-eBays-iOS-app-brings-new-features_id43130/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Next-Android-version-with-Bluetooth-Smart-support-coming-in-a-couple-short-months_id43110The next Android version is coming with Bluetooth Smart support in “a couple short months,” according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group…]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 02:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Next-Android-version-with-Bluetooth-Smart-support-coming-in-a-couple-short-months_id43110/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-LG-Intuition-now-offers-users-secure-business-apps-for-BYOD-environments_id43086One of the next battlefields for smartphone manufacturers to fight over is the BYOD environment; these are the workplaces where company employees are allowed to bring their own handsets to work as long as they are secure. Some smartphone manufacturers are beginning to beginning to offer security suites, such as Samsung...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 16:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-LG-Intuition-now-offers-users-secure-business-apps-for-BYOD-environments_id43086/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Books-gets-updated-with-new-UI-and-book-uploading_id43092We just saw the update for Google Play Music come to the Play Store, and it brought a new UI to the app. Now, Google Play Books has also gotten a new UI, and it looks like Google is using the same design idea here as well. So, don't be surprised if this new UI makes its way to the other Play apps: Movies and Magazines...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 15:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Books-gets-updated-with-new-UI-and-book-uploading_id43092/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Music-update-brings-All-Access-new-UI-and-more_id43090Google Play Music got a big update today. The announcement was made earlier, and now the update has gone live for Android users and those that use Google Play Music on the web as well. The update brings the new "Radio without rules" streaming service, All Access, a brand new UI and a bunch of other improvements to the app...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 15:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Music-update-brings-All-Access-new-UI-and-more_id43090/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Hangouts-for-Android-iOS-and-Chrome-is-now-live_id43088The announcement was made just a couple hours ago, and the new integrated chat app from Google called Hangouts has now gone live for Android, iOS, and Chrome...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 14:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Hangouts-for-Android-iOS-and-Chrome-is-now-live_id43088/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Voice-search-improvements-new-cards-and-reminders-in-Google-Now-update-already-live_id43082A few minutes before the actual announcement, our Nexus 4 popped up a notification of an update to the Google Search app. The "what's new" section didn't have any actual info of what to expect in the update, but the news has been announced in Google's keynote. Conversational search is coming to desktops, but our focus is mobile, and for that Google Now is getting voice search improvements, new cards, and reminders...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 13:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Voice-search-improvements-new-cards-and-reminders-in-Google-Now-update-already-live_id43082/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-announces-Google-Play-Music-All-Access-Radio-without-rules._id43075We've been waiting for this announcement for a while. We had heard bits and pieces of Google signing up Universal, and Warner Music, then just yesterday we got word that the last pieces were in place. Today, we got the full announcement for Google Play Music All Access, which is what Google calls "Radio without rules."...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 12:18:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-announces-Google-Play-Music-All-Access-Radio-without-rules._id43075/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-unveils-Android-Studio-new-smart-IntelliJ-based-IDE_id43073Google said its I/O conference will be hugely focused on developers and one of the best news for coders is a brand new Android Studio…]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 11:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-unveils-Android-Studio-new-smart-IntelliJ-based-IDE_id43073/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/SwiftKey-gets-update-and-price-cut_id43065Wednesday has been a busy day for third party virtual keyboard app SwiftKey as not only did the Android app receive an update today, the price of the paid version of SwiftKey has also been sliced in half for a limited time; the update has added three new themes, Pitch, Dusk, and Regal, and has fixed some problems that users have been experiencing with personalization on Facebook...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 11:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/SwiftKey-gets-update-and-price-cut_id43065/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-developer-page-confirms-Android-4.3-just-before-IO-starts_id43066We're just a few minutes away from the start of Google's marathon keynote address for Google I/O 2013, and already we have an inadvertent leak of some interesting information. There have been constant rumors that Google I/O would have the reveal of another incremental update to Android Jelly Bean, and confirmation of Android 4.3 has popped up on a Google developer page...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 10:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-developer-page-confirms-Android-4.3-just-before-IO-starts_id43066/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Ace-2-Android-Jelly-Bean-update-starts-rolling-out-in-Europe_id43058Samsung has long ago promised to update its 2012 mid-rangers to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean completely overhauling the experience…]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 08:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Ace-2-Android-Jelly-Bean-update-starts-rolling-out-in-Europe_id43058/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-Z-now-getting-a-minor-software-update_id43050A firmware update is now rolling out for the Sony Xperia Z smartphone. The new software isn't of the major kind, but it is a welcome one nonetheless, bringing a number of lesser tweaks and improvements while keeping the OS version at Android 4.1.2...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 05:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-Z-now-getting-a-minor-software-update_id43050/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-Amber-software-update-demonstrated-on-a-Nokia-Lumia-920_id43035Lumia owners, there's a pretty significant software update coming your way. Dubbed Lumia Amber, the new software will bring both minor and major improvements, including new camera features and FM radio support. Yeah, we're sure you're more excited about the former, so let's dive into the details...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 02:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-Amber-software-update-demonstrated-on-a-Nokia-Lumia-920_id43035/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Store-gets-small-update-with-new-UI-and-mysterious-new-syncing-options_id43025For a while, there were rumors that Google would be releasing a newsstand or News section of the Google Play Store, but those rumors have died away and been replaced with the mysterious new Google Play Games, which is not only said to be part of the big keynote at I/O tomorrow, but it is decidedly the first time the "Google Play" moniker actually makes perfect sense...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 22:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Store-gets-small-update-with-new-UI-and-mysterious-new-syncing-options_id43025/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-confirms-Blue-will-be-Windows-8.1-and-be-released-for-free-through-the-Windows-Store_id43024It wasn't until last week that Microsoft finally confirmed that Windows Blue was real and was on its way. Now, Microsoft has decided to make official another piece of information that we already knew: Windows Blue will be called Windows 8.1. But, the most important piece of information is one that is completely new, and that is the update will be completely free and be released through the Windows Store...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 22:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-confirms-Blue-will-be-Windows-8.1-and-be-released-for-free-through-the-Windows-Store_id43024/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-Surface-RT-and-Microsoft-Surface-Pro-each-get-their-monthly-update_id43019Every month, Microsoft sends out cumulative updates for the Microsoft Surface RT and Microsoft Surface Pro; this means that each month, the update includes the latest changes in addition to all of the previous changes that you might have missed. This month's Microsoft Surface RT update takes care of a problem that had some Surface RT owners straining to hear sounds coming from the speaker...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 16:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-Surface-RT-and-Microsoft-Surface-Pro-each-get-their-monthly-update_id43019/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Now-its-BlackBerry-Z10s-time-to-score-the-BlackBerry-10.1-update_id43010The QWERTY equipped BlackBerry Q10 was able to have the updated BlackBerry 10.1 OS installed in time to come out of the box wielding the firmware update and the Canadian OEM announced on Tuesday that the update is now coming to owners of the all-touch BlackBerry Z10 as an OTA update beginning today; the update info was announced during the BlackBerry Live conference which opened this morning in Orlando, Florida...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 09:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Now-its-BlackBerry-Z10s-time-to-score-the-BlackBerry-10.1-update_id43010/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Amber-update-announced-for-Nokia-Lumia-smartphones-to-bring-fancy-camera-features-and-FM-Radio_id42991We have good news for everyone who currently owns a Lumia - the Nokia Smart Camera app will not be a Nokia Lumia 925 exclusive. Nokia just announced the Lumia Amber update that will bring the software to other Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 04:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Amber-update-announced-for-Nokia-Lumia-smartphones-to-bring-fancy-camera-features-and-FM-Radio_id42991/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Star-Wars-gets-update-for-Windows-Phone-adds-Cloud-City-and-Bobba-Fett-levels_id42920Angry Birds fans who play the game on a Windows Phone flavored handset will be happy to hear that Rovio has added two new levels to Angry Birds Star Wars; the two new levels are Cloud City and the Adventures of Boba Fett. To access the latter, you need to find Boba Fett's jet pack on earlier levels of the game, which has reached parity with versions of the game on other platforms...]]>NewsSun, 12 May 2013 12:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Angry-Birds-Star-Wars-gets-update-for-Windows-Phone-adds-Cloud-City-and-Bobba-Fett-levels_id42920/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-to-AT-Ts-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-leaves-device-at-Android-4.1.2_id42914A 69MB update to the AT&T version of the Samsung GALAXY Note II does not take the device to Android 4.2.2; what it does do, according to some who have received it, is change the radio and the kernel on the device. No official changelog has been posted, but what we do know is that besides the boost to the phone's performance that comes with the update, stronger and better Wi-Fi connectivity has been reported...]]>NewsSat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-to-AT-Ts-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-leaves-device-at-Android-4.1.2_id42914/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-XOOM-LTE-owners-invited-to-Jelly-Bean-soak-test_id42904Motorola's MO for a software update is to invite members of the Motorola Support Network with a specific device, to take part in a soak test; this means that a limited number of units will have a new software build installed so that the OEM can run some tests to see if there are any problems with the update. By limiting the number of devices that take part in a soak test, it puts a cap on the number of devices that could end up bricked...]]>NewsSat, 11 May 2013 11:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-XOOM-LTE-owners-invited-to-Jelly-Bean-soak-test_id42904/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-kills-plans-to-launch-Wallet-credit-card-but-will-have-updates-at-Google-IO_id42877There have long been rumors that Google was planning to launch a Google Wallet credit card at some point, and those rumors began to focus on this year's Google I/O as the target for that launch. Unfortunately, the new word is that CEO Larry Page has cancelled plans to launch the Wallet credit card at I/O next week, but the Google Wallet app will still be seeing updates...]]>NewsFri, 10 May 2013 10:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-kills-plans-to-launch-Wallet-credit-card-but-will-have-updates-at-Google-IO_id42877/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Earth-for-Android-gets-Street-View-and-tweaked-UI_id42839Google Earth has always been more of a novelty app than one with real functionality built in. It's always been a great app for going on a virtual sightseeing trip, but it hasn't always had the functionality of its cousin Google Maps, at least the Earth mobile version didn't. But, Google is looking to bring the two apps closer together with a new update of Google Earth for Android...]]>NewsThu, 09 May 2013 16:42:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Earth-for-Android-gets-Street-View-and-tweaked-UI_id42839/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-update-coming-today-including-app-dock-and-contacts-dash_id42835Facebook Home is just an hour away from getting its first update since it launched just about one month ago, and the company has given TechCrunch a preview of what users can expect with the new version of the app, including an app dock to make it easier to get at the apps you want, and a contacts dash for easier access to the people you want to communicate with...]]>NewsThu, 09 May 2013 16:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-update-coming-today-including-app-dock-and-contacts-dash_id42835/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Flipboard-2.0-finally-comes-to-Android-with-special-Android-only-features_id42828Back in March, Flipboard for iOS got the bump to version 2.0, which brought a bunch of new features to the already solid app. At the time, Flipboard called the update "he most epic release we've ever done", and now those epic changes have made their way to Android including the new Personal Magazine functionality and some features that are only available on Android...]]>NewsThu, 09 May 2013 10:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flipboard-2.0-finally-comes-to-Android-with-special-Android-only-features_id42828/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Translate-gets-Phrasebook-syncing-for-its-70-languages-and-more-updates_id42800Google Translate is an amazingly useful app, and it just keeps getting better and better. It has gotten another update with more supported languages, and what's surprising is that even with the language total going from 65 to 70, those 5 new languages represent about 183 million people worldwide. But, the star of the recent updates to the app is phrasebook syncing...]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 23:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Translate-gets-Phrasebook-syncing-for-its-70-languages-and-more-updates_id42800/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Pulse-gets-its-first-post-acquisition-update_id42794Pulse received its first update after being acquired by LinkedIn for $90 million, and added integration to the social networking site by gaining the ability to send news stories to a Pulse user's business contacts; the update also added the ability to save stories with one tap while making some minor changes to the app's UI and adding some bug fixes...]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 19:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Pulse-gets-its-first-post-acquisition-update_id42794/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Foursquare-releases-update-that-feels-at-home-on-Windows-Phone_id42793Foursquare's Windows Phone app wasn't exactly terrible, but it definitely wasn't one of the shining examples of what an app could be on Windows Phone. But, that all changed yesterday, when Foursquare released an update to its WP app that really feels at home in its Metro UI skin. The app has been redesigned completely with help from Microsoft and Nokia, and it is looking great...]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 18:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Foursquare-releases-update-that-feels-at-home-on-Windows-Phone_id42793/commentsPhone Arena