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/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/Microsoft-confirms-Windows-Blue-is-coming-update-will-allow-for-smaller-screened-tablets_id42708In a post on Monday, Microsoft confirmed that the Windows Blue update will be coming later this year and will allow Windows 8 to run on a number of different sized devices that will be able to combine the capabilities of a PC with the features available on a mobile device; Microsoft also announced that over 100 million licenses have been sold for Windows 8...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 00:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-confirms-Windows-Blue-is-coming-update-will-allow-for-smaller-screened-tablets_id42708/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apples-iOS-7-said-to-be-as-flat-as-Windows-Phone-with-a-lack-of-gloss-and-shine_id42460Those who have seen iOS 7 say that those used to Apple mobile OS are going to be a little shocked with the redesigned look, which is being compared to Windows Phone with its lack of gloss, shine and a flat appearance; also gone from Jony Ive's redesign of iOS is the skeuomorphism from earlier versions of iOS with iOS 7 codenamed Innsbruck, with new designs for all native apps...]]>NewsMon, 29 Apr 2013 17:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apples-iOS-7-said-to-be-as-flat-as-Windows-Phone-with-a-lack-of-gloss-and-shine_id42460/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-may-announce-iOS-7-on-June-10-during-WWDC_id42305It has been almost one year since Apple officially announced iOS 6. The time seems right for a new major release to come, doesn't it? Well, it looks like that's what Apple has in tow for its 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference, which is set to kick off on June 10 with a preview of "new versions of iOS and OS X"...]]>NewsWed, 24 Apr 2013 08:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-may-announce-iOS-7-on-June-10-during-WWDC_id42305/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-moving-closer-to-a-Facebook-powered-Android-phone_id41344Yesterday, Facebook sent out invitations to an event on April 4th that contained the cryptic message, "Come see our new home on Android." The rumor mill quickly jumped to the idea that Facebook was working on another phone, but the reality may be even more pervasive. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook wants to hijack new Android devices' homescreens with its News Feed...]]>NewsFri, 29 Mar 2013 11:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-moving-closer-to-a-Facebook-powered-Android-phone_id41344/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-shows-off-early-build-of-Windows-Blue-update-for-Windows-8-and-RT_id41178A video reveals an early build of the Windows Blue update for Windows 8 and RT which means that when ready, the update will be sent out to owners of Microsoft Surface tablets, both the"Pro" and "RT" variants; as part of the update, Windows Blue includes IE 11, new apps and improved multitasking capabilities; the build number on the video is 9364...]]>NewsSun, 24 Mar 2013 10:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-shows-off-early-build-of-Windows-Blue-update-for-Windows-8-and-RT_id41178/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Analyst-says-the-iPhone-5S-really-iOS-will-have-a-new-killer-feature-we-certainly-hope-so_id41000HTC, Sony, and Samsung have all had their big reveals for new flagship devices, and Motorola/Google is still a couple months away from Google I/O and whatever announcement is made there. So, that means it's time for analysts to come back out and talk about Apple. The newest bit of "analysis" says that the iPhone 5S (but really iOS) will have a new "killer feature", which seems like a pretty obvious thing for Apple to aim at providing...]]>NewsMon, 18 Mar 2013 20:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Analyst-says-the-iPhone-5S-really-iOS-will-have-a-new-killer-feature-we-certainly-hope-so_id41000/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Some-Nokia-Lumia-620s-shipped-with-solution-to-other-storage-problem_id40686The other day we told you about a problem that has afflicted some Windows Phone 8 models and seems to eat up some available storage and place it in the "other" category; the Nokia Lumia 620 has started to ship with a new firmware update that allows users to clear "cache" files that were stored in the "other" category...]]>NewsSun, 10 Mar 2013 14:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Some-Nokia-Lumia-620s-shipped-with-solution-to-other-storage-problem_id40686/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/First-firmware-update-for-BlackBerry-10-includes-battery-life-improvement-and-low-light-camera-fix_id40381BlackBerry 10 just received its first firmware update and it addresses a couple of issues that had been receiving some negative press, mainly the camera's tendency to take poor pictures under low-light conditions, and a poor battery life; the firmware update weighs in at 150MB and is coming at you BlackBerry Z10 owners via an OTA update...]]>NewsFri, 01 Mar 2013 05:07:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-firmware-update-for-BlackBerry-10-includes-battery-life-improvement-and-low-light-camera-fix_id40381/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-4.2.2-OTA-heading-to-Google-Nexus-4-right-now_id39758Possibly the last build of Jelly Bean, Android 4.2.2 is now rolling out to the Google Nexus 4 and the build number is JDQ39; the 54MB update is being pushed out OTA although the update can be manually installed directly from Google and as we showed you the other day, the update includes a progress bar when you download an app...]]>NewsWed, 13 Feb 2013 19:46:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-4.2.2-OTA-heading-to-Google-Nexus-4-right-now_id39758/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/No-Windows-Phone-7.8-for-T-Mobiles-Nokia-Lumia-710_id39501A statement from T-Mobile has shocked, stunned and saddened those Nokia Lumia 710 users as the phone will not be getting updated to Windows Phone 7.8 and even though the update only added a few new features, many were happy just to grab on to the small changes on their handset including the resizeable Live Tiles...]]>NewsWed, 06 Feb 2013 01:59:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/No-Windows-Phone-7.8-for-T-Mobiles-Nokia-Lumia-710_id39501/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ice-Cream-Sandwich-rolling-out-for-the-HTC-ThunderBolt-better-late-than-never_id39495Today, 6 months past the original deadline, Verizon announced they have started to roll-out the OTA software update to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich for the HTC ThunderBolt. At this point, we're not sure if Verizon or HTC is to blame for the long delay (probably both), but owners of the ThunderBolt can finally rejoice that they can update their phone.....to an already outdated OS! (Can you say Jelly Bean?) You can read our opinion about this here.]]>NewsTue, 05 Feb 2013 18:26:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ice-Cream-Sandwich-rolling-out-for-the-HTC-ThunderBolt-better-late-than-never_id39495/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-releases-iOS-6.1-new-features-kills-bugs_id39188Apple has released iOS 6.1, the latest version of its mobile operating system and the first update for iOS 6 since September and brings a number of new features and some bug fixes as well; among the new features is LTE support for more carriers and the ability of voice-activated personal assistant Siri to purchase movie tickets...]]>NewsMon, 28 Jan 2013 20:23:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-releases-iOS-6.1-new-features-kills-bugs_id39188/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-to-introduce-both-BlackBerry-Z10-and-BlackBerry-X10-next-week-contract-price-will-be-below-199_id38944Screenshots from the Gold Master version of the new BlackBerry 10 OS show that a number of business software titles will be pre-installed on the device and in addition, the OS will include a Siri-esque personal assistant; speculation is calling for RIM to introduce BlackBerry 10 next week along with both the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry X10 handsets...]]>NewsMon, 21 Jan 2013 11:26:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-to-introduce-both-BlackBerry-Z10-and-BlackBerry-X10-next-week-contract-price-will-be-below-199_id38944/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/First-BlackBerry-10-model-to-launch-February-28th_id38682A leaked screenshot showing the internal inventory system belonging to Best Buy Canada reveals that Bell will be releasing a BlackBerry 10 model on February 28th 2013 and the price shows $799.99 although we have no idea what that actually references; RIM will introduce the new software and new hardware on January 30th and two models will be released inititially...]]>NewsMon, 14 Jan 2013 05:44:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-BlackBerry-10-model-to-launch-February-28th_id38682/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-Z10-pictured-wearing-Verizon-branding_id38262Up until now, all of the leaked photographs we've seen of BlackBerry 10 models left out one key element of the design, the carrier branding; now a new leaked photograph shows two BlackBerry Z10 units sandwiching an Apple iPhone and on one of the 'Berrys you can make out the Verizon logo in the top corner of the device...]]>NewsThu, 03 Jan 2013 10:18:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-Z10-pictured-wearing-Verizon-branding_id38262/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Pictures-of-the-new-BlackBerry-X10-with-a-physical-QWERTY-appear_id38160On Saturday, we showed you some nice, clear photos of the BlackBerry Z10 which is the all-touch handset made with the new BlackBerry 10 OS; if you still want to use your BlackBerry old school and want that great BlackBerry QWERTY to type on, RIM will oblige with a model rumored to be called the BlackBerry X10 with the iconic looking BlackBerry physical QWERTY keyboard...]]>NewsSun, 30 Dec 2012 01:19:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Pictures-of-the-new-BlackBerry-X10-with-a-physical-QWERTY-appear_id38160/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/New-BlackBerry-10-screenshots-appear-showing-initial-set-up-default-apps-and-more_id38012Screenshots of the BlackBerry 10 show the installation process of Adobe Reader on a BlackBerry 10 handset along with an app called Story Maker and much more; in the last few weeks, we have seen quite a few leaks of the all-touch BlackBerry 10 devices as well as the models that feature a physical QWERTY keyboard as the BlackBerry 10 era is set to start on January 30th...]]>NewsSun, 23 Dec 2012 00:13:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-BlackBerry-10-screenshots-appear-showing-initial-set-up-default-apps-and-more_id38012/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Which-Android-manufacturer-is-the-fastest-to-update-its-devices-Which-carrier_id37983With an average time of 4.8 months, HTC was the fastest to update its Android devices while the slowest of the major manufacturers was LG with an average of 11.8 months to update; of the major U.S. carriers, the fastest was T-Mobile while as you might have expected, Verizon brings up the rear when it comes to updating its Android models...]]>NewsFri, 21 Dec 2012 15:28:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Which-Android-manufacturer-is-the-fastest-to-update-its-devices-Which-carrier_id37983/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-starts-pushing-Premium-Suite-for-the-Galaxy-S-III_id37902Since many Galaxy S III users felt jealous of the interesting features found in the Note II, Samsung decided to make them a small present and release many of those features for the GS III as well, under the name of "Premium Suite"...]]>NewsThu, 20 Dec 2012 06:17:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-starts-pushing-Premium-Suite-for-the-Galaxy-S-III_id37902/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-and-Foursquare-talking-about-sharing-local-data_id37789Apple and Foursquare are said to be talking about a deal to share local data as a way for Apple to integrate the app with its beleaguered Apple Maps; Apple hopes that it can somehow regain the momentum it lost after a rough start and now has the added problem of seeing Google Maps for iOS get downloaded 10 million times in its first two days...]]>NewsTue, 18 Dec 2012 00:01:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-and-Foursquare-talking-about-sharing-local-data_id37789/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-Phone-7.8-rolling-out-to-overseas-Nokia-Lumia-800-models-now_id37733It looks like the Nokia Lumia 800 is starting to receive the long awaited Windows Phone 7.8 update although we are not sure if this includes carrier-branded models of the phone; the update arrived via Zune desktop software and was sent in four individual updates that started with a Nokia Update for Windows Phone...]]>NewsSun, 16 Dec 2012 10:49:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-Phone-7.8-rolling-out-to-overseas-Nokia-Lumia-800-models-now_id37733/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-native-Android-app-now-live-and-twice-as-fast_id37649We've been hearing talk about the update for a while, and it has finally become a reality. First, we saw that Facebook transitioned its iOS app to native code. Then, Facebook began dogfooding its Android app in house, forcing everyone to understand how bad it was, and promised a native code Android app. Now, Facebook 2.0 is live in the Google Play Store. It's native code, and twice as fast as the old app...]]>NewsThu, 13 Dec 2012 15:47:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-native-Android-app-now-live-and-twice-as-fast_id37649/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-to-update-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-to-Android-4.1-starting-on-Friday_id37646Good news for those Verizon customers with the Samsung Galaxy S III as the carrier has announced that it will be updating the flagship Android handset to Android 4.1 starting Friday; the update, which will make the phone Global Ready, will be pushed out in phases so if you are impatient and can't wait for the OTA update, there is always Kies...]]>NewsThu, 13 Dec 2012 15:10:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-to-update-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-to-Android-4.1-starting-on-Friday_id37646/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Jelly-Bean-update-coming-to-Verizons-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III_id37600Over the past couple months we've seen a few Jelly Bean leaks for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III, but today it's been revealed that the latest K3 build will be the version that is sent to Verizon customers over-the-air later this week.]]>NewsWed, 12 Dec 2012 16:00:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Jelly-Bean-update-coming-to-Verizons-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III_id37600/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/New-photos-of-BlackBerry-10-L-Series-phone-show-sleek-drool-worthy-device_id37561We finally have a clear look at the BlackBerry 10 L-Series all touch phone and the texture of the back cover matches exactly that found on the back cover of the device that RIM posted a picture of on its BlackBerry 10 landing page...]]>NewsTue, 11 Dec 2012 23:38:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-photos-of-BlackBerry-10-L-Series-phone-show-sleek-drool-worthy-device_id37561/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Twitter-launches-photo-color-filters_id37516The same day that Instagram updates its app, Twitter is offering its long-awaited update that adds Instagram-like color photo filters; the new filters include Black and White, Warm, Cool, Vintage, Cinematic, and Happy...]]>NewsMon, 10 Dec 2012 21:10:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Twitter-launches-photo-color-filters_id37516/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-4.1-coming-next-week-to-Motorola-DROID-RAZR-HD-and-Motorola-DROID-RAZR-MAXX-HD_id37189According to Verizon, the Motorola DROID RAZR HD and the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD will both be getting their Jelly Bean update to Android 4.1; the OTA update will bring software version 9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US to the two handsets...]]>NewsFri, 30 Nov 2012 15:13:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-4.1-coming-next-week-to-Motorola-DROID-RAZR-HD-and-Motorola-DROID-RAZR-MAXX-HD_id37189/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-4.2-Jelly-Bean-Review_id370924.2 Jelly Bean is not a revolutionary leap in Android. It is rather a feature pack on top of the 4.1 Jelly. But while there is no single big feature to catch the eye, Google has improved Jelly Bean…]]>NewsWed, 28 Nov 2012 08:46:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-4.2-Jelly-Bean-Review_id37092/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nexus-4-7-10-start-getting-Android-4.2.1-update-Google-fixes-December-bug_id37051While some of us are still waiting to get the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update, Google seems to be already starting to patch that update…]]>NewsTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:29:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nexus-4-7-10-start-getting-Android-4.2.1-update-Google-fixes-December-bug_id37051/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-Phone-7.8-said-to-be-arriving-on-Wednesday_id36972After a video appeared showing the Nokia Lumia 510 running Windows Phone 7.8 speculation has arisen that the OS update will start to roll out this Wednesday, November 28th; the update will bring a few changes such as a new start screen...]]>NewsSun, 25 Nov 2012 13:23:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-Phone-7.8-said-to-be-arriving-on-Wednesday_id36972/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-5.0-makes-its-first-appearance-in-benchmarks-spotted-on-a-mysterious-Sony-LT30i_id36805Android 4.2 Jelly Bean has just been released, but while that was a minor update, we are still looking forward for the big changes coming when Android graduates to 5.0…]]>NewsTue, 20 Nov 2012 02:08:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-5.0-makes-its-first-appearance-in-benchmarks-spotted-on-a-mysterious-Sony-LT30i_id36805/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-6-bug-that-might-have-caused-data-overages-was-fixed-in-iOS-6.0.1_id36649A bug that was fixed in iOS 6.0.1 could have lresulted in data overages thanks to a bug in the AV Framework; the glitch could have led to multiple downloads of podcasts and audio streams taking users over their data caps while using a cellular connection...]]>NewsWed, 14 Nov 2012 21:43:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-6-bug-that-might-have-caused-data-overages-was-fixed-in-iOS-6.0.1_id36649/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Feature-Android-4.2-Daydream-mode_id36641One of the new features of Android 4.2 that hasn't gotten much mention recently is the new "Daydream" mode. It hasn't gotten much play because unlike the other major updates like the gesture keyboard, Daydream mode is a flashy extra, but it is quite a nice one...]]>NewsWed, 14 Nov 2012 15:23:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Feature-Android-4.2-Daydream-mode_id36641/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/BBM-7-beta-allows-you-to-make-voice-calls-over-BlackBerry-Messenger-with-BBM-Voice_id36599Getting the BlackBerry faithful a little excited prior to the January 30th launch of BlackBerry 10, RIM has started a new service called BBM Voice which allows users to make voice calls over BlackBerry Messenger service; users will need to update to BBM 7 which is now in beta...]]>NewsWed, 14 Nov 2012 01:19:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/BBM-7-beta-allows-you-to-make-voice-calls-over-BlackBerry-Messenger-with-BBM-Voice_id36599/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-announces-its-game-plan-for-Android-4.1_id36527So what is HTC's game plan as far as updating its current models to Android 4.1 is concerned; according to the Taiwan based handset manufacturer, its focus is on getting its 2012 dated devices moved over to Jelly Bean while older models will require a long, hard look ona case by case basis...]]>NewsMon, 12 Nov 2012 15:26:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-announces-its-game-plan-for-Android-4.1_id36527/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-4.1-Jelly-Bean-for-2012-Xperias-starts-in-mid-Q1-2013-but-2011-Xperias-wont-get-updated_id35714Sony’s 2012 Xperia smartphones will start getting updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean from the middle of the first quarter of 2013…]]>NewsFri, 19 Oct 2012 06:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-4.1-Jelly-Bean-for-2012-Xperias-starts-in-mid-Q1-2013-but-2011-Xperias-wont-get-updated_id35714/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-versions-of-the-Galaxy-S-III-may-not-see-the-Jelly-Bean-update-until-2013-Confirmed_id35642Just when we thought that Android phone manufacturers have learned their lesson, it seems the same old story is about to repeat itself...]]>NewsWed, 17 Oct 2012 09:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-versions-of-the-Galaxy-S-III-may-not-see-the-Jelly-Bean-update-until-2013-Confirmed_id35642/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-to-send-out-HE-software-update-for-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-still-not-Jelly-Bean_id35559The improvements in version HE (over G7) is that it has added enhanced zooming features in the web browser and email app, reduced device restarts, and enhanced stability in Google Play. The update I535VRALHE is still Ice Cream Sandwich, which comes in at 62MB and should start to roll out this week. If you happen to be running the (unofficial) I535VRALHD version, you may have to revert back to official F2/G1/G7 for the HE update to download and install via OTA.]]>NewsMon, 15 Oct 2012 17:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-to-send-out-HE-software-update-for-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-still-not-Jelly-Bean_id35559/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-releases-schedule-for-Jelly-Bean-updates_id35524LG has just released information showing which of its devices will be receiving the highly coveted Android 4.1 update; not only was the Korean manufacturer so kind as to release the names of its devices due to be updated, it also included the dates that the updates are expected...]]>NewsMon, 15 Oct 2012 01:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-releases-schedule-for-Jelly-Bean-updates_id35524/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Jelly-Bean-leak-comes-to-Verizons-Motorola-DROID-RAZR-M_id35499Even though the DROID RAZR M has only been available for a few weeks, we're amazed that the first Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean leak has hit the web. The leak (version 98.11.35 XT907) comes to us from @P3Droid over on Twitter, and is 255MB in size. Keep in mind that this may not be the final version that Verizon will push out via Over-the-Air, but should give a good indication of what it will feature.]]>NewsSat, 13 Oct 2012 15:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Jelly-Bean-leak-comes-to-Verizons-Motorola-DROID-RAZR-M_id35499/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/First-software-update-coming-to-Verizons-HTC-DROID-Incredible-4G-LTE_id35487Included in the update is global roaming support for use in over 220 countries, Isis mobile payment support using NFC, Verizon's Remote Diagnostic for phone troubleshooting, improved 4G LTE connectivity, improved transition between Wi-Fi and 4G LTE networks, audio support in Tango video calling, and updated Visual Voice Mail.]]>NewsFri, 12 Oct 2012 14:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-software-update-coming-to-Verizons-HTC-DROID-Incredible-4G-LTE_id35487/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-GALAXY-Nexus-Google-Nexus-7-already-running-Android-4.2_id35244A report on Friday night suggests that Android 4.2 is already powering up a Motorola device named the Motorola Occam, after Occam's Razor; the device, running Android 4.2, has appeared on the server traffic logs from Android Police...]]>NewsFri, 05 Oct 2012 22:14:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-GALAXY-Nexus-Google-Nexus-7-already-running-Android-4.2_id35244/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-lists-which-of-its-US-smartphones-will-receive-Jelly-Bean_id35180Samsung lists the JB update for the Galaxy S III as "Coming Soon" for Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular. At this point, we were hoping there would be more of an official time frame given. Missing is any mention of the Samsung Galaxy S II sold in the US, as Samsung has already said the overseas model would receive Jelly Bean.]]>NewsThu, 04 Oct 2012 08:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-lists-which-of-its-US-smartphones-will-receive-Jelly-Bean_id35180/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-promises-Jelly-Bean-updates-for-One-X-and-One-S-this-month_id35097HTC has officially announced that its best handsets currently - the One X and One S - are going to receive updates to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean this month...]]>NewsTue, 02 Oct 2012 03:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-promises-Jelly-Bean-updates-for-One-X-and-One-S-this-month_id35097/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-10-Aristo-specs-leaked-A-Series-model-phone-has-2GB-of-RAM-and-LTE-on-board_id35081Following up on the leak that brought us the specs of the BlackBerry 10 Laguna, the L-Series model that is heading to Verizon with a 4.2 inch full touchscreen, comes the BlackBerry 10 Aristo which is expected to have a 4.65 touchscreen, quad-core 1.5Ghz processor, LTE connectivity and 2GB of RAM...]]>NewsMon, 01 Oct 2012 18:14:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-10-Aristo-specs-leaked-A-Series-model-phone-has-2GB-of-RAM-and-LTE-on-board_id35081/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/New-I535VRALHD-ROM-leaked-for-the-Verizon-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III_id35053The new I535VRALHD ROM is now available for manually installation, as it includes the HD baseband radio, but also a few other improvements, such as better battery life, and comes with Google Play Magazines installed. Unfortunately, it still remains Android 4.0.4 ICS.]]>NewsMon, 01 Oct 2012 06:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-I535VRALHD-ROM-leaked-for-the-Verizon-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III_id35053/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-makes-it-official-No-ICS-for-Motorola-ATRIX-4G-Motorola-Electrify-and-Motorola-PHOTON-4G_id35009Last week, we told you the bad news that Motorola had apparently delayed or changed its intentions on updating certain models to Android 4.0; on Friday, the manufacturer officially announced on Friday that three models are out of the running for the update...]]>NewsFri, 28 Sep 2012 23:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Motorola-makes-it-official-No-ICS-for-Motorola-ATRIX-4G-Motorola-Electrify-and-Motorola-PHOTON-4G_id35009/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/New-baseband-for-the-Verizon-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-may-improve-signal-strength_id35000A new leaked Baseband has it the web, version I535VRLHD. At this early stage, little is know about it, except that it came from Samsung, and is again supposed to help with signal reception on the Galaxy S III and may provide better voice quality as well.]]>NewsFri, 28 Sep 2012 13:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-baseband-for-the-Verizon-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-may-improve-signal-strength_id35000/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-reveals-all-devices-that-will-get-Android-4.1-Jelly-Bean-update_id34807Ah, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean! Android’s promised land of no lag is closer than ever, and now Samsung has released the full list of all devices that will be bumped up to Jelly Bean…]]>NewsMon, 24 Sep 2012 06:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-reveals-all-devices-that-will-get-Android-4.1-Jelly-Bean-update_id34807/commentsPhone Arena