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/GDR-2-update-for-Windows-Phone-8-to-bundle-OEM-and-OS-updates_id44266We don't know a lot about the GDR 2 update that is coming soon to Windows Phone 8. We've heard that quad-core processor support will be coming with the GDR 3 update, but all we have learned so far with GDR 2 is that it will be bringing CalDAV and CardDAV support for Google accounts. A new report is saying it will also help unify Windows Phone updates by bundling OEM and OS updates...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 10:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/GDR-2-update-for-Windows-Phone-8-to-bundle-OEM-and-OS-updates_id44266/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-App-Store-gets-new-features-in-iOS-7_id44246The Apple App Store is getting some new features in iOS 7; while Android users have known the joy of automatic updates for their apps since the update to Android 2.2, this is something new for iOS users which they will get to experience in iOS 7. If it is enabled, iOS 7 will automatically look in the background for updates, which it will run automatically...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 01:20:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-App-Store-gets-new-features-in-iOS-7_id44246/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Shazam-updated-with-Pulse-discovery-and-more-on-iOS_id44243Shazam for iOS got some pretty nice updates today, but it seems as though the app has been a bit forgotten on Android. The Android version of Shazam hasn't seen an update since April, but this new update for iOS comes close behind an update a couple weeks ago that brought some location services to the app. This time around, Shazam is getting UI tweaks and Pulse discovery...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 21:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Shazam-updated-with-Pulse-discovery-and-more-on-iOS_id44243/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-of-iOS-7-on-iPad-may-show-faster-boot-time_id44230We've seen some screenshots of Apple's new iOS 7 running on an iPad, and the screenshots we saw had some strange things in there like an iPad-optimized flashlight button, even though no iPads have a rear flash. Now, a new video has come out showing iOS 7 running on an iPad, but there isn't as much interesting here...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 17:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-of-iOS-7-on-iPad-may-show-faster-boot-time_id44230/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-gets-maintenance-update-in-the-U.K._id44201Over the in the U.K. on Tuesday, owners of the Samsung GALAXY Note II are receiving an update to the phablet; is it the eagerly awaited update to Android 4.2.2. Nope. Afraid not. That update is still on for sometime in the third quarter and will bring some of the new features seen on the Samsung Galaxy S4 to the device...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 07:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-gets-maintenance-update-in-the-U.K._id44201/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-reiterates-Android-4.2.2-update-coming-to-HTC-One_id44192A tweet sent Monday by carrier Three UK caused an uproar; in response to a question about the upcoming Android 4.2.2 for the HTC One, the carrier responded that HTC had pulled the release with no new date set for the update. As you can imagine, this set off the firestorm. Because the HTC One currently runs on Android 4.1.2, some users have already been suffering from an inferiority complex...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 04:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-reiterates-Android-4.2.2-update-coming-to-HTC-One_id44192/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsofts-brain-makes-Bing-voice-search-results-more-accurate-and-twice-as-fast-on-WP8_id44160We've heard plenty about Google's neural network (aka the Skynet Brain) that has been extremely helpful in making contextual search and voice recognition better with the aid of Ray Kurzweil. But, it should be no surprise that Microsoft has its own brain, or Deep Neural Networks, and it has just been used to make Bing voice search on Windows Phone 8 more accurate and twice as fast...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 12:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsofts-brain-makes-Bing-voice-search-results-more-accurate-and-twice-as-fast-on-WP8_id44160/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Skype-video-messaging-now-a-full-feature-on-most-platforms-except-Windows-Phone_id44153Maybe Microsoft just doesn't want to show any sort of favoritism to the platform that it created with the video service that it purchased. Or, maybe Microsoft has deeper integration planned, and would rather work towards that than adding a feature to an app. Whatever the reason, users on most platforms will be happy to know that Skype video messaging has graduated to a full feature on most platforms... except Windows Phone...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 10:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Skype-video-messaging-now-a-full-feature-on-most-platforms-except-Windows-Phone_id44153/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-the-Android-4.2.2-update-for-the-Sony-Xperia-Z_id44106The high-end Sony Xperia Z has not yet received the Android 4.2.2 update, but that hasn't stopped some owners of the phone from installing a leaked version of the OS build; a couple of videos show just what we can expect the update to look like once installed on the Japanese OEM's flagship Android model. Another video shows the widgets and lockscreen following the same update...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 02:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-the-Android-4.2.2-update-for-the-Sony-Xperia-Z_id44106/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-update-for-the-Apple-iPhone-adds-support-for-AMBER-alerts-and-other-emergency-messages_id44083An update is now being pushed to AT&T branded versions of the Apple iPhone that enables Wireless Emergency Alerts to be broadcast over the updated handsets; the alerts will be received in the same fashion as a text message, although they will be delivered using a faster method than regular SMS messages...]]>NewsSat, 15 Jun 2013 00:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-update-for-the-Apple-iPhone-adds-support-for-AMBER-alerts-and-other-emergency-messages_id44083/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Twice-as-much-developer-interest-found-for-iOS-7-beta-than-iOS-6-beta_id44077Apple's introduction of iOS 7 on Monday is big news for Apple iPhone users; Apple touts the new UI build as being the biggest thing to happen to the iPhone since the launch of the original model in 2007. Apple has already allowed its registered developers to install the iOS 7 beta and mobile ad network Chitika pulled out its trusty abacus to determine what kind of mobile market share the beta has managed to grab...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 20:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Twice-as-much-developer-interest-found-for-iOS-7-beta-than-iOS-6-beta_id44077/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-isnt-putting-a-gun-to-developers-heads-but-iOS-6-apps-need-to-be-upgraded-for-iOS-7_id44073If you remember the way that those apps that didn't support the Retina display on the Apple iPhone 4 looked, you might have an idea what apps not upgraded to support iOS 7, will look like once the updated OS is released to the public; those who have installed the iOS 7 beta say that without updating, apps look dated and old...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 13:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-isnt-putting-a-gun-to-developers-heads-but-iOS-6-apps-need-to-be-upgraded-for-iOS-7_id44073/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-to-BlackBerry-10.2-to-bring-support-for-Android-4.2.2_id44046You might recall that back in 2011, BlackBerry offered a way for owners of its BlackBerry PlayBook to run Android Apps on the slate, based on Android 2.3.3; for some of you, that Android build sounds like something that Thomas Edison used when he said, "Watson, come here. I need help with my router." So fast forward we go to 2013...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 02:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-to-BlackBerry-10.2-to-bring-support-for-Android-4.2.2_id44046/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Thanks-to-iOS-7-you-can-now-zoom-in-on-your-subject-while-recording-a-video_id44040A couple of new features related to taking videos using iOS 7 have just been discovered; neither one has been promoted by Apple, but both are features that could come in handy. One gives you a way to zoom in while you're shooting a video, although it does require you to pinch-to-zoom while recording. Or, you can tap-to-focus on your closeup as you zoom...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 23:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Thanks-to-iOS-7-you-can-now-zoom-in-on-your-subject-while-recording-a-video_id44040/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-updates-Android-Gesture-Search-with-support-for-40-languages_id44037Android Gesture Search is one of those kind of strange apps that we're not really sure has a lot of usefulness, but Google likes to keep it up anyway. The app allows users to easily find contacts, apps, bookmarks, and music by drawing on your screen. We're sure that some people find it useful, but given the various options for voice search and gesture typing, it doesn't seem all that necessary...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 20:18:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-updates-Android-Gesture-Search-with-support-for-40-languages_id44037/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-shows-off-Datasense-app_id44036The Nokia Lumia 925 already comes with the GDR2 (General Distribution Release) update pre-installed; that allows users of the phone to use the Datasense app that is only available for Verizon's Windows Phone users until GDR2 is installed. Once that happens, the app is no longer a Verizon exclusive and will be available to all users of Microsoft's mobile OS running the GDR2 update, aka Amber...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 19:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-shows-off-Datasense-app_id44036/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Music-updated-to-address-data-usage-issues_id44035For those who are data conscious, Google Play Music has always had a somewhat of an annoying app, because it hasn't had much as far as settings to adjust your streaming quality and reduce data usage. Well, there's a new update rolling out to Android that aims to address that issue by reducing the data usage footprint of the app...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 19:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Play-Music-updated-to-address-data-usage-issues_id44035/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-update-on-the-way-with-notification-syncing-and-more_id44027When Google first announced the new notification syncing feature during Google I/O, our first thought was, "Finally! No more doubled up Google+ notifications!" We've had to wait a bit for the feature to make its way out, but today's update of the Google+ Android app does add notification syncing and more...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 14:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-update-on-the-way-with-notification-syncing-and-more_id44027/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Viacom-updates-MTV-app-for-iOS_id44029MTV's WatchWith app for iOS has been re-branded by parent company Viacom as just plain old MTV and now includes more video content; MTV fans will greatly appreciate the addition of full episode streaming of MTV shows. You do have to be a subscriber to one of nine cable systems to take advantage of this service...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 14:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Viacom-updates-MTV-app-for-iOS_id44029/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Security-related-bulletins-for-BlackBerry-Z10-and-BlackBerry-PlayBook-are-released_id44009On Monday, BlackBerry released a pair of software bulletins for BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry PlayBook; the first advisory, BSRT-2013-005, deals with a remote code execution vulnerability found in Adobe Flash on both the BlackBerry PlayBook and the all-touch BlackBerry Z10. To have the exploit affect your tablet or phone, you would have had to been tricked into opening maliciously created Adobe Flash content in an email or website...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 03:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Security-related-bulletins-for-BlackBerry-Z10-and-BlackBerry-PlayBook-are-released_id44009/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Flipboard-update-allows-others-to-contribute-to-your-magazines_id43962One of the biggest additions to Flipboard 2.0 was the ability for users to make their own magazines by curating stories. Magazines could be shared with others, and there have even been featured magazines as well. Today, Flipboard has updated its apps for both iOS and Android to allow curators to invite others to their magazines to co-curate content...]]>NewsTue, 11 Jun 2013 22:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Flipboard-update-allows-others-to-contribute-to-your-magazines_id43962/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Delay-in-Android-4.2.2-update-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-and-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II_id43954A tweet sent out by SamMobile might have turned a pleasant day into a rather rough evening for many, especially if they own the Samsung Galaxy S III or the Samsung GALAXY Note II; you see, both of those devices are powered by Android 4.1.2 at the moment, and yeah there is nothing wrong with that build of Android...]]>NewsTue, 11 Jun 2013 20:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Delay-in-Android-4.2.2-update-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-and-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II_id43954/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-10-users-get-updated-Facebook-app_id43944Hey, just because you're a big time executive carrying around a BlackBerry 10 device doesn't mean that you don't have time for a little bit of social networking; and the news that the Facebook app has been updated for BlackBerry 10 is sure to warm the cockles of your heart. Version 10.2.0 of the app lets you tag photos, including those already up on your Facebook site that were taken with the camera on your BlackBerry 10 device...]]>NewsTue, 11 Jun 2013 09:18:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-10-users-get-updated-Facebook-app_id43944/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/John-McCain-happy-about-automatic-app-updates-on-iOS-7_id43930Last month, when Apple CEO Tim Cook was being questioned about Apple's corporate tax rate by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) had a question to ask the Apple executive; the former Republican Presidential candidate wanted to know, "Why the hell do I have to keep updating apps on my iPhone all the time?"...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 23:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/John-McCain-happy-about-automatic-app-updates-on-iOS-7_id43930/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Registered-Apple-developers-can-now-download-iOS-7-Beta-1_id43925If you are a registered Apple developer, you can actually go ahead and download iOS 7 beta 1 from Apple today; the devices that will accept the new OS are the Apple iPhone 5, the Apple iPhone 4S and the Apple iPhone 4. In addition, the 5th generation Apple iPod touch will also be compatible. Registered Apple developers pay $99 a year for the privilege..]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 19:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Registered-Apple-developers-can-now-download-iOS-7-Beta-1_id43925/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-releases-iOS-7-promo-video_id43926Narrated in part by Jony Ive, Apple has released a promotional video for iOS 7 that includes many of the new features that were introduced today at WWDC; "I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in simplicity," says Ive in this video, explaining the new design of the UI for iOS 7. The executive goes on to discuss the new colors and the different look of the icons and how every detail was looked at closely...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 19:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-releases-iOS-7-promo-video_id43926/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-kneejerk-review-adopting-the-best-of-the-competition-and-thats-okay_id43904Let's get one thing out of the way right off the bat: we absolutely love the look of iOS 7. It may just be that iOS finally looks markedly different from how it has been for the past 5 years, it may be that Apple has finally left behind the hideous skeuomorphism techniques, or it may just be that it reminds us of a mashup between Windows Phone and Google Now. Whatever the reason, we think Apple has done a solid great job of adopting the best of the competition to make something decidedly Apple...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 16:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-kneejerk-review-adopting-the-best-of-the-competition-and-thats-okay_id43904/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iOS-7-all-the-new-features_id43916Apple iOS 7 was a closely guarded secret that did not leak out until today, and even today’s leak was very slight. It definitely seems Tim Cook has indeed doubled down on secrecy…]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 16:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iOS-7-all-the-new-features_id43916/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-Control-Center-brings-quick-actions-to-your-fingertip_id43917If you use Android 4.2, this next concept won't be all that new, but the implementation is fairly nice. iOS 7 is getting a new feature called Control Center, which is essentially a tray that lives at the bottom of your screen and brings quick actions to your fingertips...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 14:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-Control-Center-brings-quick-actions-to-your-fingertip_id43917/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-shows-off-Activation-Lock-for-iOS-7_id43912With smartphone thefts rising, Apple introduced a new Activation Lock for iOS 7; if sometime finds or steals your Apple iPhone and then tries to disable Find My iPhone, he will not be able to reactivate the device. The same thing occurs if the phone is wiped. To activate the unit, the person with your iPhone would have to know your Apple ID and password...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 14:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-shows-off-Activation-Lock-for-iOS-7_id43912/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/FaceTime-in-iOS-7-getting-voice-calling_id43914It wasn't enough of a major announcement to get a demo or even its own segment of the show, but users should be happy to note that FaceTime is finally getting the option for voice-only calling with the iOS 7 update...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 14:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/FaceTime-in-iOS-7-getting-voice-calling_id43914/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-App-Store-finally-getting-automatic-updates_id43913It looks like Apple wants to get rid of the notorious red notification number that you find on app icons in iOS; and, the change is going to start with the iTunes App Store. You won't be seeing the notification number on the app icon in iOS 7, because Apple is finally adding automatic updates to the platform...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 14:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-App-Store-finally-getting-automatic-updates_id43913/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Siri-getting-new-voices-languages-commands-and-Bing_id43908There are a ton of updates to iOS in version 7, and we've been scrambling to cover them all for you. Apple has shown off a bit what you should expect to see with Siri in iOS 7. The updates are a lot of what you might have been hoping for with Siri, including new voices, languages, commands, and maybe one thing you didn't necessarily want: search results by Bing...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 14:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Siri-getting-new-voices-languages-commands-and-Bing_id43908/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Gruber-All-the-leaks-pertaining-to-iOS-7-are-wrong-new-OS-build-is-polarizing_id43866Not every one is expecting iOS 7 to be a flat, gloss-free UI when it is introduced Monday at WWDC; according to John Gruber, a journalist normally plugged into the Apple scene, the insiders at Cupertino that he normally talks with are telling him that all of the leaks about iOS 7 are wrong. Another word that he keeps hearing from his connections is "polarizing"...]]>NewsSun, 09 Jun 2013 21:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gruber-All-the-leaks-pertaining-to-iOS-7-are-wrong-new-OS-build-is-polarizing_id43866/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/WSJ-Tomorrow-Apple-will-introduce-iOS-7-and-show-off-new-ways-to-share-media_id43861According to the Wall Street Journal, tomorrow Apple is going to introduce iOS 7 at WWDC. No surprise there; but the business paper has some information about what to expect from the revised UI. For example, according to insiders, the design features "plain solid backgrounds and more white space"...]]>NewsSun, 09 Jun 2013 18:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/WSJ-Tomorrow-Apple-will-introduce-iOS-7-and-show-off-new-ways-to-share-media_id43861/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-920-bought-on-eBay-might-accidentally-be-loaded-with-Windows-Phone-Blue_id43834Screenshots from a Nokia Lumia 920 purchased on eBay show a notification center, similar to what is found on iOS and Android; there have been reports for some time that Microsoft never finished a notification center it had planned for Windows Phone because it ran out of time and instead, notifications pop-up or users can receive notifications via Live Tiles...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jun 2013 16:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-920-bought-on-eBay-might-accidentally-be-loaded-with-Windows-Phone-Blue_id43834/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-shows-Android-4.3-running-the-LG-Optimus-L7-II-Dual_id43826While Google has yet to introduce Android 4.3, Korean manufacturer LG has listed it as powering the LG Optimus L7 II Dual; originally it was thought that Android 4.2 would be followed up by Android 5.0, aka Key Lime Pie. But apparently some Android handset manufacturers had asked Google to hold off on releasing Android 5.0 until they had a chance to update currently available models to Android 4.2...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jun 2013 02:14:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-shows-Android-4.3-running-the-LG-Optimus-L7-II-Dual_id43826/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-models-get-updated-accessories-app_id43803Nokia has updated the accessories app for its Lumia line that adds a number of new features.; the app is used to connect the Windows Phone flavored models to compatible devices and the update takes it to version 2.5.3.1. While the size of the update seems comparatively puny at 2MB, it does offer some useful new features for Nokia Lumia owners...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 13:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-models-get-updated-accessories-app_id43803/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Foursquare-adds-tablet-UI-to-Android-not-iOS_id43799Wait a minute... that can't be right. A major app developer has built something for Android before iOS? And, it's a tablet app? We need to triple-check this, because it's nearly unprecedented... Wow, turns out it's true everyone! Foursquare has brought tablet optimization and a native tablet UI to its Android app before offering proper iPad optimization to iOS users...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 10:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Foursquare-adds-tablet-UI-to-Android-not-iOS_id43799/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Hulu-Plus-for-Apple-iPad-gets-a-new-look_id43764A completely redesigned version of video app Hulu Plus is now available in the Apple App Store for the Apple iPad; Hulu says it rebuilt the app from the ground up for the Apple tablet. The updated Hulu Plus will allow you to tap on an unfamiliar show to see the discover panel which will give you information on the show and individual episodes...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 19:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Hulu-Plus-for-Apple-iPad-gets-a-new-look_id43764/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Updated-Twitter-app-for-Windows-Phone-8-brings-new-features_id43755On Thursday, Twitter announced that is has updated its app for Windows Phone 8; one of the best features added is the ability of Windoews Phone 8 users to view Vine videos within a tweet. Of course, until Vine is available for the platform, you won't be able to produce your own clips. The update also allows you to save tweeted photos on your phone, and refresh a list on demand...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 12:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Updated-Twitter-app-for-Windows-Phone-8-brings-new-features_id43755/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-software-update-enables-moving-apps-to-SD-card-HDR-video_id43749Awesome is about to get awesomer! There's a new software update about to land on the Samsung Galaxy S4 bringing both minor and major improvements. Among them is the much-requested option to move apps to a microSD card so that users can have more storage space available on the smartphone's internal memory. The purplish smearing issues, which we reported about not long ago, have been addressed as well in the new software, and the overall legibility of the screen has been increased...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 08:14:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-software-update-enables-moving-apps-to-SD-card-HDR-video_id43749/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Gmail-for-Android-update-now-available-to-all-Hangouts-update-slowly-rolling-out_id43721Last week, Google announced an update coming to Gmail, and just a couple days ago the APK for the update leaked, so you could download and install it manually if you really wanted. Well, if you were patient, today is your day, because the Gmail update has now gone live for everyone. Additionally, an update for Google+ Hangouts has hit the Play Store...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 15:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gmail-for-Android-update-now-available-to-all-Hangouts-update-slowly-rolling-out_id43721/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Glass-gets-camera-update-to-add-HDR-and-more_id43715While developers are working on various apps for Google Glass, the main use case for the device right now is as a hands-free, head-mounted camera, so it's not that big a surprise that one of the first software updates for Glass has come to improve the camera. The update is rolling out now, and adds options for HDR image capture and more...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 13:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Glass-gets-camera-update-to-add-HDR-and-more_id43715/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-800-now-supports-Windows-RT-8.1_id43691Qualcomm and Microsoft announced at Computex 2013 that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor will now support Microsoft's Windows RT 8.1; the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 supports speeds of 2.2GHz per core and includes a multimode 3G/4G LTE Modem. USB 3.0 is enabled as well. Microsoft will send out an update later this year from the Windows Phone Store to upgrade tablets to Windows RT 8.1...]]>NewsTue, 04 Jun 2013 22:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-800-now-supports-Windows-RT-8.1_id43691/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/YouTube-for-Android-gets-update_id43682Google has updated its YouTube for Android app adding some new features including the usual bug fixes and stability improvements, a system that recommends videos to you, and more features for the sliding drawer; you can now open up the side panel from anywhere in the app to gain access to your subscriptions and feeds and the drawer also includes some new animations...]]>NewsTue, 04 Jun 2013 18:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/YouTube-for-Android-gets-update_id43682/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Gmail-update-hits-iOS-with-new-Inbox-and-notifications_id43678When Google first unveiled its new Inbox for Gmail last Wednesday, it said that the new options for sorting your mail would be rolling out to Android and iOS "within the next few weeks". Well, Google decided to go on the early side of that timeframe, because we saw the Android update for Gmail start rolling out yesterday, and today the update has hit the iTunes App Store...]]>NewsTue, 04 Jun 2013 16:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Gmail-update-hits-iOS-with-new-Inbox-and-notifications_id43678/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-to-stream-every-2014-NFL-game-over-a-handset_id43676It's a touchdown for NFL fans! Verizon has just inked a deal with the NFL that covers all regular season and play-off games for 2014 and under the terms of the deal, all regular season and playoff games will be streamed over certain mobile phone platforms; Verizon's current NFL Mobile app streams NBC's Sunday Night Football package, ESPN's Monday Night Football and NFL Network's Thursday Night Football...]]>NewsTue, 04 Jun 2013 15:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-to-stream-every-2014-NFL-game-over-a-handset_id43676/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-4.2.2-update-coming-OTA-by-mid-June_id43670We've seen the Android 4.2.2 leak out to the unlocked international version of the handset, and now we're getting word on when to expect the update to officially roll out over-the-air (OTA). HTC Russia’s Andrey Kormiltsev is saying that the rollout of Android 4.2.2 should start by mid-June, so there is only a couple more weeks to go...]]>NewsTue, 04 Jun 2013 11:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-4.2.2-update-coming-OTA-by-mid-June_id43670/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Feedly-roadmap-details-improvements-coming-including-a-Windows-8-and-WP8-app_id43645We are less than one month away from Google Reader officially being shut down, and Feedly is poised to take over as your RSS source. The app has seen some solid improvements since the original announcement of Google Reader being retired, and now the team has posted a roadmap detailing more features on the way, including a Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 app...]]>NewsMon, 03 Jun 2013 20:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Feedly-roadmap-details-improvements-coming-including-a-Windows-8-and-WP8-app_id43645/commentsPhone Arena