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/Sprint-unveils-tri-band-4G-LTE-broadband-devices-to-release-them-in-the-summer_id43258Sprint has used the ongoing CTIA conference as a stage to announce a bunch of 4G LTE broadband devices that will become available to the carrier's clients sometime this summer...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 11:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-unveils-tri-band-4G-LTE-broadband-devices-to-release-them-in-the-summer_id43258/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Kyocera-Hydro-EDGE-hands-on_id43245When you’re targeted to be a ruggedized smartphone, design isn’t something that’s placed highly in the totem pole over other things. Still, we’ll mention that the Hydro EDGE is considerably easier to handle in the hand, as it’s light weight enough to hold comfortably – without being too...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 11:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Kyocera-Hydro-EDGE-hands-on_id43245/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Nokia-Lumia-928-vs-Apple-iPhone-5_id3315Now that Nokia has introduced its true high-end Windows Phone offering for Verizon Wireless, it’s sure to try its mightiest to chip away at the iPhone 5’s always stringent grasp. Considering that it’s sporting a competitive price point of $99.99 with a 2-year agreement, there’s no arguing whatsoever that the aggressive approach might actually make customers think twice about settling down on a device – even more when it’s packing goodies that the iPhone lacks, such as wireless charging, NFC, and a super sensitive display...]]>ReviewsTue, 21 May 2013 07:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Nokia-Lumia-928-vs-Apple-iPhone-5_id3315/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-F3-pictured-detailed-for-Sprint_id43249LG's been making more than a few waves lately with its latest generation of devices, as well as handsets on the horizon that are already creating a good deal of buzz. The newly-minted, third-place smartphone OEM has two more additions for Sprint alone this quarter: the LS720 Optimus F3 and LS980 Optimus G Pro (already gracing AT&T shelves as the E980)...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 05:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-F3-pictured-detailed-for-Sprint_id43249/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/phones/LG-Optimus-F3_id7862LG Optimus F3 is a 4.0-inch (WVGA), dual-core Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 device with beefy 2,460mAh battery.]]>PhonesTue, 21 May 2013 05:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/phones/LG-Optimus-F3_id7862/discussionsPhone 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/Leaked-file-for-the-CDMA-X-Phone-confirms-a-Snapdragon-S4-Pro-again_id43232We're really not sure why the rumors persist that the upcoming Motorola X Phone could have a Snapdragon 800 in it. It seems like blind hope from Android fans driving the rumors at this point. We have an inside source saying that the X Phone will be running the Snapdragon S4 Pro, and now we have leaks from two different variants of the device that confirm that information...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 00:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Leaked-file-for-the-CDMA-X-Phone-confirms-a-Snapdragon-S4-Pro-again_id43232/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/SoftBank-gives-Sprint-permission-to-talk-to-Dish_id43233Both SoftBank and Dish are trying to capture Sprint, the nation's third largest carrier; the Japanese telecommunications firm is offering $20.1 billion for 70% of the carrier while Dish Network has a $25.5 billion bid on the table for all of Sprint. On Monday, SoftBank gave Sprint a waiver allowing the operator to talk to Dish Network...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 22:53:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/SoftBank-gives-Sprint-permission-to-talk-to-Dish_id43233/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/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/Sprint-buys-spectrum-and-customers-from-U.S.-Cellular_id43165The nation's third largest carrier, Sprint, has agreed to purchase some PCS spectrum and a large number of customers from U.S. Cellular; Sprint will receive in the deal, 20MHz of PCS spectrum in various Midwest markets including Chicago, South Bend, Indiana and Champaign, Illinois. The carrier also will be adding 10MHz in St. Louis...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 14:45:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-buys-spectrum-and-customers-from-U.S.-Cellular_id43165/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-solves-its-supply-issues-HTC-One-production-will-double_id43158The HTC One was announced way back in February with the intention of landing on store shelves before the Samsung Galaxy S4 and thus gaining traction…]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 08:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-solves-its-supply-issues-HTC-One-production-will-double_id43158/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/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/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/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/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/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 Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dreamy-Apple-iPad-mini-2-render-appears-wishful-specs-in-tow_id43055We are not in the business of predicting future device specs, but we can definitely smell when a prediction sounds fishy as this one for the future Apple iPad mini 2…]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 07:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dreamy-Apple-iPad-mini-2-render-appears-wishful-specs-in-tow_id43055/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Blue-Arctic-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-real-here-it-is-compared-against-a-black-S4_id43051A couple of days ago we saw leaked images showing the Samsung Galaxy S4 in “Blue Arctic,” a new color to the existing black and white models…]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 05:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Blue-Arctic-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-real-here-it-is-compared-against-a-black-S4_id43051/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-the-fastest-selling-Android-flagship-4-million-in-five-days_id43038The Samsung Galaxy S4 has reached sales of the whopping 6 million as of May 10th and is well on track to hit 10 million sales within the first month of sales…]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 02:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-the-fastest-selling-Android-flagship-4-million-in-five-days_id43038/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/CyanogenMod-10.1-nightly-builds-of-stock-Android-4.2-now-available-for-the-HTC-One_id42999You waited and it's here - nightly builds of the famed CyanogenMod 10.1 are now ready for download if you own an HTC One. The handset is the most heavily skinned Android flagship, so it mustn't have been easy for the crew to dish out the nightlies, but here they are...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 07:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/CyanogenMod-10.1-nightly-builds-of-stock-Android-4.2-now-available-for-the-HTC-One_id42999/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-carriers-combine-on-anti-texting-and-driving-campaign_id42980The nation's four largest carriers, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, are combining on a multi-million dollar campaign against driving while texting and the four will align themselves behind AT&T's "It can wait" slogan; Ads will be run over radio and television and over 200 other organizations will back up the campaign. And if you look up toward the sky, you might find three of Goodyear's blimps promoting the anti-driving and texting message...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 02:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-carriers-combine-on-anti-texting-and-driving-campaign_id42980/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/This-little-hack-will-speed-up-your-Apple-iPhone-5-on-T-Mobile_id42936Nearly a month ago an official carrier update started arriving for the unlocked or AT&T iPhone 5 devices on T-Mobile unlocking 4G LTE connectivity…]]>NewsMon, 13 May 2013 02:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/This-little-hack-will-speed-up-your-Apple-iPhone-5-on-T-Mobile_id42936/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Softbank-tells-banks-that-if-they-finance-Dish-they-wont-get-the-business-for-the-Alibaba-IPO_id42897If you've been following what has been happening with Sprint, you know that the nation's third largest carrier is on the receiving end of two offers, one from Japan's Softbank which is offering $20.1 billion for 70% of the company, and the other from Dish Network which is seeking to buy the entire company for $25.5 billion...]]>NewsSat, 11 May 2013 00:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Softbank-tells-banks-that-if-they-finance-Dish-they-wont-get-the-business-for-the-Alibaba-IPO_id42897/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Proxy-advisory-firm-recommends-Sprints-offer-for-Clearwire-over-Dishs-bid-Sprint-responds_id42874Proxy advisory firm ISS has recommended that Clearwire shareholders vote in favor of Sprint's offer to purchase the remaining 49% of the company that the carrier doesn't already own; while Sprint's bid is valued at $2.97 a share, Dish Network is offering $3.30 for Clearwire. However, considering that Sprint already owns a majority of Clearwire's stock, the Dish Network offer could be extremely difficult to get past a stockholder vote...]]>NewsFri, 10 May 2013 09:53:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Proxy-advisory-firm-recommends-Sprints-offer-for-Clearwire-over-Dishs-bid-Sprint-responds_id42874/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-arrives-on-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-HTC-One-and-Sony-Xperia-ZL_id42856Facebook Home might have one of the worst ratings of all popular apps on the Google Play store, but with 1 million downloads and counting it seems that people still download it…]]>NewsFri, 10 May 2013 03:18:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-arrives-on-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-HTC-One-and-Sony-Xperia-ZL_id42856/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-S-View-Cover-hands-on_id42821The S View Cover an official accessory tailor-made for the Samsung Galaxy S4. It is made of two pieces connected firmly together, one of them being a replacement for the smartphone's stock back plate, while the other is a flippy cover that protects the handset's entire front side. Putting the accessory on requires the removal of the phone's standard back cover and snapping the S View Cover in its place – a straightforward process that took us a few seconds to complete. But the S View cover is more than just a dumb piece of plastic...]]>NewsFri, 10 May 2013 01:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-S-View-Cover-hands-on_id42821/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-the-Galaxy-S4-fly-on-a-drone_id42808We've seen the Galaxy S4 do some pretty weird things, and we've also seen some pretty weird things being done to it. One thing we hadn't seen, though, is the Galaxy S4 flying on a drone...]]>NewsThu, 09 May 2013 02:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-the-Galaxy-S4-fly-on-a-drone_id42808/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-costs-Samsung-237-to-build-more-than-Apple-iPhone-5_id42803The 32GB U.S. version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 costs $237 to build, slightly more than the Apple iPhone 5, according to market researchers from IHS…]]>NewsThu, 09 May 2013 02:14:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-costs-Samsung-237-to-build-more-than-Apple-iPhone-5_id42803/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iPhone-selling-like-hotcakes-on-T-Mobile-half-a-million-in-less-than-a-month_id42775T-Mobile has been the only one of the four biggest U.S. carriers to not have the Apple iPhone, but this changed recently with the unveiling of T-Mobile’s UNcarrier initiative…]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 07:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iPhone-selling-like-hotcakes-on-T-Mobile-half-a-million-in-less-than-a-month_id42775/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-official-video-review-all-you-need-to-know-in-a-13-minute-walkthrough_id42769The review video tries to keep things real, showing off all the design and interface details that come with the S4. It takes you through air gestures, eye-tracking, the 13 MP camera shot options and so on, thus check it out if you just got your phone, to see things from Samsung's perspective...]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 05:06:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-official-video-review-all-you-need-to-know-in-a-13-minute-walkthrough_id42769/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-Ts-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-joins-the-update-party_id42757On Tuesday, we told you about the first update for the T-Mobile version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and now we have word of the first update for the AT&T version of the device; available from an OTA notification or pulled out of Samsung Kies, the update weighs in at 21MB and has no changelog although users reported faster animations and smoother performance...]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 02:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-Ts-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-joins-the-update-party_id42757/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-SPH-I800-may-be-the-ATIV-S-variant-for-Sprint_id42719Earlier this year, Sprint confirmed that it was willing to give Windows Phone another chance and promised to launch handsets running Microsoft's platform this summer. What the carrier has yet to clarify, however, is which phones exactly it is planning on releasing on its network. All we know is that a couple of WP8 smartphones are to be released on Sprint in the near future...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 04:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-SPH-I800-may-be-the-ATIV-S-variant-for-Sprint_id42719/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-LS980-may-be-the-LG-Optimus-G2-headed-to-Sprint_id42713There's a new high-end smartphone coming to town, and Sprint appears to be its ultimate destination. The handset, first discovered in the Bluetooth SIG database and then spotted on the carrier's web page itself (albeit only confirmed by a system file), is known as the LG LS980. Specs include a 1080p display of unknown size, Snapdragon 800 SoC...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 03:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-LS980-may-be-the-LG-Optimus-G2-headed-to-Sprint_id42713/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Clearwire-to-remain-faithful-to-Sprint_id42685Clearwire has issued a message to its stockholders, urging them to vote in favor of the acquisition by Sprint. As you know, Sprint currently holds 51% of Clearwire, but wants to acquire the remaining 49% for $2.2 billion...]]>NewsMon, 06 May 2013 08:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Clearwire-to-remain-faithful-to-Sprint_id42685/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Cool-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-cases_id42684The Samsung Galaxy S4 might well beat the HTC One and challenge the Apple iPhone 5 to become the best selling smartphone this year, but…]]>NewsMon, 06 May 2013 07:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Cool-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-cases_id42684/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Good-sales-of-HTC-One-lead-to-a-second-month-of-sequential-growth-for-HTC_id42673HTC hit the bottom low this February with revenues dropping and that’s when it announced the HTC One, its 2013 flagship…]]>NewsMon, 06 May 2013 04:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Good-sales-of-HTC-One-lead-to-a-second-month-of-sequential-growth-for-HTC_id42673/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-to-release-a-Retina-iPad-mini-in-Q3-2013-and-an-upgraded-one-in-Q1-2014_id42671The Apple iPad mini has been a success, there's no doubt about that. And as every successful device, it's bound to have a successor at some point. We're pretty sure that Apple is going to introduce a new iPad mini this year, one that will fix the tablet's biggest drawback - the low resolution...]]>NewsMon, 06 May 2013 03:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-to-release-a-Retina-iPad-mini-in-Q3-2013-and-an-upgraded-one-in-Q1-2014_id42671/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-selling-well-but-not-as-well-as-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id42651A survey of 20 AT&T and Sprint stores in Los Angeles reveals that the HTC One is selling well, but not as well as the Samsung Galaxy S4; despite a nearly two week head start for HTC's new Android flagship model, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has out sold its aluminum clad rival and has been returned fewer times than the HTC One has...]]>NewsSun, 05 May 2013 01:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-selling-well-but-not-as-well-as-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id42651/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Deal-alert-HTC-One-trade-in-offer-this-weekend-only-up-to-375-toward-your-old-phone_id42630And just like that, HTC pumps up the volume on its trade-in offer for those that upgrade to the...]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 21:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Deal-alert-HTC-One-trade-in-offer-this-weekend-only-up-to-375-toward-your-old-phone_id42630/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-replies-to-Galaxy-S4-limited-storage-accusations-says-go-get-a-microSD-card_id42602The Samsung Galaxy S4 is already here, but if you pick up the 16GB model, you are in for a little disappointment…]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 07:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-replies-to-Galaxy-S4-limited-storage-accusations-says-go-get-a-microSD-card_id42602/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-becomes-first-Android-phone-to-get-DoD-security-approval-beats-iPhone-to-that_id42600Just recently, BlackBerry’s Z10 and Q10 got clearance from the Pentagon for use in the U.S. Department of Defense…]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 05:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-becomes-first-Android-phone-to-get-DoD-security-approval-beats-iPhone-to-that_id42600/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dish-CEO-Ergen-responds-to-Softbanks-attack-Sprint-stockholder-vote-set-for-June-12th_id42570Softbank, planning on purchasing 70% of Sprint for $20.1 billion, has had its Form S-4 Registration statement related to the transaction, approved by the SEC which now allows Sprint to call for a stockholder vote on the deal to be held on June 12th; meanwhile, Dish CEO Charles Ergen, who has a bid out for all of the carrier, says that Sprint will need English speaking employees, attacking Japanese based Softbank...]]>NewsThu, 02 May 2013 12:57:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dish-CEO-Ergen-responds-to-Softbanks-attack-Sprint-stockholder-vote-set-for-June-12th_id42570/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-screen-giving-you-the-scrolling-blur-and-purplepink-inversion-treatment-You-are-not-alone_id42563We are experiencing some of those with our own Galaxy S4, and dismissed screen issues with the phone as isolated incident, but we got sent link to a whole XDA thread, then we saw another one, which are now dedicated to various blips with the touted 5" Full HD AMOLED display from Samsung...]]>NewsThu, 02 May 2013 08:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-screen-giving-you-the-scrolling-blur-and-purplepink-inversion-treatment-You-are-not-alone_id42563/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Buy-the-HTC-One-trade-in-your-old-smartphone-and-get-100--deadline-extended_id42552Chances are that if you're interested in buying an HTC One, then you've probably heard of the company's smartphone trade-in program. Basically, those who choose to send their old handset to HTC after purchasing the One will get no less than $100 in return for doing so. The promo was supposed to run for a limited time, yet HTC kept on extending the deadline, and now it has done it once again...]]>NewsThu, 02 May 2013 03:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Buy-the-HTC-One-trade-in-your-old-smartphone-and-get-100--deadline-extended_id42552/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-unlock-developer-settings-on-the-Galaxy-S4-tap-seven-times-on-the-build-number_id42526With Android 4.2.2, as running on the Samsung Galaxy S4, you need to jump through a few hoops to enter the developer settings on your handset. These range from touch visualization, to deeper access you should tinker with only if you know what you are doing...]]>NewsWed, 01 May 2013 08:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-unlock-developer-settings-on-the-Galaxy-S4-tap-seven-times-on-the-build-number_id42526/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-tells-the-design-story-of-the-One_id42527The HTC One is - hands down - one of the best looking Android devices out there. Made out of a single piece of aluminum with a slightly curved back…]]>NewsWed, 01 May 2013 05:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-tells-the-design-story-of-the-One_id42527/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/64-of-all-iPads-sold-last-quarter-were-iPad-minis_id42525That's not official info, but according to the all-knowing sources of Digitimes, the iPad mini is doing quite well in terms of sales. So well, actually, that it has easily sold more units than the super-duper retina-defying iPad...]]>NewsWed, 01 May 2013 05:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/64-of-all-iPads-sold-last-quarter-were-iPad-minis_id42525/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/SoftBank-stays-firm-isnt-willing-to-pay-more-for-Sprint_id42487If you've been following the SoftBank + Sprint story, you probably know that Dish Network recently made a surprise appearance in the story with an offer of its own. At first glance, the offer by Dish is the more generous one, as the company proposes to acquire Sprint for $25.5 billion, while SoftBank, which announced plans to purchase an equity stake in Sprint back in October last year, originally offered $20 billion for 70% of the third-largest US carrier...]]>NewsTue, 30 Apr 2013 08:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/SoftBank-stays-firm-isnt-willing-to-pay-more-for-Sprint_id42487/commentsPhone Arena