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<item><title>Lumia 920 camera beats iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III in low-light... in a Microsoft ad</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-920-camera-beats-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S-III-in-low-light...-in-a-Microsoft-ad_id43340</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43340-thumb/Lumia-920-camera-beats-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S-III-in-low-light...-in-a-Microsoft-ad.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />In what seems to be one of the most absurd ads we've seen in a while, the Nokia Lumia 920 has managed to beat the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III in term of low-light photography...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:58:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-920-camera-beats-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S-III-in-low-light...-in-a-Microsoft-ad_id43340/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Microsoft lying about screen sizes in iPad vs Windows 8 tablet comparison</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-lying-about-screen-sizes-in-iPad-vs-Windows-8-tablet-comparison_id43338</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43338-thumb/Microsoft-lying-about-screen-sizes-in-iPad-vs-Windows-8-tablet-comparison.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Microsoft's reputation isn't really top-notch, but there's probably a good reason for this. Interestingly, the company isn't willing to stop reminding us of that. A great example is a recent ad by the Redmond-based tech giant, which is trying to portray Apple's iPad as an inferior product to one of the Windows 8-powered tablets...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:31:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-lying-about-screen-sizes-in-iPad-vs-Windows-8-tablet-comparison_id43338/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>HTC rewards you for your patience: gifts $25 Google Play credit to HTC One first orderers</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-rewards-you-for-your-patience-gifts-25-Google-Play-credit-to-HTC-One-first-orderers_id43316</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43316-thumb/HTC-rewards-you-for-your-patience-gifts-25-Google-Play-credit-to-HTC-One-first-orderers.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The HTC One was supposed to be one of the first big Android flagships to arrive in 2013, but after issues with the manufacturing and supply of its UltraPixel camera…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-rewards-you-for-your-patience-gifts-25-Google-Play-credit-to-HTC-One-first-orderers_id43316/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>AT&amp;T to release an 'Aurora Red' Galaxy S4 on June 14</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-release-an-Aurora-Red-Galaxy-S4-on-June-14_id43315</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43315-thumb/AT-T-to-release-an-Aurora-Red-Galaxy-S4-on-June-14.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />AT&T has announced that a version of the Galaxy S4 in the somewhat eccentric 'Aurora Red' color will be exclusively offered by the carrier starting June 14. The good news is that customers willing to get their hands on the hot device will be able to place their pre-orders as soon as tomorrow, May 24...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:19:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-release-an-Aurora-Red-Galaxy-S4-on-June-14_id43315/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Here is why HTC One does not support memory expansion</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-is-why-HTC-One-does-not-support-memory-expansion_id43313</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43313-thumb/Here-is-why-HTC-One-does-not-support-memory-expansion.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The HTC One is a spectacular piece of engineering - made out of a single aluminum block with that comfortable curve on the back it is both solid and elegant…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:38:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-is-why-HTC-One-does-not-support-memory-expansion_id43313/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition spotted on Bluetooth SIG</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-spotted-on-Bluetooth-SIG_id43312</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43312-thumb/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-spotted-on-Bluetooth-SIG.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition, the device that will bring a Nexus-like experience in a Galaxy wrapper, has passed one more step on its way to U.S. shelves…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-spotted-on-Bluetooth-SIG_id43312/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>HTC One sales are strong: 5 million sold despite supply issues</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-are-strong-5-million-sold-despite-supply-issues_id43309</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43309-thumb/HTC-One-sales-are-strong-5-million-sold-despite-supply-issues.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Just as Samsung confirmed its Galaxy S4 has become its most popular Android smartphone selling 10 million in less than a month, now HTC also gets…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:38:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-are-strong-5-million-sold-despite-supply-issues_id43309/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Probable Sprint model Motorola X Phone passes through the FCC</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Probable-Sprint-model-Motorola-X-Phone-passes-through-the-FCC_id43265</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43265-thumb/Probable-Sprint-model-Motorola-X-Phone-passes-through-the-FCC.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The Motorola X Phone is popping up more and more these days. It looks like things are on track for the targeted July release, because we've already seen the AT&T variant of the X Phone hit the FCC, and we've seen what appears to be the Verizon model show up in a Motorola driver pack. Now, the Sprint model of the X Phone has passed through the FCC...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:53:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Probable-Sprint-model-Motorola-X-Phone-passes-through-the-FCC_id43265/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>AT&amp;T, Sprint and Verizon rollout charging stations, portable cell sites to assist Oklahoma tornado victims</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-Sprint-and-Verizon-rollout-charging-stations-portable-cell-sites-to-assist-Oklahoma-tornado-victims_id43264</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43264-thumb/AT-T-Sprint-and-Verizon-rollout-charging-stations-portable-cell-sites-to-assist-Oklahoma-tornado-victims.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The top three carriers in the United States have deployed their emergency response teams to Moore, Oklahoma...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:48:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-Sprint-and-Verizon-rollout-charging-stations-portable-cell-sites-to-assist-Oklahoma-tornado-victims_id43264/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Sprint raises its bid to buy Clearwire, seeks to thwart Dish</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-raises-its-bid-to-buy-Clearwire-seeks-to-thwart-Dish_id43257</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43257-thumb/Sprint-raises-its-bid-to-buy-Clearwire-seeks-to-thwart-Dish.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />On Tuesday, Sprint raised its bid to buy Clearwire to $3.40 a share which surpasses the offer made by Dish Network to buy the network wholesaler; Sprint's move comes just hours before Clearwire holders were to vote on Sprint's earlier offer which was $2.97 a share. Sprint was receiving financing from SoftBank to complete the purchase...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:52:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-raises-its-bid-to-buy-Clearwire-seeks-to-thwart-Dish_id43257/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Sprint unveils tri-band 4G LTE broadband devices, to release them in the summer</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-unveils-tri-band-4G-LTE-broadband-devices-to-release-them-in-the-summer_id43258</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43258-thumb/Sprint-unveils-tri-band-4G-LTE-broadband-devices-to-release-them-in-the-summer.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Sprint 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:25:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-unveils-tri-band-4G-LTE-broadband-devices-to-release-them-in-the-summer_id43258/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Kyocera Hydro EDGE hands-on</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Kyocera-Hydro-EDGE-hands-on_id43245</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43245-thumb/Kyocera-Hydro-EDGE-hands-on.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />When 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Kyocera-Hydro-EDGE-hands-on_id43245/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>LG Optimus F3 pictured, detailed for Sprint</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-F3-pictured-detailed-for-Sprint_id43249</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43249-thumb/LG-Optimus-F3-pictured-detailed-for-Sprint.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />LG'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)...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:25:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-Optimus-F3-pictured-detailed-for-Sprint_id43249/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Consumer Reports votes Samsung Galaxy S4 as best phone of the season</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Consumer-Reports-votes-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-as-best-phone-of-the-season_id43243</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43243-thumb/Consumer-Reports-votes-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-as-best-phone-of-the-season.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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....]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 02:51:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Consumer-Reports-votes-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-as-best-phone-of-the-season_id43243/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Leaked file for the CDMA X Phone confirms a Snapdragon S4 Pro again</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Leaked-file-for-the-CDMA-X-Phone-confirms-a-Snapdragon-S4-Pro-again_id43232</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43232-thumb/Leaked-file-for-the-CDMA-X-Phone-confirms-a-Snapdragon-S4-Pro-again.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />We'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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:32:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Leaked-file-for-the-CDMA-X-Phone-confirms-a-Snapdragon-S4-Pro-again_id43232/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>SoftBank gives Sprint permission to talk to Dish</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/SoftBank-gives-Sprint-permission-to-talk-to-Dish_id43233</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43233-thumb/SoftBank-gives-Sprint-permission-to-talk-to-Dish.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Both 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:53:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/SoftBank-gives-Sprint-permission-to-talk-to-Dish_id43233/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Make your Samsung Galaxy S4 sound better using Adapt Sound</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Make-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-sound-better-using-Adapt-Sound_id43210</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43210-thumb/Make-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-sound-better-using-Adapt-Sound.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:09:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Make-your-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-sound-better-using-Adapt-Sound_id43210/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Samsung's annual Smart App Challenge is here, focus is on Chord SDK apps like Group Play</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsungs-annual-Smart-App-Challenge-is-here-focus-is-on-Chord-SDK-apps-like-Group-Play_id43205</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43205-thumb/Samsungs-annual-Smart-App-Challenge-is-here-focus-is-on-Chord-SDK-apps-like-Group-Play.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Perhaps 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:26:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsungs-annual-Smart-App-Challenge-is-here-focus-is-on-Chord-SDK-apps-like-Group-Play_id43205/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Sprint buys spectrum and customers from U.S. Cellular</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-buys-spectrum-and-customers-from-U.S.-Cellular_id43165</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43165-thumb/Sprint-buys-spectrum-and-customers-from-U.S.-Cellular.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-buys-spectrum-and-customers-from-U.S.-Cellular_id43165/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>HTC solves its supply issues, HTC One production will double</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-solves-its-supply-issues-HTC-One-production-will-double_id43158</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43158-thumb/HTC-solves-its-supply-issues-HTC-One-production-will-double.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:03:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-solves-its-supply-issues-HTC-One-production-will-double_id43158/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Galaxy S4 video recording stabilization gets tested in offroad conditions</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-video-recording-stabilization-gets-tested-in-offroad-conditions_id43152</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43152-thumb/Galaxy-S4-video-recording-stabilization-gets-tested-in-offroad-conditions.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 03:12:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-video-recording-stabilization-gets-tested-in-offroad-conditions_id43152/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Sprint HTC One gets minor update</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-HTC-One-gets-minor-update_id43133</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43133-thumb/Sprint-HTC-One-gets-minor-update.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:51:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-HTC-One-gets-minor-update_id43133/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Samsung Galaxy S4 becomes the first smartphone passing TCO certification</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-becomes-the-first-smartphone-passing-TCO-certification_id43125</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43125-thumb/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-becomes-the-first-smartphone-passing-TCO-certification.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The Samsung Galaxy S4 has become the first phone to get the TCO eco certificate for being environmentally-friendly…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:51:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-becomes-the-first-smartphone-passing-TCO-certification_id43125/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Samsung looking to update Galaxy S4 to free up more storage space for users</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-looking-to-update-Galaxy-S4-to-free-up-more-storage-space-for-users_id43120</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43120-thumb/Samsung-looking-to-update-Galaxy-S4-to-free-up-more-storage-space-for-users.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 06:24:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-looking-to-update-Galaxy-S4-to-free-up-more-storage-space-for-users_id43120/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Stock Android Samsung Galaxy S4 is almost like a Nexus experience, but not exactly</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stock-Android-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-almost-like-a-Nexus-experience-but-not-exactly_id43111</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43111-thumb/Stock-Android-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-almost-like-a-Nexus-experience-but-not-exactly.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />We 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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:51:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stock-Android-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-almost-like-a-Nexus-experience-but-not-exactly_id43111/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Sprint's HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung GALAXY Note II get Google Wallet</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprints-HTC-One-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-and-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-get-Google-Wallet_id43106</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43106-thumb/Sprints-HTC-One-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-and-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-get-Google-Wallet.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Earlier 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:10:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprints-HTC-One-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-and-Samsung-GALAXY-Note-II-get-Google-Wallet_id43106/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Dreamy Apple iPad mini 2 render appears: wishful specs in tow</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dreamy-Apple-iPad-mini-2-render-appears-wishful-specs-in-tow_id43055</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43055-thumb/Dreamy-Apple-iPad-mini-2-render-appears-wishful-specs-in-tow.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />We 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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 07:40:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dreamy-Apple-iPad-mini-2-render-appears-wishful-specs-in-tow_id43055/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>“Blue Arctic” Samsung Galaxy S4 is real, here it is compared against a black S4</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Blue-Arctic-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-real-here-it-is-compared-against-a-black-S4_id43051</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43051-thumb/Blue-Arctic-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-real-here-it-is-compared-against-a-black-S4.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />A 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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 05:46:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Blue-Arctic-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-real-here-it-is-compared-against-a-black-S4_id43051/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Samsung Galaxy S4 is the fastest selling Android flagship: 4 million in five days</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-the-fastest-selling-Android-flagship-4-million-in-five-days_id43038</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/43038-thumb/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-the-fastest-selling-Android-flagship-4-million-in-five-days.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 02:58:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-the-fastest-selling-Android-flagship-4-million-in-five-days_id43038/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>CyanogenMod 10.1 nightly builds of stock Android 4.2 now available for the HTC One</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/CyanogenMod-10.1-nightly-builds-of-stock-Android-4.2-now-available-for-the-HTC-One_id42999</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42999-thumb/CyanogenMod-10.1-nightly-builds-of-stock-Android-4.2-now-available-for-the-HTC-One.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />You 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 07:26:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/CyanogenMod-10.1-nightly-builds-of-stock-Android-4.2-now-available-for-the-HTC-One_id42999/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>U.S. carriers combine on anti texting and driving campaign</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-carriers-combine-on-anti-texting-and-driving-campaign_id42980</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42980-thumb/U.S.-carriers-combine-on-anti-texting-and-driving-campaign.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 02:32:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-carriers-combine-on-anti-texting-and-driving-campaign_id42980/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>This little hack will speed up your Apple iPhone 5 on T-Mobile</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/This-little-hack-will-speed-up-your-Apple-iPhone-5-on-T-Mobile_id42936</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42936-thumb/This-little-hack-will-speed-up-your-Apple-iPhone-5-on-T-Mobile.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Nearly 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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 02:10:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/This-little-hack-will-speed-up-your-Apple-iPhone-5-on-T-Mobile_id42936/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Softbank tells banks that if they finance Dish, they won't get the business for the Alibaba IPO</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Softbank-tells-banks-that-if-they-finance-Dish-they-wont-get-the-business-for-the-Alibaba-IPO_id42897</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42897-thumb/Softbank-tells-banks-that-if-they-finance-Dish-they-wont-get-the-business-for-the-Alibaba-IPO.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />If 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 00:22:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Softbank-tells-banks-that-if-they-finance-Dish-they-wont-get-the-business-for-the-Alibaba-IPO_id42897/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Proxy advisory firm recommends Sprint's offer for Clearwire over Dish's bid; Sprint responds</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Proxy-advisory-firm-recommends-Sprints-offer-for-Clearwire-over-Dishs-bid-Sprint-responds_id42874</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42874-thumb/Proxy-advisory-firm-recommends-Sprints-offer-for-Clearwire-over-Dishs-bid-Sprint-responds.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Proxy 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:53:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Proxy-advisory-firm-recommends-Sprints-offer-for-Clearwire-over-Dishs-bid-Sprint-responds_id42874/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Facebook Home arrives on Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One and Sony Xperia ZL</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-arrives-on-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-HTC-One-and-Sony-Xperia-ZL_id42856</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42856-thumb/Facebook-Home-arrives-on-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-HTC-One-and-Sony-Xperia-ZL.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Facebook 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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 03:18:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-Home-arrives-on-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-HTC-One-and-Sony-Xperia-ZL_id42856/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Samsung Galaxy S4 S View Cover hands-on</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-S-View-Cover-hands-on_id42821</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42821-thumb/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-S-View-Cover-hands-on.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 01:31:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-S-View-Cover-hands-on_id42821/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Watch the Galaxy S4 fly on a drone</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-the-Galaxy-S4-fly-on-a-drone_id42808</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42808-thumb/Watch-the-Galaxy-S4-fly-on-a-drone.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />We'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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:49:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-the-Galaxy-S4-fly-on-a-drone_id42808/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Galaxy S4 costs Samsung $237 to build, more than Apple iPhone 5</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-costs-Samsung-237-to-build-more-than-Apple-iPhone-5_id42803</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42803-thumb/Galaxy-S4-costs-Samsung-237-to-build-more-than-Apple-iPhone-5.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:14:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-S4-costs-Samsung-237-to-build-more-than-Apple-iPhone-5_id42803/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Apple iPhone selling like hotcakes on T-Mobile, half a million in less than a month</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iPhone-selling-like-hotcakes-on-T-Mobile-half-a-million-in-less-than-a-month_id42775</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42775-thumb/Apple-iPhone-selling-like-hotcakes-on-T-Mobile-half-a-million-in-less-than-a-month.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />T-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…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 07:16:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iPhone-selling-like-hotcakes-on-T-Mobile-half-a-million-in-less-than-a-month_id42775/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Samsung Galaxy S4 official video review: all you need to know in a 13-minute walkthrough</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-official-video-review-all-you-need-to-know-in-a-13-minute-walkthrough_id42769</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42769-thumb/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-official-video-review-all-you-need-to-know-in-a-13-minute-walkthrough.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 05:06:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-official-video-review-all-you-need-to-know-in-a-13-minute-walkthrough_id42769/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>AT&amp;T's Samsung Galaxy S4 joins the update party</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-Ts-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-joins-the-update-party_id42757</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42757-thumb/AT-Ts-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-joins-the-update-party.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />On 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 02:10:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-Ts-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-joins-the-update-party_id42757/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Samsung SPH-I800 may be the ATIV S variant for Sprint</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-SPH-I800-may-be-the-ATIV-S-variant-for-Sprint_id42719</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42719-thumb/Samsung-SPH-I800-may-be-the-ATIV-S-variant-for-Sprint.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Earlier 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 04:05:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-SPH-I800-may-be-the-ATIV-S-variant-for-Sprint_id42719/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>LG LS980 may be the LG Optimus G2, headed to Sprint</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-LS980-may-be-the-LG-Optimus-G2-headed-to-Sprint_id42713</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42713-thumb/LG-LS980-may-be-the-LG-Optimus-G2-headed-to-Sprint.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />There'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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 03:03:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-LS980-may-be-the-LG-Optimus-G2-headed-to-Sprint_id42713/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Clearwire to remain faithful to Sprint</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Clearwire-to-remain-faithful-to-Sprint_id42685</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42685-thumb/Clearwire-to-remain-faithful-to-Sprint.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />Clearwire 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:54:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Clearwire-to-remain-faithful-to-Sprint_id42685/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Cool Samsung Galaxy S4 cases</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Cool-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-cases_id42684</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42684-thumb/Cool-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-cases.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The Samsung Galaxy S4 might well beat the HTC One and challenge the Apple iPhone 5 to become the best selling smartphone this year, but…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 07:59:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Cool-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-cases_id42684/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Good sales of HTC One lead to a second month of sequential growth for HTC</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Good-sales-of-HTC-One-lead-to-a-second-month-of-sequential-growth-for-HTC_id42673</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42673-thumb/Good-sales-of-HTC-One-lead-to-a-second-month-of-sequential-growth-for-HTC.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />HTC hit the bottom low this February with revenues dropping and that’s when it announced the HTC One, its 2013 flagship…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 04:04:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Good-sales-of-HTC-One-lead-to-a-second-month-of-sequential-growth-for-HTC_id42673/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Apple to release a Retina iPad mini in Q3 2013, and an upgraded one in Q1 2014</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-to-release-a-Retina-iPad-mini-in-Q3-2013-and-an-upgraded-one-in-Q1-2014_id42671</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42671-thumb/Apple-to-release-a-Retina-iPad-mini-in-Q3-2013-and-an-upgraded-one-in-Q1-2014.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 03:05:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-to-release-a-Retina-iPad-mini-in-Q3-2013-and-an-upgraded-one-in-Q1-2014_id42671/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>HTC One selling well, but not as well as the Samsung Galaxy S4</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-selling-well-but-not-as-well-as-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id42651</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42651-thumb/HTC-One-selling-well-but-not-as-well-as-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />A 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...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 01:55:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-selling-well-but-not-as-well-as-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id42651/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Deal alert: HTC One trade-in offer this weekend only, up to $375 toward your old phone</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Deal-alert-HTC-One-trade-in-offer-this-weekend-only-up-to-375-toward-your-old-phone_id42630</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42630-thumb/Deal-alert-HTC-One-trade-in-offer-this-weekend-only-up-to-375-toward-your-old-phone.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />And just like that, HTC pumps up the volume on its trade-in offer for those that upgrade to the...]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 21:10:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Deal-alert-HTC-One-trade-in-offer-this-weekend-only-up-to-375-toward-your-old-phone_id42630/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item><item><title>Samsung replies to Galaxy S4 limited storage accusations, says go get a microSD card</title><link>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-replies-to-Galaxy-S4-limited-storage-accusations-says-go-get-a-microSD-card_id42602</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/article/42602-thumb/Samsung-replies-to-Galaxy-S4-limited-storage-accusations-says-go-get-a-microSD-card.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="2" align="left" />The Samsung Galaxy S4 is already here, but if you pick up the 16GB model, you are in for a little disappointment…]]></description><category>News</category><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 07:01:00 -0500</pubDate><comments>http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-replies-to-Galaxy-S4-limited-storage-accusations-says-go-get-a-microSD-card_id42602/comments</comments><author>Phone Arena</author></item></channel>
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