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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/Lumia-920-camera-beats-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S-III-in-low-light...-in-a-Microsoft-ad_id43340In 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...]]>NewsFri, 24 May 2013 02:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-920-camera-beats-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S-III-in-low-light...-in-a-Microsoft-ad_id43340/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-rewards-you-for-your-patience-gifts-25-Google-Play-credit-to-HTC-One-first-orderers_id43316The 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…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 09:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-rewards-you-for-your-patience-gifts-25-Google-Play-credit-to-HTC-One-first-orderers_id43316/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-release-an-Aurora-Red-Galaxy-S4-on-June-14_id43315AT&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...]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 09:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-to-release-an-Aurora-Red-Galaxy-S4-on-June-14_id43315/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-is-why-HTC-One-does-not-support-memory-expansion_id43313The 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…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 08:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-is-why-HTC-One-does-not-support-memory-expansion_id43313/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-spotted-on-Bluetooth-SIG_id43312The 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…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 08:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-spotted-on-Bluetooth-SIG_id43312/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-are-strong-5-million-sold-despite-supply-issues_id43309Just 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…]]>NewsThu, 23 May 2013 06:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-are-strong-5-million-sold-despite-supply-issues_id43309/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-hands-on_id43261Perfecting the craft, we can clearly see that Nokia is pushing the envelope each time they announce a new flagship Lumia device – and that’s the case here with the Lumia 925. Specifically, they’re moving in the correct direction by producing a lovely designed smartphone that now has a...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 15:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-hands-on_id43261/commentsPhone 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/T-Mobile-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-Exhibit-May-29th-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-LTE-on-June-5th_id43218A leaked internal T-Mobile memo gives us a launch date for the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy S III that has started shipping to stores, as we told you on Saturday; according to the memo, the handset will be released on June 5th and will replace the current version of the phone that relies on HSPA+ for 4G speeds...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 10:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-to-launch-Samsung-Galaxy-Exhibit-May-29th-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-LTE-on-June-5th_id43218/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/Stock-Android-version-of-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-an-adjusted-T-Mobile-model_id43192According to a published report, the stock Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that was displayed this past week at Google I/O, is actually a modified T-Mobile version of the phone (SGH-M919); using FCC data for the model, and knowing that it offers AT&T and T-Mobile LTE and WCDMA connectivity, the T-Mobile variant of the phone is the only one that fits...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 11:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stock-Android-version-of-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-is-an-adjusted-T-Mobile-model_id43192/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-says-no-to-Google-Wallet-yes-to-ISIS_id43184Some owners of the T-Mobile branded Samsung GALAXY Note II are getting upset at the carrier's decision to block Google Wallet; but the decision not to allow Google's mobile payment service to run on T-Mobile models has to do with the operator's inclusion as a founding member of ISIS. This is a competing mobile payment service that was put together by Verizon, AT&T and yes, T-Mobile...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 16:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-says-no-to-Google-Wallet-yes-to-ISIS_id43184/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LTE-enabled-version-of-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-hits-T-Mobile-stores_id43181Perhaps more than just a tad late, it looks as though T-Mobile stores are now receiving shipments of the LTE enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy S III; not that it wasn't expected. The carrier had said from the get go that it would be offering this model once it started rolling out its LTE pipeline. Unfortunately though, the Samsung Galaxy S III wasn't equipped like the Samsung GALAXY Note II was...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 12:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LTE-enabled-version-of-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-hits-T-Mobile-stores_id43181/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/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/MetroPCS-to-broaden-its-reach-thanks-to-T-Mobile-deal_id43085Now that T-Mobile has absorbed MetroPCS, what does the nation's fourth largest carrier do with the fifth largest? One thing that T-Mobile will do is expand the reach of the pre-paid carrier by about 100 million POPs over the next 6 quarters even while trying to integrate MetroPCS customers with its own. T-Mobile will also spend money to modernize MetroPCS' pipeline...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 15:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/MetroPCS-to-broaden-its-reach-thanks-to-T-Mobile-deal_id43085/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-with-stock-Android-is-real-Nexus-experience-coming-on-June-26_id43076The Samsung Galaxy S4 developer edition is real, folks! Google has just announced the Galaxy S4 with stock Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and none of that TouchWiz wizardry. Pure Android, just as so many people like it…]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 12:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-with-stock-Android-is-real-Nexus-experience-coming-on-June-26_id43076/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/At-600-nits-the-Nokia-Lumia-925-display-is-the-brightest-mobile-AMOLED-panel-to-date_id43044We spotted in the developer specifications for the Lumia 925 yesterday that Nokia lists the 4.5" HD OLED screen as having a peak brightness of 600 nits, but thought that there's been a database mismatch with the Lumia 920, which is also listed at 600 nits, but has an LCD screen, and such peak brightness is achievable there...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 04:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/At-600-nits-the-Nokia-Lumia-925-display-is-the-brightest-mobile-AMOLED-panel-to-date_id43044/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/Nexus-4-in-white-taken-through-its-paces-on-video-ahead-of-Google-IO-2013_id43031More than half a year after its launch, the Nexus 4 is one of the best handsets for its money, and now as Google I/O 2013 approaches it has surfaced in white…]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 01:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nexus-4-in-white-taken-through-its-paces-on-video-ahead-of-Google-IO-2013_id43031/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Stock-Android-powered-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-coming-to-Google-IO_id43030A published report says that during today's keynote address for the Google I/O developer conference, a new version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 called the Google Edition will be introduced; unlike the consumer version of the phone which runs Samsung's TouchWiz UI over Android 4.2.2, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition will run stock Android...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 00:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Stock-Android-powered-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-coming-to-Google-IO_id43030/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-is-the-first-phone-with-six-element-camera-lens-ISO-3200_id43006Wondered why the newest Nokia Lumia 925 doesn't have a Xenon flash, whereas its Verizon sibling 928 announced last week has one? Well, it might just not be needed, as the camera on the 925, despite sharing specs with the Lumia 920, seems to be quite the improved beast, and not only in terms of new software algorithms, too...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 08:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-is-the-first-phone-with-six-element-camera-lens-ISO-3200_id43006/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/First-camera-samples-from-the-Lumia-925-outed-by-Nokia_id42997Nokia's Lumia 925 sporting a PureView Phase 2 camera with optical image stabilization, coupled with a cool new Smart Camera app is all fine and dandy, but how about some samples? The Finns have uploaded a few photos from their newest and slimmest flagship, which demonstrate what the camera is capable of, allegedly straight from the phone, though likely taken by a pro who knows what they are doing, so your results may vary...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 06:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-camera-samples-from-the-Lumia-925-outed-by-Nokia_id42997/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-is-the-thinnest-Windows-Phone-8-smartphone-to-date-size-comparison_id42994After all the leaks and speculations, the Lumia 925 is now official, meaning that we finally have a high-end Windows Phone 8 smartphone from Nokia that doesn't weigh 16 tons. Okay, we know that we're exaggerating quite a bit, but no matter how we look at it, the former Nokia flagship device, namely the Lumia 920, is unusually bulky for its class. So, how much thinner and lighter is the new Nokia Lumia 925 when compared to the 920? Well, a lot, as it becomes evident when we put the two next to each other...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 06:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-is-the-thinnest-Windows-Phone-8-smartphone-to-date-size-comparison_id42994/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-five-official-promos-detailing-Nokia-Lumia-925-and-the-new-Smart-Camera-modes_id42996Nokia's Lumia 925 is the most compact flagship Lumia announced to date, despite its PureView Phase 2 technology stuffed inside, but that's not the only ace up its sleeve. It comes with a new Smart Camera app that adds features severely lacking from Microsoft's mobile OS camera application, like Best Shot, Action Shot, Best Face, Motion Blur and so on...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 05:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-five-official-promos-detailing-Nokia-Lumia-925-and-the-new-Smart-Camera-modes_id42996/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/T-Mobile-ups-the-cost-of-an-iPhone-5-to-149.99_id42963T-Mobile has been selling quite a lot of iPhones since the carrier first started offering the device, and part of that could be that there is nowhere you can find an iPhone 5 as inexpensive as on T-Mobile. But, that is changing just a bit, because T-Mobile has quietly raised the up-front price of the iPhone 5 by $50 to $149.99...]]>NewsMon, 13 May 2013 12:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-ups-the-cost-of-an-iPhone-5-to-149.99_id42963/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-starts-receiving-Android-4.1.2-update-with-multi-window-feature_id42960The Samsung Galaxy S III has started getting the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update that among many improvements brings the multi-windows feature…]]>NewsMon, 13 May 2013 09:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-starts-receiving-Android-4.1.2-update-with-multi-window-feature_id42960/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/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/T-Mobile-grows-subscribers-for-the-first-time-in-four-years-in-Q1-2013-but-revenue-drops_id42764There’s a lot going on at T-Mobile recently - it unveiled its UNcarrier initiative and rebranding getting rid of two-year contracts, and its merger with MetroPCS got approved…]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 03:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-grows-subscribers-for-the-first-time-in-four-years-in-Q1-2013-but-revenue-drops_id42764/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/T-Mobile-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-receives-update-for-Visual-Voicemail-and-more_id42745The recently released T-Mobile version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 has received an update which can be received OTA or pulled out via Samsung Kies, and brings improvements to visual voicemail along with the ISIS mobile payment application; the update weighs in at a hefty 168MB so be prepared by having at least 50% battery life when downloading and installing it...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 14:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-receives-update-for-Visual-Voicemail-and-more_id42745/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-ad-attacks-AT-T-for-having-slow-pipes_id42743T-Mobile's latest commercial might not mention AT&T by name, but considering that the carrier has recently chosen to go head to head with AT&T in previous ads featuring Frankenstein and a man encased in ice, it seems apparent that it is the nation's second largest carrier that T-Mobile is depicting as having a slow moving, congested network...]]>NewsTue, 07 May 2013 12:57:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-ad-attacks-AT-T-for-having-slow-pipes_id42743/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Where-did-all-the-Windows-Phones-go-on-T-Mobiles-website_id42695Usually things like this are not cause for concern, we have seen devices come and go off of carrier...]]>NewsMon, 06 May 2013 17:44:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Where-did-all-the-Windows-Phones-go-on-T-Mobiles-website_id42695/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/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-already-gets-CyanogenMod-10.1-nightlies_id42656For a time, it was unclear that CyanogenMod would even support the new Samsung Galaxy S4, but that's when Steve Kondik stepped in. Kondik founded CyanogenMod, and worked at Samsung for a while, leaving the company about one month ago. Kondik went back to CyanogenMod after leaving Samsung, and he has already finished the first nightly builds for some Galaxy S4 models...]]>NewsSun, 05 May 2013 10:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-already-gets-CyanogenMod-10.1-nightlies_id42656/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 Arena