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/Lets-Make-A-Deal-Amazon-will-sell-you-the-Nokia-Lumia-928-for-29.99-with-signed-pact_id44291Looking for an inexpensive way to take great pictures under low light-conditions? How about purchasing the Verizon version of the Nokia Lumia 928 for just $29.99; that is the deal that Amazon now has for the Windows Phone 8 flavored handset that is exclusive to Big Red in the U.S. And all you need to do is sign a two-year contract...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Lets-Make-A-Deal-Amazon-will-sell-you-the-Nokia-Lumia-928-for-29.99-with-signed-pact_id44291/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-confirms-interest-in-Canada_id44269The other day, we told you that there was some talk about Verizon making a play for Canada's WIND Mobile as a way to grab a toehold in Canada; WIND has but 600,000 subscribers, a drop in the bucket compared to Big Red's customer roster. But as we pointed out, once establishing a beachhead up north, Verizon would be eligible to bid for spectrum in the country and grow out the business by undercutting the price of Canadian operators...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 12:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-confirms-interest-in-Canada_id44269/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-HTC-One-wont-carry-the-DROID-brand-but-Verizon-still-wants-to-clear-out-HTC-DROID-stock_id44271The HTC One is on its way to Verizon, and while the device will not be under the DROID brand, Verizon is still looking to clear out stock of the old HTC DROID devices. So, Verizon has flagged both the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE and the HTC DROID DNA as being on "close out". Unfortunately, while Verizon wants to get rid of stock, it doesn't look to be offering any deals on these devices...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 11:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-HTC-One-wont-carry-the-DROID-brand-but-Verizon-still-wants-to-clear-out-HTC-DROID-stock_id44271/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-goes-up-for-pre-order-on-eBay_id44264The Galaxy S4 Google Edition, a version of the Samsung 2013 flagship running on stock Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with no TouchWiz skinning…]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 09:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-goes-up-for-pre-order-on-eBay_id44264/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ZeroLemon-launches-superpowered-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-LG-Optimus-G-Pro-battery-packs_id44258ZeroLemon has launched its long-lasting battery packs for the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the LG Optimus G Pro…]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 05:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/ZeroLemon-launches-superpowered-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-LG-Optimus-G-Pro-battery-packs_id44258/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/DroidLanding-teases-giant-robot-AR-game---DCom-Mission-Alpha_id44232Earlier the @DroidLanding Twitter feed unexpectedly came online after being dormant since November. The feed has always been used to signify the launch of a DROID branded device on Verizon, so we were very curious what would come next. Well, it's not a device; rather, it's an augmented reality game called D:Com Mission Alpha...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 18:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/DroidLanding-teases-giant-robot-AR-game---DCom-Mission-Alpha_id44232/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/DroidLanding-comes-back-online-new-DROID-on-the-way_id44223The Verizon DROID brand has been pretty quiet for a long time now. The last DROID device to launch was the HTC DROID DNA back in November of last year, and the @DroidLanding Twitter feed has been silent since early November as well. Today, @DroidLanding has come back online, so does that mean we should expect a new DROID device?...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/DroidLanding-comes-back-online-new-DROID-on-the-way_id44223/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-is-3rd-best-selling-phone-in-the-U.S.-and-it-hasnt-hit-Verizon-yet_id44212There has been a lot of talk about the HTC One sales, mostly due to the state of HTC. There have been a number of high profile employees leaving the company, the HTC One had production delays, and founder/CEO Peter Chou has even gone so far as to say he would step down if the HTC One is a failure. Well, it looks like that won't be necessary, because the HTC One is apparently the 3rd best selling phone in the U.S...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-is-3rd-best-selling-phone-in-the-U.S.-and-it-hasnt-hit-Verizon-yet_id44212/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Tests-show-AT-Ts-LTE-network-is-fastest-T-Mobiles-HSPA-faster-than-Sprints-LTE_id44209Every year, PCMag drives all around the country to test the wireless carrier networks in 30 different states. The tests are pretty impressive, and quite helpful for those of you who may be unhappy with your service and looking to switch. This year, the big winner was AT&T, which proved to have the fastest LTE, but there were other surprises in the testing as well...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 08:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Tests-show-AT-Ts-LTE-network-is-fastest-T-Mobiles-HSPA-faster-than-Sprints-LTE_id44209/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Rugged-Kyocera-Hydro-Elite-and-Casio-GzOne-Commando-4G-LTE-appear-in-Verizon-rebate-form_id44183The Kyocera Hydro Elite and the Casio G'zOne Commando 4G LTE are two phones we've already heard about, and now it seems like the day of their official unveiling is near. They are now both listed on the Verizon rebate form, a photo of which was kindly provided by a tipster of ours, with an announcement reportedly expected within a couple of weeks...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rugged-Kyocera-Hydro-Elite-and-Casio-GzOne-Commando-4G-LTE-appear-in-Verizon-rebate-form_id44183/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-thinking-about-moving-back-into-Canada-with-bid-for-WIND-Mobile_id44156So let's say you are the largest mobile carrier in the U.S. with over 100 million customers, and you are looking to grow the business. What do you do? If you're Verizon, you head north and look at making inroads into Canada; according to a published report in Canada on Monday, Verizon has held "exploratory talks" with WIND Mobile...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 10:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-thinking-about-moving-back-into-Canada-with-bid-for-WIND-Mobile_id44156/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-may-launch-limited-edition-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id44133Having a phone that's extremely popular does have its drawbacks, as insignificant as they may be. One of them is that you end up owning a phone that millions of other people have, and it's often even in the same color. The Samsung Galaxy S4, for example, has sold over 10 million units already, with many more to fly off the shelves over the following months. That may not bother some people, but those who like the feeling of being unique might be a bit annoyed by that. If rumors are to be trusted, Verizon is working on a solution of sorts to the aforementioned issue...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 01:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-may-launch-limited-edition-Samsung-Galaxy-S4_id44133/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/WSJ-NSA-does-not-gather-cellphone-location-records-despite-authorization-to-do-so_id44126In what is quickly becoming a pesky topic that just won't go away, no less than the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday night that even though the NSA is legally authorized to collect information that can pinpoint the location of cellphone callers, it refuses to do so; T-Mobile is majority owned by a foreign company, Deutsche Telekom, which appears to preclude it from directly providing information...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 23:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/WSJ-NSA-does-not-gather-cellphone-location-records-despite-authorization-to-do-so_id44126/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-Verizon-getting-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-mini-first-in-the-U.S._id44103The Samsung Galaxy S4 mini is already official, but the phone is going to be unveiled at the Samsung Premiere event in the U.K. on June 20th; a recent Bluetooth certification might have given us a clue as to which version of the Galaxy S4 mini will be released first. Based on information from the Bluetooth SIG, the Samsung SCH-I435 could be the first variant of the small sized Galaxy S4 to see daylight...]]>NewsSat, 15 Jun 2013 23:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-Verizon-getting-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-mini-first-in-the-U.S._id44103/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Own-a-piece-of-the-past-Microsoft-KIN-ONE-on-sale-for-25_id44078It was not one of Microsoft’s or Verizon’s brighter moments, but the KIN ONE does have its own special...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 18:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Own-a-piece-of-the-past-Microsoft-KIN-ONE-on-sale-for-25_id44078/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Snapdragon-800-based-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-breaks-benchmark-records_id44063The Samsung Galaxy S4 is currently shipping with either a Snapdragon 600 quad-core or an Exynos 5 Octa chip, but chances are that a more powerful version…]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 08:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Snapdragon-800-based-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-breaks-benchmark-records_id44063/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Foreign-ownership-in-Verizon-and-T-Mobile-prevent-them-from-contributing-to-U.S.-surveillance-program_id44041According to a report published Thursday in the Wall Street Journal, Verizon and T-Mobile cannot turn over data directly to the U.S. surveillance program run by the NSA because both have foreign corporate parents; Verizon is 45% owned by Britain's Vodafone (with the remainder 55% owned by Verizon Communications), and T-Mobile is owned by Germany's Deutsche Telecom...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 00:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Foreign-ownership-in-Verizon-and-T-Mobile-prevent-them-from-contributing-to-U.S.-surveillance-program_id44041/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-says-Galaxy-S4-sales-are-alive-and-well-confirms-Galaxy-Camera-2-for-June_id44017Bearish reports on Galaxy S4 sales have eroded Samsung’s stock value in the last couple of weeks and now Samsung has stepped up…]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 06:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-says-Galaxy-S4-sales-are-alive-and-well-confirms-Galaxy-Camera-2-for-June_id44017/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-goes-through-the-rings-of-hell_id44010It is a known fact that every smartphone maker tests its smartphones extensively before releasing them to market and stress tests are part of that whole pre-launch torture…]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 03:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Google-Edition-goes-through-the-rings-of-hell_id44010/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-reducing-its-Galaxy-S4-parts-order-for-next-quarter-by-a-third_id44008The sources confirmed once again that Samsung has issued order forecasts on the lower range for this quarter, 20-25 million instead of 25 million firm, and has lowered the forecast for next quarter from 30 million units down to 20 million...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 02:59:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-reducing-its-Galaxy-S4-parts-order-for-next-quarter-by-a-third_id44008/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-with-Snapdragon-800-gets-DLNA-certification-could-soon-come-to-Korea_id43977The Samsung Galaxy S4 initially launched in two variants - one with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip for most Western markets and another one with an Exynos 5 Octa chip…]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 07:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-with-Snapdragon-800-gets-DLNA-certification-could-soon-come-to-Korea_id43977/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-or-not-here-is-a-virtually-identical-clone-from-China-coming-with-hand-gestures_id43969You might have not heard about Chinese company No.1, but it is now getting ready to release a very close Galaxy S4 clone that now only looks like the Samsung flagship…]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 02:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-or-not-here-is-a-virtually-identical-clone-from-China-coming-with-hand-gestures_id43969/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-FiOS-Mobile-brings-live-streaming-and-on-demand-video-to-Android_id43958A while back Verizon released a FiOS Mobile app for iOS that allowed users to watch certain channels live channels as well as on demand content, but the company left Android users out in the cold. Well, Verizon has finally come around to bring the app to Android users, although it does come with some problems...]]>NewsTue, 11 Jun 2013 21:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-FiOS-Mobile-brings-live-streaming-and-on-demand-video-to-Android_id43958/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Picture-of-Rugged-Casio-Commando-4G-LTE-wearing-Verizon-brand-leaks_id43956A rugged water and dust resistant Android powered smartphone is making its way to Verizon, and it is not the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active; a leaked picture tweeted by @evleaks shows what is allegedly the Casio Commando 4G LTE. The photo shows a device that matches up with a picture of the device that was received by the FCC, so perhaps our use of the word "allegedly" is a bit too strong...]]>NewsTue, 11 Jun 2013 21:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Picture-of-Rugged-Casio-Commando-4G-LTE-wearing-Verizon-brand-leaks_id43956/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-is-coming-to-iPhone-4-and-up-but-not-all-features-will-be-available-on-all-devices_id43915So, iOS 7 is finally here, and guess what, it'll be coming to most of the iPhones and iPads currently in use. As before, though, not each and every feature will be available on every iOS 7-supported model...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 14:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-is-coming-to-iPhone-4-and-up-but-not-all-features-will-be-available-on-all-devices_id43915/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-grabs-Best-Device-award-at-Computex-2013_id43880The HTC One is a design wonder and while it might not have the backing of marketing as huge as Samsung’s, it is scoring all sorts of awards…]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 03:57:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-grabs-Best-Device-award-at-Computex-2013_id43880/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/PRISM-whistle-blower-steps-out-of-the-shadows_id43860The man credited as the NSA whistle-blower who spilled the beans on the surveillance program that has everyone in the U.S. talking, is Edward Snowden; the 29 year-old currently works for defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton and was once a undercover employee for the CIA. Not shrinking from fear, Snowden said, "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong"...]]>NewsSun, 09 Jun 2013 21:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/PRISM-whistle-blower-steps-out-of-the-shadows_id43860/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Data-suggests-that-Verizon-is-selling-twice-as-many-Nokia-Lumia-928-units-than-BlackBerry-Z10-models_id43854Considering the iOS/Android duopoly, the best that Windows Phone and BlackBerry can hope for is third place in the battle for mobile supremacy; the recent launch of the Nokia Lumia 928 by Verizon has proven to be a successful one for the carrier. Most carriers will heavily promote the top three platforms and developers are more eager to write for the third most popular platform than the fourth most popular...]]>NewsSun, 09 Jun 2013 14:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Data-suggests-that-Verizon-is-selling-twice-as-many-Nokia-Lumia-928-units-than-BlackBerry-Z10-models_id43854/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Director-of-National-Intelligence-makes-good-on-promise-to-declassify-some-PRISM-information_id43848When he first responded to the reports that gave the first details of the NSA's PRISM data collection program, the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, had said he would work towards declassifying information about the program in order to correct what he called "numerous inaccuracies" and "reckless disclosures" by the media...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jun 2013 22:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Director-of-National-Intelligence-makes-good-on-promise-to-declassify-some-PRISM-information_id43848/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-stopped-terror-atack-planned-for-New-York-Citys-subway-in-2009-thanks-to-NSA-phone-program_id43828With civil libertarians and some congressmen complaining that the NSA's PRISM program is too broad and obtains too much information on individual American citizens instead of focusing on terrorists like it is intended to do, reports are coming out on Friday that the plan might have averted a huge terror attack on U.S. soil...]]>NewsSat, 08 Jun 2013 03:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.S.-stopped-terror-atack-planned-for-New-York-Citys-subway-in-2009-thanks-to-NSA-phone-program_id43828/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/President-Obama-on-PRISM-Nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls_id43804Yesterday, news broke that the National Security Agency has been using a program called PRISM to collect metadata on calls made on Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint in the U.S. The Director of National Intelligence has already come out to comment on the report, but now we have word from President Obama himself, who says that "Nobody is listening to your telephone calls"....]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 12:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/President-Obama-on-PRISM-Nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls_id43804/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/International-spying-British-intelligence-has-had-access-to-PRISM-since-2010_id43801We said that yesterday's reports about PRISM were probably just the tip of the iceberg, but we didn't really expect the iceberg would be international. Yesterday, The Washington Post detailed an NSA program called PRISM, which supposedly collects data from a number of big name internet companies (though most deny it), and today The Guardian is saying that British intelligence has had access to PRISM since 2010...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 11:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/International-spying-British-intelligence-has-had-access-to-PRISM-since-2010_id43801/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-doubled-to-1.2-million-in-May-but-analysts-expect-no-further-growth_id43795The HTC One is obviously a big success for ailing HTC and the latest estimates show sales of the flagship doubled sequentially to reach 1.2 million in May…]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 09:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-sales-doubled-to-1.2-million-in-May-but-analysts-expect-no-further-growth_id43795/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Worries-that-Samsung-might-have-diluted-Galaxy-S4-sales-result-in-12-billion-loss-in-market-value_id43789The Samsung Galaxy S4 is clearly the most popular Android smartphone to date - it sold a whopping 10 million devices within the first month of availability…]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 07:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Worries-that-Samsung-might-have-diluted-Galaxy-S4-sales-result-in-12-billion-loss-in-market-value_id43789/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-Insider-shows-8-Reasons-BlackBerry-Owners-Get-It-Done_id43777Verizon Insider put up an infographic with some interesting statistics related to BlackBerry users; compared to other smartphone users, BlackBerry owners are twice as likely to travel for business while over half of them use their 'Berry to check in for their flight. BlackBerry users also speak to more than 50 people on their contacts list each week...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 02:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-Insider-shows-8-Reasons-BlackBerry-Owners-Get-It-Done_id43777/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Two-LG-phones-added-to-Verizons-pre-paid-lineup_id43772Back in April, we told you that the LG Optimus L3, not its more recently released sequel, would be coming to Verizon as the LG Optimus Zone; today, Verizon's website shows that the device is available for its pre-paid service. This is about as low-end a device as you could imagine with a 3.2 inch screen offering resolution of 240 x 320...]]>NewsFri, 07 Jun 2013 00:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Two-LG-phones-added-to-Verizons-pre-paid-lineup_id43772/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Director-of-National-Intelligence-says-PRISM-reports-contain-numerous-inaccuracies_id43770Everyone seems to be scrambling on this one, and more and more it looks like we should be suspicious of the reports by The Washington Post and The Guardian. Not only have most of the companies named in The Washington Post report about PRISM data collection denied involvement in any government program; now, the Director of National Intelligence has come out to say the reports "contain numerous inaccuracies"...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 22:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Director-of-National-Intelligence-says-PRISM-reports-contain-numerous-inaccuracies_id43770/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/NSA-call-logging-extends-to-AT-T-and-Sprint_id43768We said when we reported that companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook had been named as part of the NSA's PRISM data collection program that we would be hearing more soon enough. We didn't expect how soon though. As we were writing that story, the Wall Street Journal reported that the NSA's call logging extends beyond Verizon to cover AT&T and Sprint as well...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 21:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/NSA-call-logging-extends-to-AT-T-and-Sprint_id43768/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Shattered-iPhone-5-screens-to-be-fixed-at-Apple-stores-using-this-contraption_id43752As we reported yesterday, Apple is now fixing shattered iPhone 5 screens at its retail stores instead of giving out replacement units. The service, which costs $49 for those who have AppleCare+ and $149 for those who don't, is comparable in price to what third-party iPhone 5 repair services cost. However, the Geniuses at the Apple Store won't be opening damaged iPhones using tweezers and guitar picks. Instead, they'll be using a bit more sophisticated gear...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 09:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Shattered-iPhone-5-screens-to-be-fixed-at-Apple-stores-using-this-contraption_id43752/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-tempering-investors-expectations-on-the-Galaxy-S4-sales_id43750Samsung's gradual evolution of the Galaxy line strategy might turn and bite it in the rear, it seems, according to some industry analysts, and with the latest Galaxy S4 flagship at that, despite the clever marketing efforts...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 09:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-tempering-investors-expectations-on-the-Galaxy-S4-sales_id43750/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Officials-comment-on-the-Verizon-court-order-if-the-NSA-doesnt-mine-phone-calls-the-terrorists-win_id43748Finally there are some comments from the administration defending the practice, which say, as you could have guessed even before security officials speak, that data mining of call logs is necessary to thwart terrorist threats and the like. The leaked court order was stamped by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on April 25 and lasts about three months...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 07:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Officials-comment-on-the-Verizon-court-order-if-the-NSA-doesnt-mine-phone-calls-the-terrorists-win_id43748/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Studio-prints-a-46-canvas-from-an-HTC-One-photo-rendering-the-megapixel-war-moot_id43745HTC One bucked the trend with the UltraPixel camera, which technically is just 4MP, but the pixels themselves are much larger, capturing more light in than the tinier dots that are in higher-res phone cameras, and that's a pretty important part of the equation. The upside of large resolutions, though, is said to be the ability to print the pictures huge...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 06:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Studio-prints-a-46-canvas-from-an-HTC-One-photo-rendering-the-megapixel-war-moot_id43745/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/New-Quick-Snooze-Galaxy-S4-ad-baits-dads-ahead-of-Fathers-Day_id43744After the "Swaddle Master", we now have the "Quick Snooze". Worn out by a hard day's work of caring for his baby, the Father's Day poster child dozes off on the couch, while watching a game with the offspring. The Smart Pause feature kicks in, and the video pauses for the duration of the power nap, then resumes where he left off, which is a subtle way to dismiss the Galaxy S4 new features being called "gimmicks"...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 05:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-Quick-Snooze-Galaxy-S4-ad-baits-dads-ahead-of-Fathers-Day_id43744/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Does-Apple-limit-data-speeds-on-some-U.S.-carriers_id43739According to a person who provides hacks for the Apple iPhone, a code was found on iOS that effectively lowers the data speed on three U.S. wireless carriers; Joseph Brown says that he has found code on the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad running on Verizon, Sprint and AT&T that limits the speed of the devices...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Does-Apple-limit-data-speeds-on-some-U.S.-carriers_id43739/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/NSA-secret-court-order-to-Verizon-leaks-your-bulk-call-logs-are-belong-to-us_id43738For starters, the unique serial number of the phone you call from is recorded, too, as are time and duration, and these, together with the eventual location tracking, speaks volumes to anyone who's looking. Now these are all deemed for use as bulk call logs, meant for data mining, so that no probable cause is needed, yet the Electronic Frontier Foundation finds the whole matter pretty disturbing, especially in light of the recent AP journalists' snooping scandal...]]>NewsThu, 06 Jun 2013 02:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/NSA-secret-court-order-to-Verizon-leaks-your-bulk-call-logs-are-belong-to-us_id43738/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-says-60-of-Fortune-500-are-testing-or-using-BBES_id43734Was Thomas Wolfe wrong? Can you go back home again? BlackBerry sure hope so; at one time, you couldn't think about conducting business without a BlackBerry smartphone helping to get work done on the road. But along came the Apple iPhone and Android, and BlackBerry started losing the business customers that had made the platform so popular...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 23:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/BlackBerry-says-60-of-Fortune-500-are-testing-or-using-BBES_id43734/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-grabs-top-spot-at-three-of-four-top-U.S.-carriers_id43729For the first time since the launch of the Apple iPhone 5 last September, Samsung outsold Apple in the U.S. during a month; based on the monthly store surveys conducted by Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley, the Korean based manufacturer outsold Apple during May thanks to the formidable combination of the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S III and the Samsung GALAXY Note II...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 21:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-grabs-top-spot-at-three-of-four-top-U.S.-carriers_id43729/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Buy-the-BlackBerry-Q10-from-T-Mobile-today-online-from-Verizon-tomorrow_id43716As expected, T-Mobile now has the BlackBerry Q10 available with a down payment required of $99.99; to pay off the phone, the T-Mobile subscriber must then pay $20 monthly for 24 months making the total cost of the device $579.99. Online orders will be shipped overnight for free. Originally, the carrier was going to sit out this launch, but eventually something happened to make the carrier change its mind...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 14:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Buy-the-BlackBerry-Q10-from-T-Mobile-today-online-from-Verizon-tomorrow_id43716/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-will-now-fix-cracked-iPhone-5-screens-at-its-retail-stores_id43709The screens on today's smartphones are big and beautiful, but also fragile enough to crack if dropped on a hard surface. The iPhone is no exception, and an estimated 23% of iPhones out there are in use with their screens cracked by accident. Fixing an iPhone's screen isn't cheap, but at least it is not going to be as frustrating and time-consuming as before. That's because Apple will now repair iPhone 5 screens at its retail stores...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 09:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-will-now-fix-cracked-iPhone-5-screens-at-its-retail-stores_id43709/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-listed-in-an-Intel-mobile-chips-slide-Mystery-resolved_id43697Intel took the stage yesterday to announce its new frugal Haswell chips, as well as the Silvermont architecture for phones and tablets. On a slide touting how it is taking a foothold in mobile, a number of devices running Intel chippery were listed. including the newly-announced 6" Asus Fonepad Note phablet, and the 10" Galaxy Tab 3 slate...]]>NewsWed, 05 Jun 2013 02:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-listed-in-an-Intel-mobile-chips-slide-Mystery-resolved_id43697/commentsPhone Arena