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/Its-not-stealing-when-Apple-does-it-because-it-wasnt-stealing-when-Google-did-it-either_id44030Every time there are new features announced for iOS, there is an uproar around the web about Apple "stealing" features. I have talked before about why I think this is a silly argument, but I wanted to put up a refresher on the idea, because the claims simply won't die out. Here's the simple reason: it's not stealing when Apple does it, because it wasn't stealing when Google did it either...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 16:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-not-stealing-when-Apple-does-it-because-it-wasnt-stealing-when-Google-did-it-either_id44030/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-never-released-WinsorNot-webOS-phone-finally-comes-to-light_id42324HP purchased webOS with the intention of bringing it back from the ashes of Palm, but that never really worked out. HP only released a few devices running webOS, the most popular of which was the Touchpad tablet, and the Touchpad only got popular when the price dropped to $99 and it was purchased in bulk by Android hackers. But, it seems that HP did have plans for another webOS phone after the Pre 3 and the Veer. It was codenamed WinsorNot and images of the never-released phone have finally come out...]]>NewsWed, 24 Apr 2013 23:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-never-released-WinsorNot-webOS-phone-finally-comes-to-light_id42324/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Other-third-party-Twitter-apps-on-the-way-out_id40615We thought you might want to know about some other popular third-party Twitter applications that are falling victim...]]>NewsThu, 07 Mar 2013 21:49:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Other-third-party-Twitter-apps-on-the-way-out_id40615/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Evernote-hacked-users-will-be-required-to-reset-passwords_id40401Fortunately, no user-stored data or payment information appears to have been compromised, the company...]]>NewsSat, 02 Mar 2013 14:18:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Evernote-hacked-users-will-be-required-to-reset-passwords_id40401/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/MWC-2013-Day-1-round-up_id40231Wow, Mobile World Congress really heated up today with a boom of new devices getting unveiled from all sorts of places…]]>NewsMon, 25 Feb 2013 12:11:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/MWC-2013-Day-1-round-up_id40231/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-to-acquire-webOS-from-HP_id40183webOS will find a new home with LG as the Korean manufacturer plans to breathe new life into the platform...]]>NewsMon, 25 Feb 2013 03:39:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-to-acquire-webOS-from-HP_id40183/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-Pre-3-stars-on-The-Following_id39513Add the HP Pre 3 to the six degrees of separation list after the now defunct handset made an appearance on Fox's The Following which stars Kevin Bacon; the HP Pre 3 sold in Europe before the U.S. launch was cancelled and inventory was sold on eBay which ended the life of the phone that was supposed to challenge the Apple iPhone for supremacy in the smartphone world...]]>NewsWed, 06 Feb 2013 03:55:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-Pre-3-stars-on-The-Following_id39513/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-rumored-to-show-off-new-phone-or-mobile-OS-on-Tuesday_id38653There is speculation that at a press event scheduled for Tuesday, Facebook will reveal something related to the mobile universe such as a Facebook phone or a new Facebook OS for mobile phones; in the past, whenever Facebook would deny that a branded phone was coming, it was always a denial related to whether or not the social networking site was building new hardware...]]>NewsSun, 13 Jan 2013 13:26:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Facebook-rumored-to-show-off-new-phone-or-mobile-OS-on-Tuesday_id38653/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-Open-webOS-is-running-pretty-smoothly-on-a-Google-Nexus-7_id38193The gang at WebOS Ports has been very busy. When Open webOS v1.0 was released, we got to see...]]>NewsMon, 31 Dec 2012 22:08:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-Open-webOS-is-running-pretty-smoothly-on-a-Google-Nexus-7_id38193/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Despite-recent-stock-surge-Nokia-could-be-sliding-on-Palm-like-downward-spiral_id37913Nokia stock has surged to over $4 apiece today as hopes are mounting that the Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 is selling well, but that might be only temporary…]]>NewsThu, 20 Dec 2012 09:26:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Despite-recent-stock-surge-Nokia-could-be-sliding-on-Palm-like-downward-spiral_id37913/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LGs-webOS-TV-will-probably-not-make-an-appearance-at-CES-2013_id37727We got word back in October that LG was working on what would be the first OEM to develop on Open webOS...]]>NewsSat, 15 Dec 2012 22:36:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/LGs-webOS-TV-will-probably-not-make-an-appearance-at-CES-2013_id37727/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Sour-Grapes-department-former-webOS-investor-bashes-Android_id37717Elevation Partners co-founder Roger McNamee is not enamored of Android which is not surprising considering his company was a big investor in Palm and while it does seem like a case of picking the wrong horse to bet on; one of McNamee's criticisms of Android is that while the OS has overtaken Apple in volume, the majority of profits in the industry go to Apple...]]>NewsSat, 15 Dec 2012 05:54:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sour-Grapes-department-former-webOS-investor-bashes-Android_id37717/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HPGram-donated-5-heavy-duty-servers-to-WebOS-Ports_id37217These are not leftovers from Thanksgiving. HP donated these servers to advance the progress with Open webOS...]]>NewsSun, 02 Dec 2012 02:21:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HPGram-donated-5-heavy-duty-servers-to-WebOS-Ports_id37217/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-More-early-alpha-developments-for-Open-webOS_id36172We have been presented with some pretty impressive advancements regarding Open webOS within a short period of time...]]>NewsWed, 31 Oct 2012 18:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-More-early-alpha-developments-for-Open-webOS_id36172/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Open-webOS-to-find-its-first-OEM-development-with-LG-in-a-television_id35886LG will be the first major manufacturer to port Open webOS to replace their long-in-the-tooth NetCast smart TV platform...]]>NewsThu, 25 Oct 2012 01:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Open-webOS-to-find-its-first-OEM-development-with-LG-in-a-television_id35886/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-Open-webOS-ported-into-Nook-Color-and-Samsung-Series-7-Slate_id35570Within days and weeks of Open webOS being unleashed to developers, we have seen successful ports to a Galaxy Nexus, an ASUS Transformer Prime and there are folks working on making webOS work on top of Android...]]>NewsTue, 16 Oct 2012 01:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Video-Open-webOS-ported-into-Nook-Color-and-Samsung-Series-7-Slate_id35570/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-is-looking-to-staff-up-webOS_id35201Even though the company is working through its plan to lay off thousands across its divisions, the computer giant has over 50 openings specific to webOS...]]>NewsFri, 05 Oct 2012 03:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-is-looking-to-staff-up-webOS_id35201/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-cites-tough-year-ahead-in-2013-shares-sink-to-10-year-low_id35167Expecting revenue to fall in every business unit except software, CEO Meg Whitman laid out a difficult year ahead...]]>NewsThu, 04 Oct 2012 03:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-cites-tough-year-ahead-in-2013-shares-sink-to-10-year-low_id35167/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Open-webOS-ported-to-Galaxy-Nexus_id35023Literally the same day that Open webOS 1.0 was released, webOS-ports.org successfully shows Open webOS ported to a Galaxy Nexus device...]]>NewsSun, 30 Sep 2012 01:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Open-webOS-ported-to-Galaxy-Nexus_id35023/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-releases-Open-webOS-1.0-out-of-beta-with-video-demonstration_id35016The Open webOS project has released its debut build of Open webOS on schedule. It is now available ready for developers to work their magic...]]>NewsSat, 29 Sep 2012 03:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-releases-Open-webOS-1.0-out-of-beta-with-video-demonstration_id35016/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-device-appears-in-benchmark-details-with-Android-under-the-hood_id34507In no time after we see HP’s CEO Meg Whitman talk to Fox Business about plans to re-enter the smartphone market, we see an HP smartphone appear...]]>NewsFri, 14 Sep 2012 18:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-device-appears-in-benchmark-details-with-Android-under-the-hood_id34507/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Meg-Whitman-confirms-HP-is-working-on-a-smartphone-says-it-better-be-done-right-than-fast_id34497HP's new CEO Meg Whitman is apparently not willing to go down without a fight in the smartphone arena. Asked in an interview with a business news outlet, she commented that HP "ultimately has to offer a smartphone", and that they are "working on it"...]]>NewsFri, 14 Sep 2012 09:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Meg-Whitman-confirms-HP-is-working-on-a-smartphone-says-it-better-be-done-right-than-fast_id34497/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-launches-beta-release-of-Open-webOS_id33941The official rebirth of webOS has begun, as Open webOS gets its first beta release into the wild...]]>NewsFri, 31 Aug 2012 17:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-launches-beta-release-of-Open-webOS_id33941/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-is-spinning-off-the-WebOS-division-into-a-new-company-named-Gram_id33320HP is going to divest webOS altogether, spinning the division off into a new company focused on "unleashing the power of the web"...]]>NewsWed, 15 Aug 2012 10:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-is-spinning-off-the-WebOS-division-into-a-new-company-named-Gram_id33320/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-TouchPad-gets-a-taste-of-Jelly-Bean-thanks-to-early-CyanogenMod-10-build_id32987There is a very early CyanogenMod 10 release for the HP TouchPad, based on Android's latest version to date – 4.1 Jelly Bean. The focus here is on "early" as things like sound and video acceleration do not work...]]>NewsFri, 03 Aug 2012 06:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-TouchPad-gets-a-taste-of-Jelly-Bean-thanks-to-early-CyanogenMod-10-build_id32987/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Open-webOS-will-not-be-available-on-existing-devices_id32891HP might have ditched webOS and smartphones and tablets on the platform, but it didn’t just kill the platform - it nobly open sources it…]]>NewsWed, 01 Aug 2012 03:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Open-webOS-will-not-be-available-on-existing-devices_id32891/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/All-SlingPlayer-apps-half-off-until-July-22nd_id32455If you want to pick up SlingPlayer for a secondary device (or even a primary one) now is the time to act, as SlingBox is selling the apps at a 50% discount for the next couple of days...]]>NewsThu, 19 Jul 2012 14:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/All-SlingPlayer-apps-half-off-until-July-22nd_id32455/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-broken-Use-the-iFixit-app-for-Android-and-iOS-and-webOS_id31915The popular tear-down web resource iFixit has now brought their in-depth tutorials to native apps for Android, iOS, and webOS users...]]>NewsWed, 04 Jul 2012 16:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Its-broken-Use-the-iFixit-app-for-Android-and-iOS-and-webOS_id31915/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/See-the-all-touch-webOS-phone-that-almost-was_id31876An advertising company has released a once top-secret video showing off the HP Stingray, a touch-only webOS device that was originally intended for AT&T...]]>NewsTue, 03 Jul 2012 14:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/See-the-all-touch-webOS-phone-that-almost-was_id31876/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/10-cheap-smartphones-from-makers-youve-actually-heard-of_id31350Today we have for you a selection of 10 cheap smartphones – smartphones that can be bought for anything between $250 and $130. At the same time, all of them have been made by respectable companies – none of those non-sense Chinese knock-offs...]]>NewsMon, 18 Jun 2012 04:07:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/10-cheap-smartphones-from-makers-youve-actually-heard-of_id31350/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/28-of-Fandangos-tickets-sold-last-month-came-from-a-mobile-phone_id30985Many hardcore movie fans rely on Fandango for everything related to viewing a motion picture from watching trailers to checking showtimes and even buying tickets, Fandango does it all; last month, 28% of tickets sold by the company were ordered using Fandango's mobile app...]]>NewsThu, 07 Jun 2012 07:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/28-of-Fandangos-tickets-sold-last-month-came-from-a-mobile-phone_id30985/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/32-GB-TouchPads-available-again-for-194.99_id30776While the new units are all gone, occasionally we see some refurbs out there still looking for a good home. Apparently woot! has gotten their hands on a lot, as they are running a sale through their ‘hidden’ sister site, moofi...]]>NewsThu, 31 May 2012 10:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/32-GB-TouchPads-available-again-for-194.99_id30776/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Essential-part-of-HPs-webOS-Enyo-team-goes-to-Google_id30580What would happen if you merge the best of webOS with Google’s Android? Our guess - something great, and we’ve already seen the first results of that collaboration…]]>NewsFri, 25 May 2012 01:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Essential-part-of-HPs-webOS-Enyo-team-goes-to-Google_id30580/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-Palm-Pixi-Plus-is-selling-as-a-GoPhone-for-only-19.99-through-AT-T-directly_id30463AT&T is selling the webOS powered handset as a GoPhone, for the killer no-contract of $19.99 outright! Yes folks, a mere $20 will snag you an aging Palm Pixi Plus online through AT&T’s web site. Normally, the smartphone is priced at $149.99, but an instant...]]>NewsTue, 22 May 2012 18:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-Palm-Pixi-Plus-is-selling-as-a-GoPhone-for-only-19.99-through-AT-T-directly_id30463/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/At-what-point-do-smartphones-become-just-phones_id29887Earlier today, we learned that smartphones have finally hit the magical point where more than half of all mobile users had a smartphone (in Q1 2012, according to Nielsen.) This begs a crucial question: at what point do "smartphones" simply become "phones"?]]>NewsMon, 07 May 2012 20:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/At-what-point-do-smartphones-become-just-phones_id29887/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-and-Palm-were-once-targeted-for-purchase-by-Oracle_id29213During Oracle's trial against Google, the former's CEO told the court that Oracle had tried to purchase RIM or Palm as a way to make the database developer more competitive with Apple and Google; Palm was eventually purchased by HP and RIM has hired investment banks to explore its strategic options...]]>NewsTue, 17 Apr 2012 18:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/RIM-and-Palm-were-once-targeted-for-purchase-by-Oracle_id29213/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Did-webOS-stand-a-chance-if-HP-had-the-patience-for-it-Poll-Results_id28252Last week, some curious details surfaced revealing that HP initially planned to allow Palm 3 years to fully unveil the power of webOS, but Leo Apotheker stepped in as CEO and cut the time allowance down to a mere year…]]>NewsTue, 20 Mar 2012 09:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Did-webOS-stand-a-chance-if-HP-had-the-patience-for-it-Poll-Results_id28252/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-Buy-store-in-California-is-selling-the-32GB-HP-TouchPad-at-its-full-600-retail-price_id28052If you happen to live close to the Santee, California Best Buy store, you might be intrigued to know that they have the 32GB HP TouchPad for sale – and from the looks of it all, it’s in stock right now too. Indeed, it’s questionable as to how they’ve managed to obtain the...]]>NewsWed, 14 Mar 2012 10:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-Buy-store-in-California-is-selling-the-32GB-HP-TouchPad-at-its-full-600-retail-price_id28052/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-didnt-have-the-patience-for-Palm-ex-CEO-Apotheker-to-blame_id28034Former HP chief technology officer Phil McKinney is probably the best person in the world to ask about what happened with Palm and how was it that the company HP acquired…]]>NewsWed, 14 Mar 2012 04:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-didnt-have-the-patience-for-Palm-ex-CEO-Apotheker-to-blame_id28034/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-Google-Microsoft-HP-RIM-and-Amazon-sign-on-uniform-privacy-guidelines-for-their-app-shops_id27179Kool and the IT gang have been gathered together in a dark room by California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, and the result is a signed agreement, outlining better privacy control guidelines...]]>NewsThu, 23 Feb 2012 05:32:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-Google-Microsoft-HP-RIM-and-Amazon-sign-on-uniform-privacy-guidelines-for-their-app-shops_id27179/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-CEO-ZOMG-Android-to-be-closed-after-Motorola-purchase_id26984HP CEO Meg Whitman decided to open up the "Android will be closed!" line in an attempt to explain why developers should support WebOS in their Global Partners Conference...]]>NewsFri, 17 Feb 2012 10:36:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-CEO-ZOMG-Android-to-be-closed-after-Motorola-purchase_id26984/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-sends-Android-test-kernel-to-CyanogenMod-team_id26684When HP kicked off the $99 firesale of the HP TouchPad it probably did expect all the craze - what it didn’t expect was that a couple of those webOS-stuffed tablets turned out to...]]>NewsWed, 08 Feb 2012 03:35:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-sends-Android-test-kernel-to-CyanogenMod-team_id26684/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Meg-Whitmans-HP-plans-seem-to-be-more-buzzwords-than-solutions_id26590HP CEO Meg Whitman has had a pretty difficult road to travel in her first five months at the helm of the company, and now she has detailed what she sees as the future of HP both in terms of hardware and in its as yet failed software in webOS...]]>NewsSat, 04 Feb 2012 11:02:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Meg-Whitmans-HP-plans-seem-to-be-more-buzzwords-than-solutions_id26590/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/WebOS-talent-continues-to-jump-ship_id26451Shortly after Jon Rubinstein's departure from HP, WebOS chief architect Brian Hernacki is also reportedly leaving HP...]]>NewsTue, 31 Jan 2012 15:54:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/WebOS-talent-continues-to-jump-ship_id26451/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Predictions-that-need-to-stop-in-2012---Windows-Phone-BlackBerry-and-the-rest_id25948When we started this journey, the framing for the articles seemed clear enough: the rumor mill around tech devices is absurd and "analysts" can get away with murder by simply stating what any reasonably educated...]]>NewsMon, 30 Jan 2012 09:55:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Predictions-that-need-to-stop-in-2012---Windows-Phone-BlackBerry-and-the-rest_id25948/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-says-that-former-Palm-CEO-and-webOS-mastermind-Jon-Rubinstein-has-left-HP_id26350Well, the day is finally here as a new report mentions that former Palm CEO and webOS mastermind Jon Rubinstein is out at HP. In some way, it’s a sad departure considering the roller coaster ride we’ve seen taken by the once fledgling mobile platform deemed to be an iPhone...]]>NewsFri, 27 Jan 2012 11:49:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-says-that-former-Palm-CEO-and-webOS-mastermind-Jon-Rubinstein-has-left-HP_id26350/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Refurbished-HP-TouchPad-back-on-sale-at-Woot-32GB-model-for-219.99_id26340The HP TouchPad was the most sought after tablet after the company kicked off a fire sale bringing its price down to just $100, but if you didn’t act quick chances are you couldn’t…]]>NewsFri, 27 Jan 2012 05:12:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Refurbished-HP-TouchPad-back-on-sale-at-Woot-32GB-model-for-219.99_id26340/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Open-webOS-1.0-arriving-in-September_id26294Back in December, HP decided it’s open sourcing webOS, and will remain an active contributor to its development and now we know when Open webOS 1.0…]]>NewsThu, 26 Jan 2012 04:30:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Open-webOS-1.0-arriving-in-September_id26294/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/CyanogenMod9-ICS-Alpha-build-for-HP-TouchPad-released_id26024After last week’s teaser of Ice Cream Sandwich running on HP’s TouchPad, the CyanogenMod team is back and this time it’s got a pretty functional Alpha 0 build of its CM9…]]>NewsWed, 18 Jan 2012 09:21:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/CyanogenMod9-ICS-Alpha-build-for-HP-TouchPad-released_id26024/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-appoints-new-Chief-Strategy-Officer-to-oversee-webOS-open-source-initiative_id26023Palm and HP’s webOS seemed to be one of the big victims of the mobile platform wars in 2011, which finally shaped the industry. In December 2011, HP finally clarified…]]>NewsWed, 18 Jan 2012 09:07:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/HP-appoints-new-Chief-Strategy-Officer-to-oversee-webOS-open-source-initiative_id26023/commentsPhone Arena