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/Microsoft-and-Nokia-reportedly-end-merger-negotiations_id44280The word has been that Microsoft and Nokia have a partnership deal that could have Microsoft paying the Finnish company as much as $1 billion per year to build devices for the Windows Phone platform. But, a new report from The Wall Street Journal is saying that it had actually gone beyond that and the two companies were actually in "advanced" merger negotiations until just recently...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-and-Nokia-reportedly-end-merger-negotiations_id44280/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-confirms-41MP-Nokia-EOS-to-be-introduced-July-11th_id44279With all of those rumors about the Nokia EOS that have been passed back and forth lately, it is nice that Nokia has pretty much confirmed that it will introduce the 41MP Windows Phone handset at its event in New York City on July 11th; on its blog, Nokia put up a big box that says, "41 million Reasons" and listed the date and time of the event...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-confirms-41MP-Nokia-EOS-to-be-introduced-July-11th_id44279/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Waze-beta-for-Windows-Phone-still-on-the-way-after-Google-purchase_id44278When it was first announced that Google had agreed to purchase Waze, there was some worry from users on Windows Phone that the acquisition could lead to trouble for the planned Waze app for WP, but it looks like the plans are still on track. Google said that it would be leaving Waze as a separate company, and simply look to integrate certain features between Waze and Google...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 14:55:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Waze-beta-for-Windows-Phone-still-on-the-way-after-Google-purchase_id44278/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/GDR-2-update-for-Windows-Phone-8-to-bundle-OEM-and-OS-updates_id44266We don't know a lot about the GDR 2 update that is coming soon to Windows Phone 8. We've heard that quad-core processor support will be coming with the GDR 3 update, but all we have learned so far with GDR 2 is that it will be bringing CalDAV and CardDAV support for Google accounts. A new report is saying it will also help unify Windows Phone updates by bundling OEM and OS updates...]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 10:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/GDR-2-update-for-Windows-Phone-8-to-bundle-OEM-and-OS-updates_id44266/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-EOS-leaks-out-in-white-other-colors-coming-too_id44261The Nokia EOS has already leaked out profusely in the past couple of days, but now one more piece of the puzzle - a white polycarbonate version of the upcoming Nokia…]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-EOS-leaks-out-in-white-other-colors-coming-too_id44261/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Next-Microsoft-Surface-RT-to-feature-a-Snapdragon-chip_id44257Microsoft is already selling off its Surface RT by the bunch, discounting it to $199 to educational institutions, but that does not mean the end for the tablet…]]>NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Next-Microsoft-Surface-RT-to-feature-a-Snapdragon-chip_id44257/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-open-to-acquiring-Nokia-but-calls-Windows-Phone-weak_id44217Huawei is definitely serious about continuing to grow, and Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, thinks that one good way to do that would be through acquisitions. Yu has always been particularly media savvy and he showed it again today in an interview with the Financial Times where he said that Huawei is "open-minded" to purchasing Nokia...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Huawei-open-to-acquiring-Nokia-but-calls-Windows-Phone-weak_id44217/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Wheres-My-Mickey-coming-to-Apple-Android-and-Windows-Phone-platforms_id44207Disney is playing the mouse card with the latest iteration of its "Where's My...?" mobile games; Disney first rolled out Where's My Water? back in 2011 and in its first year it rang up more than 100 million downloads. The game also became the answer to a trivia question when Chunli Fu downloaded the app early last year and it became the 25 billionth app downloaded from the Apple App Store...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 12:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Wheres-My-Mickey-coming-to-Apple-Android-and-Windows-Phone-platforms_id44207/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Nokia-Lumia-925-Review_id3340Ever since the introduction of the first Lumia phone, Nokia has been improving and refining its Windows Phone-powered line-up with each new model. Feature by feature and app by app, we've finally arrived at the Nokia Lumia 925 – an ambitious smartphone that attempts to offer a well-rounded experience to customers, for whom plastic just won't cut it...]]>ReviewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Nokia-Lumia-925-Review_id3340/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Tiara-and-a-Samsung-WP8-smartphone-coming-to-Ting_id44198The HTC Tiara is a smartphone that we've been hearing rumors about for months. If these are to be trusted, the smartphone is of the mid-range class, running Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system. Sprint is the carrier bound to launch this upcoming handset, but it turns out that others are interested in offering the device as well. Ting – a virtual mobile operator that uses the Sprint network – confirmed via its official blog that the HTC Tiara will land on its shelves in July...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 06:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Tiara-and-a-Samsung-WP8-smartphone-coming-to-Ting_id44198/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Smart-Camera-app-is-released-doesnt-yet-work-on-most-Lumias_id44196First the good news: the Nokia Smart Camera app, which was demonstrated during the Lumia 925 announcement, is now available at the Windows Phone marketplace. It brings a handful of cool camera features that can help one take even better photos using their Lumia smartphone. These include the Motion Focus, which adds motion blur to moving objects...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Smart-Camera-app-is-released-doesnt-yet-work-on-most-Lumias_id44196/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/FCC-welcomes-mid-range-Nokia-RM-941-to-the-office_id44195The other day, we told you that the FCC was paid a visit by the Nokia RM-877 which is believed to be the camera centric Nokia EOS; well, not every phone that visits the FCC can be a celebrity model like the eagerly awaited EOS is. So we wonder if the staff suffered a let down when the Nokia RM-941 walked through its doors... Don't let the higher model number throw you, this is model is a mid-ranger from the Finnish OEM. Mobile ad network AdDuplex spotted this model (mostly in Taiwan) and noted that it has a screen resolution of 480 x 800 (WVGA). By definition these days, this would make the Nokia RM-941 a mid-range model at best.]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 05:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/FCC-welcomes-mid-range-Nokia-RM-941-to-the-office_id44195/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-developer-pages-now-reference-quad-core-Snapdragon-800-with-Adreno-330-GPU_id44184Nokia is not working with that many processors from Qualcomm, so when a new one appears on its developer pages, one ought to take notice. The new arrival there is none other than the quad-core Snapdragon 800, the powerhouse of mobile these days...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 03:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-developer-pages-now-reference-quad-core-Snapdragon-800-with-Adreno-330-GPU_id44184/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-Surface-RT-32-GB-to-be-offered-at-cost-to-schools-and-universities-later-this-month_id44177Microsoft is allegedly prepping to give the Surface RT tablet to schools and universities for $199. That is for the 32 GB version of the ARM-based Windows RT slate, and is surely aimed at popularizing the platform as much as possible against the tough competition of iPads and Android slates...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 01:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-Surface-RT-32-GB-to-be-offered-at-cost-to-schools-and-universities-later-this-month_id44177/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-the-app-gap-between-Windows-Phone-versus-iTunes-and-Google-Play-really-that-wide_id44168On a regular basis, we discuss the various application ecosystems between the current top three...]]>NewsTue, 18 Jun 2013 00:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-the-app-gap-between-Windows-Phone-versus-iTunes-and-Google-Play-really-that-wide_id44168/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-RM-877-visits-FCC-wearing-AT-T-banding-could-be-the-Nokia-EOS_id44164The Nokia RM-877 went calling on the FCC the other day, wearing AT&T's LTE bands (2,4,5 and 17); other modes of connectivity included pentaband HSPA+ / WCDMA and quad-band GSM / EDGE. It also features dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC support and of course, is Bluetooth enabled. The phone was unnamed except for the model number, which is par for the course with FCC filings...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 14:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-RM-877-visits-FCC-wearing-AT-T-banding-could-be-the-Nokia-EOS_id44164/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsofts-brain-makes-Bing-voice-search-results-more-accurate-and-twice-as-fast-on-WP8_id44160We've heard plenty about Google's neural network (aka the Skynet Brain) that has been extremely helpful in making contextual search and voice recognition better with the aid of Ray Kurzweil. But, it should be no surprise that Microsoft has its own brain, or Deep Neural Networks, and it has just been used to make Bing voice search on Windows Phone 8 more accurate and twice as fast...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 12:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsofts-brain-makes-Bing-voice-search-results-more-accurate-and-twice-as-fast-on-WP8_id44160/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-Windows-Phone-apps-of-the-week_id44020We are cherry-picking the best new arrivals and this week we’ve included some neat Window Phone apps as well…]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 09:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-new-Android-iPhone-and-Windows-Phone-apps-of-the-week_id44020/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Mobile-is-eating-the-World-see-how-phones-and-tablets-are-shaping-the-future_id44150We often hear the term "post-PC era," mostly bandied about by Apple, which has a vested interest in the growth of mobile. It is not entirely without merit, though, as Enders Analysis consultant Benedict Evans showed in a simple slide presentation given last month, called "Mobile Is Eating The World"...]]>NewsMon, 17 Jun 2013 09:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Mobile-is-eating-the-World-see-how-phones-and-tablets-are-shaping-the-future_id44150/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Pick-up-a-SIM-free-Nokia-Lumia-820-for-only-301_id44125The Nokia Lumia 820 launched last autumn with the debut of Windows Phone 8 and the middle tier device had a lot to offer...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 22:18:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Pick-up-a-SIM-free-Nokia-Lumia-820-for-only-301_id44125/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ting-to-add-a-couple-Windows-Phone-8-devices-next-month_id44121The MVNO known as Ting, and operated by Tucows announced that it was planning on bringing two...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 21:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ting-to-add-a-couple-Windows-Phone-8-devices-next-month_id44121/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/All-systems-go-GroupMe-is-still-up-and-running-again_id44123Don't you hate it when you're using an app or web-page and suddenly things creep to a halt...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 20:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/All-systems-go-GroupMe-is-still-up-and-running-again_id44123/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/6Sec-brings-Vine-like-abilities-to-Windows-Phone_id44118Remember the scene in Jurrasic Park when Dr. Ian Malcolm says that life will find a way? The same can be said about Windows Phone developers who have not only come up with a way for users of the platform to enjoy Instagram and now Vine; for those unaware, Vine is a app that takes 6 seconds video and lets you tag them or send them off to specific recipients. Think Twitter with 6 second videos instead of 140 characters...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 18:49:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/6Sec-brings-Vine-like-abilities-to-Windows-Phone_id44118/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-Phone-8-CalDAV-and-CardDAV-support-demoed-on-video_id44117As we know by now, Microsoft and Google have been in something of a spat. Google announced a while back that it was going to end support for ActiveSync for Gmail and Google Calendar, because it would rather support open standards like CalDAV and CardDAV than Microsoft's proprietary option. Microsoft promised that it was adding support for the open standards, and now we're seeing it demoed on video...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 18:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows-Phone-8-CalDAV-and-CardDAV-support-demoed-on-video_id44117/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/More-images-and-videos-of-the-forthcoming-Windows-8.1-reveal-themselves_id44111In addition to some newly uploaded videos highlighting some of the updated apps, we have some...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 16:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/More-images-and-videos-of-the-forthcoming-Windows-8.1-reveal-themselves_id44111/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Did-we-see-the-Nokia-Lumia-phablet_id44109Saturday night, we showed you a picture of what looked like mass produced aluminum chassis for the soon to be announced Nokia EOS; but as the sun came up on Sunday morning, a new interpretation of the picture was being made. As some of our own astute readers realized, the phone looked larger than what you might expect from the Nokia EOS...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 14:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Did-we-see-the-Nokia-Lumia-phablet_id44109/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-it-the-metallic-Nokia-EOS-that-is-launching-soon_id44105The Nokia EOS mystery deepens; on Friday, we showed you a version of the Nokia EOS with a metallic chassis compared with the polycarbonate model that was seen earlier. The thought was that the polycarbonate model was going to be released as early as next month with the metallic version coming out in the future...]]>NewsSun, 16 Jun 2013 01:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Is-it-the-metallic-Nokia-EOS-that-is-launching-soon_id44105/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HSN-drops-price-of-Nokia-Lumia-521-to-129.95_id44100In the mid 1980's, before the internet was a household presence, and a razor was something you would shave with, Home Shopping Network was considered an incredible idea. Started on radio, the deals started taking over cable television and before you can say zirconia diamond, competition was all over the place...]]>NewsSat, 15 Jun 2013 19:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HSN-drops-price-of-Nokia-Lumia-521-to-129.95_id44100/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Two-Nokia-Lumia-phablets-and-a-low-priced-Nokia-Lumia-920-on-the-way_id44096A published report on Saturday details a pair of Nokia Lumia phablets on the way with one coming in the September-October period and the other due next February; the model expected to be coming in the third quarter will purportedly include the same camera as the one seen on the Nokia Lumia 925 and will sport a 5.5 inch to 6 inch screen...]]>NewsSat, 15 Jun 2013 14:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Two-Nokia-Lumia-phablets-and-a-low-priced-Nokia-Lumia-920-on-the-way_id44096/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-set-to-pay-out-more-cash-to-bring-developers-to-Windows-Phone_id44092This isn't the first time that we've written a story about Microsoft offering cash to attract developers to the Windows Phone platform, and there is a fair chance that this won't be the last time either. Microsoft knows that more developers and a better app ecosystem is absolutely key to making sure the growth that Windows Phone has seen doesn't disappear. So, Microsoft is getting ready to pay more developers to bring apps to Windows Phone...]]>NewsSat, 15 Jun 2013 12:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-set-to-pay-out-more-cash-to-bring-developers-to-Windows-Phone_id44092/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/More-Nokia-EOS-metal-lens-cap-pictures-leak-one-in-black-and-the-other-in-white_id44085On Friday morning, we showed you some photos of a version of the Nokia EOS chassis made from metal; we also showed you what looked to be a metal version of the lens cap for the device, which had 41MP listed on it instead of the XX placeholder we had seen before. Earlier pictures of the device, which is AT&T bound, revealed a polycarbonate body...]]>NewsSat, 15 Jun 2013 03:38:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/More-Nokia-EOS-metal-lens-cap-pictures-leak-one-in-black-and-the-other-in-white_id44085/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Acer-executive-If-Nokia-goes-with-Android-theyd-be-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with_id44075At Computex, Acer hinted that they might be releasing a Windows Phone 8 model in the first half of next year; Acer's vice president for the EMEA region, Allen Burnes, subsequently said that building an Acer branded Windows Phone 8 model is not in the cards right now. The executive said that sales and volume are important to Acer, and Android provides the results that the company wants...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 13:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Acer-executive-If-Nokia-goes-with-Android-theyd-be-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with_id44075/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/EU-looking-into-Googles-Android-licensing-asks-makers-if-they-were-forced-to-delay-competing-devices_id44057EU Commission officials are looking into Google's practices for licensing Android to manufacturers, with the question raised by Nokia, Microsoft, and others, say documents obtained by the Financial Times...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 07:46:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/EU-looking-into-Googles-Android-licensing-asks-makers-if-they-were-forced-to-delay-competing-devices_id44057/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/The-GoPro-Hero-3-action-camera-is-totally-rad-Heres-how-to-control-it-from-a-smartphone_id44007Summer is about to arrive officially in just a week. For many that is going to be an ideal opportunity to take few days off work and leave the noisy city. And while some would spend that time chillaxing on the beach or hiking in the forest, others might choose to unwind in a more extreme manner – surfing, scuba diving, or taking a ride downhill on a mountain bike. The GoPro HERO cameras are made for the latter type of people...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 06:01:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-GoPro-Hero-3-action-camera-is-totally-rad-Heres-how-to-control-it-from-a-smartphone_id44007/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Aluminum-Nokia-EOS-chassis-leaks-out-41-MP-PureView-sensor-stamped-in_id44053An engineering prototype of the Nokia EOS has leaked, and this one is crafted out of aluminum, instead of the allegedly polycarbonate body we've seen leaked before. We heard about an aluminum-clad EOS way back in January, when it was reported that PureView Phase 1 in the Nokia 808 PureView, which brought along lossless zoom and pixel oversampling, and PureView Phase 2, which inserted optical image stabilization in a smartphone for the first time, will be kept separate this year...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 05:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Aluminum-Nokia-EOS-chassis-leaks-out-41-MP-PureView-sensor-stamped-in_id44053/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-finally-launches-its-Office-Mobile-for-iPhone-on-Apple-App-Store_id44054Today, Microsoft has finally launched its Office Mobile application for iPhone and iPad, a gorgeous looking office suite supporting Word, Excel and PowerPoint…]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 05:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-finally-launches-its-Office-Mobile-for-iPhone-on-Apple-App-Store_id44054/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-again-borrows-Siri-for-comparison-ad-matching-the-Dell-XPS-10-with-the-Apple-iPad_id44049You might remember the two recent ads run by Microsoft that put up the ASUS VivoTab Smart against the Apple iPad; similar to the first ad in the series, which used Siri's voice to narrate, this new commercial once again features a Siri-ous sounding voice over announcer who makes comments as the Apple iPad is compared to the Windows RT running Dell XPS 10...]]>NewsFri, 14 Jun 2013 03:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-again-borrows-Siri-for-comparison-ad-matching-the-Dell-XPS-10-with-the-Apple-iPad_id44049/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-shows-off-Datasense-app_id44036The Nokia Lumia 925 already comes with the GDR2 (General Distribution Release) update pre-installed; that allows users of the phone to use the Datasense app that is only available for Verizon's Windows Phone users until GDR2 is installed. Once that happens, the app is no longer a Verizon exclusive and will be available to all users of Microsoft's mobile OS running the GDR2 update, aka Amber...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 19:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-shows-off-Datasense-app_id44036/commentsPhone Arenahttp://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/New-Windows-ads-put-away-attacks-and-tout-its-unified-design_id44025For a while there, Microsoft got pretty negative with its advertising. It came out with ads that were designed for nothing more than to either scare users to Microsoft products (Scroogled), or cherry-pick the benefits of its products in a general mismatch (iPad vs Surface). We're happy to see Microsoft's new ads are moving away from that strategy and showing off the benefit of a Windows world, like the unified design...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 12:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-Windows-ads-put-away-attacks-and-tout-its-unified-design_id44025/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-is-planning-to-reinvent-the-ZOOM-at-its-next-big-event_id44024And just like that folks, the good people over at Nokia penned a date for its next big event – one where they intend to reinvent the ZOOM. We wonder, what else might they show or announce? Could it be none other than the next Windows Phone with an even more spectacular PureView...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 11:42:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-is-planning-to-reinvent-the-ZOOM-at-its-next-big-event_id44024/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-EOS-leaks-out-once-again-posing-next-to-a-Lumia-920-and-its-hard-to-tell-the-difference_id44012The Nokia EOS, aka Nokia codename Elvis, the Nokia superphone with a 41-megapixel PureView camera has leaked out once again…]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 04:05:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-EOS-leaks-out-once-again-posing-next-to-a-Lumia-920-and-its-hard-to-tell-the-difference_id44012/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Humor-Some-Nokia-enthusiasts-have-some-fun-at-Samsungs-expense_id44006If one were to have an objective initial reaction upon seeing the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, it might...]]>NewsThu, 13 Jun 2013 02:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Humor-Some-Nokia-enthusiasts-have-some-fun-at-Samsungs-expense_id44006/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-now-available-in-the-U.K._id43987The Nokia Lumia 925 is now available in the U.K. a couple of days after being released in Germany; the device can be yours for free with a variety of plans starting at £30 ($47 USD) on Three, at £34 ($53 USD) on Vodafone, and at £37 ($58 USD) on other networks like O2, EE, Orange, and T-Mobile. If you want an unlocked SIM free 16GB Nokia Lumia 925, you will have to pay £499 ($783 USD)...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 14:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-now-available-in-the-U.K._id43987/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Photo-hints-that-the-Huawei-Ascend-W2-will-be-water-resistant_id43986Chinese handset manufacturer is teasing the Huawei Ascend W2, the second Windows Phone flavored handset from the OEM; this model will be the thinnest Windows Phone model available at 7.7mm thick. On Wednesday, Huawei's Italian division posted a picture showing the phone being submerged in water, which hints at it being just the second water resistant model on the platform...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 12:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Photo-hints-that-the-Huawei-Ascend-W2-will-be-water-resistant_id43986/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/MetroPCS-starts-its-BYOD-service-today_id43984As we told you earlier this month that it would, MetroPCS has launched its own Bring Your Own Device service starting today; subscribers to the plan can bring their own GSM flavored Android or Windows Phone models or specific versions of the Apple iPhone. The service is available in Boston, Dallas, Hartford, Conn., and Las Vegas...]]>NewsWed, 12 Jun 2013 11:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/MetroPCS-starts-its-BYOD-service-today_id43984/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Phone-makers-move-away-from-Windows-Phone-because-of-high-licensing-fees-and-Nokia-competition_id43939Phone makers are either moving away from Windows Phone or putting their plans for the platform on hold…]]>NewsTue, 11 Jun 2013 03:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Phone-makers-move-away-from-Windows-Phone-because-of-high-licensing-fees-and-Nokia-competition_id43939/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/MapQuest-comes-to-Windows-Phone-8_id43924There is no shortage of navigation and mapping apps available for smartphone platforms and one of the most popular apps in the genre, QuestMap, is now available for Windows Phone 8; real-time traffic information is updated every 5 minutes and talking turn-by-turn navigation gets you to your destination using the fastest and safest route possible thanks to MapQuest's patented routing technology...]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 18:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/MapQuest-comes-to-Windows-Phone-8_id43924/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-now-sells-80.2-of-all-Windows-Phone-devices_id43889In May 2013, Nokia grew its market share holding 80.2% of all Windows Phone sales. Windows Phone 8 also gained in popularity…]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 08:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-now-sells-80.2-of-all-Windows-Phone-devices_id43889/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-launches-Lumia-925-with-new-Glance-Screen-feature_id43884Nokia is rolling out the metal-built Lumia 925 today in Europe and the fresh Nokia flagship will come with a new “Glance Screen” feature that brings a standby clock…]]>NewsMon, 10 Jun 2013 05:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-launches-Lumia-925-with-new-Glance-Screen-feature_id43884/commentsPhone Arena