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Live Lock Screen beta app launches for Windows Phone 8.1 users

Live Lock Screen beta app launches for Windows Phone 8.1 users

25 Jul 2014, 19:50 | by Alan F.
Windows Phone's Joe Belfiore, sent out a tweet on Friday, inviting those with Windows Phone 8.1 to download...

Windows Phone users get to sign up with BBM next week

Windows Phone users get to sign up with BBM next week

25 Jul 2014, 15:34 | by Alan F.
Trying to make BBM a successful stand-alone messaging app, BlackBerry has opened it up for iOS and Android...

Xiaomi Mi4 to launch in Italy next month; pre-order period starts now

Xiaomi Mi4 to launch in Italy next month; pre-order period starts now

25 Jul 2014, 14:40 | by Alan F.
The Xiaomi Mi4 was just introduced earlier this week, loaded to the gills with some sweet specs. Xiaomi's...

Four more paid iOS apps that are yours for the taking

Four more paid iOS apps that are yours for the taking

25 Jul 2014, 12:53 | by Alan F.
There is nothing like that feeling of getting something of value for nothing. And that is what we have...

Check out these parts, allegedly heading for the 5.5 inch Apple iPhone phablet

Check out these parts, allegedly heading for the 5.5 inch Apple iPhone phablet

25 Jul 2014, 11:37 | by Alan F.
With the majority of recent leaks pertaining to the iPhone focusing on the 4.7 inch Apple iPhone 6, this...

5-inch LG D635 with Windows Phone 8.1 coming soon?

5-inch LG D635 with Windows Phone 8.1 coming soon?

25 Jul 2014, 10:10 | by Florin T.
LG may soon return to Microsoft's Windows Phone with a handset that seems to be offering mid-range features...

Mobile Olympics: phones with the best battery life

Mobile Olympics: phones with the best battery life

25 Jul 2014, 09:41 | by Daniel P.
We take another peak in our database of battery tests to see which phones offer the most battery endurance,...

Here’s how to record screen video on Apple’s iPhone and iPad

Here’s how to record screen video on Apple’s iPhone and iPad

25 Jul 2014, 09:11 | by Victor H.
Whether you’re a blogger who wants to show something awesome on their iPhone or iPad to the world, a...

Apple's 5.5" phablet and iPad Air 2 production to start in September, indicating a separate release event

25 Jul 2014, 08:59 | by Daniel P.
That 5.5" Apple phablet, the iPad Air 2 and next iPad mini? Sorry, those are unlikely to appear on stage...

Wear Hotspot allows you to toggle your phone's tethering on from your Android Wear smartwatch

Wear Hotspot allows you to toggle your phone's tethering on from your Android Wear smartwatch

25 Jul 2014, 08:55 | by Paul.K
Wear Hotspot is one of these apps that emphasise on the synergy that your Android smartphone has (or...

Samsung's 7-inch Galaxy W launches in China as the Tab Q, still makes phone calls

Samsung's 7-inch Galaxy W launches in China as the Tab Q, still makes phone calls

25 Jul 2014, 08:29 | by Florin T.
The giant Samsung Galaxy W has a new name for the Chinese market, but it remains an unusual Android device...

Samsung outs a stunning short film, shot entirely with the Galaxy S5

Samsung outs a stunning short film, shot entirely with the Galaxy S5

25 Jul 2014, 08:12 | by Daniel P.
Samsung's phone cameras are usually among the very best ones available, and the one in the Galaxy S5...

Samsung's VR Manager companion app leaks: a walkthrough for Sammy's virtual reality headset

Samsung's VR Manager companion app leaks: a walkthrough for Sammy's virtual reality headset

25 Jul 2014, 08:07 | by Peter K.
Just as we told you, Samsung might be pretty close to reveal its own modular, virtual-reality headset,...

Did you know: in Japan there are stands set up for selfies

Did you know: in Japan there are stands set up for selfies

25 Jul 2014, 08:04 | by Victor H.
Selfies are taking over the world with scary speed and even phone makers are reacting to the pervasive...

X-Men game for iOS gets an update and a hefty discount

X-Men game for iOS gets an update and a hefty discount

25 Jul 2014, 07:39 | by Paul.K
Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past is a game that was released in May this year – the same month that...

Watch the Lumia 930 get organically charged by apples and potatoes

Watch the Lumia 930 get organically charged by apples and potatoes

25 Jul 2014, 07:36 | by Daniel P.
Microsoft tasked the artist Caleb Charland with creating the biggest organic charger in the form of an...

Motorola Moto X+1 'near-final prototype' leaks out, poses for the camera

Motorola Moto X+1 'near-final prototype' leaks out, poses for the camera

25 Jul 2014, 07:13 | by Victor H.
The Motorola Moto X arrived amidst high expectations in August of last year, and while it had a lot going...

Make your selfie perfect with Facetune for Android, a powerful portrait editor

Make your selfie perfect with Facetune for Android, a powerful portrait editor

25 Jul 2014, 07:11 | by Daniel P.
The rich selfie-optimizer Facetune finally arrived for Android, tagging along its full feature suite....

Verizon is testing a bloatware removal feature on its LG G3

Verizon is testing a bloatware removal feature on its LG G3

25 Jul 2014, 07:08 | by Peter K.
Carrier-specific pre-loaded apps, commonly known as bloatware, are among the most despised aspects on...

Famous indie puzzler Thomas Was Alone now available on Android, iPhone, iPod Touch

Famous indie puzzler Thomas Was Alone now available on Android, iPhone, iPod Touch

25 Jul 2014, 07:04 | by Paul.K
Thomas Was Alone is a puzzle-platformer that presents itself in a minimalistic graphic style, and tells...

Cortana to have a different voice actress on handsets in the UK

Cortana to have a different voice actress on handsets in the UK

25 Jul 2014, 07:03 | by Paul.K
By now, it is a well known fact that Windows Phone's Cortana is not only named after the AI from Microsoft's...

Buy the LG G3 from Best Buy for $0 down and get a $100 gift card, or take $100 off the contract price

Buy the LG G3 from Best Buy for $0 down and get a $100 gift card, or take $100 off the contract price

25 Jul 2014, 06:35 | by Alan F.
Tech retailer Best Buy is willing to part with $100 just to put the LG G3 in your pocket. For those who...

LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy S5: vote for the better phone

LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy S5: vote for the better phone

25 Jul 2014, 06:01 | by Ray S.
And here we are, ready for yet another face-off on the pages of PhoneArena that's going to determine...

Want to see what's inside the Xiaomi Mi 4? Take a sneak peek here

Want to see what's inside the Xiaomi Mi 4? Take a sneak peek here

25 Jul 2014, 05:59 | by Peter K.
Several days ago, we witnessed the unveiling of Xiaomi's latest and, allegedly, the most powerful smartphone...

Update to KitKat finally arrives for Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A

Update to KitKat finally arrives for Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A

25 Jul 2014, 05:48 | by Alan F.
Last summer, Samsung released the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A in South Korea. Powered by the Snapdragon 800...

Wear Face Collection brings the biggest choice of Android Wear watch-faces so far

Wear Face Collection brings the biggest choice of Android Wear watch-faces so far

25 Jul 2014, 05:33 | by Luis D.
The choice of Android Wear watch-faces just got big with the release of Wear Face Collection. Available...

6 companies that use unique materials when building smartphones

6 companies that use unique materials when building smartphones

25 Jul 2014, 05:29 | by Chris P.
With smartphone performance now less of an issue than ever before, it feels as if we're all starting...

Global tablet market grows 11% to 49.3 million units in the second quarter of 2014

Global tablet market grows 11% to 49.3 million units in the second quarter of 2014

25 Jul 2014, 05:05 | by Alan F.
The global tablet market rose 11% to 49.3 million units shipped in the second quarter, according to research...

Batman: Arkham Origins on Android is the game we deserve and can download right now

Batman: Arkham Origins on Android is the game we deserve and can download right now

25 Jul 2014, 04:01 | by Peter K.
The next movie that will feature Batman is due sometime next year, and Batman fans have but a few choices...

5 Android L themes, launchers and icon packs to install while you wait

25 Jul 2014, 03:23 | by Daniel P.
If you want the Android L look, without all the Android L wait, we've rounded up a few of the ways to...

Here's how Chrome may end up looking like in Android L

Here's how Chrome may end up looking like in Android L

25 Jul 2014, 03:03 | by Chris P.
Yesterday, Google pushed an update to the Chrome Beta app, introducing the new Material design to the...

Angry Birds Transformers might be an endless runner, judging by its first official teaser trailer

Angry Birds Transformers might be an endless runner, judging by its first official teaser trailer

25 Jul 2014, 02:48 | by Peter K.
Just over a month ago, it became clear that Rovio teamed up with Hasbro and is prepping a brand new Angry...

Lenovo's beast of a smartphone, the K920, to be announced August 5th, full specs now available

Lenovo's beast of a smartphone, the K920, to be announced August 5th, full specs now available

25 Jul 2014, 02:24 | by Chris P.
Lenovo showcased its new flagship -- the K920 -- at an event in China some month and a half ago, and...

LG G3 - 40 Tips & Tricks for LG's most powerful smartphone ever

LG G3 - 40 Tips & Tricks for LG's most powerful smartphone ever

25 Jul 2014, 01:36 | by Luis D.
The LG G3 is a smartphone of many abilities. Under the guise of its simple, approachable interface lie...

Will Dudley Do-Right save the Apple iPhone 5s from an oncoming train?

Will Dudley Do-Right save the Apple iPhone 5s from an oncoming train?

24 Jul 2014, 22:49 | by Alan F.
Can an Apple iPhone 5s stand up to an oncoming train and survive the impact? YouTube channel TechRax...

How to downgrade your Nokia Lumia from Windows Phone 8.1 Preview (and get the official update)

How to downgrade your Nokia Lumia from Windows Phone 8.1 Preview (and get the official update)

24 Jul 2014, 22:11 | by Michael H.
AT&T began rolling out the Windows Phone 8.1 update (aka Cyan) for the Nokia Lumia 1520 today. Unfortunately,...

Amazon Fire Phone teardown promises a tough time for DIY repairs

Amazon Fire Phone teardown promises a tough time for DIY repairs

24 Jul 2014, 21:29 | by Michael H.
We're still working on our review of the Amazon Fire Phone (though the general sentiment around the web...

Samsung's 5.9-inch Galaxy Mega 2 may have visited the FCC

Samsung's 5.9-inch Galaxy Mega 2 may have visited the FCC

24 Jul 2014, 21:23 | by Florin T.
There's no word on when the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 will be announced, but it might happen soon (because...

AT&T now rolling out Windows Phone 8.1 for Nokia Lumia 1520

AT&T now rolling out Windows Phone 8.1 for Nokia Lumia 1520

24 Jul 2014, 21:09 | by Michael H.
A couple days ago, we heard that AT&T could start rolling out the Windows Phone 8.1 update to its Windows...

Verizon to expand

Verizon to expand "Network Optimization" to unlimited LTE customers

24 Jul 2014, 20:44 | by Michael H.
Mobile data networks need to be very good these days. People use a ton of data, and expect certain speeds,...

Pantech Pop Up Note coming soon to compete with Samsung's Galaxy Note?

Pantech Pop Up Note coming soon to compete with Samsung's Galaxy Note?

24 Jul 2014, 19:31 | by Florin T.
The Pop Up Note will likely be announced by Pantech soon, allegedly coming with Android KitKat and a...

Moto 360 to be the first Android Wear device with an ambient light sensor

Moto 360 to be the first Android Wear device with an ambient light sensor

24 Jul 2014, 18:52 | by Michael H.
Motorola has been extremely tight-lipped when it comes to the Moto 360 smartwatch. We know what it'll...

Jimmy Kimmel fools public, says $20 Casio watch is the Apple iWatch

Jimmy Kimmel fools public, says $20 Casio watch is the Apple iWatch

24 Jul 2014, 17:46 | by Alan F.
Some consumers will tell you that there is something special, nay, magical about an Apple manufactured...

Is the Galaxy Tab S Samsung's best tablet ever?

Is the Galaxy Tab S Samsung's best tablet ever?

24 Jul 2014, 17:37 | by Florin T.
Launched at the end of last month, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and Tab S 8.4 are touted by Samsung as its best...

Instagram readying Bolt, a possible Snapchat competitor

Instagram readying Bolt, a possible Snapchat competitor

24 Jul 2014, 17:23 | by Michael H.
There have been a number of rumors that Instagram is building a Snapchat competitor. Last time the rumors...

HTC moves its clock app to the Google Play Store

HTC moves its clock app to the Google Play Store

24 Jul 2014, 16:37 | by Alan F.
The other day, we told you about the HTC default keyboard that was published by the manufacturer in the...

Google releases Chrome 37 beta for Android

Google releases Chrome 37 beta for Android

24 Jul 2014, 14:52 | by Alan F.
Google has released the beta version of Chrome 37 for Android. The browser should be available from the...

New photos of Sony Xperia Z3 leak, revealing thin 7mm profile

24 Jul 2014, 13:11 | by Alan F.
The Sony Xperia Z3 is quickly becoming one of the most leaked handsets around. As part of Sony's plan...

Samsung Galaxy Alpha to sport a 4.8-inch 720p screen?

Samsung Galaxy Alpha to sport a 4.8-inch 720p screen?

24 Jul 2014, 12:47 | by Florin T.
The Galaxy Alpha seems to be a mid-range smartphone after all, despite the fact that Samsung is using...

Motorola hosts Back To School sale, offers the Moto X 64GB for $374.99

Motorola hosts Back To School sale, offers the Moto X 64GB for $374.99

24 Jul 2014, 10:50 | by Florin T.
All three Moto X models (16GB, 32GB and 64GB) are on sale. You have until July 31 to take advantage of...

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