PhoneArena is looking for new authors! To view all available positions, click here.

Phone News, Reviews and Specs

35% of Verizon's data traffic goes through its 4G LTE network

35% of Verizon's data traffic goes through its 4G LTE network 11 Oct 2012, 02:52 4

It's been less than two years since Verizon initiated its long-term evolution, and for that small amount...

Factory Images for Samsung GALAXY Nexus and Google Nexus 7 reveal new Android 4.1.2 build

Factory Images for Samsung GALAXY Nexus and Google Nexus 7 reveal new Android 4.1.2 build 11 Oct 2012, 02:48 6

Just in case your Samsung GALAXY Nexus or Google Nexus 7 devices go berserk, you can use the Factory...

World music experiment connects phones from all over the world at the same time

World music experiment connects phones from all over the world at the same time 11 Oct 2012, 02:43 2

We’ve stumbled across this ad promoting the roaming service of Russian carrier Beeline, and it’s probably...

Amazon Kindle HD 4G LTE given the green light by the FCC

Amazon Kindle HD 4G LTE given the green light by the FCC 11 Oct 2012, 02:33

When the new Kindle HD tablets were unveiled last month, one teensy-weensy detail left out of the announcement...

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial 22 May 2013

Don't you think that some people are taking the iOS vs Android dispute a bit too far? Well, Microsoft...

Microsoft Office to be available for iOS, Android and Symbian in early 2013?

Microsoft Office to be available for iOS, Android and Symbian in early 2013? 11 Oct 2012, 01:53 21

Microsoft product manager, Peter Bobek confirmed that the maker of the ubiquitous Office software suite...

Eric Schmidt says ‘Apple has learned that maps are hard’, and pegs iOS vs Android as the 'defining fight'

Eric Schmidt says ‘Apple has learned that maps are hard’, and pegs iOS vs Android as the 'defining fight' 11 Oct 2012, 01:51 32

On the topic of who will be the most prominent in the mobile operating system wars he said that Android...

October 29th launch date leaked for the LG Nexus 4

October 29th launch date leaked for the LG Nexus 4 11 Oct 2012, 01:32 24

With pictures and specs leaking for the unannounced LG Nexus 4, a French media outlet is calling for...

Flaws in 3G GSM standard enable device tracking

Flaws in 3G GSM standard enable device tracking 11 Oct 2012, 00:45 2

Vulnerabilities have been exposed in the GSM standard in the past, but those vulnerabilities usually...

Verizon to say goodbye to 2G and 3G CDMA in 2021

Verizon to say goodbye to 2G and 3G CDMA in 2021 11 Oct 2012, 00:07 15

If you were planning on holding on to your Verizon unlimited data plan forever, better forget it as the...

Samsung confirms October 24th introduction of the Samsung GALAXY Note II

Samsung confirms October 24th introduction of the Samsung GALAXY Note II 10 Oct 2012, 22:39 27

With the cat out of the bag, Samsung confirmed that the sequel to the hugely popular Samsung GALAXY Note...

Infographic: Why mobile security matters

Infographic: Why mobile security matters 10 Oct 2012, 22:17 10

Based on some pretty interesting facts about mobile in general, this infographic is even more relevant...

Minor updates for Sprint's Samsung Epic 4G Touch and ZTE Fury

Minor updates for Sprint's Samsung Epic 4G Touch and ZTE Fury 10 Oct 2012, 21:25 1

There is an update waiting for you if you own either the Sprint variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II or...

First “real life” pictures of Verizon Nokia Lumia 822 emerge

First “real life” pictures of Verizon Nokia Lumia 822 emerge 10 Oct 2012, 19:52 29

Hot on the heels of passing along some of the features and specifications of the Verizon bound Nokia...

Cellphone radiation is bad for spinach

Cellphone radiation is bad for spinach 10 Oct 2012, 19:24 8

A study performed in India seems to indicate that the electromagnetic waves emitted by cell phones have...

The Department of Defense seeks help from the private sector for mobile development

The Department of Defense seeks help from the private sector for mobile development 10 Oct 2012, 18:33 3

The Department of Defense is interested in keeping pace with the rate of development and is seeking input...

Slingbox debuts two new boxes that stream to your mobile device

Slingbox debuts two new boxes that stream to your mobile device 10 Oct 2012, 18:01 3

Slingbox has not had too many updates as of late, but today the company introduced the all new Slingbox...

Canada could ban Huawei products due to worries about security

Canada could ban Huawei products due to worries about security 10 Oct 2012, 16:42 25

After the U.S. House Intelligence Committee recommended U.S. telecoms stop using equipment made by Chinese...

Google adds hidden services menu to mobile site

Google adds hidden services menu to mobile site 10 Oct 2012, 16:29 8

Google is always working to make its products better no matter what platform you happen to be using,...

The potential ripple effect of Google's new Nexus strategy

The potential ripple effect of Google's new Nexus strategy 10 Oct 2012, 15:44 65

A couple days ago, we talked about how Google's rumored new Nexus strategy of releasing multiple devices...

RIM starts accepting submissions for BlackBerry 10 apps

RIM starts accepting submissions for BlackBerry 10 apps 10 Oct 2012, 15:14 14

With the possibility that BlackBerry 10 devices won't see the light of day until next March, the Canadian...

HTC pulls the plug on tablets in the U.S.

HTC pulls the plug on tablets in the U.S. 10 Oct 2012, 14:26 22

Calling the HTC Flyer and Jetstream, "a great learning experience," Taiwan-based HTC has thrown in the...

T-Mobile and AT&T file for spectrum swap

T-Mobile and AT&T file for spectrum swap 10 Oct 2012, 12:57 9

The FCC announced on Tuesday that AT&T and T-Mobile are swapping PCS spectrum (1900MHz) and one AWS...

PowerSkin for Samsung Galaxy S III hands-on

PowerSkin for Samsung Galaxy S III hands-on 10 Oct 2012, 12:19 20

If you don’t want to be tethered anymore, and prefer something that’ll charge the Samsung Galaxy S III...

Canonical opens donations for Ubuntu, let's you put money for a mobile version

Canonical opens donations for Ubuntu, let's you put money for a mobile version 10 Oct 2012, 11:41 6

As we all know, the general rule with open source software is that it is distributed for free. The idea...

Spigen Samsung Galaxy S III GLAS Premium Tempered Glass Screen Protector hands-on

Spigen Samsung Galaxy S III GLAS Premium Tempered Glass Screen Protector hands-on 10 Oct 2012, 11:16 7

Unlike some of the other plastic-based screen protectors out there on the market, this one is aiming...

Gmail for iOS App Store listing has a tribute to Steve Jobs (and a jab at Apple?)

Gmail for iOS App Store listing has a tribute to Steve Jobs (and a jab at Apple?) 10 Oct 2012, 09:56 24

Google has become famous for its liberal use of Easter Eggs, and dropping little secret jokes or references...

Verizon and AT&T are selling your personal data to advertizers: here's how to stop that

Verizon and AT&T are selling your personal data to advertizers: here's how to stop that 10 Oct 2012, 09:37 39

If you are a Verizon Wireless customer, you might not know that the carrier is selling your usage data...

Only in Japan: Snapdragon S4 Pro-equipped Aquos Phone Xx 203SH will make a debut in 2013

Only in Japan: Snapdragon S4 Pro-equipped Aquos Phone Xx 203SH will make a debut in 2013 10 Oct 2012, 09:22 23

Japan is the land of exotic phones you’d see in no other place on the globe. Such is the Shrap-made Aquos...

Vertu Constellation Blue and Constellation Quest Blue are unveiled, look pretty

Vertu Constellation Blue and Constellation Quest Blue are unveiled, look pretty 10 Oct 2012, 09:20 15

And now, a couple of phones made for the people that value the finer things in life. Also, for those...

Motorola RAZR i Review

Motorola RAZR i Review 10 Oct 2012, 09:03

8
The Burning Platform

The Burning Platform 10 Oct 2012, 08:37 143

Nokia is a remarkable company. It has walked the long, long road from being a single pulp mill in 1865,...

Alcatel One Touch View, company’s first Windows Phone, breaks cover

Alcatel One Touch View, company’s first Windows Phone, breaks cover 10 Oct 2012, 08:30 4

The Alcatel One Touch View is the company’s first attempt to make a Windows Phone device, and not surprisingly...

Samsung Galaxy S III mini leaks again, this time in flesh and blood

Samsung Galaxy S III mini leaks again, this time in flesh and blood 10 Oct 2012, 08:12 37

Word about the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is spreading like wildfire. It was only hours ago when the existence...

Apple patent could allow companies and the Gov't to shut down your smartphone in certain areas

Apple patent could allow companies and the Gov't to shut down your smartphone in certain areas 10 Oct 2012, 07:59 67

Apple has just been granted a controversial patent that would allow the Government and companies to shut...

Piper Jaffray's teen survey shows continued support for the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad

Piper Jaffray's teen survey shows continued support for the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad 10 Oct 2012, 06:57 28

The brokerage firm's semi annual teen survey counted the response of 7,700 teenagers and found that the...

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini fulls specs, price and release date leak out

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini fulls specs, price and release date leak out 10 Oct 2012, 06:46 54

The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini might have just been officially confirmed, but it’s not officially announced...

'LG Nexus 4' surfaces in Carphone Warehouse inventory listing, coming in black and white

'LG Nexus 4' surfaces in Carphone Warehouse inventory listing, coming in black and white 10 Oct 2012, 06:05 11

Just as we see more and more pictures of the LG Nexus phone, the device has now appeared also in Carphone...

Stricter quality control may lead iPhone 5 production to slow down

Stricter quality control may lead iPhone 5 production to slow down 10 Oct 2012, 04:58 47

It isn't nice purchasing a brand new iPhone 5 and then finding a dent in its aluminum body the moment...

Would you prefer an Optimus G over a Galaxy S III, if there was no marketing?

Would you prefer an Optimus G over a Galaxy S III, if there was no marketing? 10 Oct 2012, 03:13 74

Here's an interesting experiment that we thought of. Imagine that we live in a world where our beloved...

Microsoft and Apple court victories force Motorola to pull out of German phone and tablet market

Microsoft and Apple court victories force Motorola to pull out of German phone and tablet market 10 Oct 2012, 03:00 21

Court victories by Microsoft and Apple against Motorola Mobility that the latter could not get overturned...

Lenovo greets Windows 8/RT with the bendy IdeaPad Yoga, Twist and Lynx convertibles, prices start at $600

Lenovo greets Windows 8/RT with the bendy IdeaPad Yoga, Twist and Lynx convertibles, prices start at $600 10 Oct 2012, 02:52 10

Lenovo just introduced not one or two, but four Wiindows 8/Win RT devices, filling every market niche...

Windows 8 ads leak out: Microsoft showing off new interface and teaching users

Windows 8 ads leak out: Microsoft showing off new interface and teaching users 10 Oct 2012, 02:51 13

Windows 8 is coming in just around two weeks, but the first ads about Microsoft’s new operating system...

Motorola RAZR HD LTE now available on Rogers, Verizon to launch October 18th?

Motorola RAZR HD LTE now available on Rogers, Verizon to launch October 18th? 10 Oct 2012, 02:43

According to Motorola’s official Canadian Twitter feed, Rogers has the RAZR HD LTE exclusively and it...

Sprint getting LG Optimus G, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and LG Mach in its Android 4G LTE fleet

Sprint getting LG Optimus G, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and LG Mach in its Android 4G LTE fleet 10 Oct 2012, 02:33 9

Sprint’s newly-born 4G LTE network could definitely benefit from some great devices, and it has just...

10 cool things you can do with a rooted Android smartphone

10 cool things you can do with a rooted Android smartphone 10 Oct 2012, 02:33 29

In case you are reading this, you have probably rooted your Android smartphone, or you are planning to...

New pictures of the LG Optimus G Nexus leak, plus specs and a camera sample

New pictures of the LG Optimus G Nexus leak, plus specs and a camera sample 10 Oct 2012, 02:02 36

Google apparently wants its Nexus stable to be more reliant on cloud storage than manufacturers themselves...

Microsoft is undergoing a fundamental shift to become a 'devices and services' company

Microsoft is undergoing a fundamental shift to become a 'devices and services' company 10 Oct 2012, 02:01 14

Microsoft has finally said it: a “fundamental shift is underway,” transforming the company from a services...

Verizon to light up 400th LTE market on October 18th

Verizon to light up 400th LTE market on October 18th 10 Oct 2012, 01:50 1

Actually, the number will be 417, and Marquette, Michigan will be the city with the fine distinction...

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini confirmed: 4.0-inch screen, will be unveiled tomorrow

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini confirmed: 4.0-inch screen, will be unveiled tomorrow 10 Oct 2012, 01:27 30

We’ve seen the poster hinting at the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini, but we never knew whether it was real...

Subscribe to our feed:  
  • LG Optimus F3LG Optimus F3
  • Kyocera Hydro EDGEKyocera Hydro EDGE
  • Kyocera Hydro XTRMKyocera Hydro XTRM
  • Nokia Lumia 925Nokia Lumia 925
  • BlackBerry Q5BlackBerry Q5
  • Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
  • Nokia Lumia 928Nokia Lumia 928
  • Vertu TiVertu Ti
View all

Subscribe now!

Hot Phones

  • Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4
  • Apple iPhone 5Apple iPhone 5
  • Samsung GALAXY Note IISamsung GALAXY Note II
  • HTC OneHTC One
  • Sony Xperia ZSony Xperia Z
  • Google Nexus 4Google Nexus 4
  • LG Optimus GLG Optimus G
  • Nokia Lumia 920Nokia Lumia 920

Partners

iPad 2 Cases
MaxCDN