Phone News, Reviews and Specs
Giveaway: AT&T LG Optimus G 04 Nov 2012, 13:09 128
It's once again time for a giveaway here at PhoneArena! And since our readers are super-cool people,...
Rogers sees Samsung Galaxy S III update this month, GALAXY Note update in December 04 Nov 2012, 11:43 21
Yes Virginia, even in Canada they worry about things like updates which is why the carrier has announced...
Stories you shouldn't have missed this week 04 Nov 2012, 06:12 4
The week must have been very exciting for every Android fan around the globe. That's because Google announced...
Nokia Lumia 920 confirmed at $149.99 on contract by Nokia's mobile site 04 Nov 2012, 05:22 52
While AT&T has yet to officially price the Nokia Lumia 920, some other sites are basically confirming...
Sprint ad tells smartphone users to just say no to hiring a data coach 04 Nov 2012, 02:57 21
Sprint's latest ad touting its unlimited data plan revolves around a family that is so perplexed on how...
Jumping the gun much? 32GB Google Nexus 7 advertised in the U.K. with Android 4.2 on board 04 Nov 2012, 02:20 18
U.K. electronics retailer HMV has started running newspaper ads for the 32GB Google Nexus 7 tablet which...
How Microsoft came up with the Windows Phone 8 Start and lock screens 04 Nov 2012, 01:12 19
On its blog on Friday, Microsoft explained how it came up with the revised start and lock screen for...
OS update for the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981; device in stock at Expansys 03 Nov 2012, 22:43 14
The futuristic looking BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 was a special model with the same functionality...
Nokia Lumia 920 developer edition is a universal model that supports most carriers 03 Nov 2012, 20:35 44
At BUILD 2012, developers received a special version of the Nokia Lumia 920 made for developers; because...
Samsung Galaxy Ace II coming to Canada's Bell on November 15th 03 Nov 2012, 18:32 4
A leaked internal document reveals that Canada's Bell is going to be launching the Samsung Galaxy Ace...
Pretty in Pink: Nokia Lumia 920 in pink outed in video 03 Nov 2012, 16:48 19
The Windows Phone 8 flavored Nokia Lumia 920 is going to be available in a myriad of colors, but pink...
10% of web browsers are using smartphones or tablets 03 Nov 2012, 15:29 14
According to NetMarketShare, 1 out of every 10 web surfers is using a smartphone or a tablet to hook...
See the new Apple iPad mini piano ad 03 Nov 2012, 13:02 26
Want to hear a bit of "Heart and Soul." than go right ahead and watch the latest ad from Apple for the...
Mea Culpa: On its U.K. site, Apple admits to publishing inaccurate statement about Samsung 03 Nov 2012, 11:50 33
Apple has finally published a statement that pleases the court; Apple had published a statement that...
Samsung Galaxy Premier visits the FCC without LTE connectivity 03 Nov 2012, 04:57 3
After visiting the NCC in Taiwan last month, it was time for the mid-range Samsung Galaxy Premier to...
Judge concerned that Apple wants to use Motorola offer for FRAND patent fee as a negotiating tool 03 Nov 2012, 03:52 43
Judge Barbara Crabb, in an "Opinion and Order" entered with the court on Friday, revealed herself to...
Wu: Apple iPad mini will take business from Windows 8 this holiday season 03 Nov 2012, 00:58 23
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu says that the newly released Apple iPad mini will be taking business away...
Samsung Galaxy S III: 30 million units sold 02 Nov 2012, 23:01 99
Thursday night Samsung was celebrating the 3 million units of the Samsung GALAXY Note II that have been...
Verizon continuining its post-Sandy cleanup 02 Nov 2012, 21:49 26
Verizon now has 97.2% of its cell sites in the area hit by Hurricane Sandy, up and running again with...
Fourth-generation Apple iPad has quad-core PowerVR SGX 554 GPU under the hood 02 Nov 2012, 20:24 58
Inside the A6X chip that powers the fourth-generation Apple iPad is the Power VR SGX 554 GPU which helps...
Amazon mistakenly lists Microsoft Surface Touch Cover on sale for only $19.99 02 Nov 2012, 18:33 14
Normally priced at $119.99, online retailer Amazon has the Touch Cover for the Microsoft Surface on sale...
Smaller lines spotted for the launch of the Apple iPad mini 02 Nov 2012, 17:18 60
Apple rolled out the new 7.9 inch Apple iPad mini on Friday and early indications are that the lines...
New rendering of the HTC DROID DNA gets hearts pounding 02 Nov 2012, 15:48 67
The latest rendering of the HTC DROID DNA has been leaked by serial leakers evleaks and it shows exactly...
Facebook phone back from the dead? 02 Nov 2012, 11:39 41
Leaked information shows that the Facebook phone is real, and HTC is building it (and has run benchmarks...
Best new Android, iOS and Windows Phone apps for October 2012 02 Nov 2012, 10:57 15
October was a big month for apps. The big news is that Google finally caught up with Apple and now has...
Mophie Juice Pack for Samsung Galaxy S III is now available for $100 02 Nov 2012, 10:43 18
Thanks to its beefy 2,100mAh battery, the Samsung Galaxy S III is well capable of lasting through a day...
First dashboard iPad mini appears in Tampa just hours after the tablet's launch 02 Nov 2012, 10:40 30
Putting aftermarket stuff in the car dashboard is a favorite American pastime, and the iPad mini got...
Apple's R&D spending skyrockets 40% in fiscal 2012, still 2% of sales 02 Nov 2012, 10:15 30
Apple is notorious for making very focused Research&Development decisions, which keeps this part of its...
Optimus G and Xperia TL can now be purchased from AT&T 02 Nov 2012, 10:07 13
What do you know, it's not only iPad mini launch day today. Outside the magical land of Apple, AT&T is...
MetroTube for Windows Phone has YouTube video downloads on tap 02 Nov 2012, 09:54 4
The future release will feature tiles with double the width, and also the sweet "preload" function, which...
Judge rules that Samsung can take deposition of Schiller and two others 02 Nov 2012, 09:54 14
Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal ruled on Thursday that Apple's Senior VP for Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller,...
HTC One X+ Review 02 Nov 2012, 09:11
Nexus 4 and Nexus 10: what our writers think 02 Nov 2012, 08:57 86
When it comes to technology, or everything else in life, everyone has their own opinion. No two people...
Samsung Galaxy Note II stars in a set of detailed hands-on videos 02 Nov 2012, 08:44 22
That the Samsung Galaxy Note II is actually pretty awesome is something that 3 million people around...
Apple iPad 4 teardown finds guts, but no repair glory 02 Nov 2012, 08:30 9
Overall Apple didn't save much space inside the iPad 4 by switching to the smaller Lightning connector,...
Motorola ELECTRIFY M 02 Nov 2012
The Motorola Electirfy M is an Android 4.0 smartphone for U.S. Cellular that sports 4.3-inch Super AMOLED...
Sony Xperia TL Review 02 Nov 2012, 08:00
See the Nexus phone evolution that brought us a $300 flagship in a pretty infographic 02 Nov 2012, 07:56 40
We are now at a quad-core handset with HD screen and 2 GB of RAM for $299, which is what we would call...
iPad mini survives drop test, Nexus 7 isn't so lucky 02 Nov 2012, 07:45 64
The iPad mini and Nexus 7 are two of the hottest small tablets right now. While we can have endless arguments...
Apple pulls hypocritical 'apology' to Samsung, replaces it with matter-of-fact statement 02 Nov 2012, 06:56 39
Yesterday, we heard about the dumbfounded reaction of the U.K. Court of Appeal in London after it learned...
Nexus 4 system dump is out: 4.2 Jelly Bean apps, wallpapers and ringtones up for the taking 02 Nov 2012, 05:43 13
A full system dump of the Android 4.2 system has been posted online, so you can now grab apps, wallpapers...
Microsoft thinking "very hard" on creating a Windows Phone 8 notification center 02 Nov 2012, 05:30 45
Asked about the lack of a notification center in Windows Phone at the BUILD developers conference, Microsoft's...
Sony Xperia Odin supposed press render image appears 02 Nov 2012, 05:11 28
We’ve already heard about and seen what we believe is the upcoming Sony Xperia C650X Odin, the company’s...
Android 4.2 spreads security to third-party app stores: here is how 02 Nov 2012, 04:45 18
A few days ago, we started talking about security and malware on Android. Or rather the lack of malware...
Verizon and MetroPCS appeal ruling on FCC’s mobile broadband regulations 02 Nov 2012, 02:57 8
In December 2011, the FCC mandated that carriers may not control applications and services that run on...
Microsoft is now testing its own Windows Phone design with suppliers 02 Nov 2012, 02:39 39
Microsoft has just released the Surface, the first tablet and the first PC it has built in its decades...
Concept gives iOS icons the Live Tile treatment 02 Nov 2012, 01:37 55
It is no secret that the user experience and design of iOS on the iPhone and other “i-devices” is dated...
Apple patent application brings automatic theft alarm to Apple iPhone 02 Nov 2012, 01:18 18
Apple filed a patent application on Thursday for a "Acceleration-based theft detection system for portable...
Samsung GALAXY Note II sells 3 million units globally in one month 02 Nov 2012, 00:23 29
The Samsung GALAXY Note II is another big winner for the Korean manufacturer as the company announced...










