Phone News, Reviews and Specs
Windows 8 usability report finds its seven deadly sins: Microsoft swapped features for color 19 Nov 2012, 05:58 61
Windows 8 is a completely reimagined Windows. It aims to bring the new Modern-style user interface with...
Intel developing next-gen Atom processor for tablet use 19 Nov 2012, 05:30 12
ARM and its Cortex processors are currently dominating the mobile landscape by a pretty wide margin,...
SmartQ X7 rights the Nexus 7 wrongs for $250, plus $20 shipping 19 Nov 2012, 04:41 23
SmartQ X7 is a 7-incher with a price tag $50 above the Nexus 7, but double the memory and storage, and...
New York citizens seem to prefer iPhone over Android 19 Nov 2012, 04:28 52
YouTube show Rocketboom has hit the streets of New York City to see exactly where the people's loyalties...
LG Android smartphones get 50GB free cloud storage for life, courtesy of Box 19 Nov 2012, 03:39 6
Cloud storage services are pretty neat, aren't they? Users can back-up their data safely on a remote...
Apple part suppliers to have a wonderful start of 2013 19 Nov 2012, 03:14 10
Some industry sources seem to believe that Apple isn't going to slow down anytime soon. In fact, Digitimes...
Reports mount about Windows Phone 8 freezes, random reboots and battery issues 19 Nov 2012, 03:13 76
Windows Phone 8 is here and it’s been here for a couple of weeks now. This means that users have had...
Raw concert footage demonstrates once again the audio recording might of the Nokia Lumia 920 19 Nov 2012, 03:09 22
Three rock concert videos recorded with the Nokia Lumia 920 demonstrate the power of its Rich Recording...
New York Senator asks the FCC to require backup power source for carriers after Frankenstorm 19 Nov 2012, 03:06 5
After Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on New York, Senator Charles Schumer is asking the FCC to require...
Using your smartphone before bedtime isn't a good idea, and here's why 19 Nov 2012, 03:02 18
Good idea: using your smartphone during the day for all kinds of neat stuff like looking up things on...
Imagination announces PowerVR G6630 - up to 60 times the graphics prowess of current iPhones and iPads 19 Nov 2012, 02:43 51
PowerVR-based designs are what ticks inside iPhones and iPads, so Series6 is very much guaranteed to...
Google forgets to include December in its Android 4.2 People app, Holidays are officially cancelled 19 Nov 2012, 02:40 17
Here is one big omission in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean - December. Yes, the whole month of December has disappeared…
BlackBerry 10 in ten minutes: RIM senior PM demos the new platform 19 Nov 2012, 01:37 34
BlackBerry OS 10 is finally coming - Research in Motion will officially unveil the operating system on...
Can the Google Nexus 7 survive a 65 foot drop? 19 Nov 2012, 01:19 20
A 65 foot drop is a pretty long way for a gadget to fall, and the poor Google Nexus 7 that was selected...
Samsung Galaxy Note II used to announce winners at American Music Awards 19 Nov 2012, 00:37 20
The American Music Awards appear to have kicked the traditional envelopes and note cards to the curb...
The Windows Phone 8 Huawei Ascend W1 is pictured in color, in black and white 19 Nov 2012, 00:09 9
Pictures of the unannounced Huawei Ascend W1 have already leaked showing the phone in a very Nokia-ish...
HTC Windows Phone 8X is now available with Verizon 19 Nov 2012
HTC Windows Phone 8X is company's flagship Windows Phone 8 coming with a powerful spec sheet wrapped...
Nokia Lumia 822 is now available with Verizon 19 Nov 2012
Nokia Lumia 822 is a mid-range Windows Phone 8 smartphone and features some decent hardware under the...
Nokia Lumia 822 gets the ol' teardown treatment 18 Nov 2012, 23:05 3
A Chinese website took apart the Verizon exclusive Nokia Lumia 822 and found plenty of plastic, along...
ZTE Grand X Pro picture leaks, and reveals edge-to-edge display 18 Nov 2012, 20:30 16
Thanks to the latest tweet sent out by evleaks, we have an idea what the ZTE Grand X Pro looks like and...
FaceTime and iMessage stop working for the fourth time in the last three months 18 Nov 2012, 19:47 47
iOS users are reporting problems with Face Time and iMessage with some users unable to send or receive...
Foxconn acquires 350 acre site in Brazil 18 Nov 2012, 19:20 2
The emerging markets in South America are making a very attractive environment for manufacturers...
Verizon's upcoming ad for HTC 8X again focuses on familiarity with Windows 18 Nov 2012, 16:04 12
An upcoming Verizon ad for the HTC 8X plays on the familiarity of Windows, much the same way that the...
Heins: Size doesn't matter, of app stores that is 18 Nov 2012, 15:13 39
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins will launch BlackBerry 10 early next year with a major marketing handicap; the...
Your touchscreen will soon distinguish between a finger, fingernail and a knuckle 18 Nov 2012, 13:46 29
A modified Samsung Galaxy S III can tell the difference between the touch input coming from a finger,...
RIM CEO Heins brings a BlackBerry 10 handset courtside 18 Nov 2012, 12:56 16
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins gets all the great perks of being a captain of industry, including courtside seats...
16GB Google Nexus 10 back in stock at U.S. Google Play Store 18 Nov 2012, 12:06 11
After being sold out on Friday, the 10 inch beast, the Google Nexus 10 is back in stock at the Google...
Stories you shouldn't have missed this week 18 Nov 2012, 05:28 4
Without a doubt, the highlight of the week was the announcement of the HTC Droid DNA for Verizon. (Our...
Amazon is selling the Nokia Lumia 920 for $49.99 on contract 18 Nov 2012, 00:26 27
Last week, we told you that Best Buy was offering the Nokia Lumia 920 for $49.99 with a signed two-year...
Leaked Nokia slide shows life after Windows Phone 7.8 17 Nov 2012, 22:51 23
One slide from a 25 slide deck shows that there is life for Windows Phone 7 models after Windows Phone...
Fake "Apple" apps appeared in Google Play Store 17 Nov 2012, 21:26 45
Six apps in the Google Play Store, said to be from "Apple Inc."were actually fakes even though they were"priced"...
HTC 8S stars in manufacturer's video 17 Nov 2012, 18:23 17
HTC has just released a video giving viewers roughly 73 seconds worth of the HTC 8S, which is not designed...
Verizon ad for Nokia Lumia 822 now playing on your television 17 Nov 2012, 17:30 3
The Nokia Lumia 822 is an exclusive model for Big Red and with the HTC 8X, spearheads, the carrier's...
Nokia Lumia 920 sold out in Germany 17 Nov 2012, 16:22 44
Nokia Germany says that the Nokia Lumia 920 is sold out in Germany, a first for the manufacturer in the...
Ingress in-depth hands-on 17 Nov 2012, 15:42 12
Ingress is Google's new MMO augmented reality game, built on the mysterious Niantic Project. The world...
FBI makes arrest in New York's $1.9 million Apple iPad mini theft 17 Nov 2012, 15:22 14
You might remember that 3,600 Apple iPad minis were stolen the other day after the shipment had just...
Apple receives patent for virtual page turn 17 Nov 2012, 14:17 62
Apple has just received a patent for the virtual, digital page turn which is covered in a patent titled...
Teardown time for the Google Nexus 10 and its outrageous display 17 Nov 2012, 13:19 34
The Google Nexus 10 is arguably the first Android tablet that can compete with the third and fourth-generation...
Google Play Store receives a minor update 17 Nov 2012, 12:22 16
An update to the Google Play Store brings version 3.10.9 to your Android phone which is nearly the same...
Nexus 4 teardown shows hepta-band LTE chip 17 Nov 2012, 10:56 15
This is a bit strange. We reported on the teardown of the Nexus 4 yesterday, but we didn't notice an...
Validation! Google Wireless planned as data-only VoIP service in late-2013 17 Nov 2012, 10:35 35
Okay, we cant say that we predicted this, given that we just wrote about it yesterday. But, it seems...
MetroPCS expects stockholders to approve T-Mobile deal at meeting in February or March 17 Nov 2012, 01:08
MetroPCS CFO Braxton Carter said that MetroPCS had talked to other potential buyers, but now is firmly...
Samsung shows interest in Apple's deal with HTC 17 Nov 2012, 00:10 40
Nearly a week after the surprising announcement that Apple and HTC had agreed to a ten year licensing...
T-Mobile says the U.S. market is not big enough for four major carriers 16 Nov 2012, 23:02 37
The U.S. had 321.7 million mobile subscribers in the second quarter, and while that equals the U.S. population,...
The Google Nexus 4 is taken apart 16 Nov 2012, 21:24 29
So iFixit did their thing with the Google Nexus 4 and found no surprises although getting to the battery...
AT&T's 4G LTE signal now covers more than 150 million Americans 16 Nov 2012, 19:17 28
With the addition of 24 new markets this week to its LTE footprint, AT&T now offers its 4G LTE service...
Sprint asks FCC to sign off on Softbank deal 16 Nov 2012, 16:10 18
On Thursday, Sprint asked the FCC for approval to sell 70% of the company to Japan's Softbank for $20...
In aftermath of Apple iPad trademark battle, shipments rise 80% in China sequentially 16 Nov 2012, 14:53 18
Ever since Apple paid Proview Technology for the rights to the iPod name in China, shipments of the tablet...
Qualcomm: 5 billion smartphones to be sold between 2012 and 2016 16 Nov 2012, 13:02 6
With its Snapdragon chips driving a large percentage of smartphones, Qualcomm has a unique viewpoint...
A vision for Google Wireless and the troubles it would face 16 Nov 2012, 12:16 39
Yesterday, we heard rumors that Google is attempting to build its own wireless carrier. Apparently, Google...










