Phone News, Reviews and Specs
Google updates Android in-app billing for simpler implementation 12 Dec 2012, 15:34 1
Google quietly updated its frameworks for in-app billing on Android, bringing the platform to version...
Facebook will try to monetize Instagram 12 Dec 2012, 15:18 16
Facebook spent an inordinate amount of money to purchase Instagram, likely far more than Instagram was...
Grokr launches on iOS and tries to one-up Google Now 12 Dec 2012, 15:01 15
The intelligent push wars seem to be starting in earnest as the first real Google Now competitor has...
Radio Shack takes larger cut from Apple iPhone 5 price tag 12 Dec 2012, 14:39 4
Radio Shack has deepened its discount on the Apple iPhone 5 and is now offering $50 off the price of...
Amazon launches beta version of push notifications for Kindle Fire 12 Dec 2012, 14:37 1
The Amazon Kindle Fire platform has always been a set of devices more geared towards consuming Amazon...
Dell officially says goodbye to smartphones 12 Dec 2012, 13:52 28
Dell is out of the smartphone business officially as the manufacturer's top consumer dude, Jeff Clarke,...
Video shows BlackBerry 10 L-series in action 12 Dec 2012, 13:21 30
We just saw leaked photos of the next generation BlackBerry 10 L-series handset, but still pics can really...
Google pulls the Android 4.2 factory image for the Google Nexus 4 12 Dec 2012, 11:33 7
If you're looking for the Google Nexus 4factory image, hopefully your quest is for the sake of curiosity...
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City back in the Google Play Store 12 Dec 2012, 11:05 25
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was planned for launch last week, and it was successfully launched in the...
Eric Schmidt says Android is "winning [the] war" against Apple 12 Dec 2012, 10:51 88
Exactly one week ago, Eric Schmidt was saying that Google and Apple have an adult relationship, and are...
PhoneArena Awards 2012: Worst Tablet 12 Dec 2012, 09:57 76
Slowly but surely, we're on our way to announcing the best smartphone and tablet of 2012. But before...
Sony's motiongraph app for Android brings life to your photos 12 Dec 2012, 09:42 17
Sony has just released a pretty stunning application for photography enthusiasts called motiongraph for...
TomTom shares rise as speculation mounts Apple might make a move 12 Dec 2012, 09:32 9
TomTom shares rose as much as 7% today on the news, and are up more than 30% this year. It provides some...
20-year study concludes cell phones not causing cancer after all 12 Dec 2012, 09:11 17
It's been a while since cell phones came into being, and the Nordic countries in Europe were at the forefront,...
BlackBerry 10 to come with deep Evernote integration 12 Dec 2012, 09:04 8
BlackBerry 10, the upcoming overhaul of RIM’s mobile operating system, is likely to feature deep integration...
HTC Butterfly sales going well, HTC had to boost shipments 12 Dec 2012, 08:34 22
HTC is one company in desperate need of a comeback. After being the poster child of Android success until...
Apple expands iTunes movie access to 42 new countries, for a huge lead before Microsoft and Google 12 Dec 2012, 08:32 10
This puts Apple at a huge advantage in two of the three most important media categories - music, movies...
10 awesome smartphone hacks and mods 12 Dec 2012, 08:22 15
The best and most fun way of voiding a smartphone's warranty, if there happens to be such a thing, has...
U.S. household spend more and more on Apple gadgets: average sum grows to $444 In 2011 12 Dec 2012, 07:16 19
While Android is easily the world’s most popular operating system with no close competitor in sight,...
Facebook unveils most discussed tech topics in Year in Review 2012 12 Dec 2012, 06:56 7
After Twitter rounded up the year, it is now Facebook’s turn to tell us what technology its more than...
- 1. HTC M4 brings One style, sensibility downmarket
- 2. Motorola X Phone pics surface: these are real folks! And, we've got more info on codename: Ghost
- 3. Is your Samsung Galaxy S4 overheating?
- 4. Apple iPhone 6 concept features edge to edge display on 4.5 inch screen
- 5. Is your Samsung Galaxy S4 screen giving you the scrolling blur and purple/pink inversion treatment? You are not alone
- 6. iOS 7 concept shows that change is good
- 7. Google I/O 2013 is coming, but what will it bring?
- 8. Good sales of HTC One lead to a second month of sequential growth for HTC
Dude, that's rude! Samsung puts up live installations to belittle Apple Maps in Australia 12 Dec 2012, 06:53 49
Samsung would never miss a chance to take advantage of an Apple slip, and two beat up vehicles in Australian...
Qualcomm's lawyers up the theatrics, call Apple's FRAND licensing maneuvers a "sham" 12 Dec 2012, 05:43 14
Qualcomm, as one of the companies that benefited the most from the mobile revolution, is chock full of...
Contre Jour is a beautifully somber puzzler, now available on Android 12 Dec 2012, 05:24 11
Contre Jour is one game that instantly catches the eye with its beautiful, gloomy environment, but up...
Love soccer? Love phones? HTC becomes exclusive partner of the UEFA Champions and Europa Leagues 12 Dec 2012, 04:55 13
HTC has signed a three-year deal with the mighty popular UEFA Champions and Europa Leagues, arguably...
Scooch, Apple TV puck, Cupertino reportedly testing actual set designs with Foxconn and Sharp 12 Dec 2012, 04:22 8
The Wall Street journal is reporting today that Apple is testing different TV set designs with Sharp...
World's largest carrier, China Mobile, to test TD-LTE service in March 2013 12 Dec 2012, 04:17 4
China Mobile, the world's largest carrier, is setting up a test of its TD-LTE network 0n Western China...
Google Nexus 7 hack adds wireless charging, voids warranty 12 Dec 2012, 03:49 3
Here's a guy who wants to teach his tablet some new tricks. Rod Whitby – an experienced tinkerer who...
Samsung brings in the Christmas spirit with a Galaxy S III Santa Fail ad 12 Dec 2012, 03:18 7
The Samsung Galaxy S III is without a doubt the most popular Android handset out there, and for the first...
Motorola aims at Samsung in new ad 12 Dec 2012, 03:05 50
Motorola devices get faster LTE speeds than the Samsung Galaxy S III on the same Verizon network according...
Microsoft ups Surface RT production and retail presence, brings it to Best Buy and Staples today 12 Dec 2012, 02:58 9
Microsoft's Surface RT has been hard to find and actually handle in a retail location before you pull...
Quad-core MediaTek MT6589 SoC gets benchmarked, to debut in early 2013 12 Dec 2012, 02:54 17
Several days ago, MediaTek announced its first quad-core SoC. The MT6589, as it is called, packs four...
OPPO Find 5 12 Dec 2012
Oppo Find 5 is the world's second phone with Full HD display. The 5-incher sports a display with 1920x1080...
Oppo Find 5 official - Full HD screen, steel frame, and Exmor RS camera with HDR video 12 Dec 2012, 02:28 50
Oppo Find 5, the world's second phone with Full HD display got official today in Beijing, and its specs...
Humor: Tech companies and their corresponding Christmas icons 12 Dec 2012, 01:56 23
You got to hand it to the gang at The Joy of Tech, they can read into things the way many of us feel...
FCC allows Dish Network to use spectrum for cellular network 12 Dec 2012, 01:35 5
Satellite content provider Dish Network took a giant step toward its goal of becoming a major mobile...
Former Soviet defense agency to debut new dual screen smartphone 12 Dec 2012, 00:58 10
Yota Devices, based on Moscow, is set to make a splash in the smartphone market with a new Android handset...
AT&T Samsung GALAXY Tab 8.9 LTE gets update to Android 4.0 through Samsung Kies 12 Dec 2012, 00:25
The Honeycomb OS seems like it was something from ages ago which is why we are happy to report that the...
New photos of BlackBerry 10 L-Series phone show sleek drool-worthy device 11 Dec 2012, 23:38 40
We finally have a clear look at the BlackBerry 10 L-Series all touch phone and the texture of the back...
Wink is a new way to share photos with friends nearby 11 Dec 2012, 23:03 5
There are plenty of options for those of you who want to share photos, like Facebook, Instagram, Flickr,...
Google Play follows iTunes to offer books and movies in Russia 11 Dec 2012, 22:50 1
We saw the same from Apple's iTunes just last week, which moved into Russia to offer music and movies...
Android 4.2 only detects 20% of malware apps 11 Dec 2012, 22:17 21
One of the new additions to Android 4.2 was a new scanner designed to check sideloaded apps for potential...
Ubuntu planned as one OS from mobile to desktop by 2014 11 Dec 2012, 21:55 9
We've known for a while now that Ubuntu is slowly making the transition to mobile devices, but Canonical...
Nokia survey hints at Windows Phone 7.8 features 11 Dec 2012, 21:38 10
Based on what appears to be a genuine Nokia Feedback Survey, some more interesting features appear to...
BBM 7 exits beta and brings voice calls to BlackBerry users 11 Dec 2012, 21:35 5
RIM has been an extremely troubled company recently, and the predictions about BlackBerry 10 are mixed,...
Now Sprint wants to buyout Clearwire? 11 Dec 2012, 20:09 5
Sprint is certainly trying to shore up a plan to secure spectrum as it prepares its sale to Softbank...
New York Times for Android app updated for tablets 11 Dec 2012, 18:59 1
All the news that is fit to print will now fit your tablet after an update to the New York Times for...
Microsoft wants Apple to take a smaller cut on in-app sales of Office 365 subscriptions 11 Dec 2012, 17:50 34
Apple rejected Microsoft's application to update its SkyDive app for iOS over an argument about whether...
Another BlackBerry 10 video tutorial leaked 11 Dec 2012, 15:40 20
A new leaked video tutorial for the BlackBerry 10 shows off similar gestures from an earlier leaked tutorial...
Verizon announces the Samsung Galaxy Camera, available Dec. 13th 11 Dec 2012, 14:55 20
In time for the holidays, and with LTE connectivity, Verizon has the Samsung Galaxy Camera on the way...
Google Nexus 4 bumpers back in stock at the U.S. Google Play Store, now how about the phone? 11 Dec 2012, 14:50 15
We have news that is kind of, well, meh; the Google Nexus 4 bumpers are now back in stock at the U.S....
