Phone News, Reviews and Specs
Asus ME172V specs, first images and price leak out: the $129 tablet? 21 Dec 2012, 03:26 15
The $99 Nexus tablet has been a dream for many of us, and now it finally seems we are close to getting...
Rise Alarm Clock redefines simplicity in a clock app with new interface ideas 21 Dec 2012, 03:10 7
Alarm clock apps are usually a utility you just use without paying much attention to. After all, they...
EU planning anti-trust case against Samsung; Apple appeals Koh's ruling on a sales ban 21 Dec 2012, 03:06 13
Samsung's stock has taken its worst tumble in four month in Seoul after the EU said that it was preparing...
PhoneArena Awards 2012: All posts in one place 21 Dec 2012, 03:01 12
We can't deny that 2012 was a year full of excitement. And what is it that gets a geek excited? Gadgets,...
Aptina outs camera sensor that lets phones do professional high-speed and HDR video recording 21 Dec 2012, 02:55 14
The sensor takes 6 MP stream and oversamples it 3x, for "video as sharp as that of the high-end multi-sensor...
RIM settles with Nokia, agrees to pay for licenses 21 Dec 2012, 02:54 7
Research in Motion, the Canadian BlackBerry maker, has agreed to settle and pay patent licensing fees...
LG Spirit 4G 21 Dec 2012
The LG Spirit 4G comes with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform, a 4.5 inch touchscreen, a 5...
Polaroid confirms it will introduce an Android-based interchangeable lens camera at CES 2013 21 Dec 2012, 02:23 4
Polaroid has now confirmed that it will introduce the first Android-based camera with interchangeable...
Some Samsung Galaxy S III units are dying young 21 Dec 2012, 02:15 98
There have been a number of reports about the Samsung Galaxy S III suffering from a killer bug that turns...
Nielsen: again more smartphones than feature phones in Q3, Android and iOS keep on mauling the competition 21 Dec 2012, 02:07 10
Nielsen released its quarterly cell phone industry stats to remind us that for the first time in history...
Analysis forecast: Windows Phone shipments in 2017 will reach 2012 iOS levels 21 Dec 2012, 01:24 22
We love to share the latest in what analysts think in the market of mobile communications, some of it...
RIM to continue supporting BlackBerry OS 7 as BlackBerry 10 rolls out 21 Dec 2012, 01:11 18
just because RIM is rolling out BlackBerry 10 next year doesn't mean that the current OS will disappear...
Sprint gives us its "State of the network" report 21 Dec 2012, 00:27 27
Sprint released a "State of the network" look of where the nation's third largest carrier stands in terms...
Spigen Samsung Galaxy Note II Cases hands-on 21 Dec 2012, 00:25 4
Now some of you might find Spigen’s prices for its cases to be on the expensive side of things, but they’re...
Apple’s rules about Lightning plug force start-up to return Kickstarter funds 20 Dec 2012, 23:23 34
It will end up being the largest Kickstarter refund on record, over $100,000 on account of the Lightning...
SwiftKey 3.1 is here with new themes and languages 20 Dec 2012, 23:00 5
Third party virtual QWERTY app SwiftKey has released version 3.1 for Android handsets and the update...
Dragon Mobile Assistant updated to support Android 2.3+ 20 Dec 2012, 22:55 3
This is the type of update we don't hear about too often, but it's pretty nice when it does happen. The...
Analysts finally agree with us: NFC's success lays outside of mobile payments 20 Dec 2012, 21:50 5
We've said it for a while, but there are finally analysts saying it, so obviously that means it's time...
Verizon’s Isis mobile payment app reveals double standard 20 Dec 2012, 21:47 11
Just as we predicted only 10 days ago, Verizon would want to position itself carefully as it prepared...
T-Mobile officially launches 14 new iPhone-friendly HSPA+ markets, including New York and Boston 20 Dec 2012, 21:35 7
T-Mobile has been working hard to launch more and more markets with the 1900Mhz spectrum that it picked...
- 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
RIM loses 1 million subscribers in the latest quarter while revenue drops 48% 20 Dec 2012, 21:25 18
Shares of RIM, which had been moving higher recently, took a big hit after hours on Thursday after the...
HTC may release a Windows RT tablet in 2013 20 Dec 2012, 21:04 8
HTC doesn't have a great history with tablets, but that doesn't seem to be dissuading the company from...
Surprise! Another iOS update accused of causing battery drain 20 Dec 2012, 20:43 46
At this point, it feels more like the iPhone just doesn't have the battery life that Apple claims it...
Update to BlackBerry PlayBook includes special igloo update for Canadians 20 Dec 2012, 20:12 1
RIM has sent out an update for the BlackBerry PlayBook which is nothing major in size, at only 37MB software...
Are you safer with a cell phone? 20 Dec 2012, 20:05 6
A report from the University of Pennsylvania and George Mason University suggests one of the factors...
Verizon now covers 470 markets with 4G LTE 20 Dec 2012, 19:27 16
Verizon has announced on Thursday that its 4G LTE signal is now available in 470 markets, topping the...
Windows Phone OS update for HTC 8X on T-Mobile is available 20 Dec 2012, 17:15
Well, that was not much of a delay was it? T-Mobile got the word out earlier today that the update...
Pudding Monsters for Android now live in the Google Play Store 20 Dec 2012, 16:41 4
We heard about this game a couple weeks ago, and earlier today we saw it hit the iTunes App Store, and...
Today's Google Play deal will make your holidays more "jolly" 20 Dec 2012, 16:19
It's day four of Google Play's daily deals countown, which will be going until the New Year, and today's...
Apple, Google, and Microsoft all vying to purchase home automation company 20 Dec 2012, 16:07 17
Home automation is one of those things that always sounds great, but also never really seems to show...
Microsoft decides that being shown up by an 11-year old will get people to buy more Windows 8 20 Dec 2012, 15:36 100
Okay, we understand that kids are cute, and so marketing companies love to use them in advertisements....
Meet the BlackBerry Z10, RIM departing from four-digit nomenclature? 20 Dec 2012, 15:32 12
Dressed in black and white, it looks like the BlackBerry L-Series has a name, the Z10...
Seidio OBEX Waterproof Samsung Galaxy S III Case hands-on 20 Dec 2012, 15:19 4
Featuring military standard 810G, the case protects the handset from 6-foot drops at multiple angles...
If Steve Jobs had his way, your Apple iPhone would have the "Freedom" browser 20 Dec 2012, 13:35 19
Ever wonder how the browser on your Apple devices become known as "Safari"? One of the original programmers...
Analyst: Apple and Samsung continue to have a tight hold on the mobile market 20 Dec 2012, 12:30 30
A Raymond James analyst surveyed 300 people, not a large sample size to be sure, and found that 86% of...
uNu Ecopak iPhone 5 Battery Case hands-on 20 Dec 2012, 12:19 7
Unlike some of the other battery case alternatives out there that we’ve seen, like the many from PowerSkin...
2013 Toyota Avalon the first car to include Qi induction charging for your Nexus 4 or Lumia 20 Dec 2012, 11:47 13
Induction charging (often mislabeled as "wireless charging") is one of those technologies that manufacturers...
MetroPCS introduces the ZTE Avid 4G 20 Dec 2012, 11:25 5
Last month, we showed you a leaked picture of the ZTE Avid 4G, a new Android model for MetroPCS; on Thursday,...
Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann stepping down at the end of next year 20 Dec 2012, 11:16 2
The CEO of T-Mobile's parent company Deutsche Telekom, Rene Obermann, is planning to step down from his...
Beyond LTE (Part 1): 0G and the birth of the mobile radio phone 20 Dec 2012, 11:14 27
"A phone is only as good as the network it's on." You've probably heard that line many times, usually...
The other side of Apple Stores: employees speak up about corruption, destruction and sexual harassment 20 Dec 2012, 10:24 51
The Apple Store is a place where usually there is a ton of friendly people, a little island of freedom...
Flipboard arrives to Android slates with a full-blown tablet layout 20 Dec 2012, 09:29 5
After setting shop on the iPad, looking made for tablets, now Flipboard got updated with an Android tablet...
Despite recent stock surge, Nokia could be sliding on Palm-like downward spiral 20 Dec 2012, 09:26 61
Nokia stock has surged to over $4 apiece today as hopes are mounting that the Lumia 920 Windows Phone...
Sonim XP Strike lands on Sprint, $130 get you one extremely durable phone 20 Dec 2012, 09:10 8
The Sonim XP Strike for Sprint is not your ordinary phone. It is one of those handsets that can withstand...
Apple App Store Christmas sale brings discounts on the best games around 20 Dec 2012, 08:54 5
Ever wanted to buy games like Infinity Blade, Grand Theft Auto III and the latest of the Need For Speed...
WhatsApp for iOS is free for a limited time 20 Dec 2012, 08:20 29
Until recently, iOS users who wanted to download WhatsApp on their iPhone had to pay $0.99 for it, but...
Imo messenger Android app update brings tablet optimization 20 Dec 2012, 07:33 3
The imo.im website is probably the most popular destination for those who have Facebook or Skype blocked...
Acer Iconia B1 is a low-cost 7-inch tablet with Android 4.1 20 Dec 2012, 07:27 4
There is little doubt that the Google Nexus 7 is the best low-cost tablet one can currently buy. However,...
US tablet ownership doubled in 2012 20 Dec 2012, 07:00 7
Tablets started getting wide adoption with the first iPad in 2010, but it was 2012 when suddenly they...
Samsung starts pushing Premium Suite for the Galaxy S III 20 Dec 2012, 06:17 23
Since many Galaxy S III users felt jealous of the interesting features found in the Note II, Samsung...
