Phone News, Reviews and Specs
Global IT spending will grow in 2013, but devices spending growth pushed down by cheap Android tablets 03 Jan 2013, 03:14 1
Gartner has just revised its forecast for 2013 global IT spending, but the change is mostly due to fluctuating...
Cycloramic takes a 360-degree video shot with your iPhone 5 automatically 03 Jan 2013, 03:08 19
iOS 6 brought panoramic photo capture ability to the iPhone, it works more or less the same as other...
Sony Xperia Z price revealed 03 Jan 2013, 02:24 46
The Sony Xperia Z, formerly known only by its "Yuga" codename, might very well be the embodiment of a...
Microsoft says Google is blocking development of official YouTube app for Windows Phone 03 Jan 2013, 01:30 105
In a new episode of “he said, she said,” Microsoft’s VP and Deputy General Counsel, Dave Heiner wrote...
Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial
Don't you think that some people are taking the iOS vs Android dispute a bit too far? Well, Microsoft...
Analyst: Businesses buy 3 to 4 million Apple iPhone 5 units in the current quarter 03 Jan 2013, 01:28 2
Trip Chowdhry, a managing director at Global Equities Research, sent otu a research report to clients...
8 out of top 10 paid apps for iOS are at least a year old, Android is somewhat better 03 Jan 2013, 00:30 25
It really seems like smartphone app stores need to come up with a better algorithm for showing what the...
Apple says iOS 6's "Do Not Disturb" bug will fix itself next week 03 Jan 2013, 00:09 31
Starting on New Years Day, iOS 6 users began to report a strange bug with the "Do Not Disturb" feature...
LG Optimus G is now available with Ting 03 Jan 2013
This is Sprint's version of the LG Optimus G which is a high-end model featuring a 4.7 inch screen which...
Christmas week saw 50 million iOS and Android devices activated and 1.76 billion apps downloaded 02 Jan 2013, 23:53 2
We already saw last week that Christmas day was a huge one for mobile device activations with a whopping...
Report: Samsung Galaxy models make up six of the top ten smartphones in the U.K. 02 Jan 2013, 23:52 4
A report from U.K. carrier USwitch.com says that the most popular smartphone in the U.K. during December...
North Korea to get a visit by Google’s Eric Schmidt 02 Jan 2013, 23:51 7
Google’s executive chairman will accompany former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson on a humanitarian...
ABI Research selects the Apple App Store as the best of the mobile stores 02 Jan 2013, 22:33 6
ABI Research looked at the mobile app stores and came to the conclusion that the Apple App Store is the...
Apple says Samsung should withdraw its U.S. legal claims as it did in Europe 02 Jan 2013, 20:59 36
Apple filed a response with the U.S. ITC accusing Samsung of filing to withdraw its requests for sales...
Apple iPad's share of tablet based web traffic declines after Christmas 02 Jan 2013, 18:49 13
Chitika, the metrics firm that tracks the web traffic share of various devices, says that the web share...
Amazon gets court to dismiss Apple's claim of false advertising 02 Jan 2013, 17:02 18
A U.S. District Judge in Oakland, California granted Amazon's request to toss out Apple's claim that...
Samsung firmware update will fix sudden death issue with the Galaxy S III 02 Jan 2013, 16:25 33
The problem that some users of the Samsung Galaxy S III have had with their phone suddenly kicking the...
Google Nexus 10 returns to the Google Play Store 02 Jan 2013, 14:00 8
The Samsung manufactured 10 inch Google Nexus 10 is now back on sale at the Google Play Store, and both...
Canonical announces Ubuntu Phone OS coming in early 2014 02 Jan 2013, 13:17 82
We had heard a couple days ago that Canonical was planning to ring in the New Year with an announcement...
Analyst: The Apple iPhone 5S will give consumers a choice of screen size and color 02 Jan 2013, 11:48 72
Topeka Capital Market analyst Brian White sees Apple responding at last to those who say that the company...
Munster sees wearable computers being an important product line for Apple 02 Jan 2013, 11:26 8
Apple perma-bull Gene Munster says that a wearable computer from Apple, most likely in the form of a...
Nova Launcher updated to version 2.0, resizable icons and more new features added 02 Jan 2013, 09:36 22
Nova Launcher is one of the most popular launchers for Android and for a good reason - it offers a comes...
Photos of a Samsung Galaxy M Pro successor appear 02 Jan 2013, 09:21 12
Now here's a smartphone, the kind of which you don't see every day – an Android handset packing a portrait-style...
Google Maps will come integrated in newest Kia cars, Sorento first to get it in Q1 2013 02 Jan 2013, 09:07 10
Kia Motors has announced that it will integrate Google Maps for navigation in its newest car models,...
6.1-inch 1080p Huawei Ascend Mate smiles for the camera again 02 Jan 2013, 08:08 18
We’ve already seen pictures of the upcoming monster phone that is the Huawei Ascend Mate, equipped with...
StarCraft and Caesar III made playable on Android via Winulator 02 Jan 2013, 08:00 14
Let's face it – playing classic video games on an Android device is often hard due to the lack of adequate...
TSMC rumored to run trials building A6X as Apple moves away from Samsung 02 Jan 2013, 07:09 41
TSMC is now rumored to be ready to start orders for Apple’s A6X chips and gradually replace Samsung as...
iOS Installous shuts down, but other third-party app catalogs appear requiring no jailbreak 02 Jan 2013, 06:53 27
Software piracy is definitely not a good thing, but having a restricted marketplace can also be an annoying...
Another BlackBerry 10 smartphone is approved by the FCC 02 Jan 2013, 06:23 20
January 30 – that's the date every hardcore BlackBerry fan has marked in their calendar. That's when...
CTIA will merge with MobileCon, drops to one ‘super show’ from 2014 02 Jan 2013, 05:37 1
CTIA, the bi-annual trade show for electronics, will merge with MobileCon and focus on one big show in...
Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 02 Jan 2013
The Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 is an Android 4.0-based tablet. It comes with features like 7'' 1024 x 600 px...
T-Mobile Aspect photos appear at the FCC 02 Jan 2013, 04:45 12
Chances are you don't remember the T-Mobile Aspect – a handset that the FCC approved last summer. That's...
Nokia will limit access to software updates via NaviFirm 02 Jan 2013, 03:52 6
Long-time Nokia enthusiasts are probably familiar with Navifirm. For those who have never heard of it,...
Samsung: We will ship 510 million handsets in 2013 02 Jan 2013, 03:47 18
Korean tech titan Samsung said that it will sell 510 million handsets in 2013, and of that total, 390...
Worms: The latest in semiconductor manufacturing 02 Jan 2013, 03:27 6
While semiconductors are not the first thing you envision when you think of worms, it maybe should not...
Mysterious Samsung GT-I9600 gets benchmarked 02 Jan 2013, 03:21 10
If this recently submitted benchmark result is to be trusted, Samsung is brewing a new Android smartphone...
Samsung will have to reveal sales data in Apple patent lawsuit 02 Jan 2013, 03:17 5
Samsung will have to reveal sales data in its patent lawsuit with Apple as the Koreans lost a bid to...
Do Not Disturb bug silenced iPhones on New Year's Eve, Day 02 Jan 2013, 03:04 22
iOS comes with an interesting little feature called Do Not Disturb that blocks out disturbing calls usually...
Motorola S11-FLEX HD Review 02 Jan 2013, 02:57
RIM gets patent to stop Mr. Blurrycam 02 Jan 2013, 02:30 5
Given how much action BlackBerry 10 has seen thanks to quick people with cameras, many would argue...
New ad for the Apple iPhone 5 highlights "Do Not Disturb" feature 02 Jan 2013, 01:46 46
A new ad for the Apple iPhone 5 highlights the new "Do Not Disturb" feature which allows you to turn...
Sacrebleu: Armed robbers hit Paris Apple Store 02 Jan 2013, 01:19 15
On Monday night, armed robbers broke into an Apple Store in Paris with one report claiming that the thieves...
All month long, students can take $50 off the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 02 Jan 2013, 00:10 3
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD was the online retailer's top product throughout the holiday shopping season,...
HP may begin selling off business units 01 Jan 2013, 23:50 3
HP is ringing in the New Year with plans to evaluate and dispose of businesses that are not meeting targets...
HTC-Apple licensing deal to benefit Android manufacturer 01 Jan 2013, 23:04 32
The ten year licensing deal between Apple and HTC, which ends all patent fights between the two manufacturers...
Firmware reveals info on the Samsung GT-I9505 and mystery Samsung GT-Q1000 01 Jan 2013, 21:32 14
A firmware version of the Samsung Galaxy S III mini reveals that the GT-I9505 is an Android model, and...
Some developers are seeing their apps getting tested on Apple iPhone 6 and iOS 7 01 Jan 2013, 18:50 49
Not only is today the start of 2013, it is also the start of the rumor season for the Apple iPhone 6...
Google still figuring out how people might make use of Google Glass 01 Jan 2013, 17:42 14
Project Glass is really interesting, an eyeglass form factor which projects images and data directly...
Sony's website leaks photos of Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia ZL 01 Jan 2013, 17:36 54
Press photos on Sony's website showed off the handsets formerly known as the Sony Yuga and the Sony Odin...
New Year’s humor: Big tech resolutions 01 Jan 2013, 16:04 7
If you can’t start the New Year off with a laugh then there is not much point in going on is there?










