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Fresh images of the Sony Xperia Z leak before announcement, show a funky power key

Fresh images of the Sony Xperia Z leak before announcement, show a funky power key 07 Jan 2013, 17:47 37

Leave it to the vast prairies of the Chinese tech blogosphere to leak something in full bloom minutes...

Surprise! Most consumers don't care if they are using iOS, Android or Windows

Surprise! Most consumers don't care if they are using iOS, Android or Windows 07 Jan 2013, 17:47 29

Research company Accenture has come up with some pretty interesting results from its latest study. It...

Huawei Ascend D2 hands-on

Huawei Ascend D2 hands-on 07 Jan 2013, 17:47 15

PhoneArena.com is at CES 2013, and Huawei made a splash with a nicely crafted Ascend D2, the new flagship...

Microsoft

Microsoft "applauds" the hacker that jailbroke Windows RT 07 Jan 2013, 17:34 5

Yesterday, we brought you the news that a hacker named Clrokr had jailbroken Windows RT and enabled unsigned...

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial 22 May 2013

Don't you think that some people are taking the iOS vs Android dispute a bit too far? Well, Microsoft...

Vuzix shows off Android-powered Google Glass competitor

Vuzix shows off Android-powered Google Glass competitor 07 Jan 2013, 17:22 3

Once Google first announced Project Glass, it was pretty clear that there would be other companies trying...

Samsung ATIV Odyssey for Verizon to launch

Samsung ATIV Odyssey for Verizon to launch "in the coming weeks" 07 Jan 2013, 17:21 3

You know how the saying goes: better late than never. After being delayed due to undisclosed reasons,...

Apple asks the full Court of Appeals to reverse the decision not to ban the Samsung GALAXY Nexus

Apple asks the full Court of Appeals to reverse the decision not to ban the Samsung GALAXY Nexus 07 Jan 2013, 17:04 38

Apple has filed with the full Federal Circuit Court of Appeals to reexamine a previous ruling made in...

Samsung takes aim at enterprise with

Samsung takes aim at enterprise with "Safe" 07 Jan 2013, 17:00 2

For a while, there were rumors swirling that Samsung could purchase RIM in an effort to leverage the...

Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 LTE

Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 LTE 07 Jan 2013

Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 LTE is the LTE enabled brother of the last years model.

Samsung announces LTE Galaxy Note 10.1 due on Verizon this month

Samsung announces LTE Galaxy Note 10.1 due on Verizon this month 07 Jan 2013, 16:48 10

Samsung has been running through a ton of products in its CES keynote today, but one announcement of...

Ubuntu for phones image will be available in late February

Ubuntu for phones image will be available in late February 07 Jan 2013, 16:38 9

Last week, Canonical announced its plans to move into mobile by creating a converged computing platform...

Huawei Ascend D2 pairs Full HD 5-incher with a respectable 3000 mAh battery

Huawei Ascend D2 pairs Full HD 5-incher with a respectable 3000 mAh battery 07 Jan 2013, 16:32 7

The phone has a metal frame inside and curved chassis, making it more ergonomic to hold, and Huawei went...

New Intel Atom processor for use in low-cost smartphones runs at 1.2GHz, offers HSPA+ speeds

New Intel Atom processor for use in low-cost smartphones runs at 1.2GHz, offers HSPA+ speeds 07 Jan 2013, 16:30 4

Intel is slowly, yet surely paving its way towards establishing itself as a big player on the smartphone...

Netgear announces $129 Google TV box

Netgear announces $129 Google TV box 07 Jan 2013, 16:23 1

We were led to expect that Google would be making a big push this year at CES with Google TV and had...

Huawei shoots for gold with 6.1

Huawei shoots for gold with 6.1" Ascend Mate - "the largest screen smartphone" gets the largest 4050 mAh battery 07 Jan 2013, 16:11 30

Huawei's conspicuous 6.1" smartphone we saw leaked a few months ago just materialized as the "largest...

Bay Trail Atom processor by Intel is announced – quad-core power for tablet use

Bay Trail Atom processor by Intel is announced – quad-core power for tablet use 07 Jan 2013, 15:58 9

So, it looks like the rumor mill was on the right track all along: Intel just announced a new Atom processor...

4,500 Samsung TecTiles found in Caesar Entertainment hotels in Las Vegas

4,500 Samsung TecTiles found in Caesar Entertainment hotels in Las Vegas 07 Jan 2013, 15:52 1

Korean based Samsung has worked out a deal with Caesars Entertainment to install 4,500 Samsung TecTiles...

Liveblog: Samsung CES 2013 press conference

Liveblog: Samsung CES 2013 press conference 07 Jan 2013, 15:50 7

This is one of the biggest events at CES 2013 today. Samsung, the company which has conquered much of...

Verizon to join the connected car market as well

Verizon to join the connected car market as well 07 Jan 2013, 15:33 2

It turns out Verizon is also looking for a piece of the tasty connected car pie. AT&T announced its plans...

Polaroid iM1836 is officially the first Android camera with interchangeable lenses

Polaroid iM1836 is officially the first Android camera with interchangeable lenses 07 Jan 2013, 15:11 2

As expected, the Polaroid iM1836 was announced at CES 2013, thus becoming the world's first Android camera...

Huawei Ascend Mate

Huawei Ascend Mate 07 Jan 2013

Huawei Ascend Mate is made to replace your phone, tablet, laptop, camera and so on, with one converging...

Huawei Ascend D2

Huawei Ascend D2 07 Jan 2013

Huawei Ascend D2 is following in the footsteps of the D last year, it also features a homemade quad-core...

Liveblog: Huawei CES 2013 press conference

Liveblog: Huawei CES 2013 press conference 07 Jan 2013, 14:43 3

Huawei has become quite the name in mobile these days. The Chinese company has always played a critical...

Velocity Cruz D610 and Q610 announced – 10-inch Android tablets starting at $199

Velocity Cruz D610 and Q610 announced – 10-inch Android tablets starting at $199 07 Jan 2013, 14:30 5

CES is not only for those big, popular companies, you know. Some lesser known brands are attending as...

Couldn’t make it CES? Nokia still wants to power you up

Couldn’t make it CES? Nokia still wants to power you up 07 Jan 2013, 14:07 1

Nokia is giving away 10 JBL PowerUp Wireless Charging Speakers even if you couldn't join them in Vegas...

AT&T announces 'Screen Pack' video on-demand service

AT&T announces 'Screen Pack' video on-demand service 07 Jan 2013, 14:01 2

The carriers these days, they want to be part of everything. And today, AT&T reaffirmed the truth of...

LG's phones will stream gaming to its Ultra HD TV in 4K, and with 3D conversion

LG's phones will stream gaming to its Ultra HD TV in 4K, and with 3D conversion 07 Jan 2013, 14:01 1

Ultra HD is marketing speak for the 4K/8K resolutions in the next TV sets we are likely to be drooling...

Samsung unveils Bluetooth speaker with NFC for hassle-free pairing

Samsung unveils Bluetooth speaker with NFC for hassle-free pairing 07 Jan 2013, 13:49 8

Not to be outdone by other accessory manufacturers, Samsung just introduced a new wireless Bluetooth...

Apple's Do Not Disturb feature is now fixed, just like that

Apple's Do Not Disturb feature is now fixed, just like that 07 Jan 2013, 13:40 57

What do you know, the Do Not Disturb feature of iOS has just fixed itself, just like Apple foresaw. For...

LG to reveal Panorama Note for the LG Optimus Vu: II at CES

LG to reveal Panorama Note for the LG Optimus Vu: II at CES 07 Jan 2013, 13:31 7

LG will soon be announcing its Panorama Note feature for the LG Optimus Vu: II that uses the 4:3 aspect...

Native Dropbox app arrives for Windows 8 and Windows RT devices

Native Dropbox app arrives for Windows 8 and Windows RT devices 07 Jan 2013, 13:00

Sharing can be done by full integration with the respective menu in the charms bar of Windows 8/RT, but...

Five free Oppo Find 5 smartphones await 5 beta testers via Facebook contest

Five free Oppo Find 5 smartphones await 5 beta testers via Facebook contest 07 Jan 2013, 12:44 1

How would you like to win a Oppo Find 5 smartphone with a 5 inch display, 1080p resolution, 441ppi pixel...

Samsung GT-I9500X, possibly the Galaxy S IV, listed on company's website

Samsung GT-I9500X, possibly the Galaxy S IV, listed on company's website 07 Jan 2013, 12:32 7

Perhaps entered into the database early by mistake, a device known as the Samsung GT-I9500X is now listed...

Alcatel One Touch X’Pop

Alcatel One Touch X’Pop 07 Jan 2013

The Alcatel One Touch X’Pop is an Android smartphone coming to Asia, Africa and the Miiddle East. The...

North American consumer purchase intentions put iPhone just ahead of Android

North American consumer purchase intentions put iPhone just ahead of Android 07 Jan 2013, 11:40 24

Right off the bat, we'd like to put out that we're not fully sold on surveys like this. Asking someone...

Nokia's CEO content with Windows Phone for now, but

Nokia's CEO content with Windows Phone for now, but "anything is possible" 07 Jan 2013, 11:24 38

Nokia's CEO argued that the Lumia 920 sales are pretty encouraging, and he sees the company getting double-digit...

Dead Trigger 2 to launch in Q2 of 2013, optimized for Tegra 4

Dead Trigger 2 to launch in Q2 of 2013, optimized for Tegra 4 07 Jan 2013, 11:24 4

Chances are that if you are serious about mobile gaming, you've probably come across Dead Trigger. It...

Samsung Q4 earnings leak claims $5.5 billion in mobile profits

Samsung Q4 earnings leak claims $5.5 billion in mobile profits 07 Jan 2013, 11:12 28

Samsung hasn't officially announced its Q4 earnings numbers just yet, but there are already some leaks...

ASUS shows off Qube Google TV set-top box, army of Windows 8 devices at CES

ASUS shows off Qube Google TV set-top box, army of Windows 8 devices at CES 07 Jan 2013, 11:00 6

There will be quite a lot going on over at the ASUS booth during this year's CES. That's because the...

Liveblog: AT&T Developer Summit at CES 2013

Liveblog: AT&T Developer Summit at CES 2013 07 Jan 2013, 10:57 1

AT&T's Developer Summit is not just some boring event for developers, guys, it's an event where key executives...

Vizio shows off new HD smartphones for China

Vizio shows off new HD smartphones for China 07 Jan 2013, 10:54 2

Vizio hasn't been successful in bringing a smartphone to the American market, but it has some devices...

Pantech Discover

Pantech Discover 07 Jan 2013

The specs of the Pantech Discover are nothing to sneeze at, mirroring your world on a 4.8" HD screen,...

More HTC Sense 5.0 screens leak, maybe the M7 as well

More HTC Sense 5.0 screens leak, maybe the M7 as well 07 Jan 2013, 10:31 27

Yesterday, we saw a couple screen leaks that were reported to be the dialer and keyboard from HTC's new...

Pantech Discover comes to AT&T Friday to confirm that last year's top-shelf specs are this year's $50 Android

Pantech Discover comes to AT&T Friday to confirm that last year's top-shelf specs are this year's $50 Android 07 Jan 2013, 10:29 12

Intriguing design? Check. Nice specs? Check. Low price? Check. What else can an Android phone want from...

Liveblog: LG CES 2013 press conference

Liveblog: LG CES 2013 press conference 07 Jan 2013, 10:08 4

Here we are at CES 2013! We're opening today's pre-show day with a press conference by LG, the folks...

Apple iPhone 5 slides below Android phones on all carriers in latest Consumer Reports ratings

Apple iPhone 5 slides below Android phones on all carriers in latest Consumer Reports ratings 07 Jan 2013, 09:52 56

The Apple iPhone 5 is enjoying good sales in the United States, and we’ll see just how good in a couple...

Texas Instruments announces new brighter, smaller, power-savvier pico projector technology for smartphones and tablets

Texas Instruments announces new brighter, smaller, power-savvier pico projector technology for smartphones and tablets 07 Jan 2013, 09:39 2

Having a pico projector built-in a tablet or a smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy Beam opens a world...

Paper or Plastic Logic? Flexible 10.7

Paper or Plastic Logic? Flexible 10.7" PaperTab slate gets previewed 07 Jan 2013, 09:34 18

That dreamy bending tablet from Samsung's futuristic ad a while ago just got a whole lot closer, but...

Alcatel One Touch Pop is a fresh colorful palette of entry-level Androids

Alcatel One Touch Pop is a fresh colorful palette of entry-level Androids 07 Jan 2013, 09:28 5

Alcatel already started the phone madness at CES with the world’s thinnest smartphone and another 5-inch...

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