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Lenovo IdeaPhone S890 hands-on

Lenovo IdeaPhone S890 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 10:40 2

We first saw the Lenovo S890 at CES 2013, and now it’s one step closer to arriving and we get to check...

Virgin and Boost adding LTE handsets for pre-paid plans

Virgin and Boost adding LTE handsets for pre-paid plans 25 Feb 2013, 10:32 3

If you've been looking at Virgin Mobile or Boost Mobile, but you were waiting for the carriers to stock...

Asus Fonepad hands-on

Asus Fonepad hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 10:30 3

The Asus Fonepad is actually very well built for its mere $249 price it will land at in the US. Sturdy...

Nokia 105 hands-on

Nokia 105 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 10:21 17

The Nokia 105 is a pretty mind-boggling device. You might think an ultra affordable $20 phone is not...

Verizon's BlackBerry Z10 pays a visit to the FCC

Verizon's BlackBerry Z10 pays a visit to the FCC 25 Feb 2013, 10:15 9

AT&T's version of the BlackBerry Z10 had already visited those lads in the FCC offices in Washington...

Asus Padfone Infinity hands-on

Asus Padfone Infinity hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 10:06 6

The Asus Padfone Infinity is one of the most exciting devices we saw at Mobile World Congress 2013 -...

Alcatel One Touch Fire hands-on

Alcatel One Touch Fire hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 10:06 1

The interface is rather intuitive, and we were able to locate the contact and calling apps quickly, as...

Acer Liquid C1 hands-on

Acer Liquid C1 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 09:45 2

The Acer Liquid C1 might not catch the eye at first, but it is indeed different than most other smartphones...

Acer Liquid Z2 hands-on

Acer Liquid Z2 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 09:42

The 3.5-inch touchscreen on the Acer Liquid Z2 is barely passable. Sure, it works, but the panel has...

Nielsen details what apps are being installed in different countries

Nielsen details what apps are being installed in different countries 25 Feb 2013, 09:33

We are all the same, yet we are all different and a look at some data put together by researcher Nielsen,...

Samsung Knox enterprise security system coming to Galaxy phones: demonstration

Samsung Knox enterprise security system coming to Galaxy phones: demonstration 25 Feb 2013, 09:22 6

As BlackBerry is fading out of relevance in the corporate segment and companies increasingly start accepting...

ZTE Grand Memo hands-on

ZTE Grand Memo hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 09:20 19

ZTE Grand Memo is pretty grand, and that's the first thought you come across when you take it in your...

LG Optimus L3 II hands-on

LG Optimus L3 II hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 08:53 1

The Optimus L3 II is of pretty small size, which makes it suitable for teen hands. Something tells us...

HP Slate 7 hands-on

HP Slate 7 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 08:52 4

The HP Slate 7 might seem like just another 7-inch Android tablet, but it means so much more than that…

Apple debuts new iPad ad during the Academy Awards telecast

Apple debuts new iPad ad during the Academy Awards telecast 25 Feb 2013, 08:41 20

Back in 2007, the first commercial for the Apple iPhone was aired during the Academy Awards showing a...

LG Optimus L5 II hands-on

LG Optimus L5 II hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 08:31

The LG Optimus L5 II is among the newest members of the company’s L-series of Android smartphones. And...

Nokia 301 hands-on

Nokia 301 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 08:11 9

The Nokia 301 is a new feature phone running on Series 40, but borrowing design clues from the Lumia...

Samsung HomeSync media hub demo (video)

Samsung HomeSync media hub demo (video) 25 Feb 2013, 08:10 3

We spent some quality time with Samsung's HomeSync media streaming and sharing device, which comes with...

LG Optimus G Pro benchmark score is impressive (video)

LG Optimus G Pro benchmark score is impressive (video) 25 Feb 2013, 07:46 36

We sat down with an LG Optimus G Pro, and ran some benchmarks for you. The handset sports a 1.7 GHz quad-core...

LG Optimus G Pro camera samples here

LG Optimus G Pro camera samples here 25 Feb 2013, 07:43 6

The LG Optimus G Pro is a monstrous phone not just by its size - it is a powerful device with a 13-megapixel...

Nokia Lumia 521 officially coming to T-Mobile

Nokia Lumia 521 officially coming to T-Mobile 25 Feb 2013, 07:17 7

T-Mobile has officially announced that it will offer the Nokia Lumia 521, obviously the carrier's version...

Asus lifts cover off Padfone Infinity: 5-inch 1080p phone docks into 10-inch 1200p tablet

Asus lifts cover off Padfone Infinity: 5-inch 1080p phone docks into 10-inch 1200p tablet 25 Feb 2013, 07:03 36

Asus has been teasing a new generation of its Padfone for MWC, and sure enough it has just become official:...

Asus announces Fonepad - a $249 7

Asus announces Fonepad - a $249 7" Android slate powered by Intel Atom 25 Feb 2013, 06:42 8

Asus announced the Fonepad today, an affordable 7" Android Jelly Bean tablet with 3G voice and mobile...

Asus PadFone Infinity

Asus PadFone Infinity 25 Feb 2013

Asus Padfone Infinity is a device coming in two parts, a 5-inch, 1080p 4G LTE phone that docks into a...

Asus Fonepad

Asus Fonepad 25 Feb 2013

Asus Fonepad is an affordable 7" Android Jelly Bean tablet with 3G voice and mobile data that place a...

Nokia Lumia 520 hands-on

Nokia Lumia 520 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 06:29 6

The Nokia Lumia 520 is the most affordable Windows Phone 8 handset from Nokia, bringing features like...

LG Optimus L7 II hands-on

LG Optimus L7 II hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 06:21 4

LG managed to sell a good number of those L-handsets last year, so it's easy to understand why the company...

LIVE: Asus' MWC 2013 press-conference

LIVE: Asus' MWC 2013 press-conference 25 Feb 2013, 06:18 11

Asus has promised to wow us at this year's Mobile World Congress, so here we are at its press-conference,...

Nokia Lumia 720 hands-on

Nokia Lumia 720 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 06:12 53

Nokia unveiled the Lumia 720, a mid-range Windows Phone 8 warrior with a twist, that comes with a unibody...

LG Optimus F5 hands-on

LG Optimus F5 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 06:04 2

Remember when having LTE connectivity on a smartphone was a big deal? Well, that time is long gone now...

LG Optimus G Pro hands-on

LG Optimus G Pro hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 05:25 36

We sat with LG this morning to explore its newest Optimus G Pro flagship that will carry the battle with...

ZTE Grand Memo

ZTE Grand Memo 25 Feb 2013

ZTE Grand Memo is the largest smartphone in the company's history. How large is large, you ask? Well,...

LG Optimus F7 hands-on

LG Optimus F7 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 05:12 4

LG is refreshing its Android family with brand new member in the F series at MWC 2013, and the LG Optimus...

Kyocera Torque hands-on

Kyocera Torque hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 04:52 2

The rugged Kyocera Torque for Sprint was just recently confirmed to arrive on March 8th, but we get to...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with S Pen: here is how it works

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with S Pen: here is how it works 25 Feb 2013, 04:43 8

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is not just a direct iPad mini competitor, it is also a Note device and that...

Facebook announces mobile messaging data discount in 14 countries on 18 carriers

Facebook announces mobile messaging data discount in 14 countries on 18 carriers 25 Feb 2013, 04:36 2

The social network king has teamed up with 18 carriers in 14 countries to provide discounted or free...

Acer Liquid E1 hands-on

Acer Liquid E1 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 04:34 2

We were pleasantly surprised how the Acer Liquid E1 feels in the hand. Granted, it is all plastic, but...

Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy

Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy 25 Feb 2013

The Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy is a 5-incher with a stylus and MagicFlip cover. The magnetic MagicFlip...

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa reference board demo

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa reference board demo 25 Feb 2013, 04:15 15

We managed to get some hands-on time with the Exynos 5 Octa reference board at the MWC expo, and there...

Alcatel One Touch Star hands-on

Alcatel One Touch Star hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 04:14 3

The Alcatel One Touch Star is one of a few devices Alcatel brought to MWC and while it is not one to...

First camera samples from the Nokia Lumia 720

First camera samples from the Nokia Lumia 720 25 Feb 2013, 03:52 27

We managed to snap two quick shots with Nokia's newest mid-range Windows Phone 8 warrior, the Lumia 720....

Bye-bye bada; Tizen to absorb its best features instead of straight merger

Bye-bye bada; Tizen to absorb its best features instead of straight merger 25 Feb 2013, 03:52 12

Back in January, we told you that Samsung was going to merge bada with Tizen, but the game plan has changed...

LG to acquire webOS from HP

LG to acquire webOS from HP 25 Feb 2013, 03:39 7

webOS will find a new home with LG as the Korean manufacturer plans to breathe new life into the platform...

Intel announces dual-core Atom, and OEM partners for future quad-core chips

Intel announces dual-core Atom, and OEM partners for future quad-core chips 25 Feb 2013, 03:13 14

Intel has made a number of announcements, perhaps the most interesting of which is its partnership with...

MWC day 1: here is the schedule of events for Monday

MWC day 1: here is the schedule of events for Monday 25 Feb 2013, 03:11 12

The PhoneArena team has finally landed at Barcelona to bring you everything new and exciting from the...

Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD resurfaces at MWC

Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD resurfaces at MWC 25 Feb 2013, 03:04 5

A 5-inch Android phone with 720p display and MediaTek processor, the Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD was...

Nokia 105

Nokia 105 25 Feb 2013

Nokia is bringing its phones downmarket with the 105 entry level phone, trying to reach those 2.7 billion...

Alcatel outs One Touch Scribe Easy, a 5-incher with a stylus and MagicFlip cover

Alcatel outs One Touch Scribe Easy, a 5-incher with a stylus and MagicFlip cover 25 Feb 2013, 02:59 3

Alcatel announced new addition to the Scribe family with the One Touch Scribe Easy, calling it the "perfect...

Samsung sends out press invites for March 14: can you say Galaxy S IV?

Samsung sends out press invites for March 14: can you say Galaxy S IV? 25 Feb 2013, 02:48 56

Samsung’s own JK Shin confirmed just hours ago that the Galaxy S IV will indeed get officially unveiled...

Nokia 301

Nokia 301 25 Feb 2013

The Nokia 301 is based on the Nokia Series 40 platform and features a 2.4-inch display with a traditional...

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