Phone News, Reviews and Specs
AppMachine simplifies app building with ready-to-use blocks, debuts at MWC 26 Feb 2013, 04:15 1
Since the smartphone explosion, there has been no shortage of services that promise to either let you...
Sphero ball demo: 'Part robot. Part ball. All fun.' 26 Feb 2013, 04:13 5
We had one of the funniest encounters at this year's MWC expo with a little gadget called Sphero ball,...
App.net adds invite-only free accounts 26 Feb 2013, 04:07
Just in case you forgot that it existed, App.net is back in the news today. It seems that the service...
Koush releases open source ClockworkMod Superuser app 26 Feb 2013, 04:05 2
Koush is one of the undeniable stars of the Android developer community. He has been invaluable to the...
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...
Motorola is Google's defense against Samsung's Android dominance 26 Feb 2013, 04:02 102
Samsung is a huge success. The company was responsible for almost 40% of the entire smartphone market...
Google Voice, GTalk, and Tasker all get DashClock extensions 26 Feb 2013, 03:59
DashClock just keeps pulling in more and more extensions, making the lockscreen widget more and more...
Sorry for being down 26 Feb 2013, 03:41 34
As you might have noticed PhoneArena was down for several hours. The problem lied with our hosting partners,...
ZTE V98 hands-on 26 Feb 2013, 03:31 6
ZTE proves it can make a premium-looking tablet with the 8.9mm-thin V98 we are handling here, thanks...
Want to offer Liquipel's nano-coating in your retail store? 25 Feb 2013, 13:31 10
Imagine being able to add Liquipel's nano-coating to customers coming into your retail store with their...
MWC 2013 Day 1: round-up 25 Feb 2013, 12:11 8
Wow, Mobile World Congress really heated up today with a boom of new devices getting unveiled from all...
LG Tab-Book hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 12:05 14
With its top specs and slide-out QWERTY, the LG Tab-Book isn’t meant to compete with the iPad or the...
Sony Xperia Tablet Z pricing and availability info 25 Feb 2013, 11:55 45
Today has been bringing us a lot of new info about the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. We're seeing benchmarks,...
Sony Xperia Tablet Z hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 11:53 29
One of the most intriguing devices at this year's Mobile World Congress was definitely the Sony Xperia...
Sony Xperia Tablet Z benchmark results 25 Feb 2013, 11:49 7
The Snapdragon S4 Pro – we've seen it powering quite a few high-end smartphones already, haven't we?...
ZTE Open hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 11:41 6
The ZTE Open is one of the first handsets running on the Firefox operating system and it brings a clear...
Bad news for Google Wallet: Samsung and Visa agree on worldwide NFC deal 25 Feb 2013, 11:32 29
This isn't the first deal that Samsung and Visa have made for mobile payments via NFC. The two companies...
Caterpillar to launch rugged Cat B15 Android handset next month 25 Feb 2013, 11:30 13
Caterpillar is known for building rugged construction and mining vehicles and machines, and with that...
Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD camera samples here 25 Feb 2013, 11:27 1
Alcatel announced new addition to the Scribe family with the One Touch Scribe Easy, a basic but cool...
First Sony Xperia Tablet Z photo samples 25 Feb 2013, 11:26 6
Taking photos with a tablet – once believed to be a silly idea, now transformed into something more or...
Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 11:16
The Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy is an affordable phone with stylus functionality, what Alcatel calls...
Lenovo IdeaPhone S720 hands-on 25 Feb 2013, 11:07 1
We found the device well-built, with ergonomic rounded corners, and a relatively thin chassis with soft-touch...
AOKP build for Android 4.2.2 released for 22 devices 25 Feb 2013, 10:46 7
If you're a fan of AOKP, today is a good day for you. The Android Open Kang Project has released the...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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) 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) 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 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 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 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" 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 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 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 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 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...










