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Alcatel One Touch Snap

Alcatel One Touch Snap 27 Feb 2013

The Alcatel One Touch Snap is based on a 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and 1GB of RAM, features...

Alcatel One Touch Snap LTE

Alcatel One Touch Snap LTE 27 Feb 2013

Alcatel One Touch Snap LTE runs on a 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon chpset, the screen measures at 4.65...

Now available on Android and iOS, Adobe Photoshop Touch specifically for phones

Now available on Android and iOS, Adobe Photoshop Touch specifically for phones 27 Feb 2013, 01:34 10

If simple filters and the like are not up to your standards, Adobe has put Photoshop on your mobile device...

Heins: Strong BlackBerry Z10 sales will influence decision on what to do with the company

Heins: Strong BlackBerry Z10 sales will influence decision on what to do with the company 27 Feb 2013, 01:23 16

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins told a German newspaper that the BlackBerry Z10 is selling well enough...

Sony Xperia ZL to launch in Russia next month

Sony Xperia ZL to launch in Russia next month 27 Feb 2013, 00:26 7

The Sony Xperia ZL will launch next month in Russia according to no less a source than Sony Russia; previously...

Clearwire now going to draw money out of Sprint financing, could complicate Dish proposal

Clearwire now going to draw money out of Sprint financing, could complicate Dish proposal 27 Feb 2013, 00:12 1

There is no two-ways about it; Sprint has Clearwire over a barrel. The struggling wireless broadband...

Kyocera DuraPro

Kyocera DuraPro is now available with U.S. Cellular 27 Feb 2013

The Kyocera DuraPro is a rugged clamshell phone that offers a 2'' display, 1'' external display, 3.2...

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg want you…to code

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg want you…to code 26 Feb 2013, 23:32 12

We know you love mobile technology because you come to PhoneArena.com to learn all the neat things about...

Samsung and LG to discuss OLED dispute in March, may cross-license

Samsung and LG to discuss OLED dispute in March, may cross-license 26 Feb 2013, 23:06 4

The battle between Samsung and LG over OLED technology patents has been winding down recently, and it...

Falcon Pro ups the price to $132 to fend off users after hitting Twitter's limit

Falcon Pro ups the price to $132 to fend off users after hitting Twitter's limit 26 Feb 2013, 22:49 6

We knew it would happen eventually, and now we're getting to see exactly what happens to a Twitter app...

BlackBerry video shows off accessories for carrying your BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry video shows off accessories for carrying your BlackBerry Z10 26 Feb 2013, 22:44 4

A video directly from BlackBerry shows off some of the new accessories available for the BlackBerry Z10...

Canonical starts posting Ubuntu Touch Preview daily builds

Canonical starts posting Ubuntu Touch Preview daily builds 26 Feb 2013, 22:22 5

For anyone who likes to argue about the openness of Android, take notice right now, because Canonical...

Pentagon giving employees the option to dump their BlackBerry for an Apple iPhone or Android model

Pentagon giving employees the option to dump their BlackBerry for an Apple iPhone or Android model 26 Feb 2013, 21:10 16

The Pentagon is opening up its network to both iOS and Android starting next February while currently...

Humor: The reality of life with Google's Project Glass

Humor: The reality of life with Google's Project Glass 26 Feb 2013, 20:00 21

We know the drill. We know that Google is the supreme aggregator of data. From mapping it all out to...

HTC to launch more Windows Phone models this year

HTC to launch more Windows Phone models this year 26 Feb 2013, 19:36 22

HTC's vp of global product planning says that the Taiwan based handset manufacturer is planning a collaboration...

Eight of the top ten devices activated for enterprise use in Q4 were Apple devices

Eight of the top ten devices activated for enterprise use in Q4 were Apple devices 26 Feb 2013, 18:15 36

A study released on Tuesday shows that of the top ten devices activated for enterprise use in the fourth...

Instagram hits 100 million active users per month

Instagram hits 100 million active users per month 26 Feb 2013, 17:01 8

In the middle of January, Instagram reported that it had 90 million active users a month, and despite...

ZTE Grand Memo vs Samsung Galaxy Note II - first look

ZTE Grand Memo vs Samsung Galaxy Note II - first look 26 Feb 2013, 16:46 10

While we were taking the ZTE Grand Memo for a spin at MWC 2013, we thought to ourselves that comparing...

iKit's NuCharge might be the most versatile combinational case for your iPhone 5

iKit's NuCharge might be the most versatile combinational case for your iPhone 5 26 Feb 2013, 16:05 2

Fortunately, iKit’s NuCharge iPhone 5 case aims to be one of the most versatile cases we’ve come across,...

Vodafone says rollout of Windows Phone 7.8 has been stopped

Vodafone says rollout of Windows Phone 7.8 has been stopped 26 Feb 2013, 14:55 11

Vodafone's German support crew, responding to some Windows Phone owners who had not received their Windows...

The Kordl takes the burden away from untangling your headphones

The Kordl takes the burden away from untangling your headphones 26 Feb 2013, 14:47 4

Indeed, some of us won’t mind the ordeal and time needed to untangle our headphones, but for those who...

Andy Rubin says Samsung's success with Android has to do with execution, welcomes Firefox OS

Andy Rubin says Samsung's success with Android has to do with execution, welcomes Firefox OS 26 Feb 2013, 14:06 36

Considered to be the Father of Android, what Andy Rubin says is always worth a listen and what he is...

Twitter redesigns Windows Phone app with Live Tile support

Twitter redesigns Windows Phone app with Live Tile support 26 Feb 2013, 13:26 6

Twitter is something of a conundrum. The company has continually put restrictions on 3rd party Twitter...

HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy S III - first look

HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy S III - first look 26 Feb 2013, 12:55 109

HTC's handset is truly a thoughtful design, and a proof that a big-screen phone doesn't have to be all-plastic...

Qualcomm: ZTE Grand Memo has Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 under the hood, not an 800

Qualcomm: ZTE Grand Memo has Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 under the hood, not an 800 26 Feb 2013, 12:45 20

Earlier reports that the first phone to use Qualcomm's new top of the line Snapdragon 800 processor would...

Andy Rubin says

Andy Rubin says "Google has no plans" for retail stores 26 Feb 2013, 12:28 6

Well, that rumor didn't last all that long. We first heard the rumors about 11 days ago that Google could...

Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD vs Samsung Galaxy Note II - first look

Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD vs Samsung Galaxy Note II - first look 26 Feb 2013, 11:46 14

The Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD is one of the many Android smartphones the company has on display here...

Google+ Sign-In tries to beat Facebook Connect by avoiding

Google+ Sign-In tries to beat Facebook Connect by avoiding "social spam" 26 Feb 2013, 10:44 9

Single sign-in options have been around for a while, but more and more they are being tied to our social...

26% of MetroPCS subscribers have an LTE plan; 2012 operating profits rise 10%

26% of MetroPCS subscribers have an LTE plan; 2012 operating profits rise 10% 26 Feb 2013, 10:30 3

MetroPCS just closed out the numbers on what will probably be its last year as an independent company,...

Alcatel One Touch Snap, Snap LTE hands-on

Alcatel One Touch Snap, Snap LTE hands-on 26 Feb 2013, 10:25 1

Alcatel is one name you are probably not used to seeing in the States, but the brand is somewhat popular...

Take a look at us testing the HTC One at MWC: more benchmarks

Take a look at us testing the HTC One at MWC: more benchmarks 26 Feb 2013, 10:03 31

The HTC One got unveiled just before Mobile World Congress and it impressed us with its bold decision...

One step closer to the future of medicine: urine checks arrive to smartphones with Uchek

One step closer to the future of medicine: urine checks arrive to smartphones with Uchek 26 Feb 2013, 09:45 18

"Everybody pees, and everybody carries a cellphone." This is the motto behind Uchek, an app that uses...

Alcatel One Touch Idol X hands-on

Alcatel One Touch Idol X hands-on 26 Feb 2013, 09:32 2

There is a nice soft-touch texture on the back, which is not fond of fingerprints, but comes in a variety...

ASUS reveals U.K. pricing and launch dates for the MeMO Pad tablets

ASUS reveals U.K. pricing and launch dates for the MeMO Pad tablets 26 Feb 2013, 09:26

ASUS has announced U.K. pricing for its MeMO tablets, which stands for "My Mobile, My Moment; there...

i-Mate may be working on a Windows 8 phone (yes, you read that right)

i-Mate may be working on a Windows 8 phone (yes, you read that right) 26 Feb 2013, 09:21 14

Windows Phone 8 has the “shared core” that Microsoft has been eager to hype up, but it looks like one...

Google committed to Play store, will continue selling phones on it

Google committed to Play store, will continue selling phones on it 26 Feb 2013, 09:04 15

Selling devices on the Google Play store was off to a shaky start after Google switched decisions back...

Sony Xperia Z launch sales encouraging, says executive, no plans for WP8 phones in H1

Sony Xperia Z launch sales encouraging, says executive, no plans for WP8 phones in H1 26 Feb 2013, 08:47 20

Sony Mobile's Calum MacDougall, head of Xperia marketing, said in an MWC that the launch sales of its...

LG unveils world's smallest wireless charger

LG unveils world's smallest wireless charger 26 Feb 2013, 08:26 2

Smartphones might be growing larger and larger in size, but bucking that trend is a different kind of...

See Samsung's breathtaking market share journey in a handy infographic

See Samsung's breathtaking market share journey in a handy infographic 26 Feb 2013, 08:08 32

Samsung is with a modest presence at the MWC Expo, mainly counting on the Galaxy Note 8.0 to bear the...

Canadian retailer WirelessWave says BlackBerry Z10 demand is real

Canadian retailer WirelessWave says BlackBerry Z10 demand is real 26 Feb 2013, 07:51 19

Who to believe? Canadian carrier WirelessWave claims that the BlackBerry Z10 was its most popular model...

Apple settles with parents of children who made in-app purchases

Apple settles with parents of children who made in-app purchases 26 Feb 2013, 07:15 7

Apple settled a class action suit on Monday which dealt with children making in-app purchases for real...

MetroPCS shareholders to vote on T-Mobile merger March 28th

MetroPCS shareholders to vote on T-Mobile merger March 28th 26 Feb 2013, 06:21 1

MetroPCS shareholders will be voting March 28th on whether to allow MetroPCs to acquire T-Mobile in the...

Samsung Godiva rides into the FCC, ultimate destination is Verizon

Samsung Godiva rides into the FCC, ultimate destination is Verizon 26 Feb 2013, 05:45 1

Last month, we told you about the SCH-i425, also known as the Samsung Godiva, after information about...

ZTE V98

ZTE V98 26 Feb 2013

The ZTE V98 is a Wndows 8 tablet, meaning there is an x86 Intel processor inside, and in this case it...

Another day, another way to bypass the passcode discovered in iOS 6.1

Another day, another way to bypass the passcode discovered in iOS 6.1 26 Feb 2013, 05:06 23

Another flaw involving the passcode lock has been found in iOS 6.1 and this is a serious exploit that...

Sony hopes to release Firefox OS phone in 2014

Sony hopes to release Firefox OS phone in 2014 26 Feb 2013, 04:16 23

Sony Mobile says that through a partnership with carrier Telefonica, it hopes that will be able to release...

AppMachine simplifies app building with ready-to-use blocks, debuts at MWC

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.'

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

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...

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