By Jacob Kleinman |
We’ve been talking about flexible smartphone screens for a while now, bendable touch displays that can be rolled up or folded and won’t break when dropped. Following Samsung’s presentation at CES 2013, LG is reportedly set to unveil its new prototype at Display Week 2013 in Vancouver,…
By Adriana Lee |
Replacing a smartphone can be an expensive proposition. Many in the U.S. cost $200 subsidized, and $600 to $800 (or more) at full price. But the data on that handset? Well, that can be priceless — especially when you’re talking about irreplaceable images of lost…
By Brandon Russell |
With smartphone theft on the rise, New York City officials are growing more and more concerned with public safety. Devices aren’t just being snatched from tabletops or bar counters; thieves are holding consumers up at knife and even gunpoint, threatening serious physical harm over the…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon is reportedly working building two smartphones, one of them with a 3D screen, as well as an audio device that’s only capable of playing streaming audio, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday afternoon. The 3D smartphone will reportedly offer screens similar to 3D phones we…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R is back with an all new show where he rants and raves on various topics in and out of the tech world. On this week’s episode, Jon rants about our constant need to check smartphones in public places. Before Apple and Google took…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung is about to release two smartphones with screens bigger than any other device the firm has launched before. The phones are currently dubbed the Galaxy Mega 6.3 and the Galaxy Mega 5.8, and both devices include display sizes that match up with the names.…
By Adriana Lee |
Jeans and smartphones are not a dynamic duo, not by a long shot. Who hasn’t had the yucky experience of excavating a smartphone out of a pair of bootcut or skinny jeans, or feeling the device poking you in the butt when you sit down?…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon’s highly rumored smartphone will ship with a 4.7-inch display, according to a new report published by DigiTimes on Wednesday. Amazon reportedly made the decision to move away from a smaller 4.3-inch display and to equip the phone with a larger screen following increased consumer attention…
By Todd Haselton |
Will Amazon enter the smartphone market? We’ve been hearing that there’s a definite interest for more then a year now, but the company has yet to confirm it will add a phone to its family of tablets. Now the device might be delayed. The first…
By Todd Haselton |
The number of smartphone units shipped this year is expected to exceed feature phone unit shipments, research firm IDC said Monday. The company said it’s the first time in history that such a shipment will occur, if it does. Right now IDC believes that phone…
By Todd Haselton |
Well that was fast. Canonical, the parent company behind Ubuntu, recently announced its intentions to provide Ubuntu for tablets, in addition to its goal to launch Ubuntu smartphones in 2014. Good news, tinkerers: the developer preview of Ubuntu Touch is now available for download. Ubuntu…
By Todd Haselton |
We saw images of LG’s Optimus F5 and Optimus F7 handsets yesterday, but now the phones are official. The Optimus F5 runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and is equipped with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 8GB of storage, 1GB of RAM, a microSD card slot, a 4.3-inch…
By Todd Haselton |
Here’s some bummer news of the day: Canonical announced that it won’t ship smartphones powered by Ubuntu until next year at the very earliest. That’s in contrast to earlier reports that we would see the first devices this year. Ubuntu might not have the power…
By Adriana Lee |
It’s clear that HTC needs a homerun badly. Once one of the platform’s forerunners, it hasn’t been a major part of the Android conversation in quite some time. Will that change, now that the company has officially unveiled its new HTC One? Well, some early…
By Todd Haselton |
Wow. HP is famously known for purchasing Palm, making an attempt at webOS and then shutting down the mobile operation altogether. It was a sad and confusing day for the tech world, and now HP says it’s going to give mobile another try. This time…
By Todd Haselton |
MetroPCS announced the LG Spirit today, which is already available in stores. The device costs $200 after a $70 mail-in rebate “for a limited time,” although MetroPCS didn’t say how long the deal will last. In any case, let’s dive into the specs. The Spirit…
By Todd Haselton |
A photo of LG’s alleged Optimus L7 II Dual has spilled to the ‘net, and we’re guessing it could be among LG’s announcements during next month’s Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona. Hi-Tech, which spilled the above image, suggested the phone will support two SIM…
By Todd Haselton |
Sony already treated us to the beautiful Xperia Z during this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, but like any good phone maker it’s not slowing down. The company apparently has two new Android smartphones up its sleeves, dubbed the Xperia SP and the Xperia L. Both…
By Todd Haselton |
HTC hasn’t announced its new M7 flagship Android smartphone, but we have a feeling that’s exactly what we’re going to see during the company’s press conference on Feb. 19. We’ve already seen the chassis in a leaked video and now eTradeSupply is treating us with a few…
By Todd Haselton |
HTC just sent out invites to a press event in New York City on Feb. 19. What’s in store? The company only hinted that we’ll see “what’s next” but we’re guessing it’s the big unveil for the company’s new flagship Android smartphone, the M7. We’ve…
By Todd Haselton |
Pantech just announced the Vega No. 6, an Android smartphone with a truly massive 5.9-inch 1080p display. If you’re keeping track, that makes it the largest 1080p smartphone to date, ahead of the DROID DNA. The phone runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, supports 4G LTE…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint just announced the Kyocera Torque, a new Android smartphone that will be available this spring. Oddly, the phone runs Android 4.0 instead of Android 4.1 or Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, but at least it packs a few noteworthy specs. For one, it meets mil-spec…
By Todd Haselton |
LG recently unveiled its Optimus G Pro smartphone, the follow-up device to its popularOptimus G handset. The phone will make its debut on NTT DoCoMo in Japan, although we have high hopes it will launch elsewhere around the globe in the coming months, too. So…
By Todd Haselton |
We originally heard that Samsung’s next flagship Android smartphone was codenamed “Project J” and that it will include plenty of goodies, including a Exynos Octa processor, wireless charging, a large 4.99-inch 1080p display, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and more, but now SamMobile says it has confirmed several…
