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Samsung Galaxy S III coming to Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile in June
With the hot-new Samsung Galaxy S4 now available from Sprint, the carrier is pushing Sammy’s last year flagship to its wholly owned no contract subsidiaries, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. It’s still unclear how much the Galaxy S III will cost sans any long-term commitments, with Sprint wowing to release pricing information at a later date. We do, however, know that interested users will be able to get it in June with Boost Mobile’s no-contract $55 Android Monthly Unlimited plan with Shrinking Payments; or Virgin’s Beyond Talk monthly no contract … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung acquires 10% of Pantech
In a move that puzzles many, Samsung has made a $50 million investment in a smaller rival Pantech, which also happen to be the third largest smartphone maker in Korea (after Samsung and LG). Pantech is known to make some fancy devices (Vega series) though most of them are not available outside of Korean peninsula. Perhaps Samsung could help Pantech reach new markets relying on its vast distribution network; perhaps it even ends up putting its own chips inside Pantech’s future gear. The latter is highly unlikely since the other … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung launches $800,000 app competition for Galaxy S4
Samsung has launched a global app competition to get new apps for its recently unveiled Galaxy S4 smartphone. Developers looking to win some cash and extra exposure should take advantage of the Samsung Chord SDK, which is used to create ad-hoc groups with multi-devices in real-time. Samsung has $800,000 to spare with winner taking home whopping $200,000. In addition, three second-placed apps will earn their makers $100,000, with $50,000 waiting for six developers that come in third. But that’s not all; winning apps will also be candidates for investments from … Read more
Dusan Belic
CTIA 2013: Hands-On With the Kyocera Hydro Edge
We got our hands on a few new Kyocera handsets today at CTIA 2013 in Las Vegas, one of them being the ruggedized and waterproof Kyocera Hydro Edge. It’s predecessor, the Kyocera Hydro was announced last year at CTIA 2012 in New Orleans. The Hydro Edge continues Kyocera’s ruggedized, waterproof mid-range smartphone model, and brings it up to 2013 with more powerful specs and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The specs of the device are not super impressive by today’s standards, but are functional nonetheless. The Kyocera Hydro Edge packs a … Read more
Blake Stimac
CTIA 2013: Hand-On With the Nokia Lumia 925 for T-Mobile
T-Mobile’s latest Windows Phone handsets is certainly one of the best, and we just walked away from handling it. We’re talking of the Nokia Lumia 925, of course. The 925 is both sleek, sexy, and has a great build quality to boot, thanks to its aluminum body. While the device is has a nice aluminum body, don’t think it to be a weighty piece of kit. It’s rather lights, and it’s 4.5 inch PureMotion HD+ fits in the hand very nicely. The rounded edges surrounding the device also help this … Read more
Blake Stimac
Samsung Galaxy S4 now Consumer Reports top pick
Consumer Reports took a look at the latest smartphones on the market and selected the Galaxy S4 from Samsung as its number one phone. it replaces the LG Optimus G, which occupied the top spot for a few months earlier this year. The reviewers point to the 1080P display, the gesture and sensor-based tools, and the IR blaster as standout features on the device. The consumer products review company also saw the split-screen multi-tasking support as useful and unique. You can check out the highlights in the blog post on … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Customer satisfaction with iPhone has declined since last year
The American Customer Satisfaction Index scores for cell phones are in for 2013 and a new trend has taken place this year. Same as always and not totally surprising, Apple remains in the lead with the highest customer satisfaction rating thanks to the iPhone. However, the gap is tightening as competition like Samsung and Motorola have gained quite a few points at Apple’s expense. In 2012, Apple had the highest score out of any cell phone manufacturer with an 83. This year, still at the highest, it has actually dropped … Read more
George Tinari
New Xbox One Will Be an All In One Entertainment System
It’s been 8 years since the mega successful Xbox 360 was revealed, and finally its scion is born! Sony revealed the specs and controller of its new PS4 3 months ago, though it’s keeping mum on the design of the box until E3. Today it was Microsoft’s chance to show off. Here is my by no means exhaustive take on the event. After 15 minutes or so of some seriously epic pump up music and a countdown clock, Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb briefly appeared to welcome us. Next Bill Gates started … Read more
Wade Keye
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 To Be Released in U.K. Sometime in July
Samsung’s Galaxy Mega 6.3 is coming to the U.K. sometime this July, according to a blog post from U.K. retailer Clove. The 6.3-inch phablet device will be available for a price of £459.99 including VAT, or £383.33 excluding VAT. U.K. customers can now pre-order the device by heading to Clove’s website. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 has a 6.3-inch screen with 720p resolution, a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. It also touts a 8 MP rear … Read more
Ian Kersey
Rumor: Sprint To Offer LG Optimus F3 In A Few Weeks?
Thanks to a leaked photo from @evleaks, it now looks as if LG will be bringing its Optimus F3 to Sprint’s network in the coming weeks. Sprint is also in line to release the Optimus G Pro on its network soon, according to recent leaks reported by Phone Arena. LG’s F-series Optimus devices are mid-range smartphones that are intended to bring LTE connectivity to customers at a low-cost. The Optimus F5 and F7 were announced at Mobile World Congress this year, with the F3 being announced shortly thereafter. The Optimus … Read more
Ian Kersey
CTIA 2013: NVIDIA Tegra 4i Shows Off 150Mbps of Cat 4 LTE Goodness in Latest Demo
While it may take until next year until we see the first devices in North America with NVIDIA’s Tegra 4i processor, the company is showing great progress getting its latest SoC up and running with Category 4 LTE, hitting 150Mbps of data. Currently, Cat 4 LTE isn’t deployed on any carrier in the US, so the demo was essentially just a proof of concept. Through software optimizations only, NVIDIA has certainly been hard at work to ensure tha the Tegra 4i will be ready for Cat 4 LTE to entice … Read more