HTC has announced that the HTC One is the first Smartphone to be HTC Pro certified in the United States. Titled “The Award Winning HTC One Is Enterprise Ready,” HTC’s press release listed the features included in the One. The certification means the device meets security and encryption standards that make it a good enterprise solution for…
Samsung Galaxy Admire 2 and Galaxy Discover joining Galaxy S4 at Cricket
Cricket is not only adding the Samsung Galaxy S4 to its portfolio, but also two other Android smartphones made by the Korean company – Galaxy Admire 2 and Galaxy Discover. The former is already available through US Cellular which is selling it under the name of Galaxy Axiom. It’s an Android 4.1 device with a…
Samsung selling 4 GALAXY S4 units per second; New color versions coming in the summer
Samsung has officially announced that its Galaxy S4 has reached the 10 million units sold milestone, adding that the phone is estimated to be selling at a rate of four units per second. Yup, it sets a new record for the Korean company, generating sales quicker than any of its predecessors. In comparison, sales of…
Mid-range HTC Desire 600 with dual-SIM and quad-core CPU unveiled
HTC announced a new mid-range device, Desire 600, which promises to offer quite a bang for the buck. Unfortunately, price was not announced (all we have is “affordable price tag”) but we do have the full specs sheet: it will pack Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, dual-SIM capability, 8-megapixel…
Samsung Galaxy Win launching in India as Galaxy Grand Quattro
Samsung Galaxy Win is coming to India. However, interested folks won’t be able to buy it under that name; rather the Korean company renamed it to Galaxy Grand Quattro. We’re not sure why the name change was needed but what do we know. Anyway, Samsung suggests MSRP of Rs. 17,290 (about $312) though some retailers…
KDDI’s HTC One variant rocks a microSD memory card slot
So, the Chinese won’t be the only one getting the HTC One variant with a microSD card slot. Japan’s KDDI announced a similar device calling it HTC J One (model number HTL22) that also comes with support for microSD cards (of up to 64GB). Rest of the phone’s hardware is pretty much unchanged though we…
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 Available On Amazon For $179
Verizon customers have been given the short end of the stick lately. Not only have they been waiting patiently for the HTC One to come to the carrier, they are the last in the line of the major U.S. carriers to receive the Samsung Galaxy S4. And after today’s “big announcement” from Verizon, customers of…
Ingress 1.26 Update Brings Improved Notifications, Support for Jarvis Virus
Google has released an update for its awesome augmented reality game Ingress today. The new update brings the game up to version 1.26. Here’s what is new in the update: Portal health and faction control info on Portal Keys in the Inventory carousel. Android Notifications for “Portal under attack,” “Portal neutralized,” and “@” messages. Support…
Apple Vs. Samsung: Apple Says Google Now Violates Siri Patents
Apple has been mum about any new product developments over the last few months, but the company is certainly not rolling over to the likes of Samsung in its ongoing patent infringement battle. Interestingly, Apple is now claiming that Samsung is violating Siri patents, via an amendment in its current court case. Apple is claiming that Samsung…
LG Announces Optimus GJ – Waterproof Optimus G Coming to Taiwan
Sure, the Kyocera Hydro Edge and XTRM are all fine and dandy, but LG just announced the Optimus GJ. What’s so special about this GJ, you ask? Well, take the already-awesome LG Optimus G – Now make it waterproof. The LG Optimus GJ rocks many of the same specifications you’d find on the existing Optimus…









