While we’re looking forward to Samsung’s June 20 London event to get a hands-on with the company’s latest smartphones, one managed to go official a little early, and last week we saw the manufacturer confirm the Galaxy S 4 Mini. In typical fashion, that didn’t include sharing details on just how the handset would be priced. As we wait for official word on pricing for various markets, we’re getting some early word in a few of them that just might help us get our head around what ...
Yesterday, we heard Samsung announce a couple new tablets, including the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. That version of the Tab 3 popped up on our radar the week prior when some rumors crossed our desk, suggesting that this device could mark the start of a new business relationship between Samsung and Intel, as rather than the standard Exynos or Snapdragon, the 10.1 was said to be powered by one of Intel’s SoCs. That would be very interesting if ...
Smartphones see price cuts all the time. New models arrive with all the latest bells and whistles, making what was the hot phone of just a few months ago a little bit less attractive. In response, retailers throw sales, carriers ramp-up their subsidies until we’re looking at free-on-contract hardware, and over the course of a phone’s lifetime, prices fall. At least, that’s what we’re used to see happen, so it’s just a bit jarring to learn that HTC has decided to raise the cost of the One. So, there’s
The HTC One is still the company’s flagship, but that hasn’t stopped us from hearing rumors about a new Butterfly under development. The first Butterfly model (above), you’ll recall, was the first 1080p smartphone and eventually came to the US as the Droid DNA. Back in March we learned that HTC wanted to develop a Butterfly sequel, and later we saw some possible evidence of such a thing, with signs of a ...
If there’s one thing Samsung’s good at, it’s knowing how to spend money. Perhaps more than any other smartphone manufacturer out there, Samsung is a master of promotion, and has both the deep pockets and the know-how to coordinate the massive advertising blitzes that have led to the company’s off-the-charts sales. The latest Samsung marketing effort to be reported concerns a rumored yet-to-be-finalized arrangement between the smartphone heavyweight and rapper/media mogul Jay-Z. Details on ...
Nokia's Windows Phone 8 flagship has finally arrived on Verizon Wireless in the form of the Lumia 928. Is this the Windows Phone that Big Red customers have been waiting for?
After months and months of sitting on the benches, the white Nexus 4 was finally called into the game last month, and we wrapped-up last week learning of the start of its sales in the Google Play Store. It all seemed to be going swimmingly, with Google even throwing in a free bumper case with orders. However, as that first wave of white Nexus 4 handsets starts shipping out to customers, we’re ...
The latest device to join Sony's smartphone lineup will be the Xperia M: a mid-range Android device that is scheduled to arrive in the third quarter of this year.
Microsoft surprised a lot of people a decade ago when it not only released its first dedicated gaming console, but managed to succeed where even industry heavyweights like Sega had failed. It’s gained more momentum with the release of the Xbox 360, but we’ve yet to see all this new gaming experience really translate over to Windows Phone in any meaningful way; sure, there are plenty of WP games available for download, but a combination of not getting popular games from other platforms and lacking any high-profile “killer app” games itself has made this mobile ...
It seems like a long ago, but it was only February 2011 when Sony unveiled its “PlayStation Phone”, calling it the Xperia Play. Sony had made smartphones before. It had also made gaming consoles and handheld entertainment devices. What no one had done was marry an entertainment system into a cutting edge smartphone. The market potential was huge, and Sony knew it. Not only did Sony release the Xperia Play, it also introduced the PlayStation Certified program which would let other manufacturers build devices worthy of the PlayStation name and enable them to play PlayStation ...
It’s been nearly a year now since Microsoft introduced the world to its Surface tablets. As mobile device announcements go, Microsoft nailed it. While there were some rumors talking about the idea of a Microsoft tablet in the days leading up to the event, we were practically shooting in the dark – first there was word that it could be some kind of Barnes & Noble Nook ...
Toshiba's new top of the range tablet has a stunning 2,560x1,600 display 
We go hands on with Toshiba's latest budget tablet, the Excite Pure 
