The two newest devices introduced by Sony, the Xperia Z and the Xperia ZL, are now largely offered to retailers and carriers, and have been quite successful in attracting their interest. However, it seems that the ZL does not share the same popularity of its sibling. The probable reason might well be the fact that the Xperia ZL isn’t waterproof,...
Earlier this week Lenovo announced their flagship smartphone, the 5.5 inch K900, with a dual core Intel 2 GHz Atom processor. Obviously the company had no intentions to stop there, and also announced five more new handsets! First up is the S890. It has a 5 inch screen of only 960 x 540 pixels, which is still better than the...
Apple / Applications / iOS / Phones
by Phones Review · Published 01/10/2013 · Last modified 08/16/2013
Apple has announced that the screenshots for submitted apps will be locked after the particular app is approved. To explain a bit – until now, a developer could at any time change at will the screenshots for an app. The new rules however mean that now the screenshots for an app cannot be changed once approved, until an update for...
Remember the movie Taxi Driver? Remember that quick-draw apparatus used by Robert De Niro? Well, one obviously bored Japanese man decided to make a similar device, this time it is Apple iPhone quick-draw. And so he did, making it easier to answer the phone quickly …. while performing a number of stunts. Naturally, Apple has yet to patent something like...
AT&T / BlackBerry / Carriers / Phones / T-Mobile / Verizon
by Phones Review · Published 01/10/2013 · Last modified 08/16/2013
RIM’s BlackBerriy has been for years an iconic business phone, and not just in the States! No matter what they say, and despite of the difficult times RIM has had lately, the phone still keeps its reputation. That said, and considering that in just three weeks the company is releasing its new BlackBerry 10 devices, no one would be surprised...
Huawei are showing off their 6.1-inch Ascend Mate phablet at the event of the month – the CES 2013. Here are the first ‘hands-on’-impressions of the much discussed device. Upon first picking up the Ascend Mate in the hand, it looks huge yet it’s actually surprisingly light. In size, the Ascend Mate is approaching Google’s Nexus 7 tablet, so …...
Giga-retailer Walmart is going to start offering Apple’s flagship smartphone unlocked, on prepaid Straight Talk plans. The campaign is to launch on January 11. The company will be offering unlocked 16 GB iPhone 5 for US$649, and iPhone 4 8 GB for $449. Customers will be however able to use either phone on a Straight Talk unlimited voice, text and...
Yesterday seems to have been the day of Sony’s Xperia-s at the CES 2013. And we did our best to bring you as much news as possible. Truly, the specs of the are impressive, but perhaps the most interesting feature the phone has to offer is that it’s been IP57 certified for dust and water resistance. At their booth in...
Carriers / Phones / Sony / Vodafone
by Phones Review · Published 01/08/2013 · Last modified 01/09/2013
The official introduction of Sony Xperia Z at CES 2013 was truly exciting news. Let’s remind that this is a smartphone in a category of its own – a top of the line smartphone. Not to mention that it looks absolutely gorgeous! The Xperia Z is a 5-inch 1080p smartphone running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, with a quad-core Snapdragon...
The Samsung ATIV Odyssey Windows Phone was successfully introduced at CES. We already know quite a lot about this device. The Samsung ATIV Odyssey is an entry-level Windows Phone, built with the same form factors found with other Samsung devices, volume rocker on the left side, removable back plate and Super AMOLED display. It is very comfortable to hold in...
