Even today, we consider the HTC EVO 4G and Motorola DROID as the two phones that helped kick-start Android's rapid rise to the top. They were once the two most popular Android smartphones ever. And, sure, some other popular hero devices followed suit in the following months and years. But the EVO 4G and original DROID were the two that everyone looked back on, the two ...

Despite Google not announcing it at I/O 2013, it's been clear that Android 4.3 has been under development, leaving many of us wondering just when Google might hope to finally make it official. While most of the 4.3 evidence has come from the likes of server logs, today we get a first-hand look at the software in action, with a number of images appearing to show Android ...

Yesterday, we started getting to the bottom of rumors surrounding Samsung's first Tizen hardware, taking a look at the User Agent Profile for the Samsung GT-I8805. That was a model number we heard before, when a previous rumor claimed the GT-I8805 was under development as codename Redwood, and there was also a model GT-I8800, which Samsung was calling Melius. Since ...

When Samsung announced it managed to sell 10 million Galaxy S 4 units through its global channels yesterday they also unveiled new color options for the near future. Among these is the Red Aurora Samsung Galaxy S 4 and AT&T was quick to make it public that customers will be able to grab this color flavor, in 16GB internal storage version, starting June 14, in ...

Most new-device launches go the same way: usually the press gets review units before they’re widely available, and we get to use them for a few days -or a week if we’re lucky- as we work on our review. Then press day arrives. The embargo on media coverage lifts, and everyone posts their reviews and videos at the same time. It’s a huge frenzy, commenters go nuts, ...

Sprint's Kyocera Torque is a real monster. A rugged phone for the rough-and-tumble construction crowd, the phone features mil-spec toughening to the 810G and IP67 standards for dust, shock, extreme temperatures and pressures, solar radiation, blowing rain, salt fog, and immersion for up to 30 minutes in up to a meter of water. When we reviewed it several months back, ...

Topic Jolla unveiled their first phone this week, together with "the other half", which brings an interesting concept to the mobile world. HTC's executives are leaving the company which makes us wonder whether this is a good or a bad things. Samsung officially sold 10 million Galaxy S 4 units through its global channels and unofficial sources talk about 5 million HTC ...

Are you ready for the latest round of gossip about Apple's upcoming gear? This time we get to hit all the big players, with details showing up that concern the flagship iPhone 5S, the rumored cheaper iPhone, as well as the next iPad. Some if this is minor stuff, like a tweaked shape for the rear microphone near the iPhone 5S's camera. The 5S could also get a bigger ...