Posts by Anton D. Nagy
Anton D. Nagy is the Managing Editor of Pocketnow.com. He's been in the industry since 2007, opining and writing about mobile technology, covering and attending several trade shows and events. He coordinates and manages the entire editorial team of Pocketnow, talks live about smartphones, tablets, and all-things-mobile. Often referred to as "The Schemer", Anton carefully plans the Pocketnow solutions and answers to questions like "where?", "when?", "how?", and "why?" -- whenever not reviewing hardware or keeping you informed with news posts. With over 5,500 posts he is the Editor with the highest number of articles ever published on the portal.
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 24, 2013 2:12 PMEverything we do here at Pocketnow is for you: our readers, our viewers, our listeners, our fans and our biggest critics. We wouldn't be here if it weren't for you, and it is all of you who made this happen: I'm delighted to announce that Pocketnow has reached 300,000 YouTube subscribers! We like doing videos, we know how to do videos, and boy, we make a lot of videos! Over 3,000, to be more specific, as we've passed that milestone too. However, the most important one of all is that we now have 300,000 YouTube subscribers. It was four months ago, almost to day, when we were happy to count ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 24, 2013 1:55 PMTopic 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 One devices being sold. All this in a context in which Microsoft downgrades its YouTube app for Windows Phone in order to comply with Google's requirements. If any of the above is not an interesting enough topic for you then ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 24, 2013 8:39 AMWhen 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 stores and online. AT&T also promised that the Red Aurora Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be available for pre-order starting May 24, in stores, as well as online. If you head over to the source link you can do just that. The ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 24, 2013 8:27 AMRumors about the next Google Nexus 7 are piling up. It's normal given the fact that the first Google-tablet is turning one-year-old in just a few weeks. According to the latest report based on information from "supply-chain sources", the Next Nexus 7 tablet, the second-generation, will start shipping around the end of the second quarter. It should land on shelves the third quarter. Same sources claim knowledge about a certain LTPS -- low-temperature poly-silicon -- screen of seven-inches, produced by AU Optronics. Like its predecessor, the second-generation Nexus 7 will also be a ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 24, 2013 5:11 AMAfter we saw the "Google Edition" Samsung Galaxy S 4 on stage at Google I/O, the rumor mill started going crazy about a Google Edition HTC One. Despite the official, and unequivocal, denial from HTC, these rumors returned to the headlines, and they're persistent. For today's dose of hear-say we recommend both your skeptical hat and your pinch of salt. According to the report "HTC is considering a stock Android variant of the One for release in the US". All this should happen, according to those claiming knowledge, in the next couple of weeks. However, even the report, based on several ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 23, 2013 8:14 AM5 million HTC One devices sold to date, in a month, according to reports, which is a decent number considering all of the difficulties in production and distribution (and the phone is still not available in every region where it should be). That's half of the number of Galaxy S 4 units Samsung managed to sell through its global channels, but the South Korean company did a better job at both producing volumes and making it available worldwide. This information, unlike Samsung's, is not coming via a press release, but The Wall Street Journal is quoting an executive -- probably still working ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 23, 2013 5:10 AMWe've recently heard rumors of HTC switching to numbers for its phone models and nothing could come as a direct confirmation but an official device unveiling today, as HTC announces Desire 600. The Taiwanese phone-maker has officially put the HTC Desire 600 in the spotlight for Russia, Ukraine, and the EMEA region. This might be a mid-ranger but it is a potent one. It features a 4.5-inch qHD display and it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor, clocked at 1.2GHz. In addition, there's 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card slot, finally), ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 23, 2013 4:14 AMWe've been huge fans of future possible sapphire solutions for smartphones ever since MWC. We've also visited the factory that can make this possible. Sapphire is known to be an extremely tough material, almost impossible to scratch. It has its own downside though: it's also very brittle. Gorilla Glass, on the other hand, is less brittle, but, it is much easier to scratch. Gorilla Glass vs sapphire has recently become a real topic. Currently, the majority of phone makers are using Gorilla Glass, from Corning, in one of its version iterations -- adding up for 1.5 billion consumer electronic ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 23, 2013 3:26 AM10 million Samsung Galaxy S 4 units was the number we expected officially from the company after reading reports concerning the success of this year's flagship coming from South Korea. Right on schedule, the phone-maker officially announced global channel sales for the Samsung Galaxy S 4 exceeding 10 million devices. As a quick reminder, it took the original Galaxy S seven months, the Galaxy S II five months , and the Galaxy S III 50 days to reach the same number and we can't say we're surprised as we predicted the Galaxy S 4 will be the best selling Samsung phone ever. Furthermore, ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 22, 2013 5:09 AMSamsung and Pantech are direct competitors, and, even more, they're from the same country, South Korea, together with LG. According to a press release today, the announcement says that Samsung buys stake in Pantech. 10%, to be more specific, according to the wording. That tenth slice will cost Samsung 53 billion won (about $47.6 million), but, on the long run, it is believed to further strengthen "bilateral cooperation in smartphone and other business areas". With this move Samsung becomes the third largest stake holder in Pantech, after chip-maker Qualcomm Inc. with its 11.96% and the ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 22, 2013 4:54 AMThe captain is the last one to abandon a sinking ship. HTC's Peter Chou promised that he'd resign as the CEO of the company if the HTC One isn't going to bring the Taiwanese manufacturer above the floating line. However, until then, some important crew members have either left, leaving, or urging fellow HTC-ers to leave. Is HTC sinking? Jason Gordon, HTC's vice president of global communications, tweeted that his last day at the job was this Friday. Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the company last week, alongside global retail marketing manager Rebecca Rowland, director of ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 22, 2013 1:23 AMThe probability for a Nokia phablet is still unknown. However, such a device has been nonetheless subject to rumors in the past, alongside the mystery EOS PureView Lumia device. If a six-incher made by Espoo will become a reality, that would happen only in 2014, according to a recent report. Information coming from "industry sources" might go either way, so we're wearing our skeptical hat for this. It might seem like a logical move though. After the success of jumbophones, especially from Samsung, said sources claim that Nokia is reportedly in discussions regarding such handsets for next ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 21, 2013 8:35 AMThe Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, together with the 5.8, were introduced last month by the South Korean phone maker and the largest among the two will apparently arrive in the U.K. in July. That's not exactly in-line with the rumored availability dates but later is always better than never. Those who love their big screens know to expect a 6.3-inch display with HD resolution (at 233PPI), 1.7GHz Dual Core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 8 and 16GB Internal Memory variants (expandable via microSD cards to 64GB), eight-megapixel main shooter in addition to the 1.9-megapixel webcam. It runs Android 4.2 ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 21, 2013 5:59 AMWith the major announcements behind us from Android- and Windows Phone-land, it's time for the rumor-mill to focus on Apple's upcoming devices, at least until the fall when we'll hear new rumors about Samsung, HTC, Nokia, and the others, as we get closer to IFA 2013. For now, the hear-say is mentioning the next Apple iPad. Your usual "sources with Taiwan's supply chain" have it on good authority that the next Apple iPad trial production will begin soon for the full-sized 9.7-inch slate. Volume production is claimed to start in July "with monthly shipments ramping up to 2-3 million units ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 21, 2013 5:49 AMSony revealed details about its Xperia Tablet Z back in February, just in time for an MWC appearance -- where we got up close and personal with the slate. After information about some slight delays the Sony Xperia Tablet Z is now available according to official wording. You cab get yours "across the globe through Sony's retail and operator partners as well as online channels". As a reminder, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z is 6.9-millimeter-thick and features a 10.1-inch screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution, quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC, 2GB of RAM, 6,000mAh battery and Android ...