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 | April 19, 2013 8:08 AMUpdate: The HTC One is now available for pre-order on T-Mobile The Taiwanese manufacturer has just let us know that the HTC One is available in the US today online and in retail stores nationwide at AT&T, Sprint, Best Buy, Radio Shack, Walmart, Target, Amazon.com, Costco, Car Toys, Sam’s Club, HSN.com, and HTC.com. You can grab the silver version from the following locations, and at the following prices: AT&T: Online and in retail with 32GB of memory for $199.99, or online with 64GB of memory for $299.99 with a two-year commitment. Sprint: Online and in retail with ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 19, 2013 4:05 AMThe waiting could be finally over soon for those outside the US that are looking forward to getting their own Samsung Galaxy S 4. According to recent reports Samsung is planning on launching its Android flagship in 50 countries at the end of this month. "Sources from the supply chain" predict that the South Korean manufacturer will ship around 10 million units in the first month while demand could go as high as 30 million for the second quarter. Same sources confirm the fact that there are no component shortages and everything should be on track to unleash the phone upon markets. Source: ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 19, 2013 4:00 AMHere's a quick one for those waiting to get the Samsung Galaxy S 4 on Verizon. While other carriers already made their announcements and the phone is even already available for pre-order, Verizon just recently took it to Twitter to make some details public, though vaguely. Apparently the Galaxy S 4 on Big Red will land sometime in May. When exactly is unknown and so is pricing and capacities. However, Verizon promised details coming soon; we'll tell you all about them once we hear more. Source: Twitter
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 19, 2013 3:48 AMThe Nokia Lumia 928 is no secret anymore, with all the leaks we've recently seen, and with rumored launch details talking about a certain April 25 announcement followed by either a May 2 or May 9 availability. Today's leak features a render of the device, but this time, alongside the front and back part of the phone, which we've already seen, we get a chance to take a look at both sides too (revealing the volume rockers, power button and camera button on the right edge). All that's left is an official announcement with exact pricing and availability but that shouldn't be far our now. ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 18, 2013 8:52 AMAfter being present in the rumors recently, Twitter #music is now official as the social networking giant has officially made the announcement today. The offering is referring to music discovery, and, as the company states, it is a "new service that will change the way people find music, based on Twitter". Since Twitter is so popular and a lot of data is being exchanged, the service will monitor and use Twitter activity, including tweets and engagement, to "detect and surface the most popular tracks and emerging artists". If you're into music than you'll like how Twitter #music will bring ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 18, 2013 8:22 AMNokia's official financial numbers for the first quarter of the year are in and while the Finnish phone maker managed to improve its Lumia sales record -- selling 5.6 million units compared to the previous record of Q4 2012 and its 4.4 million units -- the company also registered an operating loss of €150 million (around $195.7 million); however, revenue is reported at €6.5 billion ($8.48 billion). Out of all Lumia phones sold in the first quarter, two thirds were powered by Windows Phone 8. Nokia underlined that Lumia sales were up around the world, except for the North American ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 18, 2013 3:26 AMOne of the main concerns while using a smartphone (and why not, a tablet) these days is battery life. We're happy when our beloved device makes it through the day so we can charge it once again overnight. However, batteries, as we know them today, might soon be replaced with new "microbatteries", thanks to researchers at the University of Illinois. What are microbatteries? Let the press release do the talking: "the most powerful batteries on the planet are only a few millimeters in size, yet they pack such a punch that a driver could use a cellphone powered by these batteries to jump-start ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 18, 2013 3:11 AMWith Microsoft's plans to update Windows Phone in order to add Full HD resolution to the table, OEMs get more freedom in designing and building higher-end hardware. Nokia apparently wants in on the phablet bandwagon as Financial Times reports that the Finnish manufacturer is planning on adding a phablet to its Lumia line-up, most probably to compete with Samsung's Galaxy Note. The EOS-codenamed PureView Lumia is back in the headlines with the same report claiming it could land as early as July. It could (allegedly) have a 41-megapixel sensor but it will also be accompanied by another ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 18, 2013 12:53 AMChances are that by this time if you really wanted to get Facebook Home on your device, despite regional (US) and device limitations, you already did so, as we told you how to get it working on any device and in any region. The US exclusivity seems to have ended and you can tick off a limitation -- while you'll still have to rock a compatible device -- and enjoy, or at least try, Facebook home the official way. If you have an HTC One X, HTC One X+, HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Note II, or a Samsung Galaxy S4, go ahead and give it a try. According to AllThigsD, the app should ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 16, 2013 9:31 AMAT&T's Samsung Galaxy S 4 pre-orders went officially live today and now Samsung has changed the status of the Verizon, and T-Mobile flavors to "coming soon". Those who want to grab one on US cellular can start placing their pre-orders right now, following the source link below. It goes for $199.99 and both black and white versions are available, in the 16GB format. Of course, we're looking at the Snapdragon 600-powered version, just like in the case of AT&T (and the other two carrier flavors below). The Verizon Galaxy S 4 has model number SCH-I545 while the one for T-Mobile ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 16, 2013 8:10 AMSamsung is under investigation by the Taiwanese authorities for allegedly hiring people, mostly students, in order to "post malicious comments" online about their main Android competitor, HTC. The Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission said, through spokesperson Sun Lih-chyun, that "the case was set up last week after we received complaints". Apparently, documents surfaced showing Samsung's involvement in recruiting students in order to criticize HTC, while praising Samsung at the same time, anonymously, on the internet. If Samsung is found guilty the company could be fined Tw$25 million ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 16, 2013 3:27 AMGet your "R" folder ready as this will go straight into it! According to the latest rumors, the next iPhone, most probably dubbed iPhone 5S -- but that's still subject to speculation -- will pack an improved camera. As with the case of the iPhone 4S, S-phone releases are more of a spec bump. We're not sure to what extent the internals will be bumped -- again, the 4S bumped all the specs -- but today's rumor is talking about a 12-megapixel camera. As a reminder, the iPhone 4S also brought an improved camera over the iPhone 4. In addition to that, the rumor also talks about improved ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 16, 2013 3:16 AMThe HTC One on T-Mobile will be available on April 24, if the information in this leaked document is accurate. It references "select Retail & Branded locations" -- as well as online -- where personnel will probably wear, between April 24 and 28, HTC branded t-shirts to promote the device. The image below purportedly depicts the retail box for the T-Mobile HTC One and according to reports, the logo on the box is about the only branding you'll see on the phone, aside from the usual carrier bloatware, which is always nice (as we emphasized in the case of the Sprint variant). As far as ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 16, 2013 3:02 AMIf you're looking for Samsung's latest and greatest and you're on AT&T, or planning to be, you can now go ahead and pre-order the Galaxy S 4 from the carrier. According to the wording on the page your unit will be shipped on April 30, 2013, exactly two weeks from now. You can choose between White Frost and Black Mist color variants, both 16GB flavors. $199.99 is what it'll cost you on a two-year contract, $449.99 with a one-year agreement, and $639.99 outright. If somehow you have not heard about the features on the phone, this particular carrier variant packs a 1.9GHz quad-core ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 15, 2013 10:47 AMLast week LG promised to deliver the Value Pack to Optimus G Pro users today and they did just that. The software update brings added functionality to the LG phablet so in case you have one make sure to check for its existence -- if it hasn't already popped up -- and install it. We're still looking at Android 4.1.2 -- and there's no word on a 4.2 refresh -- but the features added will be extremely useful for some (while others will surely dismiss them). Smart Video allows the phone to pause video playback when it detects that the user turns away -- and resumes when the user looks bacl. ...