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by Michael Fisher | May 21, 2013 5:19 PMRead OnWe all love smartphones. Without them, Pocketnow wouldn't exist, and my decades-old dream of living in Star Trek's universe of awesome pocketable gadgets would never have been realized. It's fair to say that everyone here -editors and readers alike- understands and appreciates smartphones and other connected devices. But sometimes we take our eye off the significance of the infrastructure supporting those devices. Sure, we take a peek at carrier equipment here and there, but too often the billions of dollars' worth of network hardware that enables our portable gadgets goes completely ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 20, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we uncover the GS4 Active leaked photographs. Then we talk about AT&T and their new commitment to remove restrictions for video chats over cellular data, but you know there's always a catch. Then we talk about smaller versions of Windows 8 tablets as the Acer Iconia W3 leaks a product that's ready for the market. Later we go through Google I/O's teasers on Key Lime Pie all through the presentations. We end today's show talking about the first Jolla smartphone running their Sailfish OS and what this means to the smartphone industry. All this and more ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 20, 2013 4:53 PMRead OnReady to start-off the week with a little bit of a smartphone mystery? We've got one for you that crosses paths with a few different lines of Samsung handsets, and really leaves us wondering just what the hardware could really be. Try to follow along with us and learn what we know about the so-called Samsung Melius. According to tipster superstar evleaks, the Samsung Melius will be an upcoming Android phone, model SGH-I527, for AT&T. The first twist is that the name Melius is one that has been previously associated with Samsung's Tizen efforts. A rumor from earlier this month claimed ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 20, 2013 3:30 PMRead OnLast week's metamorphosis of Google Talk into the new Hangouts app brought with it an unwelcome blast from the past: users on AT&T in the States were discovering that the app was blocking their ability to conduct video calls over their cellular data connections. This assault on how you use the wireless connection you pay for churned up a whole lot of memories about Apple and FaceTime, and all the rubbish AT&T put iOS users through at the time. Even though AT&T ultimately backed down on many fronts in that case, it failed to yield in every regard, and users on unlimited data ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 17, 2013 7:57 PMRead OnXperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia UL: it's been starting to feel like Sony's transformed itself into an assembly line for 1080p Androids lately. Despite all this focus on high-end, high-res handsets, it's also managed to continue addressing other market segments, and back in March we learned about a couple more conservative models, the Xperia L and Xperia SP. Now, the Xperia L is finally going up for pre-order for interested US customers. Is it worth what Sony's asking, though? Sony is currently taking orders for the Xperia L, with the intention of shipping the phones on May 23. Its radios will ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 16, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the white Nexus 4 launch rumors along with a possible launch date for Android 4.3. Then we talk about the recent dispute between Google and Microsoft over the custom-made YouTube Windows Phone 8 app. Then let's talk about Google hangouts and how AT&T is spoiling the fun for everyone. We later go through the rumors of a much cheaper Microsoft Surface 2, though that's the only good news so far. We end today's show talking about the Google HTC One, and how the whole concept was dismissed as quick as we wished for it not to. All this and more ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 16, 2013 12:12 PM
Read OnWere you starting to get excited about the new Google Hangouts? Gave it an early try, liked what you saw, and this news of SMS integration made things sound even better? Unfortunately, someone just had to go and rain on this parade, and this time the bad guy is AT&T, once again sticking its nose into how apps use its wireless data network. Remember all the utter nonsense AT&T spewed over FaceTime on iOS? First limiting access to those users on certain plans, then based on whether you had an HSPA+ or LTE iPhone? Even when it started getting really permissive, it still blocked access ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 15, 2013 1:14 PMRead OnOne of the last Google I/O rumors to arrive before things got started was word of a Nexus-like version of the Galaxy S 4, the GS4 Google Edition. We've been lowering our expectations when it comes to Google I/O device announcements this year, but this one actually ended up happening, with Google announcing the phone today. This GS4 runs stock Android, just like the Nexus 4. Updates will come from Google, quick and speedy, just like with regular Nexus devices. You'll be able to buy the phone right through Google from the Play Store when it start selling next month. This version of the GS4 ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 13, 2013 2:37 PMRead OnLast week's news of a big HTC First price cut resulted in mixed reactions. Some saw it as great news, making an already hot phone even more affordable. On the other hand, that big of a cut, that early on in the phone's life, had others talking about the beginning of the end for the First. Today a new rumor claims that the latter situation is closer to the truth, and the First could be getting an early retirement. BGR claims to have heard from its sources that dismal First sales - to the tune of a mere 15,000 units - are causing the carrier to abandon the phone, rather than ride things out ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 13, 2013 10:10 AMRead OnFor the past few months, Motorola's X phone has been the thing of rumors and speculation, but right at the start of May we finally started tying some physical evidence to the talk, upon the discovery of some photos that just might reveal the X phone in the flesh. Today we get what could be a new look at the hardware thanks to the FCC, as well as get to look at some possible X phone benchmarks. The FCC just published the paperwork for Motorola's model XT1058. That line rendering of it up above sure does tend to match the imagery we've seen of the X phone, from the camera and flash ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 10, 2013 2:50 PM
Read OnIn the time leading up to the launch of the Galaxy S 4, we sure heard plenty of rumors about just what sort of hardware we'd end up seeing. You might remember that a "Project J" was mentioned more than once. Supposedly, the GS4 itself was the main Project J model, but a number of others were mentioned. Specifically, we heard about both a J Mini and a J Active. A GS4 Mini sounded about right, but at the time we didn't quite know what to make of the Active; recently, evidence of a waterproof GS4 Active has finally turned up to answer our questions. Today, we add to the Project J story with a ...
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by Taylor Martin | May 10, 2013 7:00 AMRead OnI remember a point in time when there were only two ways I communicated: face to face and though voice calls. Back then, voice calls, even to other wireless subscribers using the same provider, counted towards your monthly allotment. Coming from a small town where literally everyone is friendly, locking the doors to your house isn't necessary and everyone within a few miles are close family friends, my family usually opted to just save minutes and drop by someone's house if we had a question or wanted to socialize. Then I got my own cell phone with SMS. And from that moment, I've disliked ...
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by Taylor Martin | May 10, 2013 1:02 AMRead OnThe Galaxy S III was groundbreaking in many ways when Samsung announced it last year. It featured a refreshed design that was "designed for humans, inspired by nature." And that fancy bit of marketing was complimented perfectly by the smooth, rounded, pebble-like design of the Galaxy S III's casing and the countless nature-inspired interface and UX elements. The S III also featured boundary-bending specifications and a horde of software features that truly differentiated the Galaxy S line from the endless list of mundane, cookie cutter Android smartphones. Gimmicky or not, the Galaxy S III ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 9, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Nokia's marketing campaign for their un-announced Nokia Lumia 928. Then we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active, which is now tipped for AT&T. Asus is next as we talk about their event planned for Computex where they'll probably launch their new Transformer tablet. Then we go through some Apple news as we hear more reports of the next iPhone being called the iPhone 6. We end today's show talking about Amazon and the probability that they might bring two phones to the market, one with a 3D display. All this and more after the break. ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 9, 2013 4:24 PMRead OnRumors about a waterproof version of the Galaxy S 4 arrived last month, with this handset supposedly set to launch as the GS4 Active. It seemed a little odd for a model like that not to be announced alongside its namesake, but further rumors seemed to support the idea that this phone was very real, with a leak claiming a European release date of July 15. Evidence of the GS4 Active continues to pile-up, and today the phone's supposed model number for AT&T has leaked. According to tipster superstar evleaks, the GS4 Active will be coming to AT&T as model SGH-I537. The original GS4 on ...
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