It's been a pretty crazy week of news since Nokia unveiled its new Lumia 925 on Tuesday, and before we break for the weekend I'd like to briefly return to that Lumia 920-refresh to give some overdue kudos - and maybe stir up a bit of discussion. I love our community, fellow geeks, but it needs to be said: we can be a fickle bunch of puling, pompous jerks. And these past few months have borne that out, with fanboys of the Android persuasion more riled up than ever before. All across the internet, formerly complacent Samsung fans have risen up to counter the assault of suddenly emboldened ...

Watch 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 ...

Yesterday's announcement of what's essentially a Nexus Galaxy S 4 was pretty big news. Sure, it doesn't carry the Nexus 4's crazy low price tag, but if you've got the money, and could care less about all of the Galaxy S 4's gimmicky software, the phone offers the potential for a seriously high-end stock AOSP experience. While this was very cool in and of itself, we couldn't help wonder if Google might run with this idea; could we also see faux Nexus versions of other noteworthy Androids? Maybe of that Android that gives the GS4 a serious run for its money, the HTC One? Don't hold your ...

In the mobile space, while most hardware OEMs are multi-million dollar corporations with tens of thousands of employees, only a select few are turning a profit and thriving. Even some of the most reputable brands in the industry – HTC, Motorola, LG, Huawei, etc. – are struggling to get a foothold in the smartphone realm. With major re-branding and a fresh start in 2011 and the beginning of 2012, we didn't exactly expect Nokia to recover from years of turbulence overnight. But we did hope it would impact the company … positively. Now, over one year later, the company is still slipping ...

You've seen us go hands-on with Nokia's new Lumia 925. You've seen us check out the color options available for the handset, and even how it measures-up to the Lumia 920 and 928. Our Lumia 925 coverage continues as we see how the latest Windows Phone 8 handset looks when put up against two of the heaviest hitters over on the Android side of the fence, Samsung's Galaxy S 4 and the HTC One. Obviously, the GS4 and One have the 925 out-classed from a raw silicon standpoint, but there's so much more that contributes to making a phone the phone that is than just the processor. Will the 925's ...

There's a point which we're coming up on, if we haven't reached it already, where it makes more sense to think of the HTC HD2 in terms of what mobile platforms it DOESN'T run than those that it does. In just the past year we've seen it get Jelly Bean, Windows Phone 8, and even full-on Windows RT. With no signs of development slowing down for the three-and-a-half-year-old smartphone, the latest OS to join the ranks of HD2 compatibility is Mozilla's new Firefox OS. This early port is a bit of a kludge, and a number of important things are broken: SIM card recognition, sound output, mass ...

You don't have to look back very far in time to recall a vastly different mobile market with a wide array of offerings. Smartphones and feature phones alike came in all many different shapes and sizes, and moving parts were in – displays that pivoted, swiveled, and twisted around, or keyboards that clumsily tucked under the display. Back then, a trip to the carrier store was an adventure. I was still a young whippersnapper and had only recently discovered the vast realm of smartphones and mobile data. And back then, I didn't research before buying a new phone, I put no forethought into ...

Android 4.2.2 With Sense 5.1 Has Leaked, according to reports, for the HTC Butterfly, the international twin of the Verizon HTC Droid DNA. Sense 5 has been included and has debuted with the HTC One, though, on top of Android 4.1.2, but if the report, and the video below, is any indication, an Android 4.2.2 update should land soon (at least for the Butterfly). While you can't really see the Android version in the video below (as the About screen reports a "protected" version) you can definitely see the toggles in the notification shade. The system dump is available on XDA Developers and, ...