Amy Eichelberg

Fresh up from the rumorville, Sharp is allegedly ready to start production on new screens for Apple’s next generation iPhone. According to Nikkan Kogyo, a Japanese business publication, the display manufacturer will start production on LCD panels for the next iPhone in its Kameyama plant beginning this June. As with all rumors we’re missing the fine details like   specifics about size and resolution differences from the current iPhone 5. Company team-up Japan Display, which includes LG Display, Sony, Hitachi and Toshiba have all reportedly received orders from Apple, and production is already in full swing. Apple’s next-generation smartphone is expected to maintain […]

This one goes out to all you Rovio fans.  Yesterday, Rovio unveiled Rovio Accounts, a cloud-based save system that allows players to save their game data to the cloud, then access it through any device. For example, if you super far along in Angry Birds Star Wars, but then buy a new device, you won’t have to start all over. About time Rovio. Some of you may have noticed a new feature in your Rovio games called Rovio Account. Our fans have been asking for a way to play their game on different phones or tablets without losing their progress

It’s the big question on everyone’s mind: will the HTC One make its way over to Verizon? HTC added to the confusion when its very own Twitter account deleted a tweet announcing that the One would not be released to Verizon. HTC’s director of public relations, Tom Harlin, mentioned on a Q&A session on Yahoo! this morning that when they announce their next phone coming to Verizon, they’ll be sure to make a big deal out of it. Here’s how Harlin responded to the question at hand: “There are tons of rumors online but we haven’t made any official announcement about

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced a recent investors meeting that the company was gearing up to release new affordable devices in the form of Asha phones. Elop was quoted saying: “We are continuing to renew our portfolio, which includes plans to announce innovation and new products in the Asha line in the days immediately ahead.” The Asha phones are aimed at consumers conscious of their budget and can usually be found with price tags under $100 off-contract. Ashas are mainly known for their QWERTY keyboards, but recent images obtained by @evleaks (shown above) indicate that touchscreen models are in the future. Source

Viber has announced today that their service will be receiving the “biggest update to the service yet”. Viber for Android and iOS applications have both been on the receiving end of a pretty meaningful refresh, following the recent introduction of VoIP calling on older versions of BlackBerry OS. An all-new desktop app will, as of today, also be available to Viber users on a Mac or PC with Linux coming soon. Desktop users will be able to take advantage of most of their favorite features just not in a mobile format.Viber Desktop features video calling and seamlessly integrates / syncs

In recent reports Microsoft worked out licensing deals with both Hon Hai and ZTE that center around patents for Android related technology. What we didn’t know was just how much money Microsoft was bringing in from its Android patents. During just one quarter in 2012, Microsoft brought in $790 million from its Android patents for HTC and Samsung devices alone. Now new projections have the Redmond company poised to produce 1.5 billion Android models by 2017, talk about big money. Instead of costly court battles like the notorious Apple versus Samsung patent wars, Microsoft has simply negotiated royalties for each

We’ve heard the rumors and seen the recent leaks and now an official Nokia website page has also gone live indicating that the Nokia Lumia 928 is coming soon. Even though the website doesn’t offer any juicy details it does say “stay tuned for updates about the newest Nokia Lumia”.  The good news is that the URL confirms it is the Nokia Lumia 928. If industry rumors pan out to be true, the flagship device will sport a 4.5-inch display that may be an AMOLED display instead of the ClearBlack LCD that is used on the Lumia 920. There’s also speculation that the Nokia

The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is a solid tablet that offers desirable specs and features. Now, we’re the slab has been spotted making its way through the FCC sporting none other than T-Mobile LTE bands. There were no signs for the requisite two bands needed for AT&T (Band 4 and 17 are required for AT&T) with just Band 4 for T-Mobile).So, all signs point to T-Mo getting a brand new tablet to add to their device portfolio. In case you’ve forgotten what the Xperia Tablet Z has to offer, we’ve included the spec highlights below: 10.1-inch 1920×1200 TFT Reality Display Sony’s

Users have discovered a bit of a bug when it comes to the newly released AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4. The issue affects how user’s interact with stock wi-fi hotspot and tethering. While some third-party services still work to allow tethering and wi-fi hotspot, AT&T’s direct menu support is not appearing to function on several Galaxy S 4 units. Even though you may not be able to get extended internet connection from your handset through your normal menu right now, you do have a few options. The widget set Extended Controls is one which allows quick-access to your mobile hotspot,

AT&T has confirmed that a 32-gigabyte version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be up for grabs beginning May 10th. The device is priced at $249 on-contract, while the 16GB model is priced at $199. Hopefully, the 32GB model should address buyers’ concerns about the smartphone’s available storage The 16GB model only left approximately 9GB of storage available to the user. This news probably won’t make for any happy campers that opted to buy the 16GB Galaxy S4 to get it at launch. We’ve reached out to AT&T to see if they would offer a trade-in for anyone who already bought

Google is reportedly preparing to reveal a new YouTube subscription service that would allow users to sign up for access to individual channels. The move could be unveiled as early as this week and subscription fees are expected to begin at $1.99 per month, per channel. Here’s what a YouTube spokesperson had to say in response to the growing rumors: “We’re looking into creating a subscription platform that could bring even more great content to YouTube for our users to enjoy and provide our partners with another vehicle to generate revenue from their content, beyond the rental and ad-supported models

It has been rumored for quite some time that Sony was looking to enter the Chinese budget market with a smartphone that would still be desired for its design and feature set without carrying a high price tag. According to a leaked image (above), Sony plans to do this by utilizing the MediaTek MT6589, a low-end quad-core CPU clocked at 1.2 Ghz. For those of you unfamiliar with MediaTek, this processor is considered low-end because it is founded on the more power-conscious Cortex A7 core design, versus the more powerful Cortex A9 or A15 designs. If this pans out to be true,

In typical Samsung fashion, a flagship device is launched and then shortly after we see a wave of low-end phones to hit the market. Say hello to the Galaxy Core, a 4.3-inch handset that comes equipped with a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage and a microSD slot. The Core runs on a Touchwiz-infused Jelly Bean OS and has a 5-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash and a VGA front-facing shooter perfect for your Instagram selfies. Samsung did throw in some Galaxy-style software features that include Motion UI, Smart Stay, Smart Alert and S Voice. So, what about the

CyanogenMod founder Steve Kondikhas confirmed that CyanogenMod 10.1 is ready for T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S 4 and that other variants (I9505 etc) will follow as and when hardware is sourced. According to Kondik the port is complete enough to provide all core features, including, at some point, support for Android’s hover events. Here’s what he had to say on his G+ page: Galaxy S4 CM-10.1 Nightlies I just finished the initial bringup of the T-Mobile Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919). We’ll port to other variants when we get the devices (including the I9505). The first nightlies will go off tonight. There are a few

HTC plans to host a meet up event on Thursday, May 16th, and will explain two Android 4.3 features that users can look forward too. These two features are Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and Open GL ES 3.0. Bluetooth Low Energy is aimed at “always on devices.” There are some devices that have supported this through their own Bluetooth stack, but now it will be officially in the new Android version. Open GL ES 3.0 is the latest in mobile graphics specs. The Qualcomm 600 processors now have support for the new Open GL, and we’re just waiting for mobile games to start using it. So while