by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

After snatching the spotlight both at CES in January and MWC in February, ZTE decided to take a breather and got back in the shadows for a little while. But the Chinese were obviously cooking…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

What, you thought only smartphone manufacturers were capable of throwing public low blows against the competition? You know, like the stunts LG and HTC pulled on Samsung recently. Not even close, guys, because the stakes…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

And the award for busiest bee in the Android hive this beginning of the year goes to Sony, whose alphabet soup of phones has been spiced up with four new ingredients in less than three…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

Everybody knows by now that Samsung had a sensational 2012 from a financial standpoint, boosting sales and profits fiscal quarter after quarter. But surely the company’s rise has to lag a little in the first…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

Remember when the HTC One was due for a UK release on March 14? Good times! We actually thought HTC was on its way back to the top and Samsung was in big trouble. But…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

Releasing a mid-range phone with on-board Ice Cream Sandwich in November 2012 wasn’t exactly Samsung’s smartest move, but at least the Koreans are making amends to Galaxy Express buyers relatively fast. The Express is officially…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

There’s no doubt Samsung has had a sensational last year from both a creative and financial standpoint, but not every Galaxy member added to the family in 2012 has become a star. And one of…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

Well, this is unexpected. Sony’s online US Store only started accepting pre-orders for the Xperia ZL yesterday and shipping is already underway. For now, the LTE-enabled version (C6506) in black is the only one up…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

The once upon a time mighty HTC Desire line of smartphones has been tainted by one too many mid-rangers lately, but that can’t stop HTC from refreshing the family with yet another modest duo. Why…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

Aside from using negative advertising by throwing unorthodox jabs at Samsung and dropping the “quietly brilliant” slogan, another key tactic employed by HTC to advertise the new One flagship has been focusing on gimmicks. Like…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

Despite having a decently recognizable brand in both the PC and tablet markets, Acer has never made an effort to replicate that popularity in the smartphone universe. But if there was ever a time to…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

You know how Mondays are usually pretty slow news days in this little technology world of ours? Well, not today. And we mostly have Sony to thank for that. The Xperia ZL phone has just…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

Like it or not, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that Samsung is prepping a mid-range Galaxy S4 mini to follow in the footsteps of the S4 in a similar fashion to last year’s S3/S3 Mini…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

After a few attempts at cracking the tablet market that could only be described as quirky and eccentric, Sony seems ready to hit its first home run with the Xperia Tablet Z. This big guy…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago

Out already in countries like India, Russia and Australia, Sony’s Xperia ZL is ready to take things to the next level. The North American level, that is, where only the mightiest can succeed. Folks up…