Although the rumor bonanza from the past few months seemed to be leading up to an X Phone intro during Google’s I/O conference last week, the search giant decided to let us stew a little more. Some even started to think the X was never real, although the evidence is crystal clear. And I’m not more »

Samsung may have started this “bigger is better” craze in the smartphone world with the unexpectedly successful Galaxy Notes, but that can’t stop everyone else from essentially copying the same strategy and trying to continuously raise the bar. Huawei has a 6.1-incher around called Ascend Mate, LG’s newest flagship, the Optimus G Pro, sports a more »

LG’s Optimus G Pro is one of the biggest (literally), baddest and sexiest smartphones around, but, seeing as it’s been made available in the US less than two weeks ago, it’s no surprise it’s still fairly pricey. But fret not, as Amazon always has your back. The online retailer has already shaven a cool 30 more »

Following the Xperia Z and ZL unveilings from back January, Sony has introduced the SP, ZR, A and UL, making it nearly impossible for the regular Joe to distinguish between so many mid-range, upper mid-range and high-end smartphones. Fortunately, it appears that a few of these will have their launches restricted to certain countries or more »

Rokform, a leading manufacturer of functional and creative cases and accessories for mobile devices, has showcased the new Golf Shooter Lite and RokDock for the Galaxy S2/S3/S4 at CTIA Wireless 2013. Rokform is debuting a new version of its popular Golf Shooter, which conveniently mounts smartphones on a shaft that sticks into the turf of more »

Be honest, what was the first thought that popped into your minds when seeing Samsung unveil the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and 6.3 last month? I for one filed the two under experimental devices that Sammy was only going to limitedly bring to emerging markets. Why? Because there was simply no way the Koreans could turn more »

After shortly appearing on our radar with a fairly modest and slightly overpriced rugged flip phone about three months back, Kyocera is again in the spotlight, though this time the Japanese smartphone manufacturer demands a little extra attention. The Hydro XTRM, the newest addition to the company’s already rich rugged mobile phone line-up, lands on more »

Samsung’s recently unveiled Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 may not have what it takes to give Apple’s iPads a run for their money and quite possibly it won’t be able to compete in the same league as the Nexus 7 either. Still, I’m certain there are a lot of people interested in it. Provided, of course, more »

The Optimus G Pro (along with its countless local versions) has been by far the shiniest star of LG’s early 2013 smartphone portfolio, but the F5 and F7 have grabbed some well-deserved media attention too, courtesy of their very strong quality-price ratios. However, we’ve always felt like there was something missing in this new F more »

Okay, this is officially getting exhausting! Not to mention annoying. I’m talking about the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active/Mini/Zoom/Mega rumor bonanza, which doesn’t look like it’s nearing an end. Fortunately, at least as far as the GS4 Active is concerned, chances are there’s not much left to be speculated on. And that’s because the beast has more »