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AOL and Verizon partnership will bring a new browser bookmark

By Robert Nelson
on 7 May, 2013

AOL and Verizon Wireless have announced a new partnership. This is one that will have the AOL.com portal coming to Verizon Wireless smartphones. In addition to the smartphones, the portal will also be available on "certain" tablets. Verizon hasn't specified which tablets, however they have said it will include some running Android.

Sony Xperia SP pre-orders go live for the US market

By Robert Nelson
on 7 May, 2013

Sony introduced the Xperia SP smartphone back in mid-March. At the time they had said the handset would be available during the second quarter, however they didn't offer much in terms of where it would be available or how much it would be selling for. Well, flash forward till today and we now have word of Xperia SP pre-orders for those in the US market.

Samsung GALAXY S 4 Zoom tipped to arrive with 16MP camera

By Robert Nelson
on 7 May, 2013

We have heard details about how Samsung is working on a rugged version of the GALAXY S 4, which at the moment is known as the Active. Coming a bit more recently though, we are now seeing details of another version of the GALAXY S 4. This one is focused on the camera and at the moment, has been dubbed the GALAXY S 4 Zoom.

Sharp AQUOS 206SH rocks a five-inch screen and two-day battery life

By Shane McGlaun
on 7 May, 2013

Sharp has unveiled a new smartphone packing a five-inch display. The new smartphone is called the AQUOS 206SH and that five-inch screen offers full HD resolution. Screens of that resolution and size aren't new, but Sharp's new smartphone does have one trick up its sleeve you won't find elsewhere.

Samsung focuses on features in latest GALAXY S 4 ads

By Cory Gunther
on 6 May, 2013

In case you aren't a fan of the NBA and haven't seen Samsung's latest round of GALAXY S 4 commercials this weekend, they've been pretty direct at poking fun at the iPhone. This week however, Samsung decided to leave out the iPhone and play nice with two brand new ad spots showcasing features of their GALAXY S 4 flagship smartphone. We enjoy watching the funny commercials, but these are good too.

HTC One in Red appears again, and no it isn’t for Verizon

By Cory Gunther
on 6 May, 2013

If you were following along here at Android Community when HTC announced their new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, you probably saw the smartphone also will be coming in red. Since then however, we haven't heard or seen anything regarding this option but today one UK retailer has it listed for sale.

Intel ‘Silvermont’ processors look to take on Qualcomm

By Cory Gunther
on 6 May, 2013

Today Intel has announced and unveiled their new processor platform that they hope will take on the folks from Qualcomm and NVIDIA in smartphones and tablets. The brand new micro-architecture is called Silvermont, and is a completely revamped and improved Atom chipset with some pretty bold claims.

Things are looking up for HTC thanks to strong demand for the One

By Shane McGlaun
on 6 May, 2013

The outlook at HTC was very bleak earlier this year as demand for its smartphones continued to decline in the face of increasing competition from Samsung and other Android smartphone makers. However, HTC bet big on its new smartphone called the HTC One. In fact, HTC was so confident in its new smartphone that it promised a turnaround for Q2 of 2013 once the device gained traction.

Samsung Galaxy Core borrows some Galaxy S 4 features for less

By Shane McGlaun
on 6 May, 2013

Samsung creates some of the most popular Android devices in all of the ecosystem. The company is undoubtedly going to sell hordes of its new Galaxy S 4 smartphone. The problem for some people is that the S 4 will be more than their budget can support. Samsung is aiming at these budget shoppers with a new low to midrange device that looks a whole lot like the S 4 but carries a lower price.

LG prototype smartphone leaks as the G2 or Nexus 5

By Cory Gunther
on 5 May, 2013

We have a fancy new smartphone to show you guys this afternoon. This weekend we're getting our first look at a brand new prototype smartphone from LG that has our interest piqued. As usual, the always excellent leakster @evleaks has just revealed the device you see below, and there are signs this could be an Optimus G2, or even an LG Nexus 5.