Side-loading apps on iOS without jailbreak – now possible + MORE
Nokia closing open connection to Navifirm
– dailymobile.net

Bad news Nokia users, starting next month a Nokia Online login will be required to access Navifirm.
In an official bulletin leaked to Smartmobil, Nokia says:
IMPORTANT NEWS BULLETIN 12-21-2012 FROM NOKIA:
Nokia will close open connection to Nokia Firmware Repository during January 2013 and Implement access control…
Samsung says it will ship 510 million phones in 2013
– gsmarena.com

Of that total, some 390 million are expected to be smartphones, while the remainder will be of the feature phone variety…
Side-loading apps on iOS without jailbreak – now possible
– gsmarena.com

Two of them are getting quite a lot of attention since Installous shut down – Zeusmos and Kuaiyong. In fact the Zeusmos website is currently down and huge spike in interest could be one of the explanations…
GSMArena's top 10 most popular news and reviews in 2012
– gsmarena.com

Apple to replace Samsung with TSMC for the A6X chips
– gsmarena.com

What to expect at CES 2013
– phonedog.com
Here are the 10 most popular phones in our database for 2012
– gsmarena.com

We pride ourselves on having a huge audience – large enough to accurately reflect the trends in the smartphone world…
Sony Xperia Z “Yuga” and ZL “Odin” press renders appear
– dailymobile.net

The Sony Xperia Z “Yuga” and ZL “Odin” press shots has appeared over the Sony’s official website.
There is no additional info but both smartphones are rumored to feature a 5-inch 1080p screens, 1.5GHz Snapdragon quad-core CPU with Adreno 320 graphics, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera with Sony’s own Exmor RS sensor and to run Android 4…
Samsung Galaxy Note II Full Review
– dailymobile.net

When Samsung came out with the first Galaxy Note it was a big gamble and most people laughed at the size of the phone. Now after selling millions upon million of them and creating a new category of device (phablet) Samsung has gotten the last laugh. With the Samsung Galaxy Note II out and selling faster than original Note lets find out if this device is worth the all the hype surrounding it…
New Years Resolution to Save Some Money? Start With Your Mobile Plan
– dailymobile.net

New years resolutions we all have them but very few people keep them. Well if your resolution is to save a some money I have an easy way for you. Go pre-paid on your wireless provider! I know, I know, pre-paid equals last years phones and a junky network. Well not anymore…
It seems the pre-paid carrier Straight Talk has changed it’s ways and no longer forces you to use their outdated phones! That’s right you can now bring any GSM phone (locked or unlocked) to Straight Talk and simply buy a SIM card from them for only $14…
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is #1 for December 2012
– phonedog.com