News – Feb 5th

The water-resistant Sony Xperia V (LT25i) is getting Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean as we speak, according to numerous reports from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Estonia and Switzerland. Users in even more countries are expected to get the update soon as it rolls out across the globe.

The firmware version is 9…

evad3rs hackers team just released a jailbreak tool for iOS 6.X iDevices called evasi0n.
How to jailbreak your iOS 6.x device? Check the video tutorial after the break.

Before you proceed with the jailbreak please check evad3rs recommendations and tips:
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evasi0n 1.0 is an untethered jailbreak for all iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini models running iOS 6…

For those of you who have learned my smartphone preferences over the years, you have also likely discovered that I’m pretty difficult to please. David Beren and I tend to bicker back and forth over which one of us is more picky. Clearly, it’s him. But give him a bag – any bag – and he’s back to being totally content…

The hacking community has been hard at work to crack Apple's defenses in iOS 6 and the A6 chip inside the iPhone 5 ever since their debut last year.

And while the waiting was long, it's now finally over and the jailbreak is publicly available. (Update: It should be available for most people, but we still have reports of users not seeing the download links)

The freshly released evasi0n…

Today’s the day that many iOS fans have been waiting for, as Super Bowl Sunday is over and Jailbreak Monday has arrived. A new tool dubbed “evasi0n” has been released today that promises to jailbreak all iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini devices running iOS 6.0 or 6.1, which are the latest versions of Apple’s mobile operating system…

Samsung’s Galaxy Note II topped the charts for another week on PhoneDog’s Official Smartphone Rankings!  Here’s a review from Atiba Benjamin:
“Best Phone I’ve Had. ”  By Atiba Benjamin on January 7, 2013
From the moment I powered up my Note 2 the experience has been nothing less than brilliant! The display is terrific, keyboard works like a charm…

In a time when 5 inch screens are all the rage, the Galaxy Grand is Samsung’s attempt to cater to every possible taste (and budget) when it comes to smartphones. While the Grand doesn’t feature the 1080p screen that recent 5″ flagships come with…

Good news Canadian Note II owners, Samsung Canada tweeted that the much anticipated Android Jelly Bean update will start rolling on Wednesday.

The Samsung Galaxy Note II is available from all major Canadian carriers: Bell, Rogers,TELUS, WIND, Mobilicity, Videotron and SaskTel but still there are no details which one will get the update first…

Sprint and SoftBank made some mobile waves last year when the two companies announced that they’d agreed to a merger in which SoftBank would purchase a 70 percent stake in Sprint for $20.1 billion. However, a new Sprint proxy filing dug up by Reuters has revealed that there are a handful of other firms that almost took SoftBank’s place in the deal…

Motorola and Verizon recently announced a new pink version of the DROID RAZR M ahead of Valentine’s Day, bringing the total number of different DROID RAZR M versions up to three after the original black and white models. Now that total has grown to four, as Verizon’s RAZR M has snuck on Best Buy’s website sporting some new duds…

Three UK has announced that later this year will provide LTE service to its customers at no extra cost.

Three UK chief executive Dave Dyson said:
“Our customers choose Three because they love the internet and know they can get great speeds and great value on our award-winning network.
As we add the next wave of technology to our Ultrafast network, we’ve listened to our customers and thought long and hard about the right way to do it…

The guys over at MobileBurn review the Vodafone Smart Tab II 7-inch Android tablet.

The Vodafone Smart Tab II 7 is manufactured by Lenovo and features a 7-inch (1024 x 600, 165 ppi) display, single core processor clocked at 1GHz, 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage (expandable via microSD slot), 2 megapixel back camera, 0…

Huawei, the Chinese manufacturers are all set to launch its Ascend P2 at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. Surprisingly, Huawei might also launch the mini version of the P2 at the same event, according to a report from MyDrivers.

The Ascend P2 mini will reportedly sport a 4" 720p display and according to few rumors, the smartphone will be powered by Android Jelly Bean…

The Samsung Galaxy S III mini is making its way to a Stateside carrier yet again, this time as the Galaxy Exhibit. That's not to be confused with the Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G, or the Samsung Exhibit 4G.

If you manage to navigate through T-Mobile's confusing naming scheme, you'll find the same Galaxy S III mini that's been available internationally since November…

One thing you can always rely on is me griping about a smartphone with a terrible camera. Although smartphones are effectively shooting through pinhole-sized sensors, several manufacturers have proven that capturing quality images with a smartphone camera – even in low-light situations – is possible…

It’s time for a PhoneDog Snapshot Review, where we take our typical two-part review and condense it down into a tiny little video that’s loaded with information!  Today, the Samsung Galaxy Note II .
Is the new model better than the last?
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is the successor to the Galaxy Note, which launched on AT&T – and much later, T-Mobile – in the United States…

Check out today’s featured mobile wallpapers!  You can download these wallpapers for your favourite device in our wallpaper gallery and customize your mobile to suit your unique personality.  We are always updating our wallpaper galleries with the freshest content.  You can find the very latest wallpapers in the sidebar, so make sure to check that out every time you visit us!

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Aaron’s back with the HTC One X+ Challenge!  On day 14, the talk is all about the 1.7 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU that comes in the device.  It’s a bump from the 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 CPU, and it’s nice to see quad-core and LTE playing nicely together.  NVIDIA has a very positive reputation in the gaming department, but the Tegra 3 is known to be a bit of a battery hog…

Wondering what HTC has up its sleeve for 2013? In an infographic just posted to its official blog, the company seems to have tipped us off to two features that it’ll be focusing on this year. Dubbed “A Brief History of Photography,” the infographic contains several highlights in camera history, and several of the recent entries point out features found on HTC smartphones…

Remember the AT&T Unite? We first told you about this touchscreen-packing 4G LTE mobile hotspot device in early January, but at that time, AT&T was staying quiet on the Unite’s launch and pricing information. That’s changed today, as AT&T just announced that the Unite will be available starting on Feb…