Jenalyn Villamarin

Availability of the Nokia Lumia 925 has initiated the arrival of the Wireless Charging Shell for the smartphone. The Nokia Lumia 925 Windows Phone 8 handset comes with the built-in wireless charging feature, but the Wireless Charging Shell CC-3065 will complete the connection of the smartphone to the charging plate in order to function properly.

The upcoming Sony Xperia Honami smartphone-tablet has been making an Internet appearance with its leaked images, reportedly obtained from a system dump on the Xperia i1 device. Web site GSMArena shared the images that display the Honami’s façade while XperiaBlog revealed as well photos of the reorganised Sony Android interface.

T-Mobile, one of the largest carriers in the U.S., sent out an invitation for an event to take place on July 10. The upcoming date is anticipated to be the carrier’s launch on the Nokia Lumia 925 ahead of the reported July 17 availability of the smartphone at stores.

Details on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom release date recently surfaced on the Internet, indicating that the device’s availability will begin on July 8 at UK retailer Clove. The new Galaxy S4 variant is reportedly available for pre-order at Clove with a price of £442.80 (US$674), including taxes.

The availability of the White Nexus 4 8GB version apparently has come to an end after Google Play Store listed the smart phone as sold out. Consumers can still acquire the black Nexus 4 8GB model as well as the white 16GB version that are available.

Nokia’s Twitter message that mentioned Justin Bieber has sparked up rumors that the Canadian superstar will be at the July 11 unveiling event of the Nokia Lumia 1020 EOS in New York City. Even though it sounds a great idea for Nokia to have a celebrity as an endorser, the message does not really confirm that the company has already signed up the young music artist.

US carrier AT&T currently offers three Windows Phone 8 smart phones, the Nokia Lumia 920, 820 and HTC 8X, but the company is reportedly getting ready to include another Windows Phone handset: the Nokia Lumia 520. It is expected that the Nokia Lumia 520 will be offered for free to subscribers agreeable to signing a contract.

The Google Edition is the latest trend in smart phones with HTC and Samsung offering the version on the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. Chinese company Huawei will reportedly be the next one to jump on the bandwagon with the Huawei Ascend P6 Google Edition arriving soon.

Consumers can now get their hands on the Samsung Galaxy S4 32GB model at Verizon. The US telecommunications company offers the smart phone at a price of $299.99 with a 2-year contract along with the still available Samsung Galaxy S4 16GB model with $199 price.

Nexus 4 smartphone owners can now experience up to 3x battery life with the 4500mAh extended battery case from Mugen Power. The manufacturer of high-powered batteries for handheld devices officially announced the new CC-E960 battery case and its availability for the Nexus 4 owners who wish to lengthen the usage of the well-liked smart phone.

Documents that were leaked online reveals the Nokia Lumia 925 smart phone will have its T-Mobile launch on July 17 together with the Sony Xperia Z. TMO News reports the Windows Phone 8 handset will be given a price tag of $99.99 with a two-year T-Mobile agreement signed while the outright price is $579.

Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has officially announced the addition of new color “Glamour Red” to the HTC One smart phone. The red version, which previously appeared a couple of times in the past, will join the black and silver HTC One color choices when it becomes available in the UK this coming July.

The Google Edition platform on the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 smart phones is currently available in the US at the Google Play Store. However, third-party retailers such as eBay and Amazon are accepting pre-orders as well for the two devices with a more expensive price offer.

The Huawei Ascend W2 smart phone had a silent and simple appearance at the June 26-28 Mobile Asia Expo in Shanghai, China. Huawei’s Ascend W2 budget phone features and specs sheet is shown at a small booth with no details on availability and pricing but circulating reports claim the device will cost less than $300.

In 2011, Edwin Schmielding was arrested for growing 8,000 marijuana plants at his farm and greenhouse in Lenawee County, Michigan. U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman felt sympathy for the 61-year-old cancer survivor and only sentenced him 2 years of supervised probation after receiving letters of appeal from family and friends who described Schmielding’s countless good qualities.

In 2011, Edwin Schmielding was arrested for growing 8,000 marijuana plants at his farm and greenhouse in Lenawee County, Michigan. U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman felt sympathy for the 61-year-old cancer survivor and only sentenced him 2 years of supervised probation after receiving letters of appeal from family and friends who described Schmielding’s countless good qualities.

Nokia has officially declared that the colorful Nokia Asha 501 smart phone will arrive this week at the markets of Thailand and Pakistan while availability in India follows shortly as well as in countries across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The Nokia Asha 501 will sell for a suggested retail price of US$99 before taxes and local subsidies in six available colors.

Nokia has been building up the hype on the Nokia Lumia EOS with leaked invitation images for the July 11 event in New York City. This time, @evleaks adds more anticipation to the EOS arrival after revealing at the social media site Twitter that the upcoming device will be officially called Nokia Lumia 1020.

The Nokia Lumia 920 was recently spotted on a YouTube video post that shows the smartphone running on the beta version of the Windows Phone 8.1 or the codenamed Windows Blue update. The low-quality video shows new interactive live tiles and notification center but viewers and Nokia enthusiasts were quick to detect the authenticity of the video.

Kate Middleton is now on maternity leave most likely excited in counting down the days until her baby’s Royal arrival. The Duchess of Cambridge plans to reside with her parents in Bucklebury after she gives birth but a former Royal bodyguard suggests Kate should think of staying in a more secured place.

AT&T currently offers the 50% price discount on the HTC One smart phone with free shipping until June 30. The AT&T $100 price deal on the HTC One comes ahead of rival wireless carrier Verizon’s July 2013 release on the Taiwanese smart phone.

Current reports are claiming that the Sony Xperia Z smart phone will be enhanced with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with the availability expected soon. Eldar Murtazin, a Russian editor at web site Mobile-Review, supported the claims when he revealed on Twitter about experiencing the Sony Xperia Z powered with the Snapdragon 800 processor.

Ever since Nina Dobrev split with boyfriend Ian Somerhalder, the actress has been hitting the beach for a fun vacation during her spare time. The “Vampire Diaries” star recently shared a cozy photo with a mystery date on her WhoSay account, who is he?

Samsung confirmed in May that the Samsung Galaxy S4 smart phone will have new color choices available. At the recently held London event, the technology giant’s mobile Marketing Chief DJ Lee officially announced the new colors that consumers can choose from in purchasing the latest Samsung flagship.

Actress Nina Dobrev revealed on Twitter over the weekend about an unfortunate incident and eventually expressed her anger about it. Someone had stolen the phone of the “Vampire Diaries” star and she posted a message to attack the thief.

The 2013 Supermoon is set to peak from Saturday to Sunday, June 22-23, as the Moon makes its closest approach to planet Earth at a distance of over 200,000 miles. Viewers can witness the moon appearing 14% bigger and approximately 30% brighter compared to the regular full moon without any clouds covering the clear view.

Online retailer Amazon offers the Nokia Lumia 928 at a price dropped down to $29.99 with a two-year Verizon service contract. The Amazon promo is available for the black and white Nokia Lumia 928 models to new and existing Verizon Wireless subscribers where they can choose between individual or family plan.

Customer Joe Gibson and his 3-year-old son were initially enjoying their meal at Friendly’s Sports Bar & Grill until the Missouri father got hold of the receipt. An angry Mr. Gibson shared the offensive receipt at the St. Louis Dispatch Facebook page to voice out the unpleasant incident.

Developers are constantly creating new apps for the Nokia Lumia smart phones to enhance what it can offer to the owners. For instance, the free PC Remote app can convert a Nokia Lumia into a multimedia remote control and allow the user to access and control the PC with the smart phone instead of the mouse and computer keyboard.