Adriana Lee

Adriana Lee, a journalist and admitted gadget freak, has covered everything from business and tech trends to fashion and pop culture. Published in consumer and trade titles, she’s been showing people how to get stuff done for more than 10 years. And she’ll argue with anyone who sees mobile tech as just an accessory. To her, it’s a lifestyle choice.

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UpdatedAdriana's New Year's resolutions

Lifestyle There are so many resolutions people make this time of year, and it's often tied to looking better, feeling better or making better money. ?Given how big a part of our lives smartphones have become, there's no shortage of resolutions to be made...

Updated5 smartphone tips for job hunting

Lifestyle ********************************************************** There are so many ways that our smartphones support us on a daily basis. But did you know they can also help us with a critical goal, like job hunting? With the new year upon us,...

ExclusiveWhy I'm grateful for mobile tech

Lifestyle The concept of gratitude has been an overarching theme for me lately, and not just because it’s Thanksgiving. Not long ago, I got to step outside my geek bubble and see what this technology can do out in the real world. And simply put, I was beyond...

UpdatedSamsung Interview: 3 Questions from PhoneDog readers

Android Adriana met up with Samsung 's Kim Titus, and posed questions direct from PhoneDog readers about its Galaxy S phones, Android updates and whether Sprint will be getting more Samsung devices.

UpdatedSamsung Continuum First Impressions

Android Last night, Samsung announced its latest device in the Galaxy S line of Android phones, the Samsung Continuum. Set to launch November 11 on Verizon Wireless, the $200 handset (with $100 mail-in rebate) is practically the same as the Fascinate,...

UpdatedSamsung Continuum (Verizon) Hands-On

Android The Samsung Continuum Android smartphone, with not one but TWO displays: Adriana checks it out at Sammy's media event in NYC. So how does the Super AMOLED screen and companion Ticker display stack up? See for yourself in this first look.

UpdatedGallery: Samsung Continuum (Verizon)

Android The Samsung Continuum , the latest Android phone by Sammie destined for Verizon, was just officially announced today, for launch November 11. Specs again include: 3.4-inch Super Amoled display 1.8-inch Ticker display, activated by a...

UpdatedSamsung NYC Event Nov 8: Samsung Continuum

Android Wow — way to leak your own product. Samsung apparently tweeted about its own Continuum Android phone today, announcing that it's available on Nov 11. I made my way to the NYC event tonight, where the Samsung Continuum has shown its...

UpdatedMonday's Samsung event: What are your pressing questions?

Android Here's the deal: It's been well-publicized that Samsung is holding an event in New York City on Monday November 8th. There's a new device set to be announced, and tongues have been wagging about what we'll see. Largely expected to be the Samsung...

ExclusiveHoliday Spectacular 2010 (NYC)

Lifestyle Adriana, in NYC for the Samsung event, took a moment to swing by Holiday Spectacular 2010. Take a look as she checks out a few mobile goodies from the show. (To see the Galaxy Tab video, click here .)

ExclusiveFirst impressions: Samsung Galaxy Tab

Android Last night, I got to see the Samsung Galaxy Tab up close. On my travels back home to New England from New York City, I was thinking about everything I’d seen, trying to collect my thoughts about it. In a nutshell, here’s what it boiled down to: It...

ExclusiveSamsung Galaxy Tab demo (from NYC media event)

Android Adriana checks out the freshly announced Samsung Galaxy Tab at the NYC media event on 9/16/2010. So how does the Froyo-packing Android tablet stack up? Check it out for yourself.

GalleryGallery: Samsung Galaxy Tab

Gallery The Samsung Galaxy Tab had its coming out party tonight in New York City, at the Samsung Experience store in the Time Warner Center. And no exclusive deals on this go-around: This is coming to all four major carriers, and in time for the holiday...

UpdatedLiveblog: Samsung Media Event in NYC

Android Tonight PhoneDog's Adriana Lee will be live in NYC for the Samsung Media Event (where we expect she will get some hands-on coverage of the Samsung Galaxy Tab). Tune in at 6:30PM EST to find out! Update: 7PM EST start. Event named the...

ExclusiveFreebie alert: Wrapsol clear film giveaways!

Post Heads up, everyone: Remember the Wrapsol product I reviewed recently? In a nutshell, it’s a rugged, but easy to apply film protector for mobile gadgets. It comes in two styles: a standard matte film ($24.95) and the Ultra ($29.95), the...

PopularAT&T’s Facebook page overwhelmed by angry subscribers

Social Networking Dumbest. Move. Ever. Some brainiac in the AT&T public relations department decided it would be a good idea to add a little “sump’in sump’in” to the corporate email that went out to customers this week, informing them of all the enhancements to the...

UpdatedSmartphone wars: iPhone is dead, long live WinPho!, says Microsoft

Windows Phone 7 I once complained to my husband about how Android and iPhone owners (as well as users of BlackBerry and WebOS, to a lesser degree) go at each other. To me, the platform wars were inane. Silly, even. There are merits and downsides to each OS, and...

UpdatedSomeone had to go first: iPhone 4/FaceTime porn is a reality

Iphone Os Before I dive into this, let’s get one thing straight: I do not use my phone for porn. I know that some people are into this gray area, whether that’s “sexting,” MMSing racy stuff or something else. And hey — I’m...

ExclusiveAmid the flurry of advanced phones, one device boldly goes the opposite way

Lifestyle I’m in awe over something really simple, and I’m not 100 percent sure why. This cellie, called John’s Phone, holds no fuss, no muss and, well, not really much of anything, really. No LCD. No apps! Not a QWERTY of any kind outside the dialpad. No...

UpdatedAccessory review: Wrapsol Ultra phone skins

Lifestyle I am spectacularly bad at applying skins to my phone. No matter what I do or how long I squeegee the bubbles out, I still wind up with nasty air pockets and lint stuck in between the film and my device. Enter Wrapsol Ultra. At $29.95, the...

ExclusiveHoly smokes!: A mongo spreadsheet of specs for every Android device

Android This week, an unbelievable item caught my eye. Is seems Portable Electronics Ltd. has done the unthinkable — it compiled specs from every Android device on the market, both here in the U.S. and elsewhere. The result? A monster of a...

ExclusiveDo iPhone owners “get lucky” more often? Are Androiders lying cheats?

Lifestyle iPhone owners may tend to love their phones more than any other smartphone user, but it looks like the handsets aren’t the only things they’re loving. [Cue Marvin Gay’s “Sexual Healing.”] The online dating site ...

UpdatedSmartphone addiction, part deux: Acceptance is the cure

Lifestyle Noah’s illuminating post a couple weeks ago, “Overcoming smartphone addiction” (Aug 2), gave me a lot of food for thought. I’ve been more aware of my own usage patterns ever since I read it, and in truth, I think he offered a very relevant snapshot...

UpdatedBehind the scenes: BlackBerry Torch event

Android [NOTE: This post isn’t actually about the BlackBerry Torch 9800 device itself. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the media event coverage came together, and how two different devices assisted in that. For info about the actual Torch...

UpdatedFirst Look: Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint)

Android Adriana gets a quick look at the hardware on the beta model of the Samsung Epic 4G, an Android slider that is Sprint's second 4G smartphone. Will this device, with 1 GHz Hummingbird processor, TouchWiz, dual cameras and hard QWERTY keyboard make...

UpdatedAdriana’s First Impressions: Samsung Epic 4G (beta)

Android A couple of questions have come my way about the Epic 4G, a beta version of which I got to see today in person. I have a vid in the works for this later on (and a photo gallery posted already), but I thought I’d stop for a moment and give...

GalleryGallery: Samsung Epic 4G

Android I just got back from a Sprint meeting, where the reps offered me a peek at the pre-release beta of the Epic 4G, the carrier’s anticipated Galaxy S phone. I managed to shoot some footage, so while I’m working on editing and uploading that, here are...

ExclusiveBlackBerry Torch 9800 (AT&T) - Hands-on/Demo from media event (NYC)

Blackberry Os The BlackBerry Torch 9800 slider phone, with both touchscreen and hardware QWERTY, offers a major new form factor plus reimagined OS: BlackBerry 6. So can this new handset and software revamp compete with other modern smartphones? Adriana went to...

ExclusiveAdriana's First Impressions: BlackBerry Torch 9800 (AT&T)

Blackberry Os Just got back from the BlackBerry media event in New York City, where I got an up-close look at the new Blackberry Torch RIM’s first slider phone, with touchscreen and hardware QWERTY keyboard. The vid is being edited right now, but in the meantime,...

UpdatedBlackBerry Torch 9800 Launch Event Gallery

Gallery I'm on location at the BlackBerry/AT&T media event in New York City, where RIM has announced the BlackBerry Torch 9800, complete with BlackBerry 6. Check out the gallery below for pictures from the event! ...