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Live Coverage: NYC BlackBerry event

Live I'm on location at the BlackBerry/AT&T media event in the Big Apple, where RIM is expected to announce the BlackBerry Torch 9800, complete with BlackBerry 6. It's a big day for RIM, so tune in at 11 AM EDT for the liveblog!

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HTC Aria Review by Adriana

Cell Phone Reviews Overview What's Good: Small form factor (great for portability), “grippy” feel in the hand (a must for klutzes), lightweight, decent battery life compared to other Android phones, fast and zippy with Android 2.1 , HTC Sense...

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iPhone 4 Review Part 5/5 - Conclusion

Cell Phone Reviews Conclusion Most of what works on the iPhone 4 does so unbelievably well. The user experience is amazing, from the quality of the screen and the speed and responsiveness of the handset performance, to the camera features and outstanding...

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iPhone 4 Review Part 4/5 - Usability & Performance

Cell Phone Reviews First off, battery life is very good, particularly when compared to its predecessor (the 3GS, which I often had to charge at least once, sometimes twice, per day). But depending on usage, my iPhone 4 can last into the next day, which is a...

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iPhone 4 Review Part 3/5 - Features

Cell Phone Reviews Apple made a big deal of FaceTime vid chat at WWDC, and I have to say — it does feel like the future of communication. No, Apple’s not the first to come up with vid chat, but I can see how this might make usage more widespread. It’s not...

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iPhone 4 Review Part 2/5: Design

Cell Phone Reviews Design First off, the typical Apple stuff comes in the box: earbuds, a USB sync/charge cable, an AC adapter, and an instruction manual. It would’ve been nice to have a dock, but the iPhone hasn’t come with one since the...

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iPhone 4 Review Part 1/5 - Intro

Cell Phone Reviews I admit it, I waited awhile to write this review. I wanted to be thorough and make sure that the major points, both good and bad, weren't overlooked. I also wanted to use it in a variety of settings, both at home and on the road. Frankly,...

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Adriana’s first day with the iPhone 4. (Warning: Rant ahead)

Apple Iphone 4 Launch You may have noticed that this mobile lifestyle editor of PhoneDog and managing editor of Today’s iPhone has been MIA since yesterday. Strange, since the iPhone 4 launched and the platform is kind of her thing, no? Frankly, I’ve been...

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iPhone 4 images and unboxing video from Today’s iPhone

Apple Iphone 4 Launch Hey guys. As some of you know, I run TodaysiPhone.com, a network site of PhoneDog's. So I’m feeling especially lame right now, being iPhone 4–less, while so many of the iOS 4–loving masses are getting to know their new handsets. I will,...

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Adriana’s take on iPhone 4/iOS4 pt 1: Geekwise, I’m disappointed

Iphone Os It’s been a few days since Apple’s WWDC keynote, which is plenty of time to let the info sink in. But every time I sit down to write my impressions of it, I get stymied. It’s strange; I’m not usually at a loss for...

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Adriana’s take on iPhone 4/iOS4 pt 2: My inner consumer is tickled

Iphone Os When it comes to iPhone 4 and iOS 4, I am conflicted. In fact, my thoughts about it are the most divergent of any other smartphone I’ve seen to date. Although my inner geek was generally disappointed with the lack of...

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The impact of AT&T’s new data plans

Business And Money Now that AT&T has announced its new tiered data plans this week (effective Monday, June 7), a lot of subscribers are wondering how the changes will affect them. So let’s take a closer look. Here are the new plans again: ...

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Another suicide at Foxconn (WHAT is going on over there?)

News Imagine having a job so thoroughly relentless that it permeates everything in your life, even to the point that it infects your very desire to live. For 11 employees at Foxconn — an electronics manufacturer in China — that’s exactly what...

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WWDC kicks off June 7, new iPhone expected to unveil

Iphone Os There has been a ton of Apple news lately. Open letters , reactions to open letters , cop dramas , and even Jon Stewart ’s getting in on the act. So for the Apple haters out there, I’m sorry. It must be tough seeing...

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Adobe’s reaction to Jobs letter

Post After Steve Jobs published his Adobe Flash rant (an open letter called “Thoughts on Flash,” which is now live on Apple.com , as well as every tech site on the webs), now we have Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen on record with the...

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Open letter from Steve Jobs, re: Adobe Flash

Iphone Os Steve Jobs is sick of getting asked about Adobe Flash. You could see it all over his face in the Q&A after the iPhone 4.0 preview, when he faced questions about it. He’s even been quoted behind closed doors railing about...

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Apple buys chipmaker Intrinsity for a steal, readies for speed war?

Business And Money Apple sure seems to be in a spending mood these days. The company spent as much as $100 to 200 million to buy Siri , a virtual assistant applications developer. Now the New York Times confirms that it bought Intrinsity, a processor...

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HP implying WebOS tablets on tap? (Already?)

Palm Webos That didn’t take long for brand new speculation to surface. Brian Humphries, HP’s vice president of strategy and corporate development, set some tongues wagging during the conference call about the HP acquisition of Palm....

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Viral Vid: 99-year-old loves her iPad

Entertainment While the bloggers and tech fans still debate the worthiness of the Apple iPad, some — like 99-year-old Virginia Campbell — have taken the plunge. This tablet is the senior citizen’s first computing device ever. ...

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Lufthansa to iPhone 4G “loser”: Escape from your woes to Germany

4g I hardly know what to say to this. My pal Marin over at IntoMobile just posted something that had me do a doubletake. Let’s say you were the dude who lost the next-gen iPhone at a German biergarten in California. You’d...

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The 4G Cheatsheet, pt 2: Where we at with all this?

4g In Part 1 , I listed several key 3G and 4G technologies. But those terms don’t mean much without some context, so here’s a quick look at where our Fab Four (major) carriers are with their 4G efforts. _________ ...

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The 4G Cheatsheet, pt 1: WiMax, LTE, etc. What is this stuff?

4g When the “iPhone 4G” prototype surfaced recently, I got a few questions like, “Really? Apple’s releasing a 4G handset?” (For the record, it's not.) There's also a lot of buzz about 4G networks in general, so I put together this little 4G...

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How the iPhone "4G" got lost

Iphone Os For one beer drinker and Apple software engineer, his walk of shame had nothing to do with girls. It was the walk through his company's doors last month, to explain that he left one of the most buzzed-about, and most secretive, pieces of...

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iPhone 4.0 OS event in review: Tent poles, OS holes, and people are disappointed

Iphone Os The latest iPhone OS 4.0 announcements may have had a lot of Apple haters sitting back, smiling at their computer screens and feeling validated. But over at Today’s iPhone, the general mood in the comments of our event page has been...

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Apple iPad: Adriana's full review

Gadgets Some people will feel that what the iPad lacks in features, it makes up for in fun, since users benefit from immersive experiences and interaction. But there's a lot here that tech fanatics will sorely miss. Perhaps some would have been...

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iPad apps vs. iPhone apps: GQ, NPR & Epicurious

Cell Phone Apps Is the iPad really just a glorified iPod Touch? Adriana pits 3 iPhone apps against their iPad counterparts, to find out.

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Adriana's first impressions of the iPad

First Impressions Noah emailed me the other day, asking what I thought of the iPad so far. I responded with some first impressions, and he said: Post it on PhoneDog. And when your editor-in-chief tells you to do something, you do it! So here you go. Not a...

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iPhone 4.0: Apple sends invitations for preview, 4/8

Iphone Os Apple isn't wasting any time. Right on the heels of the iPad launch and all the hoopla surrounding it, the Cupertino company sent out the following invitations today for an event taking place at 10 am PST on April 8, three days from now...

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Apple iPad Unboxing & Hands-On

Gadgets Adriana breaks open the iPad box and goes hands-on with some tablet-sized apps. Is it just a big iTouch? See for yourself.

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iPhone 4.0 Rumor: Multitasking’s heading our way, Exposé-style

Iphone Os After being deprived of some key smartphone functionality for so long, it looks like some seriously welcome relief is set to drop this summer via iPhone 4.0. Sourcing “people familiar with Apple's plans,” Apple Insider reports that...

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