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Is the App Store actually keeping devs in the loop for once?

Cell Phone Apps The mobile app retail equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle, Apple’s App Store may have just gotten a little less mysterious and baffling for app developers. Devs have been awash on the webs, commiserating (or bristling) about...

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MS Germany: Apple is that which should not be named

Microsoft I know there are lots of Apple/iPhone lovers in the world, and an abundance of haters out there too. But isn’t this taking it a bit far? Microsoft Germany has officially requested that reporters not operate or even speak about Apple...

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Pop Mechanics tortures phones with extreme cold

Weather Earlier this year, I moved to New England from New York. (I actually voted for Hawaii, but the hubby tempted me here with lobster. I couldn’t resist.) So now I’m bracing myself for my first New England winter. I think I’m all set: Long...

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Droid beats iPhone, picked as Time's 2009 Gadget of The Year

Android It’s official — the Motorola Droid has kicked the iPhone off the pedestal to take the title in Time Magazine’s 2009 Gadget of the Year. As for the Apple smartphone, it didn’t even come in second. Or third. No, it weighed in at FOURTH place.

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iPhone app: Dragon Dictation

Cell Phone App Reviews If you’ve been reading PhoneDog awhile, you know that I don’t cover a ton of iPhone apps — partially because there are so many, this site would get completely overrun with them. So I try to be pretty judicious about what I pass on to you...

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Reality show with iPhone app developers

Cell Phone Apps Ever wondered what it takes to make an iPhone app? Here’s your chance to find out, without putting in a lot of time or resources. The developers at Command Guru started its live iPhone Reality Show at their website this week. A...

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Know any clueless Facebook abusers?

Social Networking I used to check Facebook constantly — on my phone, on my computer, on my friends’ phones and computers. In the beginning, I had no intention of having yet another addiction in my life; I felt that my coffee, Twitter and gadget habits were...

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App talk: The App Store, Android Market poised for growth

Android Whoa — Research firm IDC predicts that the iPhone App Store catalog will reach 300,000 apps by the end of 2010! That’s just… wow. I really hope Apple figures out how to make it easier for us end users to parse all of...

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Jailbroken iPhones aren’t the only ones vulnerable to malware

Iphone Os Nicolas Seriot, a Swiss iPhone developer, has published research that demonstrates some disturbing security holes in the Apple smartphone. Unlike previous reports about malware targeting jailbroken phones, this study posits that the threat...

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Android, a must-have OS for phone dogs… or is it horndogs?

Android People who count themselves as… ahem, “adult entertainment” aficionados (i.e., porno fiends), might find just what they’re looking for in the Android platform. Turns out, Google’s mobile OS lets users download apps featuring adult...

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Palm Pixi vs. Palm Pre: A Quick 10-Min Dogfight

Head To Head Reviews Adriana's been playing with the Palm Pixi for a couple weeks now when, lo and behold — PhoneDog HQ sends her a Pre! So she follows up her first unboxing with her first dogfight vid, a 10-min quick fight pitting the slim candybar phone...

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When is it okay to use a smartphone?

Relationships Every once in a while, there’s an infographic that so perfectly captures life in the modern world, it’s practically art. Such is the case with Gizmodo’s latest flow chart, which offers a “helpful” guide to knowing when to use an iPhone....

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Sprint drops dime on customers, gave GPS data to authorities 8 million+ times

Navigation If you’re a Sprint customer, you’ll want to pay attention to this: A blogger named Christopher Soghoian has uncovered evidence that Sprint handed over customer GPS location data to law enforcement officials not in one case or even a few...

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The iDROID app for the iPhone gets rejected

Cell Phone Apps Somewhere out there in America, someone created an iPhone app called iDROID. (Actually, it was Swavv Apps, creators of the Beer Pong app.) Before anyone gets excited, iDROID wasn’t exactly feature-rich. It didn’t offer any Droid-like...

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New Live Music department debuts in iTunes

Entertainment Are you an iTunes user? Have you uttered a phrase like, “I love that song, but only the June 2001 version where they’re headlining at XYZ Hall. The studio recording blows”? Well, this one’s for you: There’s a new live music section in the...

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iPhone app: PopSci Tech Buyer's Guide

Cell Phone App Reviews Here’s something for all you tech fiends (or holiday shoppers): Popular Science has a new Tech Buyer's Guide iPhone app available in the App Store. With product recommendations and consumer tips for 17 different categories of technology,...

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More on Google Phone: “It’s real, and I saw it,” claims source

Android The rumor about a Google-branded handset has gotten some new life, thanks to Gizmodo. According to the site, one of its trusted sources states that the Google Phone “is a certainty” and claims they have actually laid eyes on...

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Will iPhone ditch Google Maps?

Google There’s some buzz this Thanksgiving weekend, mostly due to a new Apple job posting for an iPhone Software Engineer to help “take Maps to the next level”: The iPhone has revolutionized the mobile industry and has changed people’s lives and...

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Is “iPhone 3,1” being tested in San Francisco?

Post When it comes to Apple, something is always in the works. And the next-gen iPhone (or iPhone OS device) is no exception. This little nugget seems to confirm previous reports that something is coming. References to "iPhone3,1" have surfaced...

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iPhone apps: Celebrities’ 8 favorite programs

Cell Phone Apps Here’s a little light reading for your holiday weekend: Last month, CNN Money ran a piece titled “Celebrities’ Favorite iPhone Apps.” It strikes me as bit of a misnomer though — Celebs? I’ve never heard of some of these people. Even so,...

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Apple’s one-day only Black Friday deals

Business And Money Thinking of an iPod Touch, iMac or Magic Mouse? Head over to Apple for its one-day only Black Friday sale. The deals aren’t huge, but to be honest, any savings are good in this economy, so hit up Apple.com or your nearest retailer to check...

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PhoneDog considers new iPhone site, runs “Name Our Domain” mini contest

Polls Hey iPhone users, listen up: Just wanted to give you some inside buzz straight from PhoneDog's virtual boiler room. After the grand slam successes of DroidDog.com and BBerryDog.com, we're kicking around the idea of doing an iPhone site....

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An iPhone girl’s thoughts on Droid, pt 3: Major features

Android When it comes to smartphones, a handset’s features can vary a lot depending on the apps you choose to download. Given this, I chose to focus more on the major built-in features of the Droid. (Once again, this review and the previous...

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An iPhone girl’s thoughts on Droid, pt 2: Design matters

Android Sometimes I’m surprised by the number of people who choose phones based on looks. I shouldn’t be — I used to do the same thing. Actually, I still do, to some extent. If a phone has everything I want and need, but looks like a cellular...

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An iPhone girl’s thoughts on Droid, pt 1: The Android OS (in 10 minutes or less)

Android Thanks to Best Buy Mobile (who has been supplying some of the devices we get to review), I got my hands on the Motorola Droid and have been playing with it for a couple weeks. So what follows are some of my impressions of the phone,...

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An iPhone girl’s thoughts on Droid (Preface)

Android Before I start, let me just say that I love my phone. Sure, the iPhone’s not perfect, and you may see me kvetch about its closed nature, baffling App Store approvals or hobbled features (tethering, anyone?), but in the end, I still love...

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Palm Pixi (Sprint) - Unboxing

Palm Webos Adriana takes a look at Palm Pre's "little sister," the Pixi, which just launched on Sprint 11/15 for $99. Is it worth the money? Take a look at what comes in the box and see for yourself.

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The Google phone theory, pt 2: A data-only device?

Google When I wrote up the post about Google possibly launching its own phone, some PD readers found it a little hard to believe. Why would the Android creator risk alienating the manufacturers and carriers who’ve been supporting the platform?,...

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Nokia pulls trigger: N900 now available in US

Post Here we go, Maemo 5 fans: Nokia started shipping the N900 earlier this month, but people living in New York or Chicago can check it out for themselves now at the Nokia flagship store, where it’s selling for $650. That’s about a hundred...

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Samsung Behold II demo (Tmo)

Android The folks at Samsung and T-mobile are sure proud of the AMOLED display and Cube interface of the Behold II. But the question is, are you impressed? Check out the hands-on demo here for yourself.

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