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Samsung Behold II: Quick first impressions

Android Last night, Samsung and T-mo unveiled the Samsung Behold II with a launch date of November 18 and price tag of $229.99 (with two-year contract). Sammie’s second Android handset (and the maker’s first for Tmo, the Behold II sports the...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 13

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Jailbroken iPhones: Blackra1n 101 (plus the fix for the iPhone worm)

Jailbroken EDITOR’S NOTE: Originally, we asked Carlos Graves, iPhone freak and PhoneDog friend, to do a short step-by-step on Blackra1n and Blacksn0w, the jailbreak and unlock tools which recently came out for iPhone update 3.1.2. Though we don't...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 4

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Sears offers electronics trade-in program

Business And Money Generally speaking, I’m not a big Sears fan. My male relatives, however, routinely hit the department store for tools or appliances, so this news caught my eye (especially in light of the upcoming holidays): Sears has partnered...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 10

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Malicious new iPhone worm infects jailbroken phones

Jailbroken It was only a matter of time before someone took a cue from the Dutch and Aussie hackers — who tunneled into jailbroken iPhones for some harmless mischief — and took it to a bad place. Mac security vendor Intego calls...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 20

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8 cool phones you can’t have

Entertainment My friend said I was mean for posting this. “Why would you torture people? Showing them stuff they can’t get here in the U.S. — that’s just cruel.” Well… it’s because… well, um… Okay. Fine. I have no response for that. Maybe it is mean....

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Google wishes you a happy travel season (with free airport wifi)

Google Nothing like hanging out at the airport, while your minor flight delay ticks over into its 2nd hour. And for what? A red-eye that plunks you down at Aunt Martha’s table, in front of a plate of dry turkey? Ugh. The indignity of sitting in...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 2

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More jailbreak wonkiness: First iPhone worm spreads likeness of Rick Astley

Post That’s right — Rick Astley, the gingered crooner who was responsible for such hits as “Never Gone Give You Up” and “Together Forever,” has gone viral. Well okay, he was viral before (if you’ve never heard of Rickrolling, click here — Yes,...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 6

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Biggest iPhone App Store FAIL yet: Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” was approved

Cell Phone Apps Dear App Store: What the heck are you doing? You routinely delay or reject practical, interesting candidates, but allow passage for fart programs, cheesy joke apps, and other equally tasteless entries. You even recently denied an iPhone...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 15

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Another Verizon/iPhone rumor: To happen in Q3 2010?

Rumors And Leaks After the exclusivity arrangement between AT&T and iPhone expires, which is expected to happen in the middle of next year, Verizon iPhone fans (or AT&T customers looking to jump ship) might finally get some satisfaction. According to a new...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 16

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Dutch hacker sends alerts to jailbroken iPhones, freaks out users

Jailbroken Imagine hanging out somewhere, minding your own business, maybe checking email or texts on your iPhone, when suddenly this message pops up on screen. If you have a pristine, fully sanctioned iPhone, you can breath easy. Those with...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 8

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Price Check: Droid with 1yr, 2yr or no contract

Android Mobile Content Today posted an interesting breakdown today. Writer Todd Ogasawara ponders, not whether to get the Moto DROID, but how to get it: At the discount price (with two-year contract), partial discount (for a one-year contract) or...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 23

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A look at the Cubetastic Behold2 interface

Post Our pal John Walton has a post up on Droiddog with a video that offers a look at the Samsung Behold2's interface. If you’ve been itching to see the Android phone “Cube”-style, check it out by clicking here . (And say hi...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 5

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Baffling MyTouch ad on eBay. (Was the seller off his meds?)

Post Take a look at this. What is wrong with this picture? (If it’s not hitting you, take another look. Do you see it?) That phone better be encased in solid gold and rubies to justify that Buy Now price. More...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 14

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Rumor: AT&T to sell 8GB iPhone 3GS for $99

Rumors And Leaks In case you missed the “R word” in the title, this is strictly rumor category: BoyGenius Report says there are no less than two sources claiming that AT&T and Apple are mulling over the possibility of offering a cheaper, lower-end iPhone...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 4

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The DROID Stealth Commercial

Videos We’re on the cusp of D-day (DROID day), and the Droid PR machine hasn’t let up. This is the recent commercial touting the device. Which one do you like better: This movie preview–style Stealth commercial or that now...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 6

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Has Tmo’s HSPA 7.2 Mbps network rollout begun?

4g It seems Tmo is preparing to launch its new HSPA 7.2Mbps 3G network. Not only that, but various subscribers are already experiencing sudden bouts of fast speeds. The guys at AndroidandMe confirm that on average, users — specifically in...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 7

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November’s bevvy of Big Red phones

Post Beyond the DROID and DROID Eris , Verizon’s LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Curve 8530 and Samsung Convoy have also become bona fide. The carrier announced official launch dates for these additions to the lineup, including: LG...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 3

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It’s official: DROID Eris launches Nov 6 for $99

Android Looks like tomorrow’s launch of Big Red’s DROID initiative isn’t tied to just one phone. Like the gossip mill predicted, HTC and Verizon are letting the DROID Eris loose the same day, giving customers a choice of Android handsets at two...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 8

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Leaked pics of DROID Eris

Android None of the following pics, leaked courtesy of one of BoyGenius Report’s “connects,” shows the DROID Eris actually powered on, so take these as unofficial unboxing photos. Even so, it’s a good look at the form factor some of you will be...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 25

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AT&T makes 3 new service announcements for Sunday

Post Every time AT&T has made the news rounds recently, it seemed to be about something negative. It’s suing LCD manufacturers. It’s freaked about possibly losing the iPhone. It’s in denial over weak 3G coverage. It’s suing Verizon for exposing...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 10

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Rumor debunked, as Exchange mail won’t cost extra on Droid (plus, Google & Verizon to hold secret concert)

Rumors And Leaks There’s been some talk this week about how Droid users will have to pay an extra $15 for Exchange email on top of their data plans. In fact, a lot of sites picked up this story and ran it as fact. In the end, though, this was only sorta...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 1

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HTC confirms HD2’s US arrival (Q1 2010)

Windows Mobile I am not a WinMo fan. If you’ve been reading PhoneDog for any period of time, you already know that. I’ve tried working my way through this OS (which, for an Apple girl, isn’t an easy task), to no avail. But if there was ever a device that...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 21

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BillShrink cost of ownership analysis: Pre, MyTouch beat out iPhone 3GS, Moto Droid

Post More fodder for the cost-conscious: According to a recent cost comparison from BillShrink.com, the cost of owning a Palm Pre or MyTouch 3G is $1,250 less than AT&T’s iPhone or Verizon’s Moto Droid. To come up with...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 25

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App Store rejects Macworld iPhone Superguide (because the word “iPhone” is in the title?)

Cell Phone Apps Macworld’s Editor-in-Chief Jason Snell has just been rejected by the App Store. According to his Twitter feed, Snell’s reference guide to the Apple handset has been rejected for — get this — actually having the word “iPhone” in the title....

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 5

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A peek under the hood of a phone that doesn’t exist yet? (iPhone 4G)

4g Last time China Ontrade said that it had an iPhone component early on in the development process (for the 3GS back then), it turned out to be totally true. In fact, there were teardowns of the handset that clearly showed it in the build....

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 14

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To have and Behold(2): Unofficial pics of Sammy’s Tmo Android phone leaked

Android Sammy’s first T-mobile Android device has been snapped before, all glammed up and shiny. But images of the handset, caught in the wild, have been infamously hard to come by. Well, if you want to see what it will look like, minus the...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 11

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Ad blunder mentions Pixi’s Wifi (huh?)

Palm Webos That little item underlined in red may have gotten some WebOS fans’ hopes up. (And it had some of us in the industry do a doubletake). That is, until someone at Sprint HQ noticed the colossal mistake of listing Wifi as a feature on the...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 7

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More Android for the masses: Sprint launches the Samsung Moment for $180

Android In contrast to hyped-out lead-up to the Verizon/Moto Droid, Sprint’s Samsung Moment kind of slid in and had a fairly quiet debut over the weekend. This was the phone that the booth babes at CTIA wouldn’t let us hold. They...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 8

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BlackBerry to get a new browser

Post BlackBerry fans may love their texting and emailing on their handsets, but even many of them acknowledge that the onboard web browser could stand some improvement. If you’re one of them, the latest item from RIM might hold something that...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 2

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Adobe goes all passive aggresivey, re: iPhone

Post iPhone fans (myself included) have been waiting for years for some glimmer of hope in the Flash-on-iPhone situation. We know that Adobe was gung ho about bringing it aboard, but Apple’s non response pretty much stopped it before it could...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 14