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The Best Smartphones: Week 45

Official Smartphone Rankings It's time for another round-up of last week's OSR action. Taylor is back in another weekly recap of PhoneDog's Official Smartphone Rankings. In week 45, ending January 13, the Samsung Galaxy Note II proved its dominance in both charts,...

Jan 15th by Taylor Martin 0

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HTC DROID DNA Challenge: Day 1

Android Taylor accepts his first 30-day challenge on the heels of the largest tech show of the year, CES 2013! Taylor takes on 30 days with the only 1080p smartphone available in the U.S. market, the HTC DROID DNA on Verizon Wireless. Taylor has...

Jan 14th by Taylor Martin 15

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What was your favorite gadget at CES 2013?

Android The largest tech show of the year is behind us and, well, there's a lot to say about everything that was there. On the mobile side, everything was mostly serene. There were very few surprises and even fewer mobile devices that left us...

Jan 14th by Taylor Martin 48 42 Reactions

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ZTE Grand S Gallery

Android I knew ZTE would announce the Grand S prior to going to CES. It was publicly available information as it was listed on the CES Press Events page, but no one actually knew what the Grand S was beforehand. It was under the radar and,...

Jan 10th by Taylor Martin 4

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Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Hands-On

Android Samsung announced the LTE variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 for Verizon and our own Taylor got some hands-on time. Very little has changed as far as design or specifications go. There is a large Verizon logo on the back, and the...

Jan 10th by Taylor Martin 2

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Verizon Samsung ATIV Odyssey Hands-On

Ces Las Vegas 2013 At CES 2013 in Las Vegas, Taylor gets some hands-on time with the newly announced Samsung ATIV Odyssey. As far as specifications go, it's nothing spectacular: 4-inch (480 by 800 pixel resolution) display, 8GB built-in storage, microSD card...

Jan 10th by Taylor Martin 2

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Huawei Ascend W1 Hands-On

Ces Las Vegas 2013 Taylor gets some hands-on time with the recently announced Huawei Ascend W1, Huawei's first Windows Phone device. It has a 4-inch (480 by 800 pixel resolution) display, 4GB of built-in storage and microSD card slot, 512MB RAM, a...

Jan 9th by Taylor Martin 0

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ZTE Grand S Hands-On

Android Taylor gets some hands-on time with the recently announced ZTE Grand S at CES in Las Vegas. It is yet another 5-inch 1080p smartphone with a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, 2GB RAM, 16GB built-in storage, microSD card slot,...

Jan 9th by Taylor Martin 7

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T-Mobile CES press event liveblog!

4g We're here at The Venetian for the T-Mobile press event at CES. We're not sure what's going to happen here. There have been some rumblings of an LTE announcement. I don't know for sure, but our own David Beren, Mr. TmoNews, is on the edge...

Jan 8th by Taylor Martin 2

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Sony Xperia Z Gallery

Android Last night, Sony announced its two latest handsets at CES in Las Vegas, the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL. The differences between the two are minimal. They both have a 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 16GB built-in storage, a 13-megapixel camera,...

Jan 8th by Taylor Martin 23 16 Reactions

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Sony Xperia ZL Gallery

Android Late last night at CES , Sony brought everyone in to showcase all its latest devices. Among those were the new Xperia Z and Xperia ZL smartphones. Below is a photo gallery of the Sony Xperia ZL . Under the hood, the ZL has a...

Jan 8th by Taylor Martin 0

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Huawei Ascend D2 Gallery

Ces Las Vegas 2013 Yesterday in Las Vegas, Huawei announced two new phones, the Ascend Mate and Ascend D2. I had a chance to get some hands-on time with each. The Ascend D2 is the smaller brother of the Mate, measuring in with a 5-inch 1080p display. Other...

Jan 8th by Taylor Martin 0

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Huawei Ascend Mate Gallery

Ces Las Vegas 2013 We're here in Las Vegas at CES 2013 where Huawei recently announced two smartphones in its 2013 lineup, the Ascend Mate and Ascend D2. With a giant, 6.1-inch display, the Ascend Mate is the larger of the two smartphones. It comes with a...

Jan 8th by Taylor Martin 1

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Sony Xperia Z Hands-On

Android Taylor gets some hands-on time with the recently announced Sony Xperia Z. The Xperia Z has a 5-inch 1080p display, 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, 16GB built-in storage, microSD card slot, 2GB RAM, a 13-megapixel camera with...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 13

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Sony Xperia ZL Hands-On

Android Taylor gets some hands-on time with the recently announced Sony Xperia ZL. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, 16GB built-in storage, microSD card slot, 13-megapixel camera with HDR video...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 3

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Huawei Ascend D2 Hands-On

Android Huawei just announced the Ascend D2 and our own Taylor got some hands-on time with it at CES in Las Vegas. The Ascend D2 is the smaller brother of the gigantic, 6.1-inch Ascend Mate. It has a 5-inch 1080p display at 443 pixels per inch, a...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 5

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Huawei Ascend Mate Hands-On

Android Taylor gets hands-on time with the Huawei Ascend Mate which was recently announced in Las Vegas at CES. At 6.1-inches, the Huawei Ascend Mate has the largest display of any smartphone to date. It also equips a 1.5GHz quad-core Huawei-made...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 9

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Huawei CES press event liveblog!

Android We're back! This we're in line for the Huawei press event that starts at 1:00 PM local time (4:00 PM EST). There are several rumored devices to be showing their face at this event, but I don't imagine many of them will be ever officially...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 0

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2013 will be the year of the smart home

Android We came into CES this year knowing that there wouldn't be a ton of mobile news. Each year, the focus on mobile at CES has been winding down in favor of more mobile-centric shows and one-off pressers. So we didn't expect a ton of U.S.-based...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 4

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LG's CES press event liveblog!

Ces Las Vegas 2013 It's press day, and that means Luke and I are going to be hoofing it across the Las Vegas strip all day long covering press events and scouring the show floor for anything and everything mobile-related. First up is the LG press event,...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 0

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What do you want to see at CES 2013?

Ces Las Vegas 2013 The year's largest technology trade show is just days away. Taylor will be on the ground covering anything and everything he can get his hands on. The money question right now is: what will be on display and what will be announced at CES...

Jan 4th by Taylor Martin 51 44 Reactions

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Is there room for all the up-and-coming mobile operating systems?

Android In the mobile space, most everything major is divided between two primary platforms we're all too familiar with: Apple's iOS or Android from the search giant Google. Chances are, if any new mobile application is released, it hits iOS first...

Jan 4th by Taylor Martin 17

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Which up-and-coming mobile OS will succeed? (Poll)

Blackberry Os We're only three days into 2013 and there has been a lot of talk of brand new or up-and-coming mobile operating systems. Just yesterday, Canonical announced Ubuntu Phone OS, which shrinks the power of one of the world's most popular,...

Jan 3rd by Taylor Martin 65 32 Reactions

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Why can't I get a discount for going no-contract on a postpaid carrier?

Business And Money We all are fairly familiar with how smartphone subsidization works. You walk into a carrier store, browse the new phones on plinths and displays and maybe ask for a little help. When you finally decide on a single device, you agree to a...

Jan 3rd by Taylor Martin 45 15 Reactions

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I want to love Ubuntu Phone OS

Android When I was 18, my Windows desktop crashed for the last time. I wiped the hard drive, installed Ubuntu and never looked back. I did the same thing with the first laptop I purchased after a year of suffering Windows Vista. Ever since the...

Jan 2nd by Taylor Martin 21

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The Best Smartphones: Week 43

Official Smartphone Rankings Another week, another round-up of last weeks standings in PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings! This time, Taylor recaps the top five smartphones in both the People's Choice Chart and the Mobile Tech Expert's Chart. The Samsung...

Jan 2nd by Taylor Martin 9

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What to expect at CES 2013

Android The new year has begun, and that means one thing: the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is right around the corner. Officially, it starts January 8, but the press events, announcements and parties all begin days before. I will hit the ground...

Jan 2nd by Taylor Martin 8

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What 2013 smartphone are you looking forward to most? (Poll)

Android In retrospect, 2012 was a crazy year for the mobile world. The smartphones are of an unbelievable caliber. Build quality was greatly improved, as was speed, performance, wireless connections, NFC, displays and cameras. We're certain that...

Jan 1st by Taylor Martin 85

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Exciting changes for PhoneDog in 2013

Lifestyle Happy New Year from the entire PhoneDog team! As you all know by now, Aaron Baker is no longer with the site. It was a sad and emotional move for many of us. I explained earlier today just how Aaron played a huge role in my professional...

Jan 1st by Taylor Martin 16

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An exciting new era of PhoneDog

Blackberry Os As you all know by now, Aaron's last day with PhoneDog was yesterday, December 31, 2012. David Beren (Mr. TmoNews himself) and I have been chosen to split his former role. David is now Editorial Director of all PhoneDog network sites and I...

Jan 1st by Taylor Martin 78 32 Reactions