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Game On: Apple's Game Center quietly ramps up

Games Over the course of the past four days, Game Center has slowly come online, shored itself up, and started to offer a peek into its own future. Though the app/ecosystem has officially launched, I'd liken it more to a "soft launch" than a...

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AppNation: BlackBerry, webOS and Windows Phone are Dead to Developers*

Business And Money The question that I keep coming back to when I think about apps is this: We all know there's plenty of money in Apple's iOS App Store, but what about on the other platforms? Is anybody making money - real money - developing for Android?...

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Check-Ins, GeoTags and Local Search: LBS 101

Lifestyle Checking in on Foursquare, tagging photos on Facebook, and searching locally on the go: Location Based Services are all the rage, and knowing your whereabouts can make your smartphone smarter and your laptop more useful. What should you...

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AppNation: Discount passes, developer deals, party with Noah, win an iPad!

Cell Phone Apps The first-ever AppNation conference kicks off Monday morning at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. AppNation promises to be a very interesting event, focusing on the role of apps in the mobile world: Are apps just a trend, or are...

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Dick Tracy Style Review: Atomic9 Bluetooth Wristband

Bluetooth The concept behind the Atomic9 Bluetooth Wristband Speakerphone is pretty simple: You get a wristband with an integrated speakerphone and limited media player control and text-to-speech functionality. The wristband pairs with your...

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Motorola Droid 2 vs Samsung Epic 4G Dogfight! Pt 2

Head To Head Reviews Battle of the BlackBerry Beaters? Droid 2 and Epic 4G square off in a fight between two QWERTY packing Android heavyweights. Noah referees. Part 2 of 2.

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Motorola Droid 2 vs Samsung Epic 4G Dogfight!

4g Battle of the BlackBerry Beaters? Droid 2 and Epic 4G square off in a fight between two QWERTY packing Android heavyweights. Noah referees.

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5 reasons NOT to buy a cell phone right now

Lifestyle So many new phones, so many cool features, so many neat innovations ... the time couldn't be better to buy a new cell phone! Right? Wrong. That new phone you're about to buy? Don't do it. Unless you absolutely have to get a new...

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Motorola Charm (T-Mobile) Review: Noah's First Impressions

Android The messaging phone is dead, long live the smart messaging phone. T-Mobile's new Motorola Charm looks like a messaging phone, feels like a messaging phone, is all cute and cuddly and made for TXTing the day away like a messaging phone. ...

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Noah on KWGN TV, talking Apple's iPod event - 9/1/10

Phonedog Press Noah on KWGN TV, talking Apple's iPod event - 9/1/10, Noah Kravitz

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Android 3.0 is "Honeycomb," made for tablets; "Gingerbread" relegated to 2.x update?

Android Turns out that folks inside Google HQ are strongly leaning towards making "Honeycomb" the first Android release optimized for tablets, and making it the 3.0 release, thus relegating "Gingerbread" (which we all thought would be 3.0) to...

from 2010 by Noah Kravitz 8

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Liveblog: Apple special event, Wednesday at 1 PM EST

Iphone Os Right here. Stay tuned. Keep it here. Really. We'll be liveblogging the Apple Event on Wednesday morning, so keep it locked on this page. Why? Because you rock and your liveblog should rock, too. But be sure to check out our...

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New iPod Touch, New iTV with Netflix? Apple Event Predictions

Iphone Os Noah's predictions for the September 1 Apple event.

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Samsung Epic 4G Review by Noah

4g What's Good: Big, beautiful display; Roomy five-row QWERTY board with good tactile feedback; 3G/4G/WiFi connectivity; Dual cameras; Responsive controls and speedy performance. What's Bad: Samsung's custom skin doesn't add much to Android...

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iPad v Galaxy Tab v Verizon Motorola "Stingray": Noah on CNBC

Phonedog Press Noah kicks off CNBC's series on "The Next Big Thing" with a look at the future of mobile: Will tablets sell big? Will Android challenge iPad?

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Apple iPod Event Sept 1, BlackBerry Torch: Noah on Fox Business Live

Phonedog Press Noah talks about the Apple iPod event on Sept 1st, the BlackBerry Torch, and more on Fox Business Live - 8/27/10

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Motorola Charm (T-Mobile) Unboxing

Android Smartphone? Messaging phone? Both? Moto Charm for T-Mo, with Android, Blur, touchscreen, qwerty AND trackback. Whoa.

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Sony Ericsson Vivaz (AT&T) Unboxing

Unboxing Sony Ericsson is back with their second new AT&T phone in two weeks: Vivaz. 8 MP camera, HD video capture, and Symbian OS smartphone power. Noah gets it out of the box.

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Made for iPad? Yup. Philips launches new iOS speakers

Gallery Philips has a bunch of audio gear currently available under their "Fidelio" line, and it was all on display for me to see and hear in the Spanish Suite last week. Most of the gear is "Made for" iPod and iPhone, including the new top of the...

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Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint) Review

Android The best Android phone in the world? The best phone in the world? Maybe. Noah reviews the Epic 4G.

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Tablets, Tablets, Tablets: PhoneDog's Buying Guide

Android We seem to be approaching the Golden Age of all-touch slate computers. Or, at least, the Golden Age of every OEM on the planet trying to sell you one. Whether or not the world really wants a thousand and one new touchable slates remains to...

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You don't need a tablet or e-Reader but you're gonna want one

Android The rise of e-Readers and the second coming of the tablet computer threatens to further blur the lines and make mobile more people's primary way of communicating with one another. While it remains to be seen if the success of Apple's iPad...

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Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint) Review: Noah's First Impressions

4g The Samsung Epic 4G is Sprint's second 4G-capable phone, and the second to launch on any major US carrier, following in the footsteps of HTC's Evo 4G. Epic, like Evo, runs Google's Android OS and features 3G/4G compatibility, WiFi, a large...

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iPhone 4 vs Droid X vs Evo 4G vs Vibrant (Galaxy S)- Dogfight Pt 2!

Android Noah attempts the unthinkable: A Fatal FourWay Dogfight. Four of the summer's baddest touchscreen smartphones enter the squared circle to duke it out: Apple iPhone 4 vs Moto Droid X vs HTC Evo 4G vs Samsung Vibrant. Part 2 of 2. Check...

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Noah on CNBC: Google's iPad Killer coming to Verizon

Android I was on CNBC's Street Signs yesterday with John Abell, Sr. Editor of Wired, talking about Android-powered tablet computers. All signs point to Verizon hoping to launch a Motorola/Nvidia powered tablet, running Android 3.0, in time for...

from 2010 by Noah Kravitz 6

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Fatal Four Way Dogfight: iPhone v Evo v Vibrant v Droid X

Android Fatal Four Way Dogfight: iPhone v Evo v Vibrant v Droid X, Noah Kravitz Be sure to check out part 2 of our first 4 way dogfight between the Apple iPhone 4 vs Droid X vs HTC EVO 4G vs Samsung Vibrant .

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Verizon Motorola Android tablet slated for November; HTC Chrome rumor debunked

Android I'm about to go on CNBC to talk about the "Tablet Wars." Want to know what I'm going to say? It's all about the Verizon Motorola Android 3.0 tablet that Big Red hopes to ship in time for Christmas. - Most of the specifics of...

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Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint) 720p HD Video Sample

Android Raw footage shot with Epic 4G. Direct upload to YouTube failed, so file was sideloaded via USB tether and uploaded from desktop. Settings: 1280 x 720 pixels, Superfine mode, .3GP file format.

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TV is the next killer app. Right?

Cell Phone Apps Google, Logitech, and Adobe are ramping up for a big marketing push behind the launch of Logitech Revue, the first Google TV product for consumers. Motorola and Verizon are said to be readying a tablet computer, featuring some sort of...

from 2010 by Noah Kravitz 6

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Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint) Unboxing

Android Epic 4G is here, two weeks before it hits the stores. $250 on contract gets you Android 2.1, WiMax, a QWERTY keyboard and more. Noah gets it out of the box.

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