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Why your Windows Phone device won't be updated to Windows Phone 8

Android Last week, Microsoft gave us a sneak peek of what to expect when Windows Phone 8 is released this fall. They highlighted eight (get it?…Windows Phone *8*) new features including a new Start screen with more tile sizes and options, support...

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Leaked Windows Phone 8 devices; Render of Google Nexus tablet; Microsoft Surface official and more!

Android Welcome to this week's episode of The Dog Pound. Get ready for another quick round-up of the latest news from the past week. Microsoft dominated the headlines last week with the announcement of the Surface tablets and a sneak peak of...

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Windows Phone 8 Recap: New Start Screen, Multi-Core Processors, HD Displays & more!

Videos Microsoft gave us a sneak peak of Windows Phone 8 today and showed off a few of its new features, including the new Start screen, Wallet, Nokia Maps, and its enterprise and gaming apps. A lot of people have been asking for more...

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iOS 6 features only for new devices; Galaxy S III review; Verizon's shared data plans and more!

Android Here we go with another episode of The Dog Pound, our weekly video where Sydney gives a quick refresh of the latest news from the past week. Aaron has posted tons of coverage of the Samsung Galaxy S III, including a two-part video review...

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iOS 6 announced with Apple Maps; Video of next iPhone; Ban on Galaxy S III and more!

Android WWDC kicked off today and the first thing Apple did was show off the newest version of its mobile operating system. iOS 6 brings over 200 new features like Facebook integration, Passbook, Maps, and more. Apple detailed several of the new...

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Release dates for U.S. Galaxy S III; pictures of next iPhone; Google Nexus tablet specs and more!

The Dog Pound Here we go with a late edition of The Dog Pound, the weekly show where Sydney rounds up all of the latest mobile technology news from the past week. Last week was filled with iPhone leaks and we saw some very detailed images of what could...

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Facebook Phone rumors; Nexus tablet coming next month; iPhone 5 with larger display and more!

Android Sydney's back with another episode of The Dog Pound, rounding up the latest mobile technology news from the past week. There's some new rumors and some old rumors that we've been hearing for a few years now. It appears that Facebook is...

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Ban on EVO 4G LTE lifted; Mulitple Nexus devices coming; No more unlimited data for Verizon & more!

Android Good news! The ban on the HTC EVO 4G LTE has been lifted! At the time of this recording, a ban was being imposed by US Customs that would not allow the EVO 4G LTE or the HTC One X into the US as defined by a ruling from the ITC regarding a...

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After one month with Android, I'm going back to Windows Phone

Android Consider this a late announcement that I switched to Android for a month. It wasn't quite an official switch since I still kept and used my Windows Phone smartphone as my primary personal device and the "switch" was actually more of a...

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CTIA Recap - HTC EVO 4G LTE, DROID Incredible 4G LTE; Apple creating its own mapping service?

Android CTIA took place in New Orleans last week and we got a chance to see plenty of new phones and Aaron has tons of hands-on videos for you to check out. The most notable devices were the HTC EVO 4G LTE and the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE ,...

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LG Optimus Elite Written Review by Sydney

Android In the realm of low-cost smartphones, there's usually not a whole lot that entices customers aside from the prices. I know a lot of people who make it a practice to simply buy whatever decent phone is free at the time when their contract...

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LG Optimus Elite Video Review Part 2

Android The LG Optimus Elite joins Sprint's line-up as an eco-friendly, low-cost, smartphone. At only $30 on contract, it's hard to ignore a phone like this. It even has some rare features like NFC and Google Wallet support - two things that even...

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LG Optimus Elite Video Review Part 1

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Samsung unveils Galaxy S III; RIM shows off BlackBerry 10; DROID Incredible 4G LTE official

Android In this week's episode of the Dog Pound, Sydney discusses the Samsung Galaxy S III and its features. We've been waiting for this phone for months and now it's finally official. For the most part, it lived up to all of our expectations but...

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LG Optimus Elite First Impressions by Sydney

Android Of all the carriers, Sprint seems to be the most passionate about making eco-friendly devices. Starting with the Samsung Replenish , Sprint has regularly pushed out smartphones that use recyclable materials and earth-friendly...

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LG Lucid Written Review by Sydney

Android The saying goes that there's strength in numbers and Android certainly has that on its side. The variety of Android phones on the market is a huge bonus for consumers because it makes it easy to get a phone that matches what you want,...

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LG Optimus Elite Unboxing

Android The LG Optimus Elite is one of Sprints new low-end Android smartphones. It is unique because it is an eco-friendly device made of 50 percent recycled plastic and is packed in fully recyclable packaging that is printed with soy inks. It's...

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BlackBerry World 2012 Recap: Day 2

Blackberry Os The show is winding down in Orlando and the general tone here is good. It seems that there were some who were cynical about BlackBerry 10 but everyone I've talked to here is optimistic about it. I mentioned to a few people that "it's...

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QNX-Enabled Porsche Carrera Demo

Blackberry Os During the opening keynote at BlackBerry World, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins emphasized that BlackBerry 10 is not just for smartphones or tablets. It's a mobility and computing OS, meant for bigger devices as well as handheld ones. Well, it...

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BlackBerry Curve 9220 Hands-On

Blackberry Os BlackBerry World 2012 continues! In this video, Sydney goes hands-on with the BlackBerry Curve 9220. It's a low-end phone with an 806 MHz processor, a 2.4-inch display (no touchscreen), BlackBerry OS 7.1, and a 2-megapixel fixed focus...

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BlackBerry World 2012 Recap: Day 1

Blackberry Os BlackBerry World is underway and it started with a keynote from RIM CEO Thorsten Heins. This is really one of the main events and the big expectations were surrounding BlackBerry 10. We knew that we weren't going to see any new hardware,...

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Hands-on with the BlackBerry 10 developer unit

Blackberry Os Well, we had heard reports that there would be no new devices announced at this year's BlackBerry World and those rumors have held true (so far). We were, however, given a quick look at BlackBerry 10 and some of its new features during the...

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Live from BlackBerry World 2012!

Blackberry Os I'm at BlackBerry World 2012 in Orlando, Florida and it's kicking off with a special keynote with none other than RIM CEO Thorsten Heins. Although it's been supposedly confirmed that we won't see any new Blackberry devices, we're still...

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Porsche Design BlackBerry P'9981 Hands-On

Blackberry Os Sydney got some hands-on time with the Porsche Design BlackBerry P'9981 while at BlackBerry World 2012 in Orlando. The P'9981 is basically a Bold 9900 but in a premium shell with high-end features. The front face is cased in brushed...

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HTC One S Written Review by Sydney

Android In the past, HTC has been criticized for releasing too many phones that all seemed to be alike with only minor differences between each one. It seemed like every month there was another "superphone" from the Taiwanese...

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Dog Pound Episode 35 - Galaxy S III specs leak, Windows Phone update drama and more!

Android This week's episode of The Dog Pound covers news from April 13-20. A lot happened last week and Sydney recaps all of it for you in the show. First, we saw a video of the Samsung Galaxy S III, or at least a shell with what will be the...

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Windows Phone DOES deserve a free pass…sort of

Android I still remember the first time I saw Android. It was a review video for the T-Mobile G1, the very first Android phone we saw in the U.S. In a world where BlackBerry was King and iOS (then known as iPhone OS) was not everyone's cup of tea,...

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Dog Pound Episode 34 - Galaxy S III event; One S to T-Mobile; Incredible 4G specs and more!

Android This week on The Dog Pound, Sydney shares some of the things she learned from playing Pokemon, and tells a childhood story about her name. (Don't worry, it's more interesting than it sounds.) By way of news, we finally got an invite to the...

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Dog Pound Episode 33 - Facebook buys Instagram; Lumia 900 Review; Android 4.0 for Note and more!

Android This week on The Dog Pound: Sydney shows off her basketball skills, and shows that the show can still be pointless, even if it does now include the news. Speaking of news, the big story is from Instagram. Last week, the popular app was...

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Volunteer for The Ultimate Fanboy War: Round 2 this Friday!

Android It's back! That's right, Round 2 of The Ultimate Fanboy War will be taking place LIVE this Friday, April 13th, on PhoneDog Live at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. We know how passionate you are about technology and we've seen how willing you are to...

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