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PhoneDog TV: Interview with Martin Cooper

Videos Martin Cooper, the designer of the first cell phone, joins Sydney from PhoneDog in this special interview. We talked for half an hour, discussing topics ranging from that original cell phone to the mobile market today and the so-called...

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Dog Pound Episode 32 - HTC One X; ICS for RAZR, Rezound; Google tablet store and more!

The Dog Pound Welcome to The Dog Pound, the show that covers the latest mobile tech news with a sprinkle of humor. This week's show includes news on the HTC One X and One S, the HTC EVO One, the rumored Google tablet store, and new segment called...

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Interview with Martin Cooper coming soon on PhoneDog

Videos I'm proud to announce a very special interview coming soon to PhoneDog. Martin Cooper, the creator of the cell phone, will be on PhoneDog to talk about that first cell phone he designed, the mobile market today, and other hot topics. The...

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Dog Pound Episode 31 - Lumia 900 hits April 8th; iPhone with larger display; Galaxy S III in April

Android In this episode of The Dog Pound , Sydney covers news on Windows Phone , iOS , and Android . To start with, we finally have official confirmation of the Nokia Lumia 900 's release date, April 8th. Also coming on that date is the HTC...

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ZTE Fury Written Review by Sydney

Android There are plenty of awesome, high-end phones out there that offer cool features and terrific performance. The great phones are generally easy to spot. Finding a good, budget-friendly phone, however, can be a little more tricky. Some of...

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ZTE Fury Video Review Part 2

Android The ZTE Fury is one of Sprint's newest Android smartphones and it carries a great price tag of only twenty bucks on contract. Along with its great price, the Fury also has some nice features, including a 1 GHz processor, a 5-megapixel...

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ZTE Fury Video Review Part 1

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Dog Pound Episode 30 - iPad 3 now available, Galaxy S III pic leaked, Nexus tablet coming, and more!

4g The new iPad is now available and it's already breaking sales records. AT&T says that it has set a new single-day record for iPad sales and activations and Apple is saying that demand is "through the roof". We have plenty of iPad coverage...

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ZTE Fury First Impressions by Sydney

Android A good, inexpensive smartphone is hard to find these days. Oh, there's plenty of budget-friendly phones. It's finding one that's worth buying that's the challenge. Another contender has shown up in the ZTE Fury, only twenty bucks on...

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Samsung Rugby Smart Written Review by Sydney

Android If you're rough on your phone and need one that can withstand the torture, then there are just a few options available to you. The Samsung Rugby Smart is one of them, and really, it's one of the most inexpensive phones in a category that...

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ZTE Fury Unboxing

Android At only $20 on contract, the ZTE Fury seems like a bargain. But is it furiously underpriced (see what I did there?) or is it just not a good phone? That's what you want to know and that's what we're here for. In this unboxing video, Sydney...

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Samsung Rugby Smart Video Review Part 2

Android The Samsung Rugby Smart joins AT&T's lineup as a rugged smartphone, made to withstand tough falls and rough use. It is water, dust, shock, and temperature proof, IP 67.00 certified, and MIL-STD-810 certified. Basically, it should be able...

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Samsung Rugby Smart Video Review Part 1

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Dog Pound Episode 29 - New iPad announced; new name for Android Market and more!

The Dog Pound Apple dominated the news last week with the announcement of the new iPad. Their latest tablet packs a 9.7-inch Retina display, an improved dual-core A5X with quad-core graphics, a 5-megapixel camera that captures 1080p video, and LTE...

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Samsung Rugby Smart 720p HD video sample

Android The Rugby Smart captures 720p HD video with it's rear-facing 5-megapixel camera. This video was captured on March 12, 2012 at about noon in Dallas, TX. It was a sunny day so the lighting was excellent for a test video. There was a...

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Samsung Rugby Smart First Impressions by Sydney

Android Apparently, the rugged smartphone business is profitable because manufacturers continue to make durable phones and release them. Not only are they still being made, but they're getting better. I remember a time when rugged phones were the...

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BlackBerry Torch Challenge: Day 30

Blackberry Os This is it, guys. It's the last day of my BlackBerry Torch Challenge. It's been fun; there have been some ups and some downs; all in all, I enjoyed the challenge. Yes, there were some times when the challenge was just that, a challenge....

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Dog Pound Episode 28 - MWC 2012; Galaxy S III release date; iPad 3 event and more!

The Dog Pound This week's Dog Pound is a busy one and therefore slightly longer than usual. MWC took place last week which means that there were tons of new phones and tablets announced, most notably the Xperia P and U, the HTC One S, V, and X, and the...

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What we think we know about the iPad 3

Ios It's almost here, folks. We're only a few days away from what is more than likely the event where Apple will announce the iPad 3. Looking back, it's amazing how popular this device has become. When the original iPad was announced, there...

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BlackBerry Torch Challenge: Day 25

Blackberry Os I'm on the home stretch now at Day 25 of my BlackBerry Torch Challenge. I have five more days to go but I'm still learning about the OS. Last week, I talked about the poor maps performance and my continued disappointment with web browsing...

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Dog Pound Episode 27 - iPad 3 announcement, Galaxy S III specs, and more!

The Dog Pound We're back with a new episode of the Dog Pound and a new format! Sorry for missing last week; I was unavailable so we didn't have an episode. I mentioned in the last episode that this show is now six months old. Since we've hit a...

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iPad 3 pictures; iPhone 5 launch date; BlackBerry Playbook 2.0; iPhone on T-Mobile and more!

Blackberry Os If you're hungry for iPhone and iPad news, then last Friday's PhoneDog Live is what you should be watching. As the rumored launch date for the iPad 3 nears, we're going to hear more and more speculation about its hardware. Last week we got...

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Samsung Captivate Glide vs. Pantech Burst Dogfight Part 2

Android It's Dogfight time and we've got two great contenders - the Samsung Captivate Glide and the Pantech Burst. Both feature a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 4G technology, a dual-core processor, and Android 2.3. There are a couple of differences...

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Samsung Captivate Glide vs. Pantech Burst Dogfight Part 1

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BlackBerry Torch Challenge: Day 19

Blackberry Os I've made it to Day 19 of my 30-day BlackBerry Torch Challenge. This week was unique because I took off work for most of it due to a personal emergency and I got to use the phone in ways that I hadn't before. The difference this week was...

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iPad 3 announcement date; Android 4.0 update schedule; BlackBerry 10 pics; HTC Endeavor and more!

Phonedog Live Recap Last week was an exciting week because it was filled with important leaks. Not only did we see the usual leaks on some future Android phones, but we also saw pictures of Motorola's first Intel-powered smartphone with Android 4.0 which also...

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BlackBerry Torch Challenge: Day 12

Blackberry Os I'm on the twelfth day of my BlackBerry Torch Challenge and things are starting to look up. In my last video, I proclaimed that I was nearly ready to give up and that anyone who was a fan of BlackBerry must not have used any other OS...

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Pantech Burst Written Review by Sydney

4g It's not every day you see a smartphone with a dual-core processor, 4G LTE capabilities, and a Super AMOLED display going for fifty bucks on-contract. For a phone of that caliber, you would generally expect to pay at least $100, if not...

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What defines a phone as high-end, mid-range, or low-end?

Android I just finished writing my review of the Pantech Burst and the entire time I found myself having a hard time deciding exactly what tier this phone belongs in. It used to be so simple. If a phone had a 1 GHz single-core processor or a...

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Samsung Captivate Glide Written Review by Sydney

Android In a world where smartphone manufacturers battle over a few millimeters to earn the title of having the thinnest smartphone, there's just no place for a phone with a physical keyboard. The added bulk isn't as attractive as a phone that's a...

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