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Black Friday, Pt. 2 - Best Buy to offer Pre for $79.99, Chocolate Touch for free

The Black Friday deals continue, with Best Buy's doorbuster deals. Opening at 5 AM, Best Buy plans to offer the Palm Pre for $79.99 and the LG Chocolate Touch for free out the door. While speculation centers around retail locations...

By Aaron Baker - Yesterday at 9:25 PM add a comment

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T-Mobile offering up Black Friday weekend deals

In the spirit of Black Friday and the shopping weekend that surrounds it, T-Mobile is heating up the stakes by discounting three popular devices. The nation's fourth largest wireless carrier will offer the Motorola CLIQ and BlackBerry Bold...

By Aaron Baker - Yesterday at 8:40 PM 2 comments

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HTC offers $100 incentive for new smartphone purchases

All holiday shopping estimates are pointing to smartphones as the device of choice, and like any manufacturer, HTC wants to get in on the action. The company is offering a $100 check (via mail) to anyone that purchases an eligible HTC smartphone...

By Aaron Baker - Yesterday at 6:35 PM 2 comments

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Aaron's Top Five Smartphones for the 2009 Holiday Season

Quite regularly, I'm asked a question considered by many in this world to be relatively straightforward: "what cell phone do you use?" Despite the simplicity of the statement, responding is hard. This week, I carried the Bold and iPhone....

By Aaron Baker - Yesterday at 6:30 PM 8 comments

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BlackBerry Bold 9700 launches at AT&T

After a week on the nation's fourth largest wireless carrier, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is able to call AT&T's retail store shelves home. Cosmetically, few things have changed from the T-Mobile version with the exception of a new logo...

By Aaron Baker - Yesterday at 3:15 PM 1 comments

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This Week in BlackBerry: BBerryDog launches; 3G Pearl 9100 spotted

Featured News: BBerryDog is up and running!After months of planning, logo work, and more, I'm proud to say that BBerryDog, PhoneDog's BlackBerry-themed sister website, has launched! Featuring exclusive BlackBerry content that wouldn't...

By Aaron Baker - Nov 20 7:40 PM 12 comments

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Kyocera announces Incognito, Torino, and Domino

First up, the Sanyo SCP-6760 Incognito (pictured above). Featuring a clamshell form factor and a 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen, the Incognito offers 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, threaded messaging, a 2.0-megapixel camera, and a microSD memory card...

By Aaron Baker - Nov 20 5:00 PM 11 comments

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Samsung Omnia II launching December 2nd at $200

Shown at CTIA Fall last month (check out our video here), we knew the Samsung Omnia II was coming to Verizon at some point, but dates were a bit of a mystery. According to leaked documents obtained by Engadget Mobile, the device will launch in all...

By Aaron Baker - Nov 20 4:30 PM 6 comments

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Nokia N900 drops to $480 on Amazon

I'll admit - I was considering the purchase of a Nokia N900 to carry in the ol' arsenal of wireless devices, until I saw the price. Even as a certified wireless junkie, $649 is a bit too much for me (hey, I need to pay the rent first). ...

By Aaron Baker - Nov 20 1:35 PM 6 comments

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Samsung Flight (AT&T) - Review

Noah reviews the Flight from Samsung and AT&T. Is it a smartphone or a featurephone? Hard to tell, since it has a touchscreen, QWERTY board, 3G connectivity and an HTML browser

By Noah Kravitz - Nov 20 12:14 PM 14 comments

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What up, Droid?

Things have gotten so crazy in the word of Android over the last month or two that it can be difficult at times to simply keep up with a single day's news. And while Aaron, Adriana, Noah, and now Sydney have got you covered on the PhoneDog front, we...

By John Walton - Nov 20 4:00 AM 9 comments

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OS 4.7.1.61 launches for Verizon's BlackBerry Tour 9630

Sure, most Tour owners are anxiously awaiting an official OS 5.0 launch, but for now, OS 4.7 is where it's at. As of today, OS 4.7.1.61 is available for Verizon's BlackBerry Tour 9630 through their website and Desktop Manager (PC and...

By Aaron Baker - Nov 19 11:10 PM add a comment

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Casio and Verizon Wireless launch the G'zOne Rock

Are you a fisherman, hunter, hiker, or climber? If so, the Casio G'zOne (which is actually pronounced "jeez one") Rock is the device for you. Offering EVDO Rev. A, stereo Bluetooth, Push to Talk, 2.0-megapixel camera with video...

By Aaron Baker - Nov 19 7:35 PM 4 comments

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First Impressions: BlackBerry Curve 8530 (Verizon Wireless)

One day before its retail launch, UPS delivered Verizon Wireless' BlackBerry Curve 8530 to my doorstep. I've been working with it all morning, and as the replacement to the Curve 8330, I'm very pleased with it. It's a needed stepping...

By Aaron Baker - Nov 19 2:30 PM 4 comments

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