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The Top Smartphones: HTC One wins again!

Official Smartphone Rankings Aaron's back to round up the best smartphones as voted on by YOU in PhoneDog's Official Smartphone Rankings! In week 63, the HTC One led against the Samsung Galaxy S 4 yet again, holding the first place spot for a third full week with a...

1 hr ago by Aaron Baker 0

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Verizon selling subscriber data to businesses, AT&T investigating ways to do the same

News Heads up, Verizon Wireless customers, because a new report has surfaced with details on how your operator has started selling customer data to other businesses. The Wall Street Journal notes that Verizon uses a company called Precision...

1 hr ago by Alex Wagner 0

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T-Mobile Nokia Lumia 925 Hands-On

Videos Aaron goes hands-on with the T-Mobile Nokia Lumia 925, coming very soon to T-Mobile. Featuring a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 4.5-inch WXGA HD AMOLED display with ClearBlack technology, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording and...

3 hrs ago by Aaron Baker 26 23 Reactions

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Kyocera Hydro Edge Hands-On

Android Aaron gets some hands-on time with the Kyocera Hydro Edge, a new smartphone that's coming soon to Boost Mobile. Featuring a 1 GHz dual-core CPU, 4-inch IPS display, 5-megapixel camera, 1 GB of RAM and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with some...

7 hrs ago by Aaron Baker 2

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Do you suffer from social networking fatigue?

Lifestyle One of the best uses of our powerful smartphones is to stay connected. Whether that’s to rekindle past relationships, stay up-to-date on what’s happening with family in other States or countries, or to meet new people, using applications...

9 hrs ago by Evan Selleck 0

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy S 4 (5-21-13)

Featured User Reviews The Samsung Galaxy S 4 has been around for three weeks now and has found a comfortable spot on the Official Smartphone Rankings in second position. "GS4 Review " By FABIAN TOTI on May 15, 2013 I have had the GS4 for...

10 hrs ago by The PhoneDog 0

iOS 7 rumored to include Flickr and Vimeo integration

Ios To date, most iOS 7 rumors have focused on the new, "flatter" look that the operating system will reportedly sport. Things are a little different today, though, as a new report has surfaced with some alleged details on a couple of new...

10 hrs ago by Alex Wagner 2

Boost Mobile Wallet service available today in select markets, national rollout starts this summer

Android Looks like the mobile wallet game just got itself a new player. Boost Mobile today announced the launch of Boost Mobile Wallet, a service that allows customers of the operator to do things like send money to over 135 countries, pay bills...

13 hrs ago by Alex Wagner 0

Kyocera Hydro Edge announced for Sprint and Boost Mobile, Hydro XTRM official for U.S. Cellular

Android Following 2012's launch of the its waterproof Hydro smartphone, Kyocera today announced that it's expanding its line of Hydro-branded devices for Sprint, Boost Mobile and U.S. Cellular. Both Sprint and Boost will launch the Kyocera Hydro...

13 hrs ago by Alex Wagner 0

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Expert Spotlight - Evan Selleck - 5-21-13

Expert Spotlight As the week's pass, the HTC One keeps picking up steam and continues to be the top smartphone on both sides of the Official Smartphone Rankings. Not all of our experts select it as their #1, but it still earns enough points to find...

13 hrs ago by The PhoneDog 0

Samsung Galaxy S III headed to Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile in June

Android Sprint announced this morning that its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile prepaid brands will soon begin offering the Samsung Galaxy S III. The handset will be hitting both Boost and Virgin in June with 4G LTE connectivity in tow, giving...

14 hrs ago by Alex Wagner 2

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Jolla's smartphone already has an edge, but is it enough?

Lifestyle It feels like an eternity since a band of MeeGo engineers left Nokia to carry-out their very own endeavour dubbed Sailfish OS, a continuation of MeeGo OS gracing such smartphones as the Nokia N9 and N950. The group of ex-Nokian's...

15 hrs ago by Chase Bonar 4

NVIDIA Tegra 4i achieves 150Mbps LTE-Advanced data speeds in CTIA demo

Ctia Las Vegas 2013 After originally showing off its Tegra 4i processor with integrated i500 LTE modem at Mobile World Congress in February, NVIDIA today announced that it's demoing an improved version at CTIA this week. While the Tegra 4i that appeared at...

15 hrs ago by Alex Wagner 1

Sprint improves Clearwire bid to $3.40 per share, says this is its 'best and final offer'

News Late in 2012, Sprint entered into an agreement to buy the remaining 50 percent of Clearwire that it doesn't already own for $2.97 per share, or around $2.2 billion. This morning Sprint announced that it's decided to up its bid to $3.40 per...

16 hrs ago by Alex Wagner 0

LG Optimus F3 for Sprint shown off in image leak

Android Sprint is already playing host to a few different LG Optimus-branded smartphones, but it looks like there will be one more joining the roster in the near future. According to a report from @evleaks on PhoneArena, the LG Optimus F3 will be...

17 hrs ago by Alex Wagner 2

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active shows its rugged self off to the camera again, this time on video

Android The Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active may be resistant to dust and water, but one thing that its ruggedized body won't protect it from is a camera. Just a day after starring in a batch of leaked photos, the Galaxy S 4 Active is back again this...

18 hrs ago by Alex Wagner 0

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 Challenge, Day 25: Lag

Android It's day 25 with the Samsung Galaxy S 4, and it's crunch time. In this update, I'll recap some of the things I've learned, some of the things I love, and some of the things I find frustrating. 25 days into the challenge, and I'm...

yesterday by Aaron Baker 54 39 Reactions

Sprint gets approval from SoftBank to hold negotiations with Dish

News Nearly a month after Sprint was given the A-OK from SoftBank to speak to Dish about the latter company's $25.5 billion offer for the Now Network, it appears that the talks are going to continue. Sprint tonight announced that it's received...

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Dish reportedly makes $2 billion offer for LightSquared's spectrum

News Dish Network has been pretty busy lately in its quest to enter the wireless business, and according to a new report, the company is now targeting LightSquared as a way to bolster its existing spectrum holdings. Source speaking to Bloomberg...

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Winner of a new Samsung Galaxy Note II 16GB for Sprint

No-Homepage Congratulations to C. Steed on winning a brand new Samsung Galaxy Note II 16GB in white for Sprint on Monday May 20, 2013. "I can say is I never won anything this way and it's amazing how this would happen at this time when I...

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