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Do you need more storage in a device?

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Siri needs a raise

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It’s officially 2013: are you ready?

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Taylor's Top 10 iOS apps (December 2012)

Cell Phone Apps After detailing my favorite application for 2012, I was asked what my top 10 Android applications are. Inevitably, since I use both Android and iOS in smartphone and tablet form, I was also asked about my top 10 iOS applications. Just as...

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iPhone 5 being offered for $127, third generation iPad for $399 at Walmart stores [UPDATED]

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For those of you using iOS: How important are Google Apps to you?

Android With Google Maps returning to the App Store on iOS, many plan on making the switch to iOS 6 from iOS 5. The Google Maps app disappeared from the App Store after the release of iOS 6 due to Apple attempting to branch out on its own and...

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iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S being discounted by $50 at Best Buy, Amazon offering Kindle Fire HD 8.9 deal

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Lumawake is the coolest iPhone dock ... ever

Iphone Os My iPhone, along with any other smartphone that gets pulled into the fold, is my alarm clock by default. It gets plugged up on the night stand beside my bed every night and goes off at the same time every morning. Best of all, it's with me...

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Will.i.am, no normal human being wants your gimmicky iPhone accessory

Entertainment By now, I'm sure most of you know that I'm a sucker for a smartphone with a decent camera. I swooned over the Nokia Lumia 920 and how awesome the camera would be when I was at the announcement event in New York. I later learned that it's...

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Winner of a new Apple iPhone 4S for Verizon Wireless

No-Homepage Congratulations to K. Johnson from GA on spinning and winning the One-Paw Bandit game on Friday November 23, 2012.

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When did your phone start to show its age?

Lifestyle Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve noticed that my phone has been unable to handle quite a lot of the tasks I’ve tried to do with it, and my phone has actually started… force closing. This is exactly what happened to my EVO 4G. Not good!

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What are your favorite accessories?

Lifestyle With the holidays coming up, phone accessories can make a great gift. Sometime last month I asked if you were one to personalize your device, but now I’m here to ask – what are some of your favorite phone accessories?

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Would you purchase your phone again?

Android This intriguing question just popped into my head the other day: what if you had the chance to go back in time, with all of the knowledge you have of your device now, and purchase a phone again? I think I would still purchase my same...

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Why can't we be friends?

Android Since the beginning of smartphone time there have been avid fans having shouting matches on all sides of the fence over which operating system was better. Sometimes my womanly feelings get the better of me and as argumentative as I love to...

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What does your smartphone do for you?

Android Every night before I go to bed, I set my phone’s alarm to wake me up the next morning. When I’m finished setting my alarms, I set my phone right next to – my alarm clock. Thinking about that got me thinking about all the other things my...

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Do you make exceptions to your budget for phones?

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Jealous of Jelly Bean

Android There’s something that’s becoming increasingly more enticing about Android lately, and I’m not sure if it’s all of the cool stuff they’re coming out with or the fact that their software is named after desserts. It’s hard to tell. I was...

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How do you personalize your cell phone?

Android One of my favorite things to do in my spare time (however lame it might be) is to personalize the way my cell phone looks. Every person has his or her own personal taste. Many of us show our personalities and who we are through different...

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22 months is too long for upgrades

Lifestyle It’s cloudy and gloomy around these parts today, so it seemed like a good day to give the ol’ Sprint store a visit to play on the cell phone playground that we all know and love. Now seems like an opportune time to check and see that my...

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Featured User Reviews It's Friday September 21, 2012 and a lot of you are probably standing in line or waiting on the FedEx driver to get you a brand new Apple iPhone 5.

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Featured User Reviews During an exciting week for Apple fans the 4S is still popular enough to keep it in the number five position on the Official Smartphone Rankings.

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Winner of a new Apple iPhone 4S for Sprint

No-Homepage Congratulations to T. Ladha of TX on winning a brand new Apple iPhone 4S for Sprint on Friday September 14, 2012.

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Are you looking for a last-minute trade-in for your old iPhone?

Ios Well, it's that time again, folks. We're one day out from what we can only believe is the announcement of the new iPhone. Tomorrow we all will be on the edge of our seats, tapping our toes and biting our nails in anticipation. Even those...

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T-Mobile to entice unlocked iPhone owners to sign up for its network with in-store support, marketing

Ios T-Mobile is currently the only major U.S. carrier that doesn't officially offer the iPhone, but that doesn't mean that Magenta won't be trying to court iOS fans onto its network. The carrier announced today that, starting on September 12,...

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Which device should Apple replace?

Business And Money We are just a few days away from September 12th, and that means we are just a few days away from the unveiling of a new Apple product. More specifically, a new iPhone.

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Featured user review Apple iPhone 4S 9-7-12

Featured User Reviews After falling a spot this week in the Official Smartphone Rankings, the Apple iPhone 4S is our Friday featured user review.

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Do you care about the name of your phone?

Ios Earlier this morning, an explosion went off in the Twitterverse. Did you hear it? Plenty of places covered it, about the source of the explosion.

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"Close to a year later and the 4S remains the most reliable smartphone."

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I am a man of many phones, I rotate between Android, Windows, and iPhone. The iPhone is continually the one that holds my preference and my pocket space, and here is why. The iPhone's Retina Display is beautiful, its crisp, renders correct colors, and doesn't scratch easily. Pixels are all but non-existent, and at maximum brightness the screen is legible in the daylight. The one thing I would change is the size, not to something dramatic like 4.8 inches on the Galaxy S III, but between 3.7 and... more...

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Apple iPhone 4S Written Review by Taylor

Falling in line with its predecessor, the iPhone 4S is easily one of the best phones we at PhoneDog have ever used. Many were expecting a totally new teardrop design and larger display, and felt letdown when Apple announced an evolutionary update versus the purported revolutionary new phone. Despite large amounts of disappointment following Apple's iPhone announcement just over two weeks ago, the 4S is still a great phone and packs a huge punch in a few key areas. Since the majority... more...