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Should Apple return to releasing iPhones in the summer?

Ios With May about to turn over to June and summer just around the corner; some are gearing up to go swimming, play sports, take vacations, and just enjoy the nice weather. Others are eagerly waiting to see what Apple has to say during WWDC...

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The camera has become my most important smartphone feature

Lifestyle For the most part, my cell phone/smartphone usage hasn’t changed much over the years. I’ve never been one to make a lot of personal calls on any device I’ve ever owned, and that hasn’t changed to this day.

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Do you set a monthly allowance for app purchases?

Lifestyle I don’t know about you, but I’m more than willing to buy an application if it suits my needs, and it does so well. Whatever that need may be at the time, if the application does what it’s supposed to do and I like the way it looks (because...

2 days ago by Evan Selleck 3

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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...

3 days ago by Chase Bonar 6

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Do you store your photos in the cloud?

Lifestyle Storage is one of the most important things when it comes to our devices. It doesn’t matter what it is. From our phones to our tablets, the amount of storage we have readily available can mean the difference between having that one extra...

4 days ago by Evan Selleck 7

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5 ways Apple can refresh the iPhone

Ios Many are quick to judge each successor to the iPhone without giving it a fair chance. As we currently stand, Apple presumably has their hands full in delivering a product that truly surprises. Whether from a hardware or software...

5 days ago by Chase Bonar 12

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Why aren't you using iOS?

Android It’s been almost exactly one month since I asked all of you a very simple, yet "deep" question. A very, very important question! One that can fuel the fires of a “fanboy war” without much real effort. It can also lead to some interesting...

2 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 241 150 Reactions

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Which games are you playing on your phone?

Android Late last year, I went through a bit of a dry spell when it came to playing video games on my smartphone. In fact, it was so dry, that I stopped playing them altogether. I didn't go as far as to delete the titles I already had on my phone,...

2 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 38 27 Reactions

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What's in your pocket, Evan Selleck?

Lifestyle As you probably saw, a couple of weeks ago I reviewed HTC's One. I did that with my own personal device, and I loved it. But then, this one time, I managed to make it force close something, and so I got rid of it.

3 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 15 5 Reactions

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Pet peeves can ruin the smartphone honeymoon

Lifestyle There's no better person to pick out a phone for your than yourself. If you're reading this, then you are more than likely someone who does at least a little research on a phone before you buy a new one.

3 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 47 11 Reactions

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Nintendo, bring your games to our smartphones and tablets

Android For the last couple of years, maybe even a few years now, mobile gaming has taken a bigger slice of the overall conversation regarding the mobile industry. We've already seen how big of a presence Apple is, and how much of a force they are...

3 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 34 26 Reactions

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What's in your pocket, Alex Wagner?

Lifestyle What's in my pocket, you ask? I like to keep my pants pockets pretty light, so I've typically only got one device on me at a time. As of this writing that's a 64GB iPhone 5 on Verizon. The iPhone earned its spot in my pocket by having...

3 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 19 11 Reactions

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Why are smartphone bezels going the way of batteries?

Lifestyle Every new smartphone concept has gradually shed body mass to outline design. There's a certain sense of sexiness that manufacturers strive to achieve with each new form factor. Often times, the display grows into its own by taking up more...

3 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 42 23 Reactions

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How often do you send a text message these days?

Lifestyle I remember the good old days, when I had to pay extra for text messaging. It wasn't bundled with a plan, and it wasn't a service that many considered all that important back in those days. Those were the days that people still talked on...

3 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 19

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How do you increase the battery life of your smartphone?

Android When it comes to smartphones in 2013, battery size is all the rage. No matter your mobile OS, the amount of time you can spend away from a wall outlet is easily one of the most important reasons to choose one handset over another. But...

3 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 84 58 Reactions

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iOS 7 still holds my interest

Ios I’m going to be straightforward with you guys about something. I mean, I know I said it right there in the title so I can’t really get any more straightforward about this than I already have, but despite all of the negative remarks that I...

4 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 69 44 Reactions

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How would you change Apple's iPhone 5?

Ios We're just over a month away from Apple's developer conference. It's a big event. Some might even say "worldwide," even. And for a lot of people there is plenty to be excited about.

4 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 85 70 Reactions

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Apple isn't going anywhere, and that includes iOS 7

Business And Money It can be said that Apple was once the world's most advanced mobile operating system. The original iPhone (and its four successors) sported a 3.5-inch touch screen, an Internet browser, and a multitude of native apps. iOS was quite simply...

4 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 80 63 Reactions

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Despite reviews, only you can decide which camera is best

Lifestyle As “upgrade day” for me gets closer by the minute, I’ve been ramping up my research for what phone would work best for me. For the moment I’m focusing in on which features I would like to have for my next “it” phone, and lately I’ve been...

5 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 56 49 Reactions

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Apple's waiting game will pay off with a new product category

Apple Iphone 4 Launch Two days ago, Apple did their quarterly earnings call, and everyone freaked out. You may be thinking you may have missed something super important, or super revealing, but fear not, it's nothing new.

5 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 23 18 Reactions

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Apple to Apple, dust to dust?

Ios According to the New York Times, last night Apple announced its worst financial results in a decade, resulting in an 18 percent net income decrease during the second fiscal quarter of 2013. All in the same breath, let’s not get carried...

5 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 117 94 Reactions

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How important are display models in wireless retail stores?

Lifestyle When you walk into a wireless carrier retail location, whether it's a third party store or a corporate spot, the one thing your'e likely to find --other than sales representatives (hopefully) ready to help you find a phone-- is display...

Apr 23rd by Evan Selleck 67 50 Reactions

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A "Nexus 4S" wouldn't be so bad

Android Trends in the mobile industry have, as of lately, been following a perfectly normal pattern of making a good product and then improving on it with a follow-up model – a model of phone that’s different, but not different enough to “bring it...

Apr 20th by Anna Scantlin 90 65 Reactions

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This budget iPhone image brings back fond memories, and I'm sold

Ios Just a few months ago, I asked you what features a cheaper iPhone could do without. Suggestions included a smaller screen with a lower resolution, a lesser camera, and a polycarbonate shell in place of the aluminum on the iPhone 5. It...

Apr 19th by Chase Bonar 65 32 Reactions

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Why aren't you using Android?

Android I’ve switched platforms so many times that I could never hope to count how many times I’ve used iOS, Android, webOS, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and/or Windows Phone, to Nokia’s efforts back in the day, to PalmOS for good measure.

Apr 17th by Evan Selleck 232 150 Reactions

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The fingerprint scanner: Apple's Ace for the next iPhone?

Ios Rumors of the iPhone 5's successor are ramping up to unprecedented levels and a new job posting by Apple only adds fuel to the fire. Apple listed a job posting for a software engineer to join its Melbourne Design Centre team in Florida,...

Apr 14th by Chase Bonar 101 74 Reactions

T-Mobile says first day of iPhone sales brought 'lines out the door' at most stores

Ios Today's the day that the iPhone finally made its way onto the fourth and final major U.S. operator, as T-Mobile officially began selling the iPhone 5 at all of its retail locations. Many folks are likely curious about how well the Magenta...

Apr 12th by Alex Wagner 7

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The thin smartphone war needs to stop

Lifestyle We are stuck in the middle of an imaginary race amongst manufacturers to deliver increasingly thin smartphones upon the release of every new device. In the process, we've seen features shed and discarded like they mean nothing to the...

Apr 12th by Chase Bonar 90 55 Reactions

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T-Mobile announces trade-in offer that will reduce iPhone 5 down payment to $0

Business And Money Ahead of T-Mobile's iPhone 5 launch on Friday, the magenta operator has announced a new promotion in an effort to get a few more customers to pull the trigger on its official iOS smartphones. T-Mobile this morning revealed a new trade-in...

Apr 10th by Alex Wagner 18 11 Reactions

T-Mobile iPhone users begin receiving carrier update

Ios After a bit of a delay, it appears that T-Mobile's iPhone Carrier Update has begun making its way to users. Our pals over at TmoNews report that the T-Mobile Carrier Update is now rolling out to iPhones across the country, and several...

Apr 8th by Alex Wagner 27

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"My very first smartphone is the best smartphone"

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I have joined the 'smart-phone' generation finally. A 30-year IT veteran taking this long to finally join what all and sundry are moving to now in mass, may seem surprising. I am certainly not a bleeding-edge person like I was in my younger days where I enjoyed having my PDA to stay organised in the 1990s. However, what 30+ years in IT has taught me is that careful consideration and planning is required to chose to implement any IT systems into what you do. And it is not simply a... more...

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Apple iPhone 5 Written Review by Taylor

At long last, the long-rumored Apple iPhone 5 arrived last Friday and it is easily the most well put together smartphone we at PhoneDog have gotten our hands on. With a much-anticipated larger display, LTE connectivity, improved optics and oodles of enhancements in iOS 6, the iPhone 5 is exactly what Apple needed to stoke the fire. The iPhone 5 has everything it needed to both rack in new customers and keep upgrading customers content. Nothing more, nothing less. With prices starting... more...