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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 1-21-13

Featured User Reviews Three weeks into January and while some of you may still be having a hard time remember to write 2013 (I know I am) the Samsung Galaxy Note II has NOT had a hard time staying at #1.

Jan 21st by The PhoneDog 5

Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II update rolling out, contains a single security patch

Android Heads up, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II owners, because you've got an update headed your way. Verizon has revealed on its official Note II software update page that this new software will bump the Note II up to build number...

Jan 18th by Alex Wagner 8

Samsung shows off Galaxy Note II in new Amber Brown and Ruby Wine colors

Android We're not exactly strangers to the Amber Brown and Ruby Wine versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note II at this point, but today Samsung has given us a formal introduction to both models anyway. On its official Samsung Tomorrow blog, the...

Jan 17th by Alex Wagner 2

T-Mobile Galaxy Note II, Sprint Epic 4G Touch receiving updates to address Samsung Exynos exploit

Android Remember that nasty Exynos exploit that was discovered last month? A few days after it was discovered, Samsung said that it was aware of the issue and that a patch was coming, and now we're starting to see that fix roll out to U.S....

Jan 16th by Alex Wagner 2

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OEMs, can you please stop making phones with anodized aluminum?

Android Phones are generally only made of a few different materials: silicon, plastic, glass and some metal. From time to time, there are anomalies like this Bamboo phone, for instance. But if you make the rounds at your carrier store, you will...

Jan 16th by Taylor Martin 20

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The Best Smartphones: Week 45

Official Smartphone Rankings It's time for another round-up of last week's OSR action. Taylor is back in another weekly recap of PhoneDog's Official Smartphone Rankings. In week 45, ending January 13, the Samsung Galaxy Note II proved its dominance in both charts,...

Jan 15th by Taylor Martin 0

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 1-14-13

Featured User Reviews Another week for the Official Smartphone Rankings has come and gone and the Samsung Galaxy Note II is your top pick again.

Jan 14th by The PhoneDog 2

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 1-7-13

Featured User Reviews As all of us cell phone enthusiast wait for device announcements from CES 2013 in Las Vegas, the Samsung Galaxy Note II continued it's dominance of the Official Smartphone Rankings for another week.

Jan 7th by The PhoneDog 10

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The Samsung Galaxy Note II continues to dominate the Official Smartphone Rankings

Official Smartphone Rankings Continuing its long run as the overall top smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note II took first place in the People's Choice Chart and Mobile Tech Experts' Chart for PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings™ for week 44.

Jan 7th by The PhoneDog 9

Amber Brown Samsung Galaxy Note II photographed while lounging around in the wild

Android Well, that didn't take long. Just days after a magazine ad outed the existence of Amber Brown and Ruby Wine versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note II, the former has been found in real life and unboxed in a series of photos that've been...

Jan 5th by Alex Wagner 5

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The Best Smartphones: Week 43

Official Smartphone Rankings Another week, another round-up of last weeks standings in PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings! This time, Taylor recaps the top five smartphones in both the People's Choice Chart and the Mobile Tech Expert's Chart. The Samsung...

Jan 2nd by Taylor Martin 9

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The Samsung Galaxy Note II is #1 for December 2012

Monthly Osr Winners For the second consecutive month, the Samsung Galaxy Note II dominated in both the People's Choice Chart and Mobile Tech Expert's Chart in PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings™. It went uncontested all month long, never straying...

Jan 2nd by The PhoneDog 1

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 12-31-12

Featured User Reviews On this last day of 2012 we feature a user review for the #1 device for the last two months of the Official Smartphone Rankings, the Samsung Galaxy Note II.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 7

Samsung Galaxy Note II spied wearing new Ruby Wine and Amber Brown duds

Android The Samsung Galaxy Note II is currently only available in either Marble White or Titanium Gray, the same two color options that it was introduced with in August. That very well may be changing soon, though, as a Korean magazine ad appears...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 4

U.S. Cellular Samsung Galaxy Note II update rolling out, Multi-Window included

Android The string of Multi-Window updates for carrier-branded versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note II continues! This time it's U.S. Cellular that's doing the updating, pumping out some new software that'll bring its Note II up to baseband version...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

Samsung Galaxy Note II rumored to be receiving new black coat of paint [UPDATED]

Android Samsung gave the Galaxy S III a handful of new paint jobs earlier this year, and now it looks like it might be planning to give the Galaxy Note II a similar treatment. An image posted by AndroidSlash shows the backside of a Galaxy Note II...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II Multi-Window update now rolling out

Android Yesterday AT&T revealed that owners of its flavor of Samsung Galaxy Note II would be treated to an update to enable Multi-Window functionality starting on Dec. 27. Well, it's now Dec. 27, and the update has indeed begun rolling out to AT&T...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 4

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How Blocking Mode and Do Not Disturb saved my sleep

Android I have hardly had a decent night's rest in the last four or five years. Part because I snore and have sleep apnea and part because I just have trouble laying down and dozing off. Unlike a few years ago, however, it's not insomnia. It's no...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 32 22 Reactions

AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II to receive Multi-Window update on Dec. 27

Android AT&T announced today that its version of the Samsung Galaxy Note II will soon join its brothers from other carrier mothers with Multi-Window support. In a statement sent to Engadget, AT&T revealed that it'll begin pushing an update to its...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 22

Nokia Lumia 810 available for free online, T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Note II discounted at Fry's

Android Any of you T-Mobile customers interested in picking up a new Windows Phone as an end of 2012 treat? You can do precisely that without spending a penny, as T-Mo is now offering the Nokia Lumia 810 on its website for $0 with a two-year...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 12-24-12

Featured User Reviews As we begin to see the new year on the horizon, the Samsung Galaxy Note II holds strong again taking the number one position on the Official Smartphone Rankings.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 7

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What were your favorite phone releases of 2012?

Android With the end of year just a few days away, it seems like a good time to reflect on how 2012 went for the mobile industry and talk about which ones were our favorites among the many devices released. Did the phone releases of this year meet...

from 2012 by Anna Scantlin 38

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Will you be doing any last minute phone shopping?

Lifestyle Just as quickly as the holidays come around every year, they seem to leave just as fast. Some would consider it risky to wait last minute for sales, but sometimes you can find the best sales by waiting to do so.

from 2012 by Anna Scantlin 2

Verizon Galaxy Note II Developer Edition pops up on Samsung's website

Android Samsung began offering a "Developer Edition" of Verizon's Galaxy S III earlier this year that included an easily unlockable bootloader to allow owners to tinker with their device. Now it looks like a similar version of the Galaxy Note II...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 2

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Three consecutive weeks, and the Samsung Galaxy Note II is the #1 smartphone

Official Smartphone Rankings honeDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings™ (OSR) sets the standard for ranking the best smartphones currently on tv cxhe market by weighing both readers' and experts' weekly votes.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 4

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How far do you go to customize the look of your smartphone?

Android Over the course of several years, smartphone design has taken a turn for the more conservative. While some manufacturers still express their penchants for superior design, the overall end product is usually the same: a rectangular device...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 9

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Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 12-17-12

Featured User Reviews Even during the week when the Verizon Wireless Galaxy S III users could add Jelly Bean, the Samsung Galaxy Note II wins again!

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 3

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II update rolling out on Dec. 19, Multi-Window feature included

Android Heads up, T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II owners, because you've got an update coming your way that you may want to keep an eye out for. T-Mobile revealed today that a new update for its Galaxy Note II will be released on Wednesday,...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 9

Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II available for $99.99 for new customers on Amazon

Android Earlier today we learned that Amazon is offering the Sprint's flavor of the Galaxy S III for just $0.01 for new customers, and now it's been revealed that Amazon's got another significant Galaxy sale up its sleeve. The Sprint version of...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 7

Exploit found to affect Samsung Galaxy S III and others, could allow malicious apps to grab user data

Android Heads up, owners of Samsung Exynos-based Android handsets, because a new exploit has been discovered on some Exynos 4 products that has the potential to do some nasty stuff. XDA-developers forum member alephzane has discovered a...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 4

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Oct 12

Phang See Yung

"A personal confession from a medical student."

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4.8

I think apple did a great job at convincing people that specs do not matter that much and what matters most is the usability of the device in reality. So lets start of with how and what I use my device for on a daily basis? (this might be the same with some of the users) I am medical student in my final clinical years so I spend most of my time on the wards or in clinics. True that in the medical profession you are not allowed to use your phone infront of patients (professionalism and... more...

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5 Reception & Call Quality
5 Battery Life
5 Design / Form Factor
4 Apps & Media Support

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Snapshot Review

It's time for a PhoneDog Snapshot Review, where we take our typical two-part review and condense it down into a tiny little video that's loaded with information! Today, the Samsung Galaxy Note II . Is the new model better than the last? The Samsung Galaxy Note II is the successor to the Galaxy Note, which launched on AT&T - and much later, T-Mobile - in the United States. The Galaxy Note II brings the Galaxy S III design cues to the Note line, and expands the... more...