Ari Robbins

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Ari Robbins

Ari has a background in psychology, technology, journalism and a few other 'ologies' and 'isms'. This combination of experience allows him to provide a unique perspective on the world of wireless technology. He hopes to bring timely news, insight, humor and at times a little satire to the proverbial PhoneDog table.

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Motorola CHARM gets a promo video

Today, the Motorola CHARM became the exclusive and official MOTOBLUR-packing Android device for T-Mobile.  It's certainly an interesting device, kind of like a wide BlackBerry with a full QWERTY...

T-Mobile launching Samsung Vibrant on July 15th? [Updated]

OK folks, I think you may need to sit down for this one!  The Samsung Vibrant, which became available for pre-order on July 1st, a full 21 days before its expected official release, may now be...

Motorola MOTOROI gets its FCC wings, headed to T-Mobile?

It's always fun when devices pass through the FCC.  It adds a little hope to the otherwise mundane day-to-day that there are exciting things in the nearby future.  The device that made its way...

Rumor: T-Mobile to launch HTC HSPA Plus device by September

The hottest phone officially expected to hit T-Mobile this summer is (arguably) the Samsung Vibrant, T-Mobile's variant of the Samsung Galaxy S, which hits stores July 21st.  But sadly, while it "...

T-Mobile 3,000 minute family plan gets all official

Today T-Mobile officially made available the 3,000 minute family plan that was leaked on an internal calendar image a few weeks back.  I called T-Mobile to get a better understanding of the benefits...

Asus denies Garminfone sales are poor, won't stop for directions either

Monday we reported that Garmin-Asus' Garminfone, sold by T-Mobile, was not doing very well in terms of sales.  The study done by a Morgan Keegan analyst suggested that out of 50 retail stores...

BlackBerry 9800 Torch gets another video

It's been awful quiet on the BlackBerry front as of late, so it's nice when there's more than one BBerry related story for the day.  For those of you QWERTY slider fans out there, it looks like the...

BlackBerry Pearl 3G gets AT&T branded bottom cover, coming soon?

The BlackBerry Pearl 9100 received a lot of coverage at WES this year, and it seemed to get a lot of fanfare from the media.  Still, there hasn't been much in the way of rumors or official...

Get a free silicone case for your iPhone 4, not from Apple

If you're suffering from the same signal issues many iPhone 4 users are complaining of, by now you know that according to AppleCare you have two choices.  You can either hold your phone a certain...

How OCD could have caused Apple's iPhone 4 signal issues

After reading varying theories on what caused the signal issues for the iPhone 4 and how Apple can fix it without forcing users to shell out another $30 or hold the phone a certain way, here is...

AppleCare acknowledges iPhone 4 signal problem, provides known solutions

It's difficult at best to try and avoid reading or hearing about the iPhone 4's antenna problems and the magic dead spot on the bottom left portion of the phone.  Last week Apple issued a statement...

Root your EVO with a FlashLite

If you're a serious Android enthusiast, you've probably at least thought of rooting your device, and chances are even higher that you've actually done it.  If you're an EVO 4G owner directions for...

Flash 10.1 demonstrated on Motorola DROID X

By now you know that the Motorola DROID X will become available for purchase (if you didn't pre-order one) on July 15th - that's next Thursday!  You probably also knew that the DROID X is slated to...

Analyst: Supply may hinder iPhone 4 sales?

Despite record pre-orders and subsequent sales of the iPhone 4, and lines wrapping around corners for blocks on launch day, the newest in the line of iPhone's has had its share of troubles from the...

iPad production increased to 2 million per month and counting

The Apple iPad has been available for just over three months now and in that time it was estimated that production of the device had been increased to 1.2 million devices per month, as of one month...

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