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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Google confirms Froyo launch has begun, manual update available

Chances are you already know about Google's decision to roll out Froyo only days after they said they'd be rolling it out in a "few weeks."  But if you own a Nexus One (the first device slated to...

Who let the dogs out? May 21, 2010

This week got incredibly busy with Google I/O taking the spotlight smack in the middle of the week.  There was much excitement to be had revolving around everything Google.  Things we already knew...

Froyo: "Coming soon" to a Nexus One near you

Though many have said the Nexus One as a whole was a failure, those that purchased the device might tell you otherwise.  The advantages to having purchased an Android device with a carrier-subsidy...

BlackBerry Bold 9800 spotted in the wild with WebKit

At this point, seeing shots of the BlackBerry Bold 9800 slider in the wild is nothing new, but seeing proof of a native WebKit browser on OS 6.0, well that's something else!  Thanks to the folks at...

Official Twitter for BlackBerry app gets an update

The official Twitter for BlackBerry app was released to public beta back in early April of this year.  Since then many have had the opportunity to give it a whirl and see how it stands up to the...

Garmin-Asus Nuvifone M10 clears FCC

Back in February Garmin-Asus announced the Nuvifone M10, a Windows Mobile 6.5.3 smartphone slated to hit stores in Europe and Asia sometime in 1H 2010.  The companies have marketed the device toward...

OnStar teams up with Google for Volt Mobile App

Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day for those attending Google I/O, as OnStar is set to debut an app that it has been working on for the Chevy Volt, using Android.  The first iteration of this...

LG Windows Phone 7 Slider spotted in the wild

Before yesterday the Windows Phone 7 rumor mill seemed to have slowed down to an underwhelming churn, but with yesterday's news of the leaked WP7 ROM uncovered by XDA-Developers and what we have in...

Rumor: T-Mobile to pass on BlackBerry Pearl 3G

  If you're one of the many proud owners of the T-Mobile branded BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and have been patiently waiting to upgrade to the highly anticipated 3G version, well then you had better sit...

App Review: Twitter for BlackBerry

Overview The Good: Push notifications for Direct Messages (DMs) and integration with BlackBerry's native message folder make for an impressive experience. The Bad: This release is still pretty buggy...

Verizon unable to keep up with Incredible demand, shortage of parts to blame

If you didn't pre-order the HTC DROID Incredible, and you're not one of the lucky who managed to purchase the phone the day it came out, chances are you can't get one now, nor will you be able to...

Samsung Galaxy S promotional video hits YouTube

Aside from a cameo appearance in the project emerald rumors, the Samsung Galaxy S has not seen much action in the US.  We recently found out that our British friends might be getting the 4-inch bad...

WP7 ROM outs 1.3GHz Snapdragon wielding HTC Mondrian

This weekend the folks over at XDA-Developers managed to get their hands on what appears to be the first device-ready Windows Phone 7 ROM.  As you can imagine, they got to work trying to crack the...

Rumor: MyTouch 3G Slide pricing and release date revealed

Two weeks ago, the MyTouch 3G Slide was officially announced by T-Mobile.  But lets be honest, it's not like we didn't know it was coming.  Thanks in great part to the folks over at TmoNews, every...

Google officially backs Sprint's HTC EVO 4G

We just recently found out that Google would be throwing in the towel regarding the Nexus One.  Before that we found out that neither Verizon nor Sprint would be getting the Nexus One because of the...

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