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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Who let the dogs out? May 14, 2010

It's been a crazy week on the tech scene.  I for one have had an incredibly difficult time keeping up with my reader this week and all the leaks, rumors, and news that go along with it.  We brought...

Google Voice now available for students

If you're not familiar with Google Voice, it's actually a really cool service provided by Google with features such as free text messaging, a free phone number, voicemail transcription and more. ...

HTC EVO 4G available for pre-order at The Shack

With HTC's hot new cross-platform lineup of smart, nay, superphones slowly making their way to the streets, the hardest thing to do is get your hands on one.  You probably remember the HTC HD2 on T-...

Rumor: Project Emerald is the Samsung Galaxy S, coming in July

A few days ago we started hearing rumors about a T-Mobile program codenamed "project emerald," which has been rumored to be representative of a device launch in the near future (probably this summer...

Sprint and Walmart team up to launch Common Cents Mobile

Sprint and Walmart have come together to tap into their combined resources and do what they do best for consumers, cheap.  Today the companies have announced Common Cents Mobile, a pay-as-you-go...

Samsung Galaxy S coming soon to Vodafone UK

It's official folks, the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S gets its first carrier.  Vodafone UK is the first to announce - on its coming soon page - they will be carrying the Galaxy S in the near...

Best Buy accepting pre-orders for HTC EVO 4G

Want to be the first to own an HTC EVO 4G on Sprint's Now Network?  Heck, forget about being the first, do you want to even have a chance at getting this thing?  If it's anything like it's siblings...

Rumor: Cellular South to get Motorola Milestone

More often than not, the big news in the industry revolves around the top four US carriers; Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, respectively.  And while leaks and rumors keep us on the edge of...

T-Mobile's Project Emerald could be a "Nexus One-like device"

Our boys over at TmoNews have caught wind of something that could turn out to be very exciting.  It's but a whisper in the air now, so if you're anywhere near a salt shaker you know what to do.  The...

Next-generation iPhone spotted in the wild...again

Here we go again folks - this time, we'll leave out the whole "a guy walks in to a bar (ouch!)" line.  It would appear that the iPhone HD (as it is being called, we actually have no clue what its...

Froyo spotted on Nexus One, complete with a side of Flash

If there was ever any question as to the existence of Android 2.2 (Froyo), this seems to settle it.  AndroidandMe appears to have obtained a screenshot (and video) of Android 2.2 running on a Nexus...

Apple and AT&T: Until 2012 do us part

The speculation has been ongoing for longer than I care to remember about what carrier will be next to get the iPhone.  Not a single carrier has been left out from the rumor mill, and all the...

Huawei U8100-7 IVY clears the FCC; headed to Australia?

Well, hello shiny sneaky little new phone.  What's that?  You just got your FCC wings today, congratulations! Yesterday (Monday), the Huawei U8100-7/IVY received the FCC stamp of approval for use on...

Breaking: Sprint no longer selling Nexus One

Wow.  I want to say that a lot of people are going to be disappointed today, but at this point I'm just not sure that will be the case.  Gizmodo is reporting that a Sprint PR rep has confirmed they...

BlackBerry Pearl 3G passes through FCC in two flavors

Well, it looks like the FCC gods have spoken once again, granting not one, but two BlackBerry devices their official approval.  Not more than an hour (or two) ago, both variants (20-key condensed...

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