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 Shadow surfaces again, gets Wi-Fi Alliance certificate

Well, what have we here?  It looks like the W-iFi Alliance certified a new Motorola smartphone today!  The Motorola MB810 just popped up on the WFA site having received certification for IEEE...

Garmin-Asus announce the pedestrian-friendly A10

Just last week Garmin and T-Mobile announced the Android-based T-Mobile exclusive Garminphone, with planned availability later this Spring.  Only a week or so later, Garmin and Asus are bringing you...

HTC DROID Incredible available in stores today

Today is the day that many Verizon-toting Android fans have been waiting for for a long time.  If you already ordered the HTC DROID Incredible (and weren't one of the lucky few to receive it early)...

Breaking: HP to buy Palm for $1.2 billion

After undesirable third quarter sales pegged Palm as a sinking ship, many speculated that companies such as HTC, Huawei, or Lenovo might purchase the company for varying reasons.  But after all of...

HTC reaches patent agreement with Microsoft over Android infringement

If it isn't enough that HTC currently has a pending fight on its hands over accused patent infringement by Apple, now Microsoft has decided to jump on the bandwagon and accuse HTC (mostly Android)...

Despite June launch for EVO 4G, Sprint to get Nexus One in May?

We all know there was a little concern yesterday, on the part of Sprint Android fans, when it became apparent that the CDMA version of the Nexus One was replaced by the HTC Incredible on Verizon. ...

Google's Rubin sits down with NYT; talks openness in Android

Today the New York Times had an opportunity to sit down with Andy Rubin, VP of Engineering at Google and one of the founders of the Android platform, to discuss "everything Android."  The topics...

Nokia N8 announced; available in third quarter

For the past month or so several rumors and leaks about Nokia's next flagship device have been floating around the web.  Today the Nokia N8 becomes official, equipped with some specs and bold...

US Cellular and Samsung announce the Exec

Yesterday U.S. Cellular, the nation's sixth largest wireless provider, announced the addition of the Samsung Exec to their line of Windows Mobile smartphones.  The Exec is geared toward multitaskers...

Android Market to have 50,000 apps by Google conference?

Well that was quick - last I checked the Android Market had just hit 38,000 apps, and now thanks to AndroLib, compiler of Android app statistics (among other things), we can see that the Android...

With iPhone out, Google Navigation headed to various platforms

Last week it only took about four hours to send US iPhone users on an emotional roller coaster from which they may never recover.  Early Friday morning, BGR (among others) reported that Google's...

Breaking: Google not selling Verizon Nexus One after all?

Buried in news of a partnership with Vodafone and Verizon is the somewhat surprising (or perhaps somewhat expected, depending on your school of thought) news that the Google Nexus One will not be...

HTC passes on Palm; CEO Rubinstein says they can "go it alone"

In late February of this year, Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein sent an early report to Wall Street giving them advanced warning that revenues for Q3 2010 as well as the fiscal year would be lower than...

Google's Schmidt: Chrome OS devices should be affordable

If you're a fan of the cloud computing concept, trust that Google will keep your data secure, and will be in the market for a Chrome OS-based netbook in the near future, pay attention as it looks...

Dell's product roadmap hits the internet - Pt. 3

You've now seen all the phones (that we know of) that Dell plans to bring your way in the coming year, but that's not all that Dell has to offer.  Below, we'll give you a glimpse into Dell's approach...

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