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.

Author's latest articles, videos, reviews and more...

Steve Jobs: Foxconn "is not a sweatshop"

There's been a lot going on in the world of Apple lately.  With WWDC starting next week, the iPad selling over two million units, and constant leaks of next-gen iPhone hardware, there's plenty to...

BlackBerry App Review: Google Voice

The Good: Free text messaging, free phone number, free voicemail transcription The Bad: Integration with BlackBerry platform could be better, transcription is not very accurate, requires an...

100,000 Nokia N900s sold in five months (or five weeks)?

It's not clear where the disconnect is or whose information is more accurate, but according to technology research company, Gartner, Nokia has managed to sell less than 100,000 N900s since its...

Nvidia CEO: Android is an OS to unite behind

  Tablets seem to be the hot topic these days.  Earlier today Apple notified the world that they had sold two million iPads, and while other companies are probably itching to do the same thing, most...

Sprint HTC EVO 4G enjoys Froyo pre-release

We're paraphrasing here, but recently, Andy Rubin of Google/Android said that the pace of innovation for Android had increased by two-thirds (it's gone from 18 month blocks to 6 month blocks).  It...

VZW Droid Incredible shipments pushed off until June 22

There's not much arguing that HTC devices are pretty hot these days.  The HTC HD2 - a windows mobile device - on T-Mobile sold out at least three consecutive times and was next to impossible to get...

Apple's iPad sales hit two million in two months

Today, nearly two months after the launch of the self-described magical and revolutionary device, Apple has announced they have sold two million iPads across the globe.  The iPad has been under a...

Ari's First Impressions: Palm Pre Plus (AT&T) - [Updated]

The Good: Google Services integration, 16GB on-board memory The Bad: Lack of a dedicated menu key, lack of virtual keyboard is disappointing, no central location for settings The Verdict: After a...

Who let the dogs out? May 28, 2010

The minute we start to think we may have a slow week of news, we get inundated with exciting happenings, rumors, leaks, phones and apps to review and all sorts of other crazy stuff.  This week the...

T-Mobile and Samsung to announce something "major" in July?

Not a whole lot to go on for this rumor, but BGR just posted a two-liner saying that a source of theirs from Samsung told them " they’re working with T-Mobile on a “major” product launch for the...

Samsung I897 spotted in the wild, bearing AT&T moniker

The Samsung I897 - a device that is beginning to look more like a close cousin of the Samsung Galaxy S (I9000) than the Galaxy S itself - is no longer just a fantasy with Bluetooth certification...

No, Steve Ballmer will not be speaking at WWDC

  Just in case you believed the rumor that Microsoft's own Steve Ballmer would be speaking at Apple's WWDC in the coming weeks (I mean seriously, you believed it?), Microsoft would like you to know...

Acer Liquid Stream loses the 'Liquid,' gets official

The Acer Liquid Stream (now simply Acer Stream) literally only popped up on our radar last week and in a matter of days cleared the FCC and got certified by the Bluetooth SIG.  That's pretty fast by...

Review: Fandango for BlackBerry

The Good: Quick access to movies and show times based on GPS or manually input location.  Ability to watch movie trailers (in most cases) in advance of purchasing tickets.  Ability to purchase...

Acer S110 Liquid Stream gets certified Bluetooth style

  Just yesterday the FCC cleared a device that seems to have appeared out of nowhere in a display case at Google I/O - the Acer S110 Liquid Stream.  We don't know a ton about it other than it's...

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