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Last but certainly not least, the PhoneDog himself chimes in every once in a while with some obscure news and interesting reads.

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Featured user review Nokia Lumia 920 1-8-13

Keeping Windows Phone 8 at the top of the Official Smartphone Rankings has been the Nokia Lumia 920.  Staying in the second position for many weeks now, the feature user review for this Tuesday...

Samsung ATIV Odyssey

Announced by Verizon Wireless and Samsung for CES 2013, the ATIV Odyssey with it's Jelly Bean goodness will be available "in the coming weeks". Announced Release date: "In the coming weeks" --...

Featured user review Samsung Galaxy Note II 1-7-13

As all of us cell phone enthusiast wait for device announcements from CES 2013 in Las Vegas, the Samsung Galaxy Note II continued it's dominance of the Official Smartphone Rankings for another week...

Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD

Also coming to the U.S. and announced during CES 2013 was Alcatel's One Touch Scribe HD.  Release date: Q3 of 2013Carrier: N/APrice: N/A

Alcatel One Touch Idol

During CES 2013 in Las Vegas Alcatel announces a couple U.S. bound smartphones including the One Touch Idol. Release date: Q3 of 2013Carrier: N/APrice: N/A

Pantech Discover

Announced during CES the Pantech Discover will land at AT&T in four days on January 11, 2013. Announced Release date: Friday January 11, 2013Announced Carrier: AT&TAnnounced Price: $49.99

The Samsung Galaxy Note II continues to dominate the Official Smartphone Rankings

Continuing its long run as the overall top smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note II took first place in the People's Choice Chart and Mobile Tech Experts' Chart for PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone...

Featured user review Apple iPhone 5 1-4-13

Making a jump back up into the top 5 for the week, the Apple iPhone 5 closes out the first week of our featured user reviews for 2013.  And as luck would have it, PhoneDog fan and lover of gadgets...

Official Smartphone Rankings Expert Spotlight

Welcome to 2013!  As this new year kicks off the Official Smartphone Rankings roll on and so does the Expert Spotlight segment.  This week we are happy to include our new Managing Editor, Taylor...

Featured user review Google Nexus 4 1-3-13

2013 rolls on as we have hit day four meaning the #4 smartphone on the Official Smartphone Rankings will be featured today.  That device is the Google Nexus 4.  The Nexus 4 has been featured six...

BlackBerry Curve 9315

Joining the T-Mobile line-up later this month, the BlackBerry Curve 9315 was one of the first coming soon device announcements of 2013. Announced Release date: Wednesday January 23, 2013Announced...

The USF fee drops for the first quarter 2013

The proposed contribution factor for the first quarter of 2013 has been set to 16.1 percent.  This is down from last quarter which saw the percentage at 17.4%.  Each quarter the FCC, Congress and the...

Featured user review Samsung Galaxy S III 1-2-13

The popularity of the Samsung Galaxy S III is proven week after week by maintaining it's top three spot on the Official Smartphone Rankings.  After months at #1 it has settled into third position and...

The Samsung Galaxy Note II is #1 for December 2012

For the second consecutive month, the Samsung Galaxy Note II dominated in both the People's Choice Chart and Mobile Tech Expert's Chart in PhoneDog Media's Official Smartphone Rankings™. It went...

Featured user review Nokia Lumia 920 1-1-13

Happy New Year!  It's 2013 and we kick off this first day of January with a featured user review for the Nokia Lumia 920.  The Nokia Lumia 920 gave the Samsung Galaxy Note II it's closest race last...

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