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Superphones: HTC and Nokia announce new smartphones

Superphones: HTC and Nokia announce new smartphones

In the market for a high-end handset?  Hang on to that wallet and get ready to drool: HTC and Nokia have four new pieces of advanced kit ready to battle for your hard-earned hundreds. First up is...
Blitz: Verizon launches an odd little QWERTY phone

Blitz: Verizon launches an odd little QWERTY phone

Blue 44!  Blue 44!  Set ... Down ... Hike! Sorry ... I've been watching Hard Knocks on HBO and the name "Blitz" just set me off.  Back at CTIA in April I saw a strange, squarish messaging phone at...
Refresh: VZW launches Voyager Titanium

Refresh: VZW launches Voyager Titanium

Verizon Wireless today launched the LG Voyager Titanium, a modest refresh to their flagship VCAST Messaging device.  The new Voyager features support for VZW's new Visual Voicemail service and VCAST...
gPhone Watch: HTC Dream is smaller than iPhone

gPhone Watch: HTC Dream is smaller than iPhone

If you follow the world of shiny digital gadgets, you know how this story goes.  First some rumors about a new mobile phone get leaked.  Then the FCC outs said phone to the world by way of official...
Modern Times: Does Your Phone Free You or Shackle You?

Modern Times: Does Your Phone Free You or Shackle You?

Ever see the movie The Insider with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe?  At one point Al's TV producer character is at his beach house, walking in ankle-deep waves and talking on his phone to somebody...
Price Cut: Sprint Nextel cuts phone-as-modem monthly fee ... Sorta

Price Cut: Sprint Nextel cuts phone-as-modem monthly fee ... Sorta

Sprint Nextel chopped the price of phone-as-modem service from $50 down to $15 monthly, but there's a catch.  Where the old $50/month fee included everything a user needed to use Sprint's data...
Android: HTC Dream is Awesome But Won't Come Until January

Android: HTC Dream is Awesome But Won't Come Until January

So I almost didn't post this because I don't want to clutter anyone's mind with yet another rumor that contradicts all of the other rumors.  But it's decent information so I should pass it along to...
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Get Excited: Hands-on with BlackBerry Bold

Get Excited: Hands-on with BlackBerry Bold

So this guy walks into a bar and says, "Wait, is that a BlackBerry Bold in your pocket or are you just happy to see the Phone Dawg?" Sorry, couldn't resist.  But seriously, that blurry photo?  It's...
September: Sprint May Be Launching Touch Diamond Next Month

September: Sprint May Be Launching Touch Diamond Next Month

Engadget's got this graphic that's supposedly a slide from an internal Sprint presentation/update, and it details a September launch of the HTC Touch Diamond.  The good?  Touch Diamond on Sprint, duh...
iFail: Apple admits muffing MobileMe, offers 60 more days free

iFail: Apple admits muffing MobileMe, offers 60 more days free

I want to launch into a rant here.  It'd go something like this: I've always used Apple products, have never bought a non-Apple computer, and have followed them with both personal and professional...
Tips and Tricks - How to submit yours?

Tips and Tricks - How to submit yours?

The response to our new Tips and Tricks contest has been excellent, so maybe you'd like to know how you can actually participate! Here's how... Register as a Phonedog user, click here Submit your...
Titanium: Is this the LG Voyager Refresh?

Titanium: Is this the LG Voyager Refresh?

Engadget Mobile's got a photo of the Verizon LG Voyager with titanium trim.  They say it's gonna be available tomorrow from VZW via phone and Web, though it may not show up in retail outlets for a...
Treo Pro: Will we see the Palm Treo Pro at CTIA?

Treo Pro: Will we see the Palm Treo Pro at CTIA?

Palm's new Treo Pro was leaked last week on the Palm website.  It looks like a slicker, sleeker, blacker Treo 800w, and while the leaked Flash demo animation was quickly pulled from the site,...
HOT (?): Samsung Tocco Coming to T-Mobile USA?

HOT (?): Samsung Tocco Coming to T-Mobile USA?

TmoNews seems to think Samsung's Tocco T919 is headed to T-Mobile USA.  If so, it would certainly qualify as HOT in my book.  Full touchscreen with Samsung's TouchWiz UI, 3G, 5MP Camera with flash,...
Instinct: Sprint Releases Individual Application Updates

Instinct: Sprint Releases Individual Application Updates

At long last Sprint's given the go ahead to its vendors to unleash a slew of application updates upon Instinct owners.  A post on Instinct Insight details the release process, and makes it clear that...
HOT: Does TmoNews Know What's Coming? Find Out Friday

HOT: Does TmoNews Know What's Coming? Find Out Friday

Check out the TmoNews Friday Big Tease.  That's all I'm sayin'.  Especially if you've been reading my T-Mobile teaser posts of the last week or two.  I'm not saying my tease and TmoNews' tease are...
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Motorola throws three more Q9m devices into the sweepstakes

Motorola throws three more Q9m devices into the sweepstakes

During week 8 of the PhoneDog days of Summer, we saw one lucky winner take home the Motorola Q9m.  Well our friends at Motorola want to keep the fun rollin' and have generously contributed 3 more...
Nextel Lives: Sprint planning Direct Connect BlackBerry for Q4

Nextel Lives: Sprint planning Direct Connect BlackBerry for Q4

Nextel fans rejoice!  If you love corporate Email along with your Direct Connect service, that is ... Boy Genius Report leaked part of Sprint's Q4/Q1 ('09) roadmap this morning and the centerpiece is...
iPhone Watch: Best Buy to become newest retailer of iPhones

iPhone Watch: Best Buy to become newest retailer of iPhones

Retail giant Best Buy has apparently been working overtime to get on Apple's good side, and it seems all that hard work is about to pay off.  Best Buy will become the third retailer of Apple's iPhone...
HOT: T-Mobile pre-selling HTC Dream Sep 17? Still not the phone I saw last week

HOT: T-Mobile pre-selling HTC Dream Sep 17? Still not the phone I saw last week

Last week I made mention of an unnamed, destined for T-Mobile handset that I'd been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of first-hand.  I called it "T-Mobile's best phone ever," and the speculation began...

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