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Apple iPhone 3G Cell Phone Review
 Here it is, our in-depth, comparative, totally obsessive review of the new iPhone 3G. The latest iteration of Apple's cell phones brings a couple of major upgrades on the hardware side with 3G and GPS on board. It also comes with the new iPhone 2.0 software upgrade that brings support for Exchange Server and third party applications. In addition, it has the benefits of a full year's worth of upgrades that we haven't looked at since we did the last iPhone review. So, is it a worthy upgrade to one of the most iconic cell phones of our time? You're going to have to read the review to find out, or go out and pay $199 with a two-year contract to make your own decision. But seriously, we recommend you read our review first. Note: we're still working on battery tests, we will update the review when those are done.
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by Alfredo Padilla
July 11, 2008
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LG Dare Cell Phone Review
 The LG Dare is another touch screen device that is pointed directly at the iPhone. Verizon has been moving strongly in the direction of touch screen phones with devices like the LG Voyager and Samsung Glyde. The Dare is the best of the bunch so far, however. It has superior software, a very responsive touch screen, an excellent 3.2 megapixel camera and very good battery life. Is all of this enough to beat out the iPhone 3G and get Verizon customers to shell out $199 with a two-year contract for the Dare instead? Read on to find out.
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by Alfredo Padilla
July 10, 2008
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Samsung Instinct Cell Phone Review
 The Samsung Instinct is Sprint's newest iPhone competitor, and it brings a lot to the table. We found the large display and responsive touch screen were easy to use, and the interface sacrifices extra functions for ease of use, which isn't a bad thing at all. Email mavens will appreciate the Exchange support and the music and video software is good, but slow to load. There's also GPS on board, a good web browser and with Sprint's Simply Everything plan you'll be able to use it all without worrying about extra charges, for a price of course. So does all of this add up to an iPhone killer? Read the review to find out.
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by Alfredo Padilla
July 07, 2008
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Nokia E66 Cell Phone Review
 The Nokia E66 is the latest in Nokia's business oriented E-Series devices. Available in the third quarter of 2008 for north of $500 as an unlocked handset the E66 is an extremely capable device. It's solidly built and the form factor is slim and professionally attractive. The organizer and email features, which are probably the most important for business users, have been improved over previous E-Series devices and provide you with powerful business tools. Will it hold up under heavy use, however? Read the review to find out.
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by Alfredo Padilla
June 26, 2008
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Sony Ericsson Z750a Cell Phone Review
 The Sony-Ericsson Z750a is an entry level flip phone that represents Sony-Ericsson's first 3G device for AT&T. As with any 3G device we were concerned about battery life, but found ourselves pleasantly surprised by the results of our tests. In fact we found ourselves smiling a lot as we wrote this review. The Z750a is akin to Quasimodo, on the face it might not look great, but underneath there's a lot to love.
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by Alfredo Padilla
June 12, 2008
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Samsung Glyde Cell Phone Review
 The Samsung Glyde's signature features are a touch screen interface and a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Unfortunately neither impressed us very much. We found the Glyde's touch screen was unresponsive and difficult to use. The QWERTY faired a bit better, we could type relatively fast on it, but we found the keys clicky and the top row too close to the upper part of the slider. The Glyde does have some good points, it's two megapixel auto-focus camera took better than average shots, battery life on the handset was solid and it sports some advanced features like Verizon's TV service and GPS. Does the good outweigh the bad? Read the review to find out.
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by Alfredo Padilla
May 28, 2008
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LG enV2 Cell Phone Review
 There's a lot to like about the LG enV2, including a nice QWERTY keyboard, GPS and very good battery life. Although there are flaws like lack of email and organizer support, the enV2 is a solid all around handset. There's few things it's outstanding at, but there are also few things that are truly terrible. We feel comfortable saying that anyone who doesn't need advanced smart phone features but do want a QWERTY keyboard will probably enjoy the enV2; and at $129.99 with a two-year contract the price is pretty reasonable as well.
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by Alfredo Padilla
May 09, 2008
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Samsung Ace Cell Phone Review
 The Samsung Ace is a powerful Windows Mobile Standard device from Sprint that is similar to the Samsung Blackjack line of phones that have been limited to AT&T until now. The ace up the sleeve, if you pardon the pun, is the support for both Sprint's CDMA network and international GSM networks. This puts it on the short list for any Sprint customer who does a lot of overseas travel, but they may be less enamored with the limited talk time, poor camera and the strange decision to leave Office Mobile off the device. The price tag is also a concern as similar handsets can be had for half the Ace's $199 cost. Do other bonuses make up for these drawbacks? Read on to find out.
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by Alfredo Padilla
April 29, 2008
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Verizon SMT5800 Cell Phone Review
 The SMT5800 looks like a typical Windows Mobile candybar phone at first glance, but it hides a slide-out keyboard for those who love to text or email. In all other respects the SMT5800 will bring all the good, and bad, that you would expect from Windows Mobile Standard, which is the non-touchscreen version. We liked the phone's looks and durability, and if professional good looks were everything the SMT5800 would be ahead of the game. Unfortunately a very limited battery life should cause anyone looking at this device some pause.
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by Mark Brezinski
March 17, 2008
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Nokia N82 Cell Phone Review
 The Nokia N82 is the latest do everything handset from the Finnish cell phone giant. Like many of its other high end handsets the N82 isn't available from any U.S. carriers, instead you'll have to purchase the phone from an importer or directly from Nokia when they make it available. The N82 packs a lot of technology into a reasonably small candybar form factor. You'll be getting a five megapixel camera with Xenon flash, a smart phone running Symbian Series 60, Wi-Fi and GPS functionality. Most of these features are well integrated and easy to use. That's not to say that the Nokia N82 doesn't have its bad points as well.
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by Alfredo Padilla
February 05, 2008
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