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Coming deviceSamsung Galaxy S II

Coming Soon Phones Announced today, U.S. Cellular will offer the Samsung Galaxy S II to their customers soon. With a 4.52" Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen display, 1.2 GHz dual core processor and 8MP camera, the S II has a lot to offer. Technology: CDMA Release...

UpdatedWinner of a new HTC Trophy

Sweepstakes Winner Congratulations to C. Eames of NV on becoming a new HTC Trophy prize winner compliments of Best Buy Mobile and our One-Paw Bandit game. His winning spin happened on Monday February 20, 2012. "I've been playing the One-Paw Bandit...

UpdatedSamsung Galaxy Note to AT&T

New Phones The Samsung Galaxy Note brings it's 4G LTE capabilities to AT&T this Sunday February 19, 2012. The Galaxy Note also comes loaded with Android 2.3.6 running beneath Samsung's TouchWiz 4.0. Release Date: Sunday February 19, 2012...

UpdatedWinner of the HTC EVO 3D

Sweepstakes Winner Congratulations to S. Dhaliwal of Canada on winning a brand new HTC EVO 3D on Tuesday February 14, 2012. "Where there is a will, there is a way"

UpdatedMotorola DROID 4 to Verizon

New Phones The Motorola DROID 4 is available at Verizon Wireless as of February 10, 2012. The 4" qHD touchscreen display slides open for you to find a 5-row QWERTY keyboard. Release Date: Friday February 10, 2012 Carrier: Verizon Wireless Retail...

UpdatedWinner of a Motorola Atrix 2

Sweepstakes Winner Congratulations to S. Rangel of KS on winning a brand new Motorola Atrix 2 on Thursday February 9, 2012. "This is the first time I have ever won something. I can't believe after playing for a year I won!!!"

UpdatedWinner of the Worth Ave Group Sweeps 2-3-12

Sweepstakes Winner Congratulations to the fifth and final winner of the Worth Ave Group sponsored Apple iPad 2 sweepstakes. P. Ye of CA had the lucky spin on Friday February 3, 2012. "I am very pleased to win this. I have been playing phonedog for quite some time....

UpdatedSamsung Galaxy S Aviator

Coming Soon Phones The Samsung Galaxy S Aviator will be U.S. Cellular's first 4G LTE smartphone capable device. The Aviator provides you with a 4.3" touchscreen, 8MP camera, front-facing camera, and Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread). Technology: CDMA Release Date:...

UpdatedWinner number 4 of the Worth Ave Group Sweeps

Sweepstakes Winner Congratulationsto A. Cowles of NY on becoming the fourth winner of a brand new Apple iPad 2 tablet during our Worth Ave Group sponsored Sweepstakes. "This Site is unbelievably great. I've been playing this site all the time for the past...

New deviceMotorola DROID RAZR MAXX to Verizon

New Phones If you want thin, the DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola is now available at Verizon Wireless and coming in at 8.99 mm it is ultra thin. Release Date: Thursday January 26, 2012 Carrier: Verizon Wireless Retail Price: $649.99 Phone Price: $299.99 with...

UpdatedWinner of the Worth Ave Group Sweeps 1-25-12

Sweepstakes Winner Congratulations to B. Vang of CA on being the third winner of a brand new Apple iPad 2 tablet. "so i was playing phonedog one paw bandit on my phone this morning and i took my first spin of it and omg i couldnt believe it three ipad 2 shown on the...

New devicePantech Burst to AT&T

New Phones The Pantech Burst becomes the maker's second 4G LTE smartphone and landed at AT&T Sunday January 22, 2012. Release Date: Sunday January 22, 2012 Carrier: AT&T Retail Price: $399.99 Phone Price: $49.99 with 2-Year contract Hot Features: 4G...

New devicePantech Element to AT&T

New Phones The Pantech Element tablet arrived at AT&T Sunday January 22, 2012 ready to run on their 4G LTE network and offering an 8" display and is waterproof. Release Date: Sunday January 22, 2012 Carrier: AT&T Retail Price: $449.99 Phone Price:...

UpdatedWinner of the Worth Ave Group Sweeps 1-16-12

Sweepstakes Winner Congratulations to J. Alcoz of TX on winning the second of five brand new Apple iPad 2 tablets. Thursday January 19, 2012 his spin of the One-Paw Bandit awarded him with a brand new black Apple iPad 2 tablet courtesy of Worth Ave Group....

UpdatedBlackBerry Curve 9370 to Verizon

New Phones Also announced by Verizon Wireless during CES Las Vegas 2012 the BlackBerry Curve 9370 is available starting today. Release Date: Thursday January 19, 2012 Carrier: Verizon Wireless Retail Price: $409.99 Phone Price: $99.99 with 2-Year contract...

New deviceLG Spectrum to Verizon

New Phones As promised during CES Las Vegas 2012, the LG Spectrum is now available at Verizon Wireless. Release Date: Thursday January 19, 2012 Carrier: Verizon Wireless Retail Price: $599.99 Phone Price: $199.99 with 2-Year contract Hot Features: 4G LTE...

UpdatedWinner of the Worth Ave Group Sweeps 1-13-12

Sweepstakes Winner Congratulations to E. Braley of WI on becoming the first of 5 Apple iPad 2 winners! On Friday January 13, 2012 he played our One-Paw Bandit game and won a black Apple iPad 2 WiFi 16GB tablet courtesy of Worth Ave Group. "When I saw...

UpdatedNokia Lumia 710 to T-Mobile

New Phones The Nokia Lumia 710 landed at T-Mobile today and became the first 4G Nokia Windows Phone in the United States. Release Date: Wednesday January 11, 2012 Carrier: T-Mobile Retail Price: $349.99 Phone Price: $49.99 after instant discount, $50...

UpdatedApple iPad 2 One-Paw Bandit Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes Here at PhoneDog we are kicking off 2012 in style. That's right, thanks to Worth Ave Group and the One-Paw Bandit we will be giving away 5 Apple iPad 2 tablets! All you have to do is be a PhoneDog fan on Facebook and then go spin the One-Paw...

Coming deviceToshiba Excite X10

Android The Toshiba Excite X10 just might excite you if you are in the market for a 10.1" tablet. Also featuring a 1.2GHz processor, 5MP camera and 2MP front-facing camera, the Excite X10 will be available later in this first quarter of the year.

UpdatedSony Xperia S

Android The Sony Xperia S became official during CES along with the Xperia ion. The Xperia S provides you with a 12MP camera with Exmor R sensor, 1.5GHz dual-core processor and a 4.3" touchscreen display. Technology: GSM Release Date: "Near...

Coming deviceNokia Lumia 900

Ces Las Vegas 2012 Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has confirmed the Lumia 900 to be real and heading to AT&T. Key features of the Lumia 900 include a 4.3" display, 4G LTE connected, 1.4GHz processor, and 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics. Technology: GSM Release...

UpdatedASUS Transformer Prime TF700T

Android The ASUS Transformer Prime TF700T tablet with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and will be available in sometime during Q2 2012 at $599 for 32GB and $699 for 64 GB. The 7" display is SuperIPS+ and 1280x800 pixels. It operates via WiFi...

UpdatedASUS Eee Pad Memo ME370T

Android Announced during CES Las Vegas 2012 along with the Transformer Prime TF700T, the Eee Pad MeMO ME370T will be available sometime in Q2 2012. It has a 7" capacitive touchscreen with 1280x800 pixel resolution, 1 GB RAM, 5MP camera, and 1.2GHz...

UpdatedSamsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

Android The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 comes in a 7.9mm thin and will be heading to Verizon Wireless in the "coming weeks". Key features include a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 4G LTE capable, Samsung TouchWiz, mobile hotspot capable, Android 3.2...

Coming deviceMotorola DROID 4

Ces Las Vegas 2012 The word of the day so far at CES Las Vegas 2012 appears to be "thin". The DROID 4 by Motorola didn't miss out in becoming the thinnest 4G LTE QWERTY smartphone. 8MP cameras are also the popular thing on devices announced so far today...

UpdatedSamsung Galaxy Note

Android With the World's first 5.3" HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display on a smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note can be found at AT&T stores in the coming weeks. Also featured are an 8MP camera, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and 1080p HD video...

UpdatedMotorola Droid RAZR Maxx

Android Confirmed by Verizon Wireless and Motorola the DROID RAZR MAXX will be available in the coming weeks. This device claims after a single charge you can talk on the phone for more than 21 hours straight. Other features include 32 GB...

Coming devicePantech Burst

Android The Pantech Burst can be your device very soon with a launch date set for Sunday January 22, 2012. Available in red or black, the Burst offers Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread), 4" Super AMOLED display, and 4G LTE speeds. Technology: GSM...

Coming deviceBlackBerry Curve 9370

Ces Las Vegas 2012 The coming soon devices continued to be announced on this opening day of CES Las Vegas 2012 including the BlackBerry Curve 9370. Landing there on January 19, 2012, the 9370 offers BlackBerry 7 OS, a 2.44" display, 5MP camera, and 2GB microSD...