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Sound ID's latest Bluetooth headset is called the Six, and it promises to be the company's most advanced headset yet.

Sound ID stands out in the field of Bluetooth headset makers because the company was founded by an ear doctor from Stanford University, and the headsets are therefore designed with strong knowledge of the human ear. Sound ID headsets have usually prized comfort and audio clarity because of this. … Read more

Amazon is turning the Droid Razr up to 11.

It's no secret that Verizon Wireless is having a little fun with the Motorola Droid Razr's launch date by releasing it exactly on 11:11 a.m. local time on November 11, 2011 (That's 11/11/11. Get it?). But Amazon Wireless, a specialized Amazon store dedicated to all things mobile, is taking it a step further by pricing the phone not at $299.99, but at $111.11 instead. … Read more

Thin is in, baby.

Or at least that's what many phone makers would have you believe. Ever since the release of the Motorola Razr in late 2004, the trend of the superskinny phone has taken the country by storm. Fashionable, sexy, and easily portable, slim phones are still popular today. Here are a few smartphones that manage to pack in plenty of features in a thin and light package. … Read more

Is there such thing as too much of a good thing? Verizon comes out swinging with superphones galore, we take a look at the next generation of Windows Phone handsets, and we have a good old-fashioned rant against a very very weird phone. All that and more on today's Dialed In.

A glut of Verizon superphones Verizon and HTC announced the HTC Rezound last week, and the Droid Razr is getting the major-promotion treatment this week. And the Samsung Galaxy Nexus hasn't … Read more

U.S. Cellular has announced the Samsung Repp, an entry-level Android smartphone that ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

The Repp has a 3.2-inch HVGA LCD screen, a 3-megapixel camera, an 800MHz processor, and a 2GB microSD card that's preinstalled. It can be expanded to 32GB if you want more storage. It'll be free with a new two-year agreement.

U.S. Cellular is also introducing a new trade-in program for used phones and tablets. If you want to upgrade to the Repp, for example, you can trade existing handsets for a check. U.S. Cellular even accepts devices from other carriers and will pay up to $150 per device.

Additionally, select phones in U.S. Cellular's lineup are free without activation fees from now through November 20.… Read more

The Motorola Droid Razr is a marriage of Razr beauty and Droid brawn.

Like the original Razr, the superslim and ultralight Droid Razr has an undeniable wow factor the second you pick it up. It also has a wonderfully vivid 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display, and is remarkably durable with its scratch-resistant, water-resistant, and Kevlar-coated exterior. The Droid Razr has impressive specs, like a 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor (Correction: we were misinformed that it was a Qualcomm processor), support for Verizon's blazing fast 4G/LTE network, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera, Webtop functionality, and more.… Read more

To tie in with the carrier's impending Droid Razr launch on 11:11 a.m. on 11/11/11--aka Friday--Verizon Wireless will launch a promotion that doubles the amount of monthly data allotment for 4G smartphone owners.

Starting Tuesday, any customer who has a Verizon 4G smartphone will be eligible to get double the data for the same price. For example, someone who subscribes to the 2GB for $30 plan will receive 4GB instead. For $50 you can get 10GB instead of 5GB, and for $80 you can get 20GB instead of 10GB per month. Existing customers (those who … Read more

We'll admit it: The LG Doubleplay's bizarre design just doesn't work for us.

But if you disregard the design, the LG Doubleplay is actually a remarkably solid Android smartphone. It ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and has plenty of great features like Wi-Fi calling, mobile hot-spot capability, and support for T-Mobile's 4G/HSPA+ network. We're also mostly impressed with the 1GHz Qualcomm Scorpion processor, and LG's Android overlay does not offend us.

Yet, we can't help but be put off by the subdisplay set right smack dab in the middle of the keyboard. We understand the multitasking reasoning behind it, but we don't think it's necessary--it feels like a solution waiting for a problem. The dual displays might even be a big contributor to the rather lackluster battery life. If you're willing to suspend your prejudices, you're welcome to take a chance with the LG Doubleplay for $99.99 after a new two-year service agreement with T-Mobile, but excuse us if we don't share your enthusiasm.… Read more

Verizon Wireless has really been churning out the Android phones lately, what with the Motorola Droid Razr and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus a few weeks ago and now the HTC Rezound, which is one of a few HTC phones to come with Beats Audio integration.

Naturally, we wanted to see how the Rezound stacks up compared with the other two, so we created this chart for your perusal.… Read more