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As Aaron wrote earlier today, the US Government has launched Distraction.gov, a website aimed to educate citizens about the dangers of texting or otherwise using a cell phone while driving. Here's the video they posted. And, oh yeah: If you text while you're driving in my neighborhood, I will not be happy.

According to leaked pictures circulating on the internet, the LG Arena (a version of it) is on its way to AT&T.  Neither LG or AT&T have announced it by any means, but the GT950 shown in the picture above distinctly carries the logo of the nation's second largest wireless carrier.  Specifications include a 3.0-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, a 5.0-megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, 8 GB of internal storage, and the manufacturer's S-Class UI.

Another good feature phone in the carrier's lineup - perhaps we'll hear more at CES next week.  Anyone interested in this device?

Via Engadget Mobile

I'd be willing to wager that nearly everyone reading this article (including the person writing it) has messaged, e-mailed, eaten, or done something distracting while in the car, causing you to lose your focus for a split second.  While most states have banned certain forms of communication while driving, the issue is still a concern for advocacy groups nationwide.

Enter Distraction.gov, a website created by the US Department of Transportation to promote awareness of the dangers of messaging - and really anything, for that matter - while driving.  Loaded with statistics, frequently asked questions, research, and more, the website is intended to provide hard facts on what distracted driving actually does to our communities.

Distraction.gov is worth a look, and I imagine it will be the first of a long list of educational resources as messaging continues to increase nationwide.

Via PhoneArena and Distraction.gov

From all of us to all of you, Happy New Year!

2010 promises to be an exciting year in the world of mobile technology, promising everything from 4G to tablet computing to the rise of Google as a mobile phone powerhouse. PhoneDog and the PhoneDog family of websites - BBerryDog, DroidDog, and soon, Today's iPhone - will be right here to bring you all of the latest news, reviews, and discussions about cell phones and mobile technology, whatever comes our way this year - starting with Google's Android Press Conference next Tuesday and CES from Las Vegas next Wednesday.

All of us here at The Dog wish you and yours a very, very Happy New Year. May your 2010 be filled with health, happiness and joy and entirely devoid of people who forgot to turn their ringers off before they came into the movie theater!

It's been an eventful week for Android, if only you look at the leaks that I've posted below. It's also been a busy week for DroidDog, as our team of contributors continues to grow. It's been a huge year for Android as well, though I think the next will be more significant in the eyes of mainstream America. Here's to the end of a rough but exciting year, and to smoother and more exciting 2010!

Leaks

Nexus One is just around the corner and the decent leaks are finally crawling out of the woodwork. We've seen some high quality images and a 3G benchmark, a video of those interactive animated backgrounds, and another review that makes previous leaks look pretty scrawny.

While not everyone is happy about the expected pricing of the device - $530 outright and $180 subsidized - I think there's more to the story than we've heard so far. And while people are buzzing about what else HTC may have in store in the coming days, everybody is looking to CES for some big Motorola news.

Also in the works are an LG Android for Sprint and 2.x OTA updates for G1 owners!

Hacks

We've seen some cool hacks since Christmas, including an Espresso ROM running on Hero, the coming of a Hero 1.5 ROM for Cliq, and the rooting of the not-yet-released Nexus One.

Carlos posted a video review of the Darkstar theme, and a tutorial on getting an extra 10MB of RAM on hacked G1s.

Lastly, check out what this guy did to his Inspiron Mini.

Year End

In the spirint of year-end review type stuff, check out Softpedia's top five Androids of 2009, Droid's dominance of the Market on Christmas, and Dustin Earley's look at a year of Android advertizing.

Take care, everyone. Be safe.

Aaron takes a gander at the BlackBerry Storm2's physical hardware and tests out the voice capabilities in part two of the BlackBerry Storm2 multi-part video series.