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HTC Incredible Really Quite Credible

Some new images and details on the HTC Incredible have come to light. This smartphone is reportedly coming to Verizon later this year running Android OS 2.1 on a 1 GHz processor. It will use a tablet shape with a relatively large screen.
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nook eReader Will Be in Barnes & Noble Stores this Week
PUBLISHED: 2/8/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
The Barnes & Noble nook launched a few months ago, but it was sold only on this company's website. Starting in the middle of this week, those who want this e-book reader will be able to pick one up in a B&N store.

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SDXC Will Replace SDHC, Offer Up to 2 Terabytes of Data Storage
PUBLISHED: 2/8/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
In the very near future, users will be able to store more than 100 HD movies on a single SD card, movies they can then watch on their smartphone. That data requires 2 TB of storage, which is equal to 64 of the largest SDHC cards (32 GB) currently available.

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Windows Mobile 7 Looking More and More Like the ZunePhone
PUBLISHED: 2/7/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
It has been rumored for years that Microsoft is going to make its Zune media player into an iPhone competitor, and that will apparently come into being with the release of Windows Mobile 7. This will supposedly allow companies to make phones with an emphasis on music and video.

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More Details on the Motorola Split Emerge
PUBLISHED: 2/7/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
The Motorola Split may be one of the more innovative models of this year. This Android-based smartphone will boast a split keyboard that slides out from either side of the touchscreen. In addition, what's displayed on the keys can vary as the device changes orientation.

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T-Mobile Could Launch the the HTC HD2, Motorola Zeppelin Next Month
PUBLISHED: 2/6/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
A roadmap of upcoming products has leaked out of T-Mobile USA, showing its plans to introduce several new models in March. The HTC HD2 will be a very high end Windows phone, the Motorola Zeppelin will be an affordable Android device, and a smartphone from Nokia will reportedly debut, too.

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LogMeIn Ignition for iPhone Review
PUBLISHED: 2/5/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Smartphones aren't as powerful as desktops, but with a remote-access app like LogMeIn Ignition you can use your iPhone to do almost everything your office or home PC can do. Brighthand's Site Editor brings us a review of the iPhone and iPod touch version of this software.

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Readers' Dilemma: The Kindle or the iPad
PUBLISHED: 2/5/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
Anyone in the market for an e-book reader has a tough choice to make: do they get an Amazon Kindle, an Apple iPad, or one of the other eReaders on the market? A comparison of these finds that each has advantages and weaknesses, as their approaches are quite different.

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Symbian Is Now an Open Source Operating System
PUBLISHED: 2/4/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
The largest transition of proprietary code to open source in history has just been completed: all the source code for the Symbian OS -- an operating system that has been used in more than 330 million phones around the wold -- is now available for free.

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Many iPhone Developers Enthusiastic about the Apple iPad
PUBLISHED: 2/4/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
The Apple iPad is still over a month away from release, but many companies are already looking into creating software for this tablet computer. Although it will run the iPhone OS, this upcoming device will bring new challenges and opportunities for developers.

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Verizon Might Not Be Getting the iPhone Until 2011
PUBLISHED: 2/4/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Apple is widely expected to end its exclusive agreement with AT&T this year and allow Verizon and possibly other U.S. carriers to offer the iPhone. An industry analyst disputes this, and says AT&T will be the only one offering this popular smartphone for another year.

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Motorola Zeppelin Could Be an Inexpensive Android OS Smartphone
PUBLISHED: 2/4/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
The next Android-based smartphone to come out of Motorola will apparently be called the Zeppelin. It hasn't yet been announced, but unconfirmed information indicates that it will have a tablet shape, the Android OS, MotoBlur, and an affordable price.

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Most Popular Smartphones of January
PUBLISHED: 2/3/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
At the beginning of each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones and other mobile devices that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks.

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