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SmartPhone Articles for May of 2007

Below are the 68 SmartPhone articles for May of 2007

1. Palm Kicks Off Treo Application Contest 5/1/2007

As a way of encouraging more developers to create applications for the Treo 700 and 750 series, the Palm Developer Network is holding a desi

2. Cingular 8525 Update Released 5/1/2007

It isn't the much-anticipated upgrade to Windows Mobile 6, but AT&T has released a small system software update for the Cingular 8525. *UPDA

3. Most Popular Smartphones and PDAs of April 2007 5/1/2007

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the most handhelds and smartphones readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding f

4. Stream Songs to a Pocket PC with LobsterTunes 5/2/2007

LobsterTunes is an MP3 player that allows users to stream music from their home PC media servers to their handheld, wherever they are.

5. BlackBerry 8300 May Be Called the Curve 5/2/2007

Some good but not conclusive evidence has emerged that RIM's next converged device might ship with a consumer friendly name, not just a numb

6. Myths and Truths about the Smart in Smartphones 5/2/2007

In this week's editorial, Antoine Wright takes a look at a number of things that are often said about smartphones, checking to see whether

7. T-Mobile Announces Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the Dash 5/3/2007

As expected, T-Mobile has just revealed that an official Windows Mobile 6 upgrade will be released tomorrow for its Dash smartphone. This wi

8. RIM Takes the Wraps Off the BlackBerry Curve 5/3/2007

Research in Motion (RIM) has just officially announced -- but not yet released -- its latest convered device, the BlackBerry Curve.

9. iPhone Could Rival the RAZR in Popularity 5/3/2007

There has been a tremendous amount of hype surrounding Apple's iPhone, so the market consulting firm Markitecture set out to get some hard n

10. AT&T Once Again Offering Nokia N75 5/4/2007

An S60 smartphone that appeared on AT&T's web site last week but was quickly pulled is once again available.

11. Survey Shows Businesses Need To Embrace Mobile Working 5/4/2007

According to research sponsored by Microsoft, mobile working is on the rise and businesses need to pay attention or risk losing employees to

12. Hot Topics - Most Active Discussion Threads of April 5/4/2007

For those who don't have time to keep up to date on the Brighthand Forums, here are some of the threads that have attracted the most attenti

13. Mobile Tech News -- Photo Dialer, Animated Themes, iPhone Cases, and More 5/5/2007

Contact-ing for Windows Mobile Smartphone Released Put Animated Themes on a Pocket PC with FlashThemes Player 2007 Line of iPhone Cases

14. i-mate JAQ3 Pocket PC Phone Review 5/6/2007

Adama D. Brown brings us a review of the i-mate JAQ3, one of the thinnest Pocket PC phones available.

15. Samsung Launches Q1 Ultra UMPC 5/7/2007

Samsung's latest Ultra Mobile PC is now available from a wide variety of retailers. It has a number of optional features not present in its

16. DataViz Bringing Native Microsoft Office File Handling to BlackBerries 5/7/2007

DataViz has just announced that it is bringing its Microsoft Office editing suite to a new mobile platform.

17. Full Vista Support Coming to the Palm Desktop... Eventually 5/7/2007

Palm expects to have a beta of a version of the Palm Desktop with Windows Vista support out this summer.

18. Slim Windows Mobile Phone with VGA Screen Announced 5/8/2007

Late last year, E-TEN unveiled the Glofiish X500, a slim Pocket PC phone. Today, the company has taken the wraps off an updated version -- t

19. Ubuntu Developing Open-Source Linux-Based OS for Mobile Devices 5/8/2007

Ubuntu, which makes a free version of Linux for PCs, is developing a version of this operating system for mobile devices like UMPCs.

20. Spb Mobile DVD Now Available for WM Smartphones 5/8/2007

Spb Software House has released a Windows Mobile Smartphone version of Spb Mobile DVD - a Windows application that provides a simple way to

21. Palm Treo 755p Review 5/9/2007

Palm has just announced that Sprint will begin offering the Treo 755p soon. Antoine Wright brings us a review of this Palm OS smartphone wit

22. Palm Unveils the Latest Garnet-Based Treo 5/9/2007

Palm has just taken the wraps off a new smartphone, the Treo 755p. This device runs the Garnet OS (formerly Palm OS Garnet), and will be ava

23. Sony Ericsson Announces a Slim UIQ Smartphone 5/9/2007

Sony Ericsson has officially announced the latest entry in its popular P series of smartphones. The P1 will offer a built-in keyboard, 3G, W

24. No Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades for Any Current iPAQ 5/10/2007

HP has revealed its plans for introducing Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for its current models that are running the previous version of this ope

25. Palm Now Offering Online Service for Treo Users 5/10/2007

Palm, Inc. has launched a public beta of a new online service for owners of some of its Palm OS and Windows Mobile smartphones.

26. Sprint PPC-6800 May Be Delayed Until This Fall 5/10/2007

For some time now, rumors have indicated that Sprint intends to release later this month a new Pocket PC phone called the PPC-6800. Now, how

27. Mobile Version of Firefox Coming... but Not Soon 5/11/2007

The CEO of the Mozilla Foundation recently said that there will be a mobile version of the Firefox web browser released at some point, but i

28. Dell May Begin Sales of Nokia Smartphones in the U.S. 5/11/2007

According to an unconfirmed report, Dell will soon begin offering unlocked Nokia smartphones, accessories, and other products.

29. Smartphone and PDA Deals - 5/11/07 5/11/2007

Hot deals this week: T-Mobile Dash - get $55 back HP iPAQ rx5915 - $20 price drop Samsung BlackJack - Only a penny Several Palm Treo a

30. Gartner Predicts Half a Billion Mobile Video Users by 2010 5/13/2007

Watching TV on a mobile phone or handheld hasn't exactly taken the world by storm, but market research firm Gartner predicts that it will be

31. Mobile Tech Notes -- Geocaching App, USB Recharger, Baby Manager, and More 5/14/2007

VITO SmartNavigator Released 2400 mAh USB Power Backup Now Available from Brando Babble Soft Introduces Software for the Parents of Newb

32. Beta Program Available for New Opera Mini Version 5/14/2007

Opera Software is starting a beta program for the next version of its Opera Mini web browser. This Java application is often used by those w

33. Vista Users Run Into File Synchronization Snafu with Windows Mobile 6 5/14/2007

Those with Windows Mobile 6 Standard are pleased that this operating system -- unlike previous versions -- lets users synchronize files. But

34. Treo 755p Now Available from Sprint 5/14/2007

Palm, Inc. officially unveiled the Treo 755p last week, but this smartphone didn't launch at that time. However, this device is now availabl

35. E-TEN Introduces Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades 5/15/2007

E-TEN is now offering Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for one of its Pocket PC phones, and another will be available soon.

36. BlackBerries with Wi-Fi Coming This Year 5/15/2007

Research in Motion (RIM) intends to release before the end of this year its first smartphone with Wi-Fi short-range wireless networking buil

37. Next-Generation Motorola Q Nearing Release 5/15/2007

Motorola's Mobile Experience was held today, and the company took the opportunity to say that two of its Windows Mobile smartphones it had p

38. Microsoft Promises Fix for Windows Mobile 6 File Synchronization Snafu 5/16/2007

Earlier this week, Brighthand reported on a complaint being made by people with a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone and Windows Vista. Microsoft h

39. RIM May Add Wi-Fi, GPS to the BlackBerry Pearl 5/16/2007

Research In Motion recently promised that it would start integrating Wi-Fi into its products before the end of this year. An unconfirmed rep

40. Sun Demonstrates New Linux- and Java-Based Mobile OS 5/16/2007

Sun Microsystems has unveiled a new Java- and Linux-based operating system and graphical interface for a variety of mobile devices, includin

41. Windows Mobile Smartphones Can View Microsoft Office 2007 Files with Documents To Go 5/17/2007

DataViz has released Documents To Go Premium Edition 3 for Windows Mobile Smartphones. The major improvement in this version is the ability

42. Samsung Bringing Out 8 GB microSD Card 5/17/2007

Samsung has just announced that it has developed an 8 GB microSD memory card, a milestone in increasing the capacity of this tiny data stora

43. Get Ready for a GPS Enabled World 5/17/2007

In his latest editorial, Brighthand's Ed Hardy predicts that before too much longer you won't be able to find a handheld or smartphone witho

44. Apple iPhone Gets FCC Approval 5/18/2007

Apple's iPhone has passed a major hurdle: the Federal Communications Commission has given its approval for this smartphone to be released in

45. Amazon.com to Launch DRM-Free MP3 Music Download Store 5/18/2007

Amazon.com will launch a digital music store later this year offering millions of DRM-free songs. These will be playable on virtually any of

46. Symbian OS Shipments Way Up 5/18/2007

Symbian Limited, developer and licensor of the Symbian OS, has announced that shipments of smartphones based on its operating system were up

47. A Mobile Quandary: Lifestyle Devices or Communicators 5/18/2007

In his latest editorial, Antoine Wright takes smartphone makers to task for designing trying to design products that try to be all things to

48. Palm Now Offering New Bluetooth Keyboard 5/19/2007

Palm has released a new Bluetooth wireless keyboard that can be used with a variety of this company's handhelds and smartphones.

49. Security Patch Released for Treo 680, 700p, 650 5/19/2007

Palm, Inc. has just released a patch to fix a small flaw in the password protection software of several of its Garnet OS-based smartphones.

50. TopStory Free Mobile RSS Reader Now Available 5/20/2007

With the release of TopStory, iambic looks to make getting the news that people want via RSS much easier to do.

51. Treo 700p System Software Update Drawing Near 5/21/2007

Palm is almost ready to release system software update created to deal with problems in the Treo 700p.

52. Pharos GPS Phone 600 Review 5/21/2007

The Pharos GPS Phone 600 is equipped much like other Wi-Fi enabled Pocket PC phones, but with GPS capabilities added. Brighthand's chief rev

53. T-Mobile Launches the Wing Pocket PC Phone 5/22/2007

T-Mobile USA is now offering the Wing, a Pocket PC phone with a touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a blue soft-touch exterior.

54. Brighthand Staff's Predictions for the Palm "Hawk" 5/22/2007

Jeff Hawkins has promised to reveal more details on Palm's plans to create a third product category soon, but Brighthand's editors, writers,

55. Gigabyte's U60 UMPC Officially Available 5/23/2007

Gigabyte Technology has launched its first UMPC in its home country, and has plans to introduce this device on the world market later this y

56. Mobile Tech News -- Real-Time Travel Info, Photo Viewer, Treo 680, and More 5/24/2007

New SplashTravel Pro Offers Real-time Flight, Weather, and Currency Data Resco Unveils New Version of Photo Viewer Palm Treo 680 Releas

57. Palm Releases ROM Update for Treo 680 5/25/2007

Since the Treo 680 debuted late last year, Palm, Inc. has released several patches for its system software. This company has now combined al

58. T-Mobile, Vodafone on Short List to Be Exclusive iPhone Provider in Europe 5/28/2007

T-Mobile is supposedly the current front-runner in the battle to be the only European carrier that will offer Apple's iPhone, as AT&T is in

59. Worldwide Shipments of Handhelds Up Almost 40 Percent 5/29/2007

A very strong increase in shipments of Windows Mobile devices led to a 40 percent rise in the number of handhelds shipped worldwide during t

60. Palm Almost Certainly Unveiling the ''Hawk'' Tomorrow 5/29/2007

Palm, Inc. has just sent journalists an invitation to a webcast scheduled for tomorrow at which the company will unveil a new class of mobil

61. Nokia N800 Internet Tablet Review 5/29/2007

Antoine Wright brings us this review of the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, a device that's about the size of a smartphone or handheld but offer

62. An Advanced Look at the Palm Foleo AKA the "Hawk" 5/30/2007

Palm Inc. has apparently accidentally leaked some of the details on the product Jeff Hawkins will release announce later today, the company'

63. BlackBerry Curve Launching Tomorrow 5/30/2007

AT&T will begin offering the BlackBerry Curve tomorrow, which will make it the first carrier worldwide to to sell this cellular-wireless han

64. Palm Officially Announces Foleo Mobile Companion with 10-Inch Screen, Wi-Fi 5/30/2007

Palm, Inc. has just formally unveiled the Foleo, the first in a class of devices it is calling Mobile Companions. This model, when availabl

65. Mobile Tech News -- N-Series Events, Simulated Phone Calls, microSD Reader 5/31/2007

Nokia Holding Various N-Series Events in June Simulate Phone Calls with Call Jockey Kingston Releases Ultra-Portable microSD Reader+Card

66. HTC May Unveil iPhone-Type Smartphone on June 5 5/31/2007

According to an unconfirmed report, the company behind many of the most popular Windows mobile smartphones may soon unveil a device with man

67. Companies Racing to Bring Out Flexible Displays 5/31/2007

In the past few weeks, several companies have shown off prototypes of flexible displays, bringing closer the time when a computer's screen c

68. Apple Will Open the iPhone to Third-Party Software 5/31/2007

It seems that Apple is bending to pressure, and is putting together some method to allow third-party developers write applications for the i