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SmartPhone Articles for June of 2011

Below are the 88 SmartPhone articles for June of 2011

1. HTC Sensation 4G Launching a Bit Later Than First Thought 6/1/2011

T-Mobile has just announced the release date for the HTC Sensation 4G, and it's after the date that had earlier been rumored. That's a bit o

2. AT&T's Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Finally Gets an Android OS 2.1 Upgrade 6/1/2011

In the "better late than never" category is today's release of an Android OS 2.1 upgrade for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. This device has h

3. LG Genesis To Pack in Two Touchscreens, QWERTY Keyboard 6/1/2011

US Cellular is going to be the exclusive provider of the LG Genesis, which will be an Android-based smartphone with an innovative design: it

4. Apple's iWork Office Suite Released for the iPhone 6/1/2011

More than a year after it was introduced for the iPad, the iWork suite of Office software has been updated to work on the iPhone. This inclu

5. AT&T Getting the Mid-Range Pantech Crossover 6/1/2011

Pantech is debuting its first Android smartphone available to U.S. customers, the mid-level Pantech Crossover, which will be available from

6. Motorola Droid X2 First-Look Review 6/1/2011

The Motorola Droid X2 is Verizon's first smartphone with a dual-core processor, plus it has a large, high-resolution display. Do these enhan

7. Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity SMART Headed for T-Mobile 6/2/2011

T-Mobile USA is prepping two Android smartphones that will sell for just under $100. The Samsung Exhibit 4G will run the latest version of G

8. Android OS 2.3 Upgrades Coming to Two of Last Year's Most Popular Models 6/2/2011

There's good news for owners of the Motorola Droid X and HTC EVO 4G: upgrades to the fastest version of Google operating system are availabl

9. HTC EVO 3D Launch Rumored for Late June 6/2/2011

RadioShack is continuing to lead-on eager HTC EVO 3D anticipators with a new, unconfirmed advertisement that apparently sets a solid release

10. AT&T Working on Wireless Service Plan That Can Be Shared By Multiple Devices 6/2/2011

AT&T Mobility's CEO says his company is working on wireless service plan that would allow a user to get access with several devices, like a

11. Most Popular Smartphones for May 2011 6/3/2011

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. Man

12. HP Might Let Other Companies Make webOS Smartphones and Tablets 6/3/2011

The CEO of HP has opened the possibility that it might license the webOS to other device makers. This is something that Palm -- who original

13. HTC EVO 4G Can Now Be Upgraded to Android OS 2.3 6/4/2011

Sprint's flagship smartphone is getting a big helping of dessert -- an upgrade to the latest version of Google's Android OS (code-named Ging

14. Google Music Beta Review: All Your Music, Online 6/5/2011

Google has hit it out of the park with its recently launched, cloud-based Google Music Beta, a service that lets you load up and access your

15. Amazon Offering Xperia PLAY, Droid X2, and Others for Under $100 6/5/2011

Amazon.com is holding a sale on many of Verizon's latest Android smartphones. This has dropped the cost of hot new models from HTC, Motorola

16. What To Expect Apple's Steve Jobs To Announce Tomorrow 6/5/2011

Tomorrow is the biggest single event on Apple's calendar: the first day of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). What's going t

17. AT&T Now Offering the Budget-Priced Pantech Crossover 6/5/2011

AT&T has introduced the Pantech Crossover, this company's first Android smartphone available in the U.S. This low-cost model has a physical

18. Sprint Confirms HTC EVO 3D Launch Date and Price 6/6/2011

RadioShack recently released a flyer that mentioned a release date for the HTC EVO 3D, Sprint's soon-to-be flagship smartphone. The date, ho

19. comScore: Google's Android, Apple's iPhone Gain More Ground 6/6/2011

While Apple, Microsoft and HP have already made major updates to their respective mobile environments, Google's Android OS continues to hold

20. Apple Announces 200 New iOS Features in iOS 5, Unveils iCloud, Ditches MobileMe 6/6/2011

iOS 5, the next generation of Apple's OS for iPhones and iPads, will include 200 new features, said Apple's Steve Jobs on Monday. Highlights

21. Apple Unveils iOS 5, iCloud, iMessage at WWDC 2011 6/6/2011

Apple has dropped a ton of new software at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), including a major update to its mobile operat

22. PlayStation NGP Officially Named Vita, Coming to AT&T 6/6/2011

The device formerly known as the PlayStation NGP received an official name at E3, where Sony announced the next-generation PSP will be known

23. Samsung Indulge Android Phone Now on Cricket for $55 Per Month 6/7/2011

Contract-free wireless provider Cricket has announced its first Android OS smartphone from Samsung, the Samsung Galaxy Indulge, as one of fo

24. Analysts: App Downloads To Accelerate, Driven By Android and Apple 6/7/2011

Driven by the rise of Apple and Android smartphones, touchscreens, and app stores, the numbers of app downloads will reach 48 billion by 201

25. HTC HD7S Windows Phone Introduced by AT&T 6/7/2011

AT&T's newest Windows Phone is the HTC HD7S, a high-end model with a big display, 16GB of storage, and a 5-megapixel camera. It joins a numb

26. RIM Buys Scoreloop for BlackBerry Apps with Social Gaming, 'Virtual Coins' 6/7/2011

Falling further behind Android and Apple with its BlackBerry phones, while also struggling with its new PlayBook tablet, RIM has acquired Sc

27. Samsung Nexus S 4G Review 6/8/2011

The Samsung Nexus S 4G is a WiMAX-enabled version of the smartphone Google recommends for developers. It sports an innovative curved display

28. Rumors Swirl About Sprint Motorola Phone: Droid X2 or Atrix-like? 6/8/2011

Sprint and Motorola will hold a press conference in New York on Thursday afternoon, and rumors are flying about an impending announcement fr

29. AT&T Cuts Price on Motorola Atrix 4G Android OS Smartphone to $100 6/8/2011

Six months after announcing the product at CES 2011, AT&T has lowered the pricetag on Motorola's first dual-core smartphone, the Android 2.2

30. Will Apple Unveil the iPhone 5 This Fall, Instead of a New iPod touch? 6/9/2011

Early software code from iOS 5, the new mobile OS introduced by Apple this week, contains hidden references -- detectable through code analy

31. LG Genesis Dual Touchscreen Smartphone Now Available 6/9/2011

US Cellular has just released the LG Genesis, an Android-based smartphone with an innovate design. This model is a clamshell, with two touch

32. Sprint Unveils Not Just One, But Two Motorola Android OS Phones 6/9/2011

Despite industry predictions of a single Android OS smartphone announcement, Sprint and Motorola pulled a pair of new phones out of their co

33. E3 2011: Sony PlayStation Vita Hands On 6/10/2011

Sony went into E3 with an NGP, but came out with a Vita when it officially named the second-generation PSP. Judging from the crowd gathered

34. IDC: Windows Phones to Knock Apple's iPhones Out of Second Place 6/10/2011

As might well be anticipated, Android OS phones will keep picking up more market share through 2015. More surprisingly, however, Apple's iPh

35. Jawbone ERA Review 6/11/2011

Jawbone makes some of the best Bluetooth headsets available, and the Jawbone ERA comes with not just amazing noise cancellation capabilities

36. Say Goodbye to the T-Mobile G2 6/13/2011

The T-Mobile G2 has been discontinued. This move came unusually quickly, as this Android-based smartphone debuted less than nine months ago,

37. Global Telecoms Business Innovation Summit 2011 Focused on Cloud-Based Services 6/13/2011

The telecommunications industry elite from all corners of the world gathered last week in London, where one of the most prestigious European

38. Motorola Photon 4G Hands-On Preview 6/13/2011

When Sprint previewed its forthcoming Photon 4G smartphone, Brighthand was there at the glitzy New York City press launch, gleaning some han

39. HTC 7 Pro Is U.S. Cellular's First Windows Phone 6/14/2011

U.S. Cellular has proudly announced the arrival of its first device to run Windows 7. The high-end HTC 7 Pro -- which features Microsoft's n

40. Apple Now Offering an Unlocked Version of the iPhone 4 6/14/2011

A version of the iPhone 4 that isn't SIM-locked to a wireless carrier is now available in the U.S. Users will be able to plug in the SIM car

41. Samsung Droid Charge Review: Great Screen, Terrible Battery 6/14/2011

The Super AMOLED screen on the Samsung Droid Charge is a sight to behold, but is that enough of a reason to by this recent addition to Veriz

42. HTC Sensation Launching Today from T-Mobile 6/15/2011

This is the day T-Mobile is introducing the HTC Sensation, an Android smartphone with an array of cutting-edge features. Sensation has the

43. HP Veer Review: A Tiny Titan 6/15/2011

The latest webOS smartphone, AT&T's HP Veer 4G is the size of a credit card but still has a physical keyboard and a touchscreen, 5-megapixel

44. T-Mobile Announces Launch Date for Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity SMART 6/15/2011

T-Mobile has slapped an official date on the release of two new Android Samsung smartphones -- the Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart -- a couple

45. Google Nexus 4G Could Be the First with Android OS 4.0 6/15/2011

Some details have leaked out about a device that might go by the name Google Nexus 4G. This upcoming smartphone will reportedly be among the

46. Samsung Dart Debuts from T-Mobile for Free 6/15/2011

Those who are looking for a low-priced smartphone need search no farther than the Samsung Dart. This smartphone is now available from T-Mobi

47. LG Flip II Dual-Screen Smartphone Headed for T-Mobile 6/16/2011

An LG smartphone with an unusual design turned up at a London event yesterday. The LG Flip II will apparently be offered by T-Mobile USA, an

48. iPhone Gmail Sync App Receives Usability Updates 6/16/2011

The iPhone's Google Sync feature, used to manage emails, contacts, and calendars for Gmail users on iOS devices, is receiving three updates

49. Android OS 2.3 Upgrade Released for the HTC EVO Shift 4G 6/16/2011

Sprint's HTC EVO Shift 4G can now be upgraded to the latest version of Google's mobile operating system. The move to Android OS 2.3 isn't as

50. Samsung Infuse 4G Review: Smartphone or Mini-Tablet? 6/16/2011

With its 4.5-inch display, the Samsung Infuse 4G from AT&T skirts the line between smartphone and mini-tablet. However you classify it, this

51. Evernote Comes to Windows Phone 7 6/17/2011

Popular note taking app Evernote is adding another platform to its resume and gaining complete saturation across all mobile operating system

52. BlackBerry Bold 9900 Release Delayed 6/17/2011

When Research In Motion took the wraps off the BlackBerry Bold 9900 Series last month, the company promised it would be on the market in ear

53. MotionX-GPS Review: Full-Featured GPS for Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad 6/17/2011

For merely $2.99, Fullpower's MotionX-GPS for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad gives hikers, runners, skiers, and other outdoor enthusiasts a Swi

54. HTC Trophy Review: A Windows Phone for Verizon 6/17/2011

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS is finally here on the Verizon network in the form of the HTC Trophy, and the phone itself is a solid piece o

55. T-Mobile Honoring Fathers with a Year of Free Data 6/18/2011

T-Mobile is getting an early jump on Father's Day with a special one day only offer today, June 18. The is giving new customers (or long-sta

56. The Best Smartphones for College Students 6/18/2011

Just about every student wants a smartphone, and rightly so -- a good phone can keep them on track balancing their classes and social life,

57. Take a Look at the T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide 6/19/2011

Details of the T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide have been leaking out for some time, and a bad picture or two has shown up before, but only now has

58. Motorola Triumph Preview: A Contract-Free Android Smartphone 6/19/2011

Brighthand takes a look at how the features of the Motorola Triumph - an upcoming contract-less smartphone from Sprint's Virgin Mobile USA -

59. HTC ChaCha Facebook Phone Getting Closer to AT&T 6/20/2011

The HTC ChaCha has been designed to be deeply integrated with the Facebook social networking service. When it was unveiled early this year,

60. Adobe's Flash Builder App Development Tool Gets iOS and BlackBerry Tablet Support 6/20/2011

Adobe has updated its Flash Builder developer tool, giving the app-builder compatibility with several additional major mobile platforms. Dev

61. Verizon's Tiered Data Plans Will Cost... 6/20/2011

Verizon Wireless has made no secret that it's going to be switching to a new pricing system under which customers pay more when they use mor

62. Nokia N9 To Be an All-Touchscreen Smartphone That Gives MeeGo Another Chance 6/21/2011

Nokia's next high-end model is going to have a design that eschews virtually all buttons in favor of a 3.9-inch AMOLED display that takes up

63. HTC EVO 3D Now Available to Sprint Premier Customers 6/21/2011

Some Sprint customers could already have access to the HTC EVO 3D, Sprint's new flagship smartphone, and not even know it. A select group of

64. HTC EVO Shift 4G Review: A Magnificant Mobile Messager 6/21/2011

Those who want to use their smartphone to do a lot of emailing or texting should check out the HTC EVO 4G, an Android smartphone from Sprint

65. HTC ThunderBolt, as Fast as Heat Lightning 6/21/2011

If you're looking to stay connected with a powerhouse of a handset this summer, look no further than our number one recommendation, the 4G L

66. Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart Launch from T-Mobile 6/22/2011

Two Android smartphones have just debuted from T-Mobile at prices that are a bit lower than expected. The Samsung Gravity Smart has a slidin

67. A Redesigned iPhone Coming in August? 6/22/2011

Those who are eager to get their hands on the next-generation iPhone will have to wait for another few months. The specs of this model are s

68. Epson Releases New iPrint App for iPhone 6/22/2011

Epson is trying to help iPhone users achieve harmony with their printers with the new Epson iPrint App for iOS. The app delivers a collectio

69. Motorola Droid X2 Review: Raw Power 6/22/2011

The Motorola Droid X2 has a range of cutting-edge features: it is Verizon's first with a dual-core processor, plus it sports a large, high-r

70. Nokia Outs Its First Windows Phone, Codename: Sea Ray 6/23/2011

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop made pleas with the crowd to turn off all recording devices at a recent preview event, but the cameras kept on rollin

71. Hulu Plus Now Available for a Lucky Few Android Smartphones 6/23/2011

An Android version of the Hulu Plus streaming video service has gone into limited availability. This allows users to watch a selection of TV

72. Verizon's HP Pre 2 Gets webOS 2.1 Upgrade 6/24/2011

HP has released a system software upgrade for Verizon's version of the Pre 2. The move to webOS 2.1 brings features like Exhibition Mode and

73. HTC EVO 3D with Glasses-Free 3D Display Now Available to Everyone 6/24/2011

Sprint put the HTC EVO 3D on sale to its A-list customers earlier this week, but starting today, anyone can order this cutting-edge smartpho

74. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Review: Game On 6/24/2011

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is a device that combines a portable gaming console with an Android smartphone. According to our reviewer and long

75. Vulkano Flow First to Allow Direct Recording of TV Programs to Smartphones 6/25/2011

Vulkano Flow is an accessory that allows users to stream TV shows and movies to their smartphone or tablet. A new software update has added

76. 12 Cool Smartphone Apps for Job Finding, This Summer or Any Time 6/26/2011

Looking for a new job is never as easy as a walk on the beach. In increasing numbers, though, apps are cropping up that let you manage your

77. Apple Might Introduce the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 4S this Fall 6/27/2011

There have been conflicting rumors about Apple's next smartphone. One set describes a device that will be a significant upgrade, but a secon

78. HTC EVO 3D Headed for Europe 6/27/2011

Rumors about the HTC EVO 3D going across the pond have been confirmed, as its maker announced today that the glasses-free 3D handset will be

79. T-Mobile Launching Camera-centric myTouch 4G Slide in July 6/28/2011

T-Mobile added another entry to its lineup of 4G devices today when it announced the myTouch 4G Slide, an Android OS 2.3 handset with a powe

80. Motorola Atrix 4G: Ideal for Business Travelers 6/28/2011

Although everyone would like their vacation to be a complete escape from work, most people have to check in with the office every now and th

81. Samsung Epic 2 Details Come to Light 6/28/2011

Sprint's replacement for the Samsung Epic 4G is apparently moving closer to release. Like the current version, this will have a large keyboa

82. Google+ Social-Networking Service Available as an Android App 6/29/2011

Google has introduced its long-expected rival to Facebook, called Google+. It has also released an Android app that can connect to this nasc

83. AT&T Makes the HTC Status Facebook Phone Official 6/29/2011

AT&T has just announced that it's going to offer the HTC Status later this summer. This will be a version of the ChaCha, an Android smartpho

84. Does RIM Have a BlackBerry ''Superphone'' in the Works? 6/29/2011

Despite the upcoming BlackBerry OS 7-based devices, rumors have begun to swirl that RIM is already redirecting resources from its previously

85. LG Genesis First Look Review: Two Screens Are Better than One 6/29/2011

The LG Genesis is an Android-based smartphone with an innovative design featuring two touchscreens and a large keyboard. Check out our preli

86. Kik Messenger Comes to Windows Phone 6/30/2011

Kik Interactive has officially announced that it is adding Windows Phone to the growing list of platforms compatible with the Kik Messenger

87. Samsung Might License the webOS 6/30/2011

HP executives are making it increasingly clear that they intend to license the webOS to other companies. If this comes to pass, then multipl

88. HTC Eternity Windows Phone To Sport a 4.7-Inch Display, 1.5GHz Processor 6/30/2011

A full set of specification on the HTC Eternity has leaked out, showing that this will be a very high-end device running the Windows Phone O