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Google Nexus One Now Available to AT&T Customers
PUBLISHED: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Google has just introduced a version of the Nexus One that fully supports AT&T's cellular-wireless network, including its 3G service. Until now, the flagship Android OS smartphone has been available only to T-Mobile customers.

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Apple Now Taking Pre-Orders for the iPad
PUBLISHED: 3/12/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
The much-anticipated Apple iPad can now be pre-ordered, but this tablet computer won't actually be released for several more weeks. Consumers have the option of putting in orders for all versions of this device, which will hit the market in early April.
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iPhone OS 4.0 Could Support Multitasking
PUBLISHED: 3/12/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Evidence is mounting that the iPhone will soon be getting a highly-requested feature: multitasking. This will allow users of Apple's smartphone to run several third-party applications at the same time, something not possible now.
FULL STORY (2,529 Reads) | DISCUSSION (5 Replies)

Carrier Accidentally Reveals that Next-Generation iPhone Will Offer Video Calling
PUBLISHED: 3/8/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
A European wireless operator has let slip that the iPhone version expected to hit the market this summer will allow users to make video calls, which means that this upcoming smartphone will apparently have a front-facing camera.
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Palm's Next webOS Smartphone May Skip the Keyboard
PUBLISHED: 3/8/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
A new unconfirmed report gives a few of the details on Palm's next smartphone. The device, code-named Elan, will supposedly be the first webOS-based phone with a tablet shape and no physical keyboard when it debuts late this spring.
FULL STORY (4,873 Reads) | DISCUSSION (22 Replies)

Apple iPad Won't Be Able to Get Internet Access through an iPhone
PUBLISHED: 3/8/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
A question many potential Apple iPad buyers have been asking now has an answer: this upcoming tablet computer will not be able to tether to an iPhone. Many had hoped these two mobile computers would be able to share a single Internet connection, but it won't be possible.
FULL STORY (2,185 Reads) | DISCUSSION (6 Replies)

AT&T Now Offering Its First Android-Powered Smartphone, the Motorola Backflip
PUBLISHED: 3/7/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
AT&T has gotten on the Android bandwagon by releasing the Motorola Backflip. This inexpensive smartphone has an unusual reverse-flip keyboard with an HVGA touchscreen and an large trackpad. It also sports 3G, Wi-Fi, and a 5 MPx camera.
FULL STORY (4,644 Reads) | DISCUSSION (8 Replies)

Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Review
PUBLISHED: 3/5/2010  BY: Adama D. Brown
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 is a high-end Windows phone with a WVGA display, sliding keyboard, 8 megapixel camera, and much more. Adama Brown brings us his review of this cutting-edge device.
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Apple iPad Is Going to Be a Bit Late
PUBLISHED: 3/5/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
When the Apple iPad was unveiled in late January, Steve Jobs promised it would be on the market in 60 day. Today, the company admitted that it wasn't going to make that deadline, and that its first tablet computer won't be released until April.
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The Launch Date for the Apple iPad May Have Been Revealed
PUBLISHED: 3/4/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Apple has promised that the iPad will be on store shelves by the end of this month, but hasn't given an exact day for the release. An unconfirmed report claims to have this date, while a second report says there will only be a limited supply at launch.
FULL STORY (2,948 Reads) | DISCUSSION (2 Replies)

Most Popular Smartphones of February
PUBLISHED: 3/2/2010  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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No Current Smartphones Can Be Upgraded to Windows Phone 7
PUBLISHED: 3/1/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
In the wake of the unveiling of Windows Phone 7, many are wondering if the smartphone they are using now will be upgradeable to this new operating system. According to a Microsoft executive, the answer is simple: no.
FULL STORY (4,936 Reads) | DISCUSSION (22 Replies)

Nokia X6 for N. America Now Available for Pre-Order
PUBLISHED: 2/24/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Nokia will soon release a N. American version of the Nokia X6, a high-end Symbian smartphone with a touchscreen and a focus on music playback. This GSM model -- which debuted in Europe last year -- will be offered unlocked and directly to the public.
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