CTIA Spring 2012 Wrap Up: the Highs and the Lows

By Ed Hardy | 5/13/2012

One of the major phone-related tradeshows of the year was held in New Orleans this week. Brighthand had reporters on the spring CTIA show floor for the whole week, bringing our readers all the latest news.

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Research Shows that SMS is Still the Most Used Messaging Service in the U.S.

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/10/2012

Recent research performed by Acision revealed that SMS is still the most prevalent messaging service in the U.S. when compared to other services.

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Are Carriers Ready to Revolt Against Apple?

By Ed Hardy | 5/6/2012

Apple's pushiness may drive the carriers to push back, to the point they take sides in the platform wars. Although it has just a small percentage of the smartphone market today, Microsoft's Windows Phone could become a real power if AT&T and Verizon give it real support.

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Sky High Expectations for Samsung's Next Galaxy

By Dragan Petric | 5/2/2012

The Samsung Galaxy S III is scheduled to be announced tomorrow, and Brighthand's Dragen Petric takes a look at what this smartphone needs to have to meet the high expectations that have been created for it.

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Motorola Droid 4 vs. Samsung Stratosphere: Battle of the Keyboards

By Adama D. Brown | 4/24/2012

Despite the profusion of smartphones today, there are relatively few with real, physical keyboards. Just two are available on Verizon's 4G network: the Motorola Droid 4 and the Samsung Stratosphere. Which of these suits your needs best? Brighthand investigates.

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Top Five Smartphones To Give as Gifts this Spring

By Ed Hardy | 4/17/2012

With Mother's Day and Father's Day coming up, plus high school and college graduations, lots of people are going to be giving smartphones as gifts. To help you decide which one, we've put together a list of the best available.

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Intel Considering Ivy Bridge GPU for Atom Processors

By Andy Patrizio | 4/10/2012

Intel might be changing the GPU in its competitor to the ARM processor, but it's not a trivial process.

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RIM's Freefall Continues With Declining Sales, Market Share

By Andy Patrizio | 4/2/2012

Research in Motion has been hit with yet more setbacks and its fifth poor quarterly showing, resulting in layoffs at the upper levels of the company and conflicting reports of whether or not it will stick with the consumer market.

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Six Handy Shopping Apps for the iPhone

By Jen Edwards | 3/26/2012

While the Internet has certainly revolutionized shopping, that doesn't mean that it has made the process all that much easier. Thankfully your iPhone can help you comparison shop quickly and get your shopping done more easily.

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Apple iPhone 5: What We Know So Far

By Ed Hardy | 3/25/2012

In his latest "From the Editors Desk" column, Ed Hardy takes a look at the rumors and speculation about the next-generation iPhone, which might (or might not) be a radical change from the current one.

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Four iPhone Privacy Apps for Protecting Your Content from Prying Eyes

By Daniel Dern | 3/23/2012

Do you want to keep personal photos and other content on your iPhone hidden away from any onlookers? Here's the lowdown on four "privacy apps" that could help.

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Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX vs. Motorola Droid 4: Better Battery or Better Keyboard?

By Adama D. Brown | 3/22/2012

Verizon's latest two smartphone offerings pit the new and much-lauded Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX against the most up-to-date member of the original Droid line, the Motorola Droid 4. Which best suits your needs?

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