Verizon Promises Tethering Support for the Motorola Droid

By Ed Hardy | 11/4/2009

Although Verizon isn't going to offer tethering on the Motorola Droid at launch, it will add this feature early next year. This feature will allow this Android smartphone to function as a wireless modem for other devices.

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Xperia X10: Sony Ericsson's First Android Smartphone

By Ed Hardy | 11/3/2009

Sony Ericsson has taken the wraps off the Xperia X10, an upcoming smartphone running Google's Android OS that will be packed with high-end features, including a very large, high-resolution display and 1 GHz processor.

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Motorola Milestone Will Be Europe's Version of the Droid

By Ed Hardy | 11/3/2009

The Motorola Droid has been making big waves in the U.S., and now Europeans don't have to feel left out: this high-end smartphone sporting a large touchscreen and the latest version of Google's Android OS will be released by a pair of carriers across the pond, too.

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Most Popular Smartphones of October 2009

By Ed Hardy | 11/2/2009

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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Motorola Droid May Be Released by T-Mobile USA

By Ed Hardy | 11/2/2009

Verizon is going to launch the much-anticipated Motorola Droid later this week, and an unconfirmed report says this Android-based smartphone with a very large touchscreen and sliding keyboard is also on its way to T-Mobile USA.

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T-Mobile USA Now Lets New Customers Buy the Motorola Cliq

By Ed Hardy | 11/2/2009

When T-Mobile USA released the Motorola Cliq last month, only this carrier's current customers could buy it. This smartphone is now available to anyone who is interested in a slider running Google's Android with Motorola's social-networking additions.

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Samsung Moment Now Available from Sprint

By Ed Hardy | 11/2/2009

Sprint has released its second Android-based smartphone, the Samsung Moment. This new model features a 3.2-inch AM-OLED screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, an optical joystick, fast processor, and Wi-Fi.

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HTC Droid Eris Will Be the Most Affordable Android Device on the Market

By Ed Hardy | 11/1/2009

A document leaking out of Verizon Wireless essentially confirms that this carrier is going to release the HTC Droid Eris next week. This will apparently be the most affordable Android-based smartphone on the market this fall.

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Sony Ericsson's Android-Based Xperia X3 Will Debut this Week

By Ed Hardy | 10/31/2009

A "teaser" video gives the world a sneak peak at one of the smartphones Sony Ericsson is going to unveil on Nov. 3. The device shown matches the leaked images of the Xperia X3, the very high-end model that will be this company's first running Google's Android OS.

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Pricing for the Samsung Behold II Leaks out

By Ed Hardy | 10/30/2009

T-Mobile USA is expected to release the Samsung Behold II around the middle of next month. The price for this Android-powered model with an OLED display hasn't been announced yet, but an unconfirmed report has revealed what it will be.

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Verizon's Droid Eris May Sell for Under $100

By Ed Hardy | 10/29/2009

Verizon is going to release its first Android-powered smartphone, the Motorola Droid, early next month, and it's apparently going to have a companion, which will reportedly be a less expensive model dubbed the HTC Droid Eris.

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There Will Be No Android Version of the HTC HD2

By Ed Hardy | 10/29/2009

There have been requests for an Android version of the HTC HD2, but HTC's CEO says this high-end smartphone is going to be Windows Mobile only, in hopes of driving up excitement in Microsoft's operating system.

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