Dell Mini 3iX Android-Based Smartphone Gets FCC Approval

By Ed Hardy | 11/6/2009

Dell's first Android smartphone just took another step toward being released in the U.S.: it has received FCC approval. And the version being approved has features not seen in this device before, possibly making it more appealing.

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Verizon Doubling the Cost of Tethering the Droid

By Ed Hardy | 11/6/2009

Verizon has promised that Motorola Droid users will be able to tether their smartphone at some point next year. This carrier has also revealed that it's going to ask customers to pay twice the regular price for this service.

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HTC Droid Eris Is Coming To Verizon Tomorrow for a Low Price

By Ed Hardy | 11/5/2009

Verizon Wireless has just announced that it will release the HTC Droid Eris tomorrow, making it the second Android-based device this carrier has scheduled for that day. The Droid Eris will be an inexpensive smartphone with an HVGA touchscreen, mobile broadband, and more.

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Verizon Stores Will Open Early on the Droid's Launch Day

By Ed Hardy | 11/5/2009

Many of Verizon Wireless retail stores will open early tomorrow for the launch of the Motorola Droid, a hotly-anticipated Android-powered smartphone.

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New Study Warns that Cell Phone Use May Slightly Increase Cancer Risk

By Ed Hardy | 11/4/2009

An extensive study overseen by the World Health Organization has found that cell phone use may cause a slight but measurable increase in several types of tumors, some of which are dangerous.

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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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