CES 2011 Brought a Wave of 4G Android OS Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 1/10/2011

The 2011 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show has finished up, and this year, no less than eleven smartphones were unveiled. All of these are going to be high-end models running Google's Android OS, and are going to trickle out over the first half of the year.

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HTC EVO Shift 4G Now Available from Sprint

By Ed Hardy | 1/10/2011

Sprint has introduced a new smartphone that supports its WiMAX network. The HTC EVO Shift 4G runs Google's Android OS 2.2, and has a sliding keyboard, 3.6-inch display, and 5 megapixel camera.

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HTC ThunderBolt Hands-on Preview

By Ed Hardy | 1/9/2011

The HTC ThunderBolt is going to be one of the world's first LTE-equipped smartphones, and is poised to become Verizon's new flagship model. HTC was demonstrating this upcoming device at CES, and Brighthand's Ed Hardy brings us his first impressions.

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Microsoft CEO Promises Windows Phone 7 Improvements

By Ed Hardy | 1/8/2011

During a keynote address at the CES tradeshow, Steve Ballmer laid out some of his company's plans for Windows Phone 7. This smartphone operating system is going to get support for cut-and-paste and well as some performance improvements.

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Dell Venue Smartphone Unveiled at CES 2011

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/7/2011

Instead of continuing to ride the fine line between smartphone and tablet as it did with the Streak, Dell picked a side and announced the Venue, an Android-based smartphone, at CES 2011.

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Verizon Prepping 4G Smartphones from Samsung and LG

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/7/2011

Two next-generation smartphones from LG and Samsung were revealed at CES yesterday during Verizon's presentation on its 4G LTE network. The LG Revolution and the Samsung i500 were two of the four smartphones that will be 4G LTE-ready.

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HTC ThunderBolt to Spearhead a Generation of 4G LTE Smartphones

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/6/2011

The HTC ThunderBolt was unveiled today, and as part of Verizon's lineup of 4G devices, it will be one of the world's first LTE smartphones. This device is going to have a high-end feature set, including a 4.3-inch display.

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Motorola Cliq 2 Officially Confirmed at CES

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/6/2011

Leaked photos and bits of information are all we had to go on previously, but Motorola officially announced its Cliq 2 today at CES, confirming the rumors about this 4G smartphone coming to T-Mobile customers.

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Motorola Droid Bionic to Feature Verizon 4G Support

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/6/2011

Another member of Motorola's Droid family is on the way, and it's an LTE smartphone. Verizon made an announcement for the Droid Bionic at CES today, offering more information than was previously known about any of the next generation LTE phones.

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AT&T Pre-announces Three Android OS Smartphones with 4G

By Ed Hardy | 1/5/2011

AT&T has revealed some of the details on a trio of cutting-edge smartphones. These devices will all run Google's Android OS, and support this carrier's HSPA+ network. Two of these are going to be released in the first quarter of this year.

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LG Optimus Black Will Be a Slim Smartphone with a NOVA Display

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/5/2011

LG revealed the Optimus Black at CES today, and among this Android OS smartphone's features will be a 4-inch NOVA display, available for the first time on a mobile device and providing users with high visibility both indoors and outdoors.

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HTC Inspire 4G Headed for AT&T

By Ed Hardy | 1/5/2011

HTC has given the world an early glimpse of an Android OS smartphone that's going to be offered by AT&T. Few details are currently available on the HTC Inspire 4G, however. UPDATED

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