Nokia Lumia 900's Release Date and Price Leaked

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/25/2012

If the rumors hold true, then AT&T is looking to make a big splash in the smartphone markets during Q1 with the release of the Nokia Lumia 900.

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BlackBerry Curve 9370 Now Available from Verizon

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/19/2012

The BlackBerry Curve 9370, which was announced earlier this month at CES 2012, is now available for Verizon Wireless customers.

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What's Wrong with CES? Plenty

By Ed Hardy | 1/15/2012

The Consumer Electronics Show is a week-long annual celebration of technology in all its forms. It's a venue where over a hundred thousand digerati show up to see the latest and greatest from a huge number of companies. It also has some horrible flaws.

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Intel's Smartphone Designers Step Up, Finally Score a Hit

By Andy Patrizio | 1/13/2012

Several times in the past, Intel has shown off a prototype smartphone running an Atom processor and said the company was in discussions with handset makers, and then nothing ever came of it. This year is different.

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4G LTE Smartphones Dominated CES 2012

By Ed Hardy | 1/12/2012

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is wrapping up in Las Vegas. The Brighthand staff has been in the thick of things, and can't help but crown 4G LTE as the star of this tradeshow. Other significant trends were also in evidence, though.

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Verizon Commits to 4G LTE on Virtually All Future Smartphones

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/12/2012

A Verizon Wireless executive, speaking at the CES tradeshow, has revealed that just about all of his company's smartphones released in the future will be able to run on the carrier's 4G LTE network. This includes BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and maybe iPhone.

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Apple iPhone 5 to Support T-Mobile's AWS Spectrum

By Valerie Sarnataro | 1/11/2012

With Verizon, AT&T and Sprint all selling the Apple iPhone, T-Mobile is the last of the four largest carriers in the U.S. to not run the handest on its network. However, a new report claims that the technical hurdle preventing T-Mobile from offering the successful smartphone could be cleared in the next generation iPhone.

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CES 2012: Day Two Notes from the Tradeshow Floor

By Ed Hardy | 1/11/2012

Yesterday was the second day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Brighthand editors and staff spent the day looking at new smartphones and accessories as fast as we could, and we're bringing you the best of them.

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T-Mobile Releases Lumia 710, First Nokia Windows Phone for the U.S.

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/11/2012

Following through on a promise made last month, T-Mobile began selling the Lumia 710 this morning, the first of Nokia's Windows Phones to debut in the U.S. Nokia's entry into this market is also launching with an entry-level price.

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Sprint Uses CES to Unveil First 4G LTE Phones: Samsung Galaxy Nexus

By Ed Hardy | 1/11/2012

Sprint has just pre-announced plans to offer the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which will be its first smartphone with 4G LTE. It also committed to the LG Vivid, which will also use the very fast wireless data standard.

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CES2012: Verizon Introduces the Droid RAZR MAXX, Boosting Battery Life in Smartphones

By Valerie Sarnataro | 1/10/2012

While Verizon and Motorola introduced the fourth-generation Droid handset at CES earlier, the partners added another device to the Droid family: the RAZR MAXX, a smartphone nicknamed "the overachiever" thanks to its impressive battery life.

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CES 2012: Day One Notes from the Tradeshow Floor

By Ed Hardy | 1/10/2012

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing in Las Vegas. The first day bright a range of smartphone announcements, as well as a number of events where companies were showing off new products to journalists.

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