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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ZTE To Bring WP7-Based Tania To U.S.

By Grant Hatchimonji | 5/10/2012

Chinese phone manufacturing company ZTE intends to bring the entry-level Tania, a Windows Phone device, to the United States sometime this year.

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Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot Available from Sprint on May 18

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/9/2012

Today, Sprint announced the availability and pricing for the Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot. This mobile wireless hotspot will offer both LTE and WiMAX.

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CEA Opposes CTIA Support of Plan to Ban Mobile Devices While Driving

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/9/2012

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has spoken out against CTIA's promotion of the development of new products and services that disable a driver's mobile device.

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HTC EVO 4G LTE To Launch on May 18

By Grant Hatchimonji | 5/9/2012

The highly-anticipated release of the HTC EVO 4G LTE is just around the corner, with Sprint announcing today that the phone will be available starting Friday, May 18.

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Kingston Wi-Drive Now Available for Android Devices; Receives Additional Updates

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/9/2012

Kingston announced that the Wi-Drive wireless external storage device has received a hefty update, including Android support as well as other enhancements and improvements, like a new high-capacity version.

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AT&T's Shared Data Plan is Coming Soon

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/8/2012

AT&T has definite plans to also offer a shared family data plan, similar to something Verizon Wireless is working on, according to the company's mobile CEO. This would make it easier for a subscriber to have a smartphone and tablet on a single data plan.

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Kyocera Unveils Hydro and Rise Android Smartphones

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/8/2012

Today, Kyocera announced two upcoming Android smartphones: the waterproof Hydro and the QWERTY-plus-touchscreen Rise. Both will be released in the U.S. later this year.

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Apple iPhone Receives iOS 5.1.1 Update

By Grant Hatchimonji | 5/7/2012

iPhone users, as well as owners of the iPod touch or iPad, received an update to iOS version 5.1.1 today, which contains a litany of bug fixes and improvements to functionality.

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Samsung Announces Its Next 4G Windows Phone, The Focus 2

By Grant Hatchimonji | 5/7/2012

This morning Samsung unveiled the Focus 2, the latest Windows Phone on AT&T's 4G LTE network with a Super AMOLED display and an attractive price point of $50.

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HTC One V to Make its U.S. Debut This Summer

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/7/2012

HTC announced today that their One V smartphone will launch in the U.S. this summer from a variety of U.S. partners.

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Verizon Unveils the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/7/2012

HTC and Verizon Wireless decided to kick off the spring edition of the International CTIA Wireless 2012 tradeshow by unveiling the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE smartphone.

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