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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Smartphone Success Starts with Strong Mobile Management

By Tim Scannell | 12/21/2010

There are many advantages for businesses in arming their employees with smartphones, but the process of deploying them requires careful planning or they can become a liability.

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Smartphones with 4G, Dual-Core Processors, and More Expected at CES 2011

By Ed Hardy | 12/20/2010

The next Consumer Electronics Show is coming in early January, and a number of new Android OS smartphones are expected to be unveiled at this gigantic tradeshow, and maybe a new version of the iPhone, too.

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Dell Venue Pro Getting Support for AT&T

By Ed Hardy | 12/17/2010

The current version of the Dell Venue Pro fully supports only T-Mobile's cellular network, but an upcoming version will work with AT&T. This will greatly increase the number of potential users of this high-end device running Windows Phone 7.

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Dell Venue Pro's Wide Release Pushed Back to January

By Ed Hardy | 12/14/2010

Those who pre-ordered the Dell Venue Pro online were supposed to be getting their smartphones now, but are instead getting notices that this Windows Phone won't be delivered until next month. The reason for this delay has not yet been revealed.

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Best Buy Drops Dell Streak Price to $100

By Grant Hatchimonji | 12/13/2010

It was only a few weeks ago that Best Buy was selling the Streak for $250 -- which was $50 off of the standard subsidized price -- but now, the retailer has decided to practically give away Dell's tablet phone, and recently dropped the price down to $100 with a two-year contract with AT&T.

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Many Dell Streak Users Won't Get Android OS 2.2 Until Next Month

By Ed Hardy | 12/11/2010

Users of the version of the Dell Streak that is SIM locked to AT&T are going to have to wait several more weeks to get an upgrade to Android OS 2.2 (Froyo). Other versions have already received this upgrade, however.

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Microsoft Could Be Prepping Two Updates for Windows Phone 7

By Ed Hardy | 12/10/2010

Microsoft is going to add cut-and-paste functionality to Windows Phone 7 in an update that's expected to be released in January. This will supposedly be closely followed by a second update that could bring greater support for multi-tasking.

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Google Reveals the Details of Android OS 2.3

By Ed Hardy | 12/6/2010

Android OS 2.3 has just been officially unveiled. Google's main goals in the next version of its operating system for smartphones were support for new types of communication and new multimedia formats, plus fostering games development.

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Most Popular Smartphones of November 2010

By Ed Hardy | 12/3/2010

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. October's list includes new devices running the Android OS, Blackberry OS, and Windows Phone 7.

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Dell Venue Pro Can Now Be Pre-ordered Online

By Ed Hardy | 12/1/2010

Dell's website has begun taking pre-orders for the Venue Pro, this company's first device with Windows Phone 7. Previously, this high-end smartphone had only limited availability, but it should be broadly available next week.

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