Most Popular Smartphones and Handhelds of December 2008

By Ed Hardy | 1/2/2009

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the handhelds and smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks.

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Android Market Will Shortly Allow Developers to Charge for Software

By Ed Hardy | 1/2/2009

Google has promised developers that the Android Market will soon allow them to sell applications. As it stands now, companies can only use this store to distribute free software.

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Garmin Launching an Android-Based Device in 2009

By Ed Hardy | 12/22/2008

The GPS maker Garmin is expected to release a smartphone running Google's new Android OS in the second half of 2009.

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DataViz Bringing Its Office Suite, Exchange Sync Software to Android

By Ed Hardy | 12/14/2008

Some of the features notably absent from Google Android platform are a full-featured Office suite and Exchange synchronization. DataViz, however, is going to step in to fill these gaps.

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Sprint Strongly Considering Android

By Ed Hardy | 12/13/2008

Sprint isn't quite ready to commit to releasing an Android-based device, but it seems very close to it.

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Google Maps for Windows Mobile, S60 Get Street View

By Ed Hardy | 12/11/2008

Google Maps for mobile 2.3 has been released for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60. The primary new feature in this free navigation software is support for Street View.

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T-Mobile Warns G1 Users that Apps Can Incur Roaming Charges

By Ed Hardy | 12/10/2008

T-Mobile has responded to last week's reports that its G1 Android-based smartphone can't be taken out of the U.S. without incurring data roaming charges.

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Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, Others Get on the Android Bandwagon

By Ed Hardy | 12/9/2008

A number of well-known companies have joined the Open Handset Alliance, the Google-led group responsible for the Android OS.

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Android-Based HTC Dream Available Unlocked

By Ed Hardy | 12/6/2008

Many who are interested in Google's Android OS have been blocked from using it because it's currently available only on the T-Mobile G1. Fortunately for these people, there's now a way to buy a version of this device that's not locked to T-Mobile.

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A Second Android-Based Smartphone Unveiled

By Ed Hardy | 12/4/2008

People around the world who would like a device running Google's Android OS will soon have another option than the T-Mobile G1. The Kogan Agora will be an unlocked 3G smartphone with a touchscreen and a built-in keyboard.

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Is It Safe To Take the T-Mobile G1 Out of the U.S.?

By Ed Hardy | 12/3/2008

It may be impossible to take the T-Mobile G1 outside of the United States without incurring roaming charges.

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T-Mobile G1 Now Comes with a 3.5 mm Headphone Adapter

By Ed Hardy | 11/22/2008

The T-Mobile G1 doesn't include a standard 3.5 mm port, and this carrier has just begun including an adapter that lets the owners of this device plug in standard headphones.

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