4G Smartphones to Take Over Mobile World Congress 2011

By Dragan Petric | 2/12/2011

This year's Mobile World Congress kicks off on Monday in Barcelona. Dragan Petric will be covering this large phone-related tradeshow for Brighthand, and brings us this preview of what to expect from Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony Ericsson, and others.

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T-Mobile Offering All Its Smartphones for Free in Pre-Valentine's Day Sale

By Mark Calley | 2/11/2011

Valentine's Day and free smartphones don't necessarily seem to go hand-in-hand, but they will this year as T-Mobile offers its entire phone line-up (including smartphones and new models) for free today and tomorrow.

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Best Buy Offers Electronic Buy Back Program; Competing with eBay and Craigslist

By Mark Calley | 2/9/2011

Best Buy is looking to take old -- but not too old --technology off of customers' hands. The electronics behemoth has launched a buy-back program, offering up to 50% of the original price for certain merchandise.

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Upcoming LG Optimus Smartphone To Sport 3D Display and 3D Camera

By Grant Hatchimonji | 2/1/2011

LG officially staked its claim as the first company to offer a full 3D smartphone when it announced today that it will be unveiling the LG Optimus 3D at the Mobile World Congress this month.

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LG Optimus 3D Apparently Set to Debut at Mobile World Congress

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/25/2011

While things are still up in the air about whether or not LG's upcoming G-Slate will feature a 3D display, evidence of a 3D-enabled Optimus smartphone has surfaced in the meantime.

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LG Ally Finally Receives Its Android OS 2.2 Upgrade

By Ed Hardy | 1/20/2011

Users of the LG Ally have been waiting for quite a while for an Android OS 2.2 upgrade, but the wait is over. The newer version of Google's operating system brings many enhancements to this mid-range smartphone, like enhanced performance and security.

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LG Ally Android OS 2.2 Upgrade Moving Closer to Release

By Ed Hardy | 1/18/2011

A system software upgrade to LG Ally will be arriving soon, according to information leaking out of Verizon. The upgrade to Android OS 2.2 brings many enhancements to this mid-range smartphone, improving performance and security.

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Sprint Increasing the Cost of Its Smartphone Wireless Data Plans

By Ed Hardy | 1/18/2011

Sprint has just announced that it is adding a "Premium Data add-on charge" to the monthly fee for any smartphone activated on its network after the end of this month. This will bring the cost for using a new smartphone up by $10 a month. UPDATED

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U.S. Cellular Offering Buy-One-Get-One-Free Deal for Android OS Devices

By Mark Calley | 1/15/2011

U.S. Cellular has launched a buy-one-get-one-free deal on all of its Android OS models, most notably the HTC Desire, Samsung Mesmerize, and even the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

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Smartphone Users May Get to Cool Off This Summer with Android OS Ice Cream

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/11/2011

People have barely digested the sweet news of Android OS Honeycomb, and yet there is already more on the way. The next mobile operating system update from Google, Android OS 'Ice Cream', is supposedly due out this summer.

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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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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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