Verizon Starts Trade-In Program for Used Cell Phones

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/16/2010

Verizon has started a new program aimed at letting customers dispose of a phone in an environmentally sound way while also benefiting community programs and giving credit toward a new phone or phone bill.

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CTIA Sues San Francisco Over Cell Phone Radiation Notification Law

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/28/2010

Arguing that San Francisco's new cell phone radiation law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the CTIA wireless industry association has filed a lawsuit to halt its enforcement.

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FDA Finds No Link Between Cell Phone Use and Cancer

By Kevin Bierfeldt | 5/18/2010

In the midst of ongoing research, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now saying that there is scientific evidence to suggest that cell phones do not pose a significant health risk as a result of radio frequency (RF) energy.

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Nokia Updates the Alpha SDK for its Next-Generation Internet Tablets

By AWright | 3/2/2009

An updated version of the Maemo 5 Alpha SDK has been released. This includes the first shots of the new Maemo 5 user interface.

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Internet Explorer Mobile 6 with Flash, Faster Rendering Debuting Soon

By Ed Hardy | 10/29/2008

A new, significantly enhanced, version of Microsoft's web browser for smartphones should be available for some models before the end of this year.

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How Can Smaller Mobile Companies Respond to the Credit Crunch?

By AWright | 10/24/2008

The current global economic condition has made it harder for smaller companies to acquire funding/investments. How will mobile device makers respond in light of this?

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Widen Your Choices with Unlocked Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 10/10/2008

Brighthand's Editor-In-Chief uses his latest editorial to try to be sure those who are in the market for a new smartphone are aware of a little-used option: unlocked devices.

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Redfly Now Compatible with a Dozen More Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 8/14/2008

Celio Corp has released drivers for its Redfly that allows this laptop-like device to be used with 12 additional smartphones, growing the compatibility list to 19 of the most popular Windows Mobile devices.

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MWg Zinc II Gets a Big Price Reduction

By Ed Hardy | 8/1/2008

MWg America has cut the price on its latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the Zinc II. This device -- which offers a sliding keyboard, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a new finger-friendly user interface -- is now $150 less.

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MWg Zinc II Hits the U.S. Market

By Ed Hardy | 7/8/2008

MWg America has just begun shipping the Zinc II, its latest Windows Mobile smartphone. It offers a sliding keyboard, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a new finger-friendly user interface.

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Windows Mobile 7 May See Release Later This Year

By Adama D. Brown | 5/12/2008

According to a roadmap from device manufacturer MWg, the company plans to have a Windows Mobile 7 device on the market some time in the fourth quarter of this year. That's earlier than this version of this operating system had previously been expected.

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