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Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 Beta Now Available
PUBLISHED: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Microsoft is launching Office 2010, and this includes a version for Windows phones. Like its predecessors, this suite of apps lets users edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. The latest version has a new tools for sharing documents and ensuring they look as expected.

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Microsoft's Smartphone Software Store Expands to Windows Mobile 6.1, 6.0
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft's on-device app store for smartphones, was once available only for devices running the latest version of Windows Mobile, but support has now been extended to models running previous versions.
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Windows Marketplace for Mobile Now Lets Consumers Shop on their PC
PUBLISHED: 11/12/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Microsoft's software shop debuted with the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 devices last month. Although it was created to be an on-device way to get apps, there is now a Web-based version for PCs, too.
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Windows Mobile 7 Will Go to Device Makers in Early 2010
PUBLISHED: 11/11/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Smartphone makers will reportedly get Windows Mobile 7 in the first quarter of next year, allowing them to begin work on a new generation of smartphones. These won't be released until months later, though.
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HTC Considering Making a Netbook
PUBLISHED: 11/9/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The chief executive for HTC says his company is considering offering a netbook, if it can come up with a design that's unique enough to stand out from the competition. HTC's first ultra-small laptop was not a success, though.
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Samsung Jack Gets an Upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
AT&T has released an operating system upgrade for the Samsung Jack, jumping it up to the latest version of Microsoft Windows Mobile. This brings some tweaks to the user interface, as well as support for a new on-device software store.
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New Study Warns that Cell Phone Use May Slightly Increase Cancer Risk
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
An extensive study overseen by the World Health Organization has found that cell phone use may cause a slight but measurable increase in several types of tumors, some of which are dangerous.
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HTC HD2 Uber Smartphone Definitely Coming to the U.S. Next Year
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The HTC HD2 is launching in Europe this week, but Americans won't be left out for long -- HTC promised today this very high-end smartphone will be released in the U.S. early next year by a major wireless carrier.
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HTC HD2 Global Debut Coming Next Week
PUBLISHED: 11/3/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
One of the most anticipated smartphones of the season is close to release. The HTC HD2 is going to be introduced by T-Mobile UK, apparently making it the first carrier in the world to offer this very high-end Windows phone.
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Most Popular Smartphones of October
PUBLISHED: 11/2/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
At the beginning of each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones and other mobile devices that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks.
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There Will Be No Android Version of the HTC HD2
PUBLISHED: 10/29/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
There have been requests for an Android version of the HTC HD2, but HTC's CEO says this high-end smartphone is going to be Windows Mobile only, in hopes of driving up excitement in Microsoft's operating system.
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Google Makes Android 2.0 Official
PUBLISHED: 10/27/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Android 2.0, the next version of Google's operating system for smartphones, has been officially unveiled. This will include a number of enhancements, most notably support for synchronizing with Microsoft Exchange.
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HTC Imagio Review
PUBLISHED: 10/26/2009  BY: Adama D. Brown
The HTC Imagio is a high-end smartphone from Verizon that is one of the first with Windows Mobile 6.5. Adama D. Brown says this multimedia-oriented device is "probably the closest thing to a pure iPhone clone that we've yet seen running Windows Mobile".
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