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Get Any Mobile Device Recycled for Free
PUBLISHED: Thursday, October 11, 2007
Just about everyone says they believe in recycling, but Palm, Inc. is putting its money where its mouth is. This company will cover the cost of recycling any phone or handheld, including ones it didn't make.

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(For older articles visit the Brighthand.com News Archive)

Apple Could Use 25% of the World's Flash Memory Supply
PUBLISHED: 7/19/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
Apple may use a quarter of the world's supply of Flash memory chips in its iPod and iPhone products. There's currently a deficit in the supply of these, which could drive up the prices consumers are charged for all kinds of Flash memory-based devices.
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The Future Is Coming To Get You
PUBLISHED: 7/18/2007  BY: AdamaDBrown
In his latest editorial, Adama Brown urges mobile device makers to show some vision in their product designs, not just blindly follow the latest trend.
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Why Mobile Tech Frustrates Me
PUBLISHED: 7/11/2007  BY: AWright
As much as he loves living a mobile life, the things about mobile technologies that really frustrate Antoine Wright are the subject of his latest editorial.
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A Signal From The Wilderness
PUBLISHED: 7/6/2007  BY: AdamaDBrown
When you live in the back side of nowhere, mobile technology takes on a whole new significance.
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If You Show Them, They Will Come
PUBLISHED: 6/28/2007  BY: AdamaDBrown
In his latest editorial, Brighthand's chief reviewer takes on the iHype surrounding the iLaunch of the iPhone.
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Microsoft Promises 20 New Windows Mobile 6 Models by Year's End
PUBLISHED: 6/28/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
A Microsoft spokesperson says that companies around the world will launch 20 more devices running Windows Mobile 6 before the end of this year.
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More Than a Pretty Face
PUBLISHED: 6/20/2007  BY: AWright
Although he can understand the appeal of a cutting edge design, Brighthand's Antoine Wright wants his mobile device to offer the kind of depth necessary to be truly useful.
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Most Popular Smartphones and PDAs of May 2007
PUBLISHED: 6/1/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the most handhelds and smartphones readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. There was a resurgence of interest in Apple's iPhone in May, as the release of this smartphone draws near. Interest remains high in the HTC Advantage, a UMPC-like handheld that runs Windows Mobile.
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A Mobile Quandary: Lifestyle Devices or Communicators
PUBLISHED: 5/18/2007  BY: AWright
In his latest editorial, Antoine Wright takes smartphone makers to task for designing trying to design products that try to be all things to all people, and so end up satisfying no one.
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Most Popular Smartphones and PDAs of March 2007
PUBLISHED: 4/2/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the most popular handhelds and smartphones. There was a strong interest in upcoming models in March, as three of the top ten products last month weren't even on the market yet.
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HP Will No Longer Ship Outlook with Its iPAQs
PUBLISHED: 3/26/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
Windows Mobile handhelds and smartphones have always come with a copy of of Microsoft Outlook, as this application is needed to synchronize the mobile device with a desktop computer. This is about to end, at least for HP iPAQs.
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Microsoft Explains Windows Mobile Name Changes
PUBLISHED: 3/20/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
With the introduction of Windows Mobile 6, Microsoft changed the names of the various sub-versions of this operating system. One of this company's developers has recently given the reasons for the changes.
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