It's Time to Slay Vampire Chargers

By Ed Hardy | 5/23/2012

Anyone who cares about energy independance or the Green Movement is likely wondering if there's anything they can do to help. There is an easy thing all phone users can do: unplug their charger.

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T-Mobile Offering BOGO Sale on Select 4G Smartphones

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/17/2012

Starting tomorrow until May 28, T-Mobile will be holding a buy-one-get-one free sale on a handful of 4G smartphones.

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Report: Customer Satisfaction with Cell Phone Manufacturers and Wireless Carriers Slips Slightly

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/15/2012

A study performed by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) showed that customer satisfaction with phones and with wireless service providers slipped slightly in the last year.

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CTIA Spring 2012 Wrap Up: the Highs and the Lows

By Ed Hardy | 5/13/2012

One of the major phone-related tradeshows of the year was held in New Orleans this week. Brighthand had reporters on the spring CTIA show floor for the whole week, bringing our readers all the latest news.

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Most Popular Smartphones for April

By Ed Hardy | 5/6/2012

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

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Apple and Samsung Are the Only Profitable Smartphone Makers

By Ed Hardy | 4/30/2012

The Apple iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S II are the most popular smartphones available. These and their other mobile devices have made these two companies not just the two most profitable in the business, but the only ones that are.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Delayed in the U.K.

By Ryan Punzalan | 4/25/2012

Due to high demand, Nokia has reportedly pushed back the release date for the Lumia 900 in the United Kingdom, with this high-end Windows Phone now geared toward a mid-May launch.

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Verizon Wireless to Throw Its Support Behind Next Generation of Windows Phone

By Grant Hatchimonji | 4/20/2012

Microsoft may not be seeing much success with its Windows Phone platform, but Verizon Wireless is prepared to back Windows Phone 8 upon its release later this year, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

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Microsoft Evangelist Didn't Mean to Promise Windows Phone 8 Upgrades for All

By Grant Hatchimonji | 4/19/2012

Nuno Silva, a developer evangelist for Microsoft, has issued a clarification regarding his comments about current Windows Phone models receiving upgrades to Windows 8 upon its release.

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Nokia Struggling in Move to Windows Phone

By Ed Hardy | 4/19/2012

Nokia's switch from smartphones based on Symbian to Microsoft's Windows Mobile is clearly not going as smoothly as it likely hoped. Sales in the first three months of this year were 40% lower than what they were a year ago.

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Developer's Comments Point Toward Windows 8 Upgrades for Current Windows Phones

By Grant Hatchimonji | 4/18/2012

Though officially the truth still remains a mystery, recent claims suggest that first- and second-generation Windows Phone handsets will be receiving the upgrade to Windows 8 when it's released later this year.

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Top Five Smartphones To Give as Gifts this Spring

By Ed Hardy | 4/17/2012

With Mother's Day and Father's Day coming up, plus high school and college graduations, lots of people are going to be giving smartphones as gifts. To help you decide which one, we've put together a list of the best available.

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