Nokia Making Significant Changes to Its Management Team, Laying Off Another 10,000 Employees

By Ed Hardy | 6/14/2012

Nokia continues to go through tough times as the company's attempts to re-make itself struggle on. Today it announced a shake-up of several of its top managers, as well as another big round of layoffs.

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Nokia Lumia 900 on Sale for Just $20

By Ryan Punzalan | 6/13/2012

The Nokia Lumia 900 is still on sale on Amazon Wireless for a low price of $20 for current AT&T subscribers. This is well below this carrier's own price for this Windows phone.

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Environmentally-Friendly Smartphones Sales to Skyrocket in Coming Years

By Ryan Punzalan | 6/9/2012

A report by Juniper Research shows that environmentally-friendly cell phones will almost reach 400 million by 2017, more than ten times the number that is expected to be shipped in 2012.

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Most Popular Smartphones for May 2012

By Ed Hardy | 6/4/2012

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. Half the models on the May list are from Samsung, but Nokia makes a strong showing, too.

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ETSI Selects Apple Nano-SIM Card Design As New Standard

By Grant Hatchimonji | 6/1/2012

The European Telecommunications Standard Institute finally came to a decision on the new SIM card format on Friday, selecting Apple's nano-SIM card design over the competition.

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Sale Drops Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone to Just $10

By Ed Hardy | 5/25/2012

AT&T customers who are interested in the latest Windows Phone from Nokia can get this device at an unusually low price thanks to a sale by Amazon.com. The Lumia 900 is currently going for just $10.

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Something Old, Something New: Companies Focus on Recycling, Re-Using Outdated Phones

By David Barbosa | 5/23/2012

Old handsets that end up in landfills leak toxic chemicals into the soil and groundwater. But there are programs that make it easy for consumers to recycle, and even make some money.

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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 2012

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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