12 Cool Smartphone Apps for Job Finding, This Summer or Any Time

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/26/2011

Looking for a new job is never as easy as a walk on the beach. In increasing numbers, though, apps are cropping up that let you manage your job hunt, and even create resumes directly on your phone from wherever you are.

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The Best Smartphones for College Students

By Ed Hardy | 6/18/2011

Just about every student wants a smartphone, and rightly so -- a good phone can keep them on track balancing their classes and social life, and also keep them in touch with Mom and Dad. There is a dizzying array of options to choose from, so let the editors of Brighthand make some suggestions for new or returning college students.

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BlackBerry Bold 9900 Release Delayed

By Ed Hardy | 6/17/2011

When Research In Motion took the wraps off the BlackBerry Bold 9900 Series last month, the company promised it would be on the market in early summer. Now, however, one of RIM's co-CEOs says the launch of the first smartphone with BlackBerry OS 7 has been pushed back.

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IDC: Windows Phones to Knock Apple's iPhones Out of Second Place

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/10/2011

As might well be anticipated, Android OS phones will keep picking up more market share through 2015. More surprisingly, however, Apple's iPhones will slip slightly, and Windows Phone 7 (WP7) devices will grow fastest of all, pushing iPhones out of second place and into third, according to IDC's latest statistics on the world smartphone market.

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RIM Buys Scoreloop for BlackBerry Apps with Social Gaming, 'Virtual Coins'

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/7/2011

Falling further behind Android and Apple with its BlackBerry phones, while also struggling with its new PlayBook tablet, RIM has acquired Scoreloop in hopes of picking up enough skills in social gaming and in-app purchasing to catch its rivals.

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Analysts: App Downloads To Accelerate, Driven By Android and Apple

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/7/2011

Driven by the rise of Apple and Android smartphones, touchscreens, and app stores, the numbers of app downloads will reach 48 billion by 2015, says a new study by analyst firm Cahners-Instat.

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Most Popular Smartphones for May 2011

By Ed Hardy | 6/3/2011

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. Many models on this list are new, as some carriers are releasing devices at a fast pace.

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Android Most Popular Mobile OS, Bane of BlackBerry and Symbian

By Mark Calley | 5/20/2011

A recent Gartner study on the mobile market during the first quarter of 2011 reveals that Google's Android has become far and away the most popular mobile operating system, at the expenses of RIM's BlackBerry OS and the once world-leading Symbian OS.

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Release of All BlackBerry OS 7 Devices Could Be Delayed

By Ed Hardy | 5/9/2011

According to information leaking out of RIM, none of this company's next-generation BlackBerry smartphones are going to be on the market for many months. The reason can be summed up in one word: PlayBook.

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Apple, HTC, Samsung Lead the Charge of Q1 Smartphone Market Growth

By Mark Calley | 5/6/2011

The smartphone market has been growing unabatedly, and this trend has strongly continued during the first quarter of 2011 with analysts from IDC calculating nearly 80% year-over-year growth in the industry.

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BlackBerry Bold 9900 Headed for T-Mobile

By Ed Hardy | 5/3/2011

T-Mobile USA is the first wireless carrier to commit to offering the BlackBerry Bold 9900, a high-end model that was unveiled yesterday. This will be one of the first BlackBerrys with both a touchscreen and a keyboard.

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RIM's Enterprise Solution Will Let Companies Manage BlackBerry, Android and iOS Devices

By Ed Hardy | 5/2/2011

One of the things that makes the BlackBerry platform popular with businesses is RIM's software that gives companies the ability to remotely manage their employees' smartphones. Today, RIM announced a version that will include support devices running Google's Android OS and Apple's iOS.

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