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Three Windows Phone 7 Smartphones Revealed So Far
PUBLISHED: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Although the first models running Windows Phone 7 won't be on the market until the end of this year, Microsoft has already begun to show off a few of the devices that will run its next smartphone operating system.

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Samsung Ranked No. 1 U.S. Mobile Device Maker
PUBLISHED: 3/11/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
The numbers are in and Samsung Mobile has a lot of happy U.S. customers. The manufacturer closed 2009 as No. 1 in domestic handset market share, according to Strategic Analytics, and the No. 1 cell phone maker in the 2010 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index.
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Samsung Enters eReader Fray with the E6
PUBLISHED: 3/9/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
Samsung announced today the upcoming U.S. availability of the Samsung E6 eReader, a device that is going to feature a 6-inch, E-ink touchscreen, and Wi-Fi. It will allow users to access the more than one million ebooks, magazines, and newspapers from Barnes & Noble's online library
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Most Popular Smartphones of February
PUBLISHED: 3/2/2010  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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No Current Smartphones Can Be Upgraded to Windows Phone 7
PUBLISHED: 3/1/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
In the wake of the unveiling of Windows Phone 7, many are wondering if the smartphone they are using now will be upgradeable to this new operating system. According to a Microsoft executive, the answer is simple: no.
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Mobile World Congress 2010 Wrap Up: New Operating Systems and Smartphones
PUBLISHED: 2/19/2010  BY: Dragan Petric
In addition to the premiers of numerous smartphones, this year's enormous telecommunications tradeshow in Barcelona was marked by the launches of new operating systems, expansion in mobile application production, and speeches from industry luminaries.
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MWC Day 3: Attention Turns to New Android OS and bada OS Smartphones
PUBLISHED: 2/17/2010  BY: Dragan Petric
Much of the attendees' attention at the Mobile World Congress 2010 tradeshow today was on smartphones that were unveiled this week. This includes the Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro, the Motorola Cliq XT, and the Samsung Wave.
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MWC Day 1: Big Operating System Announcements from Microsoft, Nokia, and Samsung
PUBLISHED: 2/15/2010  BY: Dragan Petric
The annual Mobile World Congress tradeshow kicked off in Barcelona today, and the first day had a focus on operating systems, whether its the latest version of Windows Mobile or new ones from Nokia/Intel and Samsung.
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Samsung Wave Will Sport a Super AM-OLED Display and the New bada OS
PUBLISHED: 2/15/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
The wraps have just been taken off the Samsung Wave, which will be the first phone with a new type of AM-OLED display created by this company. In addition, the Wave will be the first with the bada OS, which Samsung also developed for consumer-oriented smartphones.
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Samsung Wave Will Be the First Smartphone with the bada OS
PUBLISHED: 2/13/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Samsung has given the world a glimpse of the first smartphone running its bada operating system. A billboard near the site for next week's Mobile World Congress tradeshow clearly shows the Samsung Wave, and proudly pronounces that it will run the bada OS.
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Samsung Moment May Get an Android OS 2.1 Upgrade by Month's End
PUBLISHED: 2/13/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
There is good news for those with a Samsung Moment who are getting impatient for an upgrade to the latest version of Google's Android OS: this will reportedly be available in a week or so, bringing some significant new features.
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Samsung Moment Gets a Small System Software Update
PUBLISHED: 1/15/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Sprint has introduced an update for the system software on the Samsung Moment. This isn't the promised upgrade to Android 2.0, but it does bring a number of small improvements.
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T-Mobile Slashes Prices on BlackBerry, Android, and Windows Mobile Smartphones
PUBLISHED: 1/15/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
T-Mobile USA has just significantly dropped the prices on a wide array of smartphones, many of which debuted fairly recently. This includes the BlackBerry Bold 9700, HTC Touch Pro II, Motorola Cliq, and several more.
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