Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs. Motorola Droid Bionic: Which Is Verizon's Top Dog?

By Adama D. Brown | 1/29/2012

Many Verizon subscribers may be deciding between the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Motorola Droid Bionic. To make this process easier, we compare them head to head, to see the strengths and weaknesses.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Available at Well Below Its Regular Price

By Ed Hardy | 1/28/2012

Verizon is asking $300 with contract for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but Amazon.com is selling Google's new flagship smartphone at one third of its usual price. This deal isn't available for everyone, though.

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CES or IFA: Which Giant Consumer Electronics Tradeshow is Better?

By Dragan Petric | 1/27/2012

Each year, there are two massive electronics shows: CES in Las Vegas and IFA in Berlin. This raises the question, which of these two is better? Brighthand's European coorespondent compares them head-to-head.

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Samsung Epic 4G Touch System Software Update Removes Carrier IQ

By Ed Hardy | 1/26/2012

Sprint has begun sending out an update for the system software running on the Samsung Epic 4G Touch. Among some minor changes, this removes the Carrier IQ app that some critics have classified spyware.

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Samsung Galaxy Note LTE Super-Size Smartphone Could Be Coming to AT&T Next Month

By Ed Hardy | 1/25/2012

The Samsung Galaxy Note's unusually large display has drawn attention from those who want a cross-over smartphone/tablet. A few weeks ago, AT&T promised to offer this device - but it didn't say when or at what price. These two important pieces of information have now leaked out.

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Apple iPhone Outsold Android Last Quarter in the U.S.

By Ed Hardy | 1/25/2012

Apple enjoyed stellar sales in the last quarter of 2011. Not only were more iPhone units sold than in any previous three month period, a market research firm says this company sold more smartphones in the United States than all makers of Android handsets combined.

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U.S. Cellular Having a Smartphone Sale

By Ed Hardy | 1/22/2012

The regional wireless phone company U.S. Cellular is having a sale -- for a short time, all of its smartphones will be $100 off their regular cost, bringing the price for some of them down to just a penny, with a service contract.

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Apple iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II: Which Is the Greatest?

By Jen Edwards | 1/21/2012

If you're new to the smartphone world, you may not know which way to go. Do you want an iPhone, which seems to be the "it" device that everyone wants, or do you want "the" high-end Android smartphone, the Galaxy S II? Read this head-to-head comparison to find out!

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Three Sprint Smartphones Get System Software Updates

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/20/2012

Sprint announced the release of new system software for some of its Android models: the Samsung Epic 4G, HTC EVO Design 4G, and the HTC EVO 4G.

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Samsung Not Interested in Buying RIM

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/18/2012

A rumor reported earlier this morning that RIM was hoping to be purchased by Samsung. However, a spokesman for the company said that they are not interested in buying the maker of BlackBerry smartphones.

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What's Wrong with CES? Plenty

By Ed Hardy | 1/15/2012

The Consumer Electronics Show is a week-long annual celebration of technology in all its forms. It's a venue where over a hundred thousand digerati show up to see the latest and greatest from a huge number of companies. It also has some horrible flaws.

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Verizon Commits to 4G LTE on Virtually All Future Smartphones

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/12/2012

A Verizon Wireless executive, speaking at the CES tradeshow, has revealed that just about all of his company's smartphones released in the future will be able to run on the carrier's 4G LTE network. This includes BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and maybe iPhone.

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