Fed Agency Wants a National Ban on Using a Phone While Driving

By Ed Hardy | 12/14/2011

Many states already ban using a phone for texting or accessing the Web while behind the wheel, or require a hands-free kit to make voice calls, but now the Nation Transportation Saftey Board has recommended a nationwide ban on all phone use while driving.

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App Stores Matter in Buying a Smartphone

By Jacqueline Emigh | 5/1/2011

Anyone can use a smartphone for phone calling, texting, and browsing the Web. Yet, what sets smartphones apart from usually cheaper featurephones is in their ability to run apps that add practically limitless extra capabilities.

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Wirefly is Taking T-Mobile G2x and Sidekick 4G Pre-orders, T-Mobile is Not

By Mark Calley | 4/14/2011

Third-party phone retailer Wirefly has started taking pre-orders for the T-Mobile G2x and Sidekick 4G smartphones. Oddly enough, T-Mobile itself hasn't shown any indication that it will offer these devices for pre-order.

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Launch Date for the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Revealed

By Ed Hardy | 4/7/2011

Those who are interested in the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G won't have long to wait: T-Mobile announced this morning that the first Android-based model in this long-running series of consumer-oriented smartphones will be available in three weeks.

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T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Priced

By Grant Hatchimonji | 3/22/2011

Sidekick fans can start saving their money accordingly now, because T-Mobile has officially priced its 4G edition of the beloved device.

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T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Fully Revealed

By Ed Hardy | 3/15/2011

T-Mobile and Samsung decided to stop dropping hints and officially announce the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G, and upcoming consumer-oriented smartphone with Google Android OS, a flip-up screen, and a QWERTY keyboard.

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T-Mobile Offering Sidekick Users 50% Off on Samsung Models

By Ed Hardy | 3/5/2011

The Sidekick data service is going to be shut down in a few months, converting these smartphones into simple dumbphones. As compensation, T-Mobile is offering users of these devices 50% off the price of some models made by Samsung.

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Sidekick Service Shutting Down in Three Months

By Ed Hardy | 3/1/2011

T-Mobile has just announced that it is shutting down the servers that its Sidekick line of smartphones need to run. This is part of this carrier's plan to switch the Sidekick line from the Danger OS to the Android OS.

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Leaked Images Shed More Light on Sidekick 4G

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/28/2011

Not long after the return of the Sidekick in 4G form was confirmed by T-Mobile, some pictures of the device leaked out and have now hit the Internet. This device will run Google's Android OS and be much more powerful than its predecessors.

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T-Mobile Planning the Return of the Sidekick

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/21/2011

The Sidekick is one step closer to resurrection now that T-Mobile has confirmed that a 4G version of the discontinued T-Mobile phone is on its way. The next version of this once-popular consumer-oriented smartphone will run a new operating system.

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Verizon Starts Trade-In Program for Used Cell Phones

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/16/2010

Verizon has started a new program aimed at letting customers dispose of a phone in an environmentally sound way while also benefiting community programs and giving credit toward a new phone or phone bill.

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Brighthand Film Festival Zeros In on Mobile Marketing

By Tim Scannell | 9/9/2010

TechnologyGuide and Brighthand will host the 2nd Brighthand Mobile Film Festival this October in San Francisco, as part of the CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010 event, showcasing the best and brightest in made-for-mobile content.

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