Smartphone and Tablet Users Are Still Frustrated with Slow Mobile Download Speeds

By Michael Wall | 8/11/2012

Keynote Competitive Research shared results of its nationwide mobile user survey, revealing important insights depicting consumer mobile web experiences.

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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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British Airline to Enable Passengers to Make Phone Calls on Trans-Atlantic Flights

By Ryan Punzalan | 5/14/2012

Virgin Atlantic customers will no longer have to shut off their phones on transatlantic flights from London to New York by the end of the year.

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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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Most Popular Smartphones for April 2011

By Ed Hardy | 5/3/2011

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. Five new models appeared on this month's list as carriers add new devices to their lineups.

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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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