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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CTIA Sues San Francisco Over Cell Phone Radiation Notification Law

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/28/2010

Arguing that San Francisco's new cell phone radiation law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the CTIA wireless industry association has filed a lawsuit to halt its enforcement.

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Americans Increasingly Use Cell Phones for Texting, Twittering, Photos and Videos, Survey Says

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/18/2010

In rising numbers, Americans are using their cell phones to go online, text, take photos, play music, and engage in other activities beyond old-fashioned voice calling, affirms a new study.

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T-Mobile Ending Sales of Current Sidekicks, but Promises More in the Future

By Ed Hardy | 7/2/2010

T-Mobile is going to stop selling the one remaining model in its once-popular Sidekick line. But the carrier has plans to revamp the Sidekick series in the future so that if offers "a new and fresh experience."

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Why are Cell Phone Recycling Rates So Low?

By Jamison Cush | 6/20/2010

Only 10% of unwanted cell phones are recycled annually, according to the EPA. And that may be an optimistic estimate. Why is the number so low, and what can be done about it?

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FDA Finds No Link Between Cell Phone Use and Cancer

By Kevin Bierfeldt | 5/18/2010

In the midst of ongoing research, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now saying that there is scientific evidence to suggest that cell phones do not pose a significant health risk as a result of radio frequency (RF) energy.

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T-Mobile Sidekick Series Could Be Phased Out, Replaced with Android-Based Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 1/25/2010

In its heyday, the T-Mobile Sidekick was a hot device with teens and over-exposed celebrities. But the popularity of this line of featurephones has waned in recent years, and it now may be close its end.

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New Study Warns that Cell Phone Use May Slightly Increase Cancer Risk

By Ed Hardy | 11/4/2009

An extensive study overseen by the World Health Organization has found that cell phone use may cause a slight but measurable increase in several types of tumors, some of which are dangerous.

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Virtually All Sidekick User Data Recovered

By Ed Hardy | 10/15/2009

Microsoft announced early this morning that it has managed to recover most, if not all" of the data stored by T-Mobile Sidekick users on its servers. Previously, this data had been thought lost.

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Backup of Sidekick Users' Data Has Been Lost

By Ed Hardy | 10/10/2009

T-Mobile and Danger Inc. admitted today that a recent problem with the servers for the T-Mobile Sidekick has "almost certainly" resulted in the online version of all user data being lost. This has made it very important for users to not accidentally erase the information being stored on the device.

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Latest T-Mobile Sidekick LX Gets More Professional with MS Exchange Support

By Ed Hardy | 7/28/2009

Starting this afternoon, T-Mobile Sidekick LX '09 users will be able to download the new Sidekick Sync application -- which will allow this smartphone to synchronize with a Microsoft Exchange server.

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New Sidekick LX Hits Store Shelves

By Ed Hardy | 5/13/2009

T-Mobile USA has just introduced a new version of the Sidekick LX that offers high-end features, like mobile broadband service and a very high-resolution screen.

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