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Most Popular Smartphones of June
PUBLISHED: Wednesday, July 01, 2009
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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DataViz's RoadSync Exchange Client for Android Gets Calendar Support
PUBLISHED: 7/3/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
When DataViz released the first beta of RoadSync for Android, this application could push email from a Microsoft Exchange server and a smartphone running Google's operating system. The company has continued to add features, and the latest beta adds calendar support.
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Nokia Releases Ovi Maps 3.0 and Ovi Contacts Updates
PUBLISHED: 7/3/2009  BY: AWright
Nokia has released the full version of its Ovi Maps 3.0 software, and has also updated its social phonebook -- Ovi Contacts -- with support for S60v5 devices such as the Nokia N97 and 5800 XpressMusic.
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Palm Pre Gets Some Security Fixes with webOS 1.0.4
PUBLISHED: 7/2/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Palm has released an update for the Palm Pre's operating system that takes care of some security problems.
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BlackBerry Tour Worldphone Will Debut on Sprint and Verizon in Two Weeks
PUBLISHED: 7/1/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Both Verizon and Sprint have revealed their release dates for the BlackBerry Tour, and it's probably not an accident that they are the same day.
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iPhone OS 3.1 Released to Developers
PUBLISHED: 6/30/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Apple has just released a beta of iPhone OS 3.1 to developers. UPDATE: Details of what is included in this new version have started to emerge.
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HTC Changing the Look of All Its Future Smartphones
PUBLISHED: 6/27/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
TouchFLO's is HTC's alternate user interface with Windows phones. A new version is coming out soon, but the company is already saying that this UI's days are numbered. At some point in the future, all HTC's devices will use the same one.
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Impacts of the New Nokia-Intel Partnership Could Be Significant
PUBLISHED: 6/27/2009  BY: AWright
Nokia and Intel announced a partnership this week where they'll share technology to develop a new class of devices. This may have major implications for mobile users in a number of unexpected ways.
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Apple iPhone Users Can Now Use TeleNav's Turn-by-Turn Navigation Service
PUBLISHED: 6/27/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
TeleNav's turn-by-turn GPS navigation application is now available for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. This service -- which is being re-branded as AT&T Navigator -- offers features not available on the Google Maps app that ships with the iPhone.
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Palm Pre Sales Hit 150,000 -- Predictions for Millions in the Next Year
PUBLISHED: 6/26/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
A market analyst says Sprint has probably sold 150,000 Palm Pre's since this smartphone debuted early this month. But that's just a drop in the bucket for analyst's predictions for the future.
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Google Releases Android Native Development Kit
PUBLISHED: 6/26/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Most Android applications run in the Dalvik virtual machine, but Google has released the tools developers need to create native apps.
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HTC's New User Interface Probably Not Coming to Most Current Devices
PUBLISHED: 6/25/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Yesterday, HTC unveiled a new user interface for its upcoming Android-based smartphones. Many of those who already have a phone from HTC are wondering if they'll be able to load this new UI onto their device. A company spokesperson has given a conditional answer.
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Verizon's Next Messaging-Oriented Smartphone Will Be the HTC Ozone
PUBLISHED: 6/25/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Verizon Wireless has just announced plans to release the HTC Ozone, a Windows phone with a very low price and a focus on mobile messaging.
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