Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S III

By Louie Tran | 10/10/2012

Smartphone shoppers face a choice between Apple's flagship smartphone or Samsung's. Brighthand is here to help with a hands-on comparison of these two.

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Sprint Announces LG Optimus G and LG Mach at MobileCon

By Grant Hatchimonji | 10/9/2012

At the start of MobileCon in San Diego today, Sprint revealed two new Android phones coming to its 4G LTE network: the LG Optimus G and the LG Mach.

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Consumer Reports Calls the Apple iPhone 5 a "Winner"

By Ed Hardy | 10/9/2012

Consumer Reports is well known for offering unbiased opinions on a huge range of products. Anyone with concerns about Apple's latest smartphone should be happy to learn that it gets high marks from this company.

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Sprint Makes Phone Numbers More Personal with StarStar Me Service

By Valerie Sarnataro | 10/8/2012

Sprint is making it easier for customers to share their digits, with the implementation of a new service that allows users to create their own vanity numbers, thanks to Zoove's StarStar Me program.

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iPhone 5 Causing Fistfights and Strikes at Foxconn

By Ed Hardy | 10/6/2012

Production of Apple's new flagship smartphone is causing real problems at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory: quality control inspectors are getting beat up and, as a result, they have gone on strike.

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AT&T Subscribers Prefer iPhones, While Verizon Customers Go With Android

By Valerie Sarnataro | 9/25/2012

As the smartphone race heats up, the fight for first is commonly ranked in terms of operating system market share, with Google's Android OS and Apple's iOS taking the top spots in the U.S. However, a new study breaks those numbers down by carriers.

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Apple Sold Over 5 Million iPhone 5 Units on Launch Weekend

By Ed Hardy | 9/24/2012

Apple's new smartphones typically sell well in the first few days they are available, and the iPhone 5 was no exception. Apple revealed that it sold over five million units in the three days since the debut.

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Android 4.1 Upgrade Starts Going Out to the Samsung Galaxy S III

By Ed Hardy | 9/24/2012

An upgrade to Google's latest operating system version has started going out to Samsung's flagship smartphone. Still, it will be some time before everyone who has a Samsung Galaxy S III can move to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

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Apple iPhone 5: Should You Upgrade?

By Ed Hardy | 9/23/2012

Apple's latest smartphone is now available, and around the world, owners of previous versions are asking themselves, "should I get the new model?" We're here to help.

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New Study Shows Mobile Phone Owners Pay More For Service Plans Than Groceries

By Valerie Sarnataro | 9/22/2012

With smartphones becoming a fixed feature in most people?s lives, a new study takes a look at how much it really costs to stay connected, finding that nearly half of the participants claimed to pay $100 or more per month for their mobile phone service and more than one-in-ten pay $200 or more.

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Apple iPhone 5: Launch Day

By Ed Hardy | 9/21/2012

The nearly year-long wait for the Apple iPhone 5 is over: this smartphone went on sale early this morning. And those who had pre-ordered it have begun receiving this hot new model.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II U.S. Launch Details Revealed

By Jamison Cush | 9/19/2012

There are many questions about the Samsung Galaxy Note II U.S. launch, and now we know the answer to some of them. Sort of.

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