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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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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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Adobe Flash Player for Smartphones Coming this Fall
PUBLISHED: 6/22/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Adobe said today that it will release a beta version of its Flash player for some smartphones before the end of this year.
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How To Upgrade Your Smartphone in 1 Minute or Less
PUBLISHED: 6/19/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Rather than going to the trouble and expense of getting a new model, there's a simple thing most smartphone users can do that's amazingly easy, relatively cheap, and can really enhance their device.
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Nokia E75 Review
PUBLISHED: 6/18/2009  BY: AWright
The Nokia E75 is a QWERTY-slider model within Nokia's E-series range of enterprise/communicator smartphones. Antoine Wright brings us a review of this model, which has an emphasis on email and messaging.
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IRS Asks Congress To Repeal Tax on Personal Use of Company Phones
PUBLISHED: 6/17/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
As it stands now, those who use a mobile phone provided by their company for personal use are expected to pay taxes for this, but the IRS has asked Congress to repeal this law.
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Nokia E72 Messaging Phone Officially Announced
PUBLISHED: 6/15/2009  BY: AWright
One day after accidentally leaking it, Nokia has officially unveiled the E72: a Symbian S60, QWERTY smartphone that will be the replacement for the popular Nokia E71.
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Nokia Unveils the 5530 XpressMusic Touchscreen Smartphone
PUBLISHED: 6/15/2009  BY: AWright
Nokia has announced its third smartphone using the new touch-enabled version of the Symbian S60 operating system, the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic. This improves on the features of its predecessor, the 5800 XpressMusic, but is much less expensive.
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Nokia Accidentally Posts Video of Unannounced E72
PUBLISHED: 6/14/2009  BY: AWright
Nokia has posted a video of the Nokia E72, an unannounced Symbian S60-powered QWERTY smartphone that will apparently be the successor for the current E71. Updated
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Nokia N86 8MP Now Shipping Worldwide
PUBLISHED: 6/10/2009  BY: AWright
Nokia has begun shipping its latest Symbian S60 handset, the N86 8MP, which features Nokia's first use of an 8 megapixel camera. This dual-slider also has an OLED display, mobile broadband, and more.
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The Hot Phones Of Summer
PUBLISHED: 6/5/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Ed Hardy brings us his list of the hottest smartphones coming down the pike this summer. If you're in the market for a new phone, these are the not yet released models you should know about.
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Adobe Making Progress Bringing Flash to Some Smartphones -- But Not All
PUBLISHED: 6/5/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Adobe Systems sees getting Flash support onto smartphones as a top priority, and it's making progress in some areas. It's being stymied in others though.
FULL STORY (2,142 Reads) | DISCUSSION (11 Replies)

Google Releases orkut Mobile App
PUBLISHED: 6/5/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Google has introduced the beta of an application that allows orkut users to use access this social networking site's scraps, status updates, and photos on their phone.
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