4G Means More Customer Service Calls for Carriers

By Ryan Punzalan | 2/2/2012

A J.D. Power and Associates report released today showed that owners of 4G-enabled devices were more likely to contact their service providers for customer service than owners of less technologically advanced devices.

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T-Mobile Quickly Cuts Price of the Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone

By Ryan Punzalan | 2/1/2012

Despite being released in the U.S. less than a month ago, T-Mobile has reduced the price of the Nokia Lumia 710. The quick 20% price cut is likely a sign that sales haven't lived up to expectations.

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Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note Getting Android OS 4.0 Upgrade Soon

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/31/2012

Samsung officially announced today that the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Note will be upgraded to Android OS 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) by the end of the first quarter. This should put these devices among the first to get the latest version of Google's mobile operating system.

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BLOG: Smartphone Makers Should Reduce the Number of Models They Offer

By TechnologyGuide Staff | 1/29/2012

The most recent blog post from Brighthand's site editor gives his thoughts on the over-abundance of smartphone models from device makers like HTC, Motorola, and Samsung.

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CES or IFA: Which Giant Consumer Electronics Tradeshow is Better?

By Dragan Petric | 1/27/2012

Each year, there are two massive electronics shows: CES in Las Vegas and IFA in Berlin. This raises the question, which of these two is better? Brighthand's European coorespondent compares them head-to-head.

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HTC Will Release Fewer Smartphone Models this Year

By Ed Hardy | 1/27/2012

Although it didn't do too badly, HTC did not have a stellar 2011. A company executive says the plan for 2012 is to concentrate its efforts on developing a smaller number of "hero" models.

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BLOG: The iPhone 5 Should Be Released This Summer, Not Next Fall

By TechnologyGuide Staff | 1/26/2012

The most recent blog post from Brighthand's site editor gives his thoughts on when Apple should release its next-generation smartphone, and why it should be this summer.

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Nokia Has Sold Over 1 Million Lumia Windows Phones

By Ed Hardy | 1/26/2012

Nokia has revealed the results of its most recent financial quarter. Although there was plenty of bad news -- the company had another ?quarterly loss -- it was able to brag about selling over a million Lumia Windows Phones.

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AT&T's New Data Plans Good for Heavier Users, Hard on Light Ones

By Ed Hardy | 1/23/2012

AT&T has reconfigured its data plans so that they cost more, but also offer more capacity. This makes them a better deal for those who use a lot of wireless data, but not as good for those who don't.

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Apple iPhone 4S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II: Which Is the Greatest?

By Jen Edwards | 1/21/2012

If you're new to the smartphone world, you may not know which way to go. Do you want an iPhone, which seems to be the "it" device that everyone wants, or do you want "the" high-end Android smartphone, the Galaxy S II? Read this head-to-head comparison to find out!

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T-Mobile Says Next iPhone Might Support its 3G/4G Service... Maybe

By Ed Hardy | 1/14/2012

Earlier this week, a T-Mobile executive made a statement that implied that the next-generation iPhone is going to support the AWS frequency bands that his company uses provide 3G and 4G service. This carrier has now issued a clarification.

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Apple iPhone 5 to Support T-Mobile's AWS Spectrum

By Valerie Sarnataro | 1/11/2012

With Verizon, AT&T and Sprint all selling the Apple iPhone, T-Mobile is the last of the four largest carriers in the U.S. to not run the handest on its network. However, a new report claims that the technical hurdle preventing T-Mobile from offering the successful smartphone could be cleared in the next generation iPhone.

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