Something Old, Something New: Companies Focus on Recycling, Re-Using Outdated Phones

By David Barbosa | 5/23/2012

Old handsets that end up in landfills leak toxic chemicals into the soil and groundwater. But there are programs that make it easy for consumers to recycle, and even make some money.

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It's Time to Slay Vampire Chargers

By Ed Hardy | 5/23/2012

Anyone who cares about energy independance or the Green Movement is likely wondering if there's anything they can do to help. There is an easy thing all phone users can do: unplug their charger.

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Researchers Working on Ways to Put 16-Core Processors in Smartphones

By Andy Patrizio | 3/18/2012

There's overclocking, and then there's this: University researchers are in the early stages of putting multi-core processors in smartphones to work in bursts of up to 16 times their normal speed during times of need.

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China Looms as a Smartphone Superpower

By Dragan Petric | 11/4/2011

China is a vast and as-yet undeveloped market where making tremendous profit is possible. It is also able to aggressively compete on the world market. Brighthand's European corespondent brings us his thoughts on this country shortly before embarking on a trip there.

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IFA Tradeshow Focused on Tablets Not Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 9/6/2011

The IFA tradeshow is starting to wrap up in Berlin, and those who were hoping for some new smartphones to be announced were disappointed. The focus was on tablets this year, though there was a tabphone.

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Google Tightens Its Grip on Android

By Grant Hatchimonji | 4/1/2011

Google has decided to move a bit closer to Apple's approach to business and has begun to lock down its Android operating system, requiring hardware manufacturers who want first access to Google software to receive its permission before making any alterations or partnerships regarding the software.

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Smartphone Success Starts with Strong Mobile Management

By Tim Scannell | 12/21/2010

There are many advantages for businesses in arming their employees with smartphones, but the process of deploying them requires careful planning or they can become a liability.

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Verizon Starts Trade-In Program for Used Cell Phones

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/16/2010

Verizon has started a new program aimed at letting customers dispose of a phone in an environmentally sound way while also benefiting community programs and giving credit toward a new phone or phone bill.

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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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TabletPCReview Gets Some Hands-on Time with the Toshiba Folio 100

By Dragan Petric | 9/5/2010

IFA, the biggest consumer electronics show in Europe, is going on now. One of the biggest announcements is the Toshiba Folio 100, an Android OS-based tablet with a 10-inch display. Dragan Petric from Brighthand's sister site TabletPCReview was able to try out this upcoming model.

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Tablets to Take Over IFA 2010

By Dragan Petric | 8/31/2010

IFA, the largest consumer electronics trade show in Europe will officially commence in Berlin this Friday. At this point, it is looking as if tablets running Google's Android OS 2.2 are going to be the star of the show.

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On the Way: Dual-Core Smartphones with 1080p Video

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/23/2010

With both Qualcomm and Texas Instruments (TI) now shipping out new dual-core processors to device makers, the first entries in a new generation of highly multimedia-capable smartphones and tablet PCs could be ready by early next year.

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