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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Smartphone Makers Urged to Focus on Seven Core Apps

By Judy Jefferson | 8/22/2010

Apple may have more than 200,000 mobile applications in its App Store, but in reality only seven types of applications are expected to drive software downloads and the market over the next few years.

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Is the Next webOS Smartphone Right Around the Corner?

By Ed Hardy | 8/16/2010

Many have been wondering when the successor for the Palm Pre is going to be released. Some evidence points to the next webOS-based smartphone coming out very soon.

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Mobile Gaming Expected To Soar as Focus Turns to Cell Phones

By Judy Jefferson | 8/15/2010

Video game manufacturers are turning their attention to mobile phones as sales of handheld and console gaming systems stall as a result of consumers' reluctance to invest in new gaming systems in a struggling economy.

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Best Wireless Phone Plans for Students

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/14/2010

Many households today are sending their kids off to school with shiny new cell phones and wireless plans in hand. Choices around students' wireless phones can be much more complicated than decisions about other things that get stuffed into their backpacks, and the consequences can be costly.

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The ''Must-Have'' Features for Student Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 8/10/2010

When someone is setting out to buy a smartphone, it's important to get one with all the features they need. This guide goes through the possibilities, discussing the features that students need, and what they might not.

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Back To School Buyer's Guide 2010

By Ed Hardy | 8/10/2010

Students are constantly on the go, and a smartphone lets you keep in touch whether you're on the way to class or to spring break. Our Back to School Buyer's Guide gives our top picks among the latest models.

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Scandal Brings Down HP CEO Mark Hurd

By Ed Hardy | 8/7/2010

The CEO of HP has resigned in the wake of revelations that he'd been accused of sexual harassment and was guilty of financial improprieties. Mark Hurd is credited with turning HP around in the wake of Carly Fiorina's tenure.

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What New Feature Do You Most Want to See Become Standard on Smartphones?

By Ed Hardy | 8/6/2010

Over time, features that were once available only in high-end models trickle down to become standard on virtually every smartphone. What currently cutting-edge feature would you most like to see become mainstream?

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Employees Get a Voice in Business Phones and Gadgets, Despite Security Risks

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/5/2010

Regardless of the presence or absence of security risks, employees in many places now carry lots of clout around choosing which smartphones and other gadgets to use, according to a spate of new research.

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Most Popular Smartphones of July 2010

By Ed Hardy | 8/2/2010

At the beginning of each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. This month's listing is almost completely dominated by models that have come out in the last couple of months.

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CTIA Sues San Francisco Over Cell Phone Radiation Notification Law

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/28/2010

Arguing that San Francisco's new cell phone radiation law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the CTIA wireless industry association has filed a lawsuit to halt its enforcement.

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