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Samsung Omnia II May Finally Be Coming Early Next Month
PUBLISHED: Friday, November 20, 2009
The long-awaited Samsung Omnia II may finally be getting close to release by Verizon. According to an unconfirmed report, this Windows Phone with an AM-OLED display and the TouchWiz user interface will be on the market in the first few days of December.

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Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 Beta Now Available
PUBLISHED: 11/19/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Microsoft is launching Office 2010, and this includes a version for Windows phones. Like its predecessors, this suite of apps lets users edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. The latest version has a new tools for sharing documents and ensuring they look as expected.
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Microsoft's Smartphone Software Store Expands to Windows Mobile 6.1, 6.0
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft's on-device app store for smartphones, was once available only for devices running the latest version of Windows Mobile, but support has now been extended to models running previous versions.
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Adobe Flash Player for Android, webOS Will Be Available in 2010
PUBLISHED: 11/14/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Adobe Systems has promised users of phones running Google's Android and Palm's webOS that they will get a browser plug-in with Flash support in the first half of next year. This software is also coming to many other mobile devices, with one notable exception.
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Windows Marketplace for Mobile Now Lets Consumers Shop on their PC
PUBLISHED: 11/12/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Microsoft's software shop debuted with the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 devices last month. Although it was created to be an on-device way to get apps, there is now a Web-based version for PCs, too.
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Windows Mobile 7 Will Go to Device Makers in Early 2010
PUBLISHED: 11/11/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Smartphone makers will reportedly get Windows Mobile 7 in the first quarter of next year, allowing them to begin work on a new generation of smartphones. These won't be released until months later, though.
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Samsung Jack Gets an Upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
AT&T has released an operating system upgrade for the Samsung Jack, jumping it up to the latest version of Microsoft Windows Mobile. This brings some tweaks to the user interface, as well as support for a new on-device software store.
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New Study Warns that Cell Phone Use May Slightly Increase Cancer Risk
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
An extensive study overseen by the World Health Organization has found that cell phone use may cause a slight but measurable increase in several types of tumors, some of which are dangerous.
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HTC HD2 Uber Smartphone Definitely Coming to the U.S. Next Year
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The HTC HD2 is launching in Europe this week, but Americans won't be left out for long -- HTC promised today this very high-end smartphone will be released in the U.S. early next year by a major wireless carrier.
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HTC HD2 Global Debut Coming Next Week
PUBLISHED: 11/3/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
One of the most anticipated smartphones of the season is close to release. The HTC HD2 is going to be introduced by T-Mobile UK, apparently making it the first carrier in the world to offer this very high-end Windows phone.
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Most Popular Smartphones of October
PUBLISHED: 11/2/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
At the beginning of 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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There Will Be No Android Version of the HTC HD2
PUBLISHED: 10/29/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
There have been requests for an Android version of the HTC HD2, but HTC's CEO says this high-end smartphone is going to be Windows Mobile only, in hopes of driving up excitement in Microsoft's operating system.
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Google Maps Mobile May Become a Full-Fledged Navigation App
PUBLISHED: 10/28/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Google offers free mapping software for a wide variety of smartphones. If a rumor is correct, this is going to be turned into a full-fledged navigation app, with voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions. UPDATED
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