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Samsung Brightside review: This ain't no killer

All week reviewing the Samsung Brightside, I've had that Killers song, "Mr. Brightside," running through my head. It's a great soundtrack to review by, but I hate to say it: the phone just doesn't deserve it.

The Brightside is a feature phone, which isn't a crime in itself. Conceptually, feature phones satisfy the need of bringing functionality like e-mail and a larger-than-flip-phone screen to the segment of people who don't want to or can't afford to pay a monthly recurring data fee.… Read more

Samsung Brightside coming to Verizon March 1 with dim specs

It seems Verizon hopes to lure current feature phone shoppers considering real smartphones into buying the $100 Samsung Brightside. Honestly, who else would eye a device like this that runs proprietary software and not a legit operating system such as Android, iOS, Windows Phone, or even Blackberry.

Expected to hit Verizon store shelves on March 1, Samsung does promise that the $99.99 Brightside (after $50 mail-in rebate) will offer smartphone style functions such as connections to Facebook, Twitter, and e-mail. The company also touts the phone's capability to view popular files including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents. … Read more