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The Google Phone

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

by Anna
T-Mobile G1 Android Phone

Google and T-Mobile have teamed up to create a new breed of cell phone. The T-Mobile G1 is the world’s first Android Phone.

Its known as the T-Mobile G1 Android, the Android Phone, the G1 Phone, or (more informally) the Google Phone.

The G1 Android phone integrates fully with your Google accounts. Here are a few of the features and capabilities of this new cell phone:

  • The Android Phone Allows you to copy URLs and share them with friends via a chat line, using a simple touch-screen interface.
  • The Google Android phone allows you to chat and share photos on applications such as Yahoo Messenger, Google, Talk, etc.
  • The Android allows one to run several applications at the same time, on one phone. You can switch between applications, and you can also be notified when something new occurs on one of those applications.
  • An Android phone allows you to browse the Internet just as you would on a normal computer.

The following Google applications can be accessed and used directly by the Android Phone:

Google Maps
YouTube
Gmail
Contacts
Calendar
IM (Instant Message)

All of these Google applications will be available to you with a single longon – and they will be automatically synchronized with the web. What that means is that any change you make in one of your Google accounts from your phone will also show up the next time you log on from any other computer.

For example, when you are out and about with your phone and you meet a new contact, you might want to save their contact information. All you do is save it into your Google Contacts on your Android phone. That information will be available to you online, in your Gmail account, and in any other applicable Google account, accessible by any computer in the world.

Any information you save on your phone in this way will appear on your computer as well – and vice versa.

If you lose or break your phone, your data will still be there waiting for you on your Google account, which you can access from anywhere in the world. And there is no need to worry about your information being stolen, as its password-protected.

Here is another example of the a use of a Google Android phone. Once you have a contact address saved into your Google account, you can easily find that location on a map – using Google Maps, of course. And what’s more, you can access street level events in any area where this is available.

This makes it a breeze to get directions to a new location! Simply find your contact on a a map with a couple of clicks, and use a street-level view to find your way if needed!

Another example of the use of the Android phone is the integration of the cell phone with your Google Calender. Any event you save on your Google calender will be available to you on your phone, wherever you are. So you can access your schedule easily, on the go and from anywhere, as long as you have your phone with you.

No more schedule books! And you can probably say goodbye to those tiny notebooks and pads of paper you carry around to save your information.

What’s more, once you save information on your Google Android phone, there’s no need to transfer it over after you get home. Its all there, safely stored on your Google account, for ready access whenever you need it.

You can find out more information at What is a Google Android Phone? and Google Mobile Products on the T-Mobile G1 Android.

Cute and Stylish Motorola TracFone

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Motorola is one of the earliest companies to venture into the world of mobile telephone industry and has been making a name for itself on the cell phone market. Their phones are good choices to add to your list of possibilities, as Motorola is a torch bearer when it comes to handsets that are both high-tech and user friendly at the same time.

Tracfone, a cell phone network provider owned by America Movil is one of the most popular prepaid wireless network services in the US. It brings you cell phone service without a contract, credit check, security deposit, activation fee, no minimum age requirement, no phone bills to pay and no hidden charges. The tracfone cell phones can be purchased for a low price and Motorola is one of the major telephone companies that offer these handsets.

There is quite a large selection of amazingly cool tracfone Motorola prepaid cell phone. There are monochrome and color screen tracfone prepaid phones; camera and non-phones; and flip and non-flip handsets.

The Motorola W370 is a new Motorola phone offered by tracfone. This phone appears to be the little brother to the best selling Motorola Razr (minus a camera) but the W370 is thicker and narrower. The keyboard of this mobile phone is the same flat design as the Razr. The w370 does just about everything you would expect from a basic phone. The tracfone Motorola V60i has a compact, flip phone design. It can store up to 500 phone numbers and it has 32 pre-loaded ringtones.

The V176 measures only 3.48×1.88×0.96 inches, which makes it the smallest Motorola Tracfone you can currently get. The V170 is a reliable basic flip phone with a somewhat small color screen; the small screen is a slight nuisance when you read text messages or use the calculator.

The tracfone Motorola C261 is a basic bar phone, inside the slim design, it houses a large and bright display. This mobile phone from Motorola is the first camera phone offered by tracfone; it has a built-in VGA camera. The other included features are some built-in-games, speakerphone, and MMS.

The Motorola C139 is a basic non-flip phone that has color display with both screen savers and wallpaper. There are 20 pre loaded polyphonic ring tones, games, a clock with alarm as well as a calculator.

The Motorola tracfone C155 is a compact, ergonomic, lightweight and stylish basic phone. It has a color display and 20 pre loaded ringtones. Motorola C343 mobile phone has a color display, has screen savers and wallpaper and 20 pre-loaded ringtones.

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Pay A Lot Less with Prepaid Wireless

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Wireless communication is one of the recent trends in the communication industry. A wireless network uses radio waves, instead of cables. The wireless and portability factor has led individuals holding a mobile phone to experience a possibility of anytime, anywhere communication. Now, prepaid cell phones are gaining popularity among mobile phone users.

Prepaid phone services do not involve long-term contracts, as the name implies, pay as you go mobile phones are prepaid which comes with pre-loaded credit. Since these phones come with preloaded credit, you can easily keep track of your communication habits. Opting for prepaid mobile phones makes you can save a big amount on your monthly mobile expenses.

Basically, prepaid wireless is great for those people who hardly ever use or need a cell phone and for those folks who purchased a cell phone merely for emergencies. This has also been especially helpful for parents who want to control the phone costs of their children.

There are often several options for cell phone carriers that will provide prepaid phones and services depending upon your location. Cingular, T-Mobile, Verizon, Virgin Mobile, 7-Eleven, Tracfone, Net10 and Boost Mobile are the main providers of prepaid cell phones.

TracFone seems to have the most competitive prices and terms of service out of all the prepaid wireless deals out there. Although TracFone minutes expire after three months unless you purchase additional minutes, they also have a one-year activation service, which is perfect for people just needing a wireless phone for emergency purposes. The deal changes each month, but usually provides for one year of activation, without requiring you to buy additional minutes for a whole year. Thus, your monthly cost should average about 8 dollars and you’ll have a wireless phone with a few hundred minutes that will be good for the whole year.

You can get stylish handsets from Nokia, Samsung and Motorola under these deals, such as Nokia 6111, Samsung D900, Samsung X820 and Motorola V3i. You can easily choose between folder mobile phones, camera mobile phones and multimedia marvels. You really have to know what you will be using the mobile phone for and if the features really will be worth all the money that you will be spending.

Committing to a prepaid cell phone really depends upon your personal needs and preferences. For example, if you plan on using your phone strictly on an as-needed basis for emergencies, a prepaid wireless program could be just what you’re looking for.

If you don’t want to be locked into an iron-clad contract, have a credit check performed, provide a security deposit, you don’t use a lot of minutes each month or pay a set monthly fee, then you may just want to stick with a prepaid wireless cell phone.

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Choosing a Cell Phone Plan

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Fortunately with so much competition, cell phone plans are abundant these days. The variety of plans is good news for owners of cell phones everywhere. Since there are so many service providers now, you would be advised to compare as many types of plans that fit with your needs as possible. Care is required so that a buyer is not tied to a contract they do not want.

The option of paying for their cell phone plan on a monthly basis may suit those individuals who use the phone more frequently. For self employed individuals or just heavy phone users, the monthly packages that are available are usually the better option to take.

You also have the option of having a family plan or one based on the region in which you live. Unfortunately, they all have good and bad points so look at the small print carefully.

For prepaid cellular phones, the functionality is often limited so the phone and service you choose may not be able to do everything a similar phone can do when paid for monthly. Plans created for small businesses and families would not be suitable for large companies that have very specific criteria.

For the family user, cellular phone usage discounts are included if you call members of the family that you list on the same bill. Many providers also give discounts for the airtime usage of members talking to any other members within their service.

Of course national cell phone plans will include free calls anywhere in the country. Roaming charges on this type of plan are usually included as part of the agreement and anyone that travels around the country will see the obvious benefits of this type of scheme.

For regional use, this type of plan may require you to pay long-distance charges but the airtime rates may be cheaper. While monthly cell phone plans are generally the best option for most people, some people – usually those with less frequent call requirements – will be best served with a pre-paid plan.

Lastly, some free advice: having a cell phone and being available all the time may not be healthy. Thus, you have to be wary not to allow people disturb you when you need to be alone – with or without your cell phone.