Cost effective Android Phones

Phones with Google's Android are being baked and sent to the market one after the other. This open-source mobile operating system has been more than a blessing to many phone makers, who had the expertise in making the hardware, but didn't really have a polished OS with enhanced functionality to run them on. The best part about Android is that it's free for any manufacturer to take and slap on their devices. Also, there isn't a stringent hardware checklist to follow, unlike Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.

 This enables companies to roll out cost-effective smartphones that are within the reach of many. Not to say that they have to compromise on certain features to get that price down, and the degradation in the performance of these when compared to the flagship Android phones is noticeable. But considering the lackluster interface, laggy performance and fragmented availability of apps on phones that were sold before Android was born, things definitely have gotten better.
Some of the phones under that fall in these categories are:

1. LG Optimus P500
2. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8
3. Samsung Galaxy 3 i5801
4. HTC wildfire
5. Motorola Quench XT3
6. Dell XCD35

Most of these 'cheaper phones' running on android OS have these basic features:

• Touchscreen Phones: The interfaces are intuitive, the touch response is accurate. Or we can say, touchscreens are really in these phones.
  
  
• They are 3.5G ready (i.e. HSDPA compatible). This is good since we're witnessing private operators roll out 3G services one by one. Other forms of connectivity i.e. Wi-fi, Bluetooth and data cable are present as well. Lastly, all have a GPS chip that is necessary for extremely nifty apps like Google Maps.
  
  
• These have capacitive screens that are optimized to be used with fingers.
  
  
• They also happen to have accelerometers for automatic rotation of the content on the screen according to the way you hold it.
  
  

Apart from  other basic features like, they all can make a call..!! Have the ability to store your data and can also be used to send SMS/MMS..!!

Mobile TV headset by Nokia

Nokia has announced a device, Nokia Mobile TV Headset, DVB-H, that converts your mobile phone into a portable television. Anywhere there’s mobile DVB-H (Digital Video Broadband – Handset) coverage, you can tune into sports events or TV shows and watch them without worrying about an Internet connection.

The Nokia Mobile TV Headset acts as a TV receiver for your mobile device. The device works using Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld (DVB-H) signals and is compatible with the upcoming Nokia N8 and other Symbian^3 devices with USB-on-the-go feature. The headset comes with buttons to switch channels and volume controls. It is also able to handle call-related functions available in regular mobile phone headsets.

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Mobile - The Saviour..!!

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it: -

• The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112.
  If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. 

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Cellphone plans from Boost Mobile

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Boost Mobile. All opinions are 100% mine.

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• You can play online, in person, or pay by phone.
• You can use your debit or credit card to make a payment or sign up for worry-free automatic payments.
• A friend or family member can also make a payment for a Boost Mobile customer.

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