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Social Networking With The Apple iPhone 4S

Category: Cell Phones - Date: December 30, 2011 - Discuss: 1 Comment

In today’s world, social networking has become an important part of our culture. Not too many people these days have some sort of social networking in which they participate. In our global world, making these connections has become even more important as well as stronger. Perhaps much of social networking’s popularity can be attributed to smartphones. These handy phones not only serve as phones but also double as portable computers to slide in your pocket. Apple’s new iPhone 4S was designed with regards to a user’s need to stay in touch as well as update social networking sites.

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Nokia N8 Smartphone

Category: Cell Phones - Date: December 12, 2011 - Discuss: Add A Comment

The Nokia N8 is a 3G enabled smartphone that comes with a large 3.5 inch touchscreen, runs on the Symbian^3 operating system and has a 12MP camera.

Screen

The screen on the Nokia N8 is 3.5 inches and takes up much of the front of the phone. It has a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels / 16.7 million colors.

Operating System

The Nokia N8 runs on the Symbian^3 operating system. Word is that Nokia will abandon this OS and run their phones with Windows Phone 7 in the future which means that it is unlikely that you’ll see any upgrades to the software in the future.

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US Carriers Face A Long Wait For iPhone 4S

Category: Cell Phones - Date: November 22, 2011 - Discuss: Add A Comment

Its launch has made it the most successful smartphone of all time, but many US customers waiting to get their hands on the iPhone 4S could be in for a long wait. The Wall Street Journal reports that even a month after the Apple device went on the market, the three biggest wireless carriers are finding it hard to keep supply up with demand.

In America, the largest carriers selling the iPhone 4S are Verizon, AT&T and Sprint Nextel. On each of the carriers’ websites, they suggest would be iPhone 4S buyers could have substantial waits before they can have the handset. Verizon’s website says up to three weeks, AT &T says 21 days while Sprint estimates around 14 days.

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Palm Pre 2 Smartphone

Category: Cell Phones - Date: August 24, 2011 - Discuss: Add A Comment

This is the next incarnation of the Pam Pre smartphone lineup after the highly successful Palm Pre and Palm Pre+. The Palm Pre 2 is now twice as fast as its predecessors, with a 1GHz processor and internal storage of 16GB.

The 3.1 inch touchscreen display is a gorilla glass screen, same as the iPhone. It has pinch & zoom and multi-touch capabilities. The screen has a 320×480 resolution hvga display in vibrant 24 bit color.

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The White iPhone 4: Worth An Upgrade?

Category: Cell Phones - Date: June 3, 2011 - Discuss: Add A Comment

The wait is over, Apple fans. Finally, the moment you have been waiting for has arrived. No, the iPhone 5 is not out (nor is there a definite release date for it yet). Instead, I’m referring to the white iPhone 4 belatedly hitting our shelves, nearly a year after the black version graced our presence. You’d expect a company of Apple’s size and stature to produce different colored smartphones in next to no time. Think again.

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Samsung Galaxy S

Category: Cell Phones - Date: June 2, 2011 - Discuss: Add A Comment

Here’s some basic specs on the Samsung Galaxy S. You may also know this phone as the Samsung Fascinate from Verizon, the Samsung Vibrant from T-Mobile and the Samsung Captivate from AT&T.

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