Yep, there are people and companies who are indeed willing to give away free cell phones, but there’s a catch. They are technically free for you don’t pay for the unit, you pay for the service. Got ya! This has long been practiced by service providers for sometime due to the many providers vying for the same market. As if they weren’t expanding even in this recession for mobile phones have become more a necessity than a luxury comparable to cars a few decades back.
Mobile phones come in all shapes, sizes and capabilities and one of the top selling brands, Nokia, has managed to keep a majority of phone unit sales due to their expansive models that caters to people from all walks of life. From basic budget phones that have digital cameras to more luxurious designer brand sponsored models, they have it all. Other mobile manufacturers have been following suit in that regard and have also been met with success partially due to the need for more and more new phones. For every unit bought, there are thousands being disposed of(hopefully recycled or donated to charities) creating a never ending cycle from the manufacturer to the consumer to the recycling bin.
Many fail to realize the amount of computing power these modern smart phones pack, with all the included functions, come circuitry and software that all comes in the small box. Like a Swiss Army Knife, you get an MP3 Player, Digital still/video camera, Web browser, SMS and of course the ability to make phone calls to anywhere on earth(just about).
Obama Still A Blackberry Man
When you run for president of the United States, you can expect to have the spotlight trained on you all the time. When you actually become the president, then that spotlight will be even brighter and hotter. And that spotlight has been trained on Obama for quite a while now and it does not seem to be going anywhere.
Just the other day, he was spotted using his good old Blackberry. Now I know a lot of people who have a Blackberry and use it all the time. But those people are not the President of the US – not anywhere near that.
Rumor has it that Obama was supposed to get a new phone – a super phone! This phone, called the Sectera Edge, is made by defense contractor General Dynamics. It is the most secure of most secure smartphones, if reports can be believed. At the price of $3,350, it should be as secure as possible, right? Although it runs on Windows – yeah that’s secure – the National Security Agency swears to its stability and security. And that is why they want the president to use it.
However, as hard as Obama fought to become the 44th president, he also fought to keep his Blackberry by his side. I can’t blame him – it’s a nice phone and if you have been using it for a while, you wouldn’t want to change phones as well. At the end of the day, Obama won another battle – he gets to keep his Blackberry for personal use. Nice huh?
The Palm Pre Is Making Me Think Twice About The iPhone
I am a self confessed Apple fan – if I had enough money, I would probably buy everything made by Apple that I could get my hands on. Fortunately for me, I do not have that much money to spare and I have to line up my priorities as to what to purchase. Next on my list is the Apple iPhone, which I think is on many people’s lists anyway. I was due to get the newest version in a month or so. Take note of the tense of my verb – WAS.
Now I am not so sure if I am going to get the iPhone. The reason behind my having second thoughts? I read about the newest baby coming from Palm. Dubbed the Pre, this PDA is believed to be the most significant release after the iPhone AND going one step further, it might even be a better thing than the iPhone. Is that possible though?
Take a look at some of its features that just might change my – and your – mind.
– Keep multiple applications open and move easily between them—email, maps, photos, websites, whatever. Pre thinks of your applications as “activity cards”, and lets you flip through them, move them around, or throw them off screen.
– Thanks to Synergy, all your conversations with the same person are grouped together in one chat-style view. (Even if it started in IM, for example, and you want to reply with text.) You can also see who’s online right from contacts, and start a new conversation with just one touch.
– Check email from Outlook® or personal accounts like Gmail, AOL, and Yahoo!. Take advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots. And look up directions or nearby points of interest using GPS. It’s everything you need, everywhere you go.
Oh and have you heard of its wireless charging feature using the Touchstone charging dock? This is one serious contender for THE most wanted handset. Visit Palm’s web site to get notifications about the Pre, which is yet to come.