Mobile Phone Info & Advice

Android VS The World

Nobody really cared what kind of operating system their phone used during the heyday of the original Motorola Razr, when flip-style handsets were the rule rather than the exception. Times have certainly changed since then. Nowadays, even free phones come with advanced mobile operating systems. Here’s a quick rundown of the most popular options.

Android

Google’s Android is based on the Linux kernel, a free, open source operating system that dates back to 1991. Currently in its fourth major version, the latest Android 4.0 is code-named “Ice Cream Sandwich.” Android has native support for Flash video, unlike iOS. While it spent the first year or so of its life emulating iOS, it’s taken the lead in mobile operating system innovation and development during its last few releases. [Read More...]

Cheap PAYG mobile phones

Given the huge number of new smartphones appearing, it seems, daily, it is easy to imagine that everyone is now moving from the plain old simple mobile onto these new amazing handheld devices you can contact Mars with (probably not).
This is not true, however, there are many people who would not know what to do with a smartphone- or indeed are quite scathing of more advanced technology , who see the value of the plain and simple pay-as-you-go=mobile. [Read More...]

Android versus iPhone? No comparison?

There are articles all over the IT magazines and internet comparing Android and iPhone. This comparison is seriously misplaced! Android is a collection of software for mobile devices. This includes an operating system together with middleware and key applications. iPhone is a hardware device. This is not comparing like with like. This is just like comparing Windows 7 with a Toshiba laptop – and then going on to make assumptions about their relative market share based on sales of each. This is like comparing the sales of a Mercedes Benz C Class coupe with all of Ford’s makes of car and then concluding that Ford has more market share. [Read More...]

Get The Low Down on Tablets

Tablet PCs-Android rising

Apple’s iOS has been first in the market for smartphones and tablets – the Apple iPhone and the iPad continue to be a major player in both markets. Google’s Android operating system has been different in that it has been available for many hardware manufacturers to use, so maximising its use in the smartphone and table markets. Though there are many andoird contenders in the smartphone market, the large variety of manufacturers joining the tablet market using the android operating system has meant an unevenness of function and quality so making competition with the Apple iPad more difficult to recognise, as comparisons are rarely able to be made exactly like for like.
At the top end of the market are the 32GB Sony and 16GB Samsung Galaxy made in two sizes and the larger of which is pretty near to the specifications of the iPad. In fact there are a number of the Galaxy Tb series at different specifications. Mid price is the Asus Eee Pad Transformer 16GB/WiFi which is a Honeycomb tablet with a quality screen and cheapish keyboard/dock. Also the Asus Slider with its built in keyboard perhaps defeats the idea of a tablet but is good for those who really need to use a keyboard to function with a computer.
There are a number of tablets at under £100 many of these with a 7” screen and very portable but with limited memory. Some of the cheaper and smaller tablets may be pretty slow, but can still be a good first link to the web for children. It is always possible to look at upgrades for memory or Wifi connections for example as there are a number of electronic components that will enhance function of tablet PCs.

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Apps, Apps, Apps

Smartphone and Tablet Security Apps

AVG is one company in the market offering a range of Apps needed for an Android owner to keep tabs on a mobile device if he or she becomes separated from their smartphone or tablet, and prevent access to personal data. Some Apps are; Phone Locator Apps These usually use Google Maps to locate the [...]

Apps for your smartphone or tablet

An ‘App’, short for application is a piece of software. The word processor package or internet browser on your computer are also applications but nowadays the term has come to mean applications that run on the web mainly on mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers. Apps are mainly for the smartphone market [...]

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