Protecting Your Smartphone From Hackers: Is It Possible?
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011Recently, researchers discovered a new strain of malware aimed at smartphones running on Google’s Android system. The new software …
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Dialing Particular Numbers Can Affect Emotional State
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011There is a psychosomatic expert, Sascha Topolinski, out of Germany that’s found the manner in which mobile phones, specifically …
Free Government Cell Phones and How to Get Yours
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011So when is free not really actually free? Unfortunately all too often, however, when it comes to free government …
7 Ways to Save On Cell Phone Bills
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011Cell phones are certainly an indispensable tool of the modern world, but they do tend to cost a lot …
Stay Warm! Gloves For Smartphone Users
Monday, January 24th, 2011This winter is just like winters in the past: cold, inhospitable, and seemingly never-ending. If you use a smartphone …
Look Where You’re Going! Don’t Text And Walk!
Monday, January 24th, 2011Remember the days before smartphones, or even cell phones, for that matter? People watched where they were going. They …
Awesome Weather Apps: For BlackBerry, Droid, and iPhone
Friday, January 21st, 2011What’s the weather looking like? Perhaps you wonder about forecasts for an upcoming event, or maybe you wonder whether …
Bar Code Scanner Apps Save you Cash!
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Your iPhone or Droid phone or Blackberry is cool-no doubt about that. It is amazing how technology has exploded …
Who Has the Best Coverage in South Dakota?
Monday, January 10th, 2011In South Dakota, you have many choices when it comes to your cellular service. Assuming that you want a …
MTA Sends a Cell Phone Message, Zero Tolerance Crackdowns
Friday, December 31st, 2010(more…)
Free And Easy Wi-Fi through MetroPCS Android Phones
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010(more…)
AT&T Purchases $2 Billion of 4G Spectrum from Qualcomm
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010(more…)
Net Neutrality Update: FCC Votes On A Half-Measure
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010The Federal Communications Commission has voted on the widely anticipated new net neutrality rules that have been the topic …
Foursquare Updates apps: New Ways To Have Fun With Foursquare
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010Foursquare just updated its’ iPhone application, and will be updating Android later in the week. While Palm webOS and …
Cell Phones for Military, Soldier in Afghanistan Hit with a $16k Cell Phone Bill
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010(more…)
Free Gmail Calling Is the New Landline
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010(more…)
Nokia Is Eying Microsoft’s Phone Operating System
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010(more…)
Sony Ericsson to Develop PlayStation Cell Phone
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010The CEO of Sony has hinted recently that their company is currently in development of a smartphone which will …
Apple vs Google
Thursday, November 4th, 2010There has been ongoing chatter and about the Apple vs Google tensions and when it comes to slick advertising, …
Netflix App for iPhone and iPod Touch Hands-on Review
Monday, August 30th, 2010(more…)
The Federal Government to Double the Available Wireless Spectrum
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010It looks like the Obama administration is going to back the plan for the doubling of the wireless spectrum. …
The Affordable Nokia C1 w/Flashlight Announced For Developing Countries
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Nokia has announced their Nokia C1; it has a flashlight and is aimed at developing countries. The affordable handset …
The Growth of Cheap Smartphones A Key in the Q1 Handset Market
Friday, April 16th, 2010The very top of the cell phone manufacturers are reporting a large market growth that is sparked by the …
Facebook and Twitter Access through Cell Phone Browsers Growing Massively
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Nearly a third of all users of smartphones accessed a social networking site like that of Facebook and Twitter …
Palm Pre Plus – Why It’s the Smartphone Smart Enough for Mom
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Do you remember the times when Mom would be everywhere at once, cooking dinner while getting you to your …
Cell Phones for Senior Citizens
Thursday, February 25th, 2010When it comes to cell phones and seniors it is one of the areas that really haven’t been marketed …
RIM Ready to Rumble?
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010With others having an eye on their turf, with the giant Microsoft being one of those, the company behind …
BlackBerry Sirius XM App Now Available
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Earlier this month, Siriux XM, the premier satellite radio provider, unveiled its official BlackBerry app to much fanfare. The …
How to Run a Cell Phone Business without Ripping Off Your Customers
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010(more…)
What is Apple?
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Apple was developed on April 1, 1976, by Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak, and Steve Jobs. The first product ever …
AVL and GPS – Automatic Vehicle Location
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Most people know what automatic vehicle location (AVL) is, they just don’t think of it under that name. They …
What is GPS and why do I want it on my cell phone?
Saturday, February 20th, 2010GPS is short for global positioning system. There are twenty-four satellites that the US has put into orbit. These …
What is the ETSI?
Friday, February 19th, 2010The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is a European non-profit organization that works to expand wireless laws and technology …
Cell Phones for Seniors: Top 5 Features to Look For in a Senior-Friendly Mobile Phone
Friday, February 19th, 2010Cell phones keep getting smarter and smarter and smaller and smaller. Manufacturers are cramming more and more features into …
What Is The CTIA?
Thursday, February 18th, 2010The Cellular Telephone Industries Association (CTIA) is a specific industry trade group founded in 1984, and based in Washington, …
What Does Off Peak Mean?
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Peak and off peak minutes are part of any standard cell phone plan. While the actually peak and off …
What Is Enhanced 911?
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Enhanced 911 (also referred to as E-911 and E911) is an emergency response system that works within North America. …
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground on the T-Mobile Sidekick LX Tony Hawk Edition
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Among this week’s new phones here at cell-phone-plans.net is the T-Mobile Sidekick Tony Hawk LX Edition. Pro skater and …
BlackBerry Madness: Evolution of a Smartphone
Monday, February 8th, 2010Ah, the CrackBerry – the one phone that started the smartphone craze. The BlackBerry was originally created in …
Why Is microSD So Popular In Cell Phones?
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010The term microSD refers to the smallest of Secure Digital’s data storage cards used extensively in cell phones. …
What is Android?
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Android is a type of mobile operating system that was originally created by Android Inc. The Internet giant Google …
Cell Phones For Seniors: The Jitterbug
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010The Jitterbug is a cell phone designed especially for seniors by Jitterbug Wireless, a California-based cell phone …
What is Nokia?
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Nokia is a multinational communications corporation based in Keilaniemi, Espoo, Finland. Nokia manufactures mobile phones and other mobile devices. …
What Is Sony Ericsson?
Monday, February 1st, 2010Sony Ericsson is, unlike what many people might think, not a single company but a joint venture of …
Google’s Cellphones: Android And The Nexus One
Monday, February 1st, 2010Google is the world’s most popular search engine, a part of everyday life which has even been …
What is Virgin Mobile?
Monday, February 1st, 2010Essentially, Virgin Mobile is nothing more than a brand name that is used by various cell phone providers. Since …
Texting Gone Wrong
Monday, February 1st, 2010From dinner tables to cafes, you’ve probably noticed that most people seem to have their noses stuck in some …
What Is Bluetooth?
Sunday, January 31st, 2010It’s built into everything from cell phone earpieces to car stereos, but what exactly is Bluetooth? Well, Bluetooth …
What Does Dual Band Mean?
Saturday, January 30th, 2010Dual band allows for a phone equipped with it to work on either the 800 MHz cellular frequency or …
Does Global Roaming Really Work?
Friday, January 29th, 2010If you don’t travel much, you might not have ever heard of global roaming, but it’s out there for …
What Is A SIM Card?
Thursday, January 28th, 2010A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is a type of microchip that contains valuable user information. Details such as …
Does Prepaid Work as Well as Standard Cell Phone Service?
Thursday, January 28th, 2010When people hear the word prepaid, they generally think of cell phones. However, they often wonder whether these phones …
What is CDMA Used For?
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010If you read about cell phone technology, or if you like learning about it, you’ve probably heard the term …
Where is GSM Used?
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010If you live in the United States, you might not know very much about GSM, because it’s the predominant …
What is 3.5G Service?
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010There are so many cell phone carriers and so many different phones that it’s hard to keep up with. …
4G: Is It For Real?
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010In the world of cell phones, 4G is the big deal right now. It’s the talk of the town. …
2.5G Technology – Cell Phone Changes
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010For quite a while, companies like Nextel and Verizon used only 2G technology. It was all that was available, …
Top 5 Symbian Phones
Monday, January 25th, 2010Nokia acquired Symbian in 2008 and created the Symbian Foundation, which encourages open development of applications and user interfaces …
Is 2G Cell Phone Technology Still Used?
Monday, January 25th, 2010The term 2G refers to the second generation of wireless or cell phone technology. This was designed for slow …
Understanding 3G Technology
Monday, January 25th, 2010There are a lot of technological advances out there when it comes to cell phones, and 3G is one …
Do I Need a Tri-Band Cell Phone?
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010In order to understand the basics of cell phones and how they really work, there are terms and definitions …
Cell Phone Terms: What is Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN)?
Friday, January 22nd, 2010While an advanced intelligent network, or AIN, might sound like something complex and important, it’s actually not. It’s the …
Top 5 Windows Mobile Smartphones
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Windows Mobile is the successor to PocketPC 2000 and it’s designed to bring all the productivity, document handling, email, …
Cell Phone Definitions: What is AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service)?
Friday, January 22nd, 2010The entire cell phone industry in the US was founded on advanced mobile phone service, or AMPS, technology. It’s …
World Roaming Phones: Quad Band GSM
Friday, January 22nd, 2010When you travel a lot – overseas and all over the world – you need a cell phone that …
Cell Phone Plans: Airtime – Are you Getting a Good Deal?
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Airtime is the actual number of minutes that you spend talking on your cell phone. Companies that offer cell …
Attenuation: Dropped Calls, Poor Signal and other Cell Phone Annoyances
Thursday, January 21st, 2010If you really want to impress (and possibly confuse) the salesperson for your cell phone or airtime plan, ask …
Global Positioning Systems: aGPS vs. GPS
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Assisted GPS, or aGPS, works in essentially the same way as standard GPS. However, it offers some benefits that …
Cell Phone Definitions: Bandwidth
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010How much data you can transfer all comes down to bandwidth. It’s an issue for computer users, but it’s …
CES 2010 Smartphone Highlights
Thursday, January 7th, 2010The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010 is upon us and many of the top tech producers are unveiling eyebrow …
How to Tether Your Palm Centro: Using Your Verizon Smartphone as a Modem
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010The Palm Centro, as well as the Palm Treo 700p, Palm Treo 700w, Palm Treo 700wx and Palm Treo …
Cell Phone Comparison: iPhone vs. Android Phones
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Still deciding between an iPhone and one of the numerous Android phones running Google’s mobile OS? Start by comparing …
How to Debunk an iPhone Rumor
Monday, December 28th, 2009Here at the cell phones blog, we’re consistently amazed at the vast amount of rumors that circulate about smartphones. …
Four Smartphones with the Longest Battery Life
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009Smartphones are much loved for their wide functionality and flashy glitz, but all those features take tons of energy, …
Google Phone: Facts and Rumors About the “Nexus One”
Monday, December 14th, 2009The blogosphere is abuzz with rumors and conjecture about the fabled “Google Phone,” which was handed out to several …
Android Fans: Don’t Count Out the HTC Droid Eris
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Wait – before you rush to the store to pick up the Motorola Droid from Verizon, you should really, …
Android Apps Provide Stiff Competition for iPhone Apps
Friday, November 27th, 2009The world has gone iPhone crazy – or has it? Now that Android is here with phones like the …
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