Amazon has another great holiday smartphone deal for you: The online retailer is dropping the price of Nokia’s N900 to $530 minus another $50 (after mail-in rebate) for a $480 take home price. The N900’s US retail price is $649 without the carrier subsidies making this pretty little smartphone quite the splurge. This unlocked cell phone has not been
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Holiday Shopping Tips: Online Help for Holiday Shopping
Shoppers face a dizzying array of offers of help in the form of new Web sites, services and mobile phone applications as they set out for their holiday shopping this year. To make the most of new services, experts advise employing them often and early, even before the season kicks off with Black Friday next week.
Here are four ways to track down holiday bargains and a look at whether each could work for you:
Cell Phone Buying Guide 2009
Today, people use their cell phone for more than just calling and texting—these phones are used to surf the web, read their emails and as a GPS. With so many carrier options and handset choices out there, selecting the mobile device and plan that fits your needs may be a complicated task. Don’t pull all your hair yet—let us give you some guidance and ideas on what to consider when buying a cell phone.
The Evolution of the Cellular Phone
Remember those big ‘ole brick cell phones? The ones that Gordon Gekko made look so darn cool in the movie Wall Street? We do too. Cell phones have had quite the transformation throughout their existence and they are currently still evolving. Check out our pics of some of the most influential and popular cell phones throughout history. From the pioneer, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000, to Apple’s iPhone and Google’s first Android phone, the HTC Dream.
Best Smartphones
The nice thing about the mobile community is that there are so many options– carriers, handsets, apps– but sometimes all of those choices can be overwhelming. Who to buy, what to choose, and why– So, we thought we’d help you narrow your searches. This is our list of the best smartphones of 2009. Also Check out our Best Smartphone 2009 slide show for some cellular glamor shots.
The Best Smartphones of 2009
With the year coming to a close we decided it was time to roundup the best cell phones of 2009. It was a year in which cell phone manufacturers seemed to announce a new cookie cutter cell phone every week, but we sorted through the diluted pool of smartphones and picked out the cream of the crop. From the Apple iPhone 3GS to the Motorola Droid we showcase the best smartphones of 2009.
Sony Ericsson Aino Available for $600 at SonyStyle
Sony Electronics announced today the new Sony Ericsson Aino unlocked handset is available at Sony Style stores nationwide and SonyStyle.com for about $599.99. The Aino phone allows users to capture photos, listen to music, view videos and access content from their PlayStation3 console and home PC with its the Remote Play feature. Also on the Aino you’ll get an 8.1 megapixel sensor, an 8GB microSD memory card, tri-band HSPA, and WiFi on a 432 x 240 display.
Although, this device has been listed as “backordered” on SonyStyle.com, this US release should free up that title and the Aino should immediately be available in both stores and online.
Verizon Customers Rejoice as Motorola Unveils Droid Details
Greetings humans: the Droid is coming and it’s coming with Google’s Android 2.0 operating system. Verizon’s first Android smartphone is here and it’s rumored to be the best Android phone yet. Today, Verizon Wireless and Motorola officially unveiled their mobile protégé—the Droid. The Droid, built by Motorola, features high-speed Web browsing, voice-activated search, customizable large screen, access to thousands of Android applications and hundreds of widgets. According to the details released today, here’s what Droid Does: Accesses the Internet from any
Google Android Smartphone Showdown: The Best 10 Android Phones Compared
Two years ago, Google Android was nothing more than a rumor on technology blogs. Twelve months later, its sole representative was one awkward brick of a phone that looked like a prototype that had escaped from a testing lab. And today, lo and behold, the little open source operating system (OS) that could is undergoing a veritable renaissance, with manufacturers unveiling new, better cell phones left and right.
Apple iPhone Tops in Smartphone Satisfaction
While most of the technology world finds itself in decline, a few product categories are growing. Two of the most notable are the netbook and smartphone markets. J.D. Power & Associates have released three new studies of the mobile phone industry that each ranks a different type of handset or user group.
The studies include the 2009 Wireless Consumer Smartphone Customers Satisfaction Study, Vol. 2.; the 2009 Wireless Business Smartphone Satisfaction Study; and the 2009 Wireless Traditional Mobile Phone Satisfaction Study, Vol. 2. The studies rank devices on a 1000-point scale.
