Performance, Features, and Looks of Your Smartphone

Are you considering an upgrade for your smartphone? Before doing that, you have to get rid of your old phone first.  The smartest way is to sell your used smartphone for cash. That way, you can have some cash for the smartphone you will buy. Of course, before selling your old device, you need to do some things first.  Check its entire interface and make sure that you have noted whatever defects or flaws it has. The functionality of each feature will affect how much you will be getting once you sell it.

When it comes to features, you should consider this rule of thumb: You should not be expecting more than what the real state of your smartphone is. This means that you get only what is appropriate for your mobile phone. There are a lot of features that a smartphone has, but there are ones that may have already decreased in value due to wear and tear.  Check for the screen, the camera, and the battery, among others. People buying your used cellphone would be very practical as to how much they will pay you, knowing these things have been used by another person.

Motorola MOTOLUXE

I was looking for a new Android Smartphone when I stumble at Motorola MOTOLUXE. It's a sleek Android handset available for a cheap price.

Image Credit: www.bestmobilenow.com

It's a lot different than most smartphones that we cansmartphones that we can see these days because this one does not have a wide screen that most smartphones has. 

Motorola is definitely still in the race, check out its specs.

Ice Cream Sandwich for Samsung Consumers

"July 10, 2012 – DALLAS – As of today, AT&T Galaxy Note™ users have access to Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and exclusive new features with the Premium Suite upgrade from Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) 1. The Premium Suite upgrade includes S Note, a new application that enhances productivity and professionalizes communications; a widget that enables one touch access to all S Memo™ features; and My Story™, an application which uses the S Pen™ to create customized greeting cards and notes."

Source: Engadget

Who got an update?

"On AT&T, Android Ice Cream Sandwich is coming for the Galaxy S II, S II Skyrocket, the Galaxy Note, Glide, Nexus S and the 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab. For Sprint, the Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch is set to get the update, while Ice Cream Sandwich for the Nexus S 4G is"

 Source: PCworld

                  [GALAXY Note] Introducing Premium Suite with Ice Cream Sandwich

Minecraft Anyone?

" Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.3 finally gives mobile gamers the ability to craft items in the game. Players are now able to use the items they mine to make new items. This is a feature that’s so key to the game that it’s half of the game’s title. In the desktop version, gamers have to discover the items they can create by arranging items in a grid. Crafting in Pocket Edition is simpler, however. "  

Source: http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/04/24/minecraft-pocket-edition-finally-supports-crafting/

Minecraft is really cool!

Minecraft Pocket Edition v0.3.0 Alpha - NEW CRAFTING (HD)

by: Home of the Swifters

Laptop on Wheels

I was looking for inspiration online for my article when I stumble at this very interesting creation.

Laptop on Wheels controlled by iPhones?

Image Credit: www.simplyzesty.com

"Courtesy of Avadhut Deshmukh. His creation is a laptop on wheels which has an Arduino board attached, allowing it to controlled remotely via webcam. He does this with the SPY webcam on an iPhone, which he uses to send commands to the laptop to control it."

Are Smartphones That Important to Us?

Mobile phones have come a long way since they became available to the public almost 2 decades ago. They moved along from being a status symbol when first introduced to becoming a tool for communication to being an enabler that allowed people to do things they do in the office even when they are traveling.

Integrating different gadgets into one nifty package has become the battle cry of mobile phone manufacturers.  It started with incorporating a music player into a mobile phone.  Then the introduction of camera phones jump-started the popularity of mobile phones.  Imagine, you can take pictures of things instantly even without a separate camera because your mobile phone has already a built in one.  The convenience of it surely satisfied a lot of people.  However, given the never-ending thirst of the human race for something bigger and better than what they have, manufacturers have no choice but to innovate and a make a better mobile phone than their previous model.