Unlocked Cell Phone

To explain what an unlocked cell phone is, it may be better to describe a "locked" cell phone. Normally, when you purchase a cellular phone and a particular plan for that phone – through service providers like Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile – your cell phone will remain "locked" within their network. If you try to change carriers for your cellular phone service, your particular cell phone will not work. So, someone using Cingular who wishes to change plans and become a T-Mobile customer will also have to purchase a brand new phone.

Cell phone service providers have been competing aggressively for years and trying to tempt other company's customers to their network with cheaper plans and more "free" minutes. Before unlocked cell phones, this was a huge hassle. Not only did you have to buy a new phone when you changed cellular services, but you had to replace a fully-functional phone!

Most U.S. service providers for cellular service work off of individual networks, so when you go to transfer your service and change your phone, it can be a big challenge. Well, that is…up until recently! An unlocked cell phone gives you a lot more freedom of choice in your cellular service provider. When you have an unlocked cell phone, you can switch providers without the need for purchasing a whole new phone!

Thank goodness you can now buy an unlocked cell phone! This opens up so many possibilities when you go to buy cellular service. If you don't like one service provider, you can switch providers (once your service agreement has been completed) and keep the same cell phone, complete with your phone book and all other programmed extras.

In some cases, when you didn't buy an unlocked cell phone to start, you can have your current carrier unlock your cell phone. Just call the customer service department of your current carrier and ask if they would be willing to unlock the cell phone you have with them.

Buying a GSM unlocked cell phone would be a good investment if you have any future plans to travel overseas. GSM, which means Global System for Mobile Communications, will give you the knowledge that your cell phone will work with overseas networks.

Having an unlocked cell phone is much more convenient when you go to change carriers. An unlocked cell phone allows you to insert any kind of SIM card, or Subscriber Identity Module, into the cell phone. Then, that phone will be able to pick up local network service....
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Acer Gemstone Blue 6920 and 8920 various

Two entirely new screen sizes 16inch and 18.4inch, these are so the 16:10 ratio on earlier offerings can be changed to suit the current DVD's and TV that want 16:9. All have variety of NVIDIA graphics cards with 512MB of RAM plus extra shared RAM.

The prices are expected to range from £699 to £1399. I noted what I could from a very busy PowerPoint presentation. Just as well I did as the slides were not on the CD so I can only quote the main points.

Most of the new offerings come with Blu-Ray drives and some come with two hard discs. The 18.4inch offerings come with five speakers and sub woofers and while the 16inch also have simulated surround sound. Output from headphones will be simulated surround sound in both panel sizes. I look forward to reviewing the Dolby software built into the motherboard to give true surround sound from the five speakers when I manage to get to review one of the 18.4inch offerings.

Other enhanced features over the models they replace include 250-nit brightness (up from 200-nit) and colour gambit of 60% (up from 45%) for the 16.4inch models.

On the software side there is the Media Console featuring Acer Arcade Plus giving rapid control over both sound and video. All come with Vista, some with Ultimate the rest with Home Premium. Other software is supplied including a variety of trials....
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Nokia N-97

General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2008, November
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, Q2

Size Dimensions 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9-18.3 mm

Weight 150 g

Display Type TFT touchscreen, 16M colors

Size
360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Handwriting recognition

Ringtones Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3

Customization Download

Vibration Yes
- Stereo speakers

Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
- 32 GB internal memory

Data

GPRS Class 32
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology

Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP

Infrared port No

USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Features OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5

Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds

Games Yes + downloadable

Colors White, Brown

Camera 5 MP, 2584x1938 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA@30fps), flash; secondary videocall camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS support
- Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
- Digital compass
- Java MIDP 2.0
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MPEG4/WMV/3gp video player
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- FM transmitter
- TV out
- 3.5 mm audio output jack
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer
- T9
- Flash Lite 3
- Built-in handsfree

Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh (BL-4L)
Stand-by Up to 430 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min


About the price? Yes, you can see it is an expensive phone....
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Sony Ericsson K330A

The Sony Ericsson K330a lets consumers capture videos and photos with its integrated VGA camera. They can share them via Bluetooth with another phone or Bluetooth enabled device. The K330a makes an ideal pocket photo album, offering memory for up to 250 photos or 12 minutes of video footage. Health-concious users can also keep track of calories and make daily health plans with Health Mate. The Torch function lights the way with the luminous screen and finds objects in the dark.




Sony Ericsson K330a Features


- Storage for up to 1000 contacts and 450 text messages

- Capture and store up to 12 minutes of video (in 2 minute clips)

- Snap photos with the VGA camera and store up to 250 images

- Listen to music and news on the go via the FM Radio

- Radio alarm clock to wake up to favorite stations

- Torch function finds objects in the dark...
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Sony Ericsson f305i

The Sony Ericsson F305i offers a new way of playing mobile games, with the flick of a wrist or the swing of an arm. With advanced motion sensor technology players can play preloaded games such as Bowling, Bass fishing and Jockey by imitate bowling or casting a fishing line. It provides up to 8 hours of gameplay. The F305i also features stereo speakers, a 2.0-inch display, a 2.0-megapixel camera, Bluetooth wireless technology with stereo music support and an expandable memory via Memory Stick Micro (M2).



Sony Ericsson F305i Features


- Play with dedicated gaming keys, or get physical with a motion game such as bowling, fishing or be a jockey

- Additional motion games developed by Gameloft plus 50 more 2D and 3D games available for download at PlayNow

- Loud stereo speakers boost gaming experience, also good for listening to music together with friends

- Catch fun and unexpected moments. with the 2.0-megapixel camera

- Expandable memory via Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot...
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Sony Ericsson w760A

Released for AT&T, the Sony Ericsson W760a is the first truly global Walkman phone with tri-band HSDPA, enabling broadband speed downloads of the latest music anywhere in the world. Offering integrated GPS with Wayfinder Navigator, users can find over 20 million points of interest around the globe. A GPS-supported fitness application called Tracker can also tell consumers how fast, for how long and how far they've ran. Using SenseMe to pick the music, the W760a selects tracks for the just right occasion. Navigate through a playlist with Shake Control - shuffle and skip through tracks, or adjust the volume, with just a shake of the phone. The Media User Interface rotates depending on how consumers are holding the phone, so they can see everything they need at a glance. Auto-rotate works for photos, videos and games too. Just twist the phone to change the view.



Sony Ericsson W760a Features


- GPS and Wayfinder Navigator built-in, plus Google Maps for step-by-step directions to destinations

- Share music inside and out with twin speakers with Stereo Widening plus an optional Active Speaker for outdoor use

- With Shake control activated, press and hold the Walkman key and flick the wrist to randomly play a new song from the current playlist

- Match the mood by choosing music with SensMe

- Great gaming features, motion control and widescreen gameplay including Need for Speed ProStreet preloaded...
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HP Compaq Presario CQ45

This new notebook from Compaq can used as Blue-Ray player. It will make your days more fun because you can watch Blue-Ray disc with it.

It is a plus side if you are travelling outside the city.

The most exciting part is that this notebook is environmental friendly, because inside it contains energy-saving fiture....
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