The Latest Treat From Your Favorite BlackBerry Store

The BlackBerry Torch 9860 psyched a lot of BlackBerry fans when it was released in late 2011. BlackBerry fans hurried to their nearest BlackBerry store to look at this new offering from Research In Motion (RIM). It's the perfect mix of a mobile phone designed for both business and pleasure.

It has a 3.7-inch touch screen, the largest touch screen RIM has ever put in their phones. RIM blended the new OS 7.0 with Liquid Graphics technology. This allows you to watch videos and view photos in high definition. The new OS also features support for augmented reality applications, permitting you to understand more about your surroundings in real time. The Torch 9860 also contains a 1.2 GHz processor which makes surfing, streaming and navigation quicker and smoother.

The Torch still retains the features that made it many people's business phone of choice. They still provide many business applications that permit you to work from your phone. Its new feature, the BlackBerry Balance, organizes your files, separating your own personal messages from business contacts. However, the Torch 9860 supports numerous games, multimedia files, and social media access. It's got GPS functionality, helping you find your way around the city at a touch of your fingertips.

It is possible to maximize the performance of your new 9860 through getting original BlackBerry Torch accessories. The basic package includes an original battery and charger set, complete with adaptors for both round and flat plugs. Aside from the 768 mb built-in RAM memory, your new phone is sold with 4 GB eMMC. You can expand this memory to 32 GB using a microSD memory card. You'll also get high-quality earphones, which you may use for answering calls, watching videos or playing music, and utilizing applications that need a headset.

You can also purchase other BlackBerry Torch accessories from BlackBerry stores or authorized dealers. Get a soft sleeve to protect your phone from scratches and dirt. It's also possible to opt for the original holster, which automatically finds your phone's call settings. BlackBerry also offers a professional wireless headset which informs you if you have emails and if you're running low on battery, as well as automatically changes volume. The online BlackBerry store also offers a Music Gateway Bundle. This includes one unit of a BlackBerry Music Gateway, a BlackBerry folding blade charger, and a 4 GB microSD card. You'll be able to play music directly on any compatible stereo using the Music Gateway.

Many vendors likewise offer protective coverings not available on any BlackBerry store. Providers offer customized plastic, gel or rubber casings in place of the original soft sleeve. Others skip the casings and give skins instead. This serves a double purpose, as it safeguards your phone and provides it a new look at the same time. You should also get a screen protector to protect it from scratches and damage to your touch screen, which can lead to dead pixels. There are many selections to choose from. It's easy to make your Torch 9860 look distinctive and reflect your personality.

Alicia Owen often visits the closest BlackBerry store and also other phone accessory stores for the latest BlackBerry torch accessories.

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Latest Mobile Phones for 2012

Just when you think you've got the latest cell phone another one comes on the market! Keeping up with the latest technology means deciding exactly what you want your cell phone to do, although the term "cell phone" is rapidly becoming so yesterday, I guess we should now be calling them mobile devices.

If you're confused then don't be. What do you actually need your cell phone to do? If you rarely text, send emails or access the internet then don't buy something that has too many bells and whistles because whether you use these capabilities or not your cell phone bill may become so high that your all-singing and all-dancing phone becomes totally cost ineffective.

What I like about the latest mobile devices is that they do away with many of the other devices I've been dragging around. I no longer need GPS, I use my cell phone as an alarm clock and a diary and my laptop rarely gets taken out of its case. I have no idea where my MP3 player is either, because all my music is now on my phone and my digital camera rarely gets used.

I also need fast internet access and the phone I chose, the Samsung Galaxy SII is definitely going to be my BFF for the next 12 months. Two years ago I purchased a phone with internet access that was so slow it drove me insane, I have to admit I was wary of buying another but the Galaxy has exceeded my expectations. It and the iPhone are about the most popular phones on the market today and I am sure they will continue to be so during 2012 but your choice should be based around the phone's operating system.

A Windows-based operating system will allow you to use "Pocket Word" and "Pocket Excel" to edit office documents if that's what you need. RIM's Blackberry is probably the best device for sending, creating and receiving emails and it's great for working on Facebook if that's your thing.

Symbian is Nokia's OS and it is now open-sourced. Both Ericsson and Nokia phones with the Symbian operating system are good for fast phone dialing, photography and voice control and with 100,000+ downloadable apps makes a good choice for 2012.

A similar number of apps is available on the iPhone4S and is reported to be the best mobile browser available.

Whichever cell phone you choose, you'll end up with a pile of electronics that you'll no longer need. Please recycle them all responsibly by taking them to an electronics store that offers free recycling - just don't throw them in the trash.

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The Latest in Smartphone Technology

The smartphone field moves at a lightning pace, and keeping up isn't always easy. Technology that was eye-popping a year ago, such as WVGA screens and eight-megapixel cameras, becomes outdated quickly. Here we will take a look at what the latest technology trends have been for smartphones in terms of both hardware and software.

Processors and screens have easily been the most rapidly advancing aspects of smartphone technology. Dual-core processors began to get included in devices at the beginning of 2011, and they are now standard in any top-tier smartphone. What's even more interesting is that quad-core processors are here, and are being included in the new Transformer Prime tablet. While the Prime is a tablet, it's only a matter of time before smartphones begin shipping with these quad-core chips. Meanwhile, in the screen department, HD screens have started to hit the latest premiere smartphones. The HTC Rezound is one such device that makes use of an HD screen to make using the device an absolute pleasure.

Another aspect of smartphone technology is literally just days old, and that's the latest version of Android. Nicknamed Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.0 was just released with the Galaxy Nexus smartphone on Verizon. The operating system brings several new features to advance the smartphone industry. One feature in particular is the incorporation of software buttons into the interface. While current Android smartphones include physical or touch-sensitive buttons to navigate through the interface, Ice Cream Sandwich does away with this. Expect smartphones in the next few months to be released that feature no buttons outside of the power button and volume rocker.

One final noteworthy advancement in smartphone technology in the last few months is speech recognition technology. With the launch of the iPhone 4S, Apple introduced the world to Siri. While Google already had incorporated its own voice command software into Android phones for over a year and a half, Apple made the idea mainstream and revolutionary. Now, Google is rumored to be working on a competitor to Siri that will also allow the user to interact with the phone through natural speech. Speech recognition definitely seems to be the next big thing in smartphone technology.

Between all of these recent leaps in smartphone technology, 2012 is already shaping up to be a very fascinating year. With such strong sales in the industry, manufacturers are all striving to gain and maintain market share. This is leading to some incredible devices and loads of innovations. Thanks to this perfect storm of competitive forces, consumers are benefiting greatly from what seems to be a limitless number of incredible devices.

Lexi Davis is a writer who enjoys writing on a number of different verticals. For more on new technology, Two Ends of the Pen offers readers information on new technology and self publishing.

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