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Meet FreedomPop’s new Privacy Phone “Snowden Phone”

Last year, many phone companies caught our attention by unveiling privacy smartphones to overcome the risk of data hacking. For those who are concerned about their calls and data privacy, FreedomPop, a company that sells free wireless and internet service is launching a phone, dubbed the “Snowden phone”. This ultra-secure phone secures your voice calls and data with 128-bit encryption. It also provides VPN for anonymous web browsing. The phone is actually a Samsung Galaxy S2 that FreedomPop experts rejiggered into a call and data-encrypting device. Its built-in virtual private network lets you surf the web anonymously.

Snowden phone packs a dual-core 1.2 GHz Samsung Exynos processor, 16 GB of storage and an 8-mega pixel camera. The most important thing to remember is that it includes free calls and texts. Data is free too, but limited to 50 MB/month and lasts only three months. After that, it’s $10 – a month. It’s almost clear now that the so-called Snowden Phone is intended as a supplementary device for when a user wants to secure his/her data and voice calls in a trouble-free way.

According to FreedomPop CEO, Steven Stokols, the intention is to bring private options to people at affordable prices. He acknowledges that the phone could be used to help criminals since it’s not traceable, but their intentions are clear.

In case you use a privacy phone to call landlines, there’s no guarantee of protection. FreedomPop claims the phone prevents third parties from eavesdropping on your communications, protects from malware and bypass restrictions on websites.

For more information, visit http://mashable.com/2014/03/05/snowden-phone/

Nokia To Launch Low-Cost Android Smartphone Later This Month

This week has seen a flurry of interesting information regarding Nokia’s Normandy phone, dubbed as Nokia X. Despite being in the final stages of sale to Microsoft Corp., it’s hard to believe that Nokia appears to be moving forward with its first-ever Android Smartphone later this month. The phone is rumored to be the replacement for the Asha series in the emerging markets. According to The Wall Street Journal reports, the Finnish company is preparing to unveil the low-cost Android Smartphone at the Mobile World Congress conference, which takes place in Barcelona in February. This much-discussed Android device will also target emerging markets, but won’t promote some key features that are typically seen on Google’s Android platform, including the Google Play app store.

The Nokia Normandy’s specifications to look out for include:

  1. Four inch touch screen with a 480×800 pixel resolution

  2. Powered by a dual-core, 1GHz Snapdragon processor with 512MB of RAM.

  3. 4GB internal memory with a MicroSD card slot

  4. Operating system – Android 4.4 KitKat

  5. 5-megapixel rear camera

  6. A modest 1500mAh battery

  7. Expected to come in six different colors.

A few years ago, Nokia was dominating the whole cell phone market and generating raves. But now it has lost ground due to the growing popularity of Android worldwide. The instant decision to release the Android phone underscores how badly both Microsoft and Nokia miscalculated the mobile market. For more information, visit http://mashable.com/2014/02/10/nokia-android-smartphone-microsoft/

Nokia Lumia 1520: Windows Phone Goes Big

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If you like big Smartphones, Nokia has got a dream device for you. Nokia’s latest flagship phone, Nokia Lumia 1520 is the most powerful windows phone to date. This 6 inch device is company’s first phablet that features the windows phone support for light and high resolution displays.

Be creative, productive and entertained with Nokia Lumia 1520

The Nokia Lumia 1520 is a great fit for entertainment like games, movies, casual photography, and especially for productivity. This Smartphone offers a large 6’’ HD 1080p display and crisp pictures with super sensitive touch screen that lets users type using their fingernails or while wearing gloves. Plus, Nokia Lumia 1520 glance screen shows time and phone settings even when it is locked or asleep.

This Smartphone (Phablet) lets you:

  1. Play games and watch movies on the 6’’ HD 1080p display

  2. Capture amazing pictures with the 20 mega pixel camera even in dim light.

  3. View and edit MS Office documents while on the go.

  4. Keep browsing even longer with its 3400 mAh battery.

  5. Entertain yourself with Mobile TV, Xbox games, Hulu Plus, and more.

  6. Like Apple, Android, download your favourite app from the window store.

Sleek Design

When it comes to the design, Nokia sticks to what works – A polycarbonate, unibody design with smooth and curved edges available in yellow, white, black, and glossy red. The rear part of the phone looks exactly same as that of the Lumina 925, with the camera lens slightly protruding out.

Should I buy it?

A blend of Smartphone and Tablet, Nokia Lumia 1520 is an excellent multimedia device. Watching movies, playing games or browsing the web is a joyful experience on it. It is a drool worthy phone and is a good buy.

For more information visit http://www.nokia.com/global/products/phone/lumia1520/

Sony Announces the Xperia Z1 Compact

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In 2013, we saw the HTC One Mini, Nexus 5, and Galaxy S4 Mini raise the bar for mobile technology, and now the tech giant ‘Sony’ announces the Xperia Z1 compact smartphone – a downsized version of its flagship Z1 smartphone. The Z1 Compact is smaller than the Z1S, but it’s not a small smartphone. Instead of the 5-inch 1080 pixel display of the full-fledged Z1S, the Z1 compact has a 4.3 inch 720 pixel display.

According to Sony, this new smartphone is more water resistant than the previous model. The company also improved on the water-sealed design by making the headphone connector waterproof too.

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact – Key specifications

  1. The resolution of the camera has increased to 20.7MP, from 13MP in the Z. It also includes a 2 megapixel front-facing camera.

  2. This camera has 5-inch display just like the Xperia Z.

  3. 2GHz quad-core Qualcomm MSM8974 processor along with 2GB RAM.

  4. 32GB of built-in storage, although no word on expandable storage.

Durable Design

Xperia Z1 compact embraces all features of the highly acclaimed Xperia Z1, but offered in perfectly palm-sized proportions. This dust-resistant and waterproof device is both sleek and durable from every angle.

“Xperia Z1 is a no-compromise feature-packed smartphone with a beautiful yet durable design. With Xperia Z1 Compact, we bring all of these premium features and performance, into a smaller size to give you the ultimate compact smartphone,” said Kunimasa Suzuki, President and CEO, Sony Mobile Communications.

For more information visit http://bit.ly/Kx8RFH

7 Incredible Features that Only Apple iPhone 5s Offers

A Growing population of iPhone lovers makes Apple the best and the most preferred IT source. After Samsung & Nokia, Apple is considered the World’s 2nd largest IT Company. Whenever we talk about Apple, the first thing that strikes our mind is its remarkable product – iPhone. Every year, Apple comes up with great innovations in the form of its latest version of its iPhone series. The iPhone 5s is an amazing creation that has once again turned heads towards Apple and proved its superiority. Let’s have a look at the amazing features of Apple’s 7th generation Smartphone, dubbed iPhone 5s.

iPhone 5s – Features that stand out

  1. iPhone 5s is the first Smartphone powered by A7 chip with a 64-bit architecture. This A7 chip delivers CPU and graphics performance up to 2 times faster than the A6 Chip that powered the iPhone 5. Moreover, the A7 Chip supports OpenGL ES version 3.0 to deliver complex visual effects.

  2. iPhone 5s’ 64-bit processor has amazing computing power and it delivers a great effect on tasks such as photo and video loading. Unlike iPhone 5, the iPhone 5s is quick to perform every task such as loading music and movies in iTunes or processing iMovie and GarageBand files.

  3. Unlike previous iPhone models, iPhone 5s’s camera houses a large aperture, image sensors, automatic image stabilization, and dual-flash LEDs for improved color effects.

  4. With a tap feature, users can make video calls from their iPhone 5s handsets to another FaceTime enabled iPhone or any other device. Users can share some good talks with friends with the FaceTime video call functionality.

  5. iPhone 5s has a striking exterior and is available in three eye-grabbing colors: gold, silver, and space gray. It is also unbelievably thin and light.

  6. Using patterns and passcodes each time slow you down. The newly introduced feature, “Fingerprint”, in iPhone 5s allows you to check your iPhone dozens and dozens of times a day very quickly by using your fingerprint to access it.

  7. This 7th generation Smartphone – iPhone 5s has 13 LTE bands which is more than any other Smartphone. These LTE bands allow users to get fast download and upload speeds no matter where they are in any corner of the World.

For more information, read here http://www.apple.com/iphone-5s/features/

Cell Phone Plan – Better Idea for Life

Our connectivity to the world completely depends on a cell phone. No one can deny the fact that a mobile phone is very important for each one of us. A cell phone helps us stay in touch with our friends and family anytime, anywhere. More importantly, a mobile phone is used as an essential business tool today. With the rising costs of everything, a cell phone is nothing but an extra bill to be paid at the end the month for many people.

 
The free cellular phone service provided by the Lifeline program is now available for the residents of Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Kentucky, Washington, Rhode Island, Nevada, Iowa, Texas, West Virginia as well as the other states of the country. Under this Lifeline program, applicants receive free government cell phone service in the form of free minutes. Along with this cell phone service, they receive the vital facilities like sending and receiving text messages, making local and long distance calls, accessing 911 and voicemail.

 
To be able to apply for this government cell phone service, the applicant must be eligible for the subsidy. The eligibility criteria vary from state to state. Usually, the applicants must be taking part in any of the government programs like Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Medicaid, National School Lunch Program’s Free Lunch Program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).

 
Under this free government cell phone plan, people who qualify are permitted to receive a government subsidy, which pays every month for your free minutes. The number of free minutes are fixed and may range anywhere between 60 and 250 per month, depending on the state of residence of the applicant.

Know About the Free Cellular Phone Services

There is no doubt about the fact that a cell phone today in nothing but a necessity. We need a cell phone at all times to stay in touch with our families. In addition, many businesses today communicate solely through telephonic conversations making a mobile phone a must-have for everyone. However, at the same time, we are well aware of the fact that the cost of almost everything has skyrocketed in the past few years and it is not easy for everyone to own a cell phone in these expensive times

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Therefore, there is now a free government cell phone plan under which the people who qualify are entitled to receive a government subsidy which pays for free minutes of cellular service each month. Many providers will offer a free handset with the plan and include the facilities of making long distance and local calls, sending and receiving text messages, accessing voicemail, directory assistance and 911. It must be noted that the number of free minutes may range between 60 minutes to 250 minutes, depending on the state of residence of the applicant and the provider. This free cellular phone service comes without any costs for the larger part of the population. Nevertheless, there are a few basic costs for a few states. In Oklahoma, residents have to pay $1 per month for the 1000-minute plan and the applicants in Texas have to pay a $30 activation fee.

 

The qualifying criteria to apply for the free government cell phones are slightly different for some states. The residents of Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Washington, Rhode Island, Nevada, Iowa, Texas and West Virginia share the same conditions. They must be participating in any of the government assistance programs like the Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Medicaid, National School Lunch Program’s Free Lunch Program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). They can also apply if their monthly household income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

Know All About Government Cell Phone Service

The residents of Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Washington, Rhode Island, Nevada, Iowa, Texas and West Virginia can now take the benefit of the Lifeline program. Lifeline is a federal program that aims at making affordable mobile phone services for everyone across the nation. This government cell phone service is available all across the nation but the qualifying criteria are differ slightly among some states.

 
For the above mentioned states, the qualifying criteria to get the free cellular phone services state that the residents must be participating in a government assistance program or have a household income at or below 135% of the Federal poverty level. The qualifying assistance programs include Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Medicaid, National School Lunch Program’s Free Lunch Program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribally Administered TANF, Food Distribution Program on Indian Reserves, or Head Start.
Along with the government free cell phone service, the applicant gets the basic facilities of making long distance and local calls, sending and receiving text messages, accessing 911, directory assistance and voicemail. The free plan comes with a fixed number of minutes but the user can buy additional minutes at discounted rates.

 
The best option to get the service is to contact an online service providers. The only thing that you have to take care of is the compliance with the qualifying criteria for your state. At the most, you would have to fill out an online order form and submit proof of your eligibility to apply for the Lifeline program. This program comes more or less without any costs. However, there are a few charges in certain states. Like, the Oklahoma residents have to pay $1 per month for the 1000-minute plan and the residents in Texas have to pay a $30 activation fee.

Now Everyone Can Have a Cell Phone!

Owing to the fact that the world has gone mobile, there is no doubt that everyone today needs a cell phone for a normal functioning of life. Whether you are in college or working or a homemaker, you need a cell phone at all times. As a student or a teenager, you need to be in constant touch with your friends as to what they are doing. As a housewife, you need to know where your husband is and convey him messages throughout the day. No matter who you are, where you are and what you do, you do need a cell phone in order to call yourself connected. The only problem here is that it is not easy for each one of us to own a cell phone. The prices of everything are skyrocketing and affording a cell phone might not be very easy.

However, there is now a free cellular phone service available from many providers made possible from the government. This enables us to apply for a free government assisted cell phone. This cell phone comes with the basic facilities of making local and long distance calls, sending and receiving text messages, accessing voicemail, 911 and directory assistance. Normally, the free minutes are fixed for a month and can range from 60-250, depending on the state.

Applying for this free government cell phone plan is very easy. You just have to find a service provider online. You need to then go through the terms and conditions that are applicable in your state. The rules for the free government cell phones is governed by the Lifeline program. To be able to apply for the program, you need to be participating in any a government assistance program already or have a household income at or below 135% of the federal poverty level. In addition, only one member from a family can apply for the Lifeline program and they have you will have to submit proof of your eligibility in order to receive the Lifeline benefit.

 

Free Government Assisted Cell Phone Just For You!

No one can deny the fact that a cell phone is extremely essential for each one of us. Our connectivity to the world depends on a mobile phone. A cell phone helps us stay in touch with our friends and family at all times. More importantly, a cell phone is used as an essential business tool today. In fact, there are a number of businesses that are run and managed solely through a cell phone. There are also important job interviews that are conducted only through a mobile phone. Nevertheless, with the increasing costs of everything, for many people cell phone is nothing but an added bill to be paid at the end of the month.

There is now a free government cell phone service that is offering people free cell phones. The plan is available throughout the country but the terms and conditions and the offers provided in different states are different.

The free cellular phone service is guided by Lifeline, which is a federal program that provides a discount on basic phone service making it more affordable to low-income families. The basic guidelines state that the person applying should already be receiving benefits from one of the seven federal assistance programs. These are- Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Medicaid, National School Lunch Program’s Free Lunch Program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
Other guidelines for this free government assisted cell phone plan are- if the applicant is not using any of the government assistance programs, they can apply only if their household income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. No family member of the applicant must be receiving Lifeline benefits and the applicant has to sign a certificate of eligibility. They also have to provide a proof of eligibility.