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Face and Voice Recognition
The newest Galaxy cell phone has both face and voice recognition features that consumers will surely love. The company is billing it one of the first phones truly “designed” for human use. The voice recognition is tailored to the user’s voice and the face recognition is actually eye recognition, which for security purposes users are going to go crazy for. The cool thing about the voice recognition is that users are able to wake up their phones by using a simple pre-programmed command. Even better, the phone recognizes Facebook friends in images taken with the phone and asks the users if these photos should be shared.

Additional Features
The new Samsung has a slew of additional features that make it stand out in the cell phone crowd. These features include a 4.8 inch display as well as an eight megapixel camera. The Galaxy S III of course runs Android, so this is a premium opportunity to upgrade from your old Android smartphone. You might consider selling it, getting back some cold hard cash and then upgrading to the new Galaxy to take advantage of the numerous bells and whistles.

Price for the new phone, which will launch at the end of May, have not yet been announced. However, there are enough Samsung devotees out there that won’t care what the price is just to have a crack at what is cutting edge smartphone technology.

What are your thoughts on the new Droid phone? Do you plan to get one and would you trade in an older model for this hot new model?

The reality is that both may be stretching the truth a bit, since there is little difference between 4G and the previous 3G term. The idea is that the networks are faster and more efficient, but in reality, just about everyone is working off the same network in most instances. While you may get a smarter phone model, the truth is that the network itself likely doesn’t change drastically between the major carriers, with the exception of where you can get service. Keep that in mind the next time you decide to pay more for America’s largest and faster “G” network.

* Don’t take any pics that your mother would not approve of. Think of your phone like a computer: it can be hacked at any time, and hackers can get to your photos and release them on the Internet for the world to see.

* Don’t overload your phone with random pics: If you are going to take pictures on your cell phones, then take ones that you can immediately transfer to your external drive. This ensures that you don’t clog up your phone with photos.

* Don’t include personal information on your phones: If someone gets hold of your pics, you don’t want your address or identifying information included on them.

Top choices include Starbucks, Skittles, Campbell’s Soup, french fries and more. You can even create customized versions of some of the skins to make them more personal to your food likes and dislikes. It’s a safe bet that if you are trying to avoid some of your favorite foods, you might want to refrain from getting one of these covers, as it is bound to make you feel just a little extra hungry after looking at your favorite skin or cover.

Too many apps on your phone can literally cause the operating system to crash or corrupt. On a more minimal level, too much taking up memory on your phone can cause it to move very slow, which may not bother you on the average day, but can be a real craw in your side when you are trying to get directions from a navigational program or are in need of looking up information quickly. Keep this in mind for everything that you download, so that you don’t end up overloading your smartphone and having to get rid of it for a new model. Even the smartest smartphones can only hold so much information, so download sparingly.

Totem works with consumers to purchase their old tablets and cell phones and you even get cash for doing the right thing. Moreover, Totem takes these old devices and recycles them, so that you don’t have to worry about disposing of them in an environmentally-friendly fashion. Totem does that for you, so that all you have to do it turn it in and reap the financial reward of doing so. So the next time you decide to upgrade your phone, give Totem a try and see the Totem difference when it comes to cash for cell phones. We encourage you to do the environmentally-responsible thing and avoid clutter in your home from devices no longer in use.

On Android, you might think that when you opt of an app’s permission for information, you’re good to go. This might, however, not be the case. In some instances, the app gets and shares your information regardless of whether you give it permission to or not. A study recently conducted by Leviathan Security Group showed that your Android may still provide sensitive information from your phone to apps that request it. This is not a unique issue to Android; it’s just that many Android users are devoted to this phone because of the highly touted security features of the ‘Droid.

Keep that in mind when downloading apps is all well and good, but be prepared to sacrifice some of your privacy in the name of playing the latest game or finding ways to pass the time playing around on your smartphone.

This may be due, in part, to the fact that rivals of Apple are starting to make quite a bit of noise, particularly from the very strong Android brand. In fact, for both Verizon and AT&T, sales of non-Apple smartphones is on the rise. Moreover, Apple may be suffering from holiday syndrome, in which non-holiday sales simply aren’t as significant, as people have become accustomed to purchasing Apple products during major release sales or the holiday season. They simply don’t come out in droves to pay full prices for these models. This may also be because of the steep cost of the iPhone model, giving consumers even more of a reason to sell this brand and move on to try something else. It remains to be seen as to whether or not Apple can continue to grow or whether it has plateaued at this point.

In some instances, you can save more than 50 percent on retail price when getting a mobile device — think the latest iPhone or a tablet — through a special sale. Being patient can also pay off when a new device has been announced, as the price of the model released just before the newer one often takes a nosedive in price as retailers strive to get rid of inventory to make way for the latest and greatest mobile device instead. Keep this in mind anytime you decide to go with a new mobile device as an upgrade to your existing repertoire.

* Don’t allow employees to download apps and programs to company phones: This ensures that they don’t inadvertently download inappropriate content or something that they should not be using their business phones to view.

* Ask employees to sign an agreement about corporate cell phone use: This doesn’t prevent them from misusing company phones, but it does ensure that they at least know and understand the consequences should they break the rules.

* Only distribute phones to those that need them: Don’t give just anyone a phone. Instead, limit phones to those that you know need them to limit the number of people in the company that have corporate cell phones and use them with regularity.