January, 2012

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Jan 12

Apps for Cell Phones keep getting Better

If you want better apps, perhaps you should upgrade to a new phone.

For purchasing your next cell phone, one of the ways to get some money is to engage in mobile phone recycling. For people who already possess a new cell phone, the money earned from recycling can help one to pay it up or deposit it back in the bank account. The point I am trying to drive home is that cell phone recycling can either lead you to buy a new mobile and even some interesting applications.

There is no hiding from the truth that the new generation is keen on having new apps for almost everything. There exists an application now for waste disposal and recycling. Called My-Waste, the app is available free for tablet and mobile phone users. Its sole aim is to remind the users when they should be putting out their rubbish or any other collections for recycling or waste disposal. Currently, the app is only available regionally. It is hoped, however, that such an app will spark more thoughts and something similar will spread further to other cities and countries.

As of now, it is a Canadian application which reminds all residents to put away their trash and recycle it. Even though it is not available to you now, it should not stop you from making mobile phone recycling an essential part of your life. Recycling e-waste means that one is able to protect the environment and make it greener by keeping trash out of landfills.

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Jan 12

Nokia ad may spark more recycling of mobile phones

Recycling of cell phones may just see a sharp increase after the Nokia Ace advertising hits the screen.

Microsoft has budgeted a spend of £63.9 million for a new advertising campaign which is set to be launched with the upcoming Nokia Ace. Experts from the industry believe that this campaign may start mobile phone recycling with new vigour. I am not saying it is an unfounded concept as many do start to look around for new phones which are hot commodities. Finding options for getting rid of old phones is another thing many people tend to look out for. And needless to say, mobile phone recycling happens to be the simple answer to turn in an old mobile and earn some money too.

Around later March, one can expect to see the Nokia Ace in stores. In order to remind buyers about the phone’s entry in the market, the marketing campaign would start sometime sooner than March. Microsoft will be promoting the windows enabled phone option. At AT&T in the USA, they will sell the Nokia, but the release in UK will be a bit later.

Microsoft’s 5.4% market share is way lower when one compares it with the Android platform’s 46.3% share and this is exactly one of the reasons why this new Nokia Ace campaign will be launched at an electronics show in Las Vegas. Not only will this fetch you a few extra pounds, but will also get more people keen towards mobile phone recycling.

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Jan 12

Holidays Surveys on Phone Usage

Talking of mobile phones and their usage, well they are a necessity for most of us, including you and me. Just before this year’s celebrations for the festive season began, a survey was conducted which aimed at determining how many people would be making phone calls or texting using their mobile phones to wish their friends and families. The results were interesting – 55 per cent said that they would send text messages to convey their well wishes while around 62 per cent would be making phone calls. There exists a good bet, which is not shared in any poll results and is about people planning to make use of their new Christmas gift iPhone or other smart phone to send messages or make calls, considering the tremendous amount of cell phone recycling which lasted for some weeks before Christmas.

Communication through mobile phones has exploded especially with the advent of social media platforms. Twitter and Facebook are full of people posting individual messages wishing their friends and family members a Merry Christmas. Despite that, people are making phone calls and sending out text messages. T-Mobile has always found it interesting to understand what people intend doing in the Christmas holidays. Do they spread all festive messages in a very personal way or make use of technology?

Around £186 million is spent online for Christmas day by UK citizens, if results from another survey are to be believed. Most of these purchases are of mobile phones.