The Google Android operating system is used by many manufacturers as the default software for the top of the line mobile phone offerings. The beauty of Android is that it is light and can be used on less than powerful devices. Of the phone available, we’ve selected what we consider the best Android phones for those on a budget but want the experience of a smartphone.

Unlocked LG Optimus One

Most high end Android phone do not do so well on the battery life side of things. One of the benefits of a lower end phone is the battery consumption needed to perform various tasks. The Unlocked LG Optimus One has a 1500mah battery that is capable of holding a charge of for days and giving you 48 hours of talk time. Other features of the phone including a 3.2 inch screen display as well as a 600mhz cpu processor. You also have the ability to upgrade the phone to the Android 2.3 operating system.

Unlocked HTC Wildfire S

Next up is the HTC Wildfire S unlocked that has several enhancements to it predecessor the HTC Wildfire. You’ll enjoy 600mhz processor, a higher resolution screen with sharper images, a five mega pixel camera, and Wifi / 3G connections. The size of the phone is small and should be a favorite for those who want the power of the HTC Desire S but don’t want to shell out the big bucks.

Unlocked Samsung Galaxy Mini

Last but not least is the unlocked Samsung Galaxy Mini that is part of Galaxy family that has been so popular with Samsung. The screen size is 3.14 inches and comes with the Android 2.2 OS installed. The phone supports a MicroSD memory card and also has a rugged feel to it able to withstand a few drops.

There you have, our top 3 picks of affordable Android based phones. You’ll enjoy the experience of the Android operating system without putting to much of a dent in your pocket.

Ever since the iPhone security bug that was transmitting location of your iPhone 4, several other handsets have had the same issues. Enter into the market a few HTC Android devices that have a similar problem to the iPhone but also goes a step further. It has been reported that there are several security flaws in some pre-installed software that HTC has been including with their Sensation and EVO 3D. There is a silent logging that allows for the following potentially dangerous activities:

SMS Data and Numbers

Don’t expect any privacy if you have the unlocked HTC Sensation or the EVO 3D. All your SMS Data and phone numbers are being tracked. They say it is on an anonymous level never having access to the specific names.

Phone Logs

Every call you make or receive is also being logged. No longer will wiping your history clear you phone. The information is being transmitted to the logging software that records all the activity.

GPS Location

Similar to the Apple unlocked iPhone 4 bug, the location of your phone is always being tracked by GPS and mapping out where it has been since you got the phone. Again this may be on an anonymous level but still important to note.

More than Just HTC

The troubling aspect of this security bug is that the information is not limited to HTC. Malicious app developers or curious ones can integrate a feature into the application to tap into your breached data and perhaps using it in ways that are less than ok. There have been no reports of malicious use but be aware that it is possible. The only way to rid yourself of this security flaw is to Root your phone which is not a simple thing that anyone can do.

HTC has commented on the issue and said that they are trying to resolve the issue in a timely manner. Since the vulnerability has been around for months we expect this issue to be resolves ASAP. There is no telling how many users are affected and the process that will be involved to have the issue fixed.

Industry experts are already weighing in on the release of the new Kindle Fire Tablet by Amazon. JP Morgan executives fell that the release falls short of what is needed to make a dent in an industry that is dominated by Apple. Executive director Mark Moskowitz suggests that in order to penetrate the tablet market such as unlocked Motorola Xoom, HTC Flyer, etc , the tablet must be fully loaded and compete with the current tablets available on the market today. He views this release of the Kindle Fire as a stepping stone to getting into the industry full fledged.

The Amazon Kindle Fire release does not have the specifications of some of the more powerful tablets available. It does however has a price point that is believed will open up the market to a whole new subset of consumers. At $199, more consumers are likely to jump on board as the cost is much lower than the typical $500 price point on the market today. If the JP Morgan executives are right in calling this release a stepping stone, it may be a good strategy to go with as sales of the Kindle Fire may be better than other entries in the past.

By no means is Amazon resting their success on Kindle Fire. There are already reports of Amazon working on a more powerful Quad-Core tablet codenamed “Hollywood”. This release will likely mark the official entry of Amazon into the tablet space. Expected to release in the first quarter of 2012, the tablet will include the proprietary offerings that Amazon has within their businesses including eBooks, Movies, Music, and the Cloud services. They do have some very interesting services they can include with their tablets which gives them an edge over all others that have entered the space. The next 12 months or so will give us a clue as to their long term plans in an ever crowded space.

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Through filing by the FCC, it appears that Sprint is set to launch a new phone to their Android lineup. The goes by the name of the ZTE N860 which is not the greatest of names but as with others will probably change once it get closer to actually being released to the public.

Specifications of the device are not known, the only reference available online are a photo or two showing what the mobile phone looks like. Based on the photo, it appears that the phone is on the medium scale in terms of features as the user interface appears detailed enough suggesting a lot of features are included on the phone.

The interesting thing about this release is that it marks the first time that a major national mobile carrier will carry an Android phone manufactured by ZTE. There has been a ZTE phone released in the past but that was on a local level when cricket released the ZTE Score. This could be a sign of things to come since ZTE is readily available in other countries around the world.

ZTE may not be a commonly known name to date. Rest assured that they will soon be as common as some of the other well known brands. In fact, Microsoft has officially made ZTE an official Windows Phone Mango partners licensed to use it. With back to school in full swing and the holiday season around the corner, this release is the beginning of what will be a steady stream of phones getting approval from the FCC and Bluetooth SIG.

There have been times where these FCC approvals do not end up getting released. The fact that the landscape of the industry changes fast does not guarantee it will be released.

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HTC has come to a deal with Dropbox, the popular cloud storage company, and is going to be able to allow users to utilize the service with some of their new phones. They will be offering up to 5 GB of free storage on unlocked HTC (Sense 3.5) phones that are sold. This deal shows a new strategy for Dropbox, one that relies heavily on targeting specific phones for launches.

This should be added incentive for users to sign-up with the company and to also get the new phone from HTC. Adding additional deals like this definitely make her a more popular and will help the company continued to grow moving forward into the future. This new deal probably will not make it their highest selling phone of all time, but it will undoubtedly give consumers another reason to purchase the device.

The first device that is going to be released that is going to have this new feature it is going to be the HTC RHYME. There is no current concrete release date for this device you can just expected to become available at some point in the very near future. The deal between HTC and Dropbox is one that will probably be duplicated at some point in the very near future with other devices. It shows that both companies are looking to expand and are looking to make deals with other providers in order to add incentives and value to their products.

HTC Sense

The HTC and Dropbox deal it’s going to be over-the-top and will allow them to put together a good plan for users. They’re going to have to quickly and efficiently market this to possible consumers in order to be able to draw more users to their new devices. HTC has positioned themselves as one of the top providers for high quality smart devices.

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Finding what the users think is the best of everything is a little bit harder than you would think. Finding what users like the most is something that many companies strive to do but few are able to capitalize on. Now, the company is looking to find the best of everything. They’re going to be looking at all of the different devices and the different uses that they have to find the best of everything with a smart interface.

They will be taking a look at a number of different devices to figure out which ones have the smartest interfaces of all. The new application for devices such as unlocked HTC Sensation, Samsung Infuse, etc.. That they have launched asks users questions, and allows people to either agree or disagree with them straight from the market price.

They have beta tested a number of different ways for users to be able to do this and have also have been able to make some serious improvements in a number of user feedback on average that they receive. Being able to put together an application that is able to ask users about their favorite of anything is something that could seriously yield a lot of information. It can also yield them a lot of advertising dollars if they are able to go about it in the right way. User interface design is something that is becoming huge talking point within the mobile community over the course of the last few years, and it appears that this application is looking to really perform in moving forward in a way that made sense for everyone.

The large number of different designs that they have tested out throughout the beta shows that they’re really looking for the best interface for their framework to run on. Constantly asking your users about what their favorite star makes it a little bit harder to put together a usable user interface than you would likely imagine.

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Are you interested in making purchasing a quad core, highly powered tablet such as unlocked HTC Flyer is some point? The CEO of NVIDIA has stated that he believes that quad core tablets are going to be launching later in the year. It is believed that the company is going to be utilizing their own quad core processor and will make it available in a number of different outlets by the end of the year. The CEO also went on to say that he believes that their company is the only real solid competitor against QUALCOMM. The company has been known for their high powered processors for quite some time and is well known for their prominence within the industry.

Of course, the company has made it very clear that they are looking to be one of the main players in the processor creation industry. They are also looking to ensure that their high-power processors will become available to users in tablets and smart devices moving forward. The company was known for their highly powered dual core Tegra 2 processors which have been very popular among mobile devices so far. It will be interesting to see if the new processors that they have created are able to garner the same following other previous devices that.

they are also looking at releasing a number of processors that will be geared toward low-end devices while still offering high-end performance for these devices such as unlocked Samsung GT-C3500. NVIDIA Knows that they have to appeal to a wide range of different users if they want to be successful within the mobile industry, and are doing their best to ensure that they are going to be able to provide both high-end and mid range solutions for processors.

Will Windows Phone Apps be able to run on Windows 8? This is a question that many have asked, without a great answer being out there previous. A total of 70% of the smartphone market share within the mobile industry is held by Android and Apple, and Microsoft is only holding a small 6% of the market at this time. However, so far there has not been much interest in the operating system among developers, despite the fact that the operating system is fairly promising at this time. Perhaps people feel like both unlocked iPhone 4 and Android have the market cornered, and do not have faith in Microsoft being able to keep up.

The company also debuted their new Windows 8 operating system recently, and it has become abundantly clear that they are looking to go to the tile structure with the Windows 8 as well. It looks as though the company is looking to familiarize users with the style of interface, in the same way that Apple has done with their most recent version of OSx, in order to allow users to have a little bit of familiarity when they are smart devices as well. This is definitely been something that companies have been interested in as of late, and appears to be the direction that Microsoft is heading with the Windows 8 operating system as well.

Some believe that the company is looking to streamline the process for developers so that they can develop applications both for the Windows 8 operating system, as well as for Windows phones such as unlocked HTC 7 Surround in one fell swoop. This would be a smart marketing strategy as it would give developers more of a reason to work with Microsoft and also allow them to greatly expand their application marketplace for both styles of devices. This could be a huge move that could help them to garner more market share that others may not see coming far in advance.

Bidmyway is a brand-new local daily deal service that is looking to compete with the other large companies in the space, but will be focusing on dealing with local merchants instead of the huge brands, and will not function as an aggregator is so many services have in recent times. The company is pretty unique because of the way that the deals are brought to the users, and also because it has an interface that makes it easy for users to utilize their service. The company uses a kind of iPod style of navigation to see how they are going to be able to get good local deals on items.

It is a pretty innovative idea overall, and they should be able to provide users with good deals on various different industries as a result of their very small niche market. They are only going to be accepting exclusive deals are not going to be taking anything from Group on and Living Social as so many other aggregation style sites do. The fact that they will be dealing with only exclusive deals works in their favor because they will be the only place that users will be able to go to be able to get the deals the company provides. The idea is that the company will be the best option for merchants would like to launch a mobile deal quickly. Rather than having to wait for your children go through life with the bigger sites, they will make it easy for you to launch a deal immediately and also live up to the deal on your own end.

This is a great idea that could extend the industry and into a larger portion of users. Another site with local exclusive deals is definitely something you should be interested in if they are familiar with the other services.

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T-Mobile is going to be looking to offer new free signal boosters to their network in order to keep cell phone users such as unlocked Blackberry Bold 9780, HTC Wildfire, etc,, from playing. Over the course of the last few months since the company was sold to AT&T, and they are looking for ways to stop the bleeding in terms of their subscriber base. The move appears to be part of a new program that the company has released. They are looking to put an end to the service quality related cancellations that have been running rampant over the course of the last few months. They have become a significant problem within the company, and even though it looks as though they are going to be acquired pending legal look over of the process, it is not currently clear what the company is going to be able to do in order to stop this out flux of their users.

Many other users are canceling their service to the poor coverage in their own home. This is something that was first leaked to the press when an internal e-mail was released that stated that this was one of the country’s biggest problems. The memo that was leaked also warned that they should not be offering signal boosters to customers when they are looking to close the sale. In order to get the signal booster the customers will need to open a new two-year service contract, which suggests that they are looking to keep these customers from canceling their service and are looking to get going on long term. It will certainly be interesting to see if they were going to be able to keep the customers from leaving as a result of that poor service in their own home T-Mobile was acquired by AT&T, but it looks as though this could not go through as the courts are looking into whether or not the acquisition was legal.