As consumer technology moves more towards smartphones that are capable of performing functions of mobile as well as a full fledged computer, J.D. Power notes that customer satisfaction with a particular handset depends heavily on its build quality, form factor, quality of materials, and the functions that can be performed by the phone’s operating system. Volume 2 of the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Phone Satisfaction survey was released recently and the results are not too surprising. (more…)

When undertaking any sort of cleaning or freshening operations on your smart phone, the most important thing to know is the need for gentleness. Think of it as attending to a newborn kitten or a tiny, fragile baby bird. Use only soft materials and mild detergents for cleaning your smart phone. Most cleaning should only be performed on the outside of the phone and, barring a certified emergency, you should never open up your phone at all, much less clean the inside. Opening it up will void the warranty on most phones and probably do more harm than good.

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Of late, the mobile industry has been booming offering endless possibilities to its users and a mobile store is the hub which has millions of applications catering to the consumer needs. Each mobile store is specific and exclusive to its mobile OS platform. Apple is the pioneer with their App store which still reigns the market followed closely by Google Android’s Market. Right from productivity tools, messaging and business apps, the stores engage the users with movies, music, games and so on. As per the analysis of Dutch apps analysis firm Distimo, during each day of December 2010 top 300 free applications in different app stores generated 3 million downloads. If that’s not the enough data to surprise you keep reading for more analysis and highlights of top mobile apps stores.

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