When it comes to deciding how to pay for your cell phone, the choice can be tough. If you use your cell phone a lot, chances are you may want to sign up for a contract. If you only use your phone occasionally, a prepay plan may be the best option for you.  It’s not always that clear cut, however. Let’s take a look at exactly what prepay and contract mean, and which is a better plan for you and your needs.

When the time comes to ditch your ancient cell phone for a brand new Blackberry, what should you do with your old cell phone? Rather than stuff it in a drawer never to be seen again, why not do one of the following with it:

A new OS is on the horizon, they say it will compete with Google's Android operating system, it's called MeeGo.  Announced this today at Mobile World Congress, Intel and Nokia have teamed up to bring Maemo and Moblin together to create a new smartphone platform.  MeeGo will be Linux based and will be completely open source, meaning it "will" work on ALL devices.  We are unsure what devices will run this platform whether Nokia will develop some new devices or it will be installed on existing handsets only time will tell.  The platform is expected to be released later this year.

Sony Ericsson has announced two new Android-powered handsets and one Symbian-powered smartphone a day before the mobile phone bonanza at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Xperia X10 Mini, Xperia X10 Mini Pro and Vivaz Pro are expected to launch in Q2 2010 in select markets. Let's break down the details of these new Sony Ericsson phones after the break.

Nokia has just announced a slimmed down edition of the Nokia X6, what was once 32GB has now been offered as a 16GB device.  The new Symbian device offers similar specs as the 32GB version such as the 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen, 444MHz processor, 5 mega-pixel camera with LED flash, microSD slot, TV-out, and an accelerometer for gaming and screen rotation features.

A high-end Sony Ericssson smartphone has been officially launched earlier than planned. The folks at Burson-Marsteller published the information (with press shots and even a video preview) on the Sony Ericsson Vivaz and quickly retracted the release. Fortunately, the details of this high-end smartphone have already been revealed and published on several websites.

Nokia is beginning to see what is happening to the mobile operating system market and is making suggestions on UI improvements for it's Symbian operating system.  Recently posted on the Symbian developer forum Nokia has presented it's UI concept proposal for Symbian^4 to the public asking the community for questions, comments, suggestions, and requests.  The document proposes a better user experience by including:

Samsung has announced a new edition for the popular i8910 Omnia HD (perhaps to take away some of the shine off the iPhone 3GS Supreme). The new Samsung i8910 Omnia HD Gold Edition is basically the same as the original except for the new body inlayed with 24 karat gold and special accessories including a mini-cradle, TV-out cable and a leather case.

Face it: the modern world is run by these devices. VIPs tote them around like second children and do everything from watch Youtube in an airport terminal to fixing up that Powerpoint proposal. The question is: which software does it the best?

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