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Power to the pocket: The next generation of superphones

These up-and-comers from the smartphone world will redefine the boundaries of mobile computing with full HD video playback, dual-core processors, and more.

We’re sick of the iPhone, too. Despite antenna issues, Draconian app store rules and an engineered inability to run Flash content, Apple’s flagship smartphone has done to the smartphone market what the Romans once did to Europe.

The good news: Now a marauding horde of smartphone manufacturers under the flag of Google Android are back for their turf, and they’re not just cobbling together iPhone-wannabes anymore. From the world’s first dual-screen smartphone to a phone with all the processing power of a laptop - and a dock that turns it into one - these next-generation smartphones will all bring something totally unique to the battlefield when they arrive soon.

LG Optimus 2x

The pitch: Two is always better than one, which makes the LG Optimus 2x, the world’s first dual-core smartphone, quite a catch. Nvidia’s hotrod Tegra 2 processor enables rich gaming, fluid multitasking and even 1080p video capture. With the HDMI output, you can hook it up to your TV and watch movies on the big screen, in 1080p.

Skeptic’s slant: Apps have to be specially developed to take advantage of the dual-core design, which means few of them will really tap into what the Optimus 2x can do at launch.

Availability: Rumors have the Optimus 2x launching in late March or early April, but LG will launch the Optimus 2x as a “world phone.” That means it won’t be showing up at the store down the street with a hefty subsidy like phones that carriers officially adopt – you’ll have to snag it online, without a contract, for a hefty sum.

Motorola Atrix 4G

The pitch: Plug Motorola’s Atrix 4G into its optional dock and the humble smartphone becomes a 13-inch notebook, giving you a full-size screen, keyboard, and even a separate battery to charge the phone as it sits.

Skeptic’s slant: The optional laptop dock will cost you $500, and because it doesn’t run Windows 7, it does a lot less than a $350 netbook would.

Availability: AT&T will open the Atrix 4G for preorder on February 13, and begin shipping units March 6 or earlier. The phone itself runs for $199 with a two-year contract.

Kyocera Echo

The pitch: When the Echo’s little 3.5-inch touchscreen starts to feel a little cramped, slide it apart and a second identical screen rises up to meet it, providing a combined 4.7 inches of glowing LCD. The two screens allow you to browse side-by-side websites, read an e-mail in one screen while you reply in another, and even play games like The Sims where one screen acts as a controller, similar to the Nintendo DS.

Skeptic’s slant: Not many apps will work with the dual-screen functionality right off the bat, and running two screens at once will cost you big time on battery life.

Availability: Sprint will offer the Echo for preorder within the next few weeks for $199 with contract, but it won’t begin shipping until spring.

Samsung Infuse 4G

The pitch: With a whopping 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus Screen and a body as deep as a pencil, the Infuse 4G will be both the largest and thinnest phone in AT&T’s portfolio. Thanks to HSPA+ 4G, it will also be one of the fastest on the network. And did we mention it shoots 1080p video?

Skeptic’s slant: Sprint’s 4.3-inch EVO 4G already dropped jaws (and stretched pockets) with its screen size. Is a 4.5-inch screen on a phone really practical?

Availability: Samsung’s Infuse 4G will arrive in the second quarter of 2011 exclusively on AT&T.

HTC ThunderBolt

The pitch: Verizon’s first 4G LTE handset will also be the first to support Skype-to-Skype video - with or without Wi-Fi. No more clambering around to find a hotspot when you want to videoconference, and being limited to friends with Facetime. It packs the same jumbo-sized 4.3-inch LCD and 8-megapixel camera as Sprint’s EVO 4G.

Skeptic’s slant: It’s warmed-over EVO 4G on Verizon. On second thought, maybe that’s not such a bad thing after all.

Availability: Rumors once pointed to a Valentine’s Day release, but the latest leaked documents now show “no ETA.”

Comparing Recyclers When You Sell Old Mobile Phones

Mobile phone recycling is a really swift rising concept that is taking the planet by storm, and a way of earning yourself some extra money. Even so, individuals across the world are still very much unaware towards the prospective behind this new cash earning plan.

Should you or anybody you know have any old mobile phones lying around their residence then now is the idyllic moment to see how much they could possibly be worth by using a mobile phone recycling comparison website such as SellMyMobile.com, and the course of action couldn’t be any simpler. When you come to sell your mobile, you can evaluate all the UK’s leading mobile phone recycle companies to give you the maximum price viable on your broken, unused or even new mobile phone, saving you time and cash from having to physically visit each web site and mark down the costs.

The course of action to selling your phones for cash is clear-cut and will factually only take you a matter of minutes to complete. To sell mobile handsets merely search for your phone, look out for the best price tag and send it in using info that will be emailed across to you. It doesn’t cost you a thing and you may receive the money for it within the post within several working days. Help declutter your house, get yourself some extra money, and help the environment by recycling your cell phones with SellMyMobile.com.

Popular reasons why people recycle their old mobile phones

With technology advancing every day, it seems there is always a new phone out with better gadgetry then the previous month. When our old contracts come up for renewal, we evidently want the newer versions of the phone and this leads to us accumulating old used phones that we do not use and just collect dust in our cupboards. With more phones being gathered, it is never a better time to recycle a mobile phone with recyclemobilephones.co.uk. Danger comes when the mobile phones are not recycled in the correct way as they leak poisonous toxins into the landfills if they are tossed into the rubbish.

Now that you know what some of the many hazards discarded mobile phone can create, it’s time you started thinking about what to do with that old phone you have laying around. Keep in mind that there are very many companies on the internet that will buy your old mobile phones. Search the web for the company that is paying the best price for the type of phone that you are planning to recycle, why not view our price comparison tables and our search box to see how much you could get for your phone.

Contact that company and get the information needed. Remember that some older phones may not be worth anything to these companies. There are still places that they can be dropped off at; you may not make money doing it this way, but just think of what you will be doing to help preserve our environment.

Recycle mobiles to help make the world a better place for our children.