Monday, February 25, 2013

Utilizing Android OS for Business

By Eric Vykin


For the past 5yrs the Blackberry mobile phones were definitely associated with business. No city worker worth a damn who'd be without their trusty Blackberry. Including the current President of the U.S.A., Obama is a self confessed Blackberry addict. But with an upswing of Android cell phones as well as the innovation the open source system provides, it is time businesses assess their relationship with the Blackberry?

Blackberry's foremost feature is the ease which it synchronizes your e-mail with the phone. With a data plan you can easily submit and receive email messages as quickly as sending a text message. The 'Push' feature enables your mobile to auto-magically get your latest e-mails as they get delivered to the mail server. If an Android cell phone can perform all this and provide you with a choice of applications, layout, functionality and features, doesn't it make the Blackberry somewhat redundant? Because of so many email applications for the Android you'll be able to select one which matches your requirements rather than letting Blackberry decide how to handle e-mail for you.

Companies are switching to the cloud based model where things are stored in datacenters and data is used as it is needed from anywhere. At the forefront of this is Google using a number of offerings including contacts to word processing. A lot of big organizations are even implementing Google's Gmail service, consequently replacing their Windows Exchange servers. An Android unit comes bundled with many Google apps like email, contacts, documents, maps and much more meaning all the stuff that you've got on your computer at your workplace is accessible with a touch on the screen on the Android cell phone. Looking for the contact details of a client? Easy, it is just a click away in your Google contacts.

Think of how much a misplaced or thieved smartphone could cost the company. Your contacts, all your messages and all your saved documents could be irreplaceable. Nonetheless, with the Android's syncing capability with your Google accounts, zero e-mails need be lost. Your contacts are stored in the cloud along with your Google Docs. The cost of losing or damaging the cell phone is limited to the expense of the device itself.

Today's smartphone must let the businessperson to carry out all functions they would normally require a desktop computer for. If they're on the way to a client meeting and want to make eleventh hour changes to the slideshow they would usually need to have a heavy laptop. The Android mobile phone can do away with this necessity by letting an individual to create, modify and view office docs on their smartphone and make changes where needed. The built in Wi-fi and Bluetooth capability allows you to copy any edited files to a PC or other device at the touch of the button.

The Android is the ideal business smartphone capable of replacing single purpose units like mp3 players, PDAs and GPSs.

To learn more about Android Tablets and Smartphones on the market take a look at Android Tablet Reviews HQ. Be sure to browse the many reviews available to ensure that you are getting the ideal unit for your needs. A Windows 8 tablet might be something worthwhile checking out as these are just about to enter the market.




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