Phones

A Two Minute Primer To Explain Tech Specifications Of Smartphone

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Ever wonder what "capacitive touchscreen," "MicroSD" and "HSPA+" mean? Here are definitions for the specs most commonly used to describe what's under the hood in today's smartphones.

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BlackBerry Posts Strong Earnings, But Will Advisors Stick With RIM?

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Research In Motion yesterday beat Wall Street's estimates for the third quarter. Does this show tBlackBerry is far from a has-been? I'm guessng that many advisors are going to switch to Androids.  

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Google Voice an Intriguing Option as Practice Communication Tool

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One area of practice and operations technology that is somewhat “under-discussed” or under utilized is the phone system. Not that advisors and their teams do not leverage interesting services in conjunction with their traditional phones - think CopyTalk, Jott and other voice to text services. However - many firms are limited either by budget or by the need for more comprehensive functionality.   One service that may be intriguing to advisor practices is Google Voice. Currently - Google Voice is in beta and is free except for international calling. For international use a user

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