Themes for Mobile Phones

When you buy a mobile phone for the first time,  you can see only 2 or 3 themes installed in it.  But the mobile phones of today can accept outside made themes.  You can select the theme according to the occassion like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Diwali, New Year's day, Mother's day etc.  Many people collect lot of themes and so they have choice to change the theme whenever their mood changes.  Some people like to have themes based on the popular movie at that time.

You can get lot of free themes for your mobile through the internet.  You can just download a theme from a particular website at no extra cost and enjoy the new theme in your mobile phone.  You can even get themes from your friends via bluetooth.

The themes available online in internet are categorized into several categories like Occassions, Music, Nature, 3D themes, Sports, Spiritual, Technology, Movies etc. Some people always want to be ahead of others in getting the latest themes.  They will be searching internet for free themes based on latest TV serials, Movies or Fashion trend etc.

Make money from your old mobile phones

Do you want to make extra money using your old mobile phone?   Yes it is possible to get extra money by your old mobile phone.  Here are some tips on how you can earn some money from your old mobile phone.

1. Auction on EBay : One of the common methods that you can get cash from your mobile is to auction it in EBay.  If your mobile is having all the parts and is in good condition, it could fetch you good money.  You just give a good description about your phone and add a good picture of the phone in EBay.   The amount that you get on EBay depends on many factors like time of auction, minimum bidding amount, and similar items on EBay  and also the quality of the description of the phone that you provide.  Some luck is also required to get more money in EBay.


2.  Recycle your old mobile phone:  Another method of earning money is to recycle your old mobile phone. Mobile phone recycling business has grown in recent years and now recycling companies are competing to buy old mobiles.  The newer and expensive the mobile phone is,  they will pay more for it.  You need to put the details of your old mobile in the recycling websites.  The recycling companies accept broken and faulty hand sets also and if you send them the phone, they will send you the cheque within a week's time.

There are  almost 100 million old mobile phones in UK alone.  Nearly 15 million mobiles are upgraded each year but only 3 millions are recycled and re-used each year.   There are a number of mobile recycling companies world wide and you can search for them from google search and enter the details of your mobile and sell it off to them to get some money.

3. Sell it to a friend or some family members:  If you have some friends who are in need of a mobile phone,  you can sell off your old mobile to him/her.  Some people prefer to buy second hand mobiles.  So you can sell off your old mobile to such people. 

Prolonged use of Mobile phones leads to brain tumour

Do you know that long term use of mobiles is not good for your health.  A report by Toronto Public health says that children should limit the usage of mobile phones to the maximum extent possible as this is linked to increased risk of brain tumours.
 
Scientists say that people who use their mobile phones for longer times are at a greater risk of some kind of brain tumours.  So it is recommended that people especially children to use land lines whereever possible and use mobile phones only if it is essential.   Even if you want to use mobile phone,  it is recommended that the conversation should be less than 10 minutes and that too use the head phones or hands-free devices.
 

So it is advisable not to use mobile phone if you want to take care of your health.  You can use mobile phone if it is realy essential.

Health issues with Mobile Phones

Now a days you can see every one with their mobile phones next to their ears.  The mobile phone has many health related problems.   Lot of studies were conducted by scientists on mobile phones and they indicate that the radiations from mobile phones are very dangerous which can cause genetic problems, tumors, cancers, memory loss and increase in Blood Pressure etc.   Let us see what are the health related problems associated with mobile phones.

• Scientists studied and found that exposure to mobile phone's low level radiation leads to the red blood cells to leak haemoglobin and which can lead to heart disease and kidney stones.
• Another study indicates that if you are exposed to radiations of mobile phone for 2 minutes causes proteins and toxins to leak into the brain and may develop Parkinson's disease.
• Another study says that the radiations from mobile phone can ignite the petroleum fumes at gas filling stations.
• It was seen that people using mobile phone for longer time were suffering from high blood pressure.
• Mobile phone radiations affect the pregnant women too.  The baby inside a pregnant woman if exposed to radiations from mobile phones, it may face health hazards.
• Burning skin, head ache and fatigue  are some of the symptoms of long term usage of mobile phones.
• Another study says that memory loss also is possible if you are exposed to mobile phone radiations.

What is Memory Effect?

A battery which is partially discharged some times does not fully discharge before recharging it once again.  It forgets to do so.  This is called as Memory effect.  For example, if you fully charge your mobile battery, and then use only some 50% of its capacity before charging it again,  the battery is not aware that it has 50% of capacity left which is reamined unused.  The battery will be working but with only 50% of its total capacity.  To solve this kind of problem, please discharge it fully before using it for recharging again.  This can be done by unplugging the device and use it till the battery completely exhausts.  This helps to keep your mobile battery healthy.

Hope you will follow this trick to discharge it fully before attempting it for recharging again.

How to disable a stolen mobile phone

Is your mobile phone lost or stolen by some one.  Then read this article. If you read this article carefully, you can see that the person who stole your mobile can't use it nor he can sell it.  Let us see how we can disable the stolen mobile phone.

• You should keep a note about the serial number of your mobile handset.  This number is called as 'IMEI'.  The IMEI number is very useful if your mobile phone is lost or stolen.  The number can be seen below the battery.   You can also get this IMEI number of your mobile number by entering  *#06#   in your hand set..
• You will see a 15 digit IMEI number in your screen after typing above sequence of characters.  Write down the number and keep it safe.
• The IMEI number is unique to your handset.  If your mobile phone is lost, you can call your service provider and tell them this IMEI number.  They will block your handset so that the person who stole your mobile number even if he changes the SIM card, cannot use your mobile number. Your mobile phone will be totally useless. 
• By doing this you may not get back your mobile phone, but whoever stole it cannot use it.  If every one follows this simple guidelines,  people will stop stealing mobile phones.

Before buying a Mobile Phone

The mobile phone industry has seen a tremendous growth during the last two decades especially in the last one decade.   A mobile phone has become a necessary than a luxury today.  It was a luxury a few years but now it has become essential in this busy life.  There are many reasons why everyone wants to buy a mobile phone.   A mobile phone of today is not only a phone,  but it is a music player, PDA, or a GPS system and many more.  A lot of new models are being released every day by the manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung, Sony and many more.  Let us see what is to be considered before buying a mobile phone.

• Money:  First thing to keep in mind is the money that you can invest to buy a mobile phone.  Lot of mobile phones are coming up now a days with a number of new features.  Only thing is that price will rise if you want more features.  Do not buy a mobile phone just because it is costly. An expensive mobile can have more features and also may be reliable.   So always buy a mobile phone that suits your requirements and not just the price. 
• Make and model:  Now a days ot of models are being released by different manufacturers of mobile phones. Every model has some advantages compared to the other model from a different manufacturer. This leads to competition between manufacturers which finally leads to reduction in the prices of mobiles.  Some may like  a particular brand like Nokia, or Sony Ericson while some people may like Samsung brand.  So you decide which make and model of mobile you want to buy.
• Research about the phone: It is very much important to study about the features and other things before buying a mobile phone.  There are number of ways to study about a mobile phone. The best one is the Internet.  You can even ask your friends who has purchased that particular brand about its performance.   But internet is the best choice to study about a mobile phone.  Read reviews about the model that you want to purchase in internet.  

So you always keep in mind the above guidelines before buying a mobile phone to have desired satisfaction after buying the mobile phone.