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Windows Phone 7.5 on the Nokia Lumia 900 offers the intuitive software which works seamlessly in tandem with the Nokia hardware provided to give you a sleekly designed and powerful mobile phone. The handset also offers great features such as its 8 megapixel camera and large display along with many others.

The compact handset provides a 4.3 inch AMOLED ClearBlack glass touch screen display within a unibody polycarbonate body and improved antenna performance for advanced signal when connecting to your network and WiFi respectively. The display offers a vivid array of graphics and text within the Windows Phone 7.5 environment offered as its respective operating system. It also includes a 1 megapixel front facing camera for video calling which is possible through Tango video calls and also snapping or capturing self-portrait photos or video. Meanwhile, the rear facing main camera is 8 megapixel resolution and includes Carl Zeiss optics along with a dual LED flash to improve poor light conditions when capturing photos or video footage.

You can seamlessly connect to friends with the Lumia 900 with its range of social networking integration, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, along with its Chat, email and text messaging capabilities. These enable you to stay in constant contact with your closest friends and family through your mobile regardless of where you are. Connectivity meanwhile includes a microUSB connection for wired syncing and file sharing, along with Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) for fast wireless sharing between compatible devices. This connection also supports audio allowing you to use Bluetooth headsets and audio listening sets for both handsfree and wireless stereo music enjoyment. Alternatively the 3.5 millimetre audio jack connector offers a more traditional wired approach for you. Total user memory for such music, photos and videos along with other files and applications for your handset is an impressive 16 gigabytes along with SkyDrive cloud storage. Instant memory meanwhile for multitasking and speed is 512 megabytes. Gaming is also well provided for with this handset as it offers the Xbox Live Hub for console quality Xbox gaming on your phone, while sports fans can enjoy the ESPN Sports Hub also.

NFC is an extension of the ISO/IEC 14443 proximity-card standard that combines the interface of a smart-card and a reader into a single device. NFC operates in the 13.56MHz frequency band over a distance of up to around 20 centimeters. A NFC tag is a printed circuit integrating an antenna and data from which data can be read or written by a NFC-enabled device. Currently this technology is used primarily with mobile phones.

There are mainly three operating modes for NFC Technology:

a. Read/Write Mode: In this mode the NFC enabled device can read or write data from external NFC tags.

b. Peer to Peer Mode: This mode allows two NFC devices to exchange data with a single tap or by keeping the devices close to each other.

c. Card Emulation Mode: In this mode the NFC device appears to an external reader to be a contactless smart card. This enables contactless payments and ticketing by NFC devices.

NFC communication always involves an initiator and a target. The Initiator device actively generates an RF field and the target device responds by modulating the existing field. There are two modes of communication:

a. Passive Communication Mode: In this mode, the target device may draw its operating power from the initiator-provided RF Field. In this case only the initiator requires batteries. The target can take the form of tags, stickers, key fobs, or cards that do not require batteries.

b. Active Communication Mode: In this Mode, both Initiator and Target device communicate by alternately generating their own RF fields. In this mode, both devices have power supplies.

Key NFC Applications:

The following are the possible applications which can be developed using NFC Technology:

Mobile payment: The device acts as a debit/credit payment card. For the credit card merchants, NFC enabled payments are easier and less costly to handle than cash and other traditional payment methods. In addition, users will have a record of even the smallest payments.

Shopping is the biggest industry generating the maximum revenue today. There was a time when shopping was a necessity but with the passage of time and introduction of newer items and newer technology in the market, hordes of people are attracted to shopping malls and markets because there is just so much to buy! The frenzy associated with shopping has escalated so much over the years that it has become an addiction. So much so that proper group and individual therapies are carried out to ‘cure’ people of their extreme shopaholic state of affairs. The fact that markets now offer deals, discounts, sales and other such package giveaways makes shopping irresistible.

One of the biggest attractions in the market is the electronic deals offered by various electronic stores. There is no way we can avoid coming into contact with electronics in our daily routine. Everything is an electronic gadget from a shaver and toothbrush to a microwave, central cooling/heating system and a generator. We are dependent on electronic items and whenever there is an electronic deal being offered at our favorite electronic stores we rush to take advantage it.

Electronic deals benefit us in numerous ways. We can buy more than one items at the same time. If you are setting up a new home or are into interior renovations then you can avail such opportunities and buy more items at a lesser price. Around holiday time, electronic deals can be of tremendous aid where you can buy gifts for more than one person at the same time, saving a lot of time and money. You can buy all items under one roof and do not have to go looking from store to store in search of one item or another. There are so many benefits of such deals that one naturally thinks what the electronic stores have to gain from such generous deals and offers.

Buying a cell phone does not end up with you just picking out the right phone. You also need to decide which cell phone service provider to go for, whether to buy online or at a local dealer, plan or prepaid service.

Owning a phone through a contract can be a good way to control phone bills. Contract phones are made of service plans. If you are on a plan, you know just how much you are entitled to – the minutes, texts, the picture messaging, etc. You can also take advantage of other benefits such as extra or free minutes, free texts and other free promos provided by companies that offer contract phones. You do not normally find these benefits with prepaid phones.

Buying from an online merchant is better. Their pricing is cheaper than others. Just make sure that the online store you are buying from is authorized by the carrier. Corporate store or corporate websites of the cell phone provider have higher prices than a local dealer and other online merchants.

Depending on your needs, you can choose from among the plans in your chosen network.

In order to get the best phone contract online, consider the following tips:

1. First, you must know what you are going to use the cell phone for. Knowing what you will use the cell phone for will help you make a sound decision regarding which service plan you will choose. If you want to access emails and utilize documents with the cell phone, then a smart phone is appropriate for you and a plan that includes mobile access and web surfing.

2. The next thing you will consider is the frequent location or areas that you will be using your phone. If you are constantly on the go, or someone who travels a lot, a provider with a wide coverage is what you need.

3. Get to know more about the network providers in your area. What are the plans they offer? Does their network service cover the locations you are mostly in?