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A number of mobile handsets have made mark in the arena of wireless communication, but the Apple iPhone still tops the list. With a wide range of unique and advanced features and numerous advanced functionalities, the Apple iPhone has successfully maintained a discrete position in the communication world. These superlative multimedia touch phones offer a range of highly advanced functionalities such as internet browsing, media player, digital camera and so on.

The sales figure of this techno marvel has crossed 21.5 million. Such enormous popularity has encouraged countless developers to come up with third-party iPhone software. The iPhone application development market has expanded massively within a very short duration of time and the most surprising fact is that it is offering immense profit till date.

Today, countless mobile website developers have made their entry into this field. As a result, innovative apple iPhone apps and websites keep hitting the markets every now and then. There are a number of companies that keep hiring iPhone software application developers in order to provide their clients with cutting edge iPhone application development services.

With the emergence of so many companies, the task of choosing a right iPhone app developer has become quite difficult. So, if you are in the market to hire the services of one of the best iPhone app development firms then here are a few tips that will certainly help you in making the right choice.

Make sure to check the experience of the company in developing mobile apps. The next step is to evaluate the company’s framework for creating an appealing and easy to use iPhone application. Do not deal with the company that fails to reflect creativity or lacks fresh ideas for your project. It is always better to go for the companies that own a huge team of iPhone designers, developers and testers. Such companies can handle upgradation, fix bugs and provide you with appropriate technical support whenever required.

As a client it is important for you to see further than the iPhone. There exists a huge market on a number of major platforms such as J2ME, PlamPre, Blackberry and Android. The developer hired by you must have the knowledge of porting different iPhone games or applications to these platforms.

In recent years, there is an increasing growth of intense competition to provide the best 7 inch android tablet to the consumers with high demand for the android operating system. Consumers are constantly looking for the best available resources to enable them to work on multiple activities with one single product in the most comfortable ways possible. The manufacturers along with the application developers are also working hard to meet the demand by upgrading its features and content from time to time. But have they been able to satisfy everything that the consumers want? Or is it the golden rule that consumers are never fully satisfied?

Google Nexus 7 currently has the highest rating and fast growing market share in the industry; however there have been some mixed reviews about its features. Many consumers in their reviews complained about the product not having the Micro SD slot which for any tablet user might come as very important if they want to expand the storage capacity. Furthermore, with no landscape home screen access, browsing may become a bit less comfortable. It does not also have a phone functionality which many buyers would consider essential as most of the other mini tabs, even the cheapest ones do have such feature.

For these few reasons, many users may decide to go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) which is a close competitor of Google Nexus where one might argue for the former to have more features than the latter. Samsung Galaxy tab do have camera applications alongside extended memory storage slot and more audio and video supported formats in forms of AAC, Flac, WMA, Wav, Midi, 3Gp, Flash Video and so on where Google Nexus has no camera applications and is only limited to MP3 and MPEG4 formats for audio and video players respectively.

However, even though Google Nexus lacks many sufficient features that are present in the Samsung Galaxy Tabs, it still continues to get better rating and the reason is fair and simple. It is because of its quality. Google Nexus is considered to have a great design with very beautiful outlook following a lighter weight than the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It is an important factor for anybody looking to carry their tabs in the most comfortable manner in their pockets and so on. In addition, Google Nexus has a faster processor of Quad core, 1200 MHz as oppose to the Dual core 1000 MHz of the Samsung Galaxy tab. Alongside a better video resolution (probably the best among all the 7 inch tabs) the special qualitative features of Google Nexus will continue to go on.

So it all comes down to the personal preferences of the consumers, what they want most in the most cost effective way. Certainly, the intense competition is making the tabs cheaper than before but consumers are increasingly demanding more. Based on the reviews, it seems people are looking for a combination of both qualitative and quantitative features in their android devices like a merger of Google Nexus and Samsung Galaxy. However, in reality it is actually about the gamble between quality and quantity just like any other product in the market where consumers have to play a very careful game to get their money worth.

Playing around with Windows 8, I’ll admit I’m the geekier tech minded user. I love to see stats about usage, how good the system is working and just how it can be improved. That is why under the hood of Windows 8 there are some pretty interesting tools to allow you to see just what is going on. One of these things is the redesigned Task Manager.

Using Windows 8 on a desktop computer is a strange experience at times, it’s obvious that it’s been designed to run on a tablet or at least a laptop that has touchscreen capabilities. The mouse works just as good though, so it’s like being trapped between both worlds so to speak at times. The more you use it the more you get used to it, and then you learn to play. The task manager as said has gone through what appears to be quite an overhaul, and all for the better for you to understand what is going on with your computer.

Looking at the Performance of Your Computer

The first thing to do is to get to your desktop on Windows 8 (you should find the desktop tile easily enough). Right click on the task back and click on Task Manager, this is just like it’s always been on Windows. When the Task Manger opens you’ll notice the big change, but for now ignore that and click on the Performance tab, this is what we are looking at for the moment. You’ll notice that to the right of the Performance area are new items “CPU, Memory, Disk, Wi-Fi, Ethernet”, it’s important to note that these items change based on your own computer. Click on each of these and you’ll see the different information.

CPU is obvious, it’s the performance information about your processor and what the load is like on it at the moment. This is very much like it’s always been. Memory is similar, it shows how much memory is being used, how much virtual memory has been created and the stats for it. Disk information shows the transfer rate, how active the disk is and other stats. The more fun item is Wi-Fi (or Ethernet based on your settings).

One of the most important things in the “internet age” is the speed of your internet and how it’s performing at the moment. The information provided here include such details as IP address, signal strength (for Wi-Fi) and other information, but what is the most use is just what throughput you are getting from your connection. Be aware that this won’t show your top speed, rather how much information is being sent to and from your computer.

One of the most cynical comments made by new users of Windows 8 may be that other than the interface little has changed, but looking at the Task Manager as an example I believe this shows that quite a bit has changed. The Operating System itself feels lighter, and like in the Task Manager we now have easy access to be able to get a lot of details about how our systems are behaving. Through using the details you see in the Task Manager you can see if something is not right (for example high usage of the Wi-Fi connection when there should be little usage at the time. The more details we get about how our systems are working, the better.

As we know that today PHP is highly in demand. It is introduced since 1994 but today it has gained the maximum popularity in the advance world of technology.PHP is basically a scripting language used for development of website.PHP is an open source free to use so it is most demanded. Using PHP dynamic and attractive websites are created. As we see there are maximum websites are created in PHP.PHP has proved to be the best among all the other scripting language. Thus it is best career option to make our career in the field of advanced technology.

After graduation most students get confused that what they will choose for further studies as a good career option. As the generally seen a B.A graduate will choose M.A for getting post graduate some choose B.Ed. While a Bsc Student will choose Msc for post graduate and so on just and the BCA student choose MCA some choose MBA for post graduation. There are some students who prefer to do job after graduation. So for students who want to build their career in the field of advance technology after their graduation PHP is the best career option after being a graduate.PHP is the most popular scripting language as it is a strong competitor of Asp.net in web technologies.

If you are seeking to develop your career in advance technology PHP is the best you can choose in this advance technology. Many centers all over the world are providing PHP training. You can search some of the best training institutes and join such institute for PHP training which will help you to gain good knowledge of PHP with its advance forms such as JOOMLA, WORDPRESS, SEO and CODE IGNITOR. Some training also provides training with the opportunity of live project. So if you are deciding to choose PHP as your career option after graduation choose such a training institute which provides you the complete knowledge of PHP with its advance forms and live projects and also with the good knowledge of basics.

After your PHP training you can search for a good job. In this era the job requirement for PHP is very high as many web development companies are set up so the job requirement is more now days you can forward your resume to the IT companies and can get a good job. You can even register on jobs.com as there are many jobs.com available register and upload your resume. You will get a good response. And you are you can even search on to those companies which hire fresher’s for PHP work. You will get a good job easily with a good salary package this will help you make your bright in web technologies.

Therefore PHP proved to be the best in the world of advance technology. So students choose PHP as one of the easier way to get a good job and brighten your future in advance technology.

The<strong> 2.2 android tablet </strong>is the recent technology in the world of android tablets following the release of the 2.2 android operating system. The advancement of this piece of recent technology has ushered of into a new dawn. The <strong>2.2 </strong> has a much simplified and user-friendly interface and more android applications to suit your needs. It comes with advanced technology hence faster processing speeds, more capacity in terms of hard disk capacity and much, much more.

The<strong> 2.2 android tablet</strong> comes in a variety of forms and shapes among which include the 8 inch which is so far the most common in people’s choice of purchase. The <strong>2.2 </strong> is installed with the newly released Google android 2.2 Froyo operating system. It has a memory RAM of about 512MB DDR2 and a ROM of 4GB which can be subjected to upgrading if need be. The <strong>2.2 </strong>also has a newly added 2.0 mega pixels camera that enables one to have more clarity and visual excellence in the pictures one takes. All these upgrades and developments make the <strong>2.2 </strong> capable of meeting all your needs efficiently.

The device has an upgraded hard disk memory of 32GB. Given that it is 8 inches it has a display of 800 by 600 pixels LCD.Unlike other android tablet PCs, the newly released <strong>2.2 </strong> has three buttons hence more accessibility. It has the powering on and off button and a back button to enable you to go back to the menu interface or the desktop interface. The <strong>2.2 </strong> is touch screen enabled with a sensor 4 technology to enable the device to carry the weight of gravity sensing 3D games. The audio input and output with an built-in microphone and 3.5mm standard headphone jack to enable you record audio with style and clarity.

The <strong>2.2 android tablet</strong> now has an upgraded and more powerful built in battery of 4200mah, guaranteeing you 4 extra hours in case of power shortage. The android portal contains an extensive variety of android applications both free and payable in entertainment, games, recreation, general knowledge, spiritual etc. all of which you can download to your <strong>2.2 </strong> for more personalization. The fascinating aspect about the <strong>2.2 </strong> is that it has a resistive touch screen capable of withstanding gravely destructive scratches and etches which will ruin your display and cause you to incur more costs in screen replacements.

The <strong>2.2 android tablet</strong> newly released has a 800 MHz-1 GHz processor hence more speed and efficiency while working. It is a WI-FI enabled device with an external 3G wireless data card. The network adapter allows 10/100M Ethernet LAN. The <strong>2.2 android tablet</strong> supports audio and video formats and particularly so HD video playback.

Mumbai Properties Info is an awesome spot to discover the perfect area for your 1 bhk level in Kalyan. They are experienced land experts, and can help you discover pads in Mumbai available to be purchased and offer master counsel on any matters identified with property purchasing and offering. There are lot of similar projects like janapriya syndicate coming up in cities like Hyderabad which are also gaining alot of popularity in the market.

LAND IN PAST:

The year 2013 has finished. Through the whole year that has passed by, the Indian land economy has seen numerous good and bad times, all the time. Nonetheless, notwithstanding the moderate monetary development saw by the nation, it is the property and realty part that has some way or another seen a decent and relentless climb. To a great extent depending on its littler sub-parts that have indicated most extreme potential and guarantee, the property and land area is one such monetary division that has gone past the conventional forecasts set forth by expert financial investigators, and has always demonstrated its worth in the year 2013. One of the real reasons why the realty area managed the perch over the previous year was the greatly high rate of interest saw by the extravagance properties part. In addition, the nation likewise noted a significant increment in the interest for business property in Mumbai and other prominent urban communities in India, particularly by NRIs and other remote based speculators. This has brought an incredible measure of significant outside trade and money to the economy.

ECONOMY OF THE LAND:

Most land operators and property specialists are sure of the way that, in 2014, the realty part in India will see an amazing increment in the general interest for both, business and private properties. With the remarkable change in structural engineering and considerable innovative progression, the Metro urban communities in India are being touted as the following huge urban areas to watch out for. A late study directed by a presumed monetary daily paper in the nation expressed that if the insignificant offering cost of properties are diminished in the nearing year, more land ventures will inevitably move in the craved bearing. With the wary methodology kept up by realty financial specialists in the last months of 2013, the circumstances are going to change in 2014. Because of more job open doors, enhancing financial environment and climb in nature of urban framework and courtesies, 2014 is by all accounts an awesome year to put great cash in some up and coming activities in Mumbai or other comparable metropolitan urban areas, for example, Delhi and Bangalore.

There is doubtlessly the year 2013 saw a significant development in the measure of foundation and transport offices. In any case, one could likewise affirm the development seen by the edge and other suburban ranges in the nation. Specialists propose that most creating regions, for example, Manesar, Bhiwadi, Ulwe in Mumbai, Dwarka Expressway in Delhi NCR, Pune and other little scale local locations of Kolkata and Bangalore will experience an immense change in the nearing few months. These ranges situated in the urban areas of India, will inevitably develop as vast scale venture markets for outside speculators and other land purchasers, looking for a decent measure of quality for-cash properties in India.

FDI IN LAND PROBE:

The increment in the interest for more business land property, and decently characterized tenets and regulations set by the FDI will support the development and improvement of property sub-divisions. With expanding interest for business and office spaces in urban communities like Mumbai and Gurgaon, the year 2014 is sure to realize a few decently set business sector and financial feelings. There is undoubtedly 2014 is holding up persistently, with its pack of property-based amazements, with a firm establishment set in the earlier year. With the expected general community decisions and an ascent in remote speculations, particularly in property, 2014 is the ideal year to keep a tab on a portion of the best property locales in India, and watch out for unimaginable property bargains that are going to unfold!

In the parent article I mentioned that my advice would be unconventional and controversial. This is definitely the case with my approach to budgeting. If you believe you have the discipline to follow a plan like this, then you will reap many benefits. Be warned though, it won’t be easy!

Budgeting and reducing your outgoings are the two quickest ways to increase your personal profit. Your outgoings will consist of regular payments, such as a mortgage, energy bills, rent, car loan, gym subscription, TV package, magazine subscription etc and then one-off payments such as furniture purchases, restaurant bills, video games, clothes and shoes etc. Some of these will be absolutely essential to your survival, including food bills. Many are not. TV packages and expensive clothes are good examples. Budgeting is about cleverly reducing your outgoings so that you increase your personal profit, which will later fund your investments.

Budgeting is very simple. It requires nothing more than an hour of your time and a computer. The basic premise is to make a list of all your current outgoings, both monthly payments and one-off, in a table with headings: Outgoing, Frequency, Cost, Annual Cost, Subtotal and then finally total up your annual costs at the end.

The next step is to determine the items that you do not need. My advice is to eliminate all commercial subscriptions immediately. By this I mean expensive mobile phone contracts, magazine subscriptions, TV packages and gym subscriptions. We will find ways of replacing these in time. For now, you will need to save the money. Another area to drastically reduce spending is in the habitual daily coffees or pint after work. I have personally given up coffee and alcohol, so can attest to the myriad of benefits, on top of the financial savings. Let’s calculate how much this might save:

Assuming a mobile phone contract of £50 a month, magazine subscription costs of £50 a year, TV and gym subscription each costing £50 a month, each working day coffee at £2.75 x 2 a day plus £75 in alcohol a month (those pints and bottles of wine add up), this will save you: (50*12) + 50 + (50*12) + (50*12) + (2.75*2*5*48) + (75*12) = £4,070 a year (£340 a month). Assuming perfect inflation/interest rate matching (a bad but workable assumption), you will save £122,000 over 30 years. You will likely get an average of about 5% real return on any investments, so the total amount will be much more. This is the power of budgeting.

Now we will look at some common one-off payments. Clothes, video games, cinema, restaurants, concerts all add up. Assuming you could cut £100 on clothes per month, a new video game once a month (£50), cinema once a month (£15 in London with food!), restaurants (£60 once a month), maybe a concert every 3 months (£60). Amount spent: (100+50+15+60)*12 + (60*4) = £2,940 a year (£245 a month). That is about £88,000 over 30 years (again, perfect inflation/interest rate matching).

That leads to a 30 year saving of £210,000. Again, the true cost is much higher as you will be able to get a much better return on this capital. This post alone should make you realise why so many people are not wealthy. It’s because they spend money on items they do not really need rather than investing it in assets which would generate a yield and help them become wealthy.

Visual Studio 2012 is a very good tool to use when creating websites, especially ones that use Microsoft’s coding languages such as C#. When testing these websites it’s almost essential that testing is done in all browsers that you want to guarantee as usable with that site. From experience I’m sure you know that although browsers do follow the same standards there are many times that things look different, or even break.

One of the least found problems now of course is the dreaded Internet Explorer 6 issue where developers literally had to add CSS code and code behind the pages to know when this browser was being used and to code around the known issues. As developers we can’t just assume that a browser such as this is still not being used though we have to do the very opposite and still know that somewhere out there somebody is using a browser that could break all your hard worked on design, and the person to be to blame in the users eyes is of course you.

Browsing Options When Debugging Websites in Visual Studio 2012

The ability to select which browser you can debug with is a nice touch in Visual Studio, but in the new version it’s been extended to add some very useful functionality. One of the first things you’ll notice on the browser options is that you can now select “Browse With”. If you click on this you will find that you can select multiple browsers instead of just one. Selecting multiple browsers then clicking on browse will make the browsers open and run the website. Developers will I’m sure like this option as it saves from having to select a browser then re-test again to select another.

Another nice addition is that you can “Add” another browser, but actually add one that already exists in the list. Why would you do this? The answer is that you can add parameters then give this browser option a name, for example “Dev Profile” with the browser set in a development mode. This again is very useful when debugging as it allows you to stop add ins on that version of the browser, and add other functionality that you may need when testing. When set this means that it will now be in your list of selectable browsers (with the name you have set for it).

When providing tools like Visual Studio Microsoft aim to give developers all the tools they need to provide the best software you can provide. To do this it has to be debugged and tested in all possible scenarios, or ones that you can think of. Bugs will always exist in code and sometimes they survive into the website/application going live (just ask any big company like Microsoft about that problem) but as developers we can only strive to make our code work as bug free as possible.

A beautiful example of design is usually put up on a pedestal for the entire world to see, so we did some digging to find out what is the best looking Smartphone to recently hit the shelves. Much to our surprise, the new Blackberry Z3 has both the design and specs that deserves major props.

The new Blackberry Z3 has been dubbed as the Smartphone for emerging markets for good reason. One of the major reasons being the Z3 will blow your mind with its simple, yet efficient design, which makes this device perfect for those who are looking for a standard Smartphone.

According to the latest production technology news, the Smartphone which hit the market recently was announced by Blackberry and their strategic partner, Foxconn in December. The Z3 embodies all what the Blackberry 10 had to offer and more, making it both a reliable communication device with exceptional features for its price point. Built exclusively for Indonesia, the time between its inception to production was only a few months, so it looks like the partnership worked in the end.

Specifications

Chipset Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400

CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait 200

GPU Adreno 305

540 x 960 pixels, 5.0 inches

1.5 GB RAM

8 GB storage

Bluetooth, Wi Fi connectivity

5 MP camera

BlackBerry 10.2.1 OS

Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7

Non-removable Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery

Up to 384 hours stand-by time

Design & Build

Design and Build

The Blackberry Z3 is not to be considered as your average budget Smartphone, firstly, because the phone does not at all feel cheap, and we would even go as far as saying that the Z3 looks a tad better than Blackberry’s previous offering, the Z30, even though it’s made of plastic.

The 5-inch smartphone has the name “Jakarta” inscribed on the back, because it’s been designed mainly for the Indonesian market. The phone weighs around 164g and measures at 9.3mm in depth, which means that it’s not the slimmest phones around. Nevertheless, the Z3 is sturdy, light and more importantly, durable to say the least. Fan boys of Blackberry will also be pleased to know that the Z3 is made up from the same material as other Blackberry devices, giving it the premium feel we are all used to. The Z3 is a large phone, with a 5-inch display and top and bottom bezels. The back of the Z3 is textured with the usual crosshatch pattern and also has a rectangular bump towards the bottom of the phone for the main speaker. The edges of the Z3 have a slight roll to them this time around, but they aren’t as rounded as the Z10.

The 5-inch screen boasts a 960×540 pixel resolution which is nothing to write home about, but still serves its purpose well. That being said the display of the Z3 does look dimmer and less dense than the 720p AMOLED of the BlackBerry Z30. Overall, the colors on the display screen are vibrant and punchy. All the buttons are placed along the left side, while the right hand side of the phone houses the ports for the micro-SIM and micro SD card. For those who feel like the buttons are a bit of a stretch to use, gestures can be used to wake the screen. This time around, the Blackberry Z3 has ditched the micro HDMI port to obviously cut costs.

Hardware

The Blackberry Z3 features a dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230 processor with 1.5 GB of RAM and an Adreno 305 graphics processor, nothing fancy, but it works well for the average user. The RAM here is what sells the tickets for the Z3. The 1.5 GB RAM is battery suited for carrying out fast processing so that data travels faster.

OS

The Z3 uses the BB 10.2.1 OS, which has the strong touch of the BB UI along with the Priority Hub. This enables users to organize their content and enables them to stay focused on what’s important to them. The QNX software runs faster with less CPU power too, which makes it snappier than the iPhone 5. Syncing the Z3 with Google is quite terrible. For instance, the iPhone or Android Smartphone will take a few minutes to sync Gmail, the Z3 takes far longer, which is not a big issue, but can be annoying to some.

Features

The Z3 comes with 10.2.1 out of the box, along with APK installations, various themes for icons and UI elements, actionable lock screen notifications and so on. The biggest new feature for the Z3 is that there is no longer a need for users to convert APKs to BARs before side loading Android apps. All users need to do now is download APKs to the local storage and it will be converted to a BlackBerry BAR file, ready to be installed, on the fly. And while Google Play cannot be directly accessed, third party Android stores or Amazon’s Appstore can be used to fill the gap.

The Blackberry Z3 is quick to pin-point the user’s current location; however, maps do take a while to load. Users also have the option to toggle between traffic information as well for selected locations only. The Z3 also offers turn-by-turn navigation which is pretty cool, but the experience cannot be compared to Google Maps. The BlackBerry Z3 supports both tri-band 3G and quad-band 2G. Users also get to have the usual Wi-Fi ‘n’, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS and NFC, minus USBOTG and GLONASS features.

Playing Media Files

The Blackberry Z3 makes playing files simpler not to say that its previous devices made you complete crossword puzzles. It’s just that BlackBerry Link is optional in the Z3, so the phone shows up a portable media device in Windows. And as long as users add their favorite media files in the respective folders, they are instantly recognizable by the respective apps. The audio player doesn’t have an equalizer setting in the Z3, but the quality is quite good even without it.

Blackberry Hub

Blackberry Hub

BlackBerry Hub is a great single-point communication hub while includes instant messaging, e-mail, social networks and breaking news updates. The new feature enables users to instantly filter their message list while on the go. Users can also now customize the Hub as they wish, so flagged messages, drafts, meeting invites, or level 1 alerts can be accessed with a pinch gesture on the Hub’s message list.

Memory

According to the latest production technology news, the BlackBerry Z3 features a micro SD-card slot for up to 64GB storage space. Of the 8 GB of internal memory that the Z3 has, 5.9 GB of it is usable, while the rest has the OS and other important features on it.

The Camera

BlackBerry Z3 features a 5-megapixel primary camera with 5x digital zoom for a little flavor, and a 1.1MP front-facing snapper. The primary camera is capable of recording HD videos, (1080p for the rear camera and 720p for the front camera). And while you cannot expect much from a 5-megapixel camera, it does provide decent shots that are good enough for your Facebook updates and pictures that fit in a postcard sized photo frame.

The Battery

Under the hood, the Blackberry Z3 BlackBerry has a non-removable battery of 2500 mAh capacity, “non-removable” being the keyword here. The battery is able to give up to 15.5 hours of 3G talk time and at least 10 hours of video playback before getting juiced out. The Z3 also has battery optimization features in the operating system. While the non-removable battery isn’t that bad, any attempts to remove the battery can void the warranty.

Our Thoughts

As mentioned earlier, the Z3 is built by Foxconn and jointly designed by BlackBerry and Foxconn, with the Taiwanese ODM taking up supply chain risks. The Z3 is at the low end of the Blackberry 10 line of devices. Due to the superior quality of the design, impressive specs, and affordable price tag, considering the market it was designed for, the Z3 now squarely competes with the Z10, which should have been its more premium predecessor.

Also, features such as, BBM Voice and Video on these phones and BlackBerry’s legacy of using less data, the Z3 is also a very attractive alternative for the Z30, which is considered one of Blackberry’s high end devices. The new Z3 is a welcome addition to the Blackberry line of devices, because of the simple fact that not everybody can afford to sign a two-year contract and be stuck with an expensive plan. This is where Blackberry’s tactic to enter the low-midrange market of off-contract Smartphones can come into play. In the end, the Z3 makes an excellent competitor to other Android/Windows Smartphones of a similar price point and even though it is highly unlikely to ever come to the U.S., the two reasons we would recommend the Blackberry Z3 is because of its large display and very long battery life.