Making Use of Android OS for Business

For the past Five-years the RIM's Blackberry phones were definitely associated with business. No city worker worth a damn that would be without his or her Blackberry. Our current President of the U.S, Barack Obama is a self confessed Blackberry user. But with the growth of Google Android along with the innovation the open operating system provides, it is about time companies look at their addiction with the Blackberry?

Blackberry's foremost feature is the ease which it synchronizes e-mail with the cell phone. Having a data plan you can easily submit and receive e-mail messages as speedily as sending a txt message. The 'Push' feature allows your mobile to auto-magically get your recent email messages as they get delivered to the mail server. If an Android phone can do all this and provide the choice of apps, design and style, functionality and features, don't you think it makes the Blackberry rather redundant? Considering the variety of email programs for the Android you'll be able to pick one which matches your preferences instead of having Blackberry choose how to manage email for you.

Many companies are going to the cloud model where data is kept in datacenters and information is used as it is needed from wherever. At the forefront of this is Google making use of their various solutions ranging from contacts to word processing. Lots of big companies are in fact making use of Google's email service, thereby replacing their Windows Exchange servers. An Android device comes tightly integrated with many Google apps including documents, contacts, email, maps and more meaning all the info that you have on your computer at the office is accessible with a touch of a button on the Android cellphone. Looking for the contact information of a client? Not an issue, it's just a click away in your Google address book.

Think of just how much a lost or stolen smartphone could cost the business. All your contacts, all of your messages and all your stored files could be irreplaceable. Nonetheless, with the Android's synchronization ability with your Google accounts, absolutely no emails need be lost. Your contacts are stored in the cloud along with your Google Docs. The price of losing or damaging the cell phone is limited to the price of the unit itself.

The present day smartphone needs to let the businessperson to perform all functions they'd normally need to have a desktop computer for. If they're going to a client meeting and want to make some final changes to the demo they would generally need to carry a heavy laptop. The Android phone can remove this prerequisite allowing the user to create, modify and view common office docs on the Android and make corrections where needed. The built in WiFi and Bluetooth capability makes it simple to pass any data files to a PC or another device at the touch of the button.

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

To read more about Android Tablets and Smartphones take a look at Android Tablet Reviews HQ. Be certain to read the various reviews available to make sure you are purchasing the best device for your situation.  With Windows 8 just around the corner you may also want to checkout a Windows 8 Tablet review.  These devices are offering some cool features for business.