Google's Android Gesture Search: A Fingers-On Tour

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Google's Android Gesture Search: A Fingers-On Tour Google's just announced a brand new app that lets you search your phone by drawing letters. Gesture Search, available for devices running Android 2.0 or higher, works by identifying your on-screen gestures and using them to dig through your contacts, apps, bookmarks, and music. Here's a look at how it works. - JR Raphael, PCWorld More From Today @ PC World Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee: FAQ Here's the deal for upgrading from Office 2007 to Office 2010 when it ships this spring. Apple's iPad Won't Tether with iPhone, Report Says Apple's iPad won't tether with the iPhone, according to an e-mail attributed to Steve Jobs. Disappointing? Yes. Surprising? Not in the least. Will Apple's Patents Banish HTC Phones? HTC's phones could be barred from the United States, experts say, but both sides will probably look for a licensing agreement before getting to that point. 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