Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Phone Tips: Android Intro, Secure Your Phone, Social Networking

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May 11, 2010
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Phone Tips: Android Intro, Secure Your Phone, Social Networking
Welcome to Android New to Android? Here's a quick look at what Google's mobile operating system can do.
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How to Secure or Find Your Android Smartphone If you ever lose your phone, you'll want to find it or make sure that if it's truly lost, you can protect your private information.
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Stream Your Social Life on Your Smartphone Even a social networking addict can get tired of Twitter or fed up with Facebook on a smartphone. Tie your networks together with these aggregator apps.
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PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Downloads: April 2010The reviewers and bloggers of PCWorld see a great deal of software every month. In April, their favorites ran the gamut from the useful to the delightful--and a few that fit both descriptions. From encryption to syncing, from printer utilities to desktop tidiers, from problem-solvers to puzzle games and even a Commodore 64 emulator...here are the month's favorites.
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