New Ways to Pair Smartphones and Laptops

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Smartphones and Laptops: New Ways to Pair Them Soon, your mobile devices will work in harmony. Here's a look at the burgeoning simpatico relationship between smartphones and laptops. Share: How to Maintain Your Android Phone Android phones can become slow and clunky with age, but these tips can help get your phone running like new again. Share: How to Take Better Photos With Your Phone Here are four great tips for capturing better-quality photos with your smartphone's camera. Share: VLC Player Beta Lands on Android VLC for Android offers access to your entire video and media library with full search capabilities -- if your phone is among those supported. Share: Next 5 Years Called 'Tougher' for iPhone After soaring past its own sales records with each update to the iPhone, Apple may find the upcoming competition tougher, analysts say. Share: Has Google Done Enough to Keep Android Phones Up-to-date? Jelly Bean? Most Android devices are still running Gingerbread! 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