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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 29, 2010
One of the shining features of Android is its ability to understand what you want. Case in point: the voice-to-text feature. You speak, it listens. Here's a quick tip for an easy Google search.&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 28, 2010
So you just got a new Android phone. One of the first things you're going to want to look into is changing the wallpaper. And you've got several options.Seen here at right is the Samsung Vibrant, but ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 27, 2010
One of the most personal things about your phone is what ringtone (and with Android) what notification sound you have. Using a program called RingDroid, it is possible to create custom ri...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 26, 2010
Change you mind about keeping a website in your browser's favorites? Or maybe you want to delete the stock bookmarks and replace them with something that fits you better. It's a piece of cake.Op...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 25, 2010
"How do I take a screenshot?" is a popular question from Android users. It's also not as easy as it should be, usually either requiring root access to the phone, or the Android SDK. Lu...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 23, 2010
Every Android phone has a standard set of buttons at the bottom. They may be physical -- with parts that move -- or they may be capacitive, reacting to your touch. The order may change, but the funct...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 22, 2010
Froyo only: Want to change the way Android sorts your contacts? Maybe you like last names first. Or what if you want to only see contacts who have phone numbers. It's easy to do. Here's how:...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
We mentioned in passing the other day that the innards of the Droid X can be a little confusing, so let's do this up right. There's a little tab that sticks out from underneath the Droid X's battery t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
Looking to change Android keyboards? Maybe you want to try Swype, or the new Swiftkey, or any one of the other great keyboards available on our fair smartphone operating system. (And a lot of new phon...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
One thing that seems to be a common complaint is "My pictures just look crappy." Many mess with settings, lighting, and more but nearly all of us have overlooked one very obvious thing, whi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
Android phones are big on cloud computing, so you gotta stay connected. Smartphone geeks like to toss the word "tethering" around, but what exactly is it and how do you do it? F...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
Us Android nerds love acronyms. And one that we throw around an awful lot is "RSS." Let's take a look at what it is, and how (and why) you should use it. In a nutshell, RSS -- which st...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
A question we get quite often from you guys is "How do I add a second gmail account?" Consider that question answered in the video above. Note that I'm adding a Google Apps account, whic...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 21, 2010
Want to switch apps on the fly? Thanks to true multitasking and Android's fast app switcher, seen above, it's a breeze. It's build into Android. No downloads required. It shows your most re...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 20, 2010
When it comes to installing Android applications, there are two ways of going about it. The most popular, of course, is directly through the Android Market. And that's how most of us do it. But from t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 17, 2010
Looking to change Android keyboards? Maybe you want to try Swype, or the new Swiftkey, or any one of the other great keyboards available on our fair smartphone operating system. (And a lot of new pho...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 27, 2010
Hey guys! Jerry back with another neat trick you can do on your Android phone. This one helps keep things running smoothly, and gives us some user control over Android's internal task kill...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 13, 2010
FroYo, FroYo, FroYo. Seems like you can't visit a tech blog or read your Twitter timeline without seeing news about Android 2.2 everywhere. FroYo can do this, FroYo does this 300 percent ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 09, 2010
Not everyone with a new Evo 4G is just enjoying the beast. Some of us are hard at work applying everything we know about hacking Android to our new toy. My eyes are getting blurry, and it'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 08, 2010
We love it when you send in your tips and hints, especially when they're this cool. Notice that the dual LED flash on the HTC Evo doesn't work while filming video? Turns out that's pretty easy ...
