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Know How To Make The Most Of Your Android Phone!
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Google has few tips for people who have smartphones and use Android operating system.
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Friday, February 03, 2012:
It sounds strange but it's true. Many people have smartphones but they are used mostly to make phone calls. Google has few tips for people who have smartphones and use Android operating system.
Fundamentals of Apps
There are programs designed for your phone to do the same things you do on your PC. It includes: Checking e-mail using the Gmail app or mobile Web; Watching videos on YouTube using YouTube app; Searching the Web using Google Voice Search; Using the Calendar App to set reminders for meetings, parties and other events.
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Personalise Your Phone
You can personalise your home screen with the applications you use the most. You can choose different widgets and backgrounds. Widgets are small windows that can be used to show weather, friends status, Twitter or Facebook updates.
Let's Google The Surroundings
With Google on your phone you can explore the surroundings for anything you want. You can try finding a place to have dinner using Google Places. Google Maps help you getting there, by car or on foot. Google Street View shows you how your destination looks like. You can also use Gautrain app for timetables and other useful information.
Weekend fun
Take Google Sky Map outdoors and learn more about the night sky or you can play Rainbow Racer on your phone if you want to stay indoors. If this is not enough for you, use your smartphone to pay accounts, check your balance and plan next week’s budget using mobile banking. You can also find the nearest FNB branch and ATM using the recently launched FNB application.
More Sophisticated Stuff
Smartphones are full of extra goodies, like camera, magnetometer, GPS, accelerometer and of course a video camera. Since you are connected to the Internet all the time with your smartphone, you can share everything you create with your friends, colleagues and family.
What all you can do:
Click pictures and share them on Twitter
Tune in to local radio stations using apps like TuneIn Radio
Take videos and upload them on YouTube
Download Metal Detector app and find metal buried underground
Plan a wedding using the Wedding Plandroid and keep track of the florist, venue and caterer.
Internationally Popular apps
These apps are widely popular and are worth trying.
* WhatsApp
* Google+
* Google Navigation
* Amazon Kindle
* Tripit
* Angry Birds
* Androidify
* SPB Shell 3D
* Camcard
* Rainbow Racer
* Wedding Plandroid
* FNB app
* Computicket
* Yellow Pages SA
* Gautrain
* ExpenZa - The Sta
Tahir Zubair, EFYTIMES News Network
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