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How to Change Wireless Network Priority in Windows [Windows Tip]
If you have a few wireless networks in or around your home or office that you use, you can easily prioritize which one your computer connects to first in Windows’ Control Panel. More »
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Battle of the Android Home Screen Launchers: ADW vs. LauncherPro vs. HelixLauncher [Android]
Many Android devices ship with a default home screen launcher that, frankly, kind of sucks. The good news? You can install a new launcher offering better shortcuts, more home screens, and extra configu…
CyanogenMod 6.0 Released, Brings Custom Froyo Goodness to Tons of Android Phones [Downloads]
Android: Cyanogen’s been putting up release candidates for the Froyo-based version 6.0 for awhile, but if you’ve been waiting for something more stable, you can now get the unbeatable combination of Fr…
Fennec (aka Firefox Mobile) Alpha Available for Android [Downloads]
Android 2.0+/Maemo: We were impressed by Fennec’s pre-alpha builds, and happy when they started releasing nightly builds for more stable testing, but Firefox Mobile has finally graduated to alpha on An…
SetCPU Overclocks (or Underclocks) Your Rooted Android Phone [Downloads]
We briefly discussed overclocking in our Android rooting guide, but today we’re taking a closer look at SetCPU, the app that makes it happen—as well as other ways to use it. More »
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Album Art Grabber Makes Your Android’s Music Library Nice and Pretty [Downloads]
Android: We’ve had a premium Album Art Grabber in the Market for awhile, but Tim Clark’s new Album Art Grabber app is not only free, it’s better, featuring an easy-to-use interface and searching from b…
Get Root Access to Your Motorola Droid 2 [Android]
Whether you’re an early adopter or you were one of the lucky ones that got a free Droid 2 upgrade, some users over at the xda-developers forum have already gained root access to Motorola’s latest devic…
Awesome Drop Transfers Files to Your Android Phone via HTML5 Drag-and-Drop [Downloads]
Windows/Mac/Linux and Android: Mounting your Android phone to your computer to transfer files can be kind of a pain. Free Android app Awesome Drop lets you drag files from your computer onto your devi…
Awesome Drop Transfers Files to Your Android Phone via HTML5 Drag-and-Drop [Downloads]
Windows/Mac/Linux and Android: Mounting your Android phone to your computer to transfer files can be kind of a pain. Free Android app Awesome Drop lets you drag files from your computer onto your devi…
StumbleUpon Brings the Popular Time Passing Web Surfer to iPhone and Android [Downloads]
iOS/Android: Previously mentioned time-passing, sometimes productivity-killing StumbleUpon has just released an iPhone and Android app, tailored specifically to a mobile browsing experience. More&nb…
Trillian Beta Released for Android, Is Already the Best IM Client Out There [Downloads]
Android: The desktop version of Trillian Astra won (however fudgingly) our Hive Five for best desktop IM client, and now you can get the same polished, account-syncing, tabbed-messaging IM client on yo…
AdFree Blocks Ads on Your Rooted Android Phone [Downloads]
Android: AdFree is a simple, one-touch ad blocker for your rooted Android phone. More »
How to Create Application Shortcuts in Google Chrome for Mac [Shell Scripts]
While previously mentioned Fluid is a great tool for creating site-specific browsers (SSBs), some would rather use Chome’s “Application Shortcuts” feature. Unfortunately, it’s not available on Chrome …
A Guide to Organizing Your Android Home Screen [Android]
Android lets you add a lot of things to your home screens—widgets, shortcuts, folders, apps—so much that organizing it all can get overwhelming. Here are some tips for optimizing your Andr…
SmartBar Combines the Best Android Utilities into One Menu Bar App [Downloads]
Android: There are a lot of popular utilities for Android, from task killers, app switchers and beyond. Smartbar combines multiple useful utilities into one simple app and puts them in your menu bar fo…