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How To Setup an Exchange Account

IT department at work told you need to setup your Exchange account on your new Android phone? No clue how to do that? No problem. Android has the ability to setup an Exchange account in a few simple steps. Check out the video above for details. Looking for how to setup a normal email account and not an Exchange account? Check out our Android 101: How To Setup Email procedure instead. This is part of our Android 101 section. Head to the entire collection of Android 101 posts here.  

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How To Setup Your Email

Want to get your email on your new Android device but don’t know where to start? Let us help. We’ll show you how to setup your email on Android in a few simple steps. Check out the above video for more details. Look for how to setup Exchange Mail on your Android device instead? Head to our Android 101: How To Setup an Exchange Account for an instructional video. This is part of our Android 101 section. Head to the entire collection of Android 101 posts here.

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How To Install New Live Wallpapers

A cool novelty feature of Android is the ability to have a live wallpaper. A live wallpaper is essentially a background on your device that moves constantly and in some cases, actually responds to your touch. If you are looking for another way to make your device stand out, a live wallpaper can definitely cause people that use your phone to go, “What the…?”. A few live wallpapers come on your device if it is a newer device, but how do you get new ones? Well, let’s show you. Check out the video above for all the details. This is

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How To Transfer Files Between Your Computer and Device

  Have all those songs on your computer? Maybe some pictures on your phone you want to get off on to your computer? No problem. With some simple steps you can transfer files to and from your Android device. Basically, you plug in your device, select to mount the storage, and then you’re able to copy and paste things between the device and your computer (whether you have a PC or a Mac). Check out the video above for exactly how to do just that. This is part of our Android 101 section. Head to the entire collection of Android

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How To Set a Picture as a Wallpaper

Nothing says, “This is my phone”, easier than a custom wallpaper. Of course there are two important questions that come with changing your background/wallpaper; “Where do I get wallpapers?” and “How do I set the wallpaper?”. Well, let us show you how to do both. Check out the video above for detailed instructions. This is part of our Android 101 section. Head to the entire collection of Android 101 posts here.

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Set a Song as A Ringtone or Notification

Sick of that beeping ringtone that came with the phone? Well, one of the most basic ways to personalize your phone is to set a custom ringtone. But that’s simpler said than done, right? A few questions immediately come up, where do you find the songs you want? How do I edit the song so it only plays the part I want to hear when it rings? How do I then set it as a ringtone? What about if I want it to only play for a specific person? Well, answers to all these questions and more in this instance

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How To Check Your Voicemail

  Missed a call? Not sure how to check the message the person left you? Let us show you how in this new how to for people new to Android. Check out the video above for all the details. This is part of our Android 101 section. Head to the entire collection of Android 101 posts here.

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How To Get New Apps

One of the greatest thing about having a new smartphone these days, is all the apps you can download. Using the Market (Android’s version of the App Store on the iPhone), you can browse or search through tons of apps, try them all out, keep the ones you like and uninstall the ones you don’t. It’s all as simple as opening the Market, choosing the app and clicking install. Check out the video above to see how it’s done. This is part of our Android 101 section. Head to the entire collection of Android 101 posts here.

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How To Use Multitasking

First thing is first, multitasking on a phone is the ability to run multiple apps at the same time and, more importantly, the ability to move between those apps easily and quickly so you can get whatever you need done. Now, you may not know yet, but Android handles this quite well actually. So let’s show you how to take advantage the multitasking in your new Android device. Check out the video above for how to multitask on your Android device. This is part of our Android 101 section. Head to the entire collection of Android 101 posts here.

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How To Setup Wifi (Wireless Internet)

  So maybe you have an Android phone now, but didn’t get the data plan cause you remember someone telling you something about being able to get free internet on the device whenever you’re in something called a “hotspot”. Only problem is, you have no clue what a hotspot is, or how to get internet from one. It’s ok, we can figure this out. Check out the video above for detailed instructions! I. What is a Hotspot, and How to Find One Hotspot’s are locations around town (or in your own house) that have an wireless internet signal available (also

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How To: Unroot the Motorola Xoom (Wifi or 3G) (One Click Method)

  I. Before You Begin 1. You must have rooted using our How To Root the Motorola Xoom (One Click Method). 2. This will erase everything on the device. 3. THIS ONLY WORKS ON US MODELS! Using on an EU model is dangerous, according to the programmers update. THANKS TO JASON TYLER FOR THIS GREAT ONE CLICK APP and THANKS TO JBREW FOR POSTING IT ON XDA. II. Unroot the Xoom 1. You should already have the Xoom Rooting app installed on your computer as well as the drivers. 2. On the Motorola Xoom go to Settings > Applications > Development > and

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How To: Root the Motorola Xoom (WiFi or 3G) (One Click Method)

I. Before You Begin 1. This will erase everything on your device so please back anything important up before beginning. 2. THIS ONLY WORKS ON US MODELS! Using on an EU model is dangerous, according to the programmers update. THANKS TO JASON TYLER FOR THIS GREAT ONE CLICK APP and THANKS TO JBREW FOR POSTING IT ON XDA. II. Root the Xoom 1. Download the RootMyXoom w/ Unroot App at the bottom of the first post and save it to your computer. One Click Rooting App 2. Extract the .zip file to any directory. 3. Plug in the Motorola Xoom

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How To Use an Android Device

So you traded in your Motorola RAZR you’ve had for the last 5 years and got yourself a shiny new Android device? Problem is it sure doesn’t work like a RAZR, does it? Well, no worries, we’re here to help. Let us show you how to use your new Android device with our new Android 101 series. Today’s first lesson, how to navigate the darn thing so you can use it at all. This is part of our Android 101 section. Head to the entire collection of Android 101 posts here.

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New Generation of Wireless Chargers at CTIA: A Wireless Charging Pad for Any House

So one of the little surprises for me at CTIA, was what a company called Fulton Innovations was showing. Most people are familiar with wireless charging mats. These mats allow you to charge your iPhone or other device with a special case on them by simply setting the device down on the mat; no plugging in required. Also more and more devices are actually being manufactured with this wireless charging technology in them, so no special case necessary. As more and more of these devices have this technology built in, I’m sure more and more people will want wireless charging

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