Keep your Android healthy

If you’ve been wanting to keep tabs on your Android device’s vital stats, Android Assistant may be for you.  It allows you to keep track of your CPU usage, as well as the status of your memory and battery. Other features include the ability to cleanse your cache, manage your battery usage, and configure your [...]

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Keep it secure

If you use sites such as PayPal, eBay, or other sites, you can avail yourself of Verisign’s VIP program, which assigns a code to your Android device, and generates a random security code, which is updated every thirty seconds.  This security code is given during the login process, making it virtually impossible for someone to [...]

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ICS is coming

This isn’t a widget story per se, but as we all know, the more powerful an operating system, the more cool widgets there can be.  Android users have been eagerly awaiting Ice Cream Sandwich (or Android 4.0), the upgrade to OS software. HTC has released an upgrade schedule which shows when users of their Android [...]

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Keep the music going

Your Android device is much more than just a phone.  That much is obvious.  It’s a portable office, a messaging center, and a stereo.  Not only can you play music through apps such as Google Play or music files stored on your device, but you can also listen to the radio. With the FM Radio [...]

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Check your tweets fast

Twitter offers an official app for Android devices, and it acts much like the website.  One handy feature of their app is the ability to add a widget to your home screen. You can choose from a big or small design, depending on how you want your home screen to be laid out.  With the [...]

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What is the difference between an app and a widget?

This website mainly covers widgets for Android devices.   But what is the difference between a widget an an app? A widget is a function that appears on your home screen, and performs a function.  For example, a weather widget will show you the current conditions in your area at a glance, without you having to [...]

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Keep track of your plans

Users of HTC Android devices will find several options for keeping track of their busy lives.  With calendar widgets, you can easily tie into your Google Calendar, so you can see, at a glance, upcoming events. You can choose from several different widgets, helping you see the next one event, or the next several events [...]

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Another way to track data

A couple days ago, we discussed the fact that Verizon Wireless makes it easy to track data, but that is not the only way to keep an eye on your data usage.  If you have an Android device, you can use Onavo, which monitors your data usage. Among other features is the ability to add [...]

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Track stocks with a widget

The upcoming Facebook IPO has many people thinking about investing if they don’t already.  With the Google Finance widget, you can easily track hot stocks. Though the widget mainly tracks one stock, you can install multiple instances, which means that you can watch several stocks, placing them all over your screen to suit your tastes. [...]

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Verizon Wireless makes it easy to track data

Unless you are on a grandfathered data plan that affords unlimited data options, Verizon Wireless’ data plans make it necessary to know where you stand on data usage during the month, if you seek to avoid costly overage costs. Fortunately, there’s a widget for that.  The “My Verizon Data” widget shows you at a glance [...]

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