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by Kevin Purdy

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Kevin is a freelance writer, author of The Complete Android Guide, and former Lifehacker editor.

'Closing' Android apps by swiping them away—what that actually does

Posted Aug 23, 2013 - 04:14 pm

If you close something like an email app, or Twitter, you keep getting notifications. So what does "swiping" do, exactly?
ad hoc wireless networkingUniversity of Michigan, Android
'Mobile First' gaining momentum, but so is 'Web Second'

Posted Jan 30, 2012 - 11:26 am
design, Foursquare
Apple v. Samsung is a juicy, irresistible soap opera

Posted Aug 06, 2012 - 01:01 pm

The big news in the mobile world is the courtroom showdown where Apple is calling Samsung a copycat. You can pretend there are other stories out there -- about Windows 8, about Best Buy buy-backs, or even about Mars.
Apple, Samsung
Apple's Passbook is definitely not leading the phone-based wallet charge

Posted Sep 24, 2012 - 11:57 am
apple passbook, digital wallet
Carbon app shows how Android backup should happen

Posted Jan 14, 2013 - 01:31 pm

When you wipe, upgrade, or lose your Android phone, re-installing and configuring all your apps again is a time-wasting pain. Unless you have them properly backed up.
android app backup, Android apps
Clearing up a few myths about the newly renovated Chrome OS

Posted Apr 16, 2012 - 12:34 pm
Chrome, Chrome OS
Dropbox is valuable because it's a screwdriver, not a multi-tool

Posted Mar 02, 2012 - 03:35 pm
Android, apple iphone
Everyone is the new CEO of RIM!

Posted Jan 23, 2012 - 11:33 am
BlackBerry, CEO
Google kills off SMS Search: What you can't do now that it's gone

Posted May 13, 2013 - 04:30 pm

Why should anyone mourn the loss of a service that most people didn't know existed? I would offer a few reasons.
Google, google sms
Google Wallet is a real thing now—here comes the competition

Posted Aug 02, 2012 - 09:11 am
Credit cards, Google

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Change Microsoft Office 2013's default search engine from Bing to Google

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Microsoft's Security Essentials isn't the best antivirus program, according to Microsoft

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AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises

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Keep your old Facebook posts out of search with this one settings change

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BRIC Nations Plan Their own "Independent Internet"

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