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Introduction
Easy to use and endlessly
adaptable, Android is the future
of smartphones. This guide
will help you to choose the best –
and get the most out of it
Android is so in right now. Whether
it’s the ballooning number of
mostly free apps or just how
easy it is to personalise, more and
more manufacturers are launching
phones that run on this incredibly
easy to use, yet powerful operating
system (OS).
The friendly interface is easy to
customise, and users tend to love the
online aspect – fast, desktop-like web
browsing; great social networking
features; and live email and calendar
updates. Android phones are getting
insanely popular, and it’s only going
to get bigger.
Android handsets can all access the
Android Market, where a fast growing
number of apps are available – 50,000
to be exact, up 12,000 in just two
What’s it all about?
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