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I’ve started using an Android phone recently and someone told me that there are malicious apps out there for it. What’s the best way to keep myself protected?

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I’m getting a bit bugged with all the adverts appearing on my new Android phone. I’m used to AdBlock on my Firefox PC. Is there any similar way I can block the ads?

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I have a cool new Android phone and would like to know what the easiest way to get photos off the phone onto my NAS box is. Any suggestions?

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I’ve been using Android for ages now and I’m bored with the default launcher behaviour. I’ve seen a Windows Mobile 7 phone and was wondering if I there’s a similar “skin” or addon for my phone that can make it behave like this?

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I have a new Android smartphone and love installing apps and trying new things. However, the Market application that comes with the phone is a bit fiddly. Can I browse the Market on my PC and install them easily to my phone?

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I’m wanted to try my hand at building an application for Android and am trying to install the Eclipse and the required plugin. I’m getting an error complaining that Eclipse is missing “org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui”. Where do I get this from?

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I have a Motorola Droid and am looking for good suggestions to help conserve battery power to keep the phone going longer. How do you usually keep your phone lasting all day without limiting yourself too much? What apps drain the battery the most? Is there an app to help conservation?

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I’ve connected my Android phone to my Wifi network at work, but they use a proxy and I cannot use my browser without setting the proxy on my browser. Is there any way I can do this?

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