Index
A
Account syncing, 49
apps, 57
conformation message, 53
corporate email account, 51
data settings, 55
exchange Email accounts, 51
Internet service provider, 53
security warnings, 52
steps, adding an account, 49, 50
Adobe Flash, 245
Airplane mode, 69
Alternative app markets, 163
Barnes & Noble Nook apps, 169
Samsung app store, 168
third-party apps enabling, 164
uninstalling apps, 171
unknown sources installation, 163–165
web apps installation, 167
Amazon appstore, 165
browsing, 166
downloading, 166
My Apps, 167
steps to install, 165
Amazon MP3s and Cloud Player, 283
automatic downloads, 287
downloading files, 285
music hub app, 287
pre-installed music players, 287
previewing music, 286
service, 284
store and play music, 283
Amazon Videos, 251
Android, 1
accessories, 12
action and systembars, 19
activation sequence, 16
Android-powered microwave, 5
ASTEROID, 5
data plan activation, 17
e-book readers, 3
finger gestures, 22
Google Account, 16
Google search, 37
Google TV, 5
HDMI, 12
high-end digital photo frames, 5
HTC and Sense, 3
input settings, 34
internal storage, 11
market, 151
apps uninstallation, 156
automatic updating, 159
payment option, 151, 154–155, 157–158
memory, 11
movie rentals, 246
iPlayer, 251
Netflix, 251
TV show, 249
website, 253
multimedia players, 4
navigation controls, 18
NIM1000, 5
ODM, 5
readers, 4
Recent Apps button, 19
rooting process, 13
screen
contrast, 10
unlocking, 15
standard keyboard layout
character combinations and long-presses, 27–28
displaying capital letters, numbers, and symbols, 26–27
Honeycomb, 26
touchscreen sensitivity, 9
USB, 12
user dictionary, 31
virtual keyboard, 25
word suggestions, 30
Angry Birds, 293
App guide development
email and instant messaging, 330
clock, calculator, and other utilities, 337, 338
icons and widgets, and tabs, 330
listening to music, 336
maps, 331
photos, videos, and art creation, 335
reading e-books, newspapers, and magazines, 333–334
syncing your tablet, Google, 329
taking notes and working, 334
typing, copy, and search, 329
understanding connection, 330
videos and movies viewing, 334–335
web browsing, 331
working with calendars, 331
B
Barnes & Noble Nook, 216
apps, 169
details page, 220
reading, 218
review your note, 219
saving bookmarks and notes, 219
sideloading, 221
Barns and Noble Nook Color e-reader, 13
Bejeweled, 292
Blogger, 46
Bluetooth, 65
Board games, 296
C
Calculator, 312
app, 312
samples, 313
CDMA and GSM, 60
Cell phone towers, 123
Clock
alarm function, steps
launch, 307
remaining alarm features, 309
time adjustment, 309
turning alarms on/off, 308
alternate alarms, 312
downloadable widgets, 311
extending, 311
repeating alarms, 310
snoozing and dismissing alarm, 310
Cloud computing, 39
Contacts managing
adding another field, 105
adding custom fields, 105
adding picture, 104
contacts apps, 103
email and gmail apps, 102
importing and exporting, 109
joining, 107
layout, contacts app, 102
sharing, 108
tablets vs. phones, 101
widgets, 109
D
3D Bowling, 297
Digital rights management (DRM), 276
Drag Racing game, 298
Dungeon Defenders, 302
E
app, 96
exchange account, 97
EVO View 4G, 6
F
Fantasy Football, 297
Fring, 197
Fun and games, 291
Adobe Flash playback, 291
arcade classics, 294
board games, 296
Drag Racing, 298
Dungeon Defenders, 302
match-three puzzle, 292
MMOORGs
downloading data, 300
pocket legends, 301
Mystery Adventure games, 299
sports games, 297
Tetris, 294
tower defense games, 295
virtual simulations, 303
G
G5 Entertainment, 299
Global positioning satellites, 123
Gmail, 45
checkbox icon, 82
composing message, 94
creating and deleting labels, 86
forwarding and POP/IMAP, 89
Google apps, 81
labs and themes, 90
mail settings, 87
message reading, 91
message sending, 94
message viewing, 92
priority inbox, 84
trash and spam, 82
web Gmail, 90
web interface, 83
Google account, 39
cloud computing, 39
data syncing, 47
email, 39
Gmail accounts, shortcut steps, 44
Google account adding steps, 42
Honeycomb tablets, 42
tablet syncing, 48
two step verification, 44
adjusting, reading options, 203
Apple's iBook format, 201
buying/downloading, 204
Android Market app, 204
buy button, 206
categories section, 205
details page, 206
shopping, 205
interface for reading, 202
navigation, library, 202
reading options, adjustments, 203
reading books offline, 204
scanned books, 201
Google browsing, 141
android
definition, 141
bookmarking pages, 143
bookmarks and history, 144
browsing and history page, 145
chrome, definition, 141
desktop and mobile versions, 148
flash, 147
labs and quick controls, 148
search engine setting, 147
website finding, 143
Google Calendars, 45
adding, 113
events adding, 117
general preferences, 119
guests adding, 118
Honeycomb event, 117
importing and exporting, 114
privacy levels, 112
syncing, 114
tablets, 115
tasks, 121
TouchDown, 115
widgets, 120
Google checkout service, 45, 151
Google docs, 229
Android tablet browser, 229
documents sharing, 229
download apps, 229
editing presentations, 232–233
Microsoft PowerPoint, 233
new documents, 232
PPT/PDF file, 233
editing spreadsheets, 231
list view, 230
steps to edit document, 230–231
themes, 234
cell phone towers, 123
email and text directions, 137
Foursquare, 138
getting directions, 126
Gowalla, 139
GPS, 123
handy finger gestures navigation, 125
latitude, 131
to add friends, steps, 132
automatic detection, 131
feature, 131
hide your location, 131
set your location, 131
tapping sharing options, 132–133
turn Latitude off, 131
layer, 129
location/compass button, 126
location and security options, 124
location-sensing social media and games, 137
own maps making, 137
places apps, 134
places pages, 133
satellite, 130
starring locations, 135
step-by-step directions, 127
tablet's Browser app, 124
third-party navigation, 137
traffics, 129
Google Music, 275
adding song to playlist, 280–281
getting to music, 275
music account, 275
steps to import, 276
listening offline, 282
new and recent view, app, 277, 278
perfect ear app, 290
shopping for music, 283
soundhound app, 289
storing music, 275
your tablet app, 277
Google Talk, 189
colors and status list, 190
icon shape and information, 190
launch, chatting, 189
video calling, 192
video chat app, 189
Google Voice, 45
Google's Navigation feature
definition, 128
map information, 128
3G technologies, 60
4G technologies, 60
H
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), 12
Home screen personalizing, 71
app icons, 77
elements, 72
more menu, 78
screen interface review, 71, 72
gallery, 79
live wallpapers, 79
steps to pick, 80
widgets
customization interface, 74
drag and drop screen, 74
exploration, 72
honeycomb widgets, 73
moving and resizing, 76
removing, 75
HTC Flyer, 6
Hulu+, 253
error message, 254
PlayOn, 254
streaming service, 253
subscription, 254
TV listings app, 255
YouTube remote app, 255
I, J
Internet service providers (ISPs), 88
iPlayer, 251
K
Kindle Books
adjustment, reading options, 211
Amazons Kindle Store, 212
buying magazines/newspapers, 213
looking up words, 209
reading, 208
saving bookmarks and taking notes, 209
Kindle Reader
Amazon, reader, 207
buying magazines/newspapers, 213
dictionary downloading, 209
Kindle edition, Kansas City Star, 214
sideloading, 215
whispersync, 207
Kobo, 221
bookshelf, 222
highlighting text and adding notes, 224
online e-Book store, 221
reading life
adjustment, 224
badges, 223
book tapping, 223
social and gaming aspects, 222
reading PDF books, 226
L
Long Term Evolution, 61
M
Managing syncing, 68
Match-three puzzle games, 292
Microsoft Live, 235
definition, 235
Documents to Go, 236
account tapping, 236
syncing, 237
Mozilla Firefox, 150
N
Netflix, 251
O
OoVoo, 198
Opera browser, 150
Original design manufacturer (ODM), 5
P
Pandora, 288
Photos, videos and art creation
camera app
front-facing camera, 259
Galaxy Tab, 259
steps to snap, 260
video conferencing, 257
xoom, 258
deleting photos, 262
gallery app, 264
album view, 265
sorting, 266
GPS, 261
panorama shooting, 260
printing photos, 274
sharing, 267
tablet difference, 257
third-party photo apps, 267
Adobe Photoshop Express, 267, 268
PicSay Pro, 269
Snapbucket/photobucket, 268
time lapse vs. timers, 264
video editing
adding titles, 272
long-press options, 271
movie studio, 269
transitions, 271
video effects and adjustments, 271
YouTube uploads, 272
video shooting, 263
Photos, videos, and art creation, 257
Picasa, 46
Picnik, 46
Pocket Soccer, 297
Q
Qik, 198
QuickOffice
cloud syncing, 238
dropbox, 238
editing documents, 239
evernote, 241
adding note, 242
calendar view, 241
premium, 243
storing, 241
Internet browsing files, 239
printing documents, 240
pro (paid) version, 238
R
Research trap, angry birds, 293
S
Samsung app store, 168
Samsung Galaxy Player, 6
Skype, 193
account creation, 193
adding contacts, 194
adding to your computer, 197
chatting, 196
log in, steps, 194
making calls with, 195
monthly subscription, 196
phone calls, 193
receiving calls with, 196
Social media, 173
blogger, 186
droidIn, 185
Facebook, 173
concept, 173
contact syncing, 175
fan pages creation, 174
Google+, 182
app, 184
+1 button, 183
circles, 183
hangouts, 183
huddles, 184
photos, 184
sparks, 183
stream, 183
hashtags, 178
linkedIn, 185
salesforce, 182
Seesmic apps, 180
tumblr, 187
Tweetdeck, 181
Twitter and Microblogs
Android tablets, 179
concept, 176
direct messages, 177
hashtags, 178
lists, 178
mechanics and culture, 177
picture services, 178
@Replies, 177
retweets and modified, 177
Seesmic apps, 180
Tweetdeck apps, 181
URL shorteners, 178
wHootSuite, 182
wordpress, 186
Yammer, 182
Spotify, 289
Swype typing, 29
T, U
Tetris, 294
This Week in Tech (TWiT), 250, 251
T-Mobile–branded Sidekick phones, 1
Tower defense game, 295
Troubleshooting, 325
connections, 67
steps, 325
factory data resets, 326
soft resets, 325
tablet rooting, 327
TWiT. See This Week in Tech
Twitter accounts, 106
V
Virtual keyboard, 25
VNC, 69
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), 101, 189
Virtual Private Network, 69
W, X
Wi-Fi, 62
concepts, 123
definition, 62
private setting, 63
Samsung Galaxy, 123
secure network, 64
WiMAX, 61Words With Friends games, 296
Y
Z
Zynga game, 296