5 great apps to customize your Android home screen experience

Nova Launcher Prime There are a number of launcher applications that let users override the standard look and feel that comes with the phone's out-of-box experience, but Nova Launcher Prime ($4.00) is one of my favorites. Don't like the preset shortcuts across the bottom of your handset? Not a fan of the app drawer setup? You can change all that. In a nutshell, Nova Launcher alters the way your phone behaves when tapping the Home button....

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Windows 8.1 to let you secure folders with your fingerprint

  Windows 8.1 will have a couple of tricks up its sleeve for people who use fingerprint readers. One of Monday's sessions at Microsoft's Tech-Ed conference highlighted the support that Windows 8.1 will offer for fingerprint recognition, as described by The Verge. Prior versions of Windows handled fingerprint readers through third-party software. But Windows 8.1 will be the first edition of Windows to natively support the technology. Users...

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ShaPlus Bandwidth Meter

If you really need to watch your Internet bandwidth, you need ShaPlus Bandwidth Meter. Unlike online bandwidth meters, ShaPlus monitors your Internet bandwidth instead of testing your connection speed. ShaPlus is designed to stay open in the Windows system tray, with a more detailed (but still compact) display for the notification area or anywhere on the desktop you care to drag and pin it. This free tool keeps track of your bandwidth use for the current session, the day, and the month. You can set it to track your billing period and even...

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Panna

Panna is the first-ever video, cooking magazine for the iPhone, iPad and iPad mini. You receive one free recipe inside each issue, whether or not you choose to buy the full issue. A year subscription gives you access to our current issue as well as the next five bi-monthly issues. An entirely new resource for the home cook, Panna merges beautiful high definition video technology with the expertise of established master chefs including Rick...

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