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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