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App of the day: My Backup

The issue of data loss prevention on smartphone devices can not be over-stressed. It is very important to develop the habit of regularly backing up your smart phone data to prevent against losing them.  I personally had an experience where I mistakenly factory-reset my phone, but I felt cool because I had a full backup of my smart phone, had a restoration done in a matter of minutes! Can you say this about your smart phone? If not, then today's app is just for you! My Backup MyBackup is the easiest backup for Android. Supporting the most content, and the most Android devices. Backup (with schedule option) to our online secure servers, or SD card, your Applications, Photos, Music, Videos, Contacts, Call log, Browser Bookmarks, SMS (text messages), MMS (message attachments), Calendar, System Settings, Home Screens (including shortcut positions), Alarms, Dictionary, Music Playlists, APNs, and more… IN BETA: Trigger a backup to begin on your phone (Android 2.2+ only) fro

10 important URLs that every single Google user needs to know

These links will help you manage Privacy related issues on you Google account Personally, I love that Google is so creative with my private data. I am fully aware that in order to use Google’s many great “free” services, I pay the company in information about myself that helps it serve better ads. That same information lets it create fantastic services such as Google Now, and it saves me a tremendous amount of pain and suffering. It also, of course, helps make Google Search better. But even if you’re like me and you’re happy with this model, it’s still very important to be fully aware of what Google collects and how you can control it. With that in mind, here are 10 important URLs compiled recently  by  Digital Inspiration  that every single Google user should be aware of. https://accounts.google.com/SignUpWithoutGmail  — Create a Google account with your

How To Boot into Safe mode on Any Android Device

Safe Mode! Booting into this mode is quite easy, and it requires holding –on most occasions- just a button. Safe mode is that light mode where only system applications are loaded onto the OS. This means that, all third party applications will not be loaded and hence, not work. The safe mode is there for you to perform some troubleshooting on your phone in the event of a device malfunction, and determine if the malfunction was caused by an application you’ve installed on your phone -For example, when you all of a sudden start experiencing restarting or freezing by your smartphone. If your phone stops restarting or freezing (or stops acting funny)