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Since Android is an open platform, there’s plenty of room for customization. Beyond personalizing your phone, there are a few easy practices that can keep your phone neat and organized with plenty of battery life to last all day. Here are 10 tips and tricks every Android user should know. Set up Google Now Think of Google Now as your personal assistant. Open the Google app, tap Get Google Now, and then fill in your preferences. You can tell Google Now your favourite stocks, sports teams, and more to get personalized notifications. You can also tell Google Now your preferred mode of transportation for Google Maps. Use launchers and lock screen replacements Sick of staring at that same weather widget every day? You can download apps in the Google Play store that actually let you change the interface of your Android phone. Check out some of our favourite Android launchers and lock screen replacements here. Enable Power Savings mode Navigate to the Settings menu and turn o...

What do you do when you're king of the Linux server mountain and you want more? In  Red Hat 's case, you develop a new mobile software stack,  Red Hat Mobile Application Platform (RHMAP), and you  partner up with the world's top Android smartphone vendor, Samsung . Red Hat and Samsung are partnering up to create Android business apps. This isn't to say that Red Hat will become just another Android app vendor. The Raleigh, NC-based company's focus is still primarily on business, operating systems, the cloud and middleware. According to the companies' joint announcement, Samsung Business Services and Red Hat plan to deliver: Business applications: A series of enterprise-ready, industry-specific mobile applications that will run on the RHMAP and address key workforce management and business tasks, such as business intelligence, field and customer service, inventory management and sales catalog, pricing, ordering, and invoicing. The application...