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An app drawer is the menu on your Android phone where you can see all of your installed apps and open them. It's one of the ...

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Easy to get, easy to use and insanely cheap, apps are the future. Here's our guide to choosing which family of apps is best for you, whether it's Apple, Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone. Richard ...