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How to get your Android ready for Christmas

Look no further for suggestions on how to add the holiday magic to your Android device.

Games

A great way to pass the time while waiting for relatives to arrive or for those cookies to come out of the oven. Many games on the Android Market feature a Christmas or holiday theme for the season.

Angry Birds Seasons, by Rovio Mobile Ltd. No Android game list is complete without the mention of Angry Birds. Now your favorite slingshot bird action has a holiday feel.

Beyond Ynth Xmas Edition, by FDG Entertainment. Five free Christmas-themed levels to … Read more

Add Halloween fun to your Android for free

Halloween is just around the corner and adding a little festive flavor to your Android can be fun.

A spooky wallpaper, some ghostly ringtones or background noises, and even some scary games are easy to get and use on Android. Here's how to add all these things to your device for free this weekend:

Live wallpaper

First you'll want to set the scene. What better to use for this than a live wallpaper that has a Halloween theme?

Halloween Live Wallpaper is a great one to start with. This LWP has a small wrought-iron fence with skulls … Read more

How to stream feeds across your Android home screen

Information wants to be free, but most of us still want to know where it is when we need it. Bubbleator is a live wallpaper app for Android that keeps your hottest info streams flowing along your home screen for easy reminders and prompts. It's sleek and incredibly easy to use. Here's how to get started:

Download and install Bubbleator. Long-press anywhere on your screen, then select "Wallpapers," then "Live wallpapers," then "Bubbleator." Tap "Settings" to tell Bubbleator what to do and how to do it. You … Read more

Changing or creating wallpaper on Galaxy Tab 10.1

Part of personalizing your tablet is changing the wallpaper in the background to suit your style. While some of the stock backgrounds may show off the amazing reaches of the colors displayed on the Tab's screen, they just aren't you. Here's how to change the wallpaper, or even create your own from a photo in the gallery.

There are two ways to access the wallpaper area on your Tab.

Option 1: Press and hold anywhere there is a blank space on one of the home screens.

Option 2: Press the plus sign (+) in the upper right-hand corner … Read more

Make Google Maps your live Android wallpaper

There's something to be said for instant gratification, and if you're the sort who wants to know where you are without pausing to open a map app, one of the handful of changes to Google Maps for Android (version 4.1) has your name on it.

To turn your wallpaper into a live, real-time map that tracks your location, press and hold the home screen, choose Wallpaper, then pick Maps from the Live Wallpaper folder. Before setting the wallpaper, you'll be able to choose satellite, terrain, or line map mode and whether you want to show traffic. … Read more