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Earlier this month the mobile device maker INQ brought out its first smartphone featuring not only a comprehensive integration with Facebook, but Spotify as a default music player, accessible with its own hardware button as well as a homescreen icon.
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In place of the Android Menu button, a small three-dot icon appears in all apps and this opens the menu.
Users can still switch to a more traditional desktop mode by clicking on an icon, but the environment lacks the start menu button offered since Windows 95.
Returning to DailyShow.com, the video button did indeed pop up in a small icon on the bottom bar.
Playing YouTube videos on the Q is as easy as tapping an icon on the top of the app with a play button showing some waves coming off, toggling external playback, then playing any video you like.
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If one of your less motivated friends has been inactive for over 30 days, a shaming couch icon appears to the left of their name and a megaphone button to the right.
Pushing a button on the Fob or tapping "Find Fob" icon from the Proximo App dashboard triggers an alarm that helps the user locate their phone, keys or other valuable items.
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In the lower left is a button that brings up your current location, and in the lower right is a tiny icon that lets you switch to satellite view, to see public transit and traffic information, or to launch the separate Google Earth app.
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For those who don't know, the "Pad Only" area simply houses apps that are tagged as pad-only by users -- you can do so by tapping and holding an app icon in the drawer, followed by dragging it to the "Add Pad-only Tag" button in the top-right corner.
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