In this tutorial, we'll show you how to

hide your phone number

when making outgoing calls from your Android phone. There are a number of reasons you might want to do this, especially if you happen to be a professional in an industry that requires you to call clients or other contacts from your personal phone.

Most of us have had to call contacts who have extensions in their numbers. They're annoying to enter and the process can take up time. Fortunately, if you have an Android smartphone, then you have a way of entering

extension information in your contact

's details and having your Android

automate the dialing process

for you.

In our last episode, we'll show you how to

change the settings

of your

Windows Phone 7 device

.

Using the HTC HD7

we'll show you what to expect in the

system settings

, show you how to

personalize your phone

, change your individual

application settings

and more.

In order to

transfer files

between your

Windows Phone 7 device

and your computer, you'll need to

download the Zune software

. We show you how to

connect your HTC HD7

to your computer and

sync your phone

in this episode.

After entering your

Windows Live ID

during your

Windows Phone 7 setup

, your device will have your associated

email accounts

ready. In this episode, we'll show you how to

add an alternate email account

, like a Gmail or work email account, to your

WP7 phone

.

In order to

download new apps

for your

Windows Phone 7 device

you'll need to go into the Marketplace. In this episode, we'll show you

how to use Marketplace

and how to

download apps to the HTC HD7

running Windows Phone 7.

In this episode, we'll show you

how to use Windows Phone 7

on your

HTC HD7 phone

. We'll walk you through how to

boot up your phone

and get to the start screen, and we'll also show you how to

customize your start screen

by

adding or removing apps

.

Here, we'll show you how to get started

using your HTC HD7

phone. We'll walk you through the

Windows Phone 7 setup

process and also show you how to

connect to Wi-Fi networks

so that you can save money on your data plan.

In this episode, we'll give you an

introduction to the HTC HD7 phone

running

Windows Phone 7

. We won't talk about the software but will instead introduce you to the hardware and show you just what to expect with your

HD7 phone

.

Throughout this series we'll show you

how to use the HTC HD7

. This is a smartphone running

Windows Phone 7

featuring a

4.3-inch touchscreen

. We'll show you how to

set up your HD7

,

how to use Windows Phone 7

, how to

get WP7 apps

and more.

You can use a portion of any of your

iTunes songs

to

create a ringtone for your iPhone

as we'll show you in this tutorial. We'll walk you through the process step by step so that you can

make ringtones out of your favorite songs

, sound effects, speeches or what have you.

The

Windows Phone 7 interface

is fairly easy to interact with, as we'll demonstrate in this episode. We'll show you

how to navigate the menus

as well as your

Windows Phone 7 dashboard

.

Calling your contacts

and keeping up with their Facebook and Twitter updates is just a tap and a swipe away.

In this episode we show you

how to use myPhoneDesktop

to

send images to your iPhone

. You can choose to either display the pictures, copy the pictures or

save pictures to your iPhone

directly. This can save you time and make

sharing images with your iPhone

even easier.

Using myPhoneDesktop

to

send text and URLs

from your

computer to your iPhone

can save you a lot of time. Long and complicated URLs can easily be shared with your iPhone allowing you to

open the URL in Safari

or just copy it for later use. Large blocks of text can be transferred over in a similar manner.

In this episode, we show you

how to use myPhoneDesktop

to make calls and

send SMS messages

. We also give you a tour of some of the

settings in myPhoneDesktop

that allow you to customize these services and show you how easy it is to copy text from your

computer to your iPhone

.

Once you have the

myPhoneDesktop application

installed on your iPhone and the

desktop client

installed on your computer, you're ready to go. In this episode, we'll explain some of the

myPhoneDesktop settings

and ways you can customize the app to your liking, including

setting alerts

and choosing how your app will fetch data.

In this episode, we give you an overview of the

features of myPhoneDesktop

. These include the ability to

send text to your iPhone

from your computer, whether it's a long URL or a

text message

. You can also

transfer pictures to your iPhone

the same way and you can

use myPhoneDesktop

from any computer with the desktop client.

Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 mini is true to its name. We looked at the Xperia X10 in a previous episode of Gadget TV. The mini has the same look and feel as the Xperia X10 but it's decidedly, well, mini. Not a true Android smartphone in that there's no on-screen QWERTY keyboard. Think of the Xperia X10 mini as a feature phone with some of the benefits of Android... though you're using Android 1.6.

The Phubby is a unique product from an independent company. The basic idea is that the Phubby keeps your phone always at hand (or more accurately, at wrist). You can jog, mow the lawn, work out or just work and if you put your phone on vibrate, you never have to worry about disturbing others or missing a call. Check out our interview with the inventor of the Phubby from CTIA 2010.

Do you have people who just love to call you over and over? Or friends that won't stop calling you when you're at work? Well, the Android phone has you covered because you can tell the phone to

send certain callers straight to voice-mail

without ever hearing the phone ring.

IDAPT's i3 desktop charger tames cable clutter. With all the cables, cords and power adapters required to keep all your gadgets and gear up and running, it's hard to keep things organized; the i3 consolidates three charging ports into a simple desktop charging base. Plug in your phones, your GPS, your iPod and other accessories, up to three at a time, and stash the original chargers for when you're traveling. Simple.

View all 10 parts of our

in-depth look at the Nexus One Google Phone

in one video. This video tutorial starts off with a

Nexus One unboxing

and a

video tour of the Nexus One, aka Google Phone

before moving on to look at how to use the email, phone, search, maps, camera and much more.

We continue our

in-depth look at the Nexus One Google Phone

with a look at the email and phone applications on the

Nexus One

. While the Android Market gets all the buzz (we'll get to that in our next episode), the Nexus One is, first and foremost, a communications device. We'll walk through how to set up email, contacts and how to use the phone application in this instalment of our

Nexus One video tutorial series

.

You can

personalize and customize your social networking profile

by adding a voice message to visitors. Link your social network profiles to the services in this video and you can call a regional number to post Facebook, Twitter and other social network updates without ever touching a keyboard.

Google Latitude lets you share your real-world comings and goings with your friends and family online. Latitude lets your network know where you are by grabbing GPS data from a compatible phone and uploading it so your friends can see where you are on their phone or on in a web browser... and maybe even come meet you there. It's social networking meets actual social interaction.

Cheryl Porier recently realized that she has yet to share her love for Skype with Miss Download viewers. To remedy this, she chats with A. Alfred Ayache, AKA Notorious Webmaster Web Applications Architect of Tucows and butterscotch.com via Skype to demonstrate its video chat abilities.

Sending SMS text messages to your friends, coworkers and family is a great way to relay a quick message bite when a phone call is not convenient or necessary. Cell phone service providers know this too and charge (sometimes hefty) fees for sending text messages. Here are a few ways to avoid those fees by sending text messages to mobile phones, right from your PC.

Mr. Mobile takes a look a Crayon Physics Deluxe on the iPhone. This fun physics based game might even teach you a few things. The basic goal is simple: push the ball to the goal. The puzzles turn into mind-benders in later levels though.

Before the Apple App Store, installing an app on your mobile phone was an exercise in geekdom. Now, until BlackBerry catches up and releases its answer to the App Store for BlackBerry users, we still have to install applications the old-fashioned way. However, it's easier than it may seem and there's a whole world of great applications out there for your Storm, Curve or any BlackBerry smartphone.

What got you excited to step up to the iPhone 3G was likely the device's incredible web experience. However, the iPhone, as the name suggests, is at its core a phone. Andy Walker runs us through using the phone, from simply dialing a number to using some of the more advanced phone features Apple's iconic device.

Sean is back from the show floor at CES Unveiled with a solution for anyone suffering from power cable overload. Rather than keeping a messy drawer filled with the various charging doodads for all your gadgetry, the Powermat system allows you to charge and sync your phone, iPod, PSP and more wirelessly without ever reaching for a power cord.

Jay Goldman, AKA Mr. Mobile, takes a look at the latest Jawbone Bluetooth headset in this episode. He's loving the Noise Assassin technology that uses "bone conduction" (which is nowhere near as uncomfortable as it may sound, we're assured) and ambient noise filtering to make sure people on the other end of the phone hear only what you're saying, and not the wind, traffic or other undesirable sound.

By adding contacts and groups to Jott you make yourself more efficient. You can send text messages and emails right from your phone quickly and easily using just your voice. This allows you to send a quick message when a voice call isn't warranted but allows you to focus on the main task at hand... namely, making sure you don't wreck on the freeway.

Jott is a great way to interact with your online content on your phone without having to tap away on the keypad. This is especially handy when driving. You can keep both hands on the wheel and still add items to your shopping list, your to-do lists and more. With Jott you can create and manage multiple lists either online or through your phone.

Need a reminder? Have to put something on a list? Need to send some emails while you're driving? Jott is the perfect tool for using your cell phone for all this and more.

Google Latitude lets you share your real-world comings and goings with your friends and family online. Latitude lets your network know where you are by grabbing GPS data from a compatible phone and uploading it so your friends can see where you are on their phone or on in a web browser... and maybe even come meet you there. It's social networking meets actual social interaction.

Google Voice has been the talk of the Internet since it was first announced.

Google Voice

lets you simplify voice communication like Gmail simplified email communication. In this five-part

guided video tour of Google Voice

, Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan shows us

how Google Voice works

. Now available by invitation only, we're going to give you a sneak peek a just some of the cool features.

Throughout this series we'll show you how to use the HTC HD7. This is a smartphone running Windows Phone 7 featuring a 4.3-inch touchscreen. We'll show you how to set up your HD7, how to use Windows Phone 7, how to get WP7 apps and more.

There a great app out there for iPhone users who want to integrate their

iPhone with their desktop

. The

myPhoneDesktop app for iPhone

allows you to easily

send text, images and URLs

to your iPhone from your computer so you can

save time

typing on your iPhone. You can also use it from any computer running Windows, Linux or Mac OS X.

In this video tutorial series, we take an

in depth look at the Nexus One Google Phone

and offer a

video Nexus One users' guide

. This 10-part video tutorial series starts off with a

Nexus One unboxing

and a

video tour of the Nexus One, aka Google Phone

before moving on to look at how to use the email, phone, search, maps, camera and much more.

If you've got friends or family living outside of the country, you know that long distance bills can quickly pile up with the calls. Fortunately there are many ways to

communicate online for free

, such as Skype.

Skype allows you to make phone calls for free over your computer

. Skype is also a free download and in this series we'll tell you where to get it and how to use it.