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I've never been a fan of all these smartphones, androids etc. For the most part, i only use my phone to call and send some sms to friends etc. and have never had the need to play mp3's or view films using my phone or even play games on it. My old skul of thought says use a dedicated gadget for those.

But sadly , my sister gave me a Samsung GT-I5801 a couple of days ago and I have to use it instead of my aging nokia "dumb" phone. So after fiddling with it and learning the basics (phone calls and text messaging), I'm still at a loss as to how to browse to an online page using it. Moreover, the greater question in my mind is how secure am I and my credentials when I browse and login to websites using the Samsung? Seeing that android is a linux kernel, is there some sort of repository of applications I can go to for some freebie apps for the phone, say perhaps a functional calendar and scheduler minus the google account login? Also, is there an app I can use for synchronizing contacts etc? The phone includes a CD which I presume installs a program which has to do with something like that but I'd prefer something that's non-proprietary and doesn't bog down my computer with all those drivers and services. Learned my lesson well with nokia suite .

Sorry about the newbie questions but obviously, I'm not really into these kinds of phones and I'm guessing it'll take quite a while for the new tech(?) to sink in.