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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Losing your phone is awful, but if you're working with your carrier and law enforcement to recover it, they may need your IMEI number.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Once you realize your device is gone, you'll probably think about what sort of personal information is accessible via the device, what photos you had saved on it, and the cost of replacing it. If you've already attempted to recover the device with the Android Device Manager (or your friend's Android), then it's time to contact the police and your wireless provider to report the situation.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Your carrier may require a police report to prove that the device is actually missing. In addition to the make, model and visual appearance, the police and your carrier may request the International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) to help identify the device. This is number is unique to your hardware, and may allow the carrier to discontinue service to it, or blacklist it from their network if it was stolen.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>As a recent post on the Digital Inspiration blog points out, you can still find your IMEI without the phone in your hand. Here's how:</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Start by logging into your Google Dashboard by heading to http://www.google.com/settings.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>After you're signed in, click the arrow next to Android. You will see all devices that have been attached to your Google account. Find your current phone and copy the IMEI number.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Hopefully the combined effort of the police and your wireless carrier will help you retrieve your device.</i></span></div>

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Fresh from opening a new brick-and-mortar outlet in London this week, Google has also just launched a brand new online store showcasing its range of hardware offerings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Up to now, consumers could find Google devices and other items in its online Play store alongside Android apps and games, but the Mountain View company evidently feels its growing selection of hardware now deserves a standalone store.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Related: Google has an idea for an odor-killing fan that you wear under your clothes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The new store is broken down into five sections – phones, tablets, TV & video, Android Wear, and accessories – and offers everything from Nexus mobile devices to smartwatches to Chromebooks, among them the just-launched $999 Chromebook Pixel, which DT takes a look at here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There’s not much in the accessories section just yet (or in the store as a whole, for that matter), with the current lineup of products comprising just a few tablet covers and stands, as well as several charging devices and the Nexus Player Gamepad.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Related: 16 essential Android Wear tips and tricks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Besides huge product images – a style designed perhaps to cover up the fact that there’s not a whole lot going on in the store just now – visitors to the site will also find several sections titled ‘a closer look,’ essentially a place for Google to explain more about its offerings, though obviously it’s also geared toward gently persuading shoppers that dropping cash for its hardware would be a really good idea.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As an incentive to get your wallet out, the Web giant says it’s offering free shipping on all purchases for a limited time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And in case you’ve recently bought a gadget from the Play store and are wondering if your order information may have vanished into thin air, fear not – all relevant data has been automatically transferred to the new online store.</span></div>

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Google launches dedicated online store for its devices and accessories Fresh from opening a new brick-and-mortar outlet in London thi...