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Foxit is pleased to announce that HTC will be preloading its PDF reading Android app on the HTC Flyer. If you’d like to try this Android app you can find it on Foxit’s website. It’s shown as beta, so be warned.

I haven’t tried this app, so i cannot comment on how well it functions. But I have used Adobe’s Android app and Reader for Android was so lacking in ability that it was fairly useless. The Foxit app is worth trying simply because it can’t possibly be any worse.

Speaking of PDF apps, last fall I reviewed a round up of 5 freely available PDF reading apps for Android. I hope it helps you find the app you want.

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Adobe has just released a new app that will let you make PDFs from your Android tablet.

You can use the app to access a new web service which will convert your documents to PDF. Many formats are supported, including doc, Excel, ppt, rtf, txt,WordPerfect, and more. Conversions won’t actually take place on your phone, which is a plus. This means you don’t have to worry about the app smothering your underpowered Android gadget. The app works with any files stored on your device and it can convert docs found elsewhere (email attachments, for example).

Adobe CreatePDF is selling for $9.99 right now on the Android Market. For more details, check out the demo video:

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