Android users can add a website shortcut to their home screen, here's how.

To create the shortcut to a Gmail label, long-press a blank spot on your home screen and select Widgets (Figure A). Locate the Gmail section in the widgets listing (Figure B).

The ability to add home-screen shortcuts isn't a new feature by any means -- smartphones have had this capability for quite some time -- but it's still good to see it present in BlackBerry 10.

The result is Home Screen Icon Creator, an advanced shortcut that lets you create custom home screen icons to launch apps, custom shortcuts from the Shortcuts app, or specific actions for any of your ...