1. A portable computing device with telecommunications capability, the portable computing device configured for content-based navigation and launching on a portable computing device, comprising: a communication interface communicating with a host computing device and a server, the server distinct from the host computing device; and a content navigator module adapted to: receive a configuration of a content-based launching pad from the host computing device, the configuration including two or more user-categories as defined by a user of the portable computing device, the content-based launching pad grouping links to digital content files into the two or more user-created categories for display within a single launching area in a screen of the portable computing device, at least one of the categories comprising a first link to a first digital content file executed by a first application and a second link to a second digital content file executed by a second application; provide for displaying an application-based launching pad on the area of the screen of the portable computing device, the application-based launching pad grouping the links to the digital content files based on applications for accessing the digital content files; toggle to provide display for the content-based launching pad on the area of the screen of the portable computing device responsive to receiving a first user input selecting the content-based launching pad for display on the screen; and receive a selected digital content file in the content-based launching pad from the server responsive to receiving a second user input representing selection and launching of the selected digital content file.