Must-have Android apps for newbies and enthusiasts alike
All the Essentials for Your Android Phone
From high-end Android handsets like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4
down to low-cost prepaid phones, you’re not getting the full value
unless you load up your phone with some great apps. We’re here to help
with 50 app recommendations, from news and weather to productivity and
task management. Everything’s in order of price, starting with free apps
and moving from lowest to highest.
1. Pocket
Let’s say you find a long article on the web — something you need at
least 10 minutes to read — but you’re at work or otherwise too busy to
read it all right away. Just install the Pocket extension or bookmarklet
in your browser, and you can save the story for your lunch break.
Pocket’s Android app formats web pages in a clean, booklike view, and it
stores content off-line so you can still catch up on reading in a dead
zone.
Download :
Pocket (Free)
2. Flipboard
Flipboard is like a personalized miniature magazine for Internet
content. It takes stories from around the web and reformats them into
little pages of text and images, so you can flip through by swiping up
and down. You can also plug in your Twitter or Facebook profiles, and
Flipboard will pull the links that people share into the mix — along
with the occasional tweet or timeline post.
Download :
Flipboard (Free)
3. Mighty Text
Want to make iPhone owners jealous? Tell them about how you can send and
receive all your text messages right from your laptop or desktop web
browser. To make it happen, install the MightyText app on your phone,
then
set up the web app on your computer.
Download from google play :
mightytext (free)
4. Pulse News
Pulse News is a great way to scan through the headlines and find the
stories you want to read. Just pick the news sources you want — or use
the built-in suggestions — and you’ll get a scrolling view of thumbnail
images and story snippets. The app also has a widget, so you can glance
at your favorite news sources from your phone’s home screen.
Download:
Pulse News (Free)
5. Stitcher Radio
Why settle for one talk-radio source when you can choose from
thousands? Stitcher brings together live stations, recorded talk-radio
shows and podcasts from around the web into a single app and lets you
create custom stations based on your favorites. Plus, it doesn’t get all
weird around power lines the way AM radio does.
Link: Stitcher Radio (Free)
6. Movie Plex (for Indonesia)
Fandango movie (US)
Movplex and Fandango is one of a few apps for movie listings, trailers and playing bioskop, but its simple interface and clean design leave it a cut
above the rest.
Link: Fandango Movies (free)
Movplex (free)
7. Songkick Concerts
Songkick helps you find concerts with minimal effort. The
first time you open the app, it scans your music library, Google Play
Music account and Last.fm account (if you have one), and then lists
nearby shows for the bands in your catalog. You can also get alerts for
new concerts and add a widget to the home screen to keep an eye on
upcoming shows. It’s perfect for people who aspire to see more music but
always forget to look things up.
8. ConvertPad
ConvertPad isn’t the prettiest unit-conversion app around, but it’s
free, and it’s loaded with pretty much everything, from weight and
distance to energy flux and radiation absorbed dose. It does currency
conversions as well and keeps itself up to date on exchange rates. You
can also customize which categories you want to see, just in case
viscosity and capacitance aren’t things you’ll be converting anytime
soon.
9. TripIt
With a little extra effort up front, TripIt spares you from
digging for your travel details later. Just forward your flight, hotel,
car rental and restaurant reservations to plans@tripit.com, and the app
pulls them into separate itineraries. And if you use Gmail, Tripit
gathers those details automatically.
10. Onavo Extend
If you regularly run into overages or speed limits with your monthly
data use, Onavo Extend can help out. The free app reroutes your mobile
Internet traffic through its servers and compresses data when possible
so you don’t use as much of it. (Here’s a tip, though: if you don’t want
the app to pester you when it’s turned off, go into its settings and
turn “Savings Alert” off.)
Link: Onavo Extend (Free)
To be continued to
part 2....
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