Top Ten Android Apps is all about what are the greatest and latest Android Apps in the market. With the dramatic increase in the number of Android devices and Android phones available, finding the best Android Apps can be difficult. We also will keep you up to date on the latest Android devices and Android news. If you are anything like me, then you are probably surrounded by Apple fanboys – desperately trying to resist the marketing hype machine that is Apple. So thank goodness for the arrival of Android and Android phones. Now we to can get all the fun and userability of apps.
So keep keeping following us to find out what we consider to be the best Android Apps
Who Wants an Android Watch Phone?
An Android Watch phone has to be every geeks dream (a part from the Apple fan boys!). The idea of being able to get all your status updates, delivered to your watch sounds much more convenient that having to get your smart phone out. I’m constantly checking for updates and emails etc. With an Android watch, I just need to glance at the watch, and see whether the updates are important. Hey, I can even make an call with an Android smart watch. Although you probably look a bit weird and “Dick Tracy” like talking into your wrist.
Pebble and i’mWatch
There have been vague attempts to make smart watches, and some larger brands like SONY offer a blue tooth smart phone BUT what could really set the market a light are the offerings from 2 new companies Pebble watches and i’mWatch. The reason is that both these companies have put a lot of design thought into their offerings, and the results are some really cool, sleak looking watches. These watches have a desirability about them that sets them a part from being pure technical geek offerings.
Pebble Watch
So I have been thinking about some of my favourite Top Ten Android Apps for 2012, and looking through various blogs and there top choices – so here is my pick of the bunch that I have selected for this week that are worth considering.
Evernote is a very popular app, and the Evernote Food app will be too as it helps you remember the food and meals you enjoy. If you’re eating out at a restaurant or a friend’s house the Evernote Food app will let you take photos of the food you love so you can save it for later or show it off through various social media channels. If you’re into eating or just enjoy taking pictures you can check out Evernote Corps Evernote Food app for fre…More at Top 10 Android Apps of the Week – June 11, 2012 |
GTasks
If Google ever releases a native Android app for their Tasks service, it would probably look a lot like GTasks. There are tons of to-do managers for Android, but few have the simplicity and Ice Cream Sandwich stylings of GTasks. If you are looking for a to do list app that synchronizes with your Gmail account, give it a try.
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Is the Samsung Galaxy S2 for Me?
When it comes to Android phones, while I may dream of the top of the range, wallet busting Androids to experience my top 10 Android Apps on, I tend to end up for the low to middle end of the price range. My lowly HTC Wildfire is struggling a bit – so time for an upgrade.
Now the roll out of Ice cream sandwich for the Samsung Galaxy S2 has been announced, nothing is holding me back. More affordable that the HTC One X and Samsung Nexus – I have seen a few people toting the lovely white Galaxy S2. And it looks good. A colleague of mine has recently given up his iPhone 4 for the Samsung, so now I am sorely tempted.
With HD Video recording , 8 MP Camera, dual core processor – what’s not to like!
Check out this great review from T3
http://www.t3.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s2-review
What do you think?
My Current Top 10 Android Apps for Tablets
If you are looking for the top 10 Android Apps for Android tablets, then here are a few to consider
I have had an Archos 80 G9 for a few months, and have noticed that there are a few more tablet
orientated Android Apps being released. The Android Tablets have not been spoilt with aplethora of tablet specfic apps like the iPad has. This maybe down to the fact that initially there was an Android tablet specific operating system
with Honeycomb, and now this has been surpassed by Ice Cream Sandwich, which is meant to be
Google’s cross platform operating system.
Still, there are a few examples of Android Apps developed specifically for tablets or apps that have been enhanced for tablet use, and the rest are made up of great Android Apps that I think work really well on a tablet.
Google Currents
Flipboard for iPad really set out how a tablet can present enhanced news and publications in a really cool, magazine style and user friendly way. Google’s answer? Google Currents. You now get loads of your favourite and free publications in editions specifically for reading on tablets (and mobiles) – with indepth articles or enhanced media such as photographs or videos. This is all about bringing magazines alive. You can select your favourite magazines or newspapers *(that have Google Current versions), and add them to your library. You can include feeds and blogs, and it also has a “what’s trending” section.
This has only been available in the UK for the last few weeks, so I expect more UK based publications to start having Currents edition. The Guardian has, and so does METRO (the newspaper everyone on the Tube (subway) reads, but there are quite a few such as The Sun, and The Independent.
I enjoy reading my papers via this, and it is easy to share interesting articles or blog posts.
Pulse News for Android
Pulse always looked great, and a bit like Google Currents (although pre-dates it) collates and presents feeds and blogs in a user friendly and engaging style. And while I enjoyed on my phone (my lowly HTC Wildfire), on a tablet it looks so much better. It doesn’t have the enhanced editions like Google Currents does, but still a great way to aggregate feeds and blogs.
I use to stay across my key areas of interest – and once again, sharing is made very easy. It is highly customisable, and because it relies on blogs and feeds, in terms of country specific publications or blogs you can make it as UK-centric or as US centric as you like.
SlideIT
Although I originally got this on my phone, I find it really useful on a tablet. If I am walking around with my tablet, then I don’t have two free hands to type – so this “swipe” method of inputting text is really effective on a tablet. It is very fast and intuitive, and makes rattling off quick emails or texts a doddle.
There is little to no learning curve. You just swipe the keyboard spelling out what you want – you don’t have to be that accurate, and it guesses (really accurately) what you are trying to spell.
It comes with loads of skins, and is multi language compatible. It features as one of the Google Play Editor’s Choice. And I have to agree.
BBC iPlayer
It took a while for a tablet version to be made available, and you will need Adobe Flash Player. But the BBC iplayer (currently UK specific) has always been a great way to catchup on BBC programmes from the last 7 days – so I was very excited when it was finally readied for Android tablets. It now allows you to watch over 3G (but heavy on the data plan) as well as wifi.
News 360 for Tablets
So this has a version for phones and one specifically for Tablets.It is another news aggregator, but one that analyses your reading habits – and finds suitable news or topics from over 20,000 different sources across the web. What you can do is have it analyse your Facebook newsfeed, twitter feed, Google+, even Evernote and then find the most relevant stories to you. And you know what, it is pretty good at finding things you are interested in. It will even find local news using your GPS and WiFI to determine where you are.
You can find a story your interested in, then get a “360 view” – to find related stories and perspectives – and that can be quite fun and enlightening.
My one small gripe is that it has a bit of a US leaning when it comes to sourcing news, and I would prefer more from UK based sites, but overall,.
Adobe® Photoshop Touch
This is one of those things that was initially developed for the iPad first, so again, it is a tablet specific app. It is a paid app, but if you are into photography and graphic design, it is a powerful tool to have. It has loads of features from Photoshop – so it probably helps if you are a regular user of Photoshop and know your way around. You can even search and find images using the integrated Google Image Search.
CineTrailer
This was already pre-loaded on my Archos 80 g9 Tablet – as one of the features of the Archos is its media playback functionality. This collates and finds all the latest cinema trailers and updates on movies. It provides synopsis, cast, movie and actor search, film posters and cinemas where films are showing – as well as, of course, showing you the trailers.
It is by far the best movie trailer app, fast and easy to use.
Evernote
I am a serial note taker. I’m constantly seeing or finding useful things, and wanting to make a note of them. So I use Evernote .. A LOT! So I have the desktop app, mobile phone and on my Android tablet – and it synchs across the lot.
Evernote for Android now has some features which are enhanced for tablet use. It is easy to organise ideas and thoughts, it captures photos, web pages, voice reminders. I can’t recommend enough, especially if, like me, you are a bit of a scatter brain, or work on multiple projects or ideas.
Kindle
Although Google has its own Google Book app, I find the Kindle version much easier to use. The advantage of Kindle on a tablet is that it is a lot easier to read than on a phone. I tried reading novels on my little old phone, but it didn’t really work for me. Now I have an 8inch tablet – this is ideal for using as a glorified Kindle on the train, or wherever. There are loads of FREE books on the webs (not all on Amazon), especially classics – which I love, so you can catch up on your Dickens or Bronte – or the latest airport blockbuster if that is more your fancy.
NetFlix
Netflix only entered the UK market recently, and although Google are offering movies through Google Play, my first experience of streaming movies on my Android Tablet was with Netflix. With loads of films and tv programmes you can watch instantly. My gripe – not enough decent movies yet.
I have yet to try movies from the Goolgle Play library, but again, more of a selection would be useful.
Let me know if you have any recommendations for Android Apps that work really well on Android
tablets. For me it is productivity and media that is key. Looking at films on small phone screens
doesn’t really do it for me. So what makes your Top 10 Android Apps for Tablets?
