Must Have Android Apps-March 2013

Recommended apps for your android phone – march 2013.

Communication & Social

• Gmail – No need to explain what Gmail is. Because, for most of us Email=Gmail.
• IMO – Multi-protocol Instant Messenger that can handle G-talk, Facebook, Yahoo, AIM etc simultaneously with support for multiple accounts. With a sleek interface and optimal battery consumption. Look no further than IMO for your chatting needs!
• Watsapp – No need to explain this either. If you want to pay for any app then this is it. grab a copy as soon as you run out of your free subscription limit.
• Opera Mini – The fastest browser on the planet. With data compression technology it saves on your data consumption and hence your internet bill!
• Naked Browser – Cheesy names apart, this is the most secure, un-bloated and capable browser for android. It may(ok definitely!) looks ugly, but its fast and secure.
• Facebook – This is the official FB app. bloated, but if you update your location on FB frequently and sync your contacts to FB then this use this.
• Twitter – The official twitter app. Simple and gets the job done.
• Linkedin – To access linkedin, this is the best app.
• Handcent SMS – A definite must have app for the replacement of stock SMS app for android. With tons of features and facilities, you cannot go wrong with this. Also, its fast and eats less memory.
• Skype – Skype is the default app for Video chatting. Period.
• Instagram – Social photography with Instagram is the craze of the day.
• Burrp! – Finding a local restaurant/hotel was never easier. Comes with reviews and photographs as well.

Music and Media

• Poweramp – The best music player on android platform. If you decide to buy any app for android, buy this! You cannot go wrong here. It comes with huge amount of customization and an aesthetic interface. And the sound quality with proper equalizer settings is unparalleled.
• MX Player – The VLC player for android. Plays anything you throw at it. It supports subtitles and hardware acceleration as well.
• TED – The official app for viewing TED videos.
• Youtube – The official You-tube App.
• Soundhound – Cannot identify the song that you heard at some place? Just hum the tune into this app ans it will search it for you. Also gives options for downloading the song.

Productivity

• Adobe Reader – PDF document viewer for Android.
• Advanced English Thesaurus – The best dictionary/Thesaurus app. Fast and has over 1.4 Million words and definitions. 
• Dropbox – Sync your important documents across all your devices using Dropbox. You can use to sync your important files between your PC and Phone using dropbox.
• Evernote – The ultimate and most popular note taking app for android.
• OfficeSuite – View MS office documents, PowerPoint Presentations and Excel Sheets with this application.
• AlarmSticky Note – The best Sticky note widget with a built in alarm for reminding you of the task.

Personalization

• Swiftkey – The most popular keyboard  with text prediction for android.
• Swype – If swiping is your thing then swype is the ultimate keyboard for you.
• Google Hindi Input – Type in Hindi on your Phone. Also doubles as a normal keyboard.
• LauncherPro – The fastest customization launcher for your phone.
• Zedge – With Millions of ringtones, notification sounds & wallpapers, you cannot go wrong with zedge. Download high quality wallpapers at the click of a button.

Reference and Books

• Aldiko – E book reader which offers thousands of free and paid books for you.
• Cool Reader – The reader that can display tons of formats.
• Google Books – The official Google books app.
• Army Survival Guide – Just in case you are stuck in an inhospitable environment, this will ensure that you survive.
• World Factbook – Facts about all the countries in the world.

Tools & Utilities

• AirDroid – This is the app you are looking for if you have to transfer files from your PC to your Phone over Wi-Fi. With a gorgeous user-interface & many more features, you will never go back to using a cable anymore. 
• AppBackup and Restore – To backup the APK files of the app that you have installed on your phone.
• Autorun Manager(ROOTED) – This App is for Rooted Phones. There are many android apps that start up unnecessarily and slow down your phone. Auto-run Manager disables such apps and hence makes your phone run faster.
• Battery Indicator – Battery indicator app that displays your battery status as a percentage. Enables you to track battery consumption more accurately.
• Bluetooth File Transfer – This may not be the most aesthetically pleasing app, but is rich on features and hence the favourite as a file manager.
• Compass – Just in case!
• AnTuTu CPU Master(ROOTED) – This App is for Rooted Phones. You can control the frequency of your phones CPU with this app. On supported kernels, overclocking is also possible.
• Google Sky Maps – Google maps for the night sky.
• Google Maps – No need to explain this. With this app you shall never get lost/stray from your destination.
• Link2SD(ROOTED) – This App is for Rooted Phones. If you have low internal phone memory  then this app is for you. you can link the apps on SD card(which is different from “move to SD card”) and use some part your SD card as phone memory, and free your phones actual internal memory.
• M-Indicator – Local Train/Best Bus/Auto/Cab Transit application for Mumbai.
• Pixlr Express – The most feature filled photo-editing application on android.
• Pocket – Read-it-later service which stores the webpages that you marked as to be read at a later time.
• QuickPic – The best gallery replacement tool for your phone. Fast and feature-filled.
• RealCalc – Scientific Calculator for Android.
• Superuser(ROOTED) – This App is for Rooted Phones. Manage Superuser permission for your phone.
• Titanium Backup (ROOTED) – This App is for Rooted Phones. The best backup application. Period. Titanium Backup is the sole reason that many people ROOT their android devices. Along with Link2SD, this app opens up numerous possibilities for your phone.
• Watchdog – Instead of using task killer, I recommend you to use Watchdog instead. It monitors applications and when they exceed a certain level of CPU activity(Hang/Crash/Freeze) , It notifies the user. The user can then kill the frozen app and use his phone smoothly.
• uTorrent – The best app to download torrent files.

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Free, Must Have Softwares for Your PC

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You have just brought your new PC and are just not willing to shell a penny more to purchase a new software. Torrent downloading is out of question because of viruses/malware that come complimentary with it. Then look elsewhere no-more, given below are the must have softwares, that wont empty your wallet and will do the work as effectively as or sometimes, even better than its paid cousins.

Anti-virus/Spy-ware/Firewall

These are usually the first type of softwares to be installed on a PC. The ones listed below do their jobs quite effectively, some even outsmart their paid competitors and are the most downloaded softwares on the Internet.

Avira AntiVir Personal Free Edition

Avast Anti-virus

AVG Free Anti-virus

Spy-bot Search and Destroy

Malwarebytes

SuperAntiSpyware

Comodo Firewall

Office Alternatives

These are the free alternative softwares to office products. These softwares do the job almost as effectively as the original MS or Adobe softwares.

Open Office

Foxit Reader

Google Docs

IBM Lotus Symphony

Zoho, Writer Sheet & Show

Internet Browsers

Apart from the softwares like IE and Safari that come bundled with the respective Operating systems, following web browsers are common. These are way better than default web browsers. They are all highly customizable and all the goodness comes at absolutely no price.