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Android Microsoft Apps

A surprise on behalf of the Microsoft Corporation came in December 2008, when they have released an application for iPhones, called Seadragon Mobile. A month later they have surprised again with the release of the Tag app, available for both iPhones and Android devices. Therefore Tag was the first app launched for the Android mobile platform. This was a notable action, as Google Android is one of the main competitors of the Microsoft mobile.

Tag was created by Microsoft with the scope to offer a technology for the Android mobiles to be used as barcode reader. Users just need to point the photo camera at a specific tag, to take a picture and the app will interpret it. But Microsoft did not stop at this point, and they have continued to develop apps for Android devices. Here are some apps created by Microsoft Corporation and currently available for free on Google PLAY Store.

Lync 2010

An important aspect to know is that this app will work only with a Lync Server, or a Lync Online/Office 365 account. This app was created to extend the power of the Android devices, in aspects related to instant messaging, calling features, audio conferencing, offering at the same time an easy to use interface. Other features are allowing users to view the availability of the colleagues in real time, to initiate an instant message, an email or a phone call, to connect to the Lync conference calls, to forward or to ring simultaneously calls to the Enterprise Voice number.

Android Microsoft Apps (Source: dailymobile.se)

Android Microsoft Apps (Source: dailymobile.se)

MSN India News

With this app users can get the latest updates from MSN India, news that are providing information from various fields: international, sport, business and entertainment. The MSN India Free stock ticker can be used with success to get information about the changes registered on the stock market, and with the Cricket Live Scores users can be updated about the results of their favorite team.  

Bing

Bing is a very useful tool that can give information about almost any object, place or activity, offering at the same time the necessary help to get there. The search can be accompanied by amazing images and detailed information about a specific subject. Another useful feature allows users to search by voice any address, including restaurants, shops, etc., when they need to have the hands free. With Bing the Android users can read reviews, look for movie ratings and not only. The results of the search can be shared with friends via email, text messages or Facebook.

Android Microsoft Apps (Source: cdn.digitaltrends.com)

Android Microsoft Apps (Source: cdn.digitaltrends.com)

Crafting Guide

This Crafting Guide is not a game, but a useful tool that can be used to become a crafting expert in the PC game called “Age of Empires” online. The app can be used to view stats and recipes for various craft items, to get informed about how to obtain materials and crafting recipes, to check the most popular items of the community, and to vote the favorites as well.

Kinect Star Wars

This social networking app allows users to fully access their Twitter and Facebook accounts, and even to view their feeds in the Star Wars iconic style.

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April 26th, 2012 Ciubotaru Nicoleta

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Google Android Best Games

The Google PLAY Store, previously known as Android Market, is a large source from where Android users can download lots of interesting apps and games. The Android Google games are presented in large number on Google PLAY Store, and are designed for many categories of users, no matter their age, education or preferences. As follows we will present some of the best Google Android games that have gain a lot of popularity among Android users.

About the game Angry Birds there are not too many things left unsaid. The Angry Birds game series is one of the most popular games that have attracted millions of users. The latest installment of this game is called Angry Birds Space, and has as objective the knock of the green pigs off their platform. This version follows the initial story of the birds that were ported accidentally into the space, while they were chasing a giant claw. Angry Birds Space comes with 60 different levels and some hidden bonus levels as well.

Google Android Best Games (Source: cdn2.ubergizmo.com)

Google Android Best Games (Source: cdn2.ubergizmo.com)

Another game that has become very popular among Android users is Temple Run. Developed by Imangi Studios, the game has as objective to run as far as possible. Players will become explorers that will have to steal an idol from a temple. During the game the players will have to face some demonic monkeys, and to run for their lives, avoiding at the same time various obstacles. With the coins collected during the running from the temple, players can buy upgrades and extra power.

From the list of the best Google Android games cannot miss the game Small Street, which is a virtual simulation game created by Glu Mobile. Within this game players have to build small towns with shops, apartments and restaurants, and to take care of the citizen’s future. Players can also sell goods, earn money, and build homes, with the goal of developing the town and their business.  For a better functioning of the game, players have to make sure that they have enough space on their SD card.

Google Android Best Games (Source: android-games.com)

Google Android Best Games (Source: android-games.com)

Jewels Star is a fun game to which millions of users are already addicted. Within the game players will have to collect all Jewels Stars from each level, by matching 3 or more identical jewels. The game comprises around 198 levels, developed for 8 different scenes, showing the mountains, the starry skies and much more.

Another best Android game, currently available for free on Google PLAY Store, is the Move the Box game. This game has impressed with the very well drawn graphics and the difficulty level, which are challenging the ability of players to solve puzzles. The objective of the game is to clear the boxes appearing on the screen, by moving them in different directions. The next level can be reached only if all boxes are cleared. Players can take all the time to solve the puzzles, and when there are no options available, the game can be restarted. 

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April 25th, 2012 Ciubotaru Nicoleta

Posted in android games

Android Apps To Manage Calls

Here are some Android apps that will help you manage easier and better your income and outgoing calls, making sure that you will not be disturbed during important meetings, or that you will not miss an important call.  

Call Manager Pro

This app is managing automatically both income and outgoing calls. With Call Manager you can add prefixes or suffixes, and you can filter calls as well. There are many customizable options related to dates, numbers and localization. In the latest released versions of this app were added some improvements to the menu settings, the French and the Spanish language, and the possibility to avoid prefix on some numbers from the contact list.

Android Apps To Manage Calls (Source: cdn1.staztic.com)

Android Apps To Manage Calls (Source: cdn1.staztic.com)

Qs Call Manager

The main features of this app are including: a prompt for blacklist and for “add to contact”, the call duration, respond to missed call option, and much more. Qs Call manager is a useful tool that can be used with success on all Android phones.

Miss Call Manager

With this app you can manage in a useful manner the missed calls, by sending a SMS text to the caller. This SMS can be customized or can be selected from the default SMS text messages list available with the app. Every time you have a missed call, the saved message will be sent to the caller.

Android Apps To Manage Calls (Source: cdn3.staztic.com)

Android Apps To Manage Calls (Source: cdn3.staztic.com)

Call Confirm

This small application can help you prevent making a phone call by mistake. The app works through a simple confirmation dialog, made every time a phone number is dialed. Within the confirmation dialog, the phone number, the contact name and the photo will be displayed. In case an accidental call is made, the “hang up” button can be used.

Auto Silence

With this app the phone will be turned on silent during a scheduled event. You just need to mark the events in the Google Calendar by adding an “S” at the end of the name of the event. This way, the Android phone will be on silence during this period of time. The vibration mode can be enabled if you do not want to miss calls. The app will notify you every time the sound is turned off and on.

Android Apps To Manage Calls (Source: cdn3.staztic.com)

Android Apps To Manage Calls (Source: cdn3.staztic.com)

Flip to Mute

Flip to Mute is simple to use, as you can switch the Android phone to the silent mode with a single move. Just flip the phone on the desk, and the ringer will be turned off. When the ringtone turns to mute, you will be notified with a vibration of the phone, and when the ring is turned back on, you will receive a beep confirmation. An important aspect you should know is that this app can work only when the screen is on.

Who Is It Lite

With this app you can know who is calling or texting you, without you need to look at the phone. This is possible if different ringtones or vibration patterns are selected for each contact. The app allows you also to customize the notifications for SMS, MMS messages, for Gmail, Google Voice, Google Talk and K-9 emails as well.

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April 24th, 2012 Ciubotaru Nicoleta

Posted in Android Apps

Google Android Wikipedia

Wikipedia is one of the most common used sources for finding information from various domains and about different subjects.  Wikipedia was initially available for those owning a computer connected to internet, but every Android user can now have this large encyclopedia at one finger distance. The Wikipedia app created for devices running on Google Android is now available to anyone.

Google Android Wikipedia (Source: i1-news.softpedia-static.com)

Google Android Wikipedia (Source: i1-news.softpedia-static.com)

Wikipedia is the official app created for Android devices, and provided by Wikimedia Foundation. This Android app contains more than 20 million articles that are available in over 280 languages. At present Wikipedia is considered the most comprehensive and popular reference work created by humans. Some of the most important features of this app are allowing users to save an article in order to be read later online or offline, to search articles nearby, and to share the articles through the “Share” option.  The articles can be read in various languages, and the search can be performed on the full screen.

This app created for Android devices is currently available on Google Play, and can be downloaded for free. The last update version of this app was launched on March 31, 2012, and came with the following changes and new features: a bug of the old version that was making some of the saved pages to disappear was fixed, and with the latest version these pages will reappear, the  quick search option was integrated in the menu bar, the possibility to open the Wikipedia URL from any of the app, full text search option, correction support service, support to save to SD card, an improved interface for Android tablets, and many other bug fixes.

Google Android Wikipedia (Source: geeky-gadgets.com)

Google Android Wikipedia (Source: geeky-gadgets.com)

For installing the Wikipedia app on an Android mobile, developers are requiring the Android 2.2 or superior versions. The size of the app is 1.1M, and this is the minimum space required on the phone’s SD card for installing the app. Android Wikipedia users have rated this app with an average of 4.5, corresponding to a number of 7.186 votes. From all these votes, 4.872 users have given to this app a 5 star review, 1.395 have appreciated with 4 stars, 514 with 3 stars, 163 with 2 star, and 242 of this app users gave only a 1 star review.  The Wikipedia app for Google Android has gain a lot of appreciation among users that are finding this informative app very useful.

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April 11th, 2012 Ciubotaru Nicoleta

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Android Sms Apps

Below we present you some of the SMS apps available for Android phones and tablets. These apps are offering full SMS support and advanced features that will offer a new texting experience. The Android SMS apps presented below are alternatives to the basic Android SMS feature, giving users more in terms of customization and security.

Pansi SMS

This app gives you the fastest solution to send SMS from your Android device. Pansi SMS is simple to use, very fast and cool, offering a new texting experience to Android users. Here are some of the available features: scheduled SMS, quick SMS popup, signatures for outgoing SMS, quick text, beautiful widgets and various cool themes, Emoji support, multi languages support, unread message filter, and much more. Another useful feature allows you to save the content of a SMS as calendar content.  Pansi SMS is a complete messaging application, with cool features, beautiful UI and fast texting.

Android Sms Apps (Source: androida.it)

Android Sms Apps (Source: androida.it)

Handcent SMS

Another powerful SMS app for Android mobiles is the Handcent SMS. Due to the powerful and customizable features, this app has become one of the most popular SMS apps from Android Market. Some of these features are: full SMS and MMS support, an integrated spell checking, security options, support for many languages, contact locater plug in, customizable settings, various SMS popup notifications, backup security, integrated blacklist, and not only. With this app you will also be able to send SMS to groups and to schedule tasks to deliver MMS and SMS at a specific moment.  

Go SMS pro

Go SMS Pro is another Android SMS app that offers a rapid and convenient messaging experience.  The app includes powerful features, is funny, safe and highly customizable. It comes with a full SMS and MMS support, Go share service, GO chat or Facebook chat support, schedule SMS, backup service, cool themes, a customizable look, group texting, Emoji support, security lock, blacklist, group texting and much more. It supports many languages and offers a localization support for accented chars.

Walk and text

Android Sms Apps (Source: farm6.static.flickr.com)

Android Sms Apps (Source: farm6.static.flickr.com)

This app comes with an interesting feature, allowing you to see what the road where you walk while you are typing messages on your Android device. The main features are: full SMS support, social networks sharing, SMS threads support, voice2 text, characters counting, transparent screen, camera preview, customizable settings, etc. When you walk at night the app will use the LED flash of your device to light up your way.

Secure SMS

If you have thought about securing the messages you send by SMS, this app gives you the solution. Secure SMS works for encrypting the SMS messages, in order to make sure that only the recipient that has the key will open the message. With this app you will also be able to hide messages and to set separate keys for contacts, in order to secure to whom the SMS are sent to.  

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April 10th, 2012 Ciubotaru Nicoleta

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