Best Android Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders

by Mike Hendrickson and Brian Sawyer

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Contents
Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . v Security 48 Environment 102
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . vii Payments 50 Shopping 104
Money Management 52 Recipes 106
1. Best of the Best. . . . . . . 1 Personal Finance 54 Real Estate 108
Overall Winners #1 2 Shopping 56 Apartments 110
Overall Winners #2 4 Stocks 58 Car Location 112
Overall Winners #3 6 Business Travel 60 ATM Locations 114
Education/Reference 8 Document Handling 66 Weather 116
Entertainment 12 Shipping 68 Task Tracking 118
Games: Arcade/Action 14 Phone Settings 120
Games: Casual/Puzzle 18 3. Best Communication Birding 122
Lifestyle 20 Apps. . . . . . . . . . . . 71
News and Media 22 The Texter 72 5. Best Entertainment
Productivity 24 Instant Messaging 76 Apps. . . . . . . . . . . 125
Social Networking 26 Twitter 78 Movies 126
Travel 28 Email 80 TV 128
Miscellaneous 32 Internet Phone 82 Media Player 130
Call Analysis 84 Remote 132
2. Best Business Apps.. . . . 35 Bluetooth 86 Radio 134
At Work 36 Social Networks 88 Music 136
Contact Management 38 Alt Radio 140
File Sharing 40 4. Best Lifestyle Apps. . . . . 95 Media Sync 142
Remote File Access 42 Running 96 Podcasts 144
Online Storage 44 Fitness 98 Voice Recorder 146
Online File Sharing 46 Travel 100 Broadcasting 148
Photos 150

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