Ever wanted to identify the title and artist of a song you hear playing on someone else's radio? What about finding your car in the parking lot after a long day of shopping? Android downloadable applications (Shazam and Car Locator, in this case) enable you to do both. There's even an app that helps you locate the nearest bathroom and an app that helps you compose guitar music. With more than 25,000 apps ready to download at the touch of a finger, //Best Android Apps// is an invaluable resource. Authors Mike Hendrickson and Brian Sawyer have done the app research work for you, scouring thousands of apps to bring you only the very best and most unique in their categories.
The authors arranged the apps in the book into functional areas: business, communication, lifestyle, entertainment, games, utilities and tools, and reference. There is also a chapter at the beginning of the book that displays the 32 winners of Google's 2009 Android Developers Challenge. Several of the apps are smart phone versions of Web sites and tools you already use (Facebook, to-do lists, Weather Bug, Zagat, stock market watching, package tracking, etc.), but most are innovations that are sure to impress. One of the best features of the book is the QR code index for instantly downloading your favorite of Henderson and Sawyer's apps.
Reviewed by Megan Just
Author(s): Mike Hendrickson, Brian Sawyer
Edition: 1
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Year: 2010
Language: English
Commentary: (add ocr)
Pages: 242
Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Best of the Best Apps......Page 11
Overall Winners #1......Page 12
Overall Winners #2......Page 14
Overall Winners #3......Page 16
Education/Reference......Page 18
Entertainment......Page 22
Games: Arcade/Action......Page 24
Games: Casual/Puzzle......Page 28
Lifestyle......Page 30
News and Media......Page 32
Productivity......Page 34
Social Networking......Page 36
Travel......Page 38
Miscellaneous......Page 42
Best Business Apps......Page 45
At Work......Page 46
Contact Management......Page 48
File Sharing......Page 50
Remote File Access......Page 52
Online Storage......Page 54
Online File Sharing......Page 56
Security......Page 58
Payments......Page 60
Money Management......Page 62
Personal Finance......Page 64
Shopping......Page 66
Stocks......Page 68
Business Travel......Page 70
Document Handling......Page 76
Shipping......Page 78
Best Communication Apps......Page 81
The Texter......Page 82
Instant Messaging......Page 86
Twitter......Page 88
Email......Page 90
Internet Phone......Page 92
Call Analysis......Page 94
Bluetooth......Page 96
Social Networks......Page 98
Best Lifestyle Apps......Page 105
Running......Page 106
Fitness......Page 108
Travel......Page 110
Environment......Page 112
Shopping......Page 114
Recipes......Page 116
Real Estate......Page 118
Apartments......Page 120
Car Location......Page 122
ATM Locations......Page 124
Weather......Page 126
Task Tracking......Page 128
Phone Settings......Page 130
Birding......Page 132
Best Entertainment Apps......Page 135
Movies......Page 136
TV......Page 138
Media Player......Page 140
Remote......Page 142
Radio......Page 144
Music......Page 146
Alt Radio......Page 150
Media Sync......Page 152
Podcasts......Page 154
Voice Recorder......Page 156
Broadcasting......Page 158
Photos......Page 160
Best Games......Page 163
Thumbs......Page 164
Matching......Page 166
Tiles......Page 168
Digging......Page 170
Trapping......Page 172
Marbles......Page 174
Car Racing......Page 176
Futuristic Racing......Page 178
Tower Defense......Page 180
Nintendo......Page 182
Cards......Page 184
Strategy......Page 186
Words......Page 188
Brain......Page 190
Best Utility/Tool Apps......Page 193
Create Shortcuts......Page 194
Command Line/Terminal......Page 196
App Tracker......Page 198
Battery Management......Page 200
Custom Screens......Page 202
System Settings......Page 204
Signal Control......Page 206
App Management......Page 208
Flashlight......Page 210
Measurements......Page 212
Best Reference Apps......Page 215
Wiki Content......Page 216
Definitions......Page 220
Thesaurus......Page 222
Book Readers......Page 224
Periodicals......Page 226
Bible Reference......Page 228
Speech Translation......Page 230
Traffic......Page 232
Star Gazing......Page 234
QR Code Index......Page 236
