Layar App for Android adds new features

One of the useful apps for Android, Layar, you can download it from the market link here:

Connect digital content with the real world with Layar - the world’s #1 augmented reality app.
Scan print materials enhanced with Layar to view rich digital experiences right on top! Then be amazed as extra digital content appears, allowing you to interact with your world in a whole new way!

• See magazines come alive with videos right on the page!
• Easily buy items with direct mobile shopping links.
• Connect with links to web content and share items on social media.
• Browse and view thousands of Geo Layers to find stuff nearby, like ATMs, restaurants, historical locations and more!

Don’t know what to scan? Look for the Layar logo on magazines, newspapers and other materials, or try scanning a QR code!

And now in the completely redesigned Layar 8.0...

• Layar is easier to use than ever with a whole new user-friendly interface.
• Check the “Recent Content” section to see your history and view content again later or show it to others.

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New Pandora Music update has lock screen access to fast forward or pause songs

If your phone is locked, then to access music player controls, one has to log-in to do it, with this new Pandora update, there is no need to log-in. As seen in the picture above we can either pause the song or go to the next song.

Google Music Android App has this feature for a long time, good to see this feature is also available in Pandora Radio Android App.

One thing is missing in this Pandora update, the bookmark feature, hopefully they will add it in the near future.

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Weather Travel Fashion - a What to Wear Android app

Weather Travel Fashion (WTF) Android app (available for iOS also in iTunes link) works as advertised tells us exactly what clothes to wear (for both sexes) based on the current weather conditions. The app gives us different choices to choose from based on temperature, wind, UV and humidity conditions.

The Travel feature is not working now but the other main weather & fashion tabs are working fine. Nice app to have in Smartphones or Tablets.

Once you download the app, select the sex, boy or girl, the app does the rest.

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How to Save Voice Memos in Google Keep via Google Now

Open Google Now in Android phones or tablets and click the microphone icon and say "Note" and "the voice message" at the same time like the above example. Once you finish the message you will see the option "Save note", click save, you will see the saved voice message remainder in Google Keep.

For now it works in only Android OS but soon Google Now will be available for iOS, then you can use the similar method.

You can get the Google Keep Android app from the Play store link here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep

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Free Gifts From Google Play

Google Play is celebrating their first-year anniversary and giving away gifts for free and some at a discount at this link here.

OUR GIFTS TO YOUBY THE GOOGLE PLAY TEAM

It was just a year ago today that we launched this amazing shop on the interwebs to offer the best in digital content. Since the best parties are the ones that send you home with a present, today we celebrate our birthday with a festive goodie bag full of gifts. Don’t delay in picking up these limited-time offers. Continue the celebration all week with even more special deals on music, movies, books, magazines and TV along with exclusive gaming gifts. It’s been an incredible first year and we look forward to sharing the gift of digital diversions for many more to come.

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Meditate with Calm iOS App or Web App

  
Calm.com is a nice site that helps us to stay calm or meditate for a brief period. The web version has a voiceover, guides us how to meditate. The site has a nice background, though when we meditate we're supposed to close our eyes. They also have an iOS app http://goo.gl/F7DNU 

I usually meditate silently, but this app gives a good start. Give it a try, if you do meditation daily, it really helps both mind and body.

If you don't like voiceovers just the meditation with a little music then you can try Calm.com's sister site "Do Nothing For 2 Minutes", which has a countdown timer with the sound of waves. The minute you touch the keys, the timer reverts to 2 minutes, so it should hands free until you finish the mediation duration. This feature is included in the iOS app above.

There are similar apps for Android OS in Google Play.

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SwiftKey 4 Tablet and Smartphone App for Android is $1.99

The updated app, SwiftKey 4 has both predictive as well as Swype-like (flow) typing, is currently available on sale in  Google Play at 50% off of the original price. You can download it from the Google Play links below:

SwiftKey 4 Tablet App

SwiftKey 4 Smartphone App


SwiftKey replaces the touchscreen keyboard on your tablet with one that understands how words work together, giving the world’s most accurate autocorrect - and predicting your next word before you press a key.

The keyboard learns as you use it to make corrections and predictions based on the way that you write. It can even learn from your Gmail, Facebook, Twitter or blog to make its insights even more personalized. You can also enable up to three languages simultaneously, for true multi-lingual typing.

Switch seamlessly between tapping and gesture typing with our new SwiftKey Flow feature. It combines the mind-reading capabilities of SwiftKey with the speed of gliding your fingers across the screen. With ‘Flow Through Space’, you can also enter entire phrases without lifting your finger from the screen, simply by sliding to the space bar between words.

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World Travel Guide Triposo Android/iOS App in the palm of your hand

Triposo is a travel app for Android or iOS smartphones. It has currently travel information about more than 8,000 destinations and the developer plans to add more soon.

It is like Lonely Planet or Frommers guide only it is available in your Smartphone for both Android and iOS platforms and access it from anywhere.


Features of our Android travel guide:

- Pick a country or major city to download its guide.
- A downloaded guide works offline, without an internet connection.
- The app is a self starter, it suggests you things to see and do.
- Each guide includes a country map and detailed city maps for the top cities. 
- Each guide includes info about the major sights, great restaurants, different nightlife options and more.

Besides, this World Guide, Triposo also has city-specific guides, so you can download that one also if necessary. 

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Get 50GB of free cloud storage from MediaFire Android App

MediaFire is similar to Dropbox but without syncing option, for now it allows only manual upload option (the sync option will be available soon according to MediaFire rep). 

I think this 50GB cloud storage will be useful down the road. You can download it from Google Play link.

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Bank Simple Android App now available

Bank Simple is now available as an app in Android, you can install it from Google Play here. Now, Android users can deposit their checks via this app and access their bank account from anywhere.

With this app, you can do the following:


• See your transactions appear in seconds on your Android phone. 
• Know instantly how much you can afford with Safe-to-Spend™
• Budget painlessly and in an instant using Spend from Goal.
• See each transaction in detail- spending category, map location, and more.
• Customizable memos to help your track and organize your spending data.
• Find nearby ATMs from the Allpoint™ network-- over 50,000 strong.

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Copy shareable data to Android clipboard with CTRL+C App

CTRL+C Android app works like any share option only difference it copies the data to clipboard and you can add that date anywhere in mail, text messaging or in documents in Android. It's a useful utility app to have in Android. 

Once you choose the link or text to share, hit the "CTRL+C" option to save the data in clipboard.

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Speaktoit Assistant - a Virtual Assistant App for Android Phones

This is a good Android app to have to launch apps, set remainders, alarms, update statuses in Facebook, Twitter etc. Google Now should have these features but for now they don't, till then apps like Assistant and EVA are good ones to have.

Speaktoit Assistant is a virtual buddy for your Android device that uses natural language technology to answer questions, find information, launch apps and connect you with various web services, such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Evernote, and many others.

The Assistant works with your smartphone to get maps, search for news and images, look up weather reports, convert currency and measurements, send email, and much more.

No need to memorize special commands or complex interfaces - simply speak or type in everyday language and the Assistant will understand and respond with what you need.

You can also choose assistant's appearance whether it be pretty blonde or brunette girl, handsome agent or old professor.


You can try it here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.speaktoit.assistant

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Apple Maps vs Google Maps vs Nokia Maps Test Comparison

A good comparison of map apps from Google, Apple and Nokia. While Google Maps is available in all the three operating systems (iOS, Android OS and Windows Phone OS), the other two are exclusive for their own OS (Nokia available only for Windows Phone OS and Apple maps for iOS only).

“iPhone 5 with Apple Maps, Nexus 4 with Jelly Bean and Google Maps and Nokia Lumia 920 with Windows Phone 8 Nokia Maps Test Comparison. Local search, augmented reality, turn by turn navigation and maps coverage - we go through mapping and directions features on each to see which comes out top.”

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Ovo Timer - Best Stop watch or timer app for Google Android

Ovo Timer works as advertised, is very simple and effective. After you install the app either drag the circle to get the timer set or set the timer via voice (uses Google Voice) to input the time. The timer starts instantaneously after that. After the time is reached, it gives an alarm and a notification. 

Timer like this is very useful to check the time of cooking or time for meditation.

It is a free app you can download it in Google Play. 

Besides Ovo Timer if you want more functions, there are a number of related Stop Watch or Timer apps in Amazon App store and in Google Play.

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New Outdoors Android app 'Field Trip' from Google

Nice app from Google to have when we venture out to new towns and new places. Currently "Field Trip" is available only for Android OS, for others including iOS, it will be released soon.

Field Trip is your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around you. It can help you learn about everything from local history to the latest and best places to shop, eat, and have fun. You select the local feeds you like and the information pops up on your phone automatically, as you walk next to those places. Get Field Trip on Android for free.

Download here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticproject.scout

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Android Apps $0.25 each in Google Play - Live now

You can download any of the above apps for $0.25 each only for today at this Google Play link. This is for 25 billion apps sales promotion.

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Tetris Android App free in Amazon

Tetris premium app ($2.99) is free today in Amazon.

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Best Apps for Google Nexus 7 Tablet?

What are the apps do you recommend for the Android Tablet version such as Google Nexus 7 Tablet? I have the following now with Google Play links:

1. Google Currents 

2. Google+ 

3. Pandora 

4. Flipboard 

5. Accuweather 

6. Swiftkey for Tablet 

7. Gojee (for recipes) 

8. Any.do (for task management) 

9. Amazon Kindle 

10. Business Calendar 

11. Google Chrome 

12. Dolphin Browser HD

13. LastPass (for Passwords) 

14. Google Books 

15. Soundhound Pro

16. Vevo

17. OpenTable 

18. Qlocktwo (for clocks) 

19. Peel (for movie recommendations) 

20. RetailMeNot (for coupons) 

Also, check out this link from Android, has apps customized for Tablets:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_2012_06_22_TabletCertified

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Handymate Pro: Android Utility App Free today in Amazon

Handymate Pro is a nice utility tool to have in home, has a geometry calculator, paper calculator, ramp calculator, unit converter, builder tools, estimator, plot calculator, standard calculator and others. 

• Wall Estimators for brick, tile, panel, wallpaper, weather board, paint, render.
• Floor Estimators for tiles, board/deck, carpet, paint
• Ceiling Estimators for panel, paint, plaster
• Roof Estimators for tiles, sheets, painting
• Ramp Estimators for tiles, timber boards, carpet, paint
• Ramp calculator
• Concrete calculator
• Stair calculator
• Spacing(Baluster) calculator
• Unit Convertor for Length, Area, Volume, Weight, Temperature units
• Scale calculator
• Paper calculator
• Linear Calculators for triangle, arch and ellipse
• Area Calculators for triangle, parallelogram, trapezium, circle, ellipse, sector
• volume Calculators for cylindrical, cuboids

It costs $4.99 but you can download it for free today from this Amazon link Handymate Pro.

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Google adds Sound Search for Android

If you're using music finders apps like SoundHound or Shazam, then you'll like this new Sound Search Android App from Google. After you download and install this app from Media Fire via Droid-Life.com, you can create a widget for Sound Search as shown above. 

To find the name of the song, just keep the device close to the speaker or near to it and then hit the button in the widget. The app searches the file from the servers in Google and finds the song that is playing, giving an option to purchase from Google Play as shown below.

Currently it works in JellyBean, may or may not work in other Android OS.

Shazam and Soundhound have more features than Google's Sound Search but I like the simplicity, I just want to find the name of the song, the rest can be discovered later.
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