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Top 10 android setup tasks

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Kickstart your shiny new android phone including the Droid family, Evo 4G, Galaxy S or other Motorola, Samsung and HTC android phones.

For the best experience, scan this on your android phone, so you install the below apps just by clicking on them.

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Just say what you wish

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Voice Actions from Google gets you what you want. Just say it.

Send text messages,
Get directions,
Call contacts,
View map,
Write a note,
Listen to music,
Call a business,
Send email,
Go to websites or
Just search Google.

Watch on Youtube. All about Voice Commands.

Note: Works only on Android 2.2. If you cant wait for your carrier to upgrade, try Vlingo: Youtube. Or try the Cyanogenmod 6 for your phone.

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Best camera app for the Android

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Camera 360 is it! Take pictures that are better than the native app and apply a few effects too.

Effect: Enhance, B/W, LOMO Cyan, LOMO Cinematic, Commercial, Light Cyan, Reversal Film, HDR simulation, Night
Scene mode: Puts your photo into sceneries
Funny: Surrealist (color) painting, line sketch, 4 color poster, Fish eye, Ghost, Vertical/horizontal symmetry
Tilt-shift: Fake miniature photos
Shift color: Select a color in the photo and shift it
Normal: Normal but better than default. Black/White, Negative, Solarize (over

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Moodagent automatically profiles your music based on emotion, mood, genre, sub-genre, style, tempo, beat, vocals, instruments, etc and creates playlists. You can share your playlists/moods with friends too.

Also comes with a nice website and a desktop app that profiles your music. A good replacement for the default music player.

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Talk like a cat

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Talking Tom is a pet cat, that responds to touch and repeats everything you say in a funny voice.

Things you can do with your pet cat:

Get him to repeat what you say
Pet him
Poke
Punch him or
Grab his tail.

The best part is, you can record all of this and upload your creations to Youtube or Facebook.

Funny user uploaded video on: Youtube.

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Bump your friends phone to split a bill

Friday, August 6, 2010

Paypal finally brings its original idea to the Android after 11 years. Paypal was originally created to beam money from a Palm Pilot. It pivoted when EBay became more popular and the rest is history.

Features:

Bump Androids to exchange contact info
Split a check with a contact
Collect money from a contact
Send money to friends and family

If all you are interested in is the Bump feature, try the Bump app to share photos, contacts and apps … read tip.

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Talk in a foreign tongue

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Talk to me translates what you say to a foreign language in real time and says it out loud. Very useful on a foreign trip or even to learn a new language.

Languages supported: