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Best Android reference apps

Best Android reference apps

FEATURE For the smartest phone of all
Smartphones apps aren't just about games. There's some educating to do out there if you'd care to tear yourself away from Fruit Ninja for just two minutes and we at Pocket-lint have amassed the very best Android apps for learning and reference so that …
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  • APP OF THE DAY: Sport Relief in your Pocket review (iPhone / Android)

    APP OF THE DAY: Sport Relief in your Pocket review (iPhone / Android)

    For charideee 7 February 2012 19:54 GMT

    Kind of a Comic Relief for those with an urge to get off their feet and run, jump or throw something, Sport Relief is another arm of the charity that aims to raise gazillions of pounds for incredibly worthwhile charities in Africa and the UK by getting...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Vimeo review (Windows Phone 7). Apps, Windows Phone 7 apps, Vimeo, Video 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Vimeo review (Windows Phone 7)

    Video man 6 February 2012 18:00 GMT

    While YouTube might boast the bigger audience, there is no denying that the videos on Vimeo are, how shall we put this, more crafted.

    Vimeo has released its Windows Phone 7 app, something that Google's YouTube has still failed to do, offering...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Reckless Racing 2. Phones, Mobile phones, Apps, App of the day 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Reckless Racing 2

    Retro-time 5 February 2012 12:00 GMT

    The original Reckless Racing was a straightforward piece of smartphone gaming addictiveness. Based loosely on Radical Racing, a retro classic, it is a top down racer with an emphasis on drifting and crashing. 

    Reckless Racing 2 sees the series...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Remarks review (iPad). Apps, iPad apps, App of the day, Remarks 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Remarks review (iPad)

    Take note.... 3 February 2012 18:00 GMT

    Readdle is back with yet another note-taking app, this time in the form of Remarks which it describes as a new way to "write down your thoughts, capture ideas and information, annotate documents and outline notes anywhere from university class to...

  • Dropbox for Android beta lands with auto camera uploads. Apps, Android, Dropbox, Cloud computing 0

    Dropbox for Android beta lands with auto camera uploads

    And 500MB picture space 3 February 2012 15:15 GMT

    Dropbox has taken off the covers of an all-new version of its cloud-based solution for Android devices: the Experimental Android Forum Build 2.0.9. Catchy name huh?

    The beta release brings with it a number of key new features, most notably...

  • Differential diagnosis app for the iPhone

    Best iPhone apps for reference and learning

    FEATURE Pocket knowledge 2 February 2012 18:16 GMT

    The iPhone is a hugely powerful reference tool. Like having a portable library stuck in your pocket, you can find an answer to pretty much any question instantly. Sure it might not always be correct, but there is an armada of info buried at your fingertips. 

    Be...

  • Crackle app

    APP OF THE DAY: Crackle review (Android, consoles, iOS, Smart TVs)

    Free movies wherever you go 2 February 2012 18:00 GMT

    With the world now awash with video-on-demand services, one might wonder if we really need another to think about, but that’s exactly what we’re recommending on App of the Day at Pocket-lint.

    We’re not saying that you shouldn’t...

  • Avid Studio iPad app arrives to take on iMovie. Apps, iPad apps, Avid, Avid Studio 0

    Avid Studio iPad app arrives to take on iMovie

    Action! 2 February 2012 17:40 GMT

    Avid is taking its movie editing expertise mobile with the Avid Studio iPad app.

    The app, which its makers will hope to rival Apple's iMovie, has all the ingredients of the popular desktop Avid software, compressed to be tablet happy.

    It's...

  • Gameloft Live app lands on Android. Gaming, Apps, Android apps, Gameloft 0

    Gameloft Live app lands on Android

    It reminds us of something.... 2 February 2012 16:59 GMT

    Gameloft, purveyor of mobile games as brilliant as they are unoriginal, has announced a standalone Android app for its revamped Gameloft Live platform.

    Gameloft is unashamedly proud of its artistic licence when it comes to, shall we say, "borrowing"...

  • Google Docs Android app now offers offline editing. Apps, Android apps, Google, Google Docs 0

    Google Docs Android app now offers offline editing

    And improved tablet features 2 February 2012 11:57 GMT

    Google Docs on Android just upped its game with the introduction of offline viewing.

    The new feature means that when you're without Wi-Fi or 3G you'll still be able to fire up your files and work away on them on the move - provided you've marked...

  • Karotz smart rabbit is now a Facebook friend. Apps, Facebook apps, Karotz, Nabaztag 0

    Karotz smart rabbit is now a Facebook friend

    Clever bunny 2 February 2012 11:18 GMT

    Karotz, the leporidae artist formerly known as Nabaztag, has friend requested a new feature - Facebook compatibility.

    Although we think maker Violet's claim that Karotz is "the only Facebook hardware in the world" is a tad bold (what about...

  • This isn't just a new Samsung TV app, it's an M&S app. Apps, Samsung, Marks and Spencer, Samsung Apps, Smart TV 0

    This isn't just a new Samsung TV app, it's an M&S; app

    Marks & Sparks hits your Smart telly 2 February 2012 9:25 GMT

    Get ready to get posh shopping on your telly boxes Samsung fans, a Marks & Spencer app is landing on Sammy's Smart TV platform.

    But when we say "get ready" that's all we mean, because there's no shopping option just yet - it's just "a snapshot...

  • Crackle pops more movies onto your Xbox 360. Apps, Video on demand, Home Cinema, Sony Pictures, Xbox 360 0

    Crackle pops more movies onto your Xbox 360

    Sony pictures app 1 February 2012 15:28 GMT

    The Sony Pictures owned video on demand platform Crackle has landed on the Xbox 360.

    We know, who would have thunk it - Sony and Microsoft playing nicely when it comes to consoles? But they are and, as a result, Xboxers now have access to all...

  • Best Android reference apps

    Best Android apps for learning and reference

    FEATURE For the smartest phone of all 1 February 2012 12:00 GMT

    Smartphones apps aren't just about games. There's some educating to do out there if you'd care to tear yourself away from Fruit Ninja for just two minutes and we at Pocket-lint have amassed the very best Android apps for learning and reference so that...

  • APP OF THE DAY: Bord review (Windows Phone 7). Apps, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7 apps, Dad, Video 0

    APP OF THE DAY: Bord review (Windows Phone 7)

    Back to school 31 January 2012 18:00 GMT

    You are in a restaurant, the food is taking ages, and your kids are starting to go stir crazy. You have two choices. Start praying that the food will turn up any moment, or turn to your partner and start praying that they've brought the usual array...

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