DROID Apps
by Antonio Wells
Nov 6, 2009 10:37 AM –
Part 2 of 2 (see Part 1 here Verizon DROID Apps) of Verizon’s newly released DROID Android phone. After playing with the phone this morning in a Verizon store, I can say the phone is pretty solid! I checked out DROID Apps on the device for speed and functionality… Impressed! New to Android and need a few apps for DROID suggestions? No worries, AndroidTapp.com whipped up a good lineup of 50+ Android Apps to get you started (reviews include QR Code to scan with Bar Code Scanner app or launch app in the Market from your Verizon DROID).
Email
Normally I would recemmend K9 Mail and Exchange By TouchDown, but the latest operating system offers multiple email boxes and Exchange email support!
Social Media
I Tweet! and TwitterRide for Twitter… Bloo Native Facebook App, Facebook for Android and Babbler for Facebook for Facebook.
Android Games
Although the OS is suffering overall in this department, there are a few stand-outs to check out… You need time wasters like Solitaire, Suduko, Chess or Checkers; but also see Mystique. Chapter 2: The Child and Mystique. Chapter 1: Foetus suspense puzzles, Colorix Tetris spin-off, extend to NES and SNES games with Nesoid (NES emulator) and SNESoid, for tower defense Robo Defense, Retro Defense and Plox. Wixel word game, Abduction accelerometer game, Jewellust iPhone clone, Buka action game, Spades for Android and Texas Hold’em Online card games.
Music & Media Players
Give Pandora Radio, iMeem, Last.fm Personal Radio free person music players, DroidLive and StreamFurious Internet radio players, Meridian Player and RockOn Music Player a shot!
Home Screen Customization
aHome, Open Home and FreshFace.
Blogger
Update: Automattic blessed Android with an official WordPress app, based off Dan Roundhill’s wpToGo!
Weather
The are many but check out WeatherBug, The Weather Channel or Beautiful Widgets (although not a traditional weather app, has geo-location based weather with HTC Sense inspired time display).
RSS Readers
Check out FeedR News Reader over Google Reader.
Podcasts
Try DoggCatcher and Mediafly Video+Audio Podcasts.
Geo Location
There are many cool geolocation app in many niche areas; Aloqa – Always Be A Local, Sherpa – Discover Your World, and WHERE.
Augmented Reality
Layar Reality Browser, Google Maps StreetView Compass Mode, and Wikitude.
Stocks
Google brought out Finance or an alternative is Quote Pro.
Sports
SportsTap has a bunch of leagues with scores and more as well as Google’s Scoreboard.
Health & Fitness
CardioTrainer, Buddy Runner and FitSync can keep you in shape.
Sorry for the Android App overload… but there are many more good apps to list… Have you tried any of these, give your feedback below in the Comments!
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