Android

Software for Android Devices

Grocery IQ

Grocery IQ by Coupons.com makes going to groceries less strenuous. This app allows you to make lists from its vast database. You can manually add items to the list, but it also offers a lot of helpful suggestions. The app comes with voice search and a multi-barcode scanner. The scanner is very easy to use. Just point the phone camera on the barcode of a product.

Cool Reader

Cool Reader is a free and powerful e-book reader for Android. Created by Vadim Lopatin it offers full support for many popular formats like epub, non-DRM mobi, rtf, txt, doc chm, html and many others. In addition to this the reader allows you to read content in either scroll or page view.

WeChat

Social and chat apps are pretty common, but WeChat from Tencent Technology has many features that set it apart from the rest. With this app all your communication tools like messages, images and video calls are stored in one place, and all you need to do is create a user ID and you are set to go. The interface is quite intuitive so it's easy to figure out what to do, and there are no ads too.

Pencil Sketch

Pencil Sketch is one of the most interesting graphics / photography apps for Android. Created by Dumpling Sandwich, it will transform any picture into a pencil sketch. However, this "sketch" is beautiful and well polished. It doesn't matter if you can only draw stick figures; with this program you'll end up with professional looking pencil drawings. All you have to do is select a picture stored on your phone gallery. Or you can take one with your camera. With a single click you'll end up with a detailed looking sketch.

Flipboard

Flipboard is your virtual news magazine for the iOS and Android. Created by Flipboard Inc, the app allows you to create a custom magazine. From it you can browse tweets, get Facebook newsfeeds, YouTube videos and many more. Once you install Flipboard, you�ll see boxes on the main page. To put contents on each box, just tap it. The Content Guide will appear showing you categories like Tech, Food & Design, Business, Arts and more. There are suggestions available for popular online news magazines, sports columnists� tweets and more. Just tap the Add button to include it.

Springpad

Springpad by Spring Partners is a nifty little app that lets you save any file you want anytime. The latest version of the app sports a simpler interface and the app has been tweaked so it runs faster on the Android and iOS. While there are many apps that let you save files, few are as intuitive as this.

Talking Ginger

Talking Ginger from Out Fit 7 Ltd. is a virtual pet app for the Android and iOS, and your objective here is to take care of Ginger the kitten. That means putting him to bed on time, talking to him and helping him with other tasks like shows, potty, brushing his teeth and so on. It’s really a cute app and while it’s aimed at kids, even adults will fall in love with this kitten.

Ancestry

Ancestry (iOS and Android) is the only app you will need to create, edit and add details to your family tree. With this free app from ancestry.com you’ll be able to update your family tree, show it to anyone and have access anytime on your mobile. With Ancestry, you can arrange pictures and information about your grandparents, aunts, uncles, nephews nieces, cousins and more easily.

Maxthon

Maxthon is not as well known as the other browsers, but it actually has enough features to match the others. A product of Maxthon International, it has two display modes; Retro and Ultra. Retro mode is for old websites created with legacy tools. Ultra Mode is for the latest websites. The browser uses the appropriate mode so pages display faster. There are a bunch of other extras included: ad and pop-up blockers, multisearch, autofill and drag and drop. You can do screen captures, translate languages, get feeds and take notes.