2016

Obuda
University
Amir Mosavi PhD

MOBILE APPS
A book by Amir Mosavi

Amir

Mosavi,

Mobile

Apps,

Obuda

University,

Budapest,

2016.

DOI:

10.13140/RG.2.1.2645.9281

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Contents
Apps to Make Life Easier ........................................................................................................................ 23
Social Networking Communication by apps ................................................................................ 24
Skype, Whatsapp, Gmail..................................................................................................................... 25
Gmail...................................................................................................................................................... 25
Skype...................................................................................................................................................... 25
WhatsApp ............................................................................................................................................. 25
Web browsers ....................................................................................................................................... 26
Google Chrome, Safari, Mozzilla Firefox, Internet Explorer/ Microsoft Edge, Opera .............. 27
Social Networking Apps ......................................................................................................................... 29
Why social media is good for our society? ....................................................................................... 29
Social networking Apps ...................................................................................................................... 30
FACEBOOK .......................................................................................................................................... 30
TWITTER ............................................................................................................................................... 31
INSTAGRAM........................................................................................................................................ 32
TUMBLR................................................................................................................................................ 33
SNAPCHAT .......................................................................................................................................... 34
Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 35
Free Messaging Apps .............................................................................................................................. 36
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 36
Messenger ............................................................................................................................................. 36
Viber ....................................................................................................................................................... 36
Skype...................................................................................................................................................... 37
WhatsApp ............................................................................................................................................. 37
Discussion ............................................................................................................................................. 37
Dictionary apps ........................................................................................................................................ 38
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 38

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Oxford Dictionary of English ............................................................................................................. 38

English Dictionary ............................................................................................................................... 40
Merriam Webster Dictionary.............................................................................................................. 40
Dictionary.com ..................................................................................................................................... 41
Google translate.................................................................................................................................... 42
Discussion ............................................................................................................................................. 43
Essential Travell Apps ............................................................................................................................. 45
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 45
Trip Advisor ......................................................................................................................................... 45
iOS, Android, WindowsFREE ........................................................................................................ 45
HotelTonight......................................................................................................................................... 46
Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows FREE ......................................................................................... 46
LoungeBuddy ....................................................................................................................................... 46
iPhone, Android 1$ ........................................................................................................................... 46
Hipmunk ............................................................................................................................................... 47
Android, iPhone, iPad FREE ........................................................................................................... 47
WorldMate ............................................................................................................................................ 48
Android, iPhone 2$ ........................................................................................................................... 48
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................ 48
Time Management/Scheduling Apps .................................................................................................. 48
Schedule Planner Classic .................................................................................................................... 49
Agenda .................................................................................................................................................. 50
Clockwork Tomato .............................................................................................................................. 50
Forest: Stay Focused ............................................................................................................................ 51
Apps that rule the stores ......................................................................................................................... 52
World of social network ...................................................................................................................... 52
But why is that? .................................................................................................................................... 52
Evolution of Social Media ................................................................................................................... 53

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Comparing apps ................................................................................................................................... 53

Games on phones ................................................................................................................................. 54
Quiz-Crossword Apps ............................................................................................................................ 56
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 56
Pixwords................................................................................................................................................ 57
Wordsearch ........................................................................................................................................... 57
Sopa de letras ........................................................................................................................................ 58
Logoquiz................................................................................................................................................ 58
Whos still standing? ........................................................................................................................... 58
Why do I like it? ................................................................................................................................... 59
Who wants to be a millionare? ........................................................................................................... 60
QuizUp .................................................................................................................................................. 60
Discussions............................................................................................................................................ 61
Gaming Apps............................................................................................................................................ 62
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 62
Infinity Blade ........................................................................................................................................ 63
Fallout Shelter ....................................................................................................................................... 64
Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff ........................................................................................................ 65
Crossy Road .......................................................................................................................................... 66
Cloud Storage Apps............................................................................................................................. 67
Introduction: ......................................................................................................................................... 67
Dropbox ................................................................................................................................................. 68
Google Drive ......................................................................................................................................... 68
One Drive .............................................................................................................................................. 69
Amazon ................................................................................................................................................. 69
Box .......................................................................................................................................................... 70
Preferred App: ...................................................................................................................................... 71
Art, Design and Fashion Apps ............................................................................................................... 72

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Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 72
Art Authority ........................................................................................................................................ 72
iPhone,Android .................................................................................................................................... 72
Sketchbook ............................................................................................................................................ 73
IPhone, ................................................................................................................................................... 73
Moodboard ........................................................................................................................................... 73
iPhone, Android, Windows ................................................................................................................ 73
The Cut ont he Runway ...................................................................................................................... 74
iPhone, Android ................................................................................................................................... 74
Design Library ...................................................................................................................................... 75
iPhone Android .................................................................................................................................... 75
Discussion ............................................................................................................................................. 75
Fashion and Beauty Appa ................................................................................................................... 76
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 76
Stylebook ............................................................................................................................................... 76
IPhone ..................................................................................................................................................... 76
Pose ........................................................................................................................................................ 76
IPhone, Android ................................................................................................................................... 76
The Hunt ............................................................................................................................................... 77
IPhone, Android ................................................................................................................................... 77
Mallzee................................................................................................................................................... 77
Makeup genius by LOreal Paris........................................................................................................ 77
Benefit Brow Genie .............................................................................................................................. 78
Discussion ............................................................................................................................................. 78
Clothes Shopping Apps .......................................................................................................................... 79
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 79
Pose ........................................................................................................................................................ 79
Everdrobe .............................................................................................................................................. 80

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Gilt .......................................................................................................................................................... 81
Polyvore................................................................................................................................................. 82
Wish ....................................................................................................................................................... 82
Cloth....................................................................................................................................................... 83
Virtual Dressing Room ........................................................................................................................ 84
Weather Forecasting Apps...................................................................................................................... 86
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 86
Yahoo Weather ..................................................................................................................................... 87
Amber Weather .................................................................................................................................... 88
AccuWeather ........................................................................................................................................ 88
Idokep .................................................................................................................................................... 89
Discussion ............................................................................................................................................. 89
Cooking apps ............................................................................................................................................ 90
Paprika ................................................................................................................................................... 91
Big Oven ................................................................................................................................................ 93
Food Network in the Kitchen ............................................................................................................. 93
Cooking at home and eating out apps .................................................................................................. 94
CookMe ................................................................................................................................................. 95
CookBook .............................................................................................................................................. 96
British Chefs .......................................................................................................................................... 97
Foursquare ............................................................................................................................................ 97
Tripadvisor............................................................................................................................................ 98
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 100
INSTAGRAM...................................................................................................................................... 101
TUMBLR.............................................................................................................................................. 103
Dashboard ........................................................................................................................................... 104
Explore ................................................................................................................................................. 104
Text photo ........................................................................................................................................... 105

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SNAPCHAT ........................................................................................................................................ 106

Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 108
Running Apps ........................................................................................................................................ 110
Runkeeper ........................................................................................................................................... 111
Runtastic .............................................................................................................................................. 112
Nike+ Running ................................................................................................................................... 113
Running and Walking with Endomondo ....................................................................................... 114
Music Player Apps ................................................................................................................................. 116
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 116
Apps ..................................................................................................................................................... 116
Apple Music ........................................................................................................................................ 116
iOS, Windows and Mac, Android and Apple TV coming soon .................................................. 116
Spotify .................................................................................................................................................. 118
Windows, Mac, PlayStation 3 and up, Android, iOS, Windows Phone .................................... 118
Google Play Music ............................................................................................................................. 119
Android and iOS ................................................................................................................................ 119
Soundcloud ......................................................................................................................................... 121
Andriod and iOS ................................................................................................................................ 121
SoundCloud lets you hear more music & audio. .......................................................................... 121
Tidal ..................................................................................................................................................... 122
Windows, Mac, Android and iOS ................................................................................................... 122
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 123
Cloud-based storage Apps ................................................................................................................... 124
Google Drive ....................................................................................................................................... 124
Dropbox ............................................................................................................................................... 125
OneDrive ............................................................................................................................................. 126
iCloud .................................................................................................................................................. 126
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 127

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Home Design Apps............................................................................................................................ 128

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 128
Virtual Plan 3D ................................................................................................................................... 128
Homestyler Interior Design .............................................................................................................. 129
Home Design 3D Gold ...................................................................................................................... 129
Dulux Visualizer ................................................................................................................................ 130
Magic Plan........................................................................................................................................... 130
3D Room Designer ............................................................................................................................. 131
Payment Apps ........................................................................................................................................ 132
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 132
Square wallet (iPhone, Android) ..................................................................................................... 132
Google wallet (iPhone, Android) ..................................................................................................... 133
PayPal (iPhone, Android, Windows) .............................................................................................. 133
Passbook (iPhone) .............................................................................................................................. 134
Apple Pay (iPhone) ............................................................................................................................ 134
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 135
APPS FOR JOURNALISTS ................................................................................................................... 135
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 136
TED Talks ............................................................................................................................................ 136
Iphone, Ipad, Android....................................................................................................................... 136
Iphone, Ipad ........................................................................................................................................ 137
PressReader......................................................................................................................................... 138
Iphone, Ipad, Android....................................................................................................................... 138
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 139
NBA basketball fans Apps ................................................................................................................... 140
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 140
NBA Game Time (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) ...................................................................... 140
TheScore (iOS, Android, BlackBerry) .............................................................................................. 141

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RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Kit (iOS) ........................................................................................... 141

Singing Apps .......................................................................................................................................... 142
Applications that I tried .................................................................................................................... 142
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 142
Sing! Karaoke by Smule .................................................................................................................... 142
IPhone, Android ................................................................................................................................. 142
karaokt nekeljetek .......................................................................................................................... 144
Karaoke Sing & Record by Yokee .................................................................................................... 144
SingPlay: Karaoke your MP3s .......................................................................................................... 145
ISing Player (karaoke) ....................................................................................................................... 146
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 147
Apps for kids .......................................................................................................................................... 148
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 148
How the Grinch Stole Christmas ..................................................................................................... 148
App Store, Google play ..................................................................................................................... 148
This is my Food Nutrition for Kids .............................................................................................. 149
App Store ............................................................................................................................................ 149
Middle School Confidential 1: Be Confidential in Who You Are................................................ 150
App Store ............................................................................................................................................ 150
Application of streaming music ........................................................................................................... 152
Boiler room.......................................................................................................................................... 152
Soundcloud ......................................................................................................................................... 152
Deezer .................................................................................................................................................. 153
Spotify .................................................................................................................................................. 154
Songza.................................................................................................................................................. 154
Qobuz................................................................................................................................................... 155
Tidal ..................................................................................................................................................... 155
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 155

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Share and Message apps ....................................................................................................................... 157

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 158
Instagram ............................................................................................................................................ 158
Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Web (limited functions) ......................................................... 158
9chat; Android, iOS ........................................................................................................................... 159
Snapchat; Android, iOS, and Windows 8 (thirdparty apps)........................................................ 159
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 159
Daily Apps .............................................................................................................................................. 161
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 161
Dark Sky .............................................................................................................................................. 161
iPhone .................................................................................................................................................. 161
Wunderlist .......................................................................................................................................... 162
IPhone, Android, Windows .............................................................................................................. 162
Moves................................................................................................................................................... 163
IPhone, Android ................................................................................................................................. 163
Check ................................................................................................................................................... 163
IPhone, Android, Windows .............................................................................................................. 163
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 163
Apps for music lovers ........................................................................................................................... 164
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 164
Real Zampona (Panflute) .................................................................................................................. 164
Melodeon............................................................................................................................................. 164
Real Piano............................................................................................................................................ 165
Real Guitar .......................................................................................................................................... 165
Harmonica Easy Tab.......................................................................................................................... 166
Discossion............................................................................................................................................ 166
Travel Apps - The Eletronic Guides .................................................................................................... 167
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 167

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Pocket Guide ....................................................................................................................................... 167

It was created in 2010 by hungarians. It could be a personal guide on our phone.This app
recognise the location with GPS, presents the sights recognized by photoes- in writing and
orally as well. It could tell the story of the sight and the city. We just listen and enjoy a citys
attractions while your virtual tour guide explains it all It also can work as a map: shows the
us where famous building, or any other sights are situated. If we just want to hang out in the
city, it also could lead us to restaurants, bars or any other services. .......................................... 167
Venice Travel Guide .......................................................................................................................... 168
WorldMate .......................................................................................................................................... 169
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 170
Top Music Streaming Apps .................................................................................................................. 171
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 171
Apps ..................................................................................................................................................... 171
Spotify .................................................................................................................................................. 171
Windows, Mac, PlayStation 3 and up, Android, iOS, Windows Phone .............................................. 171
Where it excels .................................................................................................................................... 172
Apple Music ........................................................................................................................................ 172
iOS, Windows and Mac, Android and Apple TV coming soon ........................................................... 172
Tidal ..................................................................................................................................................... 174
Windows, Mac, Android and iOS ................................................................................................... 174
Rhapshody .......................................................................................................................................... 175
Google Play Music ............................................................................................................................. 176
Android and iOS ................................................................................................................................ 176
Top Presentation Apps .......................................................................................................................... 178
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 178
PowerPoint Mobile Windows .......................................................................................................... 179
Customshow ....................................................................................................................................... 180
Prezi ..................................................................................................................................................... 181
Google Slides ...................................................................................................................................... 182

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SlideDog .............................................................................................................................................. 183

Keynote................................................................................................................................................ 184
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 185
Apps for Film Buffs................................................................................................................................ 186
Movies by Flixster .............................................................................................................................. 186
IMDb .................................................................................................................................................... 186
Netflix .................................................................................................................................................. 187
Scene It? ............................................................................................................................................... 187
Redbox ................................................................................................................................................. 188
My Movies .......................................................................................................................................... 188
RunPee ................................................................................................................................................. 189
Navigating Apps .................................................................................................................................... 190
Google Maps ....................................................................................................................................... 190
Waze..................................................................................................................................................... 191
Navigon ............................................................................................................................................... 191
10 Vegan Apps........................................................................................................................................ 192
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 192
21-Day Vegan Kickstart..................................................................................................................... 192
Apple ................................................................................................................................................... 192
Heart of Vegan.................................................................................................................................... 193
Apple, Android .................................................................................................................................. 193
Cruelty-Free ........................................................................................................................................ 193
Apple ................................................................................................................................................... 193
PETA .................................................................................................................................................... 193
Apple ................................................................................................................................................... 193
Apple, Android .................................................................................................................................. 194
Happy Cow ......................................................................................................................................... 194
Animal-Free ........................................................................................................................................ 195

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Apple, Android .................................................................................................................................. 195

Vegan Xpress ...................................................................................................................................... 195
Vegan Yum Yum ................................................................................................................................ 196
Apple ................................................................................................................................................... 196
Nasoya ................................................................................................................................................. 196
Task Management & Productivity Apps ............................................................................................ 198
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 198
Any.do ................................................................................................................................................. 198
Functionality ....................................................................................................................................... 199
Design and Speed............................................................................................................................... 200
Integration with other platforms and apps .................................................................................... 200
myHomework .................................................................................................................................... 201
Functionality ....................................................................................................................................... 201
Speed and Design............................................................................................................................... 202
Trello .................................................................................................................................................... 202
Functionality ....................................................................................................................................... 203
Design and Speed............................................................................................................................... 203
Integration with Platforms and Other Apps .................................................................................. 204
AnyList ................................................................................................................................................ 204
Wunderlist .......................................................................................................................................... 204
Photo editing apps ................................................................................................................................. 206
YouCam makeup ............................................................................................................................... 206
Retrica .................................................................................................................................................. 207
PicsArt ................................................................................................................................................. 208
Car-sharing Apps ................................................................................................................................... 209
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 209
UBER .................................................................................................................................................... 209
Wunder ................................................................................................................................................ 210

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Oszkr .................................................................................................................................................. 211

Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 211
Fun Game Apps ..................................................................................................................................... 212
Candy Crush ....................................................................................................................................... 213
Zombie Tsunami ................................................................................................................................ 214
Dumb ways to die .............................................................................................................................. 215
Daily News Apps ................................................................................................................................... 216
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 216
BBC News............................................................................................................................................ 216
CNN App ............................................................................................................................................ 217
LinkedIn Pulse .................................................................................................................................... 217
Google Currents ................................................................................................................................. 218
Feedly................................................................................................................................................... 218
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 219
Apps for downloading music............................................................................................................... 220
Introduction: ....................................................................................................................................... 220
iTunes:.................................................................................................................................................. 220
Spotify .................................................................................................................................................. 221
SoundCloud ........................................................................................................................................ 223
Language Apps ...................................................................................................................................... 224
Duolingo .............................................................................................................................................. 224
Memrise ............................................................................................................................................... 225
FluentU ................................................................................................................................................ 225
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 226
TripAdvisor Apps .................................................................................................................................. 227
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 227
TripAdvisor ........................................................................................................................................ 227
FourSquare .......................................................................................................................................... 229

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Trover................................................................................................................................................... 230
Localeur ............................................................................................................................................... 231
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 232
Music Apps ............................................................................................................................................. 233
Spofity .................................................................................................................................................. 233
Shazam................................................................................................................................................. 234
Soundcloud ......................................................................................................................................... 235
TuneIn Radio ...................................................................................................................................... 235
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 236
Navigation and Car Related Apps ...................................................................................................... 237
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 237
Waze..................................................................................................................................................... 237
Google Maps ....................................................................................................................................... 238
aCar ...................................................................................................................................................... 239
Car Home Ultra .................................................................................................................................. 241
Note-Taking Apps ................................................................................................................................. 241
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 242
OneNote .............................................................................................................................................. 242
Apple Notes ........................................................................................................................................ 243
Google Keep........................................................................................................................................ 244
iPad ...................................................................................................................................................... 245
Evernote............................................................................................................................................... 246
Football News Apps .............................................................................................................................. 248
FIFA Official App............................................................................................................................... 249
SkyGo ................................................................................................................................................... 250
BT Sport ............................................................................................................................................... 251
Live Stream Apps ................................................................................................................................... 253
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 253

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Periscope ............................................................................................................................................. 253

Meerkat ................................................................................................................................................ 255
Livestream........................................................................................................................................... 257
Twitch.TV ............................................................................................................................................ 258
Music Album apps ................................................................................................................................. 261
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 261
Bjrk: Biophilia ................................................................................................................................... 262
JAY Z Magna Carta ............................................................................................................................ 263
ARTPOP .............................................................................................................................................. 264
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 265
Dating Apps ............................................................................................................................................ 266
Match.com ........................................................................................................................................... 266
Tinder................................................................................................................................................... 267
Okcupid ............................................................................................................................................... 267
Happn .................................................................................................................................................. 268
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 269
Reminder Applications ......................................................................................................................... 270
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 270
Wunderlist .......................................................................................................................................... 271
Wunderlist Screenshots ..................................................................................................................... 272
PhotoMind .......................................................................................................................................... 273
PhotoMind Screeshots ....................................................................................................................... 274
MediSafe Sreenshots .......................................................................................................................... 275
Daily Water Sreeenshots ................................................................................................................... 276
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 277
Latin Dance Apps................................................................................................................................... 278
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 278
Latin Dance Exercise Workout ......................................................................................................... 278

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Latin Dance Fitness Workout ........................................................................................................... 280

Latin Dance Workout ........................................................................................................................ 281
Latin Aerobic Dance Workout ......................................................................................................... 282
Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 283
Livestream Apps .................................................................................................................................... 284
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 284
Periscope ............................................................................................................................................. 284
Meerkat ................................................................................................................................................ 285
YouNow .............................................................................................................................................. 285
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 286
Rugby Apps ............................................................................................................................................ 287
Rugby game apps............................................................................................................................... 288
Rugby magazine apps ....................................................................................................................... 289
Rugby in a nutshell apps................................................................................................................... 290
Sport/Self-Training Apps ..................................................................................................................... 292
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 292
TheScore (Android, iOS) (Free) ........................................................................................................ 292
Team Stream (Android, iOS) (Free) ................................................................................................. 293
NBA (Android, iOS) (Free) ............................................................................................................... 293
MLB.com At Bat (Android, iOS) (Free, in-app purchases) .......................................................... 294
NCAA Sports (Android, iOS) (Free) ............................................................................................... 294
Economy Sharing Apps......................................................................................................................... 295
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 295
Uber...................................................................................................................................................... 296
Oszkr .................................................................................................................................................. 297
Airbnb .................................................................................................................................................. 298
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 299
Communication Apps ........................................................................................................................... 300

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Communication applications ........................................................................................................... 300

Facebook .............................................................................................................................................. 300
Viber ..................................................................................................................................................... 301
Skype.................................................................................................................................................... 302
Traffi Hunter ....................................................................................................................................... 303
Waze..................................................................................................................................................... 303
Sport/Betting/Sports Results Apps .................................................................................................... 304
Unibet .................................................................................................................................................. 305
Tippmixpro ......................................................................................................................................... 305
SportKlub ............................................................................................................................................ 305
Bwin ..................................................................................................................................................... 305
Tippszter74.......................................................................................................................................... 305
Bet365 ................................................................................................................................................... 305
Bet365 ................................................................................................................................................... 306
Bwin ..................................................................................................................................................... 306
Unibet .................................................................................................................................................. 307
Tippmixpro ......................................................................................................................................... 307
Eredmnyek: ....................................................................................................................................... 307
Eurosport Livescore ........................................................................................................................... 308
Sports News Apps ................................................................................................................................. 310
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 310
ESPN App ........................................................................................................................................... 310
Eurosport ............................................................................................................................................. 311
Photography apps .................................................................................................................................. 314
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 314
Camera 51............................................................................................................................................ 314
Afterlight ............................................................................................................................................. 315
Camera+ .............................................................................................................................................. 315

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AfterFocus ........................................................................................................................................... 316

Autodesk Pixlr .................................................................................................................................... 316
FACETUNE......................................................................................................................................... 317
Travel Apps............................................................................................................................................. 318
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 318
Skyscanner .......................................................................................................................................... 319
TripAdvisor ........................................................................................................................................ 320
Booking.com ....................................................................................................................................... 320
Maps.me .............................................................................................................................................. 321
FourSquare .......................................................................................................................................... 322
Learning apps ......................................................................................................................................... 323
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 323
Duolingo .............................................................................................................................................. 323
Busuu ................................................................................................................................................... 325
MindSnacks......................................................................................................................................... 326
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 326
Identifying Songs Apps......................................................................................................................... 327
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 327
Shazam................................................................................................................................................. 328
Soundhound ....................................................................................................................................... 328
Hound .................................................................................................................................................. 329
MusiXmatch ........................................................................................................................................ 329
Spotsearch ........................................................................................................................................... 330
Communication Apps ....................................................................................................................... 331
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 331
Messenger (Facebook) ....................................................................................................................... 331
Viber ..................................................................................................................................................... 332
Skype.................................................................................................................................................... 333

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FaceTime.............................................................................................................................................. 333
WhatsApp ........................................................................................................................................... 334
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 334
Series Tracking Apps ............................................................................................................................. 335
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 335
TrackSeries .......................................................................................................................................... 335
Next Episode....................................................................................................................................... 336
Trakter ................................................................................................................................................. 337
Criminal Mind Series Guide ............................................................................................................. 337
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 338
Music Apps ............................................................................................................................................. 339
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 339
Spotify .................................................................................................................................................. 339
Shazam................................................................................................................................................. 340
Amazon Music.................................................................................................................................... 340
Google Play Music ............................................................................................................................. 341
Songza.................................................................................................................................................. 341
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 342
Working Out Apps ................................................................................................................................ 343
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 343
TriTime ................................................................................................................................................ 343
Workout Trainer................................................................................................................................. 344
Daily Butt Workout............................................................................................................................ 346
7 Minute Workout .............................................................................................................................. 346
Pocket Yoga......................................................................................................................................... 347
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 348
Transportation Apps ......................................................................................................................... 349
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 349

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Google maps ....................................................................................................................................... 349

BKK FUTR........................................................................................................................................ 350
UBER .................................................................................................................................................... 351
Oszkr telekocsi (Ocar telecar) ......................................................................................................... 352
Waze..................................................................................................................................................... 353
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 353
RPG Games Apps................................................................................................................................... 354
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 354
Galaxy on Fire 2 HD ...................................................................................................................... 354
Bardbarian ........................................................................................................................................... 355
Plague Inc. ........................................................................................................................................... 356
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 356
References: .............................................................................................................................................. 357

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Apps to Make Life Easier

Scientists estimated that an average person spends seven years of his life on the internet.

The development of the technology was faster than we could ever imagine. As above diagram
shows millions of people use their phones on a daily basis and download newer and more
effective applications.
Although during 20th century our communications were limited to phone calls, today with the
help of mobile apps we can do almost everything. There is a huge amount of apps which help
us to make our life easier.

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This picture shows several opportunity to do things by apps. I will discribe some of them of
my interest.

Social Networking Communication by apps

As we know communication is an essential part of everyday life and also has effects in
the business world. Businessmen needed a new possibality for negotiation because
there were a lot of hindering factor e.g. distance. These applications satisfied their
desire, so its spread over the world. These apps offer rewarding and effective
communication which is aviable for everyone for free.
There is a huge differenc between these apps. There are some designed simply for easy
communication while there are some more complex and feature-rich design. The easy

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one for family members e.g. one of them study abroad, whereas the other one is to host
conferences with different countries.
My favorite applications of this category are Skype, Whatsapp and Gmail.

Skype, Whatsapp, Gmail

Gmail
Its a well-known communication apps, Gmail is an email
application. However, those who use it more often will already
know that Gmail not just an email app, but also offers many
communications capabilities, such as file sharing, video chatting,
conferencing, and improved email management. I usually use it to
spend formal letters and high definition pictures. Its always fast,
very responsible and also the companies, universities prefer it.

Skype
This is a very simple and free conference call app, that has been
spread over the world a while, and allows us to make
conference calling as well as video conferencing. Nowadays
there are some other business communication apps, which are
more advanced, such as Uber Conferecnce, but I prefer because I
studied to use it and I can make video calling with my friends
who lives abroad, or if we have to discuss some issues with my
classmates related to our studies.

WhatsApp
This messenger app is well-known in Hungary and abroad too. Its
allows us to easily send text messages to others who may be on
different operating systems or using other devices. I use it everyday
to communicate with my friends and family members. We can make
groups if we want and send photos to eachother for free. Easy to use
it and its really realible and almost everyone has it.

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Web browsers
The first web browser was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1990. His browser was
the World Wide Web.
Web browsers are software applications to present the web resource you choose, by
requesting it from the server and displaying it in the browser window, they can also be
used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file
systems. The location of the resource is specified by the user using a URI (Uniform
Resource Identifier).
Nowadays its an essential element on every electronic item. There are five major
browsers used on desktop today: Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera.
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Google Chrome, Safari, Mozzilla Firefox, Internet Explorer/ Microsoft Edge,

Opera
The browser usage also depends on the type of computer e. g. if you have an Apple
product then the most effective is the Safari. For instance I have an Iphone and there I
use Safari for searching, but on my laptop I have been using Microsoft Edge for a year. I
also had used Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozzilla Firefox and Google Chrome as well.
The first browser that I have used was the Internet Explorer, but I immediately changed
it when I realised that its becoming slower and slower. The second ones were the
Mozzilla Firefox and the Opera, I dont know the main cause, but I couldnt be familiar
with them, especially when tha Chrome appeared.
I have used Google Chrome for several years. I really liked it because its easy to use. As
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download any extention, but if we do than the Microsoft Edge is faster, so that is the
reason why I changed it, and also my friends told me if I use Windows 10 then its more
productive and faster. Each browser uses the address field for about search and
displaying the site your own.
Safari has a share bottom, so you can easily post a link to social media. Edge has smaller
borders, fewer icons and thats one of the reasons why I really prefer.

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Social Networking Apps

Why social media is good for our society describing top 5 social networking site

Why social media is good for our society?

Marketing yourself - Whether you are looking for a job, or you are looking for an
employee, the presentation of yourself and your company must look perfect. Social
networks can definitely take care of that. LinkedIn is the worlds largest and most
famous professional social network for marketing yourself professionally and for
strengthening your networking connections.
Social networks in service to the greater good
- Scientists, professionals and experts do not
have to wait for conferences and seminars in
order to reach their colleagues, their precious
knowledge and valued opinions. The age of
social networks enables people who want their
knowledge to be used for greater good to meet
and act. One such network is Water Network.
Here, experts in the field of water can reach
one another, share opinions and make a
difference regarding one of the greatest issues
of today water supply.
Staying in touch - Looking back to maybe not so recent past, one might conclude that
twenty years ago it was not so easy to contact friends and relatives living in distant
countries. However, today, we are just one click away from communicating with
anyone anywhere.
Social networks as a meeting room - When
it comes to doing business, space has
stopped being an issue thanks to social
networks. All over the world, social
networks such as Google+ are being used
for virtual meetings, conference calls, and
work on joint projects, collaboration,
carrying out tasks, and exchanging
experiences. Apparently, along with being
used for communication, social networks
have taken up on another role doing
business online.

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Social networking Apps

FACEBOOK- Connect with friends and the world around you on Facebook.
Facebook is an online social networking
service headquartered in Menlo Park,
California. Its website was launched on
February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg
with his Harvard College roommates. It is
the top social network on the web. It's a
thriving beast of a social networking
site on the web over a billions
users. Despite holding the spot on the
entire Internet for years now, it has to
lead you to wonder just how long and
what it might take for Facebook to
eventually be brought down to a lower
spot on the popular social site list.
Considered to be synonymous with social media by some, Facebook is the one site
where youre likely to find friends, colleagues, and relatives all floating around.
Although Facebook is mainly centered around sharing photos, links, and quick
thoughts of a personal nature, individuals can also show their support to brands or
organizations by becoming fans.
After registering to
use the site, users
can create a user
profile, add other
users as "friends",
exchange messages,
post status updates
and photos, share
videos and receive
notifications
when
others update their
profiles.
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organized by workplace, school or college, or other characteristics, and categorize their

friends into lists such as "People From Work" or "Close Friends". Facebook had over
1.18 billion monthly active users as of August 2014.

TWITTER Follow your interests

Twitter was created in March 2006
by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz
Stone and Noah Glass and
launched by July 2006. The service
rapidly
gained
worldwide
popularity, with more than 100
million users who in 2012 posted
340 million tweets per day. Twitter
is an online social networking
service that enables users to send
and read short 140-character
messages
called
"tweets".
Registered users can read and post
tweets, but unregistered users can
only read them. Its an ideal
platform for mobile users, and
Twitter Card integration make it
easy to share all sorts of
multimedia content in tweets. One of the main uses for social networking websites is to
enable people to post their thoughts instantly. No other social networking sites take full
advantage of speed and immediacy more than Twitter.

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INSTAGRAM Capture and Share the World's Moments.

Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and
Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010 as
a free mobile app. Instagram has grown to be
one of the most popular social networks for
photo sharing that the mobile web has ever
seen. It's the ultimate social network for
sharing real-time photos and short videos
while on the go. The app started by
being exclusively limited to the iOS platform,
but has since expanded to Android and,
Windows Phone also the web. When you
update the pictures after you can share them
on a variety of social networking platforms,
such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr.

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TUMBLR

Follow
Share the things you love

Mobile Apps

the

blogs

you've

been

hearing

about.

Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social

networking website founded by David Karp
and owned by Yahoo! Inc. The service allows
users to post multimedia and other content to a
short-form blog. Users can follow other users'
blogs, as well as make their blogs private. Much
of the website's features are accessed from the
"dashboard" interface, where the option to post
content and posts of followed blogs appear. As
of December 3, 2014, Tumblr hosts over 266.5
million blogs. The company's headquarters is in
New York City.

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SNAPCHAT - Just snapchat it

Snapchat is a video messaging application
created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy,
and Reggie Brown,when they were students
at
Stanford
University.
Using
the
application, users can take photos, record
videos, add text and drawings, and send
them to a controlled list of recipients. These
sent photographs and videos are known as
"Snaps". Users set a time limit for how long
recipients can view their Snaps (as of
September 2014, the range is from 1 to 10
seconds),[ after which Snapchat claims they
will be deleted from the company's servers.
According to Snapchat, In May 2014 the
app's users were sending 2 billion photos
and videos per day, while Snapchat Stories content was being viewed 500 million times
per day. In November 2014, the number reached 6 billion of videos per day.
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Summary
They are similar in many ways. Most of every famous/star people have these apps and
you can follow, watch and read what they do almost every day. Tumblr and Twitter is
comporable. Bloggers and who is interested about someones personal life. You can
write there about how you feel, what you do/did about anything. On twitter you can
write only 140 characteres, but on tumblr they allow you to go well beyond 140
characters of text per post. Tumblr is where you can ask people even if you do not have
account and you ask as anonymous. Nowadays some teenagers hurt each other and
there are some argument because of this, so tumblr created that if someone doesnt like
that anonymous ask them that they can change in privacy site. On Snapchat you can
record and see pictures only for 10 seconds, but you can replay them one more time.
Snapchat has always something new every week. You can video call, read american
newspapers. On facebook you can find similarity of any of these app,all together they
are facebook. Instagram is good for update pictures and share them on any
pages.Recently people use hastags (#) under the pictures or in the quotes. Facebook is
where you can post pictures, write a quote, find old friends, communicate to them. I
also use all of these apps, to keep in touch with friends who is from abrod and it is free
to download them and dont have to always call them, it is easier for me. I can suggest to
everyone these app.

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Free Messaging Apps

With these apps people can communicate with each other everyday, without any costs
In this presentation I am going to display apps, which are frequently used nowadays
for communication. Lots of people use smart phones. By these vehicles, it is available
for us, to download different apps for free from the App Store or Play Store. Of course,
there are several apps for communication, but we can find some, which are used by the
most people. I am going to show the Messenger, Viber, Skype and WhatsApp.

Introduction
These apps are making peoples life easier. If you would like to download one of them,
you can see under the name of the app that how many people have also downloaded it.
I am going to show these results in the description of each App.For all the apps internet
connection is needed!

Messenger
The Messenger is the app of
Facebook.
Only
those
members can use it, who has a
facebook account. Facebook is
a public website, where
people can have friends, and share with them
photos, music and stories. Messenger is made for
having a better communication facility. You can write direct message for the person,
you would like to communicate with. I like this app, because it shows you, that are
people online or offline, and you can also seen when people have seen your texts. You
can make HD calls with each other, you can use stickers. You can communicate with
people from all over the whole world. Number of downloads: 1000 000 000; Given stars:
3.9*/5*

Viber
For using Viber, it is important that you have to use your
phone number. So you can contact with people, if you have
their number. You can make free calls and messaging.
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facility. You can share your photos with people. Number of downloads: 100 000 000;
Given stars: 4.3*/5*.

Skype
Skype is an app for Computers and Smart phones.
Skype is for doing things together, whenever
youre apart. Skypes text, voice and video make it
simple to share experiences with the people that
matter to you, wherever they are. With Skype, you
can share a story, celebrate a birthday, learn a language, hold a meeting, work with
colleagues just about anything you need to do together every day. You can use Skype
on whatever works best for you - on your phone or computer or a TV with Skype on it.
It is free to start using Skype - to speak, see and instant message other people on Skype
for example. You can even try out group video, with the latest version of Skype.
Number of downloads: 500 000 000; Given stars: 4.1*/5*

WhatsApp
The name of the App is
WhatsApp, which refers to
Whats Up? The name was
given, because it is a frequent
question between people. As of
September 2014, WhatsApp had
a user base of up to 900 million,
making itt he most globally
popular messaging application.
WhatsApp Inc., was founded in
2009 by Brian Acton and Jan Koum, both former employees of Yahoo!.

Discussion
As a summary, in my opinion all of the apps shown above are useful. I have tried all of
the discussed Apps. I use the Messenger everyday, and previously I used Viber
regularly.

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Dictionary apps
With these, people all over the world can bridge the borders of the foreign languages
In this essay, I would like to introduce and compare several more famous dictionary
applications. I chose five English dictionaries to compare: Oxford Dictionary of English,
English Dictionary, Merriam Webster Dictionary, Dictionary.com and Google translate.
These apps have different characteristics and but they are common in that they can help
millions of people in the world to understand other people, writings and so on. All
datum were checked on the 6th November 2014.

Introduction
We use different languages all over the world. Approximately there are 6500-7000 languages.
Unfortunately, none of them are similar, except one or two. But how can we understand the other
people in a country far away, how can we help the tourists when they visit our homeland or how
can we understand what the teacher says in a lecture for example? Thanks to the modern age and
the application developers, we need only a mobile phone and an app to solve the problem of the
language borders.
If you search dictionary applications on the Google play, you are going to find ten of them
immediately. But if we scroll down, there are more and more apps like that. At the beginning we
can find the most popular programs, and scrolling down we can find more interesting things as
well. Since English is the world language, English dictionaries are the first results. However, we
can find Swahili dictionary, Tamil dictionary even Drugs dictionary and Disease
dictionary, which do not relate to languages.

Oxford Dictionary of English

Oxford Dictionary of English offers the most comprehensive

coverage of English from around the world. This application

is completely revised and updated to include the very latest
vocabulary, with over 350,000 words, phrases, and
meanings. There are about 75,000 audio pronunciations of
both common and rare words with both British & American
voice versions.

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A SEARCH TOOL
This feature helps finding words quickly by displaying predictions similar to the terms
users are typing. But it gives other extra possibilities:
A quick search of words during typing
A 'fuzzy filter' for when people are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
A 'keyword' search for finding key words within compound words
A wild card search function ('*' or '?') which can replace a letter or entire parts of a word
A LEARNING TOOL
It includes a number of features that help enhance vocabulary:
A 'Favourites' feature to create custom folders with lists of words from the extensive
library, including cross-curriculum words
History list to help easily review looked-up words
Discover more using the included special language notes
See words in context with example sentences
'Word-of-the-day' feature with dedicated homescreen widget
According to opinions, it got 3.9 rate by exactly 190 868 users.

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English Dictionary
The free offline English Dictionary application
explains the meaning of English words, the definitions
are based on English Wiktionary. It works offline
without any further file to download. This application
includes more than 196,000 English definitions and
large number of inflected forms. It works quickly,
internet is used only when a word is not found in the
offline dictionary. It has also easy and functional user
interface, optimized also for tablets.
But it includes extra features, which make it better:
Bookmarks and history with option to backup bookmarks.
Crossword help: the symbol ? can be used in place of unknown letter.
Random search button (shuffle) useful to learn new words.
It got 4.3 rate by 217 745 people.

Merriam Webster Dictionary

In addition to all the definitions from MerriamWebster's Collegiate Dictionary, this app offers
voice search to let look up a word without
having to spell it along with synonyms,
antonyms, example sentences, Word of the Day,
and more. Its a great tool for reference, education,
and vocabulary building. The app is free and
supported by ads. No internet connection is
required to view the definitions or thesaurus
(although you do need a connection to view
illustrations, hear audio pronunciations, and use
voice search).
It also includes other features to be a better dictionary, next to the example sentences,
voice search, audio pronunciations:
Favourites: it keeps a list of words that are particularly interesting the user
For Tablets: scrolling index it helps to browse the entire dictionary
Recent history: it gives a track of the words that the user have looked up

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It got 4.5 rate by 292 987 users.

Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com is the leading free English dictionary app for Android with over
2,000,000 definitions and synonyms. This app works offline, so internet connection is
not necessary for use.
This application includes the same features as the other applications but it also offers
extra issues:
Word of the Day learn a new word every day
Audio pronunciation hear every word
Voice search speak to search
Translator get translations for over 30 languages
Blog explore over 800 fun language topics
Slideshows fascinating facts about language
Quiz widget - test your vocabulary with Word of
the Day quizzes
Word origin - find out interesting etymologies

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Favourite words and search history never forget the words user learn
Spelling suggestions get help with how words are spelled
Local lookups - see which words are being searched near the user
Advanced learners dictionary special content for ESL, EFL and English learners
It got 4.6 rate by 792 544 people.

Google translate
We can say, that this application is the most popular in
this list, but among all of the applications as well. It is
proven by the rate of 4.3 which more than 3 million
people evaluated.
Next to the basic features of a dictionary application, it
has more extra features:
Translation in 90 languages by typing

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Translation of texts by camera for 26 languages

Two-way automatic speech translation in 40 languages
Drawing with fingers instead of keyboard
Downloading language packages, which can be used during a journey or if the internet
connection is expensive or slow
Save of the translations, or sign translation with a star

Discussion
If it was a competition and I had to give the first, the second and third place, the result according to the rates- would be:
Dictionary.com
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Google Translate and English Dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of English

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As this list shows, there are a lot of dictionary applications, what basically have the
same characteristics, but some of them offer extra things for the users, in this case they
can be more useful and more popular among the people who look for dictionaries like
these.

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Essential Travell Apps

With these Apps travelling may become
more enjoyable excluding the stress factors
and planning ahead all the possible
arrangements.
Proper planning makes all the difference
between a rushed, stressful trip and a
restful, worry-free vacation. Luckily,
smartphones and tablets are here to help,
thanks to the apps they hold. From trip
planners and itinerary generators, to online
marketplaces for accommodations and
establishments, crowd-sourced reviews and more, there's no shortage of applications to
ensure your trip goes smoothly. Here I compare 5 Apps in the field which are
TripAdvisor, HotelTonight, LoungeBuddy, Hipmunk and WorldMate.

Introduction
We must consider the fact that we are living in a world led by technology. Using
computers and internet make our lives much more easier. Researchers of big IT
companies are working on developing and creating new Apps and webpages in order
to make our life easyer. On the other hand it means we tend to become addicted to
these Applications. However people keep using them day by day.

Trip Advisor
iOS, Android, WindowsFREE
TripAdvisor, Inc. is an American
travel
website
company
providing reviews of travelrelated content. It also includes
interactive
travel
forums.
TripAdvisor was an early
adopter
of user-generated
content. The website services are
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is supported by an advertising business model. TripAdvisor is your crowd-sourced

guide to hotels, restaurants and attractions worldwide. TripAdvisor allows you to
browse through millions of reviews, images and videos featuring various
establishments worldwide. You can also access contact details; search for nearby
establishments; explore restaurants by food type, price range or rating; check out air
fares; and even add to the knowledge base by posting your own reviews, images and
entries for the places you visit.

HotelTonight
Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows FREE
HotelTonight is a mobile travel app for
that allows users to find discounted
hotel accommodations up to seven days
in
advance
throughout
the
Americas, Europe and Australia. Due to
the last minute nature of the bookings,
the app can offer deep discounts off the
listed hotel rate. Since its launch in 2010,
HotelTonight has been downloaded by more than 11 million users. Ideally, you should
always have your accommodations booked well in advance of your trip, but sometimes,
things don't go according to plan. Flights can be delayed, connections missed or worse.
If you need a place to stay ASAP, Hotel Tonight helps you track down last minute deals
and accommodations at the best prices. You never want to be in a position to have to
use it, but you'll be thankful for it if you do.

LoungeBuddy
iPhone, Android 1$
Looking for a good airport lounge in
which to kill time between flights?
Whether you're traveling economy or first
class, LoungeBuddy comes to the rescue,
helping you find airport lounges in any of
more than 500 airports worldwide. A
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users to input the details of their trip, service level and any applicable elite benefits or
memberships, and LoungeBuddy pulls up a list of locations you can access for free or a
one time fee. Users can also filter or search by amenities, as well as view and post
reviews and photos to share your experience with other travelers.

Hipmunk
Android, iPhone, iPad FREE
Hipmunk presents a fast, all-in-one travel planning and
booking solution, with a powerful flight and hotel search
engine, as well as easy in-app booking. In addition to the
usual flight search criteria such as price, Hipmunk also
includes an agony index for flight duration, number of
stops and other factors. Users can also take advantage of
last minute hotel deals, view reviews from TripAdvisor
and other sources, and check out heat maps that show
hotel proximity to shopping, dining and entertainment
venues.

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WorldMate
Android, iPhone 2$
WorldMate is an all-in-one travel assistant that helps reduce
trip planning hassle by bringing all your travel details into one
convenient app. All you need to do is forward your flight,
hotel, car rental or even Open Table confirmation email, and
WorldMate organizes all of these into a personalized itinerary.
The app will be complete with flight status and alerts, calendar
syncing, navigation and shareable itinerary details. In
addition, the app comes with helpful extras such as hotel booking and car rental tools,
weather forecast, a tip calculator and currency converter.

Conclusion
Plenty of Travelling Apps are available on the internet which make travelling easier and
more enjoyable. Firstly we have to learn how to use these Apps properly, after this we
can lay down and enjoy our trip. Any problem which may occur during an excursion or
a longer trip can be solved by using modern travelling applications. To sum up, travel
Apps are one of the most useful IT creations among the world.

Time Management/Scheduling Apps

I am going to compare two Android apps for scheduling (Schedule Planner Classic and
Agenda 2014) and two for staying focused (Clockwork Tomato and Forest). A lot of
people tend to procrastinate or forget the things they need to do but with these apps it
will be easier to remember everything and stay organized.

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As a student I have to remember a lot of deadlines and have to be on time with

schoolwork and other things in life but fortunately there are lots of applications which
can make it easier for me. Here are some that I tried.

Schedule Planner Classic

This application can be very useful especially in

the exam period when you have to prepare for a
lot of subjects. It will remind you about the tasks
if you want it to so you cannot forget about
anything. You can plan your days as productive
as you want.
Creating new tasks is always simple to do, requiring only a few sequential steps to
complete. Schedule Planner allows users to edit and change their individual tasks or by
batch editing multiple tasks. Users can even create notes attached to each task if they
need more details.

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Agenda

This application has 365 pages and it is like a real

calendar. You can write the things you have to do
but it will not remind you about it, you have to
check it.
I like the other one better because that has the features needed to not forget anything
important and to be more organized.
It can be hard to stick to the agenda so here are some apps that can help you to stay
focused and do not waste your time.

Clockwork Tomato

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This application is based on the Pomodoro technique, a method that boosts productivity
by breaking down work periods into 25-minute slices, separated by short breaks.
I like this method because it reminds me of the
importance of taking breaks and focusing on one thing
at a time. I sometimes tend to study hours and hours
and watching TV at the same time and then realize I
wasted those hours because it was ineffective and I have
to start all over again. But this time with the help of the
Clockwork Tomato.

Forest: Stay Focused

Forest is an app helping you stay away from your
smartphone and stay focused on your work. Whenever you want to concentrate, you
can plant a seed in Forest. In the next 30 minutes, this small seed will gradually grow
into a big tree. However, if you cannot resist the temptation and leave this app to check
Facebook or play a game, your little cute tree will wither away. Every day you will own
a forest filled with trees (or some withered twigs) and every tree represents 30MINUTES that you have been working hard.
All of these apps are free and I think help a lot in time
management. Most people have their phone with them
all day so there are no more excuses.

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Apps that rule the stores

World of social network
At the end of 2014 the most used apps across different operating
systems are related to social media. There are 3 main systems to be
considered the largest OS-s: iOS, Android and Windows Phone. In all
of their top 10 (free) apps, at least 5 are connected to socialization.

But why is that?

Since the introduction of free communication via the internet, connecting to our
family, friends or even doing job related messaging became easier and saved a lot of
money. Instead of sending an SMS, if you were connected to the internet (either from
phone service provider, or Wi-Fi) you saved that money and that is what this business
was built up around.
After sometime sending text messages were may considered a
slow option or not satisfying enough, sharing pictures became a
new trend later evolving to picture messaging to share moments
and emotions of your own.

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Evolution of Social Media

In 2004 with the

launch of Facebook
connecting
to
people was made
easier and that
encouraged others
like Google to start
their own and get
into
the social
business and by
2010
Facebook,
Twitter and YouTube ruled the internet. With the success of these sites and the fact that
most people were using smartphones the next step was to get them into your pocket. By
2012 (also the introduction of Snapchat) text and picture messaging was a huge trend
and since than these are the leading free apps of all OS-s.

Comparing apps
Most of the social apps are free apps, meaning you dont have to purchase the app but it
may come with in-app charges and extra charges may apply if used via your network
instead of Wi-Fi.
Facebook, Twitter are the main apps for sharing moments and sometimes unwanted
stupid thoughts. At first they may seem the same but they have differences. For
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friends activities, news and gossip, taking part of your everyday life. On the other hand
Twitter is for sharing short parts of your thoughts, a faster way to connect to your
followers.
Some may consider the competitors but these are the main mediums in their categories.
The other two titans of social media are racing in the picture category. Instagram and
Snapchat are the two most used apps to share pictures although in two different ways.
Instagram is the place where you post stories of your journeys, life events in forms of
pictures like we used to keep the in an album. Snapchat continues the idea of fast
messaging with only being able to sending pictures to our contacts in a short snap than
its gone. Although Instagram has an option to share picture directly with someone the
main idea behind Snapchat is you get a peak of something and its gone.

Games on phones
When we talk about applications
we cant miss out games. Since
games were always big part of
modern computer times and was
an easy way to get to younger
costumers it was a no-brainer to
include them on the fast
developing smartphones. After
handheld gaming consoles like
Nintendo Game Boy or PSP it was
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every day. Many expecting to have a close or even the same experience as the above, in the
beginning these may have disappointed some costumers. The first huge success was the Angry
Birds on iOS with being an easy to handle
game with smooth graphics it later has
become a franchise of its own.

After that, developing games on

phones became nearly as big of a deal
as developing games on PCs. After
some years of a large amount of free
games made, developers introduced ingame purchase methods and other
ways to keep the costumers attention
like connecting to social media
platforms (mainly Facebook, since it contained a lot of information about the player and
made it seem easier to connect without having to enter info midgame) making online
competing a huge deal.

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Quiz-Crossword Apps
With these Apps, people can improve their logic, have a brainstorm during any part of
the day and kill their time while waiting in a long, never-ending queue.
Abstract
Although, in our fast, stressful life people can hardly find
way for relaxing in the big hurry, they cannot avoid the
useless minutes spent during travelling or waiting in the
office. Therefore, they search for games which makes their
free minutes useful but at the same time enjoyable. Here I
compare top seven Apps in the field which are Pixwords,
Wordsearch, Logoquiz, Whos still standing?, Who wants
to be a millionare?, Music quiz, Quiz up.

Introduction
Why have I chosen these kind of games? Although, they require bigger concentration
than the average, they can become more enjoyable for the player. Completing a level
and accomplishment of the game while its getting more and more difficult is a
challenge for the user who can feel pride in case of solving a hard question, or can fail
due to the lack of patience. The latter makes a player addicted: loving a game means
never giving it up, so you always return to the problematic point and try to solve it
from another perspective. These principle is true for other areas of life as well, but
games in general can serve as a miniature illustration of this process. These kind of
games, especially quizes are usually dependant on time, this factor can make the player
more nervous, but also makes the game more enjoyable and risky.
Some people can easily get bored of them, preferring action games. But theres nobody
who hasnt given it a try. Depending on the personality and the interest of a person,
some become addicted, others can put them away for a long time. Whatever is the
attitude, they imrove the logic, the patience, the association skills and serve as a mixture
of usefulness and pleasure at the same time.
Its success is guaranteed. Why? According to: In general, mobile phone games strike a
decent balance between simplicity and creativity. Essentially, the nature of the playing
medium dictates that a mobile game must be simple, and yet with such a large variety
of games, each one still needs to be high quality and creative. This means that nonregular gamers, or those who simply arent very good at playing computer games, can
still enjoy a good-quality game() People love these simple games because they are
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you are a regular gamer or technologically incapable, there is a mobile phone game out
there that is suited to you.

Pixwords
IPhone, Android, Windows
Its a kind of crossword game available in 21 different
languages. One level consists of four words which are
defined by pictures. There are some really evident
solutions, but others can be brainteasers. It has many
adventages: improving your foreign language vocabulary
or just killing your time while standing in the queue are
both possible thanks to this application. I have tried it in
three languages: Spanish, English and Hungarian.
There are Facebook groups who are specified on the
solutions of the game. Players who get stuck at a level,
share their screenshot and ask for help. They usually get
hint and can go on with the game. So it creates a community as well, the community of
Pixwords fans.

Wordsearch
IPhone, Android, Windows
This game (also known as Word Find, Word Seek or Word Sleuth) has more than 22000
puzzles distributed in 37 languages, 3 sizes and 3
difficulties:
- EASY: search horizontally, vertically and diagonally
- MEDIUM: search horizontally, vertically, diagonally and
backwards
- HARD: search horizontally, vertically, diagonally,
backwards and just a clue about the word

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Sopa de letras
IPhone, Android, Windows
(Soup of words in English) is the Spanish version of Word
search games. It is recommended to all Spanish lovers who
would like to build their vocabulary. These kind of games are
available in many other languages.

Logoquiz
IPhone, Android, Windows
is another of my favourite ones. The same things are true for this
and it is as enjoyable as the previous ones. Trying to dig deep in
your mind searching for the right association is the process that
happens if you are a player. It requires preciseness as only the
right spelling of the logos are accepted. Although, it does not
improve your language skills, but it also has the power of forming
a community. It is important to clarify that even though all the
solutions can be found via Net, they can only be enjoyable in case
of struggling with the solutions and only use hints in crisis

Whos still standing?

IPhone, Android, Windows
The mechanism of the game provides a
player located at the center of the screen,
with around it 10 opponents, positioned
above a trapdoor. At each round, the
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asked questions of general culture first one and then another, the goal of course is to not
fall into the trapdoor, which opens in case of wrong answer.
The player must give the answer which displays some letters within 30 seconds. Who
will remain standing above the platform, eliminating all other opponents, win the
whole prize pool of $ 100,000.
The player, in case of difficulties, has three lives bonus that, if used, enabling him to
pass the question to his challenger, forcing him to answer.
Game features:
* Multiplayer mode, you can challenge your friends online.
* Single Player mode with over 30 levels to beat.
* Local and Online Ranking.
* Optimized for all type of screens.
* Ability to install the game on SD.

Why do I like it?

Its as exciting as the TV show. The
prize isnt as big but the atmosphere
of the game is reflected through the
App version as well. It requires
quickness and good skills of
association. You can choose robots as
opponents, or challenge your friends
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Who wants to be a millionare?

IPhone, Android, Windows
The game is based on the popular TV show. It contains 15 Questions sequential
appropriate level of difficulty, 4 Help
Options that you can use, 30 Seconds
Answering Time (quiz time), and Change
question. It is a simple game to test your
GK. You can play the game offline too. Here
there are four potential solutions given, and
your task is to find the correct one.

Music Quiz
IPhone, Android, Windows
If you are bored of silence during playing a game, you
obviously need to try Music Quiz. You have to 'name that
tune': listen to the song extract and find the name of the
song or artist! An interesting fact that Less than 2% of
players were able to finish the game, so if you like
challenges, its your game.

QuizUp
IPhone, Android, Windows
Another free and enjoyable game that
can be played among friends or a tool
to make new friends. Many people
dont have the guts to create a
relationship face-to-face on the spot.
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This game app makes this process easier, breaks the ice immediately and in the next
moment, you are challenging your new friends in a topic you are both passionate about.
Is there an easier way of making new friends? I dont think so Enjoy game and share
your happy moments by posting pictures, and interacting with other people in the chatroom.
(sure you can make it more difficult than this evident question in the pictire :D )

Discussions
Taking everything into account, there are a lot of positive sides of downloading and
applying the previously mentioned FREE apps. But it is recommended only for those
who can control their temper, and do not get angry about playing the same level for
days. Their usage (as of any other game) shall happen within the pale of reason.

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Gaming Apps
These apps are great for passing the time on the bus or when youre waiting for something
This essay is about gaming apps on smartphones. It shows how the industry evolved
around the new possibilities like touch controls or the use of gyrscopes. The app in
order are: Infinity Blade, Fallout Shelter, Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, Crossy Road.
Most of them are multiplatformers or iOS exclusives, before my Android phone I got a
year ago I had an iPhone for 5 years and I grew out (bought a 3DS) of mobile gaming.
Most of the text is written by me.

Introduction
Before the advent of smartphones you could only play games on consoles or on PCs.
There were a handful of handheld consoles which you could take wherever you go. But
these were expensive and you had to buy games for it separetely. They had short
battery lives (usually 3-4 hours) and didnt had a sleep mode (before Sonys PSP and
Nintendos DS) so these were usually reserved for long trips not for a 10 minute ride on
a bus. The market was narrow too so there were less games for all types of people but it
had a good quality control (which nearly disappeared because gaming apps can be
made by a single person).
The introduction of smartphones also gave birth to a new demograph, they became
easily accessible, had limited but engaging gameplay and most of them are not more
expensive than a few dollars. Thus came the age of casuals. Most of these games sligthly
resemble the structure of the Atari 2600 games. They are simple, easy to learn and have
no other purpose than getting a high score. In additon you can unlock skins or new
powerups for you character. You can also buy these unlockables through paying a
virtual currency you earn while playing these games or you can spend real-life money
to unlock it instantaneously. This lead to the freemium and pay-to-win games
which are free to download (most of them) but require you to spend money to enjoy the
game or wait for several hours for playing again. The invention of the free-to-play game
mechanic shaped the whole industry, developers started to get lazy and charged
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Infinity Blade
(iOS)
Most iPhone games made for true gamers try and cram
console controls onto a touch screen. the first iPhone game
to use Unreal Engine 3, developer Chair Entertainment
created a game that could only work with a touch screen.
The result is a beautiful, addictive, and surprisingly deep
game. Infinity blade is a mix of action and role-playing
where you level up and equip your character. There are no
virtual joysticks or buttons to press. You don't walk
through the castle either. Instead, there are touch points
for entrances to different rooms. You choose where to go,
but the movements are scripted. Once in a room, you can maneuver the camera with
your finger, searching for hidden loot and potions. There's always at least one enemy in
a room waiting to test your mettle. Combat is where it's at. Battles are designed to feel
like you're in a sword fight. This isn't like most action games where you just run in,
swing your sword wildly, and vanquish your foes with ease. Attacks are handled by
swiping your finger across the screen in any direction and for any length. Infinity Blade
detects it all and instantly translates it into combat moves. String a flurry of strikes
together for effective combos. As you play through Infinity Blade multiple times (20-30
minutes per Bloodline), enemies get tougher. Soon enough, defense is the only way to
survive. An essential part of the gameplay is the Bloodline system. Youre basically
playing through a familys bloodline, each men trying to avenge the death of their
father (previous bloodline). Through these bloodlines you can try many paths and find
many secrets. Therere also 2 seques each with even more beautiful graphics, many new
loot and an interesting storyline.

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Fallout Shelter
(iOS, Android)
At 2014s E3 Bethesda revealed the game everybody was
waiting for Fallout 4, they even gave a release date which
was Nov 10, 2014. What noone expected was Fallout Shelter
which was also revealed on the presentation. Its a free-toplay (the GOOD kind) game which revolves around
building your very own vault where you shelter your
settlers from the radiation and other dangers. Even within
the vault therere hardships, you have to build facilities for
purifying water, generating electricity and dining rooms.
These are the basics, You gain new settlers by recruiting
new ones from the outside world or with a female and male vault resident through the
real-life method. You have to place your vault dwellers in the facility they excel to
maximize outputs. Residents can also be sent to the outside world to gather supplies
like weapons, food, medicine and clothing/armor. Weapons and armor are an essential

part of adventuring outside but are also necessary in the vault. Sometimes huge
mutated roaches infest a facility where theyll damage your output untill theyre killed.
On some occassions even raiders can barge in and start stealing and murdering. But the
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of the most powerful enemies. Fallout Shelter is a good game, damn good but it has one
flaw fatal for me which ruins it. You always have to check you settlers every 30
minutes to keep them from dying of resource shortage, you always have to gather them.

Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff

(iOS)
Family Guy is one of those shows you either love or
hate. And this game is like that, its based on a basic
concept: you build a city (the new Quahog) from scratch.
There would be no problems with it only if it wasnt a
free-to-play game (the BAD kind), it nags you to
oblivion so you buy their virtual currencies for high
prices from which you have to have many to even play
the game and youre not enjoying it without paying
hundreds of dollars monthly to get everything from
seasonal episodes. And still, you have to wait several hours for the characters to do
their actions (or you can pay some more to speed it up). As you can tell from these
examples, the actions in The Quest for Stuff range from being funny, to absurd, to very
mature rated. Not that you should expect anything else from a Family Guy game. Its
these actions that give this game much of its life. How much life that is for you depends
on how much of a fan of Family Guy you are, and whether the freemium model and
wait times turn you off from unlocking all of the games content.

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Crossy Road
(iOs, Android)
Crossy road is a modern clone of an Atari 2600 game called Frogger
where you play as a frog crossing the road. This concept got a nice
upgrade in the shape of a free-to-play.
game where paying is not required but still an option. The only thing
real-life money is worth are new skins to play as. The graphics has a
nice style and a charm. There are more skins than you can imagine
and the simple yet addicting gameplay makes it challenging and worthwhile. You find
coins while playing, these are used to buy skins from a machine using a random
number generator. Games like these are the core of the mobile gaming market as they
offer enjoyment in a little time while waiting or sitting on the bus. A session lasts no
longer than 10 minutes at most, yet its very popular and always found around the top
of most played games on the Appstore and Google Play. Ravioli Ravioli thats the
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Cloud Storage Apps

No more space on your phone? Back up all your files online via one of the best cloud
applications available on Android, iOS and Windows Phone.
The Cloud has several advantages. Firstly, it offers free
storage space, personal and
fully secured where you can
store all your photos, videos,
audio files, and other texts.
Your files are then accessible
from any device, and
regardless of where you are.
Another advantage of this
technology, its ability to free up space on your mobile device
(smartphone or tablet), which then runs much faster.

Introduction:
In October 2011, Steve Jobs met the two founders of Dropbox to offer them to buy the
start-up specializing in online storage. Given the refusal of the two leaders, the founder
of Apple has had this reply: Dropbox was just "a function not a product."
Since then, Dropbox has not stopped proving itself a little more than a simple file
storage service in the cloud.
However, this story is also applicable to all services that offer the rental of their clouds.
They are all trying to differentiate themselves from each other, with more or less
generous free offers and more or less extensive services.
I have rounded up five best cloud storage applications: Dropbox, Google Drive, One
Drive, Amazon Cloud Drive and Box.

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Dropbox
We cannot talk about without mentioning Cloud
Dropbox. This online storage service known and
recognized by Internet
users is now available on
mobile. With this free
application,
you
can
directly transfer your files
to your online space to
back up and access it
whenever you want. The
only downside of this app
compared to others is its storage capacity: 2 GB of free
space during registration.
However, Dropbox offers many opportunities to get
extra storage. If you participate in the quick Getting
Started tutorial, you get 250MB. Turn on the automatic
photo upload feature on any of the mobile apps to get
3GB of extra space (you can get only 3GB total, not per
device). You can earn 500MB for referring a friend to
Dropbox who actually signs up for the service.
Dropbox remains a benchmark against which others must
compete. It is rock solid and compatible with so many
applications.

Google Drive
The
Google
Drives
storage on the other hand
is
very
satisfactory.
Google offers a space of 15
GB
free.
A
largely
sufficient space to store
your holiday pictures,
favorite music, videos, or
your PDF and text files.
Beyond
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capacity, Google Drive includes several interesting options such as viewing offline files,
shared folders with other users, or search files by name or content.
If you live in the Google universe then it really is an excellent storage option.

One Drive
15 GB of free
storage is also,
what Microsoft
offers with its
application One
Drive (previously
called SkyDrive).
This app does not
really differ from
its competitors; still, it offers something more: Office
online integration. By opting for One Drive you can
touch up your personal and professionals files in a
completely secured space (from your smartphone,
tablet or PC), you can also open and edit them via
one of the Microsoft Office suite of applications
(Word, Excel, or PowerPoint...)
It is certainly heavier than Google Drive, which
manages all from one single application, but Googles
office suite is less successful than Office.
The Android, iOS and Windows Phone apps all have automatic photo uploads, which
means that when you shoot a photo with your phone, it is automatically saved to your
account.
The recent updates to One Drive are a great disappointment to existing users, and the issues
with Windows 10 are not a good sign.

Amazon
Amazon is not just the world's
biggest retailer. It is one of the
world's biggest cloud service
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power some of the internet's favorite services.

You can save and access easily to all your documents,
spreadsheets, music content, photos and videos you
have stored in Cloud Drive, in the secure cloud storage
and Amazon online backups. This application
simplifies backup and allows you to put your
documents safe, even if your phone is lost or damaged.
Upload your content to Cloud Drive from any
computer and preview, share and enjoy them on any
device.
The mobile experience with Amazon Cloud Drive is
very basic, and is centered around photo and video
syncing. iOS and Android users can download the
Cloud Drive Photos app (this acts as the generic Cloud
Drive app) and have their camera roll automatically
sync to Amazons servers when you have a Wi-Fi
connection.

Box
To store, manage and share your files, there is also the
Box solution. Just as
efficient
as
its
competitors,
this
application has a free
storage space of 10 GB
and
several
features
including the consultation
of recent projects, or synchronize with your friends,
colleagues and relatives. The main strength of Box is
undoubtedly the number of supported files, about 100
different file types (including PDF, Word, Excel, also
PSD and Al)
There is a lot to like about Box.The service is fast, solid, and
offering 10GB of storage space certainly catches the eye.

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The table below summarizes some of the main features offered by my selection of
Cloud applications. They all offer the same basic functions with different prices

**In early 2016, Microsoft will change its free storage from 15GB to 5GB and offer a $2
per month for 50GB paid plan instead of its earlier offerings. It will also no longer let
you earn free storage.
***Amazon Cloud Drive offers limited free storage with an Amazon Prime subscription.

Preferred App:
I personally prefer Google Drive. Because I use Gmail products a lot and it is very easy
to save my attachments from my email directly with just a few clicks.
I also love to take pictures, it automatically goes to my Drive so I can edit or just watch
them on my PC. It is quick, secured and well designed!

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Art, Design and Fashion Apps

As a fashion designer, you never know when inspiration will strike. Good fashion
doesn't come out of thin air, so be prepared! With your iOS device, you will never be
without your notes, sketches, swatches, and moodboards. From concept to sample, your
iPad and iPhone will streamline every step in your creative process. Nowadays, there
are several fashion apps which makes fashion designers life more easy and comfortable.
With these apps, you can follow the latest trends and styles and see the newest fashion
brands. Here I compare top five apps in the field which are Art Authority, Sketchbook,
Moodboard, The cut ont he runway and Design Library.

Introduction
According to a survey two people out of ten uses these kind of apps to know the latest
fashion updates, trends and styles. We love all things fashion and beauty, but
sometimes we wish there was an easier way to look hot all the time. Turns out, there is.
These new fashion and beauty apps do everything from organize your outfits to help
you pick out your favorite nail polish shade. Actually, you dont need to go to shopping
malls, because you can manage everything by using these apps on your smartphone.

Art Authority
iPhone,Android
All Flickr'd, Tumblr'd, and Pinterest'd out, but still want some visual inspiration? Art has been a
huge influence on fashion
design and an arresting art
piece can anchor an entire
collection. Art Authority for
iPad has the most extensive and
well organized collection of
artwork from thousands of
artists and galleries. While the
interface is not as aesthetically
pleasing as Fotopedia, with Art
Authority, you can zoom into
most of their catalog to see the
pieces in extreme detail. A
comprehensive collection of works by over 1,000 of the western world's major artists, from
ancient times to today. Organized by period, location and artist, Art Authority's 90,000+

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paintings and sculptures are downloaded as needed and displayed chronologically, with detailed
captioning. In-depth information about the artists, locations and many individual works is also
available. From the earliest creative pieces to the latest modern and contemporary works, Art
Authority provides an impressively displayed, carefully selected, well organized view of the
western art world that is both broad and deep.

Sketchbook
IPhone,
Fashion sketches take on a variety of different styles, from the conceptual and vague to the
labors of love that note every stitch. No matter what your style, Sketchbook Pro for iPad (also
available for the iPhone) has variety of brushes and a slick interface that will meet all your
sketching needs without getting in the way. A highlight of this app is its customizable color
palette that is perfect for fashion designers trying to pull together a cohesive color theme across
several looks. Use professional-grade tools and brushes to create doodles, quick sketches or
artwork on-the-go.

Moodboard
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When designing a
collection,
designers rely on
moodboards
to
keep their vision
focused.
Moodboard
for
iPad makes it easy.
Browse
the
internet in-app and
press the crop
symbol on the
menu
bar
to
capture anything
you see. Make swatches of your color theme instantly. Type out notes, take a picture, add little
thumbtacks, whateverthe board is your oyster. Moodboard has everything you need to
jumpstart your next creative project. Who uses moodboard? Photographers, web designers,
graphic artists and illustrators, wedding and event planners, fashion designers, interior designers,
filmmakers, television producers, set designers, and creative professionals around the world.

The Cut ont he Runway

iPhone, Android
Another excellent fashion news
publication is The Cut. The writers
are smart and opinionated, and this
app compiles all of New York
Magazine's coverage of fashion
shows from Milan, Paris, New York,
and
London.
Their
extensive
collection of runway photos is not to
be missed and, in my opinion, are
often better than those of other
influential publications. Its a must for
Fashion Weekfrom the fashion
editors of New York magazine and
The Cut. The Cut ont he Runway app
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menswear, couture, resort and bridal collections. Shows are added within hours of presentation;
many include full-length/detailed shots of clothing. Also includes several years of prior
collections. Runway videos of biggest shows of past few years (in both portrait and landscape
modes), Backstage, front-row, and party images of models, designers, and celebrities, Latest
news on designers, models, and fashion trends.

Design Library
iPhone Android
Elevate your designs by getting to know the textile industry. Peek into some of the most
extensive textile libraries in the world with Design Library. Browse beautiful design selections
from all over the world (e.g. France, Japan, and Uzbekistan) and dates from the 1750s to 1990.

Discussion
These applications makes our life easier. Everybody with a smartphone can check the latest
styles and trends. In my opinion they dont have as much cons as pros. Without these apps, we
couldnt be interested in fashion, art and design.

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Fashion and Beauty Appa

These fashion and beauty apps will streamline your routine, save you time, and even act as your
personal beauty advisor. Plus, seeing a picture of yourself with a smoky eye that you didnt have
to apply is really fun.
I wrote about 6 fashion apps, especially for girls. These fashion/beauty apps help you a lot. For
example, to make your own style, to find inspiration, try make-ups, to see your face anytime you
want. The 6 apps are: Stylebook , Pose, The Hunt , Mallzee , Make-up Genius by Loral Paris,
Benefit Brow Genie.

Introduction
Fashion is a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, footwear, accessories
makeup, body piercing, or furniture. Fashion is a distinctive and often habitual trend in
the style in which a person dresses. It is the prevailing styles in behaviour and the
newest creations of textile designers.

Stylebook
IPhone
If you love being organized, then download this app. It allows
you to photograph your clothes, shoes, bags, etc., and collage the
images to create different outfits. Bonus: You can even keep track
of what you wore on a particular day, thanks to its builtin calendar. It is not free it costs: 3.99$

Pose
IPhone, Android
Pose acts like Instagram for fashion. Users post their favourite
outfits and share those with followers. You can like or comment on
photos you love and get inspiration for your own wardrobe. The
app celebrates every kind of body shape and style and gives any
fashion lover the platform to talk about style. I am really like it
because it is incredibly easy and fun to use.

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The Hunt
IPhone, Android
Post a photo of something you found in a magazine or that someone on the street is
wearing and the users will go to work to find it for you. The
Hunt is also a great tool for people that live on their own. Post
a photo of what youre planning on wearing and ask your
followers for advice.

Mallzee
IPhone, Android
Like Tinder for clothes, Mallzee makes it easy
to find inspiration for your wardrobe. Type in
a brand or kind of clothing youre looking for
and swipe left if you dont like it and right if
you do. The app shows a photo of the piece of
clothing, price and store it came from.
Everything you swipe right goes into your
saved folder so you can check back later. Tap
on one you like to get more photos, a longer
description and even buy it directly from the store. It is the easiest way to add things to
your wardrobe.

Makeup genius by LOreal Paris

IPhone, Android
You don't even have to upload a photo: Makeup Genius
applies everything from cat eyes to bold red lipstick and pink
blush (or all three!) inget thisreal time. Using your smart
phones front-facing camera, the app scans 64 points on your
face to perfectly swipe on lipstick, blush, eye shadow, and
liner. Because it all happens live, you can test out each look
at different angles, which is, well, just genius.

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Benefit Brow Genie

IPhone, Android, Windows
So your eyebrows arent on fleek? Benefit
Brow Genie will help you find your ideal
brow shape, even if you have no clue where
to begin (or if you've been over-plucking for
years). How it works: Upload a photo of
yourself and the tool will provide markers
(little black dashes on your photo) of where
your brows should start, arch, and enda
technique they call brow-mapping. This is
helpful when figuring out what hair you
should and shouldnt be removing and deciding where to fill in. The app also offers
product recommendations from pencils to gels to powders. The finaland beststep is
when the app delivers a photo where your real eyebrows are replaced with your ideal
arches, so you can see what youd look like with their suggestions. If you cant see a
professional, this is the next best thing.

Discussion
Pros: Scroll through new and inspiring looks. Upload your own favourite outfits. Like
and comment on different posts
Cons: Can take a long time to load. Need Wi-Fi to use quickly. Can be hard to navigate
Pros: Ask advice on what you should wear. Get help tracking down certain pieces.
Easily upload photos of your wardrobe
[4] Pros: Search for certain brands or type of clothing, Buy directly from the app, Swipe
through the results to find what you like. Cons: Wont always have what youre looking
for, Cant search by available size, and doesnt offer plus size options.
In conclusion these apps are making our life easier. Actually my best is Stylebook,
because I am very tidy. I have got my wardrobe on my smart-phone and it is really
useful. I can decide what I will wear tomorrow on the way home for example.

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Clothes Shopping Apps

With these apps, you can choose the clothes that fit you best and want to buy.!
A very girly thing from early ages to buy clothes, look good and want more and more
fashionable thing. But it doesnt mean that just the girls like shopping. Nowadays the
number of men, who often visit designer shops in malls, is quite large. And also there
are people who hate going to malls and trying clothes at all. But that doesnt mean they
dont like to look good and buy cool clothes. So maybe they've already embraced the
online shopping trend, but they find this doesn't give them everything they need. There
are a host of apps that cover the whole shopping experience, from creating a look, to
getting your friends opinion, to finding the best price, right through to the actual
purchase. Here I compare top seven Apps in the field which are: Pose, Everdrobe, Gilt,
Wish, Polywore, Cloth, and Virtual Dressing Room.

Introduction
Shopping for new clothes, managing our wardrobes and styling new looks for ourselves
is a full time job, and lets be honest, most of us dont have time to put any real time or
effort into this. The first task is finding new outfit inspiration. Sometimes we get stuck
in a rut and its hard to know what types of outfits to wear or what to shop for, but
seeing a great outfit on someone else can give us all kinds of inspiration as to how we
want to dress, or to find new ways to put together items you may already have in your
wardrobe. The second task is shopping going and buying these new pieces. And the
last task is keeping track of all your outfits.

Pose
IOS, Android
Instagram of Fashion

With Pose you can see what others are wearing on

any given day based on the weather and your
location. Pose provides your daily weather while also
giving you outfit inspiration based on the forecast.
To further filter your search you can browse outfit
pictures based on the occasion you're dressing for a
dinner party, a bridal shower, a day at the office and
more. For fashion lovers, Pose has a few advantages
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because that's all users are

sharing. Many clothing items
are also tagged so that users
can track down, and in some
cases
directly
purchase,
individual goods. They can also
save their favorite looks by
dragging them and dropping
them
onto
Pinterest-like
"Collections" boards, say for
"Eveningwear" or "Nail art."

Everdrobe
IOS, Android
Social Wardrobe

How many times have you

been shopping and you really
needed advice from your
friends on whether to buy or
not? Or have you ever bought
some clothes, got home and not
been sure if the outfit is quite
right? With Everdrobe: Social
Wardrobe, not only can you get
help from your friends, but you
can also put your question out
to the general public (if you
dare). Its a little like Tinder for clothes: tap green if its
in, or red if its out. There are also loads of ideas that
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and sell clothes to and from the other fashionistas using the app.
Comments: The perfect ootd & fashion app: very cool, fast and simple. I use it every
time I need an opinion. Very simple, post, ask a question - get quick responses from the
crowd, love it! (by edgar.edgar on 1.05.2014), This is a perfect app for me who loves
fashion (by Jmelendez13505 on 2014/04/12).

Gilt
IOS, Android
Gilt is a perfect app for
designer clothes addicts
on a budget. Instead of
being a port of the
website, Gilt is a mobilefocused product with
exclusive deals that are
only available in the app.
The deals change daily
and offer up to 70% off
well-known brands.
However, you do have
to be dedicated (and in
the right time zone) to
take advantage of these offers as the sales start at 12PM
ET and only last 36 hours. The Gilt apps design has been
streamlined and cleaned up; some buttons, like the ones
to choose the size or color of a piece of clothing, have
been moved around so that product images take up more space on the screen. Were
all kind of on moratorium from buying sunglasses until we can use this to buy them,
said Chris Gonzalez, director of mobile product management at Gilt.

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Polyvore
IOS, Android, Windows

If I were to describe
Polyvore in a nutshell, it
would be a TwitterFacebook hybrid for the
shopping scene. In a similar

vein to Facebook, you can

like or dislike items and
looks and then add them
to your collections. Your
choices will then be feed
into the algorithm to
improve the products the
app recommends to you
via your Twitter-style feed
(which is made up of recommendations plus content from
people you follow). If youre stuck for outfit ideas, you
can also ask your community for help. Polyvore helps
you shop & style the latest fashion trends. It is fun and
easy to style outfits, shop for clothes you love, buy the
best deals online and discover hot fashion, beauty, home
and lifestyle trends, all on-the-go! Get endless fashion inspiration from of fashionistas,
brands and designers by browsing your feed. Like, save, and buy dresses, tops, shoes,
bags, jewelry and accessories that match your taste. Its one of the top shopping sites for
Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Harpers Bazaar and Refinery29.

Wish
IOS, Android

While Wish has been around for quite a while now, it still
remains a fantastic example of how to provide a truly
personalized shopping experience.
In Amazon style, the idea is to create wish lists with all your
favorite items that you want to buy but cant at that point. You
can create as many as you like then, instead of having to
browse through the entire catalog, the app will show you
deals on items that are similar to the ones you have saved.
The more you use Wish, the more the app learns about your
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preferences and the better (and more

personalized) the shopping experience
will be. The deals are excellent as well.
Comments: I have ordered many items
from Wish and every thing has been great.
Absolutely love the jewelry. Takes a while
to get the items but for the prices it's well
worth the wait. (by Terri B. on 12.6.2014).

Cloth
IOS, Android

Its a great and easy way to save and organize

your favorite outfits. Once you have on an outfit
that you like, all you need to do is open the app
and take a picture of yourself, then the app will
store it for you.
You can then add notes and tag the photo to
help you remember certain things about the look,
like great cocktail outfit received a lot of
compliments! Cloth also lets you categorize
outfits by occasions, like Everyday, Event,
Evening, Work, Vacation, etc. which
makes it super easy to find looks for whatever
occasion comes up.

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The goal of Cloth is to make it

easier, faster, and more fun to
get dressed, says Cloth Cofounder Seth Porges. For extra
inspiration, you can check out
street style in real time through
Cloth. I love the new search of
streetstyleor closetstyle, as
Ive taken to calling it, says
Porges.

Virtual Dressing Room

IOS, Android

While there still isn't a proper

substitute for trying on clothes in a real
fitting room (or in the privacy of your
own home), if you want to get a rough
idea of how an item of clothing will
look, Virtual Dressing Room can help.
First, either take a new photo or select
an existing one, then chose a category
of clothing (dresses, skirts, shorts, sun
glasses, earrings, etc), select an item on
the list, which includes retailers such
as H&M, Forever 21, and Boohoo.com,
and this item will be superimposed
over your body (you can reposition it
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This, without any hesitation, is

one of the best and innovative
techniques used to make ones
shopping a very opportune and
contented experience to go for. It
makes you choose a right kind
of attire confidently and for this
you dont have to be in the
bewilderment at all. With this,
you can experience great deal of
shopping within the comfort zone of your home.

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Weather Forecasting Apps

With these applications, users can be easily informed about the upcoming weather forecasts.

As nowadays the weather becomes more and more unpredictable, forecasting TV

shows cant be considered as reliable sources. What if in the morning you wake up to a
bright, sunny day but the moment you finish school on the afternoon, it starts raining
and you havent thought about bringing an umbrella with you? With one of these apps
you wont have a similar problem in the near future. Here, Im going to compare 4
applications that has made our lives easier meanwhile having cool extra functions:
Yahoo Weather, AmberWeather, AccuWeather and Idkp.

Introduction
"A daily weather forecast involves the work of thousands of observers and
meteorologists all over the world, and the work of thousands of machines. Modern
computers make forecasts more accurate than ever, and weather satellites orbiting the
earth take photographs of clouds from space. Forecasters use the observations from
ground and space, along with formulas and rules based on experience of what has
happened in the past, and then make their forecast.

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Yahoo Weather
Android, Iphone
Yahoo Weather is one of the top rated forecasting apps with its 4.4 rating. Because its
download is for free, almost a million people have already installed it and 90% of them
have a positive feedback. With this app you can get all of the usual details: wind,
pressure, chance of precipitation and weekly forecasting. But the all-time favourite
feature is the showing of stunning photos that match your location, time of the day and
current conditions. For instance, if youre in Moscow in the middle of winter, youll be
shown the beautiful picture of the Kreml covered in snow. But if youre currently
enjoying the hot, summer sun on one of the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, youll get the
gorgeous sight of the city from above. In total, you can follow the weather forcasts of 20
cities.

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Amber Weather
Android
This app also has the basic weather forecasting functions, but its huge success is
probably due to the newly designed widgets. You can easily choose a design that
currently suits your mood or even the weather outside. Through the widgets youll be
able to select the options of time, weather, or even calendar int he same place. Youll get
hourly,
detailed
forecasts and in case of
bad weather youll even
receive a notification
warning you about the
weather.
Its
newest
feature is that users can
take photos to share
weather info with their
friends. It is also for free.

AccuWeather
Iphone, Android, Windows
With AccuWeather you can stay connected to the
latest weather conditions thanks to the hyperlocalized forecast to your exact street address or GPS
location. It also displays precipitation types and
intensity, and the start and end times for
precipitation. Moreover, youll get current weather
conditions updates in every 15 minutes. It also
includes the ability to store an unlimited amount of
locations. Despite the easy use and functioning, this
new feature made this app so desirable: using the
social media apps on your device you can share
your locations current conditions and forecasts. It is
also for free.

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Idokep
Iphone, Android, Windows
Idkp is Hungarys first most well-known and most rated weather forecasting app,
thats why its mainly popular between the Hungarians. If you use this app, youll get
accurate live weather maps with the current weather conditions wherever you are in the
country. In the very minute a storm is coming your way youll get a notification
warning you about it. You can choose to receive hourly or daily forecasts. Its main
advantage is that it is very easy to use and user-friendly. It is also for free.

Discussion
In my opinion, all 4 of these applications have the most necessary functions to be
successful. I would definitely recommend their use for those who want to have an easy
weather forecasting app or widget. As you dont have to pay for neither of them, their
only difference is between their extra functions. Yahoo Weather is for those who are
visual types and like to enjoy beautiful sceneries. I recommend Amber Weather for
those who like to design their own widgets and would like to have a stunning screen on
their devices. AccuWeather and Idkp have the simpliest use and they dont even use
up most of your empty space on your device. Despite all of these, my favourite weather
forecasting app is Yahoo Weather.

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Cooking apps

In my work,i am going to write about

the cooking apps.How to use them,and
which apps are the best for us.
I compare the top 3 apps :Paprika,Big
Oven, Food network in the kitchen
It should go without saying that
smartphones make our lives easier in
many ways.
In our society,a huge amount of apps
are helping the life in which we live.
Five or ten years before we could not
imagine any smart mobile phones
tablets,not even apps.
They help us find directions to our next destination, maintain communication with
loved ones and dear friends, and even waste precious time playing games like
Worms and Angry Birds. We carry our phones with us everywhere we go whether it
be our living room, work space, or even the bathroom so why shouldnt we take it
into the kitchen?Cooking
apps are the next step of
cooking books,they jut simply
replace them. The app market
is loaded with both premium
and
freemium
offerings
available on iOS, Android,
and Windows Phone.
Here are top picks for the best
apps for cooking, regardless
of your kitchen expertise.
With more devices featuring
large and vivid touch screens,
it doesn't take a genius to
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home cooksing and pro chefs discover and organize recipes, track shopping lists and
organize menus and meal calendars.

Paprika
Forget the piles of oil-splattered cookbooks. Leave behind the grocery list. All-in-one
apps for the home cook now offer a full
suite of recipes, meal planners and
automatic lists that can make time in the
kitchen more fun.
Paprika ($4.99, iOS and Android) is
considered a powerhouse app among
foodies, and for good reason. This fully
customizable app lets users import
recipes from across the Internet.
The home screen of the Paprika app.
Paprika is easy to use. To import recipes,
use the in-app browser to search for
favorites. A long list of suggested recipe
sites can provide extra inspiration in the
hunt for new meals. Got a family recipe
tucked away in a drawer? Paprika also
lets you type in recipes manually.
The app streamlines your trip to the
grocery store, too. Tap the shopping cart
icon at the top of an imported recipe to
get a full list of the ingredients you'll
need. It's easy to check off any you
already have in the pantry, and the
grocery list automatically sorts foods by
aisle. A meal-planning calendar lets you
design menus by the week or month.
The app auto-locks the screen so cooks
can glance at the recipe instructions
without having to wake up their phones or tablets every few minutes. As a bonus, a tap
of the finger highlights one step in the recipe at the time, making it easier to keep your
place. You can scale recipes up or down automatically, or use the built-in converter to
see, for example, how many teaspoons make a tablespoon.

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A screen from the grocery shopping section of Paprika.

The only major downside to Paprika is the cost. You'll have to buy multiple versions of
the app if you have multiple different types of devices (an iPad and a laptop, for
example). Those purchases can add up if you plan your meals on your computer, cook

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with your iPad and grocery shop with your iPhone. On the other hand, it'll still cost you
less than your average cookbook, and the recipe possibilities are nearly endless.
Since Paprika is a paid app, you may also get a bit of security for your recipes. In recent
years, the food-app crowd has been culled, with free programs like ZipList going out of
business and taking any untransferred data with them. There are no guarantees in the
world of technology, but paid services have the advantage of steady cash flow.

Big Oven
A (mostly) free alternative to Paprika is BigOven (free, iOS, Android). This app boasts
access to more than 350,000 recipes though some recipe collections are for pro users
only, and users of the free version can
import only limited recipes per month.
The BigOven app offers excellent food
photography.
BigOven gets points for its gorgeous
design, which greets users with
beautifully staged food photography.
Cream-cheese
brownies,
anyone?
Importing recipes from the Internet is
nearly as easy as on Paprika, and the
extensive in-app recipe library is hard to
beat.
Like Paprika, BigOven has a grocery-list
feature that sorts items by aisle and is
accessible directly from the recipe.
There is also a meal-planning calendar,
though navigating to these features is a
little less intuitive than on Paprika. One
very smart feature is the Use Up
Leftovers widget, which lets you enter
up to three ingredients to get recipes
that include them.

Food Network in the Kitchen

iOS | Android for Free

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This wouldnt be a comprehensive list of food apps without a proper Bobby Flay
appearance. Food Network in the Kitchen brings all your favorite chefs from the
network directly to your smartphone, so you no longer will have to sit through an
episode of 30 Minute Meals to find out how to make baked chicken. There are
thousands of recipes and photos, which are searchable by chef, course, food type, and
other options. Once you start cooking, you can even use the unit converter to figure out
volume or weight, or simply revel in the apps multiple timers for multi-dish meals.
In my own opinion, I prefer the free apps. I do not like to pay money for the
sponsors,because of a good app. One or two month later,there will be also a free
app,with the same futures.

Cooking at home and eating out apps

Its the easiest way to find new recipes sor check the latest restaurants in town!
Some people are crazy about cooking, and with these apps they can easily reach any
recipe, or if they are too busy to cook, just check the nearest restaurants.

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I collected my favourite 6 apps. The first CookBook, Cookme, CocktailFlow, Great

British Chefs, Foursquare and the Tripadvisor.
It should go without saying that
smartphones make our lives
easier in many ways. They help
us find directions to our next
destination,
maintain
communication with loved ones
and dear friends. We carry our
phones with us everywhere we
go whether it be our living
room, work space, or even the
bathroom so why shouldnt
we venture with it into the kitchen? Cooking apps are the next step in the complete
mobile takeover, offering step-by-step instructions. A good tablet with the right apps
can make for a handy digital cookbook, able to help home cooks and pro chefs discover
and organize recipes, track shopping lists and organize menus and meal calendars.The
app market is loaded with both premium and freemium offerings available on
iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.

CookMe
The first app is
CookMe. It can be
downloaded freely. I
like this application
because I used to
collect cooking ideas,
and wrote them
down on a paper etc.
but now Im using
CookMe as my own
recipe collection. It
can be used in
Hungarian language,
or any languages you speak. If its needed, it is possible to take your own photos in the
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I reckon it is very useful in many wifes life. The design is so colourful and bright. If
grandma has plenty of good recipes, its worth writing in
this application. The application has own recipes too.

CookBook
The second app
which I choose is
CookBook. What is
more than the previous app is that its a collection.
I love it because of the design. I like minimalist
style and this app totally the same as I can
imagine. Its free again, and anyone can create an
own profile so they could share recipes and
experiences. I always need new ideas and
inspirations and the photos in this app always
make me cook something, its inspiring me. Some chefs share their creations too. It can
be useful who dont like cooking because there are plenty of easy and fast recipes too.
Youtube videos shows step-by-step cooking process.

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British Chefs.
Of course its a free application again. Minimal
style is the strongest point in this app. British chefs
are popular all arund the world and its the fastest
growing food website in the UK as well as the
recently launched Great Italian Chefs. Both sites
are go-to destinations for food lovers in search of
recipe inspiration, technical expertise and the
latest chef and restaurant news and reviews..
Martin Wishart, Robert Thompson, Jamie Oliver
sharing their most popular recipes and tipps. You can easily find sesonal dishes and
high-quality pictures. Articles, videos can be downloaded.

Foursquare
If you fancy going out, and eat somewhere int he
town, use Foursquare. Foursquare is a local search
and discovery service mobile app which provides
search results for its users. By taking into account
the places a user goes, the things they have told
the app that they like, and the other users whose
advice
they
trust,
Foursquare
provides
recommendations of the places to go around a
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With this app you can check-in

any places and share with
friends. By the numbers
Community: More than 55
million people worldwide,
who have left more than 70
million tips and checked in
over 7 billion times.
Businesses: More than 2
million
businesses
have
claimed their locations to
connect with their customers.
Platform: More than 65 million places around the world, used by more than 85,000
developers.
Employees: More than 170
between headquarters in New
York, an office in San
Francisco, and a lovely outpost
in
London.
People rate restaurant, so you
can
choose
easier.
There are photos, community,
and the whole world in one
app.

Tripadvisor
TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel
site, enabling travellers to plan and
book the perfect trip. is an American
travel website company providing
reviews of travel-related content. It also
includes interactive travel forums.
TripAdvisor was an early adopter of user-generated content. The website services are
free to users, who provide most of the content, and the website is supported by an
advertising business model.

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When I was on a holiday I

searched the most popular
restaurants and coffeshops.
In my opinion, these apps
making our life easier, most
are only can be used with
internet connection and for
eg. Tripadvisor cannot be
reached somewhere, the
good thing is they are free. I
always use these apps in
my life, try to discover new
places in Budapest too.

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Image Sharing Apps

People can share their pictures with these apps, making them visible to, sharing their experiences,
memories with others all around the world.

A lot of people use at least one of the image sharing apps, but the question is the
following:
How these apps make our everyday-life easier, or should I say more enjoyable?
How can people use them, and what is the suggested reason behind the fact that they
are so widely used all around the world?
Lets have a short insight into 3 of them; Instagram, Tumblr, and Snapchat, respectively.
The most common used ones according to my experiences.

Introduction
We live in a developing world where most of the people spend their days in a hurry,
even if they are in the outskirts of the country or in the capital city. Everyone obtains
several experiences, which become memories in the following minutes or even seconds.
These are our recollections and all of them are crucial parts of our lives. We can get
inspiration and strength every day by remembering them. Good or bad; does not
matter, because they all create our past, our own history of life.
However, as the days pass, we are not able to recollect each and every single one of
them after a long period of time. Nevertheless, pictures are the solution for this so called
problem.
The XXI. Centurys technology makes it easier for us to gather memories together.
Nowadays, we can even find several options to save or also share them (our taken
pictures, recorded videos) with people around us or actually around the whole world.
One of these possibilities is the image sharing websites or the further developed
applications on our mobile phones such as Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat, WeHeartIt or
Printerest.
There are countless amount of them out there, some much more popular than the
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INSTAGRAM
IPhone, Android, Windows
Nowadays, Instagram is one of the most common used apps,
which enables you to upload photos and even videos after
filtering them and tagging places, general information and other
users to them.
How does it work? What filtering and tagging actually cover?
How the users get in contact with each other? How you can
control the kinds of pictures you see every day?
Nevertheless, the primary question is; where its general idea comes from?
Instagram was written in only a period of 8
weeks by Kevin Systrom; who taught himself
computer programming at nights after getting
home from his workplace. Over a year of work,
the final product was completed, and it was
released on October the 6th in 2010.
The name; Instagram comes from the mash up of two words; Instant and Telegram.
The explanation behind the origins of the actual name might be that people can share
their pictures with one another in any time, from anywhere without any difficulties.
Why Instagram is more famous than several others of this kind of apps?
Maybe, the answer can be found in the fact that it is very easy to use and has many
features that make it much more enjoyable. Users are able to exchange their images and
videos as well, after even editing them.
With using filters, everyone can process their pictures to
look more professional. These features help us in
making our piece of memory look better before
uploading them on our profile.
Users can follow each other, and thats how you can
control what you desire to see. Only those pictures they
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aware of what happens with them every day. Even if you are not at the place where
someone travels, you still feel a little bit like being a part of his or her experience by
seeing all of the amazing images uploaded on Instagram.
It is possible to leave a comment, expressing your own opinion under each picture or
video. Since Instagram is not a social networking website, users cannot send messages
to each other, but that is not even matter because they still are able to make contact with
tagging or commenting!
Last but not least Hashtags are common used in the description of the pictures to make
certain types of content easier to find.

1. Sharing and tagging

2. Adding hashtags

3. Commenting

1. People can share their pictures not only on Instagram but on many other platforms
such as Facebook or Twitter. Users are able to tag people to the pictures with writing
their username at the place Tag People.
2. Hashtags are very useful and widely used method to describe your image and share
it with not only your followers but also the people who are interested in that topic. Now
it is #baby.
3. Commenting is an essential part of Instagram. Users can express themselves, their
opinion about the pictures right under it! They also have the chance to see what others
wrote there.
Some true facts about Instagram:
The very first picture uploaded was on July the 16th 2010 when Instagram was still on
development
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People can make their profile private, so only those people will see their pictures they
follow. Some stars use this to get some privacy, however this image sharing app is very
useful in promoting their music, or keeping in touch with their fans.
Apple named it as the app of the year in 2011
Instagram was purchased by Facebook in 2012
In January 2014 there were 300million monthly active users and this number is
permanently growing

TUMBLR
IPhone, Android, Windows
Even if Tumblr is not particularly an image sharing site, we
have to take it into consideration as well while talking about
image sharing.
Why?
The answer is the following; people share several pictures
every day on this microblogging platform and social
networking website. Everyone can express their feelings with
posting or reblogging different images.
What is the reason behind how I described Tumblr before?
It is a microblogging platform because users can share different pictures, videos, or
even written posts as fast and easily as possible. Moreover, Tumblr is a social
networking website in addition to the fact that it lets people keep in touch and be able
to follow each other.
First and foremost lets get a quick insight into where the idea of Tumblr came from and
how it was developed.
The founder, David Karp was interested in tumblelogs (means: short-form blogs) and
waited for one of the established blogging platforms to introduce their own
tumblelogging platform. However, noone did that!
David Karp and Marco Arment - lead developer - began working on their own
tumblelogging platform in 2006. Tumblr was launched in. February 2007 and the service
had gained 75,000 users only within two weeks!
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Dashboard
When users open their Tumblr page, they will immediately
face with the dashboard platform.
Here they can see every single post that has been shared by the
followed users while they were offline.
As it can be seen on the picture, people can easily like and
reblog those pictures, videos, or written posts and even
comment under them!
This is the place where users can create their own posts, or
search for different topics either with hashtags or simple
written texts.
We could say that the dashboard is the main part of Tumblr
and here people can control
everything connected to their
blogs.

Explore
The second most vital part is called explore.
It is impossible to describe the aim of it better than its own
name does.
Users can see the most widely used topics at the moment and
the most popular posts.
As talking about hashtags we have to note that they are as
commonly used on Tumblr as on Instagram.
When people are about to post something on their Tumblr,
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As it can be seen in the picture:

Text photo
quote - useful if you want to use what someone said before
and then there is the possibility to add who you quoted
link - easiest way to share something from another source,
users can easily copy its URL code and then paste and it is
already ready to post
chat - users are able to post just a simple question and their
followers can easily answer them; it is like chatting on other
platforms but here the conversation is posted on their blogs
video
People get notifications each time someone reblogged or
liked their posts, thats how it is quite simple to use this app
and be informed about everything what happens in
Tumblr life.
Some true facts about Tumblr: [4]
66% of all visitors are under the age of 35, while 39% are under 25 years-old
The average visit on Tumblr is around 14 minutes, which is more than on Facebook and
Twitter
Was acquired by Yahoo! on May 20, 2013, for approximately $1.1 billion. The deal
officially closed on June 20, 2013
The site generates some revenue by selling themes to users so that they can change the
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SNAPCHAT
IPhone, Android
I chose this app as the part of my assignment because it is
becoming more and more popular as the days pass. Snapchat
has a totally different value among the other image sharing
apps. This provides another way to express ourselves, our
feelings, share our experiences with each other. I would call it
as the art for a moment. This is the first thought that comes
to my mind when I think about its aim and how it works.
Lets get a bit more familiar with Snapchat!
Bobby Murphy, Evan Spiegel and Reggie Brown created this app as a part of a project at
Stanford University. Spiegel presented a prototype of Snapchat called Picaboo to one of
his classes in 2011. However, the others said it was a silly idea. As the days passed they
shared an updated version for the iPhone with about 20 friends, and then it spread
around; the app became more and more popular. Some months later the app got its
present name; Snapchat. [6]
The company describes their mission as: Snapchat isnt about capturing the traditional
Kodak moment. Its about communicating with the full range of human emotion - not just what
appears to be pretty or perfect [7]
The temporary photographs can be seen once by the person who received the picture
and then they are gone, deleted from the devices and the companys servers. This lasts
from 1 to 10 seconds. However, Snapchat users are able to take screenshots, and the
sender is notified if a recipient took one. The some seconds lasting videos and pictures
are called snaps.
The method to create and view a snap is quite easy.
At the main interface, people can take a picture by
tapping and videos by taping and holding the circle at
the bottom. After that there is a possibility to save the
piece of art to the device before sending it to someone.
As being informed about the received snaps, users can
see a number at the left bottom corner of the screen. This
shows how many are waiting to be viewed. Tapping on
this cube, the list will be opened, which contains the
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Users have to press and hold to open a snap, and then continue holding in order to
view it. There is always a timer on the screen showing how long that snap will last and
then disappear.
Different features make Snapchat more enjoyable and simple to use.

Set a caption and even drawing are

really useful in expressing ourselves.
People can add their thoughts and
send the snaps with the writings on
them. Although, users cannot draw
on video snaps, but still can add
captions to them!

Set the limit to their desires. Users

are able to adjust how long their
photo or video snaps will last for
the receiver.

Replaying a snap is a feature, which enables users to replay one snap from the past 24
hours. However, this possibility is limited to only once per day! Users are able to use
this feature only after enabling it by opening the Additional Services menu and then
tapping at the Manage button where it can be turned in.
Video chats can also be done with the people who are added as friends on Snapchat.
The app notifies people if the other person is available to chat. Taking videos are
possible with the same method as with the simple snaps. Messages viewed in the chat
will be deleted after the persons leave the chat room.
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Some true facts about Snapchat:

More than 60 million photos or messages are sent each day
Its logo is called Ghostface Chillay, which comes from Ghostface Killah of the hip hop
group Wu-Tang Clan
Snapchat was released on Android on November 29, 2012
In June 2013, Snapchat introduced Snapkidz for users under 13 years of age

Discussion
As a conclusion I would like to highlight that each app has its own special feature,
thats what makes them different form each other and even more popular. On the other
hand, everyone has to use them properly. This kind of apps (just like any others) can
become really dangerous if someone goes to extremes in terms of what kind of pictures
they share.
Furthermore, people can easily get addicted to them, which means they actually live
their lives on Instagram, Tumblr or Snapchat. They feel as if they need to share every
single special moment through these platforms. Instead of living for the moment and
enjoying that time, their first aim is to post pictures about it. Editing, filtering and going
through the procedure of creating a good image or video can last for a long time,
missing the moments in reality.
On the contrary, these applications can even help people to get along with their lives by
obtaining inspiration from others pictures and gathering important information.
Moreover, they definitely can mean the saving of our memories represented in pictures,
while they are posted on the platforms, they will not disappear till the user deletes
them. Snapchat is an exception in this case since its aim is to provide a different
meaning of sharing pictures. It is about trying to make the images less sentimental and
nostalgic. By being quick, the temporary photograph is might be a tiny protest against
time, what is flying really fast...
Personally I have Tumblr and Instagram, although I rarely use them. However, the
reason behind it is only that I do not really like sharing my own pictures. Sometimes I
just log in and reblog, like or share other peoples images even on other platforms like
Twitter.
Some people just have and use these apps because they follow the trend, but for some
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and even companies have their own users). There are many other categories that can be
found among the people why they use these applications.
In my opinion these apps are more than just trends, they mean giving inspiration,
saving and sharing our memories represented in pictures, making contact with other
people all around the world and also getting informed about others experiences,
everyday lives. All of these may mean help in our lives in daily basis.

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Running Apps
Why is running becoming such a trend, why is everyone on the run.
Running has a lot of benefits. It does not cost a lot, it is easily
accessible for everyone and flexible. Moreover, it is a really
healthy activity: running can assist people in losing weight, staying
in shape, improving body composition and increases your
metabolism, etc.
In this essay I am going to present some of my favourite running
apps which make this sport easier and more enjoyable for
everyone. The smartphone's built-in sensors make it a great
platform for a variety of running apps that can track your speed,
distance travelled, calories burned and even map your route. All
these apps below can be downloaded free from the App Store and
some of them can be also used on Android phones or tablets. They may seem to be very similar, it can be
hard to decide which one to use, but I will try to find and show some differences among them. I can
recommend them to beginners and to advanced runners as well.
We should have a look at the first one.

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Runkeeper Make every run amazing.

IPHONE, ANDROID
Join the over 45 million users who have discovered the joy of running with my personal favourite app: the
Runkeeper.
I can say this is the perennial favourite among runners. It uses your phone's GPS to track your running,
cycling, hiking and other distance activities.

The app records your pace, distance, total exercise time, calories burned and other useful metric. Users
can go freeform, or download and
follow popular running routes. You
can measure your progress and
workout history, as well as sync
with numerous other apps and
services and receive detailed
reports of your tracked activity.
In the picture you can see an
example. You can check your
distance, your current pace, route,
time, etc. It also allows you to take
and tag pictures on the go. The best
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Facebook and give them encouragement to cross the finish line.

"This multifunctional app has something for everyone, from beginning runners to those training for a
marathon, and folks who prefer to hit the road on two wheels. written by one of the users.

Runtastic
IPHONE, ANDROID
Take your GPS device Start your exercise Share you success on Runtastic.com

The Runtastic app allows you to track your running, jogging, walking,
cycling and other fitness activities. You can share your sports
activities, discover new running routes and reach exercise goals. Just
take Runtastic out for a run and enjoy the new app design and
navigation.
Its features are the Voice Coach (audio feedback is available based
on your personal specifications) and the Auto Pause (session paused
automatically when you stop moving).
I really like its graphic and design because it is simple and easy to use. This is one of the most reliable
running app I know: always precise, correct and you can not only use it for running but also for other
fitness activities indoor and outdoor as well, like squash, yoga, handball, skiing, etc. You can find some
more examples in the picture below.
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Nike+ Running STAY MOTIVATED

IPHONE, ANDROID
Whether on a treadmill, trail or track, the app accurately records your
pace, distance travelled and time, complete with audio feedback and a
route map. The app also comes with a host of gamified social elements
such as sharing runs, achievements and the option to challenge your
friends to beat your time or distance run. A neat feature is the ability to
load a "Power Song" of your choice, for when you need some extra midrun oomph.
The Nike+ Running App
tracks your runs and helps
you reach your goals
whether it is running your
first race, or setting a new
personal record. From firsttime runners to marathon
veterans, you will get the
measurement

and

motivation you need to run farther and faster than ever before. This is the App store description of this
application, I copied it because in my opinion it is absolutely true: Nike+ Running is the most motivating
app, this is why I like it so much. I tend to be really lazy, sometimes I absolutely feel like not doing
anything; in this cases I always set a new
personal goal and try to reach it using this
fantastic app.
Here you can see the professional design.
Of course you can check your distance,
speed, or time, and you can listen to music
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I always use these Nike shoes for running, they are the most comfortable and longest-lasting ones. I
recommend them to beginners and more advanced runners as well.

Running and Walking with Endomondo GET MOTIVATED TO GET ACTIVE

IPHONE, ANDROID
Get the most out of your runs, walks, rides, and more with this toprated fitness tracker and personal training app.
With Endomondo, you can track all of your workouts using GPS,
check your stats, and reach your fitness goals.
Endomondo has the same features as any other running app ( You can
track your running, walking, cycling, and 40+ other sports using GPS,
see duration, speed, distance, calories, and more on your workout
summary). Basically it can be used free but you can go Premium and
enjoy some more opportunities.
With Endomondo Premium you will gain access to exclusive training features from just 2.50 USD a
month. Some examples:
Reach your running goal with a personal training plan - whether
its a 5K, 10K, or marathon.
View statistics, including calories burned per month, running
distance by year, etc.
Analyse heart rate zones for every workout (requires a
compatible heart rate monitor)
View weather information on each workout summary
Enjoy an ad-free experience

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Music Player Apps

With these apps you can listen to your favourite tracks/albums and discvover new ones.
Listening to music is one of the best ways to relax and to feel good. In the essay I help
you to choose the best for your taste with my comparison. Here I compare the best five
music player apps: Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play Music, Soundcloud, Tidal.

Introduction
If you lump them all together, there are probably no fewer than a zillion
different music apps between Google Play and the App Store. Those arent exact
figures, but based on Digital Trends own independent research, we estimate that the
number is somewhere between a zillion and a jillion. So as a smartphone user, you have
access to just about any type of musicprogram imaginable, from Internet radio and
streaming apps to guitar tuners and portable DJ stations. Unfortunately, though, your
smartphone has a limited amount of space. You cant download the entire zillion apps
as of yet, anyway so weve dug up the best music apps available for Android and
iOS.
It should be noted, however, that the number of music apps available varies greatly
from store to store. Apples App Store easily has the most, followed closely by Google
Play. Most are available free of charge, though, many also feature in-app purchases
and monthly subscription fees. Nonetheless, below are picks for the best music apps,
whether youre looking to simply listen to music, learn music, or create it.
If you want to look through even more music apps, just go to website [6] and now I
start to show my apps I consider the bests.

Apps
Apple Music
iOS, Windows and Mac, Android and Apple TV coming soon
After purchasing Beats Music in 2014, Apple morphed the service into its own
streaming music offering, called simply Apple Music. Like Beats Music before it, the
service is keen on getting to know your music tastes and asks you to identify your
favorite genres and artists when you sign up. It then uses those insights to recommend
albums and playlists, which you'll find throughout the app. As you listen and give
feedback in the form of hearts that indicate "I love this song," Apple Music will tweak
those recommendations so they always stay fresh.
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What makes Apple Music unique is that you can combine your personal music

collection with the streaming catalog with a feature called iCloud Music Library. It

works just like ITunes Match by scanning your iTunes library of music you've
purchased and added from CDs and other means. Any music it finds that's in the
iTunes catalog is then available for you to stream, while tracks it cannot match are
uploaded to iCloud so you can play them anywhere. You can stream music you own
right alongside music you don't from the iTunes catalog, so if you've invested money in
digital music over the years, that money isn't wasted.
There are few ways to get your hands on Apple Music. If you have a modern iOS
gadget (iPhone 4S or newer, iPad Mini and iPad 2 or newer), the iOS 8.4 update that
rolled out June 30 2014 changed the original Music app into Apple Music. The app is
already installed on your device, ready for you to activate. On desktop, you can sign up
and use the service with the latest version of iTunes, 12.2. In late 2014 an Apple Music
for Android app will debut, and you'll also be able to use it on Apple TV. But for now,
you'll need an iOS device to listen on the go.
Where it excels

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It combines your iTunes library with music you don't own, rounding out what you can
play.
A combination of human music experts and algorithms help find music you'll want to
hear based on what you play.
You can control what you hear or search for new music using Siri on iOS devices.
Where it falls flat
The iOS app's design is cluttered and confusing, making it hard and frustrating to use.
iCloud Music Library doesn't always work as intended, leaving some with missing
music.
Best for: Those who want to listen to albums and songs they've added to iTunes, plus
new music and live radio.

Spotify
Windows, Mac, PlayStation 3 and up, Android, iOS, Windows Phone
Arguably the most well-known streaming service, Spotify focuses on curation and
social sharing, helping you find new music and
connect with your friends about it.
Every day Spotify's homepage in the desktop and
mobile apps shows off the newest releases, plus
themed playlists for different genres or moods, or
activities such as cardio workout or pop ballads.
That page changes throughout the day, highlighting
new tunes. You can also browse the top music
charts for your location and other parts of the
world.
There are several social features, the most prominent of which lets you follow your
Facebook friends to see the music they listen to. Your friends can share playlists and
you can collaborate on playlists too. Spotify also lets you follow artists to see what
music they like and be alerted when they release a new album or announce an
upcoming show.
Another key social feature is Spotify's substantial community of users who build
playlists that span all kinds of themes, from movie soundtracks and music festivals to
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party and road trip tunes. Many playlist authors update their selections frequently and
you can follow a playlist to get updates.
The $9.99, 9.99 or AU$11.99 monthly Premium subscription has the most features, with
zero ads, music streaming up to 320Kbps and offline listening on desktop and mobile
for when you don't have a connection. You can listen to any song, any time, with no
restrictions.
Where it excels
Large catalog of user-built playlists.
Comprehensive search for artists, albums and playlists.
It's easy to build your own playlists and sync them for offline listening.
User-friendly apps that are updated frequently and have enough features without being
overwhelming.
Where it falls flat
Advertisements in the free service can be intrusive.
With a free account, you can only shuffle songs in the mobile apps.
Best for: People who love to browse playlists for any scenario and want to spend time
carefully crafting their own. Also, anyone who wants to stream unlimited music for
free.

Google Play Music

Android and iOS
Not to be left out of the streaming
music world, Google built Play
Music , a music service with a twist.
With it, you can stream music from
its 30-million-strong library, which
includes new releases and classic
hits. And Play Music works as a
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library (up to 50,000 songs) you've accumulated over the years, imported from CDs and
purchased from Google Play, iTunes and other online stores.
Play Music seamlessly blends your personal collection with the streaming catalog. You
can access all of the albums you've uploaded, streaming them over the Internet, and
download them for offline listening. You can also build playlists of uploaded songs and
streaming titles, and then listen to it offline. This setup lets you add music to Play Music
that you cannot stream from any other service. For instance, I have most of The Beatles
discography in my account and I could stream those tracks alongside a brand-new
album from Rihanna.
Well-curated radio stations are the standout feature of Play Music. Unlike playlists,
which are finite and contain specific tracks, radio stations play endlessly and are
updated often. What makes these stations unique from other services is that you can
view the entire track list and save it as a playlist.
Google music service also comes with YouTube Music Key. This feature is still in beta
and lets you watch music videos for the current song playing on the Web and in the
mobile apps.
Play Music offers two plans. The free Standard option lets you upload 50,000 of your
own music files and stream them anywhere, with offline listening. The paid option costs
$9.99, 9.99 or AU$11.99 per month and lets you stream music from Google's catalog,
along with your own tunes and listen to stations.

Where it excels
This hybrid service seamlessly integrates your personal collection with the streaming
catalog.
You can download songs from your personal collection to listen offline.
Where it falls flat
It's not great for discovering new releases because it emphasizes stations and
recommended music.
The design of the mobile apps for Android and iOS is a bit messy and overwhelming.
Best for: Google fans who want to blend the music they've purchased with streaming
selections.

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Soundcloud
Andriod and iOS
SoundCloud lets you hear more music & audio.
Find new and trending music. Collect tracks and playlists. Follow friends and artists.
Discover podcasts, comedy and news. Wherever you are. Whatever youre doing. The
SoundCloud app lets you hear more. More hip hop. More rock. More electronic. More
classical. More house, jazz, audiobooks, sports
KEY FEATURES
- Explore Trending Music and Trending
Audio feeds
- Search directly for tracks, artists and
other users
- Create & listen to playlists
- Shuffle your likes and playlists
- Follow friends and artists to hear what
they share
- Browse tracks by genre
- Listen to your stream wherever you are using WiFi or data
- Play, pause and skip tracks from the lockscreen
- Login or register with Facebook and Google+
- Anonymous listening: download the app and play popular songs or audio without
creating an account
SoundCloud is the worlds leading social sound platform where anyone can listen to or
create sounds and share them everywhere.
Be a creator. Easily record and upload sounds to SoundCloud and share them privately
or publicly to friends, blogs, sites and all your social networks. Comprehensive stats
make evaluating your performance a piece of cake. Engage directly with your fans with
comments and promote your work.
Be a listener. Find new music to love. Follow creators on SoundCloud that you are
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tracks and playlists in your Likes and get surprised when our Related tracks
recommendations help you discover even more.
Be a Curator. Gather your own following. Listen, save, and follow up-and-coming
creators, build hit playlists and share your passion with your followers.

Tidal
Windows, Mac, Android and iOS
Launched by hip-hop mogul Jay Z, Tidal is a newcomer streaming service focusing on
high-fidelity music and HD music videos. It costs $19.99, 19.99 or AU$23.99 -- around
$10 more than most of its
competitors. The less expensive
Premium subscription is just
$9.99, 9.99 or AU$14.99, but
doesn't include hi-fi streaming.
With both plans, you get access
to 25 million tracks and 75,000
music videos from artists big
and small. You'll find playlists
from Beyonce and Coldplay,
behind-the-scenes videos from
Madonna, and new, exclusive tracks.
Like Spotify, you can browse playlists by genre and mood or activity. You can also save
favorite songs, artists, albums and playlists to your music library. Playlists and entire
albums can be downloaded for offline listening within the app, but you can't download
individual tracks. You can also control the sound quality for downloaded music, from
normal
to
high-fidelity.
The service launched initially in October 2014, then quietly disappeared. It relaunched
in April 2014 and is still working out its kinks. Most noticeably, the mobile apps have
bugs and some stability problems. However, Tidal has promise as a music service for
those with more discerning tastes, both in music selection and streaming quality.
Where it excels
High-fidelity music streams, which aren't available on many other top services.
Strong ties to the music industry for exclusive songs and playlists.
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Where it falls flat

The mobile apps and Web player are both cluttered with too much information on the
screen, making them hard to use.
The mobile apps have bugs and stability issues.
Best for: Music purists who care deeply about sound quality over other features.

Discussion
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Cloud-based storage Apps

With these apps enable the users to store, synchronize and share files.
Cloud storage is based on highly virtualized infrastructure and is like broader cloud
computing in terms of accessible interfaces, near-instant elasticity and scalability, multitenancy, and metered resources. Cloud storage typically refers to a hosted object storage
service, but the term has broadened to include other types of data storage that are now
available as a service, like block storage. Companies need only pay for the storage they
actually use, typically an average of consumption during a month. This does not mean
that cloud storage is less expensive, only that it incurs operating expenses rather than
capital expenses.
Cloud storage can be used as natural disaster proof backup, as normally there are 2 or 3
different backup servers located in different places around the globe.

Google Drive
(Android, OS X, Chrome OS, Windows, iOS)
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization
service created by Google. Google Drive provides 15
Gigabites free store. Users can upgrade their free 15
GB account through a paid monthly subscription
plan to get additional storage. The Google Drive
viewer on the web allows one to view the following
file formats: Image files: .JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, .TIFF,
.BMP, .WEBP. Video files: WebM, .MPEG4, .3GPP,
.MOV, .AVI, .MPEGPS, .WMV, .FLV, .OGG. Audio
formats: MP3, MPEG, WAV, .ogg. Text files .TXT.
Microsoft Word .DOC and .DOCX. Microsoft Excel
.XLS and .XLSX. Microsoft PowerPoint .PPT and
.PPTX
File limits: Files uploaded, but not converted to
Google Docs format, may be up to 5 TB in size.
Created or uploaded files larger than 5 TB cannot be
viewed within Google Drive
There are also limits, specific to file type, listed
below:
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Documents 1,024,000 characters, regardless of the number of pages or font size.

Uploaded document files that are converted to Google Docs format cannot be larger
than 50 MB
Presentations created in Google Slides can be up to 100 MB which is about 400 slides.
Uploaded presentation files that are converted into Google Slides format can be up to 50
MB

Dropbox
(Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Android, Windows Phone,Symbian, BlackBerry
OS, BlackBerry 10,MeeGo Harmattan)
The Dropbox client enables
users to drop any file into a
designated folder. The file is
then automatically uploaded to
Dropbox's cloud-based service
and made available to any other
of the user's computers and
devices that also have the
Dropbox client installed. Users
may also upload files manually
through the Dropbox web
application. Dropbox uses a
freemium
business
model,
where users are offered a free
account with a set storage size
and paid subscriptions for
accounts with more capacity. All basic users are offered an initial 2 GB of free online
storage space. The desktop client has no restriction on individual file size; files
uploaded via the website are limited to no more than 10 GB per file.
To prevent free users from creating multiple linked free accounts, Dropbox includes the
content of shared folders when totalling the amount of space used on the account. For
free accounts, the total amount of traffic that all links together can generate without
getting banned is 20 GB per day. For Pro and Business accounts, the limit is 200 GB per
day.

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OneDrive
(Android, iOS, Windows)
OneDrive (previously
SkyDrive,
Windows
Live SkyDrive and
Windows Live Folders)
is a cloud storage, file
hosting service that
allows users to sync
files and later access
them from a web
browser or mobile
device. Users can share
files publicly or with
their contacts, publicly shared files do not require a Microsoft account to access. It is
part of the suite of online services formerly known as Windows Live. The service now
offers 5 GB of free storage for new users. Additional storage is available for purchase.
Microsoft has released OneDrive client applications for Android, iOS, Windows 8,
Windows Phone Xbox 360, and Xbox One that allow users to browse, view and
organize files stored on their OneDrive cloud storage. In addition, Microsoft also
released desktop applications for Microsoft Windows (Vista and later) and OS X (Lion
and later) that allow users to synchronize their entire OneDrive storage with their
computers for offline access, as well as between multiple computers.

iCloud
(OSX (10.7Lion&Later), Microsoft Windows 7or later, iOS 5 or later)
iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc. The service
provides its users with means to store data such as documents, photos, and music on
remote servers for download to iOS, Macintosh or Windows devices, to share and send
data to other users, and to manage their Apple devices if lost or stolen. It replaced
Apple's MobileMe service, acting as a data syncing centre for email, contacts, calendars,
bookmarks, notes, reminders (to-do lists), iWork documents, photos and other data.
Each account has 5 GB of free storage for owners of either an iOS device using iOS 5.x
or later, or a Mac using OS X Lion 10.7 or later. Users can purchase additional storage
for a total of 20 GB, 200 GB, 500 GB or 1 TB. The amount of storage is shared across all
devices per iCloud Apple ID.

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Discussion
Every user can find the most suitable storage app among these. The suitability can
depend on how much space is needed or the willingness to pay. In my personal opinion
Google drive has the most to offer.

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Home Design Apps

With these apps, people are able to decorate their homes with their phone to make the perfect
decision.

Introduction
Wave goodbye to flouncy interior designers and say hello to smartphone-powered home
makeovers. Im am going to write about home design apps for android only. These apps help
people to plan exactly their home. To perfectly match the colours with the furniture. This is the
best thing what can help everybody to make their dream homes.

Virtual Plan 3D

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Its an augmented reality app that turns 2D architectural drawings into 3D models. Sadly, only the demo
version is available yet. But in other hand it is a good game for everybody who have too much free time.
You are also able to use it on smartphones or tablets. Cost: Free in Google Play

Homestyler Interior Design

1.

The first step is to clean your room, and then take a photo and import it to the app. You only have to show
the exact positions of the walls and the floor. Now you are able to design your rooms choose the furniture,
the colour of the walls, etc. Of course in 3D. It is also express creativity, and help to find inspiration faster
to your work. It is also work in android and IOS platforms. Cost: Free

Home Design 3D Gold

It is good for bigger make
overs. You can quickly throw
up walls and add doors. And
this all in 3D. There are two
free editions of the app but we
recommend the full-fat option.
It is right now only available at
IOS. There are several other
types: 3D Outdoor & Garden,
Freemium and Basic 3D. Cost:
6.99

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Dulux Visualizer

Its a quick way to get an idea of the tones that will work in a space. You can also edit the light conditions
to find the perfect colour. You are able to choose between 1200 chances. There is also tutorial videos to
help you to improve yourself. And the best thing in all you can order from the application directly. It is
also suitable for tablets and smartphones. Available on IOS and Android. Cost: Free

Magic Plan

It is almost the same as the previous ones. You have to choose the walls and floors. But what makes this
app an exeption? The app makes 2D plans to be exported as PDF, JPG, DXF, HTML or CSV files. It is
free to download, but inside de app you can buy more options from 1.99 to 69.99. Cost: Free (+costs
inside the apps)

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3D Room Designer

This app give you idea show the decorate or transform a room. This app also use 3D technology. The
Add to cart button is always near you if you do any fancy thing. Sadly, It is only available at IOS. Cost:
Free

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Payment Apps
Here is a list of innovative mobile payment apps, leading the change in mobile commerce.
Payment applications try to replace our pocket wallets and they do that with a growing success.
I am going to list five well-known payment applications which are basically similar to one
another but still different. 1.Square Wallet, 2.Google Wallet, 3.Paypal, 4.Passbook, 5.Apple Pay.

Introduction
More and more payment applications are available around the world. These applications can
make our every-day life easier and more comfortable. Most of these apps are totally free and can
be used without any special skill. The only problem could be their lack of availability in the
different countries. Still, they seem to be improving with success. Here is a list of five popular
payment apps which may efficiently change commerce and peoples every-day life.

Square wallet (iPhone, Android)

With this free app you can link a
debit or credit card to your Square
account and pay with it anywhere
Square payments are accepted. If
someone sends you a Square gift
card you can also store that inside
the Square Wallet app for use
whenever you are at that
merchant. For some places of
business, you can even choose
items from inventory and have
your sale ready before even
getting to the cash register. Square
merchants can then see you are
using Square Wallet from the
Square Register app and simply
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If a lot of merchants in your area use Square, you cannot go wrong with Square Wallet.

Google wallet (iPhone, Android)

The
following
payment
application is available (free)
for purchases only in the
United States. It lets you save
all your loyalty cards in one
place. Online payments and at
any merchant that has a card
with credit attached to it can be
made. If you need to send
money to someone, you can do
so for free as long as they are
using Google Wallet, too.
Google Wallet offers tap to
pay for NFC-enabled devices
but as the iPhone does not
have NFC, tap to say is not
something Google Wallet
supports for iOS.
If you make a lot of digital
payments or are tied into Googles services already, Google Wallet is a great option.

PayPal (iPhone, Android, Windows)

The following app can
be
used
without
difficulties and it is also
free. PayPal is one of
the
most
accepted
payment services on the
planet. Lots of physical
merchants can also let
you pay with PayPal, no
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needed. This application can use your location to determine what merchants around you let you
pay with PayPal. Once you are at the checkout, just tell them you are paying with PayPal instead
of cash or a card. You will just have to enter your mobile number and PIN and you are good to
good. PayPal just deducts the funds from whatever bank account or credit card you have linked.
If you already use PayPal as your payment service of choice, check out what payments
merchants support with PayPal in your area.

Passbook (iPhone)
This application can be found
on every iPhone 6 installed
and it is absolutely free. Lots
of merchants have deployed
their own payments cards that
are
integrated
through
Passbook. Just add the card
within the merchants app with
support for Passbook and you
are good to go. Whenever you
are within the vicinity of a
merchant you have stored in
Passbook, your pass should
appear on your Lock screen for
easy access. Popular merchants such as Starbucks have deployed Passbook payments worldwide.

Apple Pay (iPhone)

Apple Pay is Apples mobile
payment system. It is free and
really easy to use. It uses near
field communication (NFC)
technology. Apple Pay allows
in-store customers to pay by
holding an iPhone or Apple
Watch to a contactless reader.
Apple Pay can be secured
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fingerprint sensors in iOS devices to approve transactions.

Apple Pays biggest impact so far has been its widespread adoption, leveraging the popularity of
the iPhone. Apple Pay launched mobile payments in the U.S. last October, with six major cardissuing bank, American Express, MasterCard, Visa, and 220,000 locations. At its Spring Forward
event, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that 2,500 banks now support Apple Pay, as well as
700,000 merchant locations. If the Apple Watch finds similar traction, mobile payments from
wearable devices may become commonplace.

Conclusion
In the United States, mobile payments have generated much discussion but have not yet been
widely used. Considerable attention has been paid to barriers to adoption on the supply side.
These barriers include lack of agreement on technological standards and the need for viable
business models for all the parties involved in providing mobile payments. In my opinion it is all
going to change not only in the U.S. but in other countries as well. Mostly because of every-day
mobile use it seems to be inevitable.

APPS FOR JOURNALISTS

With these apps, readers can easily check the latest interviews or lectures of well-known people.
As the level of information technology rises, journalism and entertainment become more
available for the people. Due to the wide range of applications, we can easily purchase
magazines, newspapers or even attend to conferences. Frankly, it is a far cheaper and faster way
of entertainment. Probably I could list endlessly how the application of popular magazines
fascinates readers, but in this essay I would like to introduce an entirely new aspect of
publicism. I collected 3 applications which I consider vitally important in this topic: these are
TED Talks, The Talks and Pressreader.

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Introduction
In my consideration these kind of
apps are quite unknown in
Hungary though they provide
amusing videos and also I cannot
imagine a better way of winding
down and watching one of these
videos or reading articles . On the
other hand, reading is no more
considered to be a relaxing
activity. People often claim they
do not have time or patience to
read an article, thus this new form
of journalism might uprise the
curiosity of readers. They can
select from a wide-range of videos
and interviews in different categories with different length. I do believe these apps give a brand
new point of view not only about how the World changes, but also how celebrities, writers or
scientists see the world and the acts of public.

TED Talks
Iphone, Ipad, Android
Ted Talks is a collection of short video lectures that has a huge online audience. When the app
originally launched in 2010, it offered access to more than 700 videos. That number has since
grown to more than 1000 videoswith new offerings added each dayfeaturing lectures on
topics ranging from feminism to biology, from education to poverty, and from creativity to so
much more. When you open the app you instantly find the latest videos on the Featured Page.
The other option is to jump into the Discover section and dig through the videos based either on
the themes or tags. Also it is possible to play guest curated playlist where celebrities or wellknown people collect their favourite performances.
My favorite, though, is to use the apps Suprise Me function. You can choose the experience you
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tell the app how long you want to sit and listen to the lectures. The app then conjures a playlist
to match your mood and available time. You can bookmark both individual videos and video
playlists, or you can download them to your device for later offline viewing. The videos are
available with more than 90 languages offered as subtitle options, and the menu itself can be
browsed in the users preferred language. You can download TED for free.

Iphone, Ipad
The Talks is a weekly
updated
online
interview
magazine.
Every week The Talks
publishes an interview
and portrait with a
leading creative voice of
our times, a curated
selection of interviews
with personalities from
the fields of art, film,
fashion, music, and
sports. The Talks was founded in 2011 by Sven Schumann and Johannes Bonke. The app offers
interviews, portraits, and audio samples for over 150 interviews.
Honestly, when you open the app the home page can be quite confusing due to the quantity of
videoes and pictures it offers. But after a quick check you will find instantly the first section of
interviews, which is the latest one of the week. Below that section you can also read the Editors
Picks. And finally you can select from the Latest Ones and the Most Read ones. The great
benefit of the app is that when you find an interesting interview you have possibility to mark it
with the Read Later button and also setting the time when would you like to be alarmed by the
app. Opening the interview there is a picture of a particular person on the top of the page and
below that there is the entire interview. And also you can play parts of the interview with audio
sound by clicking the audio button.

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PressReader
Iphone, Ipad, Android
PressReader is the ultimate
news App. You can get an
endless stream of top news
stories in a personalized
home feed. Also it is
possibile
to
download
complete
issues
of
thousands of top newspapers and magazines just as they appear in print. The app gets all the
content you love from 100 countries and in 60 languages. The downloading of PressReader is
entirely free but to read complete magazines you need to pay. . Choose from single issues at 99
cents each or a monthly subscription to as many newspapers as you want for $29.95.
By opening the app the home page offers your countrys most popular magazines and
newspapers.After downloading the app you can swet tha language and the particular topics
you are interested in. The home screen entry to the app is a newsstand where current editions of
your chosen papers are displayed. All the content of the paper is presented just as in the print
version, known as Replica View. In the Store page you can search and scroll through
newspapers from 95 countries, or you can narrow down your selection by the papers name or
language. The app allows you to favorite papers, letting you quickly find them again, and
users can download issues dating back two weeks (depending on your subscription) from the
current issue. If your eyes are still heavy with sleep, you can have a story read to you by
tapping the headphones icon. This complaint aside, PressReader offers a more traditional
newspaper-reading experience than any newspaper app, especially since it offers the entire
paper rather than selected stories. This would be a great app for those who travel a lot or has
periodic Internet connection as users could download various papers and enjoy whilst offline or
in transit.
The only disadvantage is the lack of leading newspapers and magazines. Obviously, the have
their own individual app but it would be so much easier to search within one app. Also the
download times can be slow (depending on connection) so you have to pre-plan your paper
downloads in advance. A read online mode might be good for the more impatient of
us. Overall, this app is a taste of the future of news. Soon many news outlets will move to
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opinion on news, as much as for the breaking headlines so if you enjoy reading the news (from
all over the world) this is a great app.

Discussion
All in all, I would say these apps are quite useful in everyday life. They make it possible to gain
information and also to be up-to-date. The benefits of these apps that no matter where are we,
we always have option to dive in science, fashion, art or music. For instance, TED immediatly
sends notification when a new video is revealed as well as PressReader, which notifies me if a
new article has come out. I firmly claim that TED is such an inspiring and motivating app, I
admire all the performances that it is containing.
I have only one objection with PressReader. This app unfortunatly manly focusing on tabloids,
especially in the case of Hungarian news sources. So it would be beneficial to involve higher
quality magazines as well.

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NBA basketball fans Apps

With these apps, NBA fans can get to know everything about the sport and the league.
In my essay, I have written about 3 apps for NBA fans. NBA Game Time, the most
popular application for the NBA. It is possible to follow the whole season via that app.
TheScore, an application for real NBA fans. You can read a great amount of articles
about all the players and teams with injury report and with all of the latest information
that a real fan would need. RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Kit, a regular fantasy
application for the NBA. You can draft your own players and manage your team all
season long.

Introduction
The start of the NBA season has arrived. In our developed world everyone use
smartphones and tablets. What great about these devices that there are millions of
applications for them. This can be nothing but good news for any sports fan, even more
if we are talking about one of the most watched sport in the US.
In this brief essay, I am going to show three great applications that all NBA fans will
like and maybe even the people, who dont watch that basketball a lot, will start to love
this great sport after downloading and trying these apps.
In short, all three apps were made for NBA fans, to be able to read and see everything
about the sport during the season and even try to manage their own team.

NBA Game Time (iOS, Android, Windows Phone)

The best way to take in all the NBA action
this season is with the leagues own NBA
Game Time app. Get alerted any time your
favorite team or player does something
worth watching, get live stats from every
game and video highlights as they become
available. Plus, if you have a subscription
to League Pass, you can stream games
straight to the app. That way you can
watch teams that are actually competitive
instead of the sad excuse for a squad that
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TheScore (iOS, Android, BlackBerry)

Over the course of an 82 game season, theres bound to be some
games that youre better off sleeping through than tuning in for.
Nights where the big name players decide to rest for a more
worthy opponent or games where shots just wont fall. But then
there are the moments that you dont want to miss, and it can be
hard to predict when those will happen. With TheScore, you
dont have to. Set up custom alerts for moments in the game that
matter most to you, be it a close game going into the final quarter
or a newsworthy event that happened on the court or, as
happens sometimes happens in NBA games, off the court. Its the
best way to make sure you dont miss those water cooler
moments without actually having to sit through all the long
stretches of uneventful stuff.

RotoWire Fantasy Basketball Kit (iOS)

As with any sport, the best way to get engaged is with the
fantasy equivalent. Youre never going to be an NBA
player, coach, or GM, so why not pretend youre actually
capable of filling one of those roles with a little imaginary
game? Because so many basketball games get played in a
week, drafting your team and rounding out your bench
with contributors is even more important than usual with
fantasy basketball. Make sure you land all the players that a
winning team should have with the help of RotoWire
Fantasy Basketball Kit. This app will point you to all of the
best players to take if you plan to win your league. You
should probably take Stephen Curry. Weve heard that guy
is pretty good at basketball.

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Singing Apps
If you love singing, these applications are perfect for you!

Applications that I tried

I really love singing, so I decided to write my assignment about singing applications. I
tried a few of them, and I have my opinion about each.
These applications good for anyone who loves singing like me, because these help you.
In some of them you can choose a music and sing it alone, but in some of them, you can
sing with other people from all around the world and you can share your performance
with your friends.
I tried Sing! Karaoke from Smule], this is my favourite, but karaokt nekeljetek is also
good. I also tried Karaoke Sing & Record by Yokee, SingPlay: Karaoke your MP3s, and
iSing Player (karaoke).

Introduction
Many people in the world loves singing, but its not so fun when you are alone. With
music, it can be fun, but sometimes you just like to sing, without listening to the original
artist, and thats when it becomes a little bit harder. But, if you have a smartphone, it
can become easy as a pie with these applications, and singing with others using these, it
can be much more fun!
You can choose from various songs, sing them like youre singing karaoke, record your
performances, and share it with your friends with one single click.
It wont matter if you are not a star singer, because with these apps, you can make your
performance better with effects, or you can leave it in its original form, because singing
is fun, even if you sing some false note as well, or sometimes the most of your notes are
false, nobody cares about it. Only one thing matters while using these applications: to
enjoy yourself, to relax, to have fun!

Sing! Karaoke by Smule

IPhone, Android
Google Play chose this app for Best Apps in 2014.
This application has a huge catalogue of songs whereof you can choose
your favourites and you can sing them alone or with others from the

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globe. You can even sing with some featured artists, like Jessie J, Jason Derlo or Linkin
Park.
You can follow other performers, collaborate with them when they invite you to sing
with them or you
can invite them to
sing with you,
and other performers
also can follow
you this means that
you can gain fans
in this application!
There is a selfthe app. You can
by using special
you sound better.
original
perfect.

recording option in
also sing like a star
effects that makes
Of
course,
your
performance is also

They add new songs to the catalogue every day, you get notification when a new song
is available. Of course, if a song you want to sing is not in Sing!, than you can suggest it
on Smules facebook page and maybe they will add it to the songlist.
Its a pity that this app isnt free, but if you are not a VIP member, you can always join
in others open calls, and some of them are solos, but singing with others that you dont
know is really great, you
can even make friends
from people all over the
world thats why this is
my favourite singing
application.
Becoming a VIP member
is not so hard you can
buy membership for 1
month, it costs 270 HUF,
but you can also buy it
for a year, which is
cheaper, because it costs
only 10 months instead of
12, it is only 2700 HUF.

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A persons (yours or somebody elses) channel VIP
membership can be seen on the picture of the person, like
on the picture

karaokt nekeljetek
Android
This is a totally free application.
You can choose from various songs, and sing them alone like you
were singing karaoke. You can also record your performances
and than save them.
This doesnt require too much space, so everybody can download
it for their Android phone.

Karaoke Sing & Record by Yokee

IPhone, Android
In the Songbook, you can browse from Youtube karaoke videos, there are
plenty of them.
Singing is completely free, you can sing any of the songs alone like singing
karaoke. Even though, if you want to record your performance, it requires
coins, 20 coins per song.
You can earn 40 coins by connecting your Facebook account to the app.
The appp shows you some ways of earning coins free, but you can also buy
an All access VIP Pass, which is 1 884 HUF per month or 22 283 HUF for a
year. The songs are sorted by genre, for example Popular, Pop, Rock,
Country, 90s, 80s, and so on.

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If some of your friends also use this app, and the menu

The singing screen

SingPlay: Karaoke your MP3s

Android
This isnt an average singing application, because it doesnt contain any music!
How does it became a singing app? It turns your own music files into karaoke
music, because it reduces the volume of the original vocal.
For me, this isnt working, but maybe its my fault, because I tried to make
karaoke of songs that have too strong vocal, it probably works for other songs it

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has to work, because people on Google Play are very satisfied with this application!
You can sing anything you want and you have it on your phone, with or without the vocal, modify the
tempo and the pitch of the song, add echo effect if you want to, record your performance, or just the part
you want, share it with your friends, and save it, even with your favourite photos!
The best part of the app is that it doesnt require internet connection.

The menu / While singing / Controls

ISing Player (karaoke)

Android
This app contains about 1200 tracks to sing, and you can
sing each track in two mode: beginner and pro. In beginner,
there is a guide melody, in pro, there isnt, thats all the
difference between them.
There are new songs every week, and its free to sing
anything from the songs.
The upgraded, better version is the Premium version, and it
is not too expensive, because 1 month costs only 340,36 HUF
and a year costs 3 399,79 HUF. In this version, you can use

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the pro versions of the songs, you can change pitch, and you can
sing newly added songs immediately, not just after 14 days!

While singing

Discussion
I think Sing! Karaoke by Smule and iSing Player (karaoke) are th ebest singing
applications, because it doesnt necessary to buy a VIP/Premium Pass to use them
properly, but you can buy it, because it is affordable. The other 3 apps are good as well,
but they are not the best.

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Apps for kids

The apps, that engage and motivate kids to learn and have fun while playing.
Nowadays in every family there is at least one smart phone or tablet with which you
can download different kind of apps. If you have a child then you have opportunity to
find some interesting things for your child. There are Apps for different ages: Kids 5 &
Under, Kids 6-8, Kids 9-11. Here I compare 3 Apps in the field which are How the
Grinch Stole Christmas , This is my Food, Middle School Confidential 1: Be Confidential
in Who You Are.

Introduction
As I said a lot of people use smart phones and tablets today. So it is unavoidable for
children to use these tools. The kids learn to use the touch screen before they even say
their first words. To take advantage of the situation the companies try to make profit
from it and develop a lot of Apps. According to this {4} this App market is smaller like
the others, but developers can compensate with higher priced Apps.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

App Store, Google play
Oceanhouse Media, Inc.{1} is a premier publisher of iOS and Android apps that uplift,
educate, and inspire. Enjoy beloved childrens book apps from Dr. Seuss, the Berenstain
Bears, Little Critter and more. Our diverse offering of inspirational apps by Hay House
authors and more help you relax, heal, and reach your goals. From daily affirmation
apps, oracle card apps, meditation apps and more, living a better life is just a tap away!
This is an educational App which is registered for kids 5& Under. The best- selling, Dr.
Seuss classic is How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, available now with playful
interactivity, delightful animations and fun activities! It is on sale 20% off for only 3.99
Euro.

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This is my Food Nutrition for Kids

App Store
This educational Apps developer is Urbn Pocket. {2} This is a team of media professionals
which goal is to support progression by developing amazing Apps! This company try to gain
the chance for todays children to learn in a completely new and interactive way.
With this game children can explore the world of food and nutrition and bring their favourite
dish to the table. Gain clever knowledge and learn interesting facts about food classifications,
nutrition and how to cultivate herbs in a fun way! The app encourages to review and explore
further in the real world! In a lighthearted way children become experts in food and nutrition.
This is registered for Kids 6-8, only for 2.99 Euro in App Store. And it offers now Apple Watch
App too.

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Middle School Confidential 1: Be Confidential in Who You Are

App Store
The Electric Eggplants producers are David and Annie Fox, award-winning multimedia
producers. They have been active in the computer entertainment industry since 1977 when they
founded the Marin Computer Center, the first public access microcomputer facility. While they
began as game designers, they started Electric Eggplant in 1992 to support their work in
educational software, mobile device apps, emotional Intelligence content, emerging
technologies, as well as writing books for children and teens.
This book has 3 series which are only 6.99 Euro. The recommended ages of this series is 8-14.
For kids who are preparing to middle school. The features of the App are for example that this
is a graphic novel format for easy reading or the auto save feature remembers your place in the
story, also there are 44 pages of story plus bonus Meet the Cast pages.

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Application of streaming music

Boiler room
Boiler room Tv streaming allows to follow your favorite artiste, and get notified when a they
publish a new songs or a new video. You can also navigate in the channel and see the last video
published and thanks to this discover new artists, and with the offline mode you can save your
music and listen it offline.
This application give a better access for the most underground music, and allows to show an
almost total performance for an artist in a long streaming video. But that can disturb somebody
because you are almost only underground music here so the choice can appear restricted.
Price : Free

Soundcloud
Soundcloud is a free application of streaming which allows to discover easily new songs and
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song, thats also easyer to the young

and unprofessional artist to show
theyre own creation. With the
possibility of like you can show to he
artist what you liked this his/her
music and save in your own page the
music. You can also follow the artist
page or your friends pages to see
what they like or share.
This application allowed to listen lot
of music freely, and for the small
artist to put them songs easyer than
the other applications.
Price : Free

Deezer
Deezer is one of the biggest streaming
application with more of 35 millions tracks,
and a personnilised music recommandation
prepared by Deezer Editors. Such as the
other application you can do your own
playlist and listen offline.
Deezer allows to have an access to a large
number of piece of music. But even its the
application is free, to have a full-fledged
access (deezer premium) you must pay
1500 ft/month, with the first month for
free.

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Spotify
The leader of streaming application with over 75 million of active user, the sweddish Spotify
permish to listen over 30 millions tracks and not to
the main famous artists. Like the other application
you can do and share your playlist, and see by
example the playlist of professional artist to discover
new song, and like deezer you have a service of
personnal recommendation, and playlist already
make for a kind of music like french touch music
or for a moment in a day like afternoon music .
Spotify is on same segment market than Deezer with
a lot of tracks among the most famous, but with
maybe a most variety of choice. But, as deezer, to
have the full acess you should pay, and for spotify
its 6,99 euros by month.
As Deezer, Spotify try to play to in the quality of the song.
Price : Free

Songza
Songza is free to use and is sort of classified as an Internet radio service offering a variety of
playlists or channels to listen to via the web or through any of its mobile apps. Songza tries to
learn what you like by taking into account
the thumbs up or thumbs down you
give on any particular song so it can play
songs that match your taste. Its most
remarkable feature is its music concierge,
which looks at the time of day and weekday
to recommend playlists. For example, on a
Tuesday
afternoon,
Songza
might
recommend music for working, for an
energy boost, for taking the day off or for
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Songza is really less famous than the other applications which i showed before. Price : Free

Qobuz
Qobus is a french streaming application which
claiming a really high quality of music, as a Cd.
Qobuz is not available in all the country, and te
price is pretty expensive in comparison with the
other application what i showed before (20
euros by month). Like the other Qobuz allowed
to have a playlist, to discover new artist But
you can also download the musique in high
quality. (They tell the best of the market)

Tidal
The application of the famous singer Jay Z is on the same segment of Qobuz, it wants just an
high quality of music without publicity, video The simplicity and the best quality but the
reality is not as beautiful because with just over 85000 tracks it looks like difficul to compete
with the biggest of this market (Deezer, Spotify). The real novelty (for me im not a specialist)
is the playlist did by famous music journalist.

Conclusion
All of the applications which i showed allow too listen a big variety of music almost all the time
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internet as well, and thanks to the innovation of Tidal or Qobuz you can now have a really high
quality of music.
My favorite application is Boiler Room Tv, because it is the more original and innovative, and it
presents a new kind of streaming, a full set of Dj, it may go up than most of 3 hours. Thats a
really usefull application to discover new songs and new artist.

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Share and Message apps

With these apps you can share thoughts or pictures and if you mean you can chat with anyone
These applications help the modern society to get to know people from the other side of the world.
But which one is better? The one that you can share pictures in only: Instagram, but now you have
the option of personal messages and picture sending. Or the instant picture sender Snapchat, where
you can chat also, but if you dont take care everything is deleted after you have seen it. And the
third option is 9chat where you can post in several type of groups and discuss these posts in
comments or chat with people from all around the world. I would like to describe these apps later
and discuss their strengths and weaknesses.

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Introduction
Nowadays everyone has a smart phone from the age of 6 to
the age of ~65. Most of the users use their phones to
communicate with their relatives, friends and colleagues.
But the teenagers realized that they need a global sized
social capital to be able to work, learn and live anywhere
around the world. This is why these apps can be so popular
in their social circles.
Any of these apps can be used to learn from other artists,
discuss problems, get connections from the other side of
the Earth, and so lets see them one by one.

Instagram
Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Web (limited
functions)
Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing and social networking service. Itenables
its users to take pictures and videos, and share them on a variety of social networking platforms,
such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr.
Originally, a distinctive feature was that it confined
photos to a square shape, similar to Kodak Instamatic and
Polaroid images, in contrast to the 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio
typically used by mobile device cameras. In August 2014,
version 7.5 was released, allowing users to post photos
captured in any aspect ratio. Users can also apply digital
filters to their images. The maximum duration for
Instagram videos is 15 seconds.
Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike
Krieger, and launched in October 2010 as a free mobile
app. The service rapidly gained popularity, with over 100
million active users as of April 2012 and over 300 million
as of December 2014. Instagram is distributed through
the Apple App Store, Google Play, and Windows Phone
Store. Support for the app is available for iPhone, iPad,
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Instagram apps are available for Blackberry 10 and Nokia-Symbian
Devices.
The service was acquired by Facebook in April 2012 for
approximately US$1 billion in cash and stock. In 2013, Instagram
grew by 23%, while Facebook, as the parent company, only grew by
3%.[4]

9chat; Android, iOS

9chat is a platform where users can post pictures and text in several
topics. It is owned by the mother company of 9gag which is a funny
pictures blog, with almost the same structure.
The big difference between the original 9gag and the 9chat is that
9chat is only available from phones and tablets and its less
moderated than the original 9gag page. The other differences are in the functions. On 9gag you can
post, comment, like and dislike, and that is all you can work with. 9chat allows users to post,
comment, like, dislike, rate each other, create detailed profiles, chat and tag peoples in comments
and posts.

Snapchat; Android, iOS, and Windows 8 (thirdparty apps)

Snapchat is a video messaging application created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie
Brown, when they were students at Stanford University. Using the application, users can take
photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to a controlled list of recipients. These
sent photographs and videos are known as "Snaps". Users set a time limit for how long recipients
can view their Snaps (as of September 2014, the range is from 1 to 10 seconds), after which
Snapchat claims they will be deleted from the company's servers.
According to Snapchat, In May 2014 the app's users were sending 2 billion photos and videos per
day, while Snapchat Stories content was being viewed 500 million times per day. In November
2014, the number reached 6 billion of videos per day. The company has a valuation of $10$20
billion, depending on the source.

Conclusion
There is no right choice in this field of apps, they have almost the same ways of use, but they cover a
different community. Snapchat is mainly for local, close friends use, but youtubers and popular
people also use it to reach more people. 9chat is totally worldwide, and there are no limits, but as a

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social platform only works well in chat, the feed is overcrowded by useless, and spam post some
times. Instagram may can be the golden middle road of these apps, because it has the ability to
connect people from anywhere, but it all.

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Daily Apps
Everyone with a smartphone would definitely use these on daily level

Here I mention some of the apps that makes everyday life easier for every smartphone user, which are
Dark Sky, Wunderlist, Moves and Consumer Reports Mobile Shopper.

Introduction
As far as I am conderned, nowadays the
smartphone is necessary for all of us, but it
is very common not to use even on basic
level, however, many small application is
available for us to improve our daily life,
started from waking up, until going to
sleep. Clocks, timers, notes, maps,
databases, messengers and even supporing
apps - all of them should be more and more
used, because people always need more
time and these "lifehacks" spare it for us!

Dark Sky
iPhone
A weather app with startling accuracy, its interface tells you things like: Light rain starting in 22
minutes. It also shows you beautiful weather maps that let you play local-news weather expert.
Its like a wizard, says our CTO, Gavin Hall. If this app were available in the 1600s, it would have
been burned at the stake for witchcraft."
It costs 3.99$, and requires iOS 7.0 or later. Rated for 4+. According to C.Net, Dark Sky gives you
alerts for impending precipitation with an intuitive interface, and has the potential to be eerily
accurate, BUT the Predicting weather behavior isn't a perfected craft, so it can give you false
forecasts, especially in remote areas. All in all with accurate weather alerts that are specific to your
exact location, Dark Sky is a must-have app for iOS users.

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Wunderlist
IPhone, Android, Windows
An app that lets you create shareable lists of favoritesbe they restaurants, sites in a city, or
movies. But its better known for its shareable to-do lists. It organizes my life, says Anjali Mohan
of our Client Services Workgroup. I use it at work and at home. My husband gets reminders from
the app when he needs to clean. Production Manager Kristel Ottis also swears by this app. Theres
simply no other way I could keep track of all the nitty-gritty details that go into each production, she
says. Rated for 4+.

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Moves
IPhone, Android
Moves tracks every step you take, which sounds creepy, but is
actually useful. It quantifies how many miles youve walked,
cycled and run, says Patrick DArcy, of the TED Fellows
team. Its not about the calories burned for me, but the ability
visualize where Ive gone on a map. A friend actually
introduced me to the app when he came back from Mexico
City and he was able to show me the exact routes he took.

Check
IPhone, Android, Windows
This app keeps track of all your bills and when they are due, and also monitors your bank and credit card
accounts. Most importantly, it tells you when theres a mismatch between the two i.e. when youre
about to get charged an overdraft fee so you can fix the problem. Its way better than Mint, says IT
Manager Francil Richards. It means Im never late on payments.

Discussion
I think these apps are just examples of the thousands and thousand of useful apps, but I wanted to reflect
what are the basic virtual needs nowadays, and to recommend some solutions.

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Apps for music lovers

If you read this text, you can get good tips, which instrument apps you should
download, if you like making music and have a smartphone or tablet with android
operation system. I am going to write about five different, but good quality apps. Every
apps what I am going to mention is free to download. 1. Real Zampona (Panflute), 2.
Melodeon, 3. Real Piano, 4. Real Guitar, 5. Harmonica Easy Tab

Introduction
As you can see there is a tremendous amount of music instrument apps on the google
play market. So you can find which is the best for you, and I am also trying to help you
with that, so it is not going to be hard. These apps are very professional and realistic, so
while you are using them, you get a conception, how does it feel and sound to play on a
real instrument. They help you to learn existing songs, and you can also write new ones.
You do not need to carry anything, to play on your favorite instrument just your phone
or tablet. You can use them wherever or whenever you want them to use. While you are
traveling, or just need to spend time with something while you are waiting.

Real Zampona (Panflute)

Created by a music teacher for all!
Experience more fun to play the Panflute on Android.
The real Panflute is elegant, portable and functional,
suitable for students, for those who want to play, to
have fun with friends.
The pan flute or pan pipe is an ancient musical
instrument based on the principle of the closed tube,
consisting usually of five or more pipes of gradually
increasing length.
Most of the people are satisfied with this application.
Some says that they can practice with this, for their flute or harmonica lessons. I think
what would be a great upgrade is, instead of touching the screen it would work, by
blowing your phone.

Melodeon
Melodeon app for Android phones and tablets will allow
you to carry around a complete set of 2 and 3 row button
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based on HOHNER Corona II & III, Corona Xtreme, Double Ray, Erica and Corso
button accordions.
Almost everybody loves this app. Someone even said that he plays with it every night
before sleep. Most of the rates are five stars, because according to a person, who can
play a real melodeon, said that it is almost the same as the app. I can not argue with
that, this is really a great app.

Real Piano
Real piano will guide you through lessons and free
play sessions to teach you to read sheet music and play
jazz, blues, and classical music. Real Piano lets you
choose sounds from a number of instruments: from a
grand and fortepiano, to the violin, harpsichord, and
guitar. Carve out original melodies in free mode and
record them to play back with special effects and
rhythms. Youll learn all the major chords and how to
read sheet music, taking you on your journey to
become a Real Pianist !
This is also a very successful app. Someone even said that,
this is the best application. What is the best feature of this app, is tha you can even learn minor
and major chords with it.

Real Guitar
Real Guitar is one of the most realistic guitar simulator
apps featuring a user-friendly interface and an awesome
sound quality. All the notes have been recorded from the
live acoustic guitar. With the help of Real Guitar you can
easily strum, pluck, and strike the strings to play the
chord of any complexity and figure out your favorite
tunes, riffs and songs or make up your own. You can
learn and master new chords and jingles with Real
Guitar, as well.
Someone says it is a very good app, but some says it is not that
good, because it does not feel real enough. What would be a great upgrade according to a few
people is that it should have an option to record what you are playing.

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Harmonica Easy Tab

Harmonica Easy Tab just got a new update! Over 150
songs to choose from, a favorites menu, and a more
responsive design! Harmonica Easy Tab is a simple
application designed to help harmonica beginners learn
and practice harmonica tab. If you're just starting out, or
want to brush up on some classic songs, this is the app for
you. Grab your harmonica and practice.
Most of the people love it since the latest update, which
made it more real, gave it more sounds, but most
importantly added a lot of new songs to it. That is why this
app is special, because it contains the most songs on my list of apps.

Discossion
Every app on my list is special in a different way. Every one of them have a special,
unique feature. The panflute is the only usable panflute app on the market. In the
melodeon app there are a few different types of melodeon. The real piano is the perfect
piano app, you can learn a lot with it. The real guitar is also very good, but there a few
updates which could make it even better. The harmonica is truly unique, because of the
long list of songs it contains. So I recommend every app on my list to everybody, hope
you can find your favorite with my help.

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Travel Apps - The Eletronic Guides

With these apps, tourist can visit the city easier, and enjoy the travel.
With online maps, detailed information of the visited place and its attractions, with
GPS, with restaurant searcher, with online booking, with online guide people can plan
their vacation easier. This way the journey will be less stressful and more enjoyable.
There are many apps that offer these kind of services. Here I am going to compare (in
my opinion) three best apps: Pocket Guide , Venice Travel Guide, WorldMate.

Introduction
According to a survey, today in Hungary every third people use smartphone. It could
mean that they go on vacation, go to visit a new place or a city and they travel with
their smarphone. in Hungary and abroad as well. Many travel apps are created to help
people, and make their travel easier. These apps are working as a guide, who knows
everything and speaks only when the user wants it to speak.

Pocket Guide
iPhone, Android

It was created in 2010 by hungarians. It could be a personal guide on our phone.This

app recognise the location with GPS, presents the sights recognized by photoes- in
writing and orally as well. It could tell the story of the sight and the city. We just listen
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and enjoy a citys attractions while your virtual tour guide explains it all It also can
work as a map: shows the us where famous building, or any other sights are situated. If
we just want to hang out in the city, it also could lead us to restaurants, bars or any
other services.
PocketGuide can create a 3D video with our photos and videos made during the tour, which
we can share with your friends under My Diary Settings. We could upload it to the Facebook
or any other social network. With the function Live Feed we could see what is happening in
the city where we are, and we also could be informed what our friends did there.
At the moment the PocketGuide can show us more than 150 tourist destination through the
World. Most of our tours are available in English, but you can find tours in your own language
as well.
We can use the storytelling tours for free as long as our phone has active internet connection. If
you we pay to download the tours, we can use them offline, and save on the high cost of
roaming.

Venice Travel Guide

iPhone, Android, Windows Phone

This Venice guide is a reliable and easy-to-use travel companion. Directions with
detailed offline maps, in-depth travel content, popular attractions and insider tips can
be found with this Venice city guide. Users enjoy the recommendations and reviews of
other enthusiastic travelers and tourists.

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With this Venice offline map and city guide everybody enjoy a wide variety of
advantages.
It is free to download it, so there is absolutely no risk. It has detailed maps, so people
never get lost and they can keep their orientation. They can see their location on the
Venice offline map, even without an internet connection. Find streets, attractions,
restaurants, hotels and local nightlife can be found, and they also get guided in the
walking direction of places you want to seeTourists can find the best restaurants, shops,
attractions, hotels, bars, etc. Only thing that tey have to do is search by name, browse by
category or discover nearby places using your devices GPSIt can give tips and
recommendations from locals and tourists as well.
The Venice Offline Map and the Venice CIty Guide content are fully downloaded and
stored on smartphone. All features, such as address searches and GPS location also
work offline and without data roaming.
Venice is a beautiful city in Italy. Gondolas on the Grand Canal and the San Marco
Palace are only 2 must sees in Venezia. Using this tourist guide and its Wikipedia
articles no one will not miss a single attraction! This app also include another cities
(Rome Travel Guide, Paris Travl Guide). I chosee the venetian one, because we used it
during our holida in Venice.

WorldMate
iPhone, Android, Windows Phone
People use WorldMate to plan, book, and manage every aspect of their trips.
WorldMate automatically organizes the trips, sends flight alerts*, recommends great
hotels for booking, and offers a wide array of other incredible travel services. This app
could be the travel assistant, which has many function.

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People get all information they need for their trips to make the travel worry-free, just
when you need it. The WorldMate itinerary stores all the vital information users will
need for managing, planning and organizing thetrip. It is easy to share the travel plans
with friends and family via Facebook, or a personalized email.
WorldMate will show the real-time flight status of your flight so you can easily adapt to
flight changes. Users receive automatic notification of delays, cancellations, and gate
changes. WorldMate will send a flight reminder a few hours prior to departure,
allowing the users to know in advance if the flights gate or time has changed.
People can view their trip items on map to know where their hotel, car pickup or next
meeting is located. WorldMates exclusive deal search shows the best room available. It
reserve a rental car from hundreds of airports worldwide in unbeatable prices. It makes
the future hotel bookings quick and simple by allowing WorldMate to remember the
payment information.

Discussion
To compare these apps we could say that Pocket Guide is the guide, Venice Travel
Guide is the travel agency and WorldMate is the travel assistant.

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Top Music Streaming Apps

With these apps everyone can listen to their own favorite songs/albums
With so many ways to stream an endless amount of music, it can be hard to pick the right
option. In this guide, I examine the top music streaming options, spotlighting the advantages
and disadvantages of each. The applications are the followings: Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal,
Rhapshody, Google Play Music.

Introduction
Like CDs before it, MP3s are becoming obsolete. Today, streaming is king.
With a music streaming service, instead of purchasing a track or album, you pay a flat monthly
fee to play unlimited tracks that you don't actually own. The upside is that you don't have to
shell out money every time you want to hear a new song, but the downside is that if you cancel
your subscription, you no longer have access to that music. You'll also need an Internet
connection to get your jams.
If you're ready to take the plunge with streaming, or want to switch from what you use now,
there are copious options. With numerous similarities between them, including price, it's hard
to tell which one is the best choice for you. This guide details the top music streaming services,
plus lesser-known offerings, to help you decide which one is worth your money.
Before I get started, if you're not quite sure you even want to stream music, check out this
website It explains how these services work and why you would want use them.

Apps
Spotify
Windows, Mac, PlayStation 3 and up, Android, iOS, Windows Phone
Arguably the most well-known streaming service, Spotify focuses on curation and social
sharing, helping you find new music and connect with your friends about it.
Every day Spotify's homepage in the desktop and mobile apps shows off the newest releases,
plus themed playlists for different genres or moods, or activities such as cardio workout or pop
ballads. That page changes throughout the day, highlighting new tunes. You can also browse
the top music charts for your location and other parts of the world.
There are several social features, the most prominent of which lets you follow your Facebook
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on playlists too. Spotify also lets you follow artists to see what music they like and be alerted
when they release a new album or announce an upcoming show.
Another key social feature is Spotify's substantial community of users who build playlists that
span all kinds of themes, from movie soundtracks and music festivals to party and road trip
tunes. Many playlist authors update their selections frequently and you can follow a playlist to
get updates.
The $9.99, 9.99 or AU$11.99 monthly Premium subscription has the most features, with zero
ads, music streaming up to 320Kbps and offline listening on desktop and mobile for when you
don't have a connection. You can listen to any song, any time, with no restrictions.

Where it excels
Large catalog of user-built playlists. Comprehensive search for artists, albums and
playlists. It's easy to build your own playlists and sync them for offline listening.
User-friendly apps that are updated frequently and have enough features without being
overwhelming.
Where it falls flat
Advertisements in the free service can be intrusive.
With a free account, you can only shuffle songs in the mobile apps.
Best for: People who love to browse playlists for any scenario and want to spend time carefully
crafting their own. Also, anyone who wants to stream unlimited music for free.

Apple Music
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After purchasing Beats Music in 2014, Apple morphed the service into its own streaming music
offering, called simply Apple Music. Like Beats Music before it, the service is keen on getting to
know your music tastes and asks you to identify your favorite genres and artists when you sign
up. It then uses those insights to recommend albums and playlists, which you'll find throughout
the app. As you listen and give feedback in the form of hearts that indicate "I love this song,"
Apple Music will tweak those recommendations so they always stay fresh.

What makes Apple Music unique is that you can combine your personal music collection with
the streaming catalog with a feature called iCloud Music Library. It works just like ITunes
Match by scanning your iTunes library of music you've purchased and added from CDs and
other means. Any music it finds that's in the iTunes catalog is then available for you to stream,
while tracks it cannot match are uploaded to iCloud so you can play them anywhere. You can
stream music you own right alongside music you don't from the iTunes catalog, so if you've
invested money in digital music over the years, that money isn't wasted.
There are few ways to get your hands on Apple Music. If you have a modern iOS gadget
(iPhone 4S or newer, iPad Mini and iPad 2 or newer), the iOS 8.4 update that rolled out June 30
2014 changed the original Music app into Apple Music. The app is already installed on your
device, ready for you to activate. On desktop, you can sign up and use the service with the

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you'll also be able to use it on Apple TV. But for now, you'll need an iOS device to listen on the
go.
Where it excels
It combines your iTunes library with music you don't own, rounding out what you can play.
A combination of human music experts and algorithms help find music you'll want to hear
based on what you play.
You can control what you hear or search for new music using Siri on iOS devices.
Where it falls flat
The iOS app's design is cluttered and confusing, making it hard and frustrating to use.
iCloud Music Library doesn't always work as intended, leaving some with missing music.
Best for: Those who want to listen to albums and songs they've added to iTunes, plus new
music and live radio.

Tidal
Windows, Mac, Android and iOS
Launched by hip-hop mogul Jay Z, Tidal is a newcomer streaming service focusing on highfidelity music and HD music videos. It costs $19.99, 19.99 or AU$23.99 -- around $10 more than
most of its competitors. The less expensive Premium subscription is just $9.99, 9.99 or
AU$14.99, but doesn't include hi-fi streaming.
With both plans, you get access to 25 million tracks and 75,000 music videos from artists big and
small. You'll find playlists from Beyonce and Coldplay, behind-the-scenes videos from
Madonna, and new, exclusive tracks.
Like Spotify, you can browse playlists by genre and mood or activity. You can also save favorite
songs, artists, albums and playlists to your music library. Playlists and entire albums can be
downloaded for offline listening within the app, but you can't download individual tracks. You
can also control the sound quality for downloaded music, from normal to high-fidelity.
The service launched initially in October 2014, then quietly disappeared. It relaunched in April
2014 and is still working out its kinks. Most noticeably, the mobile apps have bugs and some
stability problems. However, Tidal has promise as a music service for those with more
discerning tastes, both in music selection and streaming quality.

Where it excels
High-fidelity music streams, which aren't available on many other top services.

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Strong ties to the music industry for exclusive songs and playlists.
Where it falls flat
The mobile apps and Web player are both cluttered with too much information on the screen,
making them hard to use.
The mobile apps have bugs and stability issues.
Best for: Music purists who care deeply about sound quality over other features.

Rhapshody
Windows, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Windows Phone
Rhapsody is one of the oldest music companies on this list, and because of that, has a large
crowd of fans. The company has two streaming plans as of 2014: Premium and UnRadio.
Premium gets you
on-demand
streaming,
while
UnRadio simple lets
you listen to Internet
radio stations, like
Pandora.
I'll
be
covering
Premium
here, since UnRadio
is built into that
subscription.
What sets Rhapsody
apart
is
its
straightforward
design
that
highlights today's popular music. In the mobile apps especially, the homepage offers up
featured playlists, new releases and genres. In just a few taps, you can find an album or playlist
and start listening, without digging around.
Rhapsody actively tries to learn your music tastes when you sign up, asking for your favorite
genres and artists in the mobile apps. From there, it builds playlists around those artists and
genres, and creates new ones based on your listening habits.
While Rhapsody doesn't have a desktop app for Mac, there's one for Windows and a Web
player for any operating system. The mobile apps, available for every platform, best the desktop

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and Web options with a more modern, visually appealing design. The apps are also rich with
recommendations and playlists, while the Web player is a bit bare. However, the Web player
has one redeeming feature -- for every band you look up, it shows who influenced them and
their contemporaries. It's a great way to find new artists you may have never heard.
Where it excels
Available nearly everywhere, including most mobile platforms, some MP3 players, select car
infotainment systems and many home speaker systems.
The experience across platforms feels familiar, with a no-fuss design and straightforward
features.
Where it falls flat
The desktop app feels disorganized and is
hard to navigate.
The Web player is bare bones and doesn't
offer many recommendations.
Best for: Those who want simple music
streaming, on-point recommendations and
fewer bells and whistles than others.

Google Play Music

Android and iOS
Not to be left out of the streaming music world, Google built Play Music , a music service with a
twist. With it, you can stream music from its 30-million-strong library, which includes new
releases and classic hits. And Play Music works as a music locker too, where you can store and
stream your entire music library (up to 50,000 songs) you've accumulated over the years,
imported from CDs and purchased from Google Play, iTunes and other online stores.
Play Music seamlessly blends your personal collection with the streaming catalog. You can
access all of the albums you've uploaded, streaming them over the Internet, and download
them for offline listening. You can also build playlists of uploaded songs and streaming titles,
and then listen to it offline. This setup lets you add music to Play Music that you cannot stream
from any other service. For instance, I have most of The Beatles discography in my account and
I could stream those tracks alongside a brand-new album from Rihanna.
Well-curated radio stations are the standout feature of Play Music. Unlike playlists, which are
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makes these stations unique from other services is that you can view the entire track list and
save it as a playlist.
Google music service also comes with YouTube Music Key. This feature is still in beta and lets
you watch music videos for the current song playing on the Web and in the mobile apps.
Play Music offers two plans. The free Standard option lets you upload 50,000 of your own music
files and stream them anywhere, with offline listening. The paid option costs $9.99, 9.99 or
AU$11.99 per month and lets you stream music from Google's catalog, along with your own
tunes and listen to stations.
Where it excels
This hybrid service seamlessly integrates your personal collection with the streaming catalog.
You can download songs from your personal collection to listen offline.
Where it falls flat
It's not great for discovering new releases because it emphasizes stations and recommended
music. The design of the mobile apps for Android and iOS is a bit messy and overwhelming.
Best for: Google fans who want to blend the music they've purchased with streaming selections.

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Top Presentation Apps

With these apps, a perfectly designed, clear and enjoyable presentation can be easily made and shared by
everyone.

Today in schools, at work places and more and more frequently in business life people make and use
presentation videos or slides. There is lot of reasons why it is often used. In almost every situation when
somebody has to exhibit or present something in work situation or also for example in school on a class a
presentation slide show is there too to help or make it easier and more clear to understand. It is useful for
the presenter and also for the audience as well. In the next pages I show and compare six Apps in
connection to this topic. These Apps are the following: PowerPoint, Customeshow, Prezi, Google Slides,
SlideDog, and Keynote.

Introduction
People started to use presentation slide shows at work places, on conferences or at a simple business
meeting and also in schools teachers use them during classes. So as it is getting more popular a common
need came out for programs and applications in connection to presentation making.
As I mentioned above there are many reasons why people use any kind of slide show for the presentation.
I tried to list some ideas why it is useful. First of all the presentation as a whole is a kind of
communication which has some flavor. Because showing pictures, short notes, videos you also
communicate with the audience, not just with the speech. Using short notes and summaries you can be
more clear and understandable. You can highlight the important parts and summarize your thoughts.
While you are speaking you can refer to the main issues showing them on the slides too and then add
some more information. And as a whole everybody will know what the presentation is mainly about and
what is just an additional point. So the listener can easily remember on both while it is traceable too.
Showing pictures, diagrams, or even videos makes the whole presentation various and keeps the
performance/show alive. You can introduce the subject from different sides and confirm it with videos.
With these effects and tools you can broaden the presentation and push it out of your thoughts only and
introduce other ideas through videos.
If the slides are more colorful or on the other hand more simply with one color or a nice background the
message will be easier to remember on.
It is also important to make it available for others or be able to work on it with others at the same time
from different places. For instance if there is a task in school or in a work place which is a team work it
might help if you can make the presentation through internet and do not have to meet a lot of time. It can
help to safe time. In this technological word distance is not a barrier. You can reach anybody any time
and share your ideas, thoughts.

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Something different: can you imagine sitting on the bus and as an idea pop up your mind you just put out
your phone and start to make it and paste it into your presentation. You can show it to anyone because it
is on your phone. You do not have to wait until you get home, you can be creative any time.

PowerPoint Mobile Windows

Microsoft PowerPoint is one of the best apps for reviewing, delivering, and creating presentations on
Windows phones and tablets. It delivers high quality customized presentations by providing design
options that help you maximize the visual impact of your presentation, in two easy steps. Add an image
and pick your favorite, thats it.
This mobile version of PowerPoint is built for phones and tablets (with a screen size of 10.1 inches or
smaller). On those devices, you can view, create, and edit PowerPoint presentations for free. You need a
qualifying Office 365 subscription to use advanced features.

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Create with confidence sais the logo - is a very important part of the presentation making process.
Nobody would like to struggle with a very complicated program. The ideal program should be easy to
use, fast and creative with a lot of rich formatting features at the same time.
There is a possibility to rehearse and present from your phone or tablet what makes the whole presenting
situation convenient and easy to make changes in the program. Use your finger or stylus to add notes or
draw on your slides while you present to emphasize key points. It is also a huge advantage if you can get
to your files from anywhere and there are some opportunities to integrate with OneDrive, SharePoint, and
Dropbox. What is, more you can share your presentations with a few taps, and invite others to review
them. Or work as a team and edit presentations with others at the same time.

Customshow
iPhone, Windows

Customshow is a presentation software program used mainly for businesses and companies with more
than 25 employees. The software allows companies and organizations to build better custom branded
presentations. Mainly sales professionals benefit a great deal from this application.
Its advantages that it has the ability to create customized and branded presentations; slide library; cloudbased; analytics; ability to conduct web meetings; connects to Sales Force; ability to deliver on-line and
off-line as well as via multiple devices for example desktop, and iPad. It is also great with video. You can
upload other slides such as PowerPoint slides and customize to your own brand standard.
But it has some disadvantages too. The artificers say that more data intelligence could be added to their
analytics platform. It is perfect for sales professionals, marketing professionals, CEOs, and design
agencies.

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Prezi
Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad
Web: http://prezi.com/
Price: From US$4.92 per month
(2.87 / AU$5.23)
Prezi is widely regarded as one of the
best, if not the best, presentation tool
available and it has a number of
features that make it an attractive
option. Unlike other traditional
presentation packages, Prezi doesn't
use a slide-based approach in which
the presenter moves through a slidedeck in a linear approach. Instead,
presentations are built on one large
whiteboard-like workspace (or, if you like, one large slide).
This allows the presenter to give a visual representation of how the ideas in a presentation relate to each
other. The presenter can set an order in which sections of the presentation are shown, using pathways
between different sections, or can simply pan around and zoom in and out as required.
Prezi is a cloud-based platform and is available as a downloadable application for Windows, Mac, iPhone
and iPad, as well as being accessible on the Web via a browser. This means that a user saves their
presentations to the cloud and can continue work on them from anywhere on a different device. Users
need not be online to deliver presentations and Pro users can even create and edit presentations while
offline.
It is also possible to share presentations and collaborate with other people to create them. Users can work
on presentations at the same time and can even present with multiple people. It is possible to switch
between presenters regardless of where they are located.
I like Prezi because it is so easy and really creative at the same time. You can make at first site big things
but actually they are two clicks. It is very fresh, youthful and professional. I would recommend trying it to
everybody!

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Google Slides
Web: http://www.google.co.uk/slides/
Price: Free

Google's presentation packages, Slides is part of its Google Docs productivity suite and is hard-baked into
Google Drive. Given that Google's services are so widely used, this is one of its big benefits. Its quick and
accessible, can be used by lots of people and, like Google's other productivity offerings, allows
simultaneous co-authoring of documents.
Another benefit of slides is that it is simple to use. Google takes a stripped-down approach with its
productivity offerings and Slides is no different. It provides all the functionality that users need to make a
professional presentation, but few bells and whistles that will serve to complicate or slow down matters.
Presentations are automatically saved to a user's Google Drive account at regular intervals, meaning
there's no chance of work being lost due to a computer crash. If changes have been made that need
revising, then users can use Slides' revision history functionality to reinstate an old version of the
document.
Users can set presentations to be accessible offline, so that they can edit or present without needing an
Internet connection. Presenting can be done from within the browser, or presentations can be downloaded
in PowerPoint format. It's also possible to download presentations in other formats, such as PDF and jpg.

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Perhaps the best thing about Slides is that all of this functionality is free. If you have a Google account,
then you can access Slides and begin creating presentations immediately.

SlideDog
Web: http://slidedog.com/
Price: Free or US$8.33 per month

SlideDog aims to solve the problem of what happens

when we want to swap between content types in a
presentation. For example, it's often the case that
presenters may want to switch between a slide deck, web
pages and YouTube videos.
SlideDog is designed to let users do this seamlessly. The
company actually describes its product as a "presentation
launcher" rather than a means of creating a slide-deck.
Once users have downloaded SlideDog, they can create a new presentation and drag and drop different
files and media into it. The platform is compatible with a wide range of content types, such as PowerPoint
and Prezi presentations, web-pages, .pdfs, images, videos and spreadsheets.

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The software acts as a playlist, allowing users to cue-up and order content to play through as required.
The results should be a seamless presentation with content that works and no need to switch between
different applications.

Keynote
Mac, iOS
Keynote for Mac makes it simple to create and deliver beautiful presentations. Keynote employs powerful
tools and dazzling effects that bring your ideas to life. You can work seamlessly between Mac and iOS
devices. And work effortlessly with people who use Microsoft PowerPoint.
There are impressive charts and several templets and themes. When it comes to explaining data, a chart is
worth a thousand words. Choose from column, bar, pie, scatter, bubble charts, and more. Use animation
to add visual impact. And make your charts interactive to focus attention on important stages of the story.
The effect is huge, but the effort isnt.
It has another benefit that it is designed for simplicity. It is easy to get the show started. Right from the
beginning, Keynote sets the stage for a compelling presentation. A clean, intuitive interface puts all the
tools you need front and center. So everything runs smoothly no matter how big or graphically rich.
As I mentioned at the beginning the importance of availability and portability Keynote is such an app that
you can have it on your Mac and it look exactly the same on your iPhone or iPad. So it is effortless to
move your work from one device to another. You can even access your presentations from the web, share
them, and collaborate with others in real time.

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Discussion
To sum up, I think it is very good that we have this kind of applications. It makes our lives much easier
and gives the opportunity to create an absolutely special, original and interesting presentation. In my
opinion everybody should choose the one, which is the most usable and understandable for him or her of
course it is recommended to take under consideration the popularity of the different apps. I believe this is
the future.

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Apps for Film Buffs

Movies by Flixster
Cost: free (Note: Price information for all the apps
that made our list is current as of August 2011.)
Devices: available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry,
Windows Phone and WAPThis popular app gives
you phone-friendly access to its namesake Web page,
a social networking site that enables you to compare
movie ratings and tastes with film buffs around the
net. In addition to user ratings, Flixster grants you
instant access to a flick's freshness rating at
aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which it owns. You can
also use it to find movie information, showtimes,
maps and ticket prices, or to watch trailers.
A somewhat clunky interface allows you to buy
movie tickets through MovieTickets.com, making Flixster well suited either as a one-stop shop
for planning a night out or as a habitual hangout for sociable seat-fillers scouting for other
affable aficionados.

IMDb
Cost: free
Devices: available for iPhone, iPad, Android
and Windows Phone 7Since it quietly came
onto the movie scene as a USENET group on
Oct. 17, 1990, IMDb has become the go-to
resource for anyone wanting to know
anything about movies. How could selfrespecting film buffs not carry the app version
of this venerable Web site in their pockets and
purses? The database grants you access to
more than 1.5 million searchable movie and
TV titles and more than 3.2 million celebrities,
actors, directors and crew members, along with trivia, soundtracks, locations and other
interesting tidbits. More than a pocket-sized Web site distillation, this app includes functions for
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rating movies, setting up watch lists, watching trailers, reading news, finding theaters and
showtimes, and buying tickets through movietickets.com

Netflix
Cost: free (requires Netflix subscription)
Devices: available for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch,
Android and Windows Phone 7
Here's your ticket to instantly streaming movies
and TV shows to your mobile device without
the juggernaut of movie rental. Search by name
and sort by genre, just like on the NetflixWeb
site, then watch videos from your instant queue
on your phone. If you're running Android, be
sure to check and see if the app supports your
device and operating system (OS) version. The main complaint with the Netflix app is that it
only allows you to sort your instant queue -- and that only poorly according to some. If you
want to sort your disc queue, you'll need another app, such as iPhlix (Apple) and NetQ
(Android) (see next section).

Scene It?
Cost: $1.99 for Scene It? Movies 2 for iPhone; $4.99 for Scene
It? Movies 2 for iPad; free for Scene it? Daily for Android
Devices: available for iPhone, iPad and Android
If there's one thing the folks at Screenlife know, it's how to
occupy a market space. What started out as a DVD- and
card-based party game for film buffs has evolved and spread
to consoles from Xbox 360 to PlayStation and Wii, social
media sites such as Facebook, and now to the mobile
platforms of iPhone and iPad. Like the original game, the
app serves up trivia, images and video, now optimized for
mobile devices. It's designed for party play, and the iPad high-def version will get the joint
jumping. Available genre packs include comedy, romance anhorror, as well as the Twilight
series, the Harry Potter series and the TV show "30 Rock." To help bring Android users in from
the cold, Screenlife has also released Scene It? Daily, which offers daily updated quizzes
covering movies, TV, music and celebrities.

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Redbox
Cost: free
Devices:available for iPhone and Android
If you count yourself among the ranks of
the cult of Redbox, the ubiquitous
vending machines for renting movies on
the cheap, then we have the app for you.
Like the Redbox Web site, the related app
enables you to locate the nearest movie
machine and view a map and directions
on how to get to it. You can then peruse
that Redbox's DVD and Blu-ray library and reserve your evening's entertainment. Alternatively,
you can pick a movie you want to view and use the app to locate the magenta monolith nearest
you that has it in stock. All hail Redbox!

My Movies
Cost: A free version allows you to track 50 titles; a pay version available for around $5 gives you
unlimited slots.
Devices: available for iPhones, iPads and Android
phones
When you stockpile films like canned goods in
a fallout shelter, it's easy to lose track of what you
have -- which is a shame, since half the fun of having
a collection is being able to peruse it. You need
something that will let you get organized, a gadget
that makes data entry easy and automatically
backfills relevant information.
My Movies is the app for you. Simply add your
movies manually or scan their bar codes using your
phone's camera, and you're off and running. You can
browse details about your flicks, watch trailers for movies in your collection and search and
filter by type (DVD, Blu-ray, HD DVD), genre, group (owned, wished ...), watched, parental
rating levels, production years, personal categories and online status. It's also a handy way to

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keep track of which movies you've loaned out -- and it might prevent you from accidentally
buying a movie you already own on VHS, Beta, DVD, special edition and Blu-ray.
Use it as a standalone app or in conjunction with the My Movies software for Windows.

RunPee
Cost: free
Devices: available for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows 7 Mobile; also accessible via mobile
browser at m.RunPee.com
To poorly paraphrase a Kenny Rogers hit,
you've got to know when to hold 'em, when to
walk away and when to run. Except we're not
talking about cards; we're dancing around a
more delicate subject: the inevitable result of
going "all-in" on a bucket of soda (since when
is 32 ounces considered a small?). Let's face it:
You're never going to make it through that
"Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and denial won't
keep you from running out of "Cleopatra" long
before its 320 minutes are up.
Never fear: RunPee has you covered. Not only does this handy app list the slow times in each
film best suited for taking care of business, it also tells you how long you can be away (usually
four minutes) and what you'll miss. You can even have it buzz you as pee windows approach,
although good film-watching etiquette demands keeping such annoyances to a minimum. The
app also lists what happens in the first five minutes of the film, and whether there's a teaser clip
waiting for you after the credits roll.

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Navigating Apps
3 of the Best Navigation Apps for the iPhone

Looking for the best navigation app for iPhone users? Youve come to the right place.
Whether you are a planning a trip, going on a hike, hanging out with friends at a new
pub, or just want to find an easier way through traffic, here are your top options.

Google Maps
Chances are good you already know what to expect with the
famed Google Maps. Detailed maps, driving, biking, and
walking directions, satellite and tradition map offeringsits
all there. Theres voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, one of
the most important features in todays mobile navigation apps.
You also can quickly switch between routes if you want to try
to find a quicker or alternate way. Theres no denying it, this
app has a lot of power and versatility and would probably
make it to the top of any list. The iOS version also recently got the ability to filter
through restaurants and provide weather information.

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Waze
Waze

was an
amazingly
successful startup
that
was
eventually
acquired
by
Google. This app
navigation
for
iPhone
(and
Android) focuses
on crowdsourcing
maps,
which
means
that
everyone on Waze
works
together,
inputting
information about
roads, streets, and
the best way to
get to popular destinations. The result is an app that gives you the best navigation
options based on what people on the ground think, not some satellite algorithms. You
can also add friends and see their own timetables if you are all meeting at the same
place.

Navigon
Navigon is a complete iPhone navigation system designed with tons
of extra features to make trips easier. There are day and night modes,
2D and 3D maps, route planning, intelligent address searching, and
real road sign graphics. Essentially, this app has everything for United
States navigation. It also offers a bunch of optional plugins to improve
the experience and coordinate entry for more off-the-wall navigation.
This complete set of features comes at a price, however, so this app is
not for those looking for a free option, but rather a professional
navigation tool.

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10 Vegan Apps
These apps help vegans and not-yet-vegans life
These apps help people to go vegan and live a cruelty-free life. I collect ten vegan apps that will
hopefully help me to go vegan, which are (1) 21-Day Vegan Kickstart, (2) Heart of Vegan, (3)
Cruelty-Free, (4) PETA, (5) Go vegan! (6) Happy Cow, (7) Animal-Free, (8) Vegan Xpress, (9)
Vegan Yum Yum, (10) Nasoya. To be honest, I just downloaded some of them today, and I have
not really used them yet, because I am a bit afraid of becoming vegan, and it goes really slow,
but I am resolute about it, and I know I will succeed.

Introduction
I am vegetarian for a year, and recently I am thinking about becoming vegan, because I love and
respect animals, and I want the best for them. I am already proud of myself for being
vegetarian, and for making my mother and some of my friends eat less meat, because I know
that I save animal lives. Some people say it does not matter if I do not eat meat, because that
chicken is killed anyway, but I believe that every single meatless meal matters. Animals are
constant parts of our lives. I have a dog. I share my home and my bed with her, I ofter turn to
her for emotional support, I really do love her. For other animals, we stick forks and knives into
their bodies, we eat them and wear their skin as clothing. Why do we take difference between
dogs and pigs and cows, for instance? If it is wrong to act violently to a dog or a cat just for
enjoyment of convenience, how can we justify the horrible things we do to other animals? We
certainly do not need to eat animal products to be healthy, we do so only because it is a habit
and we enjoy the taste these products. Veganism is good for the planet too. For example, the
amount of potatoes we can produce from an acre of land is about 40,000 lbs compared to only
250 lbs of cow flesh supported from the same acre. When we feed plants to animals in order to
eat the animal, we waste an enormous amount of food. All people should respect the Earth and
animals and their rights to life by going vegan.
Go vegan. Its better for your health; its better for the environment; and, most
importantly, its the morally right thing to do. - Gary L Francione

21-Day Vegan Kickstart

Apple
New to veganism? Looking to drop meat from your diet? They say it takes 21 days to break a
habit, and this app is the perfect way to kick your meat habit to the curb. With recipes for
breakfast, lunch and dinner for the entire three weeks, transitioning to a vegan diet suddenly

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becomes less daunting. This free app is

created by the Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine and is worth a
download, if only for the yummy healthful
recipes.

Heart of Vegan
Apple, Android
This app is a great resource for vegany
things such as blogs and recipe sites,
quotes by famous vegans, vegan books, and
cooking and nutrition education programs.
Useful whether youre a vegan newbie or a
seasoned vegan.

Cruelty-Free
Apple
This free iPhone or iPad app provides a list of all the U.S. and Canadian companies that do not
test their ingredients, formulations or finished products on animals. Published by the Coalition
for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC) Leaping Bunny Program, its a convenient way
to look up cosmetic, personal care and household companies while youre out shopping.

PETA
Apple
Help animals while on the go with PETA's mobile app. You can participate in urgent action
alerts against cruelty to animals and donate to support PETA's lifesaving work. For added fun,

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every action you take will earn you points and badges, so get started today and become an onthe-go animal rights activist!

Go Vegan!

Apple, Android
Go Vegan is a location based app for finding vegan
dishes. Using the app, you can see a nice big visual
representation of all the vegan dishes served around
you in restaurants which aren't necessarily vegan.

Happy Cow
Apple,
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Animal-Free
Apple, Android
Animal-Free is an online
product checker and pocket
reference guide for identifying
common and hidden animal
ingredients. Whether you're
vegan, vegetarian, part-time
veg, or simply trying to shop
veg-friendly, Animal-Free will
help you make conscientious
shopping decisions.

Vegan Xpress
Apple, Android
VeganXpress is an
on-the-run guide to
whats
vegan
at
popular
chain
restaurants and fast
food places.
Now, no internet
connection required!

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Vegan Yum Yum

Apple
Use this app to search,
view, and organize your
favorite recipes from
VeganYumYum.com

Nasoya
Nasoya started in 1978 when the companys founders first made tofu in a transformed
barn in Leominster, Massachusetts. Consumers loved Nasoya tofu, and by 1987, the
company moved to a new production facility and installed state of the art Japanese
production equipment to produce over 60,000 pounds of tofu per week. The production
expansion and equipment upgrade, coupled with the increasing demand for health
conscious food products, propelled Nasoyas growth throughout the United States.
In 1990, Nasoya was
acquired by Vitasoy
USA, Inc., a pioneer
in bringing organic
and all-natural soy
foods to America
and part of Vitasoy
International
Holdings Ltd. The
acquisition allowed
Nasoya to expand
its product line by
offering Asian style
noodles, wraps and
Nayonaise,
the
countrys first ever
vegan,
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Always striving to meet the changing needs of consumers, Nasoya has provided delicious,
premium foods to consumers for over 35 years. The companys innovations include TofuPlus,
fresh, all-natural Asian style noodles and wraps, Pasta Zero and Nayonaise vegan sandwich
spread. All Nasoya tofu products are non-GMO Project Verified.
Look for Nasoya in the produce or dairy section of supermarkets and natural grocers
nationwide.

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Task Management & Productivity Apps

How to manage your tasks, from simple To Do List to long-term Projects
I will be comparing 5 apps in terms of their functionality, design and speed and, as it is
crucial for me, their integration with other platforms and apps. I will discuss for which
purposes each app is best for, along with some disadvantages which would discourage
user from using its features completely. For integration, I will focus on website, chrome
App and iOS widget. I will be reviewing free versions of apps, mentioning premium
options for some, if free ones miss important features. I will also not be including
availability and performance reports for Android platform. Absence of references is due
to the fact that all of the reviews are based on my personal experience.

Introduction
There are so many, perhaps too many applications for improving productivity. There
has been increasing talk about whether we need them all and if they in fact create
illusion of productivity while sucking our time away with useless features. I do agree
with this statement at some point. I am quite a tech nerd and cant go a week without
checking some new apps or researching existing ones in certain field. With productivity,
I noticed a pattern of apps being loaded with features which needed more time to use
than the task itself. But that did not make me go back to using pencil and paper, I tried
to find another approach for using all the actually productive features of apps and tailor
a combination of several to my needs. I will compare following apps not by which is
better overall, by which types of tasks they are best for. My reviews will be provided
from long-term, more or less active personal use experience for each of the listed apps.
As an owner of personal computer with Windows, iPhone with iOS and Chromebook
with Chrome OS, which relies primarily on web browser, the integration part is very
important for my user experience, and it will also be relevant for everyone else, as each
person uses at least one mobile device and one personal computer with a browser.

Any.do
This is without any doubt my primary app. It could not be any simpler and faster, and
it is a kind of inbox for all of my tasks. Some of them continue to stay there and some
are transferred to other ones when I have time. Any.do is very good for managing
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kill-productivity - finishing this assignment will be 930th task I will complete there,
most of which I would have forgotten (I have minor but quite strong memory problems,
sometimes forgetting a task within a time I open the app to write it down) or
procrastinated. I have had days when I completed more than 10.

Functionality
Any.do is all about minimalistic design and UX. Primary screen features list view of
your tasks arranged by four groups: Today, Tomorrow, Upcoming and Someday. This
approach is very handy, filters out all the irrelevant to dos, although I always struggle
because there is no day after tomorrow and Upcoming includes all the tasks within one
week, which sometimes complicates things. That is why I use the app for things in
maximum two-day scope, and once in awhile for a small task which I have to remember
about in weeks or months. The app is all about adding new tasks as fast and easy as
possible, so you can do it in a variety of ways: by clicking the button on bottom right
corner (a place I can access with my eyes closed now), clicking a plus sign next to date
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Besides basic stuff, Any.do offers you to organize your tasks in folders and have date
view. I have to admit that they have made it too uncomfortable for me to use, so I think
I have not even clicked the change view even once.
My favorite thing about the app is Any.do moment. It is a brilliant idea to start a day. I
cannot remember how many times I have stayed up until 12:01 am intentionally so I
could turn the Any.do moment for the next day before going to sleep. When clicking, it
greets you and starts displaying your tasks one by one, giving you an option to
schedule it today, tomorrow, in 2 days or next week. If you click today, it then displays
some suggestions for time, or you can manually set a reminder. It is perfect for having
an overview of the day and quickly distributing your tasks. Disappointingly, the tasks
are not listed by time after that, which ruins most of the process.

Design and Speed

Any.do was one of the first apps to be designed elegantly, and I have been enjoying it
ever since. The same cannot be said about its constant bugs and crashes, although that
has been present for a long time too. I honestly do not understand why such simple app
can manage to be so awfully buggy, but the benefits still outweigh the pain. It has to be
noted that the crashes do not lose your reminders and so the app still manages to carry
out its main function.

Integration with other platforms and apps

If the app crashes dont affect in content loss, same cannot be said about the web app. I
have no idea why it is displaying things I have already completed a year ago, or why
some new ones are missing, I just gave up using it after several tries. That is probably
why I only use any.do for minor tasks, because its uncomfortable to use all the folders
and other features from mobile screen and when other apps offer great web versions,
you just go for them.
Any.do offers calendar application cal. Although I was flattered by the design of it and
some really helpful features, there is no way I will use a calendar app which does not
have notification widget, so one thing that would be left for it is good integration for the
tasks, which the company completely failed to deliver. In the end, it has to be
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From here I will move onto some other apps which do not offer enough simplicity to be
used primarily, all day long, though are perfect for some specific types of To Do lists.

myHomework
I spent a great deal of time looking for perfect app for managing my school work.
myHomework tops the list with great speed, extensive functionality (you will have to
try hard to find a feature which you want but the app does not have).

Functionality
You start using myHomework by adding your subjects and all the info you might want
to include with them: class times, with option to indicate if the class takes place every
second week, location (building, room), teacher name and then additional info, if there
is any. And of course you can differentiate subjects with colors, which comes handy
after you start adding tasks. myHomework offers extensive options for that, with task
types including: homework, test, studying, reading, paper, presentation, lab, final,
midterm, quiz, project, workbook, lesson and if for some reason none of these applies,
other. You can set due date and time, priority and reminder. It should be mentioned
here that when filling out the description of the task, the app looks for keywords and
tries to determine what type of assignment you are adding. All your tasks are arranged

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by date on the main screen and additionally you can choose the view and grouping by
class, priority or type.

Speed and Design

myHomework does not use material design primarily, but that does not mean it will
not please your experience with rich colors and eye-catching animations. Minimalistic
design allows for fastest speed and lowest crash/bug experience I have had with any
other app.
Integration with Platforms and other apps
I have not found this much comfort from using the app from multiple platforms.
myHomework provides wonderful google app, probably one of the fastest ones not
only in productivity, but in the market in general.
myHomework can also be used together with Teachers.io. That would mean that
everything would be provided by the teacher him/herself and would make the app just
perfect, although I am not sure how often that happens, at least in Europe. As for iOS
widget, myHomework even provides two - one for classes and another one for
homework.

Trello

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Trello was something of a love at first sight. I was working on a concept of this perfect
productivity app and accidentally saw Trello in one of Buzzfeed Article, having so
many characteristics I was looking for.

Functionality
Main idea of Trello is usage of Boards, Lists
and cards. Listing and reviewing all
features would mean doubling the size of
this file. You can have as many boards as
you like, for example I have separate
boards for my university and work, and for
my projects, or for extremely long term
plans. After that you have lists, which
include similar types of cards. I work for
social media, so there are different lists for
post sets, which then include post ideas as
cards. But it does not end there - you can
add multiple checklists for each card,
naming the lists and then viewing
progress, you can add attachments, labels,
due dates and then - members. Although I
use the app for personal tasks, it offers
collaboration tools like no other app on the
market. They have done it to such extent
that some companies are using it as their
primary management app. One last thing I
will note is that there is a comment section for each card, together with voting options,
which emphasizes its collaboration function.

Design and Speed

Simple, not too shiny and not too lame design. No bugs to note of, although the app
offers very limited offline features, which are uncomfortable as I am not mobile data

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user, so I have to write everything down to Any.do and transfer them to my boards
later.

Integration with Platforms and Other Apps

Mobile app is not primary use for Trello,
so web version is far more functional than
its mobile counterpart. And although it
does provide the widget, the app is too
complex to be displayed briefly. The
number of apps that sync with Trello is
just mindblowing, from time-tracking your
cards to all kinds of other features you
would ever think of. They are trying to
become
primary
productivity
and
management app, and they decided to do
it by opening up for rest of them as much
as possible.

AnyList
Ultimate shopping app, automatically
rearranges your list by sections in the
supermarket, so I do much less wandering
around with it. You can also create new
rules and lists and categories, and after
assigning something once to a category, the app will remember it for later.
Premium offers some really good features, lets you assign things to supermarkets,
access web app and gives you additional collaboration options. No widget.

Wunderlist
Minimalistic, fast app with gr eat web version. It offers you quick lists and folders,
which are done in much better way than in case of any.do. I use them for temporary
lists and projects, for example create a folder for a trip which will
include lists of shopping, things to pack and things to see there. It is also wonderful for
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planning hiking trip. While writing a reminder, you can also include a hashtag and then
search all your lists with it. Other apps usually use labels for that, which means you
have to go through several clicks to assign it. Here, you just include the hashtag for
filtering out things later. Respectable web app and iOS widget.

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Photo editing apps

Photo editing apps become more and more popular nowadays. We all want our photos
to be liked. That's why we spend that extra time tweaking them be for sharing them
with the world. Today's photo-editing apps make it easier than ever to enhance, crop,
remove blemishes, add effects and filters, and more.
Photo apps are great for specific use cases, whether you're really keen on social sharing
and discovery or you crave powerful adjustment tools. I tested 3 photo editing apps,
lets start it:

YouCam makeup
This is a very popular kind of photo
editor and makeover app. YouCam
Makeup is a makeover and hairstyle
studio with lipstick, eyemakeup, blush
and more for your digital makeover.
You can create makeup looks, hairstyles
and change haircolor instantly for
yourself.
I think its a great app with lots of
advantages, for example:
You can make your skin looks fawless
in pictures
You can correct little mistakes
of your look
This app is really fun for poking
someone
(we
can
create
oulselves
to
totally
unrecognizeable or we can
make fun of boys to makeup
and hairstyle them)
It costs nothing, so everyone
can use it
But it also has disadvantages as
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You create an unrealistic picture about yourself

People will be disappointed if they see you in real life, because they thought you have
such as perfect hair, makeup and skin in real than in the pictures.

Retrica
This is my favourite photo app, because it has
hundreds
of
picture
effects
which makes the
photo taking more
entertainable.
Retrica is a simple photo taking and sharing app
with a near infinite combination of live filters, layout,
editing, social and secret sharing options. You can
shoot the same moment a million ways and share it
with the world, that special someone or anyone.
With using Retrica you
can also make your skin
flawless, BUT its still
make a realistic picture
from yourself which is
(for me) the biggest
angle if I choose a photo
app.
Advantages and parts
of the app:
Free it costs nothing
to start shooting with
live filters.
Collage your own a mobile photo booth.
Timer go hands free and selfie stick free.
Social in stantly upload your favorite social media platforms.
Exposure set how much light to let in, just like a DSLR.
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Secure Photo Messenger send your private photos directly to a friend.

Random Filter spontaneously apply a random filter to your photo.

PicsArt
It is more serious photo editor than the
previous ones. This is a very complex
and pretty good photo editing app.I think
this is the most famous photo app and I
really like it because it allows you to alter
your photos in many different ways.
You can not just taking photos with this
app, you can collage the pictures, put
stickers on them, it has a drawing set too,
so you can paint and design your own
pictures the way you want.
With Picsart, you can make your
pictures very artistic, unique and
beautiful, but you have to learn how to
use it, I think this is the most difficult
part in this app. So if you want to
know how to use this app, you have to
devote time to learning it.

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Car-sharing Apps
These apps help people in travelling.They let you to offer your seats in your own car to
people who have the same destination as you.
In our running world people usually dont have time to take the bus or train and/or
dont have enough money to call a taxi. Thats when these apps are the most useful. Id
like to mention 3 different apps for the same purpose.UBER, maybe the most wellknown one , Wunder and Oszkar, which is the most popular in Hungary.

Introduction
Travelling from country-side to the capital city in Hungary can be very
expensive.According to the website of MV a full-priced ticket from Sopron to
Budapest costs 4200-4800HUF while a seat (for instance) at Oszkr costs only 2300HUF
.The first thing we all think about when we see these apps is that Is it safe?.There is
nothing to worry about. All the drivers have to be criminal record (people who have
committed crime before cant be drivers , Im not sure if Ive found the proper word)
and not to mention , all the drivers have to upload a picture of their last MOT (technical
testing of the car) which cant be older than half-year.Everything else depends on our
trust,but I havent found any evidence about any driver who threatened their
passengers life.

UBER
Uber Technologies
Inc. (stylized as U B E
R) is an American
international transport
ation
network
company headquartere

d in San Francisco,
California.
The
company
develops,
markets and operates
the Uber mobile app,
which
allows
consumers
with
smarphones
to
submit a trip request
which is then routed
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to Uber drivers who use their own cars.By May 28, 2014, the service was available in 58
countries and 300 cities worldwide.Since Uber's launch, several other companies have
copied its business model, a trend that has come to be referred to as "Uberification".
Uber was founded as "UberCab" by Travis Kalanick and Garret Camp in 2009 and the app
was released the following June. Beginning in 2012, Uber expanded internationally. In
2014, it experimented with carpooling features and made other updates. Klout ranked
the San Francisco-based company as the 48th most powerful company in America in
2014. By late-2014, Uber was estimated to be worth $62.5B.
The legality of Uber has been challenged by governments and taxi companies, who allege
that its use of drivers who are not licensed to drive taxicabs is unsafe and illegal.
In some markets, where leasing arrangements for vehicles are available, the only
requirement for driving for Uber, other than appropriate age, health, and ability to
drive, is passing a background check. Both a smartphone, called a "device" by Uber, and
a vehicle may be leased.

Wunder
Use Wunder on a daily routin to share your car
with those who you hold in one direction.
If you need a ride:
- Order the route and the date of entering
- Wunder always finds th ebest drivers
- We will send a notification if a Wunder driver
found your request.
If the driver has his way, we will send you a
notification so you can see where is your driver..
After the ride you can divide the cost of transport
through the app.
If you have a car:
- The Wunder shows you who are the most
appropriate passengers for your daily routine.
The cash youve collected by sharing your car
will be sent to your own credit card and as a
passenger you can also upload money to your
Wunder profile so you can use it to hire a driver whenever/wherever you want.

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Oszkr

The Oszkr (Online Szemlyfuvar Kzvett Rendszer) started its carrier at the end of
2007.The main reason behind the foundation of Oszkr is to make everydays easier by
allowing drivers to offer their seats for passengers to reduce the cost of the travelling or
just to avoid boredom.
All you have to do is registrate in 5 minutes and then you can enjoy all of our services.
As a passenger you can reserve seats in a car.
As a driver you can sell the seats in your car by uploading an advertisement on
oszkar.com.
Later on you can rate your driver/passenger so others can see if youre reliable or not.(
You dont rate others personality.)

Conclusion
Unfortunately I couldnt compare the 3 apps because I havent used any of them yet
and my friends who used,they used only Oszkr and they said its awesome but we
dont know anything about the other two. In my opinion these apps are very helpful for
everyone and Im sure Ill try one of the as soon as its possible/required.

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Fun Game Apps

A new report from Flurry says people are spending more time in mobile apps than
watching TV. So without doubts, mobile media is taking our lives by storm.
*There is an interesting diagramm about the time people spend with mobile, and it
shows that the time increased almost 400 percent over a period of four years between
2008 and 2012 and this increasing process hasnt stopped yet!

Time people spend with their phone

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As phones and tablets have increased in popularity, the number of apps available for
the platform has rocketed. And that means more free games, too.
Although the tastes and preferences of people in this field are different, Play Store
contains more than 100 free games for downloading so it is sure that you will find
which one fits you
best:
Whether you want
games that will
last the length of a
commute, or want
to be lost in a port
of GTA where you
spend
hours
mowing
down
pedestrians
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making money out of murder, there is a game on here for you.

Candy Crush
The addictive game, which has a huge
number of dedicated players across the
world, asks the users to match candies to
score points and complete levels, or lose
a life. Gamers just get five lives at one
time, so to continue playing, players
either need to hold up for 30 minutes or
have Facebook friends send more lives,
or purchase new lives.

Some interesting facts about Candy Crush Saga:

1. CANDY CRUSH IS FACEBOOKS NO.1 APP
It is the most played game on Facebook with 6.7 million active users, 69% of
which are women.
2. THE ADDICTIVE APP ROUGHLY MAKES $ 633,000 PER DAY
3. PEOPLE ACTUALLY SPEND CASH TO GET LIVES, MOVES AND BOOSTS.
For examle a A 14 year old boy spent $ 4,300 to get extra moves and boosts on
Candy Crush Saga
4. UK REHAB HAS OPENED A REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR THE ADDICTS:
The Candy Crush addiction is so bad that the authorities in UK have opened a
rehabilitation centre for the addicts. This receives as many as 100 inquires per
month and costs $5,000.
My personal opinion is that Candy Crush is as simple game as the premise of
Candy Crush is basic enough for a preschooler just match three candies of the
same colour. Initially, the game allows us to win and pass levels with ease,
giving a strong sense of satisfaction. So it could be a good opportunity to fiddle
your time. BUT Candy Crush easily can make you addictive as we play, the

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game gets harder, the wins becoming more intermitent and this keep you
playing. Rather than discouraging us from playing, this actually makes the game
even more exticing than if we won easily.
Zombie Tsunami
The game starts with a single
zombie running through the
streets, chase down the living
and add them to your chaotic
procession
of
dashing
undead. The more people
you bite and add to your
ranks, the longer the Zombie
Tsunami can charge across
the planet, eating everything
in its way.
But brains arent the only thing you can eat as the Zombie Tsunami gets into full swing.
Devour the bonuses and power-ups to activate the Giant Zombie with multiple lasers
shooting out of its many eyeballs, sneak around the cities as a netherworld Ninja, or
clone members of your zombie hoard with the UFO.
Zombie Tsunami is
a fun-packed thrillride of destruction,
excitement
and
tasty brains! Who
can gather the
biggest collection
of
charging
zombies? Can you
survive the gaping
chasms, powerful
bombs and streets
filled with tanks
with at least one flesh-eater still on its feet? Join the Zombie Tsunami and find out!

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It is a very popular game among game app user people, as it got 5stars from 2 085 358
people from the 3 013 722 voters in total
My opinion is that it is a very funny game, it has great graphics. Fantastic time waster,
very amusing and it is perfect for time killing because it is challenging without being
overly frustrating. It's a great game to play with your friends or family.

Dumb ways to die

The interesting feature of this game is that it started as an Australian public service
announcement campaign by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to promote
rail safety. The campaign video went viral through sharing and social media starting in
November 2012.
And after that, in the next year they created a game app, too.
It is a game consisting several dumb caracters. The main aim of this game is that guide
these characters through 36 action packed mini-games and earn as many points as
possible by avoiding "dying" in one of the activities. Lives can be lost by "dying" in one
of the activities. The player has three chances to prevent the characters from dying.
Personally, i really like it, because it requieres a lot of concentration and manual skill
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Daily News Apps

With these apps people can be up-to-date easily.

In our fast-moving, well- developed world we often feel the lack of time in our
everyday life. That is why we are looking for faster and easier methods to satisfy our
needs. The mobile applications can make our life easier as they are available almost
everywhere. Now, Im going to write about some Daily News Apps with which we can
follow the happenings around us. There are a lot of apps that I could write about, but I
chose 5 which I think th ebest ones. These are: BBC News, CNN News, LinkedIn Pulse,
Google Currents and Feedly.

Introduction
Nowadays, as we live in an accelerated world we do not always have enough time to sit
down and read newspapers in order to get some information about what is happenning
around us. However, the worlds happenings are not the easiest things to keep track of
in an age where the traditional newspaper is in a state of flux. Thanks to our
technologically developped society, we have the opportunity to read these news on our
smartphones within a few minutes. We do not have to buy newspapers, we do not have
to pay for the informations and, of course, it is a faster way of being informed.
A lot of people browse news sites through their mobile internet which can be expensive.
Fortunately, the app market is full of prominent apps for free with which we can access
news content from all over the world, whether it be from Yahoo, CNN, The New York
Times or any other news organizations. The apps put worlds event in the palm of our
hand with tailored recommendations and with the ability to share content among social
networks no matter our location or the type of our smartphone.

BBC News
iOS, Android
This is a free app which gives you a mix of audio, video, and text content covering the
globe. The headlines are easy to read and sorted by topic, that is why it is perfect for a
quick skim. You can read full stories only with a tap. The app also allows you to target
geographical regions, so you can easily find what you are looking for.

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CNN App
iOS, Android, Windows
With this app you can stay
informed with the latest
headlines and original stories
from around the world. You
can follow up-to-the-minute
reporting with breaking
news alerts and live video.
CNNs mobile app lets you
contribute your own opinion
in the form of a photo or
video through the CNN
iReport feature.
You can also watch live and on demand CNN TV events and shows with CNNgo.

Fortunately, you can download it free from the app store.

LinkedIn Pulse
iOS, Android
LinkedIn Pulse is the
mobile news app for
pros. You can browse
thousands of sources
and customize your
individual feed with a
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slew of topic channels you seem appropriate. The news appear as film strips which you
can pull to the left or to the right side, generating interactive effects. The Pulse can
function as your own newsreader as it is integrated into LinkedIn itself but you can

import your Google Reader RSS feeds as well. It is also available for free of charge.

Google Currents
iOS, Android
Google Currents is a free app that debuted in 2011. It is an app that is clear and easy to
use. We can handle more Google accounts with it and easily share contents with our
friends. The magazine-like app utilizes Google search technology to highlight breaking
and trending news stories spanning a variety of different categories like politics, sports,
sciences, and other topics.

Feedly
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It is an online magazine which uses the Google Reader as its engine. Feedly does what
most news apps do: aggregating news items, longer articles, blog posts, and quick
videos into a single spot, but it does it well and looks phenomenal while doing it. The
Saved For Later and Instapaper services are integrated in it. With these we can easily
achieve the most interesting and longer articles, too. We can share the most important
news on social networks or on e-mail, as well. It is also an app that we can obtain free.

Discussion
Personally I think that these 5 apps are the ones that can satisfy the everyday needs of
people who would like to be informed about the events around the world. Of course,
these also have andvantages and disadvantages as everything in life. First of all, these
are the best organized and easiest applications, so anyone can use them without further
knowledge of technology. Moreover, in many of them we have the opportunity to
search by regions so we can read about not only one country, but also about the whole
world. However, sometimes we can read silly articles which are far from reality, but I
think we can find these kind of news in every news app.
All in all, I could have list twice more applications in this topic, but my opinion is that
these are the best with which we can be up-to-date every day.

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Apps for downloading music

These apps help you to have your favorite songs in your phone within only a few seconds.
In the 21st century it is almost impossible to live without smartphones and without
using different kind of applications. Music has always been part of peoples everyday
life and with smartphones and applications it has and will have even bigger effect on
our lives in the future. Thats why music downloading applications are important for
us. They make it possible to listen our favorite songs whenever we want to, and
wherever we go. Several types of applications exist for this purpose, but I have chosen
to write about the three major ones which are iTunes, Spotify and SoundCloud.

Introduction:
Music downloading applications are being parts of our everyday lives for several years.
Traditional CDs have lost their importance and popularity since modern technology has
started to develop. People use smartphones every day and everywhere. Listening to
music is something that we all do. It is relaxing and makes traveling much more
enjoyable. But how is it possible without a CD? Thats what these Apps are for. Many
Apps have been developed for listening, downloading, or recognizing your favorite
songs. Most of them provides extra services too besides of just listening them. You can
download them, you can make your own playlists for different occasions or by
grouping them according to their type, you can upload your own pieces of music, you
can get access to some extra information about the artists, you can share your favorites
with your family or friends and you can also follow them and check their favorite ones.
The basic Apps are usually free, but registration is needed in most cases, and usually
you have to pay annually to be able to actually download the songs and to be able to
use the extra facilities. But once you have paid and downloaded something, you will be
able to listen it anytime. Some of these Apps are easy to use, some of them are more
difficult. Some of them are cheaper, some of them are more expensive. But what is
common in all of them, is that they make it possible to have your favorite songs on your
smartphone within only a few seconds and listen to them easily after that.

iTunes:
iOS
One of the most popular Apps for downloading music is definitely iTunes. It is a media
player, media library, online radio broadcaster, and mobile device management
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development status is active as it is constantly developing. It is easily available from

Apple Store in 23 languages. It is mainly used for purchasing and downloading music,
music videos, television shows, audiobooks, podcasts, movies, movie rentals and
ringtones. It can also be used for playing and organizing music and video. Its store is
available not only on iPhone, but on iPad and iPod Touch as well. iTunes Store is for
buying or borrowing everything that I have mentioned above. [1] Thanks to iCloud a
useful part of iTunes you can keep everything in one place that you have bought
previously in iTunes Store. It is mainly advantageous for those families where everyone
has an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, because with iCloud it is enough to buy the items
once, and then every member of the family can have access to them. It is also worth
having iCloud if you have more devices by Apple, because then you have to buy
everything once, and then you can listen your favorite songs or watch your favorite
films on each devices. iTunes Match makes it possible to keep your music collection in
iCloud, so you can listen to your favorites wherever you go. [2] Its subscription is 24.99
/year. In spite of the extensive supply of iTunes and the varied possibilities
according to my friends it is not worth using iTunes as as they said it is expensive,
and it needs to upgrade too often.

Spotify
Windows, Android, iOS
Spotify is a Swedish commercial music streaming, podcast and video service founded in
April, 2006. It has more than 75 million active users together with 20 million paid users
and it is available in more than 50 languages. Registration is required for using Spotify.

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It has two music streaming tires: Spotify Free (160 kbit/s) and Spotify Premium (up to
320 kbit/s), for which you have to pay. Its price varies worldwide, but in the USA it
costs 9.99$/month. This Premium subscription remove advertisements, improve audio
quality and allow its users to download music for offline listening. Artists usually
criticize Apps like Spotify, however though it is not much Spotify pays them based
on their market share the number of streams of their songs. Spotify provides access
to more than 20 million songs. Thanks to the Catalogue you can find your favorite
songs very easy as you can search for artists, albums, titles, labels and genres. You can
also create and share your own Playlists, or even share it with your friends. As it
integrates with Last.fm, you can send your favorite songs from Spotify to your Last.fm
account. It also integrates with social media, so you can login with your Facebook or
Twitter account, search for your friends favorites or share yours with them.

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SoundCloud
Among the three music downloading applications, SoundCloud is the newest one, it
was founded in August, 2008. Just like Spotify, it is also Swedish, it is a global online
audio distribution platform. You can upload, record, promote and share your own
sounds. Registration just like in the case of the previous Apps is needed for posting
and uploading contents. In July, 2013, it had 40 million registered users and 175 million
unique monthly listeners according to the companys data in December, 2014. A unique
feature of SoundCloud is that you cant just download music, but it also allows artists to
upload their music. Similarly to Spotify, it can also be combined with your Facebook
and Twitter account. [4] Over half of the uploaded songs are played within the first 30
minutes, and 90% of all uploaded tracks is listened by at least one user. You can create
and join groups where you can collect and share contents. Registered users can listen to
music without any restrictions and upload 180 minutes of audio. It is also possible to
create your own playlists with this App as well, and to like, repost and share other
users playlists and also to follow others. SoundCloud won the Schroders Innovation
Award at the 2011 European Tech Tour Awards Dinner.

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Language Apps
In the following sections I present three of the most popular apps that people use and
often cite as the most useful apps for learning German, and also for languages in
general. These are Duolingo, Memrise and FluentU. All the three apps that are briefly
reviewed and put in contrast here have already established a name for themselves and
have developed over the years, so all of them come with several options in terms of the
language it aims to aid learning.

Duolingo
IPhone, Android, Windows
Duolingo is a great example of a straightforward language app. Its really simple to use.
You set up a profile, choose your target language, set your weekly goals (only if youre
brave enough) and off you go!
Each course in Duolingo is made up of modules
(the circles in the screenshot below) which are
grouped to form skills.
Duolingo dictates the order in which you need to
complete the different modules, with new
modules becoming active only once youve
completed the previous one. This is also the case
with individual lessons within each module. You
need to complete lesson 1 to be able to progress to
lesson 2, and so on. That said, Duolingo allows
you to test out of individual modules as well as
groups of modules (skills).
Pressing the test out button lets you take a
shortcut if you want to avoid going through the
individual lessons or modules that cover material
that youre already familiar with. You need to
pass the test to do that, however, because there
are no shortcuts in language learning!
The option to test out also applies when you begin a new language. You can start with
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Memrise
IPhone, Android, Windows
Memrises website carries the slogan We
make learning languages and vocab so full of
joy and life, youll laugh out loud.. Certainly
a different claim to other learning software.
Memrise does not just focus on helping
learners with languages but has over 300,000
courses.
Memrise offers its courses as a smartphone
app and as a web based desktop platform.
Their products come as freeware and also as a
premium version priced at US$9/month or
US$59/year. Currently, the courses are
available for learning English, French,
Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Chinese
and Russian.

FluentU
IPhone, Android, Windows
So heres how it works. You browse the videos
available for the language youre learning by level,
once youve spotted one that takes your fancy, pick
it and watch. The subtitles appear below in both
languages. You can also tap any word throughout
for a direct translation.
When the video is done, you have the choice to
learn the words featured in the video. This is done
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and others not, ensuring that you can identify and understand your new vocabulary in
different contexts. Smart idea, huh?
This is whats normally missing for me when I learn vocab. I learn a word and then I
remember it (or not) but I have no context. So for me, having different sentence
examples is a big advantage.
In a nutshell then, FluentU is a fun and natural way to learn languages without feeling
like youre studying too hard. Pretty nifty.

Conclusion
The first two apps provide a good basis while the last one helps to get on grips with the
genuine ways of the language, in which hear it as the native speakers use it. Learning a
language is a commitment which requires persistence and often people get lost
somewhere during this progress. Owing to apps like these people return to learning
more readily, as they are educational and fun at the same time and they also make
learning even more enjoyable.

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TripAdvisor Apps
I have chosen the type of apps which help you find the best places around you be it a
restaurant, a hotel, a bar, or any kind of tourist attraction- and you can find information
about them easily.

In todays world, where travelling plays a very important role

it is useful to have some applications which make our trip and
planning easier. Thanks to the development of Information
Technology most of them are well-designed and easy to use,
providing services in most cases for free. The four applications
I have chosen - as thousands can be found on Google Play or on
IOS are TripAdvisor, Foursquare, Trover and Localeur. The
most popular are probably TripAdvisor and Foursquare, so I
would like to write about these two in more details.

Introduction
I decided to write about these because I feel that this topic is close to me, as I work in
the tourism industry, and I also attend a college which teaches about tourism and
catering. That is why I believe that it is advantageous to know about these apps, as with
their help I can easily see the opinions about the place where I work, or I can check any
other place in which I am interested. I can recommend these applications too, for
example for tourists or for my family and friends.
.

TripAdvisor
IOS, Android, Windows
The TripAdvisor Media Group operates
25 travel brands, one of which is
TripAdvisor itself. It was founded in 2000
by Stephen Kaufer, and is based in
Massachusetts, US. It it a travel website
company, which offers numerous options for its users. There are
more than 60 million members all over the world, and with this
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Kaufer said that they started as a site whose aim was to collect professional feedbacks,
from guidebooks and magazines. They also had an option where users could write their
own reviews, and it actually worked out very well. Soon, the number of reviews grew
surprisingly fast, and today over 170 million reviews can be found. The applications
services are completely free for its users, and although they need to register, they can
also do it through their Facebook account. (That is how I registered.)
The apps main services are based on these reviews. You can either write one, or read
one. With their help you are able to find the most appropriate hotel, restaurant, caf or
bar for you. The choice of the country is much easier, too. The downside is that some of
the hotels, approximately 30 of them, have been blacklisted for some suspicious
reviews. One of them, for example bribed its guests to leave positive reviews.
Fortunately, TripAdvisor filters information, and before posting it on the site it has to be
verified, not only to detect these suspicious feedbacks, but also to avoid abusive
language.
Other services include hotel and flight booking, vacation rentals and travel guides.
TripAdvisor also gives certificates each year for the best hotels/restaurants regionally.
Its outlook is very simple and clear, whether you are using it on your mobile phone or
on your PC. The dominant colour is green and white, browsing is very easy, you can
either search for the names of the places or you can check cities and the best rated
places there. It has a function called Near me now. With its help it is easy for tourists
to find nice places
around them. If you
have found something
which you would like
to show later to your
friends, you can easily
save it.
Personally, this is the
only travel application
I use frequently. I like its style, and the fact that I can read
peoples opinions in a detailed way. I mainly use it to check
the reviews of my workplace, but if I decided to go abroad,
I would definetely use this app for planning.

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FourSquare
IOS, Android, Windows
Foursquare was launched in 2009
by Dennis Crowley and Naveen
Selvadurai. This was Crowleys
second attempt to start a project, as
the ancestor of Foursquare was
Dodgeball. It was based on SMS
technology and was bought by
Google, which replaced it with Google Latitude. This idea was reinvented with a
different aspect, as the new smartphones had already appeared on the market. They
had built-in GPS technology, and with its help they could detect peoples positions, that
is how Foursquare came into being.
Until July, 2014 the app was mainly use for the option called
CHECK IN, which allowed the users to share their locations
with their friends via social networks not only Foursquare but
also Facebook, Twitter, etc. But the CEO, Dennis Cowley felt that
it is not the right direction for them, so they decided to change
the main points of the application. Listen, the point of the
company, this whole thing, was never to build an awesome
check-in button, sayid Crowley. Thats not the thing we got out
of bed and said, that we wanted to build the most awesome
check-in button in the world! What if we don't need people to check in anymore? he
asked. What does a version of Foursquare look like that doesn't beg you to check in as
soon as you open it up?
So they have decided to develop their product, and
the first step was to launch a new application,
Swarm in May, 2014, which is basically a
companion to Foursquare, and it is the one that
allows sharing locations. The second step was the
renewal of Foursquare. They completely removed
the CHECK IN option, and decided to
concentrate on local searching.
As a result Foursquare became one of the most
popular local search and discovery app with more
than 45 million registered users. If you want to
search you can filter with several options, such as
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and you can even see which are the most trending places near you. You also have the
possibility to search for a specific place.
I do not use this so often, but what I really like about this app is that when I am at a
certain place it automatically sends me an update to my phone whether I know that a
certain place is near me. Saying that if I had not been there I should go, because people
who have visited my location decided to check the recommended one, too. I think it is a
very good idea, and great marketing for restaurants, bars and hotels.

Trover
IOS, Android
Trover is an application which
is basically the combination of
Instagram (a photo sharing
application) and Pinterest, but
Trover
only
focuses
on
travelling,
planning
and
discovery. It was launched only
about a year ago. It is free, but
you need internet access to use
it. At first sight, you might not want to download it as you would not think how many
possibilities this application has. You can create an account for yourself if you wish to
share photos and tips, but you can also use it without a profile if you wish to check
places, be it a hiking place, a beach, a waterfall or only a bar
or restaurant. It does not contain any selfies or photos of
cats, you can only see pictures from explorers outside the
world, and this way it is more trustworthy, as you are sure
of the origin of the picture.
An other great thing is the fact that there is a MAP icon,
and with its help you can easily find the locations. Trover
also allows people to share their experience of a certain
place, providing a behind the scenes knowledge.
This application has an option with which you can create
lists or you can follow lists of other people. In this case, you
can share your opinion and tips with others. But it is not
only about that. This app also helps you prepare to your
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uploaded the picture by commenting under it, and if you have any questions you can
ask them.
Trover has a feature called Nearby Discoveries, which shows you ideas where you
should go next, providing amazing pictures to get your attention.
If you use the search function it does not only show the place you were searching for,
but also gives the closest places around it, giving you tips what to visit.
There are some limitations though. You can not upload pictures whose size is lower
than 612, which can be frustrating. You can not share pohotos for example from
Pinterest, which might make it easier and spare some time. Also, there are some places
aorund the world which do not have discoveries, so we can say it is not as deep as
TripAdvisor, but it is developing rapidly with so many explorers worldwide.

Localeur
IOS, Android
The idea of Localeur
came up when one of
the two cofounders,
Chase White went on a
trip to Park City, Utah,
and
wanted
some
suggestions of places
worth visiting. After that he, and his friend Joah Spearman came up with the idea of
creating an app which contains honest, quality recommendations from inhabitants of
the place. Spearman said that their mission is to make travel local. Their aim was to
show tourists where the locals go, and to inspire them to do the same.
It is important to mention that this application only inculdes reviews of 12 cities in the
U.S. They started off in Austin, being their flagship city, and they could only expand
one by one, due to the lack of capital. The second city was Houston, than they moved
out of Texas to San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, D.C.,
Miami, Denver, and Dallas.
Interestingly, they launched in 2013 only with a web-site, and they needed one year to
make an app for IOS. The reason was simply just the fact that it was easier this way.
We launched as web first just because that was the easiest way for us to get to market.
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After some time they realised that the application is popular even within locals. In fact
Spearman said that Were actually growing much more quickly by targeting locals
than we are by targeting travelers..
Localeur has the opportunity to replace apps
like Yelp or Foursquare. Spearmans opinion is
that the needs of a tourist have changed
significantly. Today they would much rather
experience what it is like to live in a certain
place and not just visit the tourist attractions.
Localeur wants to make sure that people really
feel comfortable and familiar wherever they
go.
Although it is quite a fresh idea it proved to be
very popular, and actually the market is
catching up, for example Googles Local Guide
program is based on this idea.

Discussion
All of these apps are operating on the same fields, but all of
them has their differences. Some of them are global apps,
having reviews basically everywhere, when some only
have reviews of cities in one certain country. We can also
say that their CEOs might have different ideas on how to
run a business. Fortunately, all of these apps are free, and
they have amazing ideas like inculding pictures and
involving travellers.
They are developing constantly, because without it they
would be beaten by others on the market. Some of them are newcomers, like Localeur
and Trover, but I have also mentioned some big applications existing for many years
now.
In my opinion the only downside of all these is the fact that they need good internet
access to work efficiently. Anyway they are all useful for both travellers and locals, not
only because you can find nice places, but a countrys or citys attendance might
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Music Apps
With these apps, you can listen music all the time for free
If you lump them all together, there are probably no fewer than a million
different music apps between Google Play and the App Store. So as a smartphone user,
you have access to just about any type of musicprogram imaginable, from Internet radio
and streaming apps to guitar tuners and portable DJ stations. Unfortunately, though,
your smartphone has a limited amount of space. You cant download the entire million
apps so I am going to help to find the best ones. These apps are Spotify, Shazam,
Soundcloud and TuneIn Radio.
Most are available free of charge, though, many also feature in-app purchases
and monthly subscription fees. Nonetheless, below are picks for the best music apps,
whether youre looking to simply listen to music, learn music, or create it.

Spofity

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Spotify is the best way to listen to music on mobile for me. You can search for any track,
artist or album and listen for free. You can make and share your playlists too. There are
millions of tracks on Spotify. Its easy to find the right music for every moment on
your phone, your computer, your tablet and more. So whether youre working out,
partying or relaxing, or just cooking int he kitchen, the right music is always at your
fingertips. You can also browse through the music collections of friends, artists and
celebrities, or create a radio station and just sit back and enjoy music. Of course, if you
do not download the premium one, you will definitely hear many advertisements, and
many of them are so annoying, but you can survive, for example I did not download it,
but I got used to it and nowadays I do not mind it at all.

Shazam

Ever heard a song and wished you knew the title and who recorded it? Shazam is a
mobile app that recognizes music and TV around you. It is the best way to discover,
explore and share the music and TV you love. Tap the Shazam button to instantly
identify, explore, buy and share. Shazam connects more than 500 million people. It is
used by more than 100 million people each month to identify music, get song lyrics, and
now to discover the music that artists discover themselves. There were many times
when this application helped me to find the song I have been looking for. Even when
the song is not so clear, for the Shazam it is not a problem.

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Soundcloud
SoundCloud is the worlds leading social sound platform where anyone can create
sounds and share them everywhere. Easily record and upload sounds to SoundCloud
and share them privately or publicly to friends, blogs, sites and all your social
networks. Signing up to SoundCloud is free and easy. Once your track or playlist
finishes, you'll continue your listening experience with the next track or playlist on your
Stream or profile. Your Stream keeps you up to date with the people you follow: their
new tracks, playlists, and reposts will be displayed in chronological order from newest
to oldest. Your own posts will also be displayed there as well as on your profile.

TuneIn Radio
The app offers a bevy of local content as well, providing on-demand streams
encompassing sports, news, talk shows, music, and current events among a host of
other stellar offerings. TuneIn enables people to discover, follow and listen to what's
most important to them from sports, to news, to music, to talk.
TuneIn provides listeners access to over 100,000 real radio stations and more than four
million podcasts streaming from every continent. 60 million users, 100.000 live radio
stations, 4 million podcasts and used in 230 countries and territories.
From these facts, now you must be sure that this is a perfect application which is
connected to music.

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Discussion
All together, during this text I was trying to give detailed information about these
applications. In my opinion, Spotify is the best for me, because it is easy to control and
find any kind of music and of course it is free. TuneIn Radio is perfect for those who
listen to radio often, and Shazam is needed when you do not know the title of a song.

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Navigation and Car Related Apps

If you are a car enthusiast or just have to travel a lot by car these applications will certainly be
very useful for you.
Owning a car is a fantastic experience, but sometimes you can find ways to make it even
easier and more enjoyable. These apps I am going to introduce are meant to make car
owners life better whether you go on a long journey and want to find the fastest route
(Waze, Google Maps) or you have to make a phone call while driving (Car Home Ultra)
or just want to know when your next maintenance check is (aCar).

Introduction
Obviously in modern cars you can have a device designed to do the same jobs as these
apps, such as satellite navigation or Bluetooth connectivity for you phone. The problem
with these is that they are almost always optional equipments and usually cost a lot of
money and despite that, not always very good and useful. These apps are all free to
download and use.

Waze
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Waze is a GPS based navigation system which is totally free to download and can be
very useful for people who travel a lot by car. Like a normal satellite navigation system,
it will navigate you wherever you want to go, but instead of sticking to a preprogrammed route it can constantly adjust the route in a way to minimize the time
spent in a traffic jam. I can do this by relying on the fact that Waze is community
driven, which means that all the information about roadworks, traffic jams or speed
cameras were uploaded by the users. This means that it never gets outdated.
Accordig to a CNet review, what makes Waze such a powerful app is its rich and
constantly updating database of information. Its millions of users are actively and
passively contributing countless data points to create accurate maps. As important as
mapping accuracy is, is the accuracy of its traffic and incident data. If Waze says that
there will be a traffic jam on a particular area you can be pretty sure that if you go there
you will spend a lot of time waiting.

Google Maps
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Google Maps is probably the most widely

known navigation app in the world partly
because it is installed to every Android phone
you can buy. This however is not the only
reason why it is popular. It is also very easy to
use and accurate in calculating journey distance
and time. With Google Maps you can plan
basically any journey you wanted regardless of
whether it would be completed by car by public
transport or on foot.
It is also very simple to enter a location even if
you do not exactly know where it is or what it is
called due to the apps searcher being basically a
Google searcher. All the things that are on
Google you can find the place of very easily.
If you want to go by car it will give you at least
three different routes with data about time
length and traffic as well. You just have to select
one read the description of the route and if you
want, it will even navigate you to the selected
destination.
If you select public transport it will give you
several different combinations of vehicles showing also the time of the journey and
when the different vehicles are supposed to arrive.
According to PCMag, Google Maps continues to set the standard for free app-based
GPS navigation with its robust location database and smooth interface. Whether you're
driving, walking, taking public transit, or bicycling, Google Maps can give you
direction.

aCar
IOS, Android
aCar is mainly suiatable for those people who use their cars for work (taxi drivers) but
it can be useful for every other car owner It is an easy to use application that helps you
manage all the things around your car. First you should enter certain data about your
car such as make, model and year. After entering the necessary data, it will do
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predict the time of your next fill up and reminds you when your next maintenance
check is due.

According to
Telegraph
Cars, aCar has
nice,
clear
interface and
lots
of
functionality.
Computer
World
says
that aCar is a
great way to
keep track of
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Car Home Ultra

IOS, Android
This is a free app for making your phone a
little bit easier to use while you are in the car.
It has big, easy to see icons with shortcuts to
all functions important during a car journey,
such as navigation and making calls. There are
also several buttons which you can program a
shortcut for.
Since you cannot use your mobile while
driving obviously you still have to have a
hands free kit to you phone such as a suction
mount, but the Car home app makes using
you phone a lot faster which means it is safer
since you do not have to take your eyes off the
road for so long. It also recognises the level of
light around you and adjusts the brightness of
the screen so that it does not disturb you.
This is a very simple app, but even so it is a
massive help in using your phone more safely
in the car.

Note-Taking Apps
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With great advancement in the smartphone industry, this small hand-held device has
replaced many daily tasks that were conducted separately. One of the most notable
features is taking note, which is particularly useful for office workers or students. Since
there are many thousands of apps of this category, I would like to select my top 5 which
I consider to be user-friendly and has great performance: OneNote, Apple Notes,
Google Keep, Penultimate, Evernote.

Introduction
Think of a situation when an idea suddenly crossed your mind and you were so excited
that you wanted to do it immediately. Unfortunately, you have your pen and paper.
Then when you got down to it, you realized you forgot everything. How frustrated you
were back then? This is not the case anymore. Nowadays, people carry their phones
with them all the time and with the huge collection of applications, they can use it to
note down ideas and keep them reminded about what to do. This is a great time to
forget your pen and paper.

OneNote
Windows, iOS, Android
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This app is especially useful for Microsoft users as it comes included in their PCs, you
can use it on your Windowphone device and everything will be synced with your
computer for further work. This also works great on iOS and Android. OneNote is a
versatile applications: along with traditional notetaking features, you can also add pictures, tables,
hyperlinks as well as your drawings or handwriting. Moreover, you can organize your notes
into categories (notebooks) and narrower note
entries. OneNote also have a web-based version, so
you can be sure that it is there when you need it.

Apple Notes
iOS
Notes is pre-installed app on iOS with provide you with most basic features to take
notes. It is simple and easy to use, all you have to do is to type in what you want to
remember. With iOS 9, Notes has received an overhaul for its capability, allowing users
to sketch, insert pictures, add links. This has made Notes a fully featured note taking
application without having installing another third-party solution.

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Google Keep
Android, iOS
As you can tell from the name, Google Keep is developed by Google for Android at
first, but it also support iOS platform. The most striking point is its simple yet effective
UI (User Interface). Your notes will be listed in cards and you can re-arrange them as
you wish. In addition, you might look up for what you have kept.
Penultimate

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iPad

For those who love the feeling of using a pen and are confident enough about their
hand-writing, Penultimate can easily be their most favorable. This app is rewarded with
a responsive UI which is optimized for stylus to writing and sketch.

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Evernote
iOS, Android, Windows

Evernote is generally thought to be the best note-taking solution in all platforms. There
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record audio, switching between these features is seamlessly with a press a button.
Second, you can create notebooks, individual notes and tag them for later searches. Last
but not least, it supports virtually all platforms and synced automatically, you open the
app and everything is there for you.
In conclusion, there are some effective yet fun solutions when taking notes. As for
personal preferences, you can choose your own which suits you most. From now on,
note-taking is no longer a boring and exhaustive thing, you can make it enjoyable.
Check your phones for the availability of these applications.

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Football News Apps

There are lots of sport events in a year which we are interested in. There are World
Championships, Europien Championships with many sports. But in my opinion the
most people are interested in football. Especially in these previously mentioned events.
As we know, world champion ship is organised only in every 4 years and it takes about
1 month. In this period of time the football fans all over the world are sitting in front of
the television, waiting for the matches to start. Everyone has his/her own favourite.
There are also women who hate football more than everthing but in this month or 1,5
month they can force themselves to watch some matches with their husbands.

But now, lets talk about the topic itself. Why do we need football news apps? Imagine
the situation that you are working the whole day or you have to be in a summer school
in the afternoon because you have to take a language exam (that was the situation with
me in 2014 during the last WC). So anyway, you are not able to see your favourite
team playing and you get disappointed and ask yourself: Why should I work during
the world championship? Its much more useful to be at home because Im not able to
watch such an event every day but only in every 4 years. And I must say, you are
partly right. But thats why its good to have a smartphone and have useful football
news apps on it. You can check your favourite team during the match, you know
everything. The exact result, who scored and when, you can even check in which
stadium are the two teams playing. Unfortunately, you cant be at home drinking beer
and cheering in a german or english or in whatever T-shirt, but still its better than
nothing. I would like to compare some of these.

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FIFA Official App

Available on any Smartphone
First of all, lets see what is the publisher description:
From FIFA: The Official FIFA App Download the Official
FIFA App to keep right up to date with live scores from across
the globe, breaking news and photos, and exclusive videos,
interviews and features from FIFA.com. Our World Match
Centre enables you to follow minute-by-minute scores from
197 domestic leagues and several continental competitions,
while you can engage with fellow fans by commenting on
articles. We also provide comprehensive coverage of every
FIFA competition and you can still relive the 2014 FIFA World
Cup Brazil extravaganza by re-entering the Global Stadium, where goals, video
highlights and fascinating features are at your disposal. In addition, you can keep track
of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, and explore how FIFA brings to life its passion
for developing the game and building a better future with stories from our worldwide
projects. The Official FIFA App is a must-have for any football follower.
So as we can read, this is the first and most
important app for FIFA, the biggest football
media source. Thats why I put it in the first
place. This was the only app I was
personally
using
during
the
last
Championship and I think that it was very
useful. Although I didnt watch the
matches, I know all the results and there
was not a surprise when somebody came
and said that the Brazilian team have won
the first match against Mexico. After that, I
could see the highlights of that match. And
all the matches I wanted after that. So for
me personally, this is the best app ever
made so far. Its fast, shows the latest news
anytime and its also very easy to use.

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SkyGo
Available on iOS andAndroid
Lets see again the description of this app:
Sky Go, our award-winning TV on the move service, ensures
you dont miss the TV you love, even if youre away from
home - at no extra cost for Sky TV customers.
Sky Go Extra lets Sky TV customers download popular TV
shows and movies via Wi-Fi to watch on up to four devices.
The content available for download depends on your Sky TV
subscription. Downloading via Wi-Fi also means that you
dont have to worry about using up your monthly data allowance from your mobile
phone provider.
Enjoy TV from Sky on selected Android smartphones and tablets wherever you are in
the UK or Ireland with a Wi-Fi or 3G/4G connection.
Watching Sky Go on your smartphone through a 3G/4G connection will use data and
contribute to the monthly allowance set by your mobile network operator. Exceeding
this could result in significant charges. For security reasons and to protect the rights of
our content partners Sky Go is not supported on rooted devices

Its a bit similar as the previous one, actually the sense of it is the same. But after taking
a closer look we can decide which one do we want between the two. The difference is
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connection. Thats, I think the biggest advantage of this application,. But it can be the
biggest disadvantage of it. Because if you do not have enough internet or Wi-Fi source,
you are stucked and you cant do anything, you dont even know the results of the
match. By using FIFAs app, you only need a few connection to be able to log in. And
it is also a big disadvantage that its only for the people in the UK or Ireland. If you just
want to look for something for example in Hungary, you are not able to. Thats why I
would not choose this app. But its perfect for Americans, they can see their team
playing even during a flight from the UK to Ireland

BT Sport
Available on iOS andAndroid
What can I expect from
the BT Sport app?
UEFA Champions League
and UEFA Europa League
full-match replays and
highlights.
MotoGP,
Moto2 and Moto3 full race
replays and highlights
UFC full fight replays.
Aviva Premiership and
European
Rugby
Champions Cup highlights
America's Cup highlights, Vanarama National League highlights
The best goals and moments from Europe's football leagues
BT Sport enhanced player
The BT Sport enhanced video player has attracted rave reviews since being rolled out
on the BT Sport app.
All Champions League and Europa League matches are shown live on the player, while
BT Sport Pack subscribers can re-watch any of these games in full - or simply check out
highlights - at any time after the final whistle is blown.
Just open the stream you require from our Champions League homepage, use the
scrolling tool at the bottom of the page to jump to the start of the action then make use
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And check out the menu across the top of the screen to see data ranging from match
stats, individual player heat maps, individual player distances run, individual player
top speeds, pass completion percentages for short, medium and long passes, and more.
As a last one, I would like to write about an app which says to be the best. And maybe
its really one of the bests. As we see, its not only for football but lots of other sports are
included to rewatch. In my opinion its a big advantage but of couse, now we are
concentrating on football only. But I must say that in football its also on the top. Its
also very easy to use, includes lots of championships not only Europian- and World
Championship, we can even watch live matches with it and we do not even have to be
in the UK. We can check matches from the past, it has a lot of data inside, so it must be
said that this is really one of the best apps.

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Live Stream Apps

With these apps people are able to watch or cast live videos
Live streaming is the new big thing and in this review I will tell you why streaming
apps are good, how they work, how to use them, which one might be good for your
preferences and why these applications may be the future of the broadcasting media
and how they might change the face of social media. In my review I show you 4
streaming application, which are Periscope, Meerkat, Livestream, Twitch.tv.

Introduction
Streaming media is a multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to a user
(viewer, listener) while being delivered by a provider (the streamer). The verb to
stream something refers to the delivery of the content, which is a great alternative to
downloading.
Live streaming on the other hand is kinda similar, but still different. Streaming
something live refers to the delivered content being given away live over the internet
(in the present moment, a.k.a right now) by a broadcaster, or so called streamer to the
audience. In this case the broadcaster needs a variety of tools; a video camera, an audio
interface, screen capture software and a streaming platform.
Streaming has been with us for a while now, but live streaming is something new. We
are just recently getting grasp of what we are really capable of doing with the
technology and the future looks very bright as new and new ideas, and more and more
viewers are joining into and getting interested in streaming.

Periscope
Android, Iphone
Periscope, one of the first and easy to use live streaming
application, which is owned by the famous social media,
micro-blog king Twitter is trending among the streaming
apps with more than 10 million individual users worldwide
and the application is really promising, considering the fact
that it was only launched on August 12, 2014. The
companies motto for Periscope perfectly fits; explore the
world through someone else's eyes. With this application
users are able to stream content and interact with other
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they are, be it inside, outside, at a party or sight, or even if you just want to share your
idea and experiences, this is one of the best application to do all of them. The only thing
you need is Periscope being installed on your system, which completely free and a
stable internet connection so the the videos and users experiences are smooth. Periscope
is really easy to use, and user friendly. The storage is only 15 MB and works on both the

iOS and Android devices. Once you decided to download and decided to start
streaming, then all you have to do is; start the app, click on the red icon at the bottom
right side of the screen, fill out your title and press start. Really simple right? If you
want more customisation, then dont get worried though, this application has a lot more
to offer. Lets start with the first one, the Twitter integration. Periscope is integrated
with Twitter, so you can post your livestreams on your wall and share it with your
followers. This is a cool feature when you want to share something with your fans,
friends. This is also ensures that you target the audience you want and get viewers even
if you are just a new streamer starting out. You can also set your stream chat option to
only twitter followers, none or everyone. You can also set your stream status to
private and you can invite whoever you want. This helps you get control over your
stream. No one wants to get a bunch of trolls or haters, who are just ruining the
broadcast. Altough no kick or ban option as of yet, it is said by the delevopers, that
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Possibilities with Periscope

to be implemented soon. As of now only 200 viewers per stream are allowed to
comment, leave messages, but it might be changed in the future. Overall Persicope is a
great, casual streaming application. If you are a looking something serious as a
streamer, it is not something you should use at professional events, but more for
yourself as a simple tool to capture your life. Keep in mind that the application was
only launched in august of 2014, the app is still improving and great things will come.
As a free product I would definietly recommend you to check it out.

Meerkat
Android, Iphone
Meerkat enables users to broadcast and
watch live streams through their mobile
devices. Meerkat was developed for 2
years by Life On Air, Inc. a team headed
by founder and CEO Ben Rubin. This
application looks similar to Periscope on
the surface but if we dive deeper we can
see how different these apps are. Meerkat
works both on Android and iOS and a bit
larger than its fellow app with around
40MB storage space required. Once you
decided to download the application, all
you have to do is create an account that you will be using during the stream or chat.
You can change your profile picture during the course or later anytime you want if you
want to get more personal and you are not affraid to show yourself. After you have
finished with the basic stuff, you probably get to the main menu, where you can
instantly watch someones stream or start streaming yourself! In the main menu you
can also connect your account with Facebook or Twitter. This feature allows you to cast
to or watch from those you know. At the upper headline you are allowed to customise
your profile, notifications, sounds, and see who is following you or who you liked. Yes,
you can like someone and then when that person goes online you get an instant
notification, which I found pretty cool, because you cant miss your favourite
broadcaster anymore! Even if this is not enough for you, you can use the search
function if you are looking for someone.

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The simple to use menu of Meerkat

Meerkat is just as easy to use as Periscope, you just have to tap on one icon and you can
instantly start streaming. Once you started, you can see who are watching you on the
upper side in the small bubbles. On the middle you can share your content without any
distraction, and at the bottom, there is the viewer interaction via chat and if you missed
someones messages you can scroll up and read it later. Other than mesages, you can
also see who has liked you or retweeted you. The like function offers more too. Meerkat
has a leaderboard, which shows the most popular streamers. This is how it works:
when someone likes you, you get one point, whoever has the most point gets on top of
the leaderboard. Pretty simple and on the poin, which rewards the good streamers.
Whoever gives out good content, deservers to get more viewers.
Just as with Periscope I would use this app as a video blog (vlog) to capture your daily
life.
It is just as free as Periscope, and if you decided to give it a try, you will not regret it!

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Livestream
PC, Android, Iphone
Livestream the world first streaming platform, which
powers 4,000,000 events worldwide each year and has
been the biggest streaming application since 2007 that
you can get on the market right now for a 42$/month
price tag for the basic stuff if wou want to stream, but it
is completely free for viewers. Livestream is a
video live streaming platform that allows customers to
broadcast live video content using a camera and a
computer through the Internet, and viewers to play the
content via the web, iOS and Android apps (and Roku.
Livestream offers a free ad-supported service and
multi-tiered premium services with many benefits for a
monthy subscription fee. Livestream is the most professional live streaming platform,
with tracking and analytics, that helps monitor audience engagement using our
proprietary analytics platform. WIth support, that is online 24/7 and an end to end
streaming ease to use software ability. Now other than the previous stream apps,
livestream is only viewable on phone and PC (you cannot broadcast from phone!), but
can broadcast live events on the PC platform.
Livestream offer
help over 10,000
company
worldwide
and
the community is
constantly
growing tens of
thousands
of
viewers per day.
Be it conferences,
education, sports,
games, you can
easily find your
cup of tea on
Livestream. You
can even set up a
camera in your
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as they move around, how cool is that! I would consider this app to the cloesest to a TV
broadcast, except you can interact with people and share experiences.

Twitch.TV
PC, Android, Iphone
Now I would like to sail to a bit different water with this
application, altough we will still stay in the streaming
world. The application is called Twitch.tv. Twitch.tv is a
free live streaming video platform owned by Twitch
Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon.com. The popularity of
Twitch would eclipse that of its general-interest
counterpart; in October 2013, the website had 45 million
unique viewers and by February 2014, it was considered the
fourth largest source of peak Internet traffic in the United
States according to the DeepField. Considering the fact that
its only behind Netflix, Youtube and Apple, its pretty impressive. The site has also
branched out into music-related streams and content. In 2014, Twitch announced it had
more than 1.5 million broadcasters and 100 million visitors per month. Twitch is the
pinnacle of gaming, a website that is dedicated for gamers by gamers. where people
stream how they play games. If you are a non-gamer I would perfectly understand if
you ask this question: Why is it fun watching someone else play videogames? but to
be honest, there are no real answer to this, just as why would someone watch TV? It is
just fun and entertaining. Twitch provides users to be able to stream videogames and
and to chat by text alongside the video, be it a funny moment, asking questions about
the game or just talking nonsense.
The videos are also archived and can
be later rewatched any time you
want, you can even jump right into
the part you want to watch without
much buffering and waiting. The
platform also offers partnership to
the broadcasters just like Youtube.
People are actually getting paid for
streaming videogames. Isnt it crazy?
And the craziest part is coming now.
According to developer company,
they are working on a mobile
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your iOS and Android games. Twitch also offers special content to their users. One for
example is the Twitch plays Pokemon, where a people around the world play the
game together. The software understood what people were saying in chat and used it
according to which words were repeated the most, for example if most of the players in
the chat said up then the character would move up. Other big event and example was
the Bob Ross Anniversary and Marathon. People would come to watch old recorded
tapes of Bob Ross and his painting skills for days. It drew together 50000 constant
viewership any time of the day.
The good part of twitch is anyone can be a broadcaster, and it feels like a real
community, which is rewarding to be the part of.

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Twitch.tv chat viewers interaction

One of the most famous twitch broadcaster called Lirik is averaging well around
20,000 viewers for several hours a day, six days a week, while he also has a twitch
partnership and viewers are also allowed to donate money. He is now a full time
streamer,
playing
video
games
for
a
living.
Twitch.tv is extremly easy to use as a viewer if you are familiar with websites, but even
the application will not give your headaches. As a broadcaster its kinda different. You
can choose from many broadcasting software wich are integrated into twitch, but you
can find the guides on their website, so it should not be a big problem to get started.
If you like videogames, this is definietly the app and website you should check out!

Discussion
If you are interested in streaming, be it your hobby, job, or just want to have fun, I
would definietly suggest to you to check these applications out. They offer a whole new
experience with the interactions and live events. Its very exciting. These apps are great
for what they offer, with minimal bad sides, but considering that they are free to use for
the most part, it is really not a big deal. Each app has its own flavour, each can be used
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Music Album apps

With these apps fans and music lovers can discover a whole new experience.
In the era of digital music sales and the lack of interest in buying physical copies of our
favourite music albums it was not surprising that the music industry has changed
according to this new situation. This groundbreaking new method doesnt seem to be as
popular as their inventors thought it would be or simply they might have not done their
best in order to turn this potentional innovation into something interesting for the
General Public. Here I present and compare the first 3 album apps as the the pioneers of
this phenomenon namely Biophilia by Bjrk, Magna Carta by Jay-Z and ARTPOP by
Lady Gaga.

Introduction
Selling music is a lot different today than
how it used to be twenty, ten or even five
years ago. We live in the age of iTunes and
Amazon, not to mention streaming services
like Spotify or Apple Music.
2014 was the first year when digital music
sales have actually overtaken CD sales [4],
which means that this form of music is
getting more and more dominant by each
year. Knowing this fact, Bjrk was the first
artist in history to combine music with a
specially developed smart phone application
to provide her audience with something
totally new.
This attempt was later followed by Lady
Gaga who said that she truly believed that
applications are the future of music as the
way to sell albums.
Although so far there are only three
examples to mention, the idea of creating
these apps might put music into a whole new
perspective and change the music industry.

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Bjrk: Biophilia
iOS, Android

The Biophilia app was developed by Second Wind Apps and Relative Wave and was
released on iOS on July 19, 2011, and later on Android on July 17, 2013. It consists of 10
seperate apps, one for each song from the album of the same name, all included in a
mother app which is a menu made up by a three-dimensional constellation which the
user can shift, zoom and orbit by swiping their fingers to open the apps.
The first option in the apps is to play the app, the second is the score, in which the user
can look at the composition of the song, use it as a karaoke machine as the score has no
vocals in it, or turn off the music and use it as sheet music. The third option called the
animation links to an animation of the song created by Stephen Malinowski. The fourth
option shows the lyrics of the song and the last option is to scroll the credits, which
name the people who have worked in the app.

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JAY Z Magna Carta

Android (only Samsung devices)
The app was made available for free
download on July 4, 2013, to the first one
million Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung
Galaxy S4 and Samsung Galaxy Note II
users.
The application had the feature of
listening to the new album for free,
which later was said to be because that
way it would count as sales figures used
by Billboard (Billboard later clafiried that
it didnt).
Although the app was more about money and to boost sales, it was still the second
album app in the market. It featured behind-the-scenes video content of Jay Z and his
collaborators in the studio, and allowed users to unlock never before seen track lyrics
through social sharing.

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ARTPOP
iOS, Android
The ARTPOP app was developed by Relative Wave and TechHaus and was released to
iOS and Android on November 11, 2013. At the beginning the app had locked featured
which unfortunately remained hidden as Lady Gaga and her creative team decided to
remove the app from all platforms in June 2014 due to parting ways with old
management.

During its availability the app consisted of a music player and the so-called ArtHaus
which was a 3D modeling tool. Among the hidden featured there was one called
Trakstar in which users would be able to use the stems from ARTPOP and play with
them to create various remixes of the songs.

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Lady Gaga presenting the ARTPOP application

Discussion
Althougth some say that album apps are the future of music, the reaction of the General
Public tends to prove them wrong. These apps mentioned above were far less successful
than expected. It might be because of the lack of interesting and innovative features. It is
true that we shouldnt buy an app to listen to that specific album. We can do that by
buying it or using streaming services.
Personally, I think these apps will be successful and used by people when they finally
come over the desire to make them buy the music. If these apps will offer a whole
different and previously unseen method to explore music, people will definitely find
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Dating Apps
How people are interacting nowadays, have fast changed especially if we take into
consideration the fact that, evolving technological advancements has contributed a lot
to our daily life. Although romantic attraction, and peoples love towards significant
other has not changed, how we, people, find our potential date or how we express our
love has been diversified, there are currently over 2500 dating sites according to Online
Dating magazine, and just in the US there are 90 million singles aged between 19 and
45, furthermore, there are 40 percent of the frequent users that are usually married,
How do all these people are finding each other? What kind of market segmentation do
dating sites have? And how do all these 2500 dating sites differentiate so are the
customers?
All the dating apps and sites are different so are the customers, the users are from
various geographical locations, they have different likes and dislikes. Online dating is
getting much more popular these days and now, plenty hard to avoid. Since Tinder and
the wave of new apps that are coming out at a seemingly constant rate, it is becoming
that much more popular to meet someone online.
For as long as humans have felt the need to mate, many have recognized that finding
an appropriate mate can be difficult. Originally, online dating was referred to as a
personal classified ad in a newspaper. The first personal classified ad was placed
around 1700 in Great Britain by Catholic priests looking for young boys to do the Lords
work. Next thing you know, everybody and their mamas were placing a personal ad
in The Daily Courant, albeit on the down low

Match.com
Available in Android and Apple
stores
Worlds first dating site was
Match.com and then they have
built an app for the site, It was
created in 1995 and as of 2002
has had 26.6 million users.
Mobile-only dating apps are a
little bit like the Wild West. You
are not quite sure what you are
going to get for your time and
money. Services like Match.com
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little more reliable. You are still going to pay, but there are more predictable expectation
of what you are going to get and who you might meet. Tied closely to the Web version
of the service, Match.com app is easy to use and understand. It does not connect to
your Facebook profile, which appears to be an issue in some cases because some people
like to keep their personal life private.

Tinder
Available in Appstore and Android market
The interface is just very simple,
and that appeals to a lot of
people. The interface also gets
high regards because of how
quickly you can start using the
app, thanks to perfect Facebook
integration, it displays matches
likes and dislikes on Facebook
so the user can get an idea of
the match, and recently users
do get a chance to integrate
their Instagram profile. This
new iPhone app that is all the
rage among the college crowd.
Tinder is an anonymous,
location-based app that allows
you to look for singles in your
vicinity. The app will look for
people near you it thinks you
may like. If you do, you can
"Like" them. If they Like you back, you can chat right within the app.

Okcupid
Available in Android market and App store
OkCupid claimed 3.5 million active users as of September 2010. According to
Compete.com, the website attracted 1.3 million unique visitors in February 2011. Any
adult may join the site and all users may communicate with others via private messages
or an instant messaging "chat" function. A-List (paying) members see no advertising
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section of search results. A-list

members can also browse openly
while choosing whether or not
their profile is displayed to those
they visited.
To generate matches, OkCupid
applies data generated by users'
activities on the site, as well as
their answers to questions. When
answering a question, a user
indicates his or her own answer,
the answers he or she would
accept from partners, and the
level of importance he or she
places on the question. The
results of these questions can be
made public. OkCupid describes
in detail the algorithm used to calculate match percentages. Assuming a user is a paid
user ("A-List"), the site notifies a user if someone likes that user.

Happn
Available in Appstore and Android Market
A lot of apps like Tinder simply show you
people within a few miles of you. Happn
goes one step beyond: When you open it on
your phone, you're greeted by a collection of
other users with whom you've physically
crossed paths with throughout your day.
While some people might be initially uneasy
about the location-tracking nature of the
app, Happn's founder and CEO says it's all
about replicating the serendipity of real life.
When browsing Happn, you can see a
timeline of every Happn user you've been
near in the last few days, ranked
chronologically and by the total time you've
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like, you can "heart" them secretly to indicate interest, but they won't be notified
you're only matched up if you both independently "heart" each other.
If you want to be a bit bolder and ensure that person knows you're interested, you can
send them a "charm," which is essentially a push notification with a guaranteed
delivery that costs between 10 and 20 cents.

Conclusion
People are always very unique, so are the apps for dating flavored upon their desires.
They all have different interface some are just as simple as a swipe to right, some are
giving us a second chance to a potential date, someone we liked when we met at a
coffee shop but never had a chance to talk, or was too shy and some are relying more on
science to find us a perfect match. In all ways the Dating apps have made it more
accessible for us to connect to people who have different path from us.

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Reminder Applications
With these apps youll never miss anything important again

Nowadays people tend to run all the time. Due to their

flurry, they are more likely to slip out of deadlines or
forget totally about one of their to-dos. Here I collected
the best iPhone apps which help you in managing your
time and remind you of your obligations to be fulfilled;
these are Wunderlist, Clear, PhotoMind, Medisafe,
Daily Water and Frontline Dose Reminder.

Introduction
Given all the minuscule tasks I need to get done each day, things always fall through
the cracks. Its usually the smallest tasks I end up forgettingerrands, two-minute
chores, personal hygiene stuff. Things that should be good habits, but arent. So I
decided to put my phone to work, letting my mobile micromanage me into
remembering to do all the little things.
Staying on task isn't always easy, especially when you have a hectic schedule to juggle.
While in-depth project management apps work for some people, lots of folks just want a
simple reminder and task app that helps them get things done on time. From shopping
lists to remembering homework assignments and meetings, reminder and task apps can
keep you on schedule so you never miss a deadline again. However, depending on your
needs, one reminder app may be better than another. You only have to do a little
research and youll find reminder apps in almost every field of life- from schedule
managing apps till the ones which reminds you to cream your dog with Frontline.

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Wunderlist
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Windows,
Kindle Fire and the Web
Price: Free
Not only does Wunderlist have an iPhone and iPad app,
but Mac and Windows apps also. You can even log in
through a web browser and have access to your tasks
from anywhere. Wunderlist has all the features of a
traditional task app, but keeps clutter out of your way.
For example, you can create different lists and projects but dump things in an inbox to
sort later. Wunderlist also has a collaboration feature that allows you to mark up and
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Wunderlist Screenshots
Clear
Compatible: iOS 8.0 or later, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Price: $4.99
Not only is Clear super simple to use, it's gesturebased navigation lets you get things done with ease. A
simple pull down action lets you create a new task or
list. Just keep hitting enter between items to create
multiple tasks inside the same list. There's also iCloud
support which means your Clear task lists stay in sync
across all your iOS devices and your Mac. If you
choose, you can also activate the Clear widget in
Notification Center to see a look at all your tasks in just
a swipe.

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PhotoMind
- Picture Reminders, To Do Lists and Notes
Compatibile: iOS 7.0 or later, iPhone, iPad, iPod
touch
Price: $2.99
A picture says a thousand words. Why not use it as
your reminder?
PhotoMind allows you to quickly take a picture
and set a reminder for it. The reminder will appear
along with any note youve saved with it! Just
select the notification and PhotoMind will open
right to your picture! A picture truly does say a
thousand words, moreover you can keep these
pictures out of your Camera Library.

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PhotoMind Screeshots
Medisafe - Medication Reminder, Prescription and
Pill Organizer
Compatible: iOS 7.0 or later, iPhone. iPad, iPod
touch
Price: Free
Need to track medications or daily pills? Never
miss a pill again!
Whether you are taking one drug dosage or more,
you know how difficult it is remembering each pill
right on time. If you are a caretaker for a child,
parent, or patient suffering from chronic pain or
illness, you know how stressful it is not knowing
for sure if your loved one took their medications correctly.
Medisafe will remind you and your family when to take medications and when a refill
is due. You can record all your medications dosages, measurements and much more in
Medisafe and see your medication report. Your Med-Friend (family member or
caretaker) is notified if you dont check in that you took your medication, so they can
remind you to take your drugs if needed.

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MediSafe Sreenshots
Daily Water - Reminder and Counter
Compatible: iOS 7.0 or later, iPhone, iPad, iPod
touch
Price: Free
Water plays a very important role in our body, it
transports nutrients and oxygen into cells, regulates
body temperature, helps with metabolism and so
on, drinking enough water can help us lose weight,
look younger with healthier skin, less likely to get
sick, helps in digestion and constipation, relieves
fatigue, have a good mood, reduce the risk of
cancer and more.
To majority of us, we only know that we drink a lot of water or a little water, we
dont know exactly how much water we drink, is that quantity suitable for us?
Daily water is the app which helps us to track the quantity of water we drink and
remind us to drink water in right time.

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Daily Water Sreeenshots

Frontline Dose Reminder
Compatible: iOS 5.0 or later, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Price: Free
Fleas and ticks are horrible little parasites that can
silently invade your pets life. But, by remembering
to apply FRONTLINE Plus monthly, you will kill
fleas and ticks on your dog or cat and prevent reinfestation.
With the FRONTLINE Dose Reminder App, you
program the date that you give your dog or cat its
FRONTLINE Plus and then receive a reminder every
30 days to give your pet its next dose.

Frontline Dose Reminder Screenshots

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Conclusion
All the apps mentioned above serve for different purposes.
Clear is the perfect app to create to-do lists on a daily basis, however Wunderlist allows
more facilities to cooperate with collegues, family or friends. The main advantage of
both apps is that we can sync our devices through iCloud, consequently we are
reminded wherever we are.
PhotoMind is probably the most creative and effective app. As I see it, peoples
approach to their obligations can be changed positively by using our own photos
instead of boring lists. On the other hand PhotoMind has a mistake- the alarm sound is
not loud enough.
Medisafe is a tractable and indispensable app for those who have to take medicines
every day, the only drawback of this app is that it cannot be synced up with other apps.
Daily Water vittles from a good idea but it needs to be developed as well because it
tends to freeze occasionally. Last but not least, for the first sight Frontline Dose
Reminder might sound funny, but this app proves that we can find applications in
every topic imaginable.

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Latin Dance Apps

With these apps, we can lose weight, form our shape in our home where nobody can see us.
We always looking for new moods to be fit. Instead of going to a gym and pay money
for the training we can download applications which helps us to maintain our health
during the busy weeks. I compared latin dance application because it is an entertaining
way of spending our time while shaping our body. I tried to compare 5 applications
which are Latin Dance Exercise Workout, Latin Dance Aerobic, Latin Dance Fitness
Workout, Latin Dance Workout, Latin Aerobic Dance Workout.

Introduction
I choose dance apps beacuse I practise dance in my free time. Although I practice HipHop Im very interested in latin dances too. I like to do work out in an intense way with
music which can distract me from my everyday problems.

Latin Dance Exercise Workout

It offers 20 different coreography. It shows youtube videos.
There is a teacher in the front who says and shows what to do
and in the back ground
there
are
people
following their moves.
All videos are around 50
minutes which I think is
enough for beginners and
it is enough to burn some
calories too. There is a warm-up in the biginning of
each video. All of them are in English but I have
also found one video which is in German. But I
think even if you dont understand what they
saying you can still doing the dances because thiy
are showing the steps very clearly. There is also a
warning before the video that if youre a beginner
dont push yourself or if youre not feeling well
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There are fat-burning cardio classes and and there are classes where they are
teaching the basic steps of one type of dance.

Fat-burning exercises
They are mixing the styles of latin dances and teaching the characteristic steps of each.
Usually theyre mixing the salsa, samba,Cha-cha-cha, merenque and quebradita.
There are motivation even for the elder people who like to dance because there is a
video of funk dance by Jane Fonda and in the background there are elder people
dancing.

Basics of syles
The other half of the
videoes are teaching
only one style of latin
dances. The salsa,
merenque
and
guebradita appearing
in this part too.
They are showing the
steps several times
and the coreography
is divided into parts.

Also they are practicing it several times. At the end they dance the whole coreograpy
also several times. So it is very easy to learn them and have fun meanwhile.

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Latin Dance Fitness Workout

Its structure and usage is
similar to the first ones. It
is also colourful, easy to
use and you just need
internet connection.
This one also offering 20
videos. Some of them are
tha same ones.
It is offering music for that kind of movements
but not the steps. The songs are mainly in
spanish.
There are also videos for teh elder generation
with Jane Fonda. This time it is a salsa video.
It has more of the fat-burning types of videos.
All videos are around 50 minutes which I think is
enough for beginners and it is enough to burn
some caliries too. There is a warm-up in the
biginning of each video. All of them are in
English.
There is a teacher in the front who says and shows what to do and in the back ground
there are people following their moves.

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Latin Dance Workout

This app isnt colourful. Its
background is white. It
contains only 8 viadeos and
each are berween 3 4
minutes. So basically these
are just demonstrating us
show funny can be a zumba
class if youre there.
From the 8 videos there is
one
where
they
are
showing partes of dance classes of zumba and there
are 2 where they are dancing a zumba coreography for
one song.

So in total you can watch 3 videos where people are dancing, but you cannot follow
them because they are just showing us the coreography but not teaching it.

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Latin Aerobic Dance Workout

This app is also colourful
like the first one. It also
offers 20 videos. There are
also fat burning cardio
videos, teaching one syle
viedeos and also music
videos.
It shows youtube videos. There is a teacher in the
front who says and shows what to do and in the
back ground there are people following their
moves. All videos are around 50 minutes which I
think is enough for beginners and it is enough to
burn some calories too. There is a warm-up in the
biginning of each video. All of them are in English.
There are also music for this type of work out
without showiny you the movements.

They are showing the steps several times and the coreography is divided into parts.
Also they are practicing it several times. At the end they dance the whole coreograpy
also several times. So it is very easy to learn them and have fun meanwhile.

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Conclusion
If I have to choose between these apps I would choose the first or the last one. The
others aren't so good. But I recommend you not to do this kind of work outs at home. It
is way more useful and much more funny to do it with people around you and with a
real teacher who can motivate you.

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Livestream Apps
Sharing great moments (or just snapshots of your life) with your loved ones has never
been easier. Here I compare 3 of the most popular apps; Periscope, Meerkat, YouNow
for livestreaming.

Introduction
Want to share a live video feed with the world? Thanks to a ton of different apps, now
you can. Imagine having a live video stream of your dog while you are at work or
having a live video feed of the washer to know when your clothes are done. There are
endless possibilities. [4] Mobile phones are literally everywhere. Its time to take
advantage of this phenomenon through live video streaming of your events using your
iPhone or Android phone. Sometimes you might see something and think Hey! Wish I
could broadcast that live right now! but you dont have your camcorder with you.
Well, good thing theres an app for everything these days. [5]

Periscope
App Store, Google play
Periscope enables you to go live via your mobile
device anytime and anywhere. The app helps you to
become your own on the go broadcasting station,
streaming video and audio to any viewers who join
your broadcast. Periscope is an app that truly takes
advantage of its mobile platform incorporating
notifications and location as well as social sharing
(on Twitter of course), live discussions and feedback.
Once a broadcast is over, others can watch a replay,
and even provide feedback, within Periscope for up
to 24 hours. After that, the broadcast is removed
from the app. Never fear however, each of your
broadcasts can be saved to your mobile device and,
once youve got it there, it can be published and
shared online just like any other video. There are
many ways you can use Periscope for business from
insider videos to live Q&A sessions and beyond.
Periscope is also a great tool to use to show off your

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skills, especially if youre a speaker. Professional speaker Marquesa Pettway (CSP,

DTM) teaches entrepreneurs how to use speaking to grow their business and is a big fan
of Periscope. I love periscope, Pettway says. Ive got a few broadcasts under my belt
and have found that its your chance to share your expertise, your love of life, your
neighbourhood or just your perspective with people that already know about you while
also attracting new people that turn into followers and maybe even clients. Just get on
there and share your heart and youll get hearts in return.

Meerkat
App Store, Google play
While livestreaming is nothing new, Meerkat, an
easy-to-use iPhone app, makes it easier than its
ever been. The Meerkat app links with Twitter
accounts, letting a person on one side of the
phone stream a live video feed of whatever
theyre looking at or a video selfie.
And because you use your Twitter credentials to
sign into the app, all the commentary moves
through the social network. In other words,
while youre watching someones Meerkat feed,
you can comment on it with tweets that the
broadcaster can see and respond to. [8] The app
was released in February 2014, then quickly
found popularity after its debut on the
website Product Hunt, as well as widespread
use during the South by Southwest Interactive
Festival, both in March 2014.

YouNow
App Store, Google play
Mainstream media is just starting to get a grasp on digital heavyweights like
YouTube and Vine, but the next budding class of creators is already finding itself a new
digital home on YouNow. The four-year-old platform now boasts 100 million user
sessions per month, broadcasts 150,000 unique livestreams each day, and recently
closed a new $15 million financing round. Users are spending an average of 50 minutes

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per day engaged in those broadcasts, primarily

on the mobile experience. Its livestreaming,
organized through topical tags that give you
some idea of what you might expect to find
there, with a queue of interested creators
waiting for a turn in the No. 1 spot, but
broadcasting to their dedicated fans while they
wait. At any moment you can find a singersongwriter singing thanks for the tips hes
receiving, a flourishing goth and emo scene in
the #alternative tag, or a young woman doing a
conceptual art performance of a muted view on
her everyday life while fans debate if shes
depressed or not in the sidebar.

Discussion
All in all I think that these apps are very similar
to each other both in outlook and in usage.
Therefore none of them has any faults nor any specialties to highlight. Although if I
wanted to download only one of these apps it would be Younow, since I found it the
most user-friendly livestream app, as its platform was the easiest to adopt.

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Rugby Apps
Lets talk about sport apps, to be more specific rugby apps. Rugby is my passion Ive
been doing for more than 10 years already. So it was not a question what Im doing my
assignment on.
No man is an island and as such he is constantly shaped and influenced by his
experiences, knowledge and even the apps he uses. Todays people cant imagine their
lives without their apps (not mentioning their smart phones..)

We indeed have many useful or sine qua non essential apps playing huge roles in
our everyday lives. However Im going to talk about a bit less vital group of apps which
is sports.
There are several sports I could mention, but it wouldnt matter because all sports have
quite the same applications so I chose rugby to introduce the reader some sport apps, in
this case rugby applications.
We originally distinguish 3 types of rugby apps:
Rugby game apps
Rugby magazine apps
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Rugby in a nutshell apps (made-up word includes: news, teams, players, stats, coming
up games even live rugby games broadcasting)
Lets start off with the easiest one:

Rugby game apps

This particular topic is incredibly simple to define. These apps are made for people as
entertainment, moreover they are able to play a game in their own interest which makes
it even more compelling to buy or simply download it.
If you are looking for such an application I would recommend you the following:

This games called Flick Nations rugby, it has one purpose; to score as many penalties
as you can. Penalties are a very important part of this manly sport, although it doesnt
include tackling each other.
Of course there are several different rugby game apps ont he internet such as real life
rugby games when you are in control of a team and you have to compete with other
teams to win a trophy or manager games.
Some examples: Rugby nations 16, Rugby manager etc..

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Rugby magazine apps

Nowdays smartphones and tablets provide plenty of ways to keep up with the action of
a sport event such as a world cup or some trophy, and indulge in your sport habit
around the matches in other ways.

Rugby World Magazines screenshot

They are very useful applications. They have every news you need to keep up with
todays rugby. It is like other newspaper apps only in terms of rugby. You can look at
the summary of yesterdays game, what professionals have to say about the outcome of
the game, about players performance or simply their opinion about the them.
Other magazines like this one, there are a couple of examples right here:
SA Rugby Mag, Emerald Rugby magazine or Rugby world.
Some of them are for free, but many of them are just like real newspapers and you have
to pay monthly in order to get the paper and the news as well.

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I would highly recommend for everyone the SA Rugby Mag app as it is my personal
favourite and I reckon that is well made and they have legit news in time to say you
read it first int he world.

Rugby in a nutshell apps

These are quite an innovative type of apps. Basically they include news in the sport as
well as fixtures in different leagues and cups, information about players, like detailed
information: weight, age, height, position and caps, of course you can follow an actual
game. Its almost like streaming it, but you cant see the game itself but you get informed
who scores, when and how so you dont miss anything.

As you can see you got to see the fixtures of an upcoming world cup, as well as news.
They are well organised as they have pictures not only a title or heading os it is indeed
interesting having such an application and its advantageous.

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Well its been a pleasure to talk about my sport and easy ways how to follow it using
your smartphone, admit it its really a pleasant way these days. There are apps like this
in many other sports like football, basketball, handball etc.. I just showed you the one
which im interested in and willing to sacrifice my time for such an assignment on.

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Sport/Self-Training Apps
With these apps you have the opportunity to have more about sport competitions and results.
However these days more and more people desire to have possibility to know
immediately the results of the given sport events,or watch live,and bet th ebest they
think. With these apps you can easily follow every event without moving from one
place to another,and aditionally freely.Easy way to organise program for the family or
to friends. Here I compare a 5 apps such as theScore (Android, iOS) (Free) [1], Team
Stream (Android, iOS) (Free), NBA 2014-16 (Android, iOS) (Free), MLB.com At Bat
(Android, iOS) (Free, in-app purchases), NCAA Sports (Android, iOS) (Free)

Introduction
Owning a smartphone means never having to
wonder who's winning the big game, how your
fantasy team is doing or how many home runs ARod made while you went to the store. Sports apps
put the latest news, schedules, and statistics just a
tap away, accompanied with hi-res pictures,
podcasts and sometimes, even live-streamed video
of the action. Here are the 5 best sports apps for
every kind of fan.

TheScore (Android, iOS) (Free)

theScore (Android, iOS) shines in delivering
up-to-the-second game updates and statistics,
as well as breaking sports news. An event
calendar lets you easily look up upcoming
games, statistics for past matches, as well as
the latest scores and most important plays.
Matches
include
detailed
statistical
breakdowns to warm the hearts of stat
junkies, as well as play-by-play breakdowns.
The app allows users to follow teams and
individual players, giving you notifications
of related news or big plays. Social features
make stories, stats and game summaries easy

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to share with your friends and followers.

Team Stream (Android, iOS) (Free)

The Bleacher Report's Team Stream
(Android, iOS) app shies away
from the generalist approach of
other sports news apps in exchange
for a laser-like focus on your
favorite team or franchise. Simply
designate your favorite teams, and
Team Stream delivers relevant,
real-time notifications taken from
numerous sources across the Web.
You'll get scores, stories, pictures
and videos featuring your chosen
clubs. Get the latest breaking sports
news from newspapers, blogs,
websites and Bleacher Report, too.

NBA (Android, iOS) (Free)

NBA (Android, iOS) is the league's
dedicated mobile app that provides a
wealth of news and info for the 2014 to
2016 basketball season. The app
provides users with access to live
scores, game schedules, recap videos,
team rosters and statistics, as well as
customizable
game
notifications.
Subscribing to NBA's League Pass lets
you stream games live or on demand
straight to your device (regional
blackouts may apply), as well as watch
classic matches and set alerts for
upcoming games.

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MLB.com At Bat (Android, iOS) (Free, in-app purchases)

The official MLB.com At Bat
(Android, iOS) mobile app is your
go-to source for the latest Major
League
Baseball
news,
game
schedules, stats, standings and
rosters, as well as selected videos
and analysis. Users can follow their
favorite teams for personalized
notifications
and
news
feeds.
Premium unlocks provide users with
live audio and game look-ins, access
to the MLB.TV Game of the Day, ingame highlights, and a wealth of
other features.

NCAA Sports (Android, iOS) (Free)

If collegiate sports are what you're after,
you can't go wrong with the official
NCAA Sports app (Android, iOS). The
app lets you view live video coverage of
more than 65 championship events, as
well as look up scores and schedules for
multiple championships. In addition,
users can pull up regular season scores
and standings. Users can follow specific
schools for custom scoring notifications, as
well as view team hubs for the latest
scores, news and social media feeds.

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Economy Sharing Apps

These apps are made to help us to save or even make some money
The group of apps which I want to include in my essay is the so called sharing economy
applications which are made for the purpose of helping people in sharing their goods
with each other. The main goal of these apps is to make life easier and cheaper, but on
the other hand if you are in the business with these apps you can make some profit for
yourself. The applications which are inclueded in my essay are the followings: Uber ,
Airbnb, Oszkr.

Introduction
Sharing economy refers to peer-to-peer-based sharing of access to goods and services
(coordinated through community-based online services). Sharing economy can take a
variety of forms, including using information technology to provide individuals,
corporations, non-profits and governments with information that enables the
optimization of resources through the redistribution, sharing and reuse of excess
capacity in goods and services. A common premise is that when information about
goods is shared (typically via an online marketplace), the value of those goods may
increase for the business, for individuals, for the community and for society in general.
Collaborative consumption as a phenomenon is a class of economic arrangements in
which participants share access to products or services, rather than having individual
ownership. The consumer peer-to-peer rental market is valued at $26bn (15bn), with
new services and platforms popping up all the time.
The sharing economy encompasses a wide range of structures including for-profit, nonprofit, barter and co-operative structures. The sharing economy provides expanded
access to products, services and talent beyond one to one or singular ownership,
sometimes referred to as "disownership". Corporations, governments and individuals
all actively participate as buyers, sellers, lenders or borrowers in these varied and
evolving organizational structures.
The term "sharing economy" began to appear in the mid-2000s, as new business
structures emerged inspired by enabling social technologies and an increasing sense of
urgency around global population growth and resource depletion. One inspiration was
the tragedy of the commons, which refers to the idea that when we all act solely in our
self-interest, we deplete the shared resources we need for our own quality of life. The
Harvard law professor, Yochai Benkler, one of the earliest proponents of open source
software, posited that network technology could mitigate this issue through what he
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In 2011, collaborative consumption was named one of TIME Magazine's 10 ideas that
will change the world.

Uber
IPhone, Android, Windows Phone
Uber is evolving the way the world moves. By seamlessly connecting riders to drivers
through our apps, we make cities more accesible, opening up more possebilities for the
riders and more business for drivers. From our finding in 2009 to our launches in
hundreds of cities today, Ubers rapidly expanding global presence continues to bring
people nd their cities closer.

This is what Uber says about the app, which is today one of the greatest sharing
transport app all over the world. The Uber is a free aplication this is one of the main
reason of its popularity.The company develops, markets and operates the Uber mobile
app, which allows consumers with smartphones to submit a trip request which is then
routed to Uber drivers who use their own cars. By May 28, 2014, the service was
available in 58 countries and 300 cities worldwide. The legality of Uber has been
challenged by governments and taxi companies, who allege that its use of drivers who
are not licensed to drive taxicabs is unsafe and illegal. In Hungary the Uber is absolutly
legal but there are several county which banned the Uber from their county.
In some markets, where leasing arrangements for vehicles are available, the only
requirement for driving for Uber, other than appropriate age, health, and ability to
drive, is passing a background check. Both a smartphone, called a "device" by Uber, and
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Since Uber's launch, several other companies have copied its business model, a trend
that has come to be referred to as "Uberification".

Oszkr
Iphone, Android
One of the Uberifications is the Oszkr,
which is the Hungarian version of Uber.
The main difference between them is
that meanwhile the Uber is specialized
in short runs in the city, Oszkr is
mainly used in long roads.
The Oszkr was established in 2007 and
today this is the biggest sharing
transport app. The recent surveys
showed that more and more people use
it and many people choose this
application instead of MV or Voln.
We do not know the exact number about
the users but we can see it clearly that it
is more and more popular in our
country in the Google Play. the
application has more than ten thousand
downloading. It doesnt seem so many
but we have to remember we are talking
about a Hungarian app.
One of the reasons why this can be so
popular here in Hungary is that NAV (
the Hungarian Tax Office) found that
these serviecs are not bound to pay taxes
because this is only cost sharing.

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Airbnb
Iphone, Android

Airbnb is a website for people to list, find, and rent lodging. It has over 1,500,000
listings in 34,000 cities and 190 countries. The application for the smartphones is totally
free and it has been downloaded by more than 10 million people in the Google Store.
Founded in August 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco the company is privately
owned and operated by Airbnb, Inc. Shortly after moving to San Francisco in October
2007, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia created the initial concept for AirBed & Breakfast
during the Industrial Design Conference held by Industrial Designers Society of
America.The original site offered short-term living quarters, breakfast, and a unique
business networking opportunity for attendees who were unable to book a hotel in the
saturated market.
At the time, roommates Chesky and Gebbia could not afford the rent for their loft in San
Francisco. They made their living room into a bed and breakfast, accommodating three
guests on air mattresses and providing homemade breakfast. In February 2008,
technical architect Nathan Blecharczyk joined as the third co-founder of AirBed &
Breakfast. During the company's initial stages, the founders focused on high-profile
events where alternative lodging was scarce. The site Airbedandbreakfast.com officially
launched on August 11, 2008. In March 2009, the name Airbedandbreakfast.com was
shortened to Airbnb.com, and the site's content had expanded from air beds and shared
spaces to a variety of properties including entire homes and apartments, private rooms,
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One year later, there were 15 people working from Chesky and Gebbia's loft apartment
on Rausch Street in San Francisco. To make room for employees, Brian Chesky gave up
his bedroom and lived through the Airbnb service until the company moved into its
first office space.
This company for today made more than 60 million guests and save money for many
people. The negative impact of that in the economy is that it made the apartman prices
much higher and many people lost their living place because of this application. That is
the reason why many people think Airbnb should be banned like Uber from many
countries.

Discussion
I think the conclusion of this topis is that with a little creativity we can make our life
easier and cheaper. Those people who found out the potential in this business
nowadays are included in the group of the richest people of the world. So as we can see
this applications have potential if you can use it in the proper way. Thats gives us the
question:
in
this
case
why
so
many
people
do
not
like
it?
The answer is that for example who use Uber can ignore taxis from their lives. So what
makes the living easier for someone can make it much harder for another person.
The other negative side besides of the profession question is that so amny people think
that these apps are untrustables. You can hear many stories about that someone was
robbed because he used the Airbnb or was involved into an illegal business through
Uber or Oszkr. In my opinion if you dont use these apps it is not absolutely sure that
nothing will happen to you.
I find these applications great it makes our lives easier and it has lot of possibilities in it.
My favourite is the Airbnb because I am really into travelling and this makes a trip
much cheaper and I can feel myself comfortable everywhere around the world.

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Communication Apps
First of all, eveyone can prove that these kind of applications are useful in our everyday
life, without exception. Just think about it! How do you communicate with your familiy
and your friends who are not next to you? How would you get back home, if you have
been lost somewhere? These applications are the solutions for these kind of problems.

Communication applications
First, I would like to talk about communication. I think that communication
applications are one of the most important and most used applications nowaydays.
Why I think that? It is simple, because the fast improving technology. It feels like to me,
that we have new inventions every day and this my be true, which mean
communication systems are growing and improving. I am not saying this is a bad thing.
These kind of applications make life much easier. Just a few touch on your
smartphones screen and you can make contact with anyone, anytime, anywhere. Of
course, this would be not possible without the internet. I will talk about facebook first,
that is quite ovious.

Facebook
(iOS, Android, Windows)
The ideas that (1) social relationships are important for self-development and that (2)
communication helps people build these relationships are unchallenged by socialpsychologists. The human-embededness of the internet helps in the development of
social relationships by providing people with a virtual social environment that
facilitates interactions. Computer-mediated communication has played an important
role in changing the worlds communication environment. The mediamorphosis
(Fidler, 1997) associated with the advent of each of the television, the telephone and
other new media technologies has systematically created a cataclysmic transformation
of how people communicate - computer-mediated communication and its latest
innovation, social networking sites, make no exception. Critics of computer-mediated
communication have long argued that the stripping of physical cues is detrimental to
communication, but users have been reporting that they socialize, maintain
relationships, play games and receive emotional support via online communication.
(Sheldon, 2010) The social role of online communication has long been debated, as
academics attempted to understand if the internet was weakening or strengthening ties,
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partly solved the mystery: sharing information through the web bridges distances by
linking people and facilitating communication between them.

Viber
(iOS, Android, Windows, Blackberry, Nokia)
Viber is different compared to facebook. Viber was found in 2010 and IT IS ONLY a
smartphone application. Also, its an instant messaging and voice over IP application.
Viber works on 3G/4G or WiFi networks. In my personal opinion viber is simple and
more useful than a facbook app. Why? This is easy to use, also free and you only need
internet access. First it was released on Iphone, but a week later it was released on
Android as well. 5 years later (in 2014) viber has a lot of users and it is reachable for
many type of smartphone brands. As the most things on the world viber also has a
rival.

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Skype
(Smartsphones, Tablets, CPU)
Skype has been around since 2003. So it is much older than Viber. But when it was
released in 2003 it was only for Windows desktop. As the type passed it was released
for smartphones, MAC, Linux even for XBOX. Skype is an application that specializes in
providing video chatand voice calls. Users can also exchange text and video messages,
files and images, as well as create CONFERANCE CALLS. And I highlited the
conferance calls becasuse I think this is th ebest thing in skype, that is a genious idea
and for many years Skype was the only application that could make these kind of calls.
Also, Skype allows users to communicate by voice using microphone, video by using
webcam and instant messaging over the Internet. Unfortunately with smartphones
these oppurtunities are also available because of the facecamera, inside microphone etc.
My personal experience with Skype is that its been the first communicating application
that was working for me, I was using it in my everyday life but now that we are using
smartphones, its utility dropped and I am not even using it anymore and that is the sad
part. So in 2011 Microsoft bought Skype for 8.5 billion dollars.

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I would like to finish my assignment with the traffic and navigation applications and I
have two really useful and well-known examples for them. I am going to start with the
traffic application.

Traffi Hunter
(iOS, Android, Microsoft Phones)
Traffi Hunter is really a helpful application. As in
the name this application warns us if we are close
to a traffic speedometer. This is the main point of
the application. But it is much more than that, it is
also a GPS, a navigation system with POI. And of
couse like other smartphone aplications it is free to
download and use. During the use of the Traffi
Hunter you also can warn other drivers where a
traffic jam might be or a speedometer but that is
obvious.

Waze
(iOS, Microsoft Phones)
Waze is the worlds
largest
communitybased
traffic
and
navigation application.
If
youjoin
this
community you can shar
real-time traffic and road
information
helping
other drivers just like
traffi hunter. But Waze
also shows gas prizes. This is the newest traffic app that I know of, because it was
realesed in 2013 and I am using since I got my driving licence. Also Google bought the
application for 1.1 billion dollars at the end of 2013.

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Sport/Betting/Sports Results Apps

Basically my chosen theme is connected to Sport. If we did not read the title we start to
think about questions like Which is this sport apps or What kind of sport apps this?
But I think this document would be boring if I wrote about an easy sport apps, for
example: Basketball, Football or Volleyball. Of course these are really interesting and
good, but I wanted to be unique at the theme election. I think a lot of people like some
sports. Somebody likes playing tennis or watching Formula-1. Although there are
people who do not like playing or watching any sport but the money is necessary for
them too. So you can go to a bookies or register for an online bet page and you can play
with various bet independently, that you like or dislike the sports. Thus, I think my
theme(Sport/Betting/Sport Result Apps) is more interesting and affects more people
than a simple sport apps.
I would like to talk about the history of Sport Bet in this chapter. The sport bet is the
oldest shape in the gaming. Initially, this was a simple entertainment, but nowadays the
sport bet is an ever increasing business. The first record in history was about 2000 years
ago in Greek city-states. Greeks really like sports, refers to this Olympics, Games of
Korintush or Delphi. So Greeks have got a lot of opportunity that they bet for theirs
favorite.
The next station was the Roman Empire. The Romans made business from the sport
bet, especially on the Games of Gladiators.
Some governors tried to cancel the sport bets, but usually the citizens continued the
game in the Middle-Age. This was a trait in English. The sport bet was absolutely
successful in this time in America too, but It has licensed in some state yet.
But nowadays the sport bet is spreading all over the world especially in Europe and
this activity has become a huge business.
We have got lot of opportunities. We can take our Tipp in a bookies (lottoz in
Hungary) or we can register on an online bet page and then we have to transfer a
limited amount for a bank account and after we can say: Lets Start!. I think we know
a lot of online bet sites. For example:
Unibet(https://www.unibet.com/start);
Bet365(http://www.bet365.com/hu/?lng=25);
Tippmix(https://bet.szerencsejatek.hu/tippmix)
These sites are similar and naturally the usage is almost identical. We have to choose an
event what we want to receive and we can play various amount and we are able to play
when we want. So when we are in the extension of football game and the result is 1-1
we can still bet that the end of match will 1-1, which is likely to be happen. But of course
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we can bet any sport event, either we talk about basketball or chess. So after the
introduction of internet the sport bet page and online bet are spread worldwide because
the people do not have to go into a bookies or to sport events.
The sport bet pages usually make different applications which can make easier and
more comfortable betting. The applications can work if these are downloaded and if we
have a Sport Result Apps which shows the matchs result. So we have to obtain a sport
bet application and a sport result application and we can start the bet with a sport bet
application. For example:

Unibet
Tippmixpro
SportKlub
Bwin
Tippszter74
Bet365
And we can watch the result of the received match with a result applications. For
example:

Eredmnyek
Vitisport
Sport
FIFA Official App
Eurosport Livescore
Yahoo Sports

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In the next chapter I would like to write

about the operation of a more famous
and more important application. I
already mentioned that the online bet
page and applications are really similar
and these usages are almost the same. But
the people always try to decide on the
best opportunity. So the applications are
advertised. For example: If you register
for this application you are going to get
15.000 Ft if you can win ten times or you can get lot of bonus if you register.
I would like to introduce the principal sport bet applications of Hungary in the next
lines. I want to start it with Bet365.

Bet365 is one of the worlds leading application in the bets market. It is very detailed
and you can receive for many events. If you want to receive
you can do it anywhere. This app may be the oldest in the
market and you can find any championship inside this. Two
years ago this companys revenue was 51,8 millird forint in
Hungary

Bwin
The second application is Bwin which is one of Europes
leading services. This company was established in 1999.
This application has got about 16.000.000 users. You can
receive about 30.000 events in a day. You can sorted
among 100 sports.

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Unibet is a big company which has a very good application. Especially we can find
many football and tennis matches in the Unibet. This bet
application is invented by the Swedes. We can play with
Supetoto and Supercore on the Unibet which consist of 8-14
football or tennis matches. This is an innovation. I used this
application but I finished it because I do not want to be a
dependent of gambling. However I can offer you the Unibet
live stream because I think unibet possess the best live stream
application among the companies.

Tippmixpro: And the last important application is the Tippmixpro. Tippmixpro is the
biggest sport bet company in Hungary. I think everybody
knows about Tippmix. You can receive for the matches in a
bookies or in the lottery. So the tippmixpro is an online
innovation from tippmix. Thus, the people do not have to go
to lottery or anywhere, they can play in their home on this
application.

Eredmnyek:

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Usually these applications show the result of the matches but if we want to be sure we
can download professional result apps. For example my favorite result application is
Eredmnyek. This app is very reliable and exact. I think Eredmnyek is the most
famous result app in Hungary. This app is fresh and fast everytime.
I usually use this application if I receive a sport event or just if I am interested in a
match. This shows the result and the number of shot, possession or if somebody get
yellow or red card, it shows the every detail. But we can use other apps for example:
Vitisport or Eurosport Livescore.
In my opinion Vitisport is not a famous app, but I am sure that this program is very
good and exact. This shows different football, basketball or Volleyballs result and we
can watch it everywhere.

Eurosport Livescore
The last result app is Eurosport Livescore.
This application is very similar to
Eredmnyek or Vitisport. Eurosport
Livescore shows the different matchs
results. Especially football, basketball and
tennis match. We can use it like
Eredmnyek and Vitisport, so everywhere
and everytime. I do not want to repeat
myself, but this app operates like every result applications.

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Finally I would like to summarize my document for you. To draw the conclusion the
sport bet has a really long history and I think we can be sure that many generation will
enjoy this activity and I hope everybody can find their luck

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Sports News Apps

With these apps you can be up-to-date with all the latest news and information in the world of
sports.
In todays world, everybody reads and watches things on the internet. Sports news is no
exception. People always want to know more about their loved and/or opponent
teams, as well. With todays possibilities, users are able to read, watch and learn a lot
more of their team in a specific sport. The apps that I will be covering are not only onesport specific, but the user has the option of selecting various sports at once by just one
or two taps. In terms of availability, I will be comparing applications that are free and
available both on Android an iOS. These apps are the following: ESPN, EUROSPORT,
YAHOO SPORTS.

Introduction
Since the launch of the first smartphones, roughly around 2007 the world completely
changed in several perspectives. One of them is the ways of accessing information.
These new handheld devices allowed/allows/ programmers to create applications for
consumers to use. This was possible due to the fact that these smartphones were and
are able to connect to the world of the internet. App is the abbreviation of application
and it is a computer program designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones
and tablet computers. Most such devices are sold with several apps bundled as preinstalled software, such as a web browser, email client, calendar, mapping program,
and an app for buying music or other media or more apps. Some pre-installed apps can
be removed by an ordinary uninstall process, thus leaving more storage space for
desired ones. Where the software does not allow this, some devices can be rooted to
eliminate the undesired apps. These programs make our modern, fast-paced life easier.
Nowadays, we have the possibility of shopping online through our phone, watching
live football games, playing really well designed games or just reading the latest news
without buying the New York Times. In comScores recent Mobile App report, 2014
became the first year that mobile usage surpassed desktop, with the majority of all
digital media time being spent on mobile apps.

ESPN App
ESPN is a household name in the sports news industry. Owned by ESPN Inc., The Walt
Disney Company and Hearst Corporation launched the ESPN App to replace the old
SportsCenter application. When you first open your app, it gives you the possibility of
signing up, logging in signing up later. Signing up is strongly suggested because after
doing so you are able to select your favorite leagues and sports. After selecting leagues
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and sports you offered the possibility

of choosing your favorite team(s).
After these few steps the user
experience will be much more
customized to your liking. For using
the
application,
basic
finger
movements are required: swiping and
tapping. By swiping you can switch
between 3 pages: scores, news
and now. In the score section you
can see all the latest scores of your
team(s).
In the news section, you are able to
read all the latest about the leagues
and sports you elected. Also you are
able to watch short reports and
interviews related to specific sports.
The NOW section is basically a
Twitter or Facebook feed which
shows all the latest happenings
around leagues and players.
Overall, this app is suitable basically
for anyone around the world. One
minor downside is that videos tend to
buffer a lot both on WIFI and 4G LTE
connections.

Eurosport
This app is most commonly known in Europe. The user can easily find anything related
to sports news. Regarding how the user can maneuver around, it is pretty simple,
swiping and tapping. The user interface is really well thought out, the programmers
have only put one single button on the top left corner which is very handy for the
phablet users, since they dont have to reach the top of the screen every single time
when they want to change from one screen to another. One very interesting and
innovative thing is the option of live commentary. You just have to select a match that
they are offering and you will be able to follow happenings in written live commentary.

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To sum it up, this application is one of

the best all-around possibilities for
everyday use. Its visual but
professional looking user interface, the
possibility of basically choosing
between any sport and the innovative
live commentary make this app very
lovable for the average consumer.
Yahoo Sports
This app is not as visual as the two
previous ones but it gets the job done.
It is relatively easy to use. It uses a
plain greyish background, no fancy
visual transitions. It does all that an
average user wishes for in 2014. You
can select your teams, follow live
scores, read news and watch videos.
Since it is really simple in terms of
animations, it doesnt freeze down at
all, a not so up to date smartphone can
run this app without breaking a sweat.
Updates come regularly and the live
feed is accurate. On the downside the
score tables contain a lot of
information and the font of team
names are relatively small so you can
easily get lost in it.

Also, the lack of visual effects and simple background make this app look boring to
look at after a while. It could be a much better app if it would be a little bit improved in
a visual point of view.

Discussion

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To sum it up, any of the three apps

that I have mentioned can be used on
a daily basis. It is really up to the
question if we want something that is
visually staggering or something that
just gets the job done. The ESPN app
has the best user experience while the
EUROSPORT app have the Live
Commentary function which is a big
plus for people who are not able to
watch it. Yahoo Sports keeps
everything straight and simple, there
is nothing special about it, but for
sure it is the most fluent and most
stable out of the three.

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Photography apps
If you like taking and editing photos you need to check this page.
Nowadays all people a photographer. The reason is very simple: the scient is increase
very fast and almost the all mopile phone could do everything. You should not spend a
lot of money to a pocket camera, or wait a lot of time to the best moment (light,
darkness) just need to have a good mobilephone. Because you could download a lot of
after photography apps. Im sure, that you will find your favourite because there exist a
lot apps. All are simple and fast very much, and you could download free almost the
all.
So there are six of my favourite after photography apps, which could use fast and
easily: camera51, afterlight, camera+, afterfocus, autodesk pixlr and facetune.

Introduction
People use their phones 50% to taking a photo and uploading to the internet (Facebook,
etc). And some of them spent a lot of money on apps, to create better and better
photos. But you should know that you could rich very high quality on free if you
download this apps.

Camera 51
Android / iOS
Many of the apps here focus
on editing photographs to
make them better after the
event. Camera51 is more about
helping you shoot them as best
you can in the first place. Itll
advise you on framing and
composition; warn you about
objects that might get in the
way, and can even help ensure
your group selfies dont
disappoint.

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Afterlight
Android / iOS / Windows Phone
If its ultra-quick editing youre after,
Afterlight is definitely
worth
downloading: its as good for tidying
up a shot in a couple of taps as it is
exploring some of its filters and
textures for more polish. Textures?
Yes, this takes some cues from
traditional print photography in its
tools for digitally weathering your
final pics.

Camera+
iOS
Camera+ is another
combined camera and
photo editing app like
ProCamera
8.
However,
Camera+
offers many unique
features that allows it
to stand apart from the
crowd.
The camera section of
the app is great for
easily separating the
focus and exposure
points, and gives you
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full manual control of exposure settings.

It also features a built-in macro mode which uses digital zoom to create a macro
effect. While not quite the same as using a true macro lens (such as the Olloclip), it does
a respectable job of simulating the extreme close-up effect of macro photography.

AfterFocus
IOS
AfterFocus
is
another
specialty
app
(like
TouchRetouch) in that it really only does one key
thing, but it does it very well. This app allows you to
imitate the shallow depth of field effect that can
typically only be achieved with a larger camera and a
multi-element lens.

Autodesk Pixlr
Android

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Autodesk Pixlr is a highly rated and popular photo editor app and one that was highly
recommended by our readers. There are a host of editing options including red-eye
removal, a whiten teeth option, a one-click enhance tool, borders, filters, and you can
even preview effects using the Pixlr Live feature. Of course, there is also the range of
basic tools like crop and rotate. Its a solid editor with a lot of options and its from
Autodesk, a big name in graphic design.

FACETUNE
(Best for Selfies)
Android, iOS
If your social feed is filled with pictures of your lunch, sunsets, puppies and friends at
play, Instagram is where it's at. A social network in its own right, this app keeps its
focus on quick, uncomplicated editing and sharing of photos and videos. Plus, you can
like, comment and re-share your friends' pics to your heart's content.

To Conclude this topic, i could prefer the afterlight app, because this app knows the
most important function, easy and you could download to every tyoes of mobile.

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Travel Apps
Nowadays, the apps can help us to make plans to our holiday. The applications spread
very fast and a lot of people use them because they are reliable.
As a result, a plenty of travel applications were created a competition has emerged.
Which is the best? Which can inform the visitor the best? Now, I am looking for the
answer for these questions. The apps are useful because the tourists can use them every
time when they are needed if they have got a smartphone and now, be patient almost
everybody has got a smartphone. When they are lost or just want to search a good
traditional restaurant they click on the appropriate app. Various apps show us how the
people marked the given place so we can avoid to use services which are not worth for
us. I have found a lot apps but I would like to introduce 5 apps. I am going to compare
the Skyscanner, TripAdvisor, Booking.com, Maps.me and FourSquare. In my opinion,
they are really popular.

Introduction
First of all, as I have already mentioned applications are indispensable to decide which
destination will suit our needs. Googles travel study says that leisure travelers are
turning to search engines as their first step in trip planning. This use of search engines
appears to be coming at the expense of the use of apps. The poll saw an increase in the
use of search engines in May and June 2014, compared with the same period a year
earlier. For overnight accommodation research in 2014, 24% of the travelers surveyed
typically kickstarted their online travel planning at search engines - up from 18% the
previous year. In comparison brand sites and apps saw a decline in usage as the first
place they plan trips at online - from 37% in 2013 to 31% this year. For rental car
research, branded sites and apps lost ground, while search engines gained in popularity
as a travel tool. Only 38% of US travelers typically first planned trips at car rental brand
sites this year, compared to 44% last year.
But the broader context needs to be kept in mind: Search engines remained less popular
than apps as the way to begin planning a rental car booking, with only 24% of travelers
turning to search engines first this year. What is new is that search engine usage was up
from 16% a year ago. What about researching plane tickets? The starting point for
airfare research for 45% of US travelers was a branded airline site or app in 2014. That is
a fall of four percentage points from a year earlier.
In contrast, search engines gained five percentage points in popularity as a starting
point for air travel research, rising to 18%. Cruises saw a similar drop in usage of
branded sites and app, and a relative gain for search engine usage, among US travelers.
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So, search engines remain significantly less popular than apps as a way to start travel
planning and booking. But the balance appears to be shifting - with search gaining at
the expense of apps.

Skyscanner
Android, iPhone, Windows
Skyscanner is an app on which we can
book our airplane ticket or check the
appropriate airline to our holiday or
trip. We can also can talk about a global
search engine that enables people to find
comparisons for flights, hotels and car
hire. The service is free to users and
directs you to the airline, hotel, car hire
provider or travel agency to complete the
booking process.
The site is multilingual, offering flight
searches in over 30 languages including
Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Polish,
Spanish and Japanese. Skyscanner does
not sell flights directly; instead, the site
can be used to find the cheapest deal for
a desired route after which users are automatically transferred to the airline or travel
suppliers website to make their booking directly.In addition to its flight search engine
technology, Skyscanner also features regular news items from the travel and flight
industry as well as travel tips for consumers. In 2011, Skyscanner worked with
an Edinburgh ased Mobile Application Development company called Kotikan to release
their first mobile application. In just 6 days their all flights everywhere iPhone
App received over 100,000 downloads and by March 2013, the Skyscanner mobile
application had been downloaded over 20 million times. The company is headquartered
in Scotland with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as Singapore, Beijing,
Miami, and Barcelona, following Skyscanner's 2013 acquisition of Spanish hotel
comparison firm, Fogg. I think it is an app which is worth to download. It can be used
by business people who travel a lot and tourist who would not like to spend a lot
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TripAdvisor
iPhone, Android, Windows
TripAdvisor, Inc. is an American travel website company
providing reviews of travel-related content. It also
includes interactive travel forums. TripAdvisor was an
early adopter of user generated content. The website
services are free to users, who provide most of the
content, and the website is supported by an advertising
business
model.
TripAdvisor,
headquartered
in Needham, Massachusetts claims to be the largest travel site in the world, with more
than 60 million members and over 170 million reviews and opinions of hotels,
restaurants, attractions and other travel-related businesses. TripAdvisor operates
websites internationally, in such
places. This app is well-known all
around the world. More and more
people start using it because as I
have already mentioned it consist
of a plenty of opportunity related
to travel and they can make our
trip more exciting. We can search
either expensive or cheap hotels,
restaurants or bars. Everybody can
mark the place or leave a comment
under it so we can decide easier
which is the best because we can
see direct experiences.

Booking.com
iPhone, Android

Booking.com is an app on which we can look for accommodation or book, too. It has
started as a website 1996, based in Amsterdam. Nowadays, they offer an application
version of it. Booking.com offers online accommodation booking. It claims to have over
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700,000 properties globally under contract and that

it deals with more than 900,000 room nights
reservations per day. In 2013, it accounted for more
than two thirds of Priceline's revenue. Booking.com
is available in more than 41 languages. In 2012, the
United Kingdom's Office Of Fair Trading found that
Booking.com may have been limiting price
competition on hotel room sales, so this app could
be helpful for the world trade. Booking.com does not charge a booking fee to customers,
but charges commission on bookings to accommodation partners.

Maps.me
iPhone, Android, Blackberry
It is a quite new application. Its concept are the same like the others, to satisfy peoples
needs but not for entertaining first. We can look for names and addresses. As the
applications name said it concentrates to the maps so it is very useful to tourists who
were lost and they can find the nearest opportunities. It also includes GPS so it is a kind
of transportation app, too. They offer details than on any other app. They also can help
you to find the easiest way to get your destination. But dont forget about the leisure.
Maps.me also includes city guides besides the transportation kind facilities. It is getting
more popular now because you can use it everywhere and what would be more
important for a tourist?!

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FourSquare
iPhone, Android, Windows
Foursquare is a local search and discovery service mobile
app which provides search results for its users. By taking
into account the places a user goes, the things they have
told the app that they like, and the other users whose
advice they trust, Foursquare provides recommendations
of the places to go around a user's current location. There
are a lot of features inside FourSquare: Local search and
recommendations, Tips and expertise, Tastes, Location
detection, Ratings, Lists and Former features. On august,
2014 a new version was upgraded so The new app has
changed the focus of the app to being primarily a local
search and discovery tool, where users can follow others to receive local
recommendations from them. As a consequence FourSquare has many faces and you
can check on Facebook by FourSquare from a place which is a very good advertisement
to it I have known the application from Facebook.
Summary
I think all of the 5 application is useful. But everyone works for another services. These
are very popular all around the world. It is the age of technology we must know their
names. In my opinion, the most useful application is FourSquere because of its various
features and it includes the most thing between the 5 what I have compared.

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Learning apps
With these apps people can easily learn a new language
Nowadays more and more people would like to learn different languages, such as
Spanish, French or Russian. They also want to do that in an as easy way as it is possible,
that is why language learning apps are created. Here I compare four different apps
including Duolingo, Babbel, Busuu and MindSnacks.

Introduction
Learning a foreign language offers both students and professionals a great advantage as
it allows them to interact with people from other cultures. However, taking part in
language classes takes effort and time, something that most people nowadays don't
have. The development of smartphone technology has now made the process of
learning another language faster and easier. It only takes a single app download to start
learning.
Here are seven of the most well-known language-learning apps available for both iOS
and Android users:

Duolingo
Duolingo is one of the highest rated apps available when it comes to learning another

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language. It has also been recognized as the Best App for 2013 by both the Google Play
Store and the AppStore. The app works similar to a game wherein users receive
experience points for every correct answer. They are also given an in-game currency
called Lingots that can be used to get items from Duolingo's virtual store.
Users of Duolingo learn a new language through repetition, audibly speaking it and
conversation. The lessons are designed to increase in difficulty as the user progresses.
Compared with other learning apps, Duolingo is not grammar-intensive as it only
focuses on 10 of the most commonly used tenses to allow novice users to pick up the
language they want easily. You can learn French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Irish,
Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and English.
Babbel

Just like Duolingo, Babbel also lets users learn to understand a language by completing
and repeating phrases. The app is free to download and has a monthly subscription cost
beginning at $11.
Users can choose from Babbel's different language apps such as German, Italian,
French, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish. These apps can be downloaded individually so
that learners can focus on a single set of lessons before moving on to another language.
Babbel also uses a custom goal system that allows users to set benchmarks as they learn
a foreign language and to monitor their progress as well. In addition Babbels
integrated speech recognition helps improve your pronunciation.

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Busuu
What sets Busuu apart from other language-learning apps in the market is its bustling
community of users. Aside from finding out how to read and write one of 12 languages
it offers, people are also encouraged to listen and speak a foreign language by
interacting with native speakers.
After each lesson, Busuu users are taken to a mock conversation. The app will play a
video recording of another person speaking, and once it is through, the user is asked to
record his or her response. Members also can improve their language skills through
interactive courses and direct interaction with native speakers via an integrated video-chat application and peer-to-peer text corrections. "It makes every busuu.com user both
a student of a foreign language and also a 'tutor' of their own mother tongue," the site
notes. You can learn English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese,
Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese and Polish.

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MindSnacks
MindSnacks provides users with a free and entertaining way to
understand foreign languages and cultures. It features 11 different
lessons designed as easy-to-play games for fun and exciting
learning.
Each lesson works similar to a children's book wherein users are
asked to solve a series of colorful puzzles arranged according to
his or her language proficiency. There are different games in order
to learn something new every day and to improve vocabulary,
context and grammar. Here you can learn English, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese. There
are even tasks for either children or adults.

Discussion
To sum up, all of these language apps are appropriate to make people learn foreign
languages effectively because their programmes offer a useful opportunity in order to
learn languages easier and faster. It is just the decision of the people in a way that which
app to choose. Obviously, the price also matters, but fortunately there apps in this type
which are free to download.

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Identifying Songs Apps

With these apps you can identify songs by either sound-recognition or lyrics

Introduction
Almost everybody listens to music, and since there is no way for you to have a
complete database of every song in your brain, you will, at times, hear a song that you
like but dont recognize. It is annoying, but theres a solution. Long ago there would
have been almost no chance for you to hear that song ever again and even with the
introduction of the internet your chances were slim. But nowadays there are a few
mobile applications that come in handy in times of need. These are Shazam,
Soundhound, Hound, musiXmatch and Spotsearch.

By now, almost everyone, who has a smartphone, has some song-recognition app
installed. And while there are not many of them, it is still only a matter of preference for
some since all of them are relatively reliable. It was Shazam that brought this whole
thing to the masses, though and it is still the most widely-known app out there. Not
only that, but according to Shazam is responsible for 10% of all digital music sales
which makes it all the more important. The question is: is it the best one from the users
point of view? Well, Ill get back to this later, but lets just say that theres a reason it has

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kept its popularity throughout the years. Of course there are varios situations in which
you could need one of these apps. At thimes you wont have the opportunity to take out
your phone and have it listen, or the background noise will be too much for your app to
handle. In these cases it is best to remember as much of the lyrics as possible, because
there are some apps out there and in this comparison that can identify songs by
lyrics too.

Shazam
(free; Android, iOS, Windows)
The original and market leading app with many functions. You can tag as many songs
as you want and the whole thing is integrated with Facebook, Spotify and Twitter. Also,
you can check the playlists made by some of the most popular musicians/bands out
there. Song recognition only works on records (so no humming or singing) and theres
no identification by lyrics either, but it works quite well in noisy places, and lets be
honest, most places where youll need this app are not exactly quiet.

Soundhound
(free; iOS, Android)
The second place in the category goes to
Soundhound. According to it beats Shazam
in quiet, undisturbed ambience though it
loses some of its effectiveness when there
is too much background noise. It also lets
you hum/sing a song, but you have to be
pretty accurate or it will have no idea what
the actual song is. Overally its a good
alternative instead of Shazam, but they
might as well be used together, based on
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Hound
(free; iOS, Android)
The kid brother of Soundhound. Works
with the same database but instead of
typing you can give orders to the app by
speaking. Upon recognizing a song it gives
you the artists latest tweets, tour dates,
biography, similar artists, etc. It also has
other search functions, for example for
nearby restaurants or the weather forecast.

MusiXmatch
(free; iOS, Android, Windows)
musiXmatch is all about lyrics. It has the
biggest lyrics database amongst these apps
and provides a sound-recognition system as
well, although its not as effective as the
competitors. You can browse lyrics even when you are offline and the app works with
most third-party music players so you can see the lyrics as you listen to a song on your
device.

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Spotsearch
(free, iOS, Android)
Heavy integration with Spotify, hence the name. It identifies songs based on lyrics and
gives you acces to it on Spotify. If you dont have a Spotify Premium account, it gives
you a YouTube link instead. Overally, I think the best idea is to have at least one of the
Shazam-Soundhound/Hound pair and musiXmatch as a secondary option when you
want to find a song by lyrics.

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Communication Apps
These applications help people to keep in touch with each other easily, without the
concern of high phone bill.
Since the developing of the Internet in early 1990s, we live in a much faster world.
People are always running around in their busy environmental bubble, taking no care
of other things around themselves. A lot of people claim the developing of technology
and its improvement changed the world in a better way. Partly I believe in this
statement. In the following I would like to introduce the advantages of using the
Internet on the field of communication. The following top list is based on my research
on the internet and my experiences using some of these applications. Here I compare
top 5 communication apps, in the order of how frequently I use them, which are
Messenger (Facebook), Viber, Skype, FaceTime and WhatsApp.

Introduction
As before I mentioned in todays society we are always running around, sometimes we
do not have time to stop and meet our acquaintances face-to-face. We rather speak to
them on phone during getting from point A to B, while cooking, doing the laundry or
anything else we do in everyday life. It is just easier and simpler. Of course talking to
our family members non-stop on mobile can cost a lot of money, but with internet and
access to all kinds of applications on smart phones, laptops, computers, tablets we can
reduce the phone bill. These applications allow us with the use of our electronic
devices data plan to call, text, send pictures and videos, make video calls. In all share
your life with your friends any time without charging any fee. Also these programs can
mean the world for people like me who live separately from their family. As you may
know dialling a number abroad can cost a fortune not to mention if it is on the other
side of the globe than it is twice as much. Using these free apps they just make
communication easier, faster and nevertheless they keep the family together.

Messenger (Facebook)
iOS, Android, WindowsPhone
Instantly reaching the people in your life for free. Messenger is
just texting, but you dont have to pay for every message (it works
with you data plan). says the short introduction of its app.
Facebook Messenger is a messaging app that claims 50,000,000 to

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100,000,000 installs and has an average Google Play Store rating of 4.4 stars out of a
possible 5 from 484,831 users.
First it only has feature like texting but with time Facebook introduced new features
such as HD calling, and also with the cooperation of Skype now video calls can be made
too. To make texting more lifelike now every communication applications have all
kinds of emojis and stickers to express are feelings. Messenger is very popular among
all people having a profile on Facebook as it allows texting acquaintances from
Facebook without actually opening it.

Viber
iOS, Android, WindowsPhone
Send free messages and make free calls to any device that has Viber, on any network,
from your Android. Viber lets you make free phone calls and send text, sticker, photo,
voice and video messages for free to anyone who also has the application installed.
Viber integrates with the Android OS, iOS, WindowsPhone and desktop to give you the
best experience and performance. It syncs with your contacts, detecting which ones
already have Viber. Simply select a contact and talk for free.
Viber also offers all kinds of emojis and stickers to express our feelings as every
communication application. It offers public group chat with all kinds of topic we wish
to talk about. It can also be downloaded for free on any device though it has a feature
called Viber Out. It allows you to make cheap international and domestic calls at low
rate; all you have to do is buy Viber credit online though Viber to Viber calls are always
free.

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Skype
Android, iOS, Windows, BlackBerry, Samsung Smart TV, Xbox One, Play Station Vita,
Home phones
Skype - Free IM and Video Calls is a telephony app that claims 100,000,000 to
500,000,000 installs and has an average Google Play Store rating of 4 stars out of a
possible 5 from 860,295 users.
We all know how great Skype is to talk to friends abroad. It allows users to make video
calls for free to other Skype users. Whats good about the new app is that it integrates
well with the iPhone giving the user quality and easy to use video calls. Another feature
of Skype is that users can pay a very cheap price, or small monthly subscription to call
other mobile devices that perhaps dont have Skype.
Perhaps it is the one app that contains every feature we would expect from a
communication application; free calls, texts, video, picture and music sending. As Viber
it also offers credit to make direct calls to non Skype users. You can create an account to
find family and friends by their account or just add your phone number to make direct
calls you would do normally. One plus thing on the field of expressing your feelings is
using gifs from famous TV shows and movies.

FaceTime
iOS, Macintosh computers
FaceTime is a videotelephony productand from September 2013, also means a set of
related protocols for voice over IP (VoIP) developed by Apple Inc. It is available on
supported mobile devices that run on iOS and Macintosh computers that run Mac OS X
10.6.6 onwards.
The video version of FaceTime supports any iOS device with a forward-facing camera
and any Macintosh computer equipped with a FaceTime Camera, formerly known as an
iSight Camera. FaceTime Audio is available on any iOS device that supports iOS 7 or
newer, and any Macintosh with a forward-facing camera running Mac OS X 10.9.2 and
later.
It is a very well developed application, well organised and easy to use. Although it have
some disadvantages; the first of all is it can be only used between apple product users,
the second one is it only specializes in one-to-one video chatting not like Skype (a multiperson video chatting application). Furthermore while FaceTiming you can only run
this one app and no further, otherwise you have to shut FaceTime down.

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WhatsApp
Android, WindowsPhone, iOS, BlackBerry, Nokia
WhatsApp Messenger is a text messaging substitute app
that claims 100,000,000 to 500,000,000 installs and has an
average Google Play Store rating of 4.6 stars out of a
possible 5 from 1,958,072 reviewers.
WhatsApp is that app that can be used to communicate for
free between iPhone and Blackberries, and internationally.
This app is great because it connects iPhones, Blackberries
and Androids, unlike FaceTime that only connects
iPhones. Your contact list is formed by syncing the app
with your Facebook account, selecting all your contacts
that have WhatsApp installed. Apart from texting, you can share pictures and videos,
send audio notes, share contacts, and even share locations, all at the click of a button! It
also lets you update your status so all your contacts know what you are up to and it
gives the option to mark some contacts as favorites for easy reach. However
it doesnt have the calling or video feature, it is so easy to text, share videos, pictures
and voice messages with this application.

Discussion
I personally prefer using Messenger for texting my friends. I can set if I am available or
not so no one will interrupt me when I want to close the outside world. When it comes
to group chats I rather use Skype because we can make multi-personal video calls, I can
see and hear them just like meeting face-to-face. Viber is good because it syncs your
contact list and makes its own by choosing which one of your contacts have also Viber.
It is simply to use, no need to create any special account, only your name and phone
number is needed. Although it is only good for making phone calls and texting just for
free mainly.

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Series Tracking Apps

With these apps people can track the series they in order to know which episode they have
watched and which they have not watched
I would like to show you how easily you can track your series you are watching and not
get lost. Here I compare some Apps in the field which are TrackSeries, Next Episode,
Trakter, Criminal Mind Series Guide.

Introduction
Nowadays there are more and more series which means that usually people do not only
watch one simultaneously. It does not cause any problem in itself, however there might
be some unpleasant consequence watching more than one series simultaneously and
getting lost in following which you have seen. That is why series tracking apps are
needed. It is not inevitable to use there Apps of course, but It can make your everyday
life a little bit easier I totally agree with people who say it is just unnecessary, but
everybody have to admit it, that it is quite annoying when you do not know where they
stopped watching. These Apps help you with the whole memorizing process. Most of
these Apps also show you when will be the next episode available for you. Also, it
might have the ability to count the series you have already seen, and time that you
spent on watching them. For some people it is quite amazing that they spent many
hours watching series. I would also add that talking about series is really fashionable
among people. What is more there are circles of friends who watch it together and this
is kind of an agreed entertainment for them.

TrackSeries
Windows
TrackSeries is a free app, and what is really important it has not got so many
advertisements so that it would be unpalatable using it. Naturally the basic tracking
and showing the upcoming episodes is given, but there are some other options that not
every app have. For instance it always offer you to watch the most well-known series.
Basically you can select the series by typing the name, then you can make a list of them,
and there you can tick the episodes. Also, you can see the progress you have made so
far according to your list. You can the number of series you are tracking, and the
number of episodes you have seen. Although it might be a shocking data. If you look
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you can see whether your favourite series finished have or not. As for me I use this App
to keep tracking my series, I would definitely recommend it to anybody.

Next Episode
iPhone, Android
It is basically a free app, but there is a premier function with which you can more
features. Actually it provide the basic things, with the difference that it is more user
focused. That means that it always show you other series that might have the same
story that you are watching, so can discover more series all in all. Also it provides
trailers which might encourage you to be interested in it. It has calendar which is
intended to arrange the unseen episodes. As for the premium feature you can read
pilots from the upcoming series, see the shows who have the same creator as the one
you have on your watchlist. Also, you get more statistics about the shows you are
watching, and a chart built up of currently trending shows will be available for you. It
has some other interesting and useful features as well, but the listed above might be the
more important ones.

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Trakter
Windows
It is also a free app with a premium option. I think that this is the most compound
among the ones that I mentioned previously. There are more lists, like one for my
shows, for the upcoming and one for the aired episodes. It also shows its complexity
that it is linked with another site called Traktatv (https://trakt.tv/). For me it is more
the well-known website, called Imdb, because Trakter operates as a forum where
everybody can share their opinion about the series. From the listed apps this has the
most features even when you are not a premium member. I would say that you are
really into movies and series then you should definitely try to use this one.

Criminal Mind Series Guide

Windows
This app is also free of charge. This app is just an example of another type for series
tracking app. Actually this is unique as not every show has similar guide app. There are
some of these kind of guide app, which main aim is to cover only one series. For
instance this one is about the Criminal Minds which is an ongoing show these days as

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well. This app contains the details about this given series. You can be more familiar
with the characters and there some pictures, also you can read the list of actors for
example. It is not strongly connected to tracking series but we should mention these
kind apps as well.

Discussion
All in all I would that if somebody wants to track his or her series as he/she is not able
to keep in mind, there are plenty of apps that are useful, and appropriate for the
personality for the user as well.

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Music Apps
With these apps, we can listen to any music without WiFi connection and its not necessary to
download them.
Nowadays music is something essential in everyones life, especially in teenagers. Its
indispensible in a party, entertains us in case of travelling alone, and it is just great in
every situation. A few years ago the problem was that we could not reach songs
everywhere, we had to use internet connection or download them. Now we have
several applications, so we can listen to music anytime anyplace. Here I introduce the 5
bests which are Spotify, Shazam, Amazon Music, Google Play Music, Songza.

Introduction
If you lump them all together, there are probably no fewer than a zillion different music
apps between Google Play and the App Store. Those arent exact figures, but based on
Digital Trends own independent research, we estimate that the number is somewhere
between a zillion and a jillion. So as a smartphone user, you have access to just about
any type of musicprogram imaginable, from Internet radio and streaming apps to guitar
tuners and portable DJ stations. Unfortunately, though, your smartphone has a limited
amount of space. You cant download the entire zillion apps as of yet, anyway so
weve dug up the best music apps available for Android and iOS. It should be noted,
however, that the number of music apps available varies greatly from store to store.
Apples App Store easily has the most, followed closely by Google Play. Most are
available free of charge, though, many also feature in-app purchases
and monthly subscription fees. Nonetheless, below are picks for the best music apps,
whether youre looking to simply listen to music, learn music, or create it.

Spotify
Available on Iphone and Android.
Spotify is a really popular music app. It is
free, but it has a premium version. (It is
about 4,99 /month)
Spotify is a digital music service that gives
you access to millions of songs. Search &
discover - Choose the music you love, or let
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want, just search and hit play. Or find new music by browsing the collections of friends,
artists and celebrities.
Build your collection - Its easy to build a personal collection by creating your own
playlists. Or if you find a playlist you really like, just add it to your collection. Very
soon, you'll have the right music for every mood and occasion.
Radio - Sit back and enjoy Spotify radio. Start with a song you love, and let Spotify
bring you one great track after another. Perfect if you don't know what to listen to, or if
you're in the mood for something new.

Shazam
Available on Iphone, Android and Windows.
This is a free app. Shazam is one of the
worlds most popular apps, used by
more than 100 million people each
month to identify music, get song
lyrics, and now to discover the music
that artists discover themselves. (So it is
mostly different from the other four
apps).
Key features:
Shazam TV shows to discover
soundtracks, the cast, special offers and
more
Enjoy music lyrics and YouTube videos
Preview songs and add them to Rdio and Spotify playlists
Launch Pandora radio based on artists you discover
Ask the Google app to Shazam for you: Ok Google,
Shazam this song

Amazon Music
Available on Iphone and Android.
Amazon may have been late to the game, but its
streaming app is one of the best. It allows you to access
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songs and those you purchases on the site, and provides additional options for creating
and
editing
playlists
on
the
fly
and
it
is
also
free.
Deciding what tol isten is simple. Start an ad-free station by a genre or an artist and
enjoy unlimited skips. Just tap thumbs up or down to personalize the station even
more! Find playlists by genre, artist or the top 50s programmed by music experts. We've
done the work for you so you don't have to. Discover something new with song and
album recommendations personalized just for you. Search or Browse through the Prime
Music catalog. Shop from over 30 million songs without leaving the app discover new
music, bestsellers, and music from rising artists.

Google Play Music

Available on Android.
Google Play Music is free, but as the
Spotify it has a premium version too.
(Although both has an offer, so we can try
out how is it, before we would pay every
month
for
them).
All your your Google Play music
purchases are instantly available in your
music library. Share a free full play of the
songs and albums you purchase on
Google Play with your friends on
Google+. Manage your music effortlessly.
Create your own custom playlists or build them automatically from a single song with
Instant Mix. Playlists are kept in sync from wherever you access your music, so you can
sign in from any computer and your music is just like you left it.

Songza
Available on Iphone and Android.
In the case of Songza, the mood sets the
music. The app showcases high-quality
audio spanning numerous genres and
allows you to choose from a variety of
curated stations based on the time of day
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elaborate meal.
Songza plays you the right music at the right time.
Named "Editors' Choice" by Google Play.
Free, with no listening limit.
Let Songza's 'Music Concierge' find the right music for your moments.
Stream thousands of original playlists handmade by music experts.
Save your favorite playlists and share them via Facebook, Twitter or email.
Tablet support

Discussion
So the main point I think is that when we hear a new song (no matter where) we can
search for it and instantly have it. Also if we think old music, (weve listened when we
were a child or anything) and we would like to hear again, we do not have to go home
and download it/look for WiFi connection, we should use one of these apps and listen
to it at that moment.
Mostly everything has a negative side. In this case it is the fact that we have to pay for
some of them but in my opinion there is not any more problem with them.
Comparing all these apps I think Shazam is the best. It is not accidental that according
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Working Out Apps

With these apps, we can work out at home easily, without going out, and also it is a good way to
save some money.
I wrote about my favourite working out apps. I love them, they helped me, to keep fit
and healthy and to achieve my goal, which is to have a better shape. Here I will show
my 5 top favourite apps, I recommend for everybody to use it frequently. Whether
you're a workout beginner or a serious exercise addict, whether you've got your own
personal gym or nothing more than a dingy gym mat, there's something for you here in
our list of 5 of the best workout apps. TriTime, Workout Trainer, Daily Butt Workout, 7
Minute Workout, and Pocket Yoga.

Introduction
New year, new you, right? Well, at least until life gets in the way. Don't let your busy
schedule stymie your goals to get moving with these apps. The hot new fitness trend is
getting in a workout in a short amount of time, from as little as seven minutes. These
apps can help you fit in a workout anytime, anywhere with a bit of guidance, coaching
and motivation. Often, you'll only need your body and a bit of space for the exercises.
So drop the excuses, pick up your phone, and take a few minutes to get your heart
pumping.
When your workout routine starts to feel too, well, routine, its tempting to drop some
serious cash to work out with one of your gyms personal trainers. But before you drain
your savings, give one of these apps a go. Whether youre a CrossFit junkie, training for
your first 26.2-mile race or attempting to shed some weight before hitting the beach this
summer, theres a download that can help amp up your results. I've covered some of
the best fitness and self-training apps for smartphones before, and now take a look at
some of the best workout apps available for mobile devices.

TriTime
IPhone, Android
TriTime - Measure, log, share! Measure workout distances, log it and view daily
workouts easily! Here is what you get: Track of your triathlon training (distance, time).
This functionality requires location and audio background mode. Perfect training app
for triathlon, run, bike, swim or other. Quickly view past workouts. Log your Run, Bike,
Swim & Other workouts. Easily add a new workout type. Easily enter your train
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your friends. The best Triathlon training diary for You! If you are an ironman, you must
have it!

Workout Trainer
IPhone
Get in the best shape of your life with thousands of free workouts and premium
programs that help you achieve your fitness goals. Workout Trainer is a TOP app in the
App Store. Whether youre lifting weights at the gym or doing bodyweight workouts at
home, Skimbles Workout Trainer will help you get fit with 1000's of free multimedia
workouts coached by expert personal trainers. They will guide you through every
exercise with timed, step-by-step audio, photo and video instruction -- complete with
encouragement! Choose your area of focus like weight loss, yoga, weightlifting, running
& more. Workout Trainer is ideal for people who want to get in shape without using

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any exercise equipment. Also great for those who enjoy Tabata, High Intensity Interval
Training (HIIT), timed workouts, P90X, CrossFit WOD, and the 7-Minute Scientific
Workout. Everything tracked with Skimble's Workout Trainer application is
synchronized with the Skimble.com website, so you can connect with the active
community that has made Workout Trainer a top free iPhone & iPad app in Healthcare
& Fitness! Workout Trainer can synchronize your calories burned during workouts to
the Health app on your device. NEW: Unlock everything in Workout Trainer by
subscribing to PRO+
Now, new subscribers can enjoy a free 7-day trial period of our PRO+ Membership.
After the trial, your iTunes Account will be billed $6.99 per month. This auto-renewing
subscription gives you access to everything in the app, including existing and new
custom training programs developed by our certified personal trainers. This
subscription will automatically renew within 24-hours prior to the end of each billing
period and may be managed by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase.

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Daily Butt Workout

IPhone
Daily Butt Workout is a
great 5 to 10 minute
daily butt and leg
routine that steps you
through ten of the best
lower body exercises you
can do in the comfort of
your own home. This
workout is developed
and demonstrated by a
certified personal trainer,
and
spending
just
minutes
a
day
can
strengthen and tone your butt and legs. The routine's simple
interface, complete with video and timer, allows you to easily
follow along and understand each exercise. FEATURES: Two
different 5 to 10 minute butt-toning workouts Great for both men and women Video
showing how to do each exercise. Developed by a certified personal trainer. On-screen
instructions and timer No internet required to do the workouts. Integrates with Health
app (calories burned data will push to Health app at end of workout if calorie
calculation app setting is turned on).
Average Review Rating: 4.7/5.0 stars.

7 Minute Workout
IPhone, Android
12 high intensity bodyweight
exercises. 30 seconds per exercise,
10 seconds rest between exercises.
Voice prompted, so complete the
entire workout without looking at
a timer or device! This app is
inspired by the 7 Minute Workout
that was originally published in
ACSM'S Health & Fitness Journal
and then covered by the NYTimes.
What the 7 minute workout app
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does: Outline of all the exercises in the workout. See video and text descriptions of each
exercise. Perform the workout with countdown timers and prompting for each exercise
and breaks. Voice prompting for each step, no need to even look at the phone! No need
for timers. No confusion on what exercise to do next, or how to do it. HealthKit
integration.

Pocket Yoga
IPhone, Android
With Pocket Yoga you can keep up with
your practice at your own pace in the
comforts of your own home. Simply roll
out your mat, place your device in front,
and Pocket Yoga will guide you through
your entire session. Choose between 27
different sessions of varying duration
and difficulty. Learn the poses with the
pose dictionary containing detailed
explanations of the correct posture,
alignment, and benefits.
Features: Detailed voice and visual
instruction guides you through every
pose, including each inhalation and
exhalation.
Over
200
beautifully
illustrated pose images showing correct
posture and alignment. Dictionary of
poses containing the descriptions and
benefits of each pose. Unlock new
environments as you progress in your
yoga journey. Quickly preview a practice
to see if it is right for you before you
start. Maintains an ongoing log of all
your yoga practices to track your
progress.
Practices
designed
by
experienced yoga instructors.
Play music from your music library in place of the default music. You can even play
music through iTunes Radio or other apps while Pocket Yoga is running. Play the

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practices on your Apple TV through

AirPlay. HealthKit and Health app
support! Track your heart rate and
calories burned. Accolades: Listed
among the 15 Best Beauty Apps
InStyle. Selected by CNN as one of the
"10 great mobile health apps". Featured
by Apple in "Get in Shape", "Let's Get
Moving", "10 Essentials" and "New and
Noteworthy".

Discussion
For me these apps helped a lot. I love
them I cant say anything bad about
them! It is useful and I dont have to go
out, or even pay money for these
because they are free. So all considered,
I recommend these to everybody.

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Transportation Apps
With these apps you can easily travel from A point to B without any difficulties.
If I just think it over, which are those applications, that I use the most frequently I have
to say the transportation applications. I have just moved to Budapest in this September,
because of the university so I felt myself quite lost. Budapest is such a big city, so that is
why I needed to get some new application which may help me to travel in the city. I can
definitely claim, there are several great apps, which makes travelling easier.

Introduction
According to, if somebody wants to travel by public transport, then the easiest way to
plan it on Google maps and BKK. Thanks for the Google maps and BKK (Budapest
Kzlekedsi Kzpont) cooperation, we can plan our routes through the latest
timetables. Just imagine something, and you will definitely find an application for it.
Of course it is far from certain that it is perfect. There are several apps, which are
formatted for Budapest too. says Magyarsi Csaba, a blogger. With the most useful
transportation of applications, you can pay for parking, list timetables, minimalize your
taxi charges, and get information about traffipaxes, avoid the big traffic jams.

Google maps
Iphone, Android, Windows
It is not only a map. On the surface, we can easily get photos about
the cities. This function is mainly good for tourists, who likes to
discover new cities. When they are looking for a good restaurant,
they can get information about not only the atmosphere but the
quality too. Since the Google Maps
contains 220 countries, then practically
anywhere you go, you will have a map
in your pocket, which you can use
easily. It is really clear and userfriendly. It has more than 5 million
users, indicating its excellence. The
applications rank is 4,3 and it is free to
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BKK FUTR
Iphone, Android, Windows
During a half year, there were more
than one million users of this
application. This application by the
Budapest

Kzlekedsi Kzpont was made for smart phones and

tablets. It gives the possibility to plan your routes in real
time. On the maps you can see the following vehicle, and
the stops. The application also inform you about the
traffic jams. In the stops, there are displays, which show
the passengers the
next route.
The
Futr project was
made
by
the
Synergon
Integrator
Kft.
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The project costs 6,7 milliard Ft, and out of this 4 milliard Ft was given by the European
Union. Under the project, there were 1536 buses, 612 trams and 145 trolleys set up by
on-board units.- written by Npszabadsg.

UBER
Iphone, Android, Windows
Get a taxi, private car or rideshare from your mobile phone. Uber
connects you with a driver in a minute. Uber uses your phones GPS
to detect your location and connects you with the nearest available
driver. When you request a drive, they will find a driver and let you
track their location on the map. Your drivers name and car details
appear in the app, and you can massage or call if you need to.
Whats more, you dont need cash when you ride with Uber. Once
you arrive at your destination, your fare is automatically charged to
your credit card on file- no need to tip. After your trip you can rate your experience and
leave additional feedback about your driver.
Uber available 67 countries. Users rank this app for 4,2.
The 45 % of the Uber users are foreigners in Budapest. Their opinion is, it is a big
advantage, which they can use it like at home, in their countries, so that they are
familiar with it. There was a survey in a few weeks ago, and turned out, that the 92%
of the users are satisfied with the application and they would advise it to everyone.
From where do those people arrive, who use the app the most frequent?
The top 5 countries are: USA, Russia, UK,
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Oszkr telekocsi (Ocar telecar)

Iphone, Android, Windows
You travel not only cheaper, but even faster, more flexible and
comfortable, whats more, in good mood!
With the help of Oszkr telekocsi system, the drivers can offer
their free seats for those, who wants to travel on the same way.
This service is really similar to the Uber, but the main
difference, is that the Oszkr works only between two cities. So
that
it
is
created
for
longer
routes.
This transaction is good for both the driver and traveler,
because the travel expenses are divided.
Among the uni stundents it is a big help, for both parties. On the one hand the drivers
route expense is less, on the other
hand the rider often pay less for the
route, than he/she would travel by
any kinds of public transport.
There were two university student
Prcser Attila and Gyrs Mt,
who studied in one of Budapests
University. They commute between
Szombathely and Budapest. They
thought that, travelling alone is
expensive, boring and polluting. Thats why they have found out this application is
2007. Since then, it is a big success. Here you can
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Waze
Iphone, Android, Windows
Nothing can beat real people working together
Imagine millions of drivers out on road, working together towards a
common goal: to outsmart traffic and get everyone the best route to
work and back, every day.
Its rank on Googleplay is: 4,6.
Waze is a free social mobile app that enables drivers to build and use live maps, realtime traffic updates and turn-by-turn navigation for an optimal commute.
Waze is 100% powered by users, so the more you drive the better it gets. Join the
community of drivers in
your area today!
Waze
is
all
about
contributing
to
the
'common good' out there
on
the
road.
By
connecting drivers to one
another, we help people
create
local
driving
communities that work
together to improve the
quality of everyone's
daily driving. That might
mean helping them avoid
the frustration of sitting
in traffic, cluing them in
to a police trap or shaving
five minutes off of their
regular commute by showing them new routes they never even knew about.

Discussion
To sum up, these applications all contribute to make your routes both inside one city
and between two cities much easier. These transportation apps will keep you moving,
whether you're in a car, on a bike or using public transit systems. Get upcoming
departure times for all nearby transit lines in big text and bright colours no taps
required. Plan your trip, set reminders, get notifications about disruptions.

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RPG Games Apps

With these apps; Players can enjoy virtual realities, learn about other life situations which they
would not want to experience in their skin and furthermore acquire a creative problem solving
attitude in order to achieve results.
These apps are Games therfore they purpose are to make the user enjoy the time spent
while using them. I played with these apps: Galaxy on Fire 2 HD, Bardbarian, Plague
Inc.

Introduction
Every application is different from each other although we can find common factors to
compare. I will compare them by the following factors:
User experience through space in the game
Level up or what gives the feeling of evolvement
Diversity of problems and their solution

Galaxy on Fire 2 HD
Iphone, Android
Galaxy on Fire 2 HD (GOF 2) is a genre-defining 3D open space shooter. The creators:
Deep Silver has been awarded as Best developer. (1)
In the game you
continously travel in
space which gives
you the impression of
an
adventure
to
expore the whole
universum. This is a
key part while these
game gain so many
fans. You are not olny
travelling
between
spacestations
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galaxies!
Moreover you can freeze the pictue any moment and turn the 3D picture all around
while you ship is in the
middle.
Through the game you can
do different tasks missions,
trading, mining of asteroids
and salvaging cargo - which
earns you creadit. With
credit you can buy different
sapceships, equipment and
blueprints. The continous
upragade of your powers
makes the game easier while
the game is becoming harder
and harder as you progress in the storyline.
There are many problems throgh the missions which you assigned to solve but the there
are always 2 or more solution to choose from which gives you the feeling that you are
the one waving your fate.

Bardbarian
IPhone, Android
Bardbarian is a tower
defense action rpg. (2)
Although it is a tower
defense game the towers are
replaced with heroes who
are signed to kill the hordes
of trolls waving into the
village. You can not leave
the village you protect but
can decide from where to
defend it. Your heroes can
level
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buy new ones or upgrade special powers of the Bardbarian, the heroes or the village
itself.
Newer and newer kind of enemies will appear which you have to adapt to survive.

Plague Inc.
Iphone, Android
In Plague Inc. you play the role
of an infectonator, the crazy bio
terrorist. Plague Inc. is a unique
mix of high strategy and
terrifyingly realistic simulation.
Your goal is to kill human kind
before they discover the cure.
You can only observe the world
atlas, but as your bio weapon
infect thats how more and more
area become red. Which is the
movement in the game.
Your virus has 3 main branches to evolve all effecting different attributes. Transmission,
symptoms and abilities.
There are a lot of different ways to start. Choose the country to spread from, adopt to
its climate and so on. It is a very challenging game although its purpose may not
considered as a good thing I believe it can help to enhance the gamers mind to learn to
deal with a lot of variables to achieve a result.

Discussion
Personally I like better the games which has the most travel distance in giving the
impression of moving forward.
While the above is true having attributes of your hero in a game is important to
personalize it, gear upgrade might not be satisfactory enough. Choosing your path is
always important in a game so there shall be choices which effect your storyline. All in
all what shall we look for in a game in addition to above are situations to experience
which through we make decisions. This is important because through these choices we
can understand ourselves better and also others.

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https://play.google.com/music/ (Checked on 12/3/2015)
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/spotify-rdio-and-more-how-to-get-started-withsubscription-music-services/ (Checked on 12/3/2015)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/art-authority/id355879924?mt=8 (checked on
02.12.2015)
https://www.sketchbook.com/mobile (checked on 02.12.2015)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moodboard/id355893506?mt=8 (checked on
02.12.2015)
http://proxy.espn.go.com/mobile/products/products?id=6857590
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http://www.eurosport.com/
https://mobile.yahoo.com/sports/
http://planonsoftware.com/us/resources/blog/2015/04/16/how-apps-have-changed-theworld-including-facility-management/
http://www.businessinsider.com/espn-launches-new-app-to-replace-sportscenter-2015-2
http://nymag.com/thecut/ (checked on 02.12.015)

http://www.design-library.com/how_it_works.php (checked on 02.12.2015)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music/id324684580?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/songza/id453111583?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/boiler-room-home-underground/id769578063?mt=8
https://press.spotify.com/us/information/
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/soundcloud/id336353151?mt=8
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en/app/deezer/e48b595e-b20a-4eb3-968cc20b2cadaa1e/m/ROW
http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/discover
http://virtualplan3d.com/ (checked on 06.12.2015)
http://www.stuff.tv/features/six-best-home-design-apps (checked on 06.12.2015)
http://www.homestyler.com/ (checked on 07.02.2015)
http://www.homedesign3d.net/EN/platforms (checked on 07.12.2015)
https://www.dulux.co.uk/en/articles/the-dulux-visualizer-app (checked on
07.12.2015)
http://www.trackseries.tv/ (checked on 02.12.2015.)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/next-episode-track-tv-shows/id347009526?mt=8
(checked on 02.12.2015.)
http://trakterapp.com/

(checked on 02.12.2015.)

https://www.microsoft.com/hu-hu/store/apps/criminal-minds-series-guide/9wzdncrdhfct
(checked on 02.12.2015.)
http://www.imdb.com/

(checked on 02.12.2015.)

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http://www.sensopia.com/english/index.html (checked on 07.12.2015)

http://www.stuff.tv/features/six-best-home-design-apps/dulux-visualizer (checked
on 07.12.2015)
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/tidal/id913943275?mt=8
http://www.w3.org/TR/webarch/
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-photo-editing-software,review-1972-2.html (checked on
07.12.2015)
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/21/ten-of-the-best-photography-apps
(checked on 07.12.2015)
http://iphonephotographyschool.com/photo-apps-for-iphone/ (checked on 07.12.2015)
http://www.creativebloq.com/design-tools/best-photo-apps-513764 (checked on 07.12.2015)
http://www.androidauthority.com/photo-editor-apps-for-android-337494/ (checked on
07.12.2015)

http://www.w3.org/Proposal.html
http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/internals/howbrowserswork/
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2365692,00.asp
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-browser-internet-explorer-vs-chromevs-firefox-vs-safari-vs-edge/
http://bgr.com/2015/07/16/microsoft-edge-vs-chrome-vs-firefox/
http://www.itpro.co.uk/web-browsers/24796/which-is-the-best-browser-chrome-vsfirefox-vs-internet-explorer-2
http://www.technorms.com/5021/firefox-vs-chrome-vs-ie-browser-security
http://under30ceo.com/top-10-communication-apps-2014/#CoickoPhEm0ltIwf.99
https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/topselling_free?hl=en
http://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/free-apps/
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps
http://cdn2.dazeinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/evolution-of-social-media1.png

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http://cdn2.business2community.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Instagram-vsSnapchat-round2.jpg.jpg
http://www.youthvillage.co.za/wpcontent/uploads/2014/09/guantesboxeo290x300_1.png
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02507/Angry_Birds_2507973b.jpg
http://freeangrybirdsgame.org/images/angry-birds-online.png
https://www.messenger.com/?_rdr (checked on 23.11.2015)
http://www.viber.com/hu/ (checked on 23.11.2015)
http://www.skype.com/hu/ (checked on 23.11.2015)
https://www.whatsapp.com/?l=hu (checked on 23.11.2015)
http://www.skype.com/en/about/ (checked on 23.11.2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp (checked on 23.11.2015)
http://www.stylebookapp.com/ (checked on 25.11.2015)
http://mashable.com/2013/01/29/pose-instagram-fashion/#NZ0.L47frkqd
(Checked on 25.11.2015)
http://www.hercampus.com/school/hawaii/what-hunt-new-app-helps-find-clothes-yourdreams (checked on 25.11.2015)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mallzee-buy-clothes-style./id681106862?mt=8
(Checked on 25.11.2015)
http://www.lorealparisusa.com/en/brands/makeup/makeup-genius-virtual-makeuptool.aspx (checked on 25.11.2015)
http://www.bustle.com/articles/83661-the-benefit-brow-genie-app-grants-your-wish-forperfect-brows-instantly (checked on 25.11.2015)
http://www.smule.com/apps (checked on 6.12.2015)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Eyebird.KaraokeVideoSingASong&hl=h
u (checked on 6.12.2015)
http://androidportal.hu/2013-09-29/menetrend-alkalmazasok-budapestitomegkozlekedeshez/ 22.11.2015
http://szoftverhotel.hu/mobile/google-maps 22.11.2015
http://www.bkk.hu/2015/03/toretlen-a-bkk-futar-mobilalkalmazas-sikere/ 22.11.2015
http://hvg.hu/itthon/20140918_99_szazalekos_a_Futar_a_BKK_szerint 22.11.2015
https://www.uber.com/ 01.12.2015

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubercab 01.12.2015
http://24.hu/fn/gazdasag/2015/11/13/a-turistaknak-kell-az-uber-pesten/# 01.12.2015
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zenheads.oszkar 01.12.2015
https://www.waze.com/ 01.12.2015
http://www.yokee.tv/ (checked on 6.12.2015)
http://www.singplayapp.com/ (checked on 6.12.2015)
http://ising.pl/ (checked on 6.12.2015)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.mauro.zampona&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.egert.melodeon
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gismart.realpianofree&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gismart.guitar&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ben.heberlein.harmonicaeasytab&hl=en
https://www.uber.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wundercar.android&hl=hu
http://www.oszkar.com/
http://utitars.oszkar.com/date-2015-12-07/honnan-Sopron/hova-Budapest/
http://mashable.com/2013/01/29/pose-instagram-fashion/#pPO068oIYkqE (Checked on
11.12.2015)
http://www.everdrobe.com/ (Checked on 11.12.2015)
https://searchman.com/ios/app/us/576116687/en/bizhill-inc/everdrobe-social-wardrobe/
(Checked on 11.12.2015)
https://www.gilt.com/apps/iphone (Checked on 11.12.2015)
http://www.polyvore.com/ (Checked on 11.12.2015)
https://www.wish.com/ (Checked on 11.12.2015. You have to regist to see the website!)
http://www.clothapp.com/ (Checked on 11.12.2015)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/celiashatzman/2014/11/11/the-new-cloth-app-makes-yourvirtual-closet-dreams-come-true/ (Checked on 11.12.2015)
https://fityour.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/virtual-dressing-room-size-fitting-onlinemachine-for-your-virtual-shopping/ (Checked on 11.12.2015)

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http://www.techtimes.com/articles/52934/20150514/best-apps-to-learn-foreign-languageduolingo-babbel-memrise-anki-busuu-and-more.htm
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/duolingo-learn-languages-for/id570060128?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.fishlabs.gof2hdallandroid2012
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.treefortress.Bardbarian
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miniclip.plagueinc
https://www.babbel.com/
https://www.busuu.com/enc/
https://www.mindsnacks.com/
https://www.dropbox.com/fr/
https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/home?ref_=cd_pricing_sign
https://www.google.com/intl/fr/drive/using-drive/
http://gizmodo.com/dropbox-google-drive-and-more-whats-the-best-cloud-st-1627423823
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud (checked on 03.12.2015)
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/internet/14-best-cloud-storage-services-2015-2016uk-3614269/ (checked on 03.12.2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropbox_(service) (checked on 03.12.2015)
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/onedrive-dropbox-google-drive-and-box-which-cloud-storageservice-is-right-for-you/ (checked on 03.12.2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_storage (checked on 03.12.2015)
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/634-best-recipe-apps.html
(checked on 25.November.2015)
http://www.thedailymeal.com/16-best-cooking-apps-slideshow
(checked on 27.November.2015)
http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/best-cooking-and-recipe-apps
(checked on 01.december.2015)
http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/ (checked every weekend)
https://www.tripadvisor.co.hu/ (checked on 07.12. 2015.)
https://foursquare.com/ (checked on 07.12.2015.)

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intersog.android.schedule&hl=hu
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ilpesce.web.agenda_2015&hl=hu
http://clockwork-tomato.android.informer.com/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.forestapp
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobisystems.msdict.embedded.wireless.
oxford.dictionaryofenglish
https://thegatewayonline.ca/2015/02/dat-app-oxford-american-dictionary-thesaurus/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=livio.pack.lang.en_US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.merriamwebster
http://lifehacker.com/5817777/official-merriam-webster-dictionary-app-arrives-on-androidallows-easy-referencing
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dictionary
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/use-mobile-dictionary-apps-even-when-offline/
http://mashable.com/2009/08/25/back-to-school-iphone/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/27/google-translate-on-android-gains-offline-support/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dekovir.pixwords&hl=hu (checked on
12.05.2015.)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.melimots.WordSearch (checked on
12.05.2015.)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/logos-quiz-guess-the-logos!/id478364212?mt=8 (checked on
12.05.2015.)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whos-still-standing/id572570597?mt=8 (checked on
12.05.2015.)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ludia.millionairefree (checked on
12.05.2015.)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mangoogames.musicquiz (checked on
12.05.2015.)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quizup.core (checked on 12.05.2015.)
http://www.academia21.com/blog/2012/09/30/mobile-phone-games-popular (checked on
12.05.2015.)

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http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/12/08/infinity-blade-iphone-review
http://www.slidetoplay.com/family-guy-the-quest-for-stuff-review/

(2015. 12. 14)

(2015. 12 .14)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.weather
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.ezweather
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.accuweather.android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hu.idokep.idokep
http://wxdude.com/singalongcompanion/forecasting/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVJZANaUg-0 (checked on 22.10.2015)
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Successful-Instagram-Fanpage (checked on 22.10.2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblr (checked on 05. 11. 2015)
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/50-things-know-tumblr/84595/ (checked on 05.11.2015)
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Snapchat (checked on 04. 12. 2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapchat (checked on 04. 12. 2015)
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/09/technology/snapchat-a-growing-app-lets-you-see-itthen-you-dont.html?_r=0 (checked on 04. 12. 2015)
http://androidhungary.com/2011/05/7-nepszeru-hirolvaso-alkalmazas-androidra/ (checked
on 05/12/2015)
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/10-best-ipad-and-iphone-newsapps-959018 (checked on 05/12/2015)
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-news-apps/ (checked on 05/12/2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes (checked on 02.12.2015.)
http://www.apple.com/hu/itunes/ (checked on 02.12.2015.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify#Features (checked on 02.12.2015.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud (checked on 02.12.2015.)
http://rainnews.com/soundcloud-celebrates-five-years-releases-impressive-stats/ (checked on
02.12.2015.)
http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/11/03/soundcloud-wonga-win-tech-tour-awards/
(checked on 02.12.2015.)
http://www.duolingo.com/ (checked on 14.12.2015)
http://www.memrise.com/ (checked on 14.12.2015)
http://www.fluentu.com/ (checked on 14.12.2015)

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Mobile Apps

http://www.fluentin3months.com/duolingo (checked on 14.12.2015)

http://www.languagetsar.com/memrise-review-2 (checked on 14.12.2015)
http://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/fluentu-review (checked on 14.12.2015)
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ (Checked on 02.12.2015)
https://foursquare.com/ (Checked on 02.12.2015)
http://www.trover.com/ (Checked on 02.12.2015)
http://www.localeur.com/ (Checked on 02.12.2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TripAdvisor (Checked on 02.12.2015)
https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foursquare (Checked on 02.12.2015)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2014/12/11/best-travel-apps-for-2015/
(Checked on 02.12.2015)
http://www.ytravelblog.com/trover-great-new-travel-app-getting-insider-travel-advice/
(Checked on 02.12.2015)
http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/1/5666062/foursquare-swarm-new-app (Checked on
02.12.2015)
http://thinkapps.com/blog/launch/localeur-local-recommendations/ (Checked on 02.12.2015)
https://www.spotify.com/uk/ (checked on 10.12.2015)
http://www.shazam.com/

(checked on 10.12.2015)

https://soundcloud.com/ (checked on 10.12.2015)

http://tunein.com/ (checked on 10.12.2015)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fifa-official-app/id756904853?mt=8 (checked on 04.12.2015)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skygo (checked on 04.12.2015)
http://sport.bt.com/watch-now/programmes/download-the-bt-sport-app-for-your-deviceS11363860641475 (checked on 04.12.2015)
http://bjork.com/#/past/discography/biophilia (checked on 5.12.2015)
http://www.magnacartaholygrail.com/

(checked on 5.12.2015)

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/11/hands-on-with-lady-gagas-artpopalbum-app (checked on 5.12.2015)

[http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/15/8419567/digital-physical-music-sales-overtakeglobally (checked on 6.12.2015)

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Mobile Apps

http://dating.about.com/od/sitereviews/fr/match.htm
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/LOVE-S-LABOR-LOST-Online-matchmaker-stillseeks-3013097.php
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/Match.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/fashion/tinder-the-fast-growing-dating-app-taps-anage-old-truth.html?_r=0
http://www.thestar.com/life/technology/2014/08/06/tinders_swipe_interface_gets_swiped_
by_other_apps.html
http://readwrite.com/2013/02/13/happy-valentines-day-top-dating-apps-for-iphone-ipadand-android
http://www.okcupid.com/about/okcupid
https://www.periscope.tv/ (2015. December 5.)
https://meerkatapp.co/ (2015. December 5.)
https://www.younow.com/ (2015. December 5.)
http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/live-broadcasting (2015. September 28.)
http://www.dacast.com/blog/best-live-video-streaming-apps-mobile/ (2015. September 28.)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B20Nib51KEX2eGFFZll3UzRhb1E/view (2015. December
5.)
http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/08/what-is-periscope-how-do-i-use-it.html (2015. December
5.)
http://time.com/3742746/meerkat/ (2015. December 5.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkat_(app) (2015. December 5.)
http://www.ibtimes.com/periscope-meerkat-are-becoming-new-tip-sheets-tv-news-1948838
(2015. December 5.)
http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/younow-livestreaming-platform/ (2015. December
5.)
https://www.androidpit.com/app/younow.live (2015. December 5.)
http://mobile.thescore.com/ ( checked on 13.12.2015.)
http://bleacherreport.com/mobile ( checked on 13.12.2015.)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nba-2015-16/id335744614?mt=8 ( checked on 13.12.2015.)

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Mobile Apps

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/help/faq_alerts.jsp ( checked on 13.12.2015.)

http://www.ncaa.com/mobile ( checked on 13.12.2015.)
http://www.cnet.com checked on 06.12.2015
http://www.pcmag.com/ checked on 07.12.2015
http://www.computerworld.com/ checked on 07.12.2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ checked on 07.12.2015
http://www.makeuseof.com. checked on 07.12.2015
https://www.onenote.com/apps [1/12/2015]
https://support.apple.com/kb/ph12081 [1/12/2015]
https://www.google.com/keep/ [1/12/2015]
https://evernote.com/penultimate/ [1/12/2015]
https://evernote.com/ [1/12/2015]
www.play.google.com
www.picsart.com
www.photoretrica.com
www.itunes.apple.com
http://www.vilagutazo.blog.hu/

(checked on 21.11.2015)

http://www.play.google.com/

(checked on 22.11.2015)

http://www.play.google.com/

(checked on 22.11.2015)

http://www.play.google.com/

(checked on 22.11.2015)

http://www.blog.worldmate.com/
(checked on 23.11.2015)
https://www.periscope.tv/ (checked on 07.12.2015)
https://meerkatapp.com/ (checked on 07.12.2015)
https://livestream.com/ (checked on 07.12.2015)
http://www.twitch.tv/ (checked on 07.12.2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_media (checked on 07.12.2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periscope_(app) (checked on 07.12.2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkat_(app) (checked on 07.12.2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestream (checked on 07.12.2015)
http://www.twitch.tv/year/2014 (checked on 07.12.2015)

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https://www.wunderlist.com/ (checked on 06. 12. 2015. )

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clear-tasks-reminders-to-do/id493136154?mt=8
(checked on 06. 12. 2015. )
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photomind-picture-reminders/id412456413?mt=8
(checked on 06. 12. 2015. )
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/medisafe-medication-reminder/id573916946?mt=8
(checked on 06. 12. 2015. )
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daily-water-free-water-reminder/id466387763?mt=8
(checked on 06. 12. 2015. )
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frontline-dose-reminder/id452674547?mt=8
(checked on 06. 12. 2015.)
http://www.wired.com/2014/08/smart-reminder-apps/ (checked on 06. 12. 2015. )
http://www.imore.com/best-reminder-task-apps-iphone (checked on 06. 12. 2015. )
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-running-apps,review-2285.html
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/runtastic-gps-running-walking/id336599882?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/runkeeper-gps-running-walk/id300235330?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/hu/app/nike+-running/id387771637?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/running-walking-endomondo/id333210180?mt=8
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com (Olgay Blykkayali, May/07/2012)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/spotify-music-for-everym/cnkjkdjlofllcpbemipjbcpfnglbgieh (checked on 25.11.2015)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shazam.android&hl=hu (checked on
25.11.2015)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.mp3& (checked on 25.11.2015)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-playmusic/icppfcnhkcmnfdhfhphakoifcfokfdhg (checked on 25.11.2015)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ad60.songza (checked on 25.11.2015)
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-music-apps/#/2 (checked on 25.11.2015)
www.theodysseyonline.com
www.shape.com

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www.help.getpebble.com
www.blog.runkeeper.com
www.materialup.com
www.blog.en.uptodown.com
www.macmaniacs.at
www.cunningbailey.com
www.butterflytwists.com
www.play.google.com
www.gizmodo.com.au
https://www.uber.com/hu/

checked on 07.12.2015

https://www.airbnb.com/

checked on 07.12.2015

http://www.oszkar.com/

checked on 07.12.2015

http://www.sharingeconomy.hu/

checked on 07.12.2015

http://www.networkworld.com/article/2870539/datacenterhttp://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networkshttp://technofaq.org/posts/2015
http://www.rantlifestyle.com/2014/03/02/20-reasons-social-media-good-us/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook (checked on 2015.12.03.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viber
http://www.viber.com/en/ (checked on 2015.12.04.)
http://www.skype.com/en/ (checked on 2015.12.03.)
http://traffihunter.hu/ (checked on 2015.12 05.)
https://www.waze.com/
https://en.duolingo.com/ (checked on 05.12.2015)
https://uk.babbel.com/?locale=en_GB (checked on 05.12.2015)
https://www.memrise.com/ (checked on 05.12.2015)
http://www.fluentu.com/ (checked on 05.12.2015)
http://de.nemoapps.com/ (checked on 05.12.2015)

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http://www.pagef30.com/2010/07/estimated-number-of-students-studying.html (checked on
05.12.2015)
http://www.fluentu.com/spanish/blog/best-apps-for-learning-spanish/ (checked on
05.12.2015)
https://uk.babbel.com/prices?utf8=%E2%9C%93&learn_lang_iso=SPA&country_iso=HUN
http://www.fluentu.com/pricing/

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