HSO's Members Smart "Cell" Phone Apps & App Reviews

[wishing for walleyes]

Does anyone know the app for an android(think it is an app) that does voice command calling, texting, ect....lost the icon for it after the new update.

I have that app on my htc thunderbolt.It came with the phone.Is there a way to share app?

[CAMAN]

Does anyone know the app for an android(think it is an app) that does voice command calling, texting, ect....lost the icon for it after the new update.

Hold down the magnifying glass on the soft keys for a few seconds and it should do what you need.

[LwnmwnMan2]

Alarm Clock Plus

I know it sounds a bit generic, but I downloaded this alarm clock over the stock one.

2 of the main reasons for me are 1)I have it set to day the time every hour, on the hour. I listen to my phone for music all day, with no clock so it's nice to have the hourly times lightly spoken through the headphones while.mowing.

The second is you can set a "nap" widget. Two key presses and the alarm will automatically set for a predetermined amount of time. I see this handy next winter when I plow, or you could use it as a regular timer as well.

Also, when you set the alarm for.the morning, it will speak the time if you'd like right before the alarm.goes off. You can also have it speak the weather.

Lastly, for the snooze option, you can set it so you have to do a math problem (random) for those that may have a hard time awaking in the morning.

[Jeremy airjer W]

Look for "Cut the Rope". Just as addictive as Angry Birds and the kids really enjoy it.

[zamboni]

Look for "Cut the Rope". Just as addictive as Angry Birds and the kids really enjoy it.

It's not free though!

[Jeremy airjer W]

There is a free version but you only get the first three levels.

[itchmesir]

Android Free App Of The Day Notifier.. I always forget about the faotd.. this handy little app makes remembering easy...

http://getandroidstuff.com/download-amazon-free-app-day-notifier-free-app-day/

[LwnmwnMan2]

I don't know if I posted this before, but Media U now carries all of the clear channel stations as well.

For those that don't want multiple apps that do the same thing, you can have one app for your radio stations.

[PierBridge]

C@P~

"This started yesterday, but the market is offering 10 apps a day for $0.10 each. Some of them are great deals! Keep checking every day to see what's new."

10 cent apps

[LMITOUT]

Anybody stumble on some apps that you thought were interesting or useful lately?

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

We bought one of the Entertainment discount books online and they have a free app that shows deals by location too. Makes it handy to see if there are any discounts on food in the area you are in. We were at a favorite restraunt in Shakopee and the app showed a discount there.

[CAMAN]

Airdroid - Allows you to connect your computer wirelessly to your Android. Very slick, works great, and FREE!!

[Finns]

Star Walk. $3.99 I think. Helps me get the grandkids into the night sky.

[highlife4me]

Just dowloaded the Samsung remote app. Works great to control my tv and home theatre system through my wireless connection. Now I don't have to yell at the family to turn the volume down at night, just grab my phone.

[Jarrod32]

Just got my new Android phone (Droid3). Love it so far. I have downloaded a few choice apps, including Cribbage Pro and ScanLife (I wanted one of the code scanner apps). Not much else in addition to getting my e-mail and Facebook accounts set up on the Droid.

Though I did come across a cool app called "Out of Milk". It is a very cool shopping list/inventory type of app. I have enjoyed this thread so far...very helpful info. I still need to choose the weather app that I want to use...

[LwnmwnMan2]

Just got my new Android phone (Droid3). Love it so far. I have downloaded a few choice apps, including Cribbage Pro and ScanLife (I wanted one of the code scanner apps). Not much else in addition to getting my e-mail and Facebook accounts set up on the Droid.

Though I did come across a cool app called "Out of Milk". It is a very cool shopping list/inventory type of app. I have enjoyed this thread so far...very helpful info. I still need to choose the weather app that I want to use...

Just bookmark the weather.gov HSOforum to your home screen. You can then also bookmark the links to the radar to the home screen as well. No need for a weather app.

[LMITOUT]

Not sure when Weather Underground released their app but my dad found it the other day and so I tried it out as well. Seems pretty decent so far but would like to see how the radar looks. I've been using Rainy Days for radar.

Otherwise I've been doing what Lawn suggested.

Edit: looks like the WU app just came out on the 20th.

[LMITOUT]

Barcode Scanner is another scanner app that has been around for a while and works good too.

[CAMAN]

Just got myself hooked on "Where's My Water". It's an angry birds type game, but you have to figure out how to get water to a bathtub. Pretty fun. It's Amazons Free App of the Day today.

[Kyhl]

I've only looked at the last few pages so forgive me if these have already been mentioned.

Foobar Remote. If you use Foobar on your PC as a music server then you can use this app to control Foobar. I'm surprised they haven't added streaming to it. It only works from home via wifi as a remote control but it's sweet.

AudioGalaxy. It's a music streamer from your home PC. No cloud uploads needed. The downside is I'd really like to know what compression ratio it is using on the mp3.

Dolphin HD. A browser that works a lot better than the stock web browser on the Razr.

[itchmesir]

Star Walk. $3.99 I think. Helps me get the grandkids into the night sky.

Google Sky is free

[B. Amish]

i like taptu. it is free.

you tell it what topics you like and it finds relevant articles for you to read.

[CAMAN]

I recently found 8Tracks. It's not just an app, it's based off its HSOforum. It's a music streaming program, but instead of giving it an artist or genre like Pandora or Slacker that chooses the music for you, there are thousands of mixes created by users to choose from. I have found so many artists/bands/songs I had never heard of. Tons of great music to choose from. If you're an indie or non-mainstream music fan you will love 8Tracks, but there is also tons of mainstream stuff also.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Myfitnesspal is a great app. You enter your meals, snacks and exercises. You give it your perameters as far as how much you want to lose per week and it keeps tract of the rest. Awesome free app. Even let's you scan barcodes to auto enter foods. Searches the web for foods too.

[mnguy152]

looking for a good fishing knots app?