Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Your Life Goes Mobile

 

Top Smartphone Apps for Just About Everything

101145813.jpgTruth in advertising may never have been more in evidence than the now oft-repeated phrase, first heard in AT&T’s iPhone commercial: “there’s an app for that.”

Apple’s website touts that there are over 350,000 apps in its iPhone App Store, while cnet.com reportsthat there are about 88,000 apps available for the Android platform.

So what are the top apps? Here are a few of the apps that hit the experts’ top 10 lists.

Flixster — find out what’s playing in a theater near you (some theaters let you buy tickets right from your phone), see what’s opening soon and watch trailers, read reviews from RottenTomatoes.com, keep track of movies you want to see, even view and manage your Netflix queue. (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone)

  • Hipstamatic — making Ansel Adams wannabes everywhere happy, this app offers “film,” “lens,” and “flash” options that transform your ordinary phone snapshots into something else entirely. An integrated connection to Facebook makes sharing your masterpieces easy. (iPhone)
  • SoundHound — what is that song they’re playing on TV? Tap SoundHound’s big orange button and it will identify the mystery music in as little as four seconds. You can even sing or hum a tune. SoundHound provides song lyrics right in the app and other features including “discovery,” which lets you check out the most frequently requested songs. (iPhone, Android)
  • ReadItLater — ever stumble on an interesting article or page while surfing online and think, you just don’t have the time to read it now? ReadItLater lets you save pages and articles on your computer or your phone to read at your leisure, even if you’re not connected to the internet. (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry)
  • Mint — from Intuit, this award-winning streamlined money management app brings all your bills, accounts and spending together in one spot. It also allows you to set goals and budgets and will alert you when you reach or exceed them. (iPhone, Android)

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