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  • 26 April, 2010
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New in the Android Market

As you’ve likely heard from one source or another, Android Market is growing at a phenomenal pace. 8,000 new apps were added in the past month alone. It’s a given that there are going to be some cool apps that you missed, and here some that might make your life a little better:

Note: All links point to AppBrain

Air Traffic Control

$6.99. Real time rotating display of current USA air traffic control delays, ground stop & airport closures reported by the FAA in a home screen widget. North American airport data only.

AndCad Lite

$4.99 AndCAD is a vector based CAD application, that allows users to create simple geometric shapes, combined with notes to view and create drawings. Features include camera underlay, DXF import/export, and snap drawing mode.

Password Keeper

Free. A very simple app to help save your user IDs and passwords in everyday life. You only need to remember one master password (created at the first launch) to protect all your important info. Make use of 128 bit AES to encrypt data inside the database.

CropTimer

$0.99. For Farmville. That is all.

Big Angler

$0.99. Catch form includes: picture, capture GPS, fish, location, weight and length, bait information, water clarity, tide, weather, and moon phase. You can also view past captures.

Computing Now

Free.  Computing Now is your one-stop source for new print and online content from the IEEE Computer Society’s 13 peer-reviewed magazines, as well as selections from our journals and conference proceedings. Each month, we highlight cross-publication coverage of hot topics such as green computing and social networking.

CCJR Mobile LLC

$3.99-$6.99. Various legal and penal codes for Ohio, California, Arizona, Florida, and New York.

Energy Savings Calculator

$0.99. Esc tries to answer the question: “Why should I make energy efficiency improvements to my home?”  Fill in both old and new appliance values in fields and it will tell you how much money you save per week, month & year as well as show you how many months it will take to recoup your investment. You may need a wattmeter.

TransDroid

$3.09. A remote torrent client manager for µTorrent, Transmission, rTorrent, Vuze, Deluge, KTorrent, Tf-b4rt, etc. You can manage torrents and files and add them via URL, barcode, RSS or integrated search. Home screen widget included. (GPLv3 license).

Find a Tim Hortons

Free. This is mostly for the Canadians. Easy to use app to find a Tim Hortons near your current location.
Works without GPS but will be more accurate with it enabled. For the Americans, there are versions for Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks.