• News
  • 12 July, 2010
Share

This Week’s Market-Fresh Apps

As you’ve likely heard from one source or another, Android Market is growing at a phenomenal pace. Thousands of new apps are being added each month. 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 Android Market

Greater Media Interactive

Free. Apps for each of GMR’s Philidelphia stations, 93.3 WMMR, 97.5 The Fanatic, 95.7 Ben FM, and 102.9 WMGK.

Mortgage Calculator

$2.99. Impress your clients by quickly provide them mortgage related answers. You simply input the following data: loan amount, interest rate and term of the mortgage. The application will calculate the results. Install this app on your phone and be ready to answer your clients everywhere you go.

Color Chooser

$0.99. This simple color chooser app allows you to select a color and then see complimentary or contrasting colors. It’s the perfect companion for everything from web development to trips to the paint store.

Text2Speech

$0.99. Text2Speech is a text to speech net-client. It uses real TTS engines, not prerecorded word-banks. Say whatever you want. All you need is network access… FEATURES: Choose from eleven voices, enter multiples lines of text at once, pause and resume playback, caches playback for fast reuse.

Pinch to Zoom

Free. Why wait for your 2.1 upgrade to start using Pinch To Zoom when you can do it now. Just download this App and in seconds you can view all your images with Pinch To Zoom gestures up to 10X magnification.Its not perfect but its free and tested on an HTC Hero with android Firmware vers 1.5 and 1.6.

Drync Wine Pro

Selected by the New York Times, Mashable, Macworld, and many others as the top wine app, Drync puts over 1 million wines in your pocket.  Research nearly any wine, 100’s of thousands of expert reviews and winemaker’s notes, store favorites in your virtual cellar, log tasting notes, share with friends, and buy wine!

FOX Business

Free. Stay connected to the stock market wherever you are with FOX Business for Android. Create your own portfolio to track your stocks and set alerts or watch FBN video clips directly from your phone. The FOX Business Android application makes it easy to keep up with the day’s latest financial news and market updates.

AP Mobile

Free. Stay connected anywhere in the world with AP Mobile! Tap into breaking stories, browse dynamic photos and videos, customize your news categories and share articles with friends. Bringing you news from more than 1,200 trusted local sources, national and international coverage, AP Mobile is the News. You Choose.

My Metronome

Free. Finally a Metronome app that is simply easy and makes sense. It includes the following features: 30-280 beats per minute, standard Signature and Subdivision beats supported, tap-to-Beat , quick tempo setting, vibrate to the beat.

Telus Self-Service

Free. This application will install an icon onto your device which will enable the automatic launch of the Telus Device Self Service Application.

Lete Tweet Lite

Free. LeteTweet Lite provides the latest tweets from over 680 NBA, NFL, and MLB players and over 550 local sports commentators. Get the latest news and twitter updates sent straight to your phone! Upgrade to the full version for favorites, additional content, and no ads.

eModal

$2.99. eModal users can look up containers, determine if the container is available, cleared U.S. Customs and related info.eModal services terminals in the ports of New York/New Jersey, Oakland, LA/LB, Seattle, Tacoma, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, as well as several inland depots.

TCM- Turner Classic Movies

$2.99. TCM presents its official mobile application with rich features and content to keep you connected to the exciting world of classic movies and the great films playing on TCM. With over 300 movies playing on TCM every month, you won’t find a better guide and greater app keeping you engrossed in the world of classic film.

10001 Cocktails

Free. 10001 Cocktails puts the bartender in your pocket! Browse our preloaded recipes or search thousands of drinks on our web site! Bar drinks organized into alcohol categories including brandy, rum, shots, whiskey, tequila and more! Great for pub nights!

Marine Bulletin by Bluefin

Free. Marine Weather is a free, ad-supported weather app providing users access to marine weather forecasts and live station data. Includes all US coastal regions inshore and offshore, the Great Lakes, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Acadia National Park Tour

$1.99. Acadia NP Tour allows you to access information on the park and use GPS to estimate your location. No need for network once loaded.

TripAdvisior

Free. Looking for a hotel for a weekend away, cheap flights for a vacation, or restaurants near you? Find it all with TripAdvisor – it’s FREE!

Flying Toast Live Wallpaper

Free. A Classic Retro Flying Toaster Live Wallpaper Clone for Android.

Coffee Guide

Free. Espresso is the main type and blended base of coffee in many parts of the world. Coffee Guide illustrates those popular espresso drinks with the easy diagrams to help people to know those coffee drinks and make them by themselves.