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  • 23 August, 2010
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This Week’s Market-Fresh Apps

As you’ve likely heard from one source or another, Android Market is growing at a phenomenal pace with 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

Dlist

Free. Download DList: the hottest social network for gay guys and their friends! Find guys nearby, check out profiles, scroll through pics and make new friends. If you’re already a DList member, enter your DList ID and password and you’re good to go. If not, you can register for free! Check us out on the web at DList.com.

NY Art Beat

$2.50. The best-seller iPhone app, now on Android! Browse hundreds of current art & design exhibitions in NYC, sorted by popularity, media, area or days till end. GPS map to find events within walking distance. Most Popular events list to find out what’s hot now. UI also available in Japanese.

Easy Answer Button

Free. This application replaces the default sliders needed to answer or ignore an incoming call with two easy-to-use buttons. PLEASE NOTE that this is an early beta version and still needs to be tested by the public. Also note that, due to API limitations, The Decline button only mutes the ringer. Future releases may fix this.

Meijer Find-it

Free. The Meijer Find-it app, the first and only app to pinpoint the item you’re looking for right on the in-store map! It’s the fastest way to find what you need. Whether you’re new to Meijer or are looking for something not on your usual shopping list, Meijer Find-it gets you there.

StumbleUpon

Free. StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that finds the best of the web, recommended just for you. Every time you click Stumble!, we’ll show you sites that have been selected based on your preferences and recommendations from millions of users who share your interests. So you see more of what you want and less of what you don’t.

iBird Pro

$19.95. iBird Pro: Macworld’s best reference app of 2009 comes to Android. Covers 924 species of North America, over 1000 drawings, 2500 photos, 5 hours of song recordings from the Cornell Ornithology Lab. In depth descriptions, search engine to ID birds by color, shape, habitat, and more plus color range maps & lifetime updates

Gluten-free scanner

Free. Curious if your favorite snack is gluten-free? Use your camera to scan the barcode and find out. Looking for a gluten-free restaurant? Search to quickly find one nearby. Search through thousands of products from our constantly updated community-edited database.

Agenda Summary

Free. Agenda Summary displays your recent Gmail, SMS/MMS text messages and upcoming Calendar events in a simple, fast and efficient interface so you can quickly evaluate your day without visual clutter. In includes a Home screen widget. This is a free BETA version.

HotSpot Toggle

Free. NOTE: Only work for BUILD-IN hotspot feature, not third party hotspot apps. Moto Droids are not supported yet.
A widget to enable/disable build-in hot-spot (Wifi tethering) feature on android 2.2 easily from home screen. it will also restore wifi state on disabling hot-spot.