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  • 7 September, 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 are some that might make your life a little better.

Note: all links point to Android Market

Bowling ScoreKeeper

Free. A small application for tracking your bowling scores and calculating averages and other statistics. It also graphs your scores and average over time.

Phone Usage

Free. Analyze your phone call, text and data usage. See charts of usage for day, week, month, last month and 2 months ago. Set limits on daily, weekly and monthly usage. (Pro only) Alerts when you break your usage limits. (Pro only) Usage widgets for calls, texts and data.

Golfweek

Free. Golf’s most comprehensive news source. Golfweek’s award-winning writers tackle everything from the pros to college and juniors, equipment, travel and business. By bringing them inside the ropes with breaking news and hard-hitting commentary, Golfweek’s readers are closer to the game than anyone else.

Yahoo! Fantasy Football

Free. Yahoo! Fantasy Football, the Web’s #1 Fantasy Football game, comes to Android. Stay on top of your team wherever you are with the Y! Fantasy Football ’10 app. From checking league and player stats to making changes to your roster, the Y! Fantasy Football ’10 app brings this season right to the palm of your hand.

Real HDMI

$1.99. Warning: This only works for the Droid X.  Finally you can enable and disable the HDMI port on your Droid X. Use your favorite video players, applications and emulators on your big screen TV or Stereo.

BuzzVoice

$4.99. BuzzVoice lets you LISTEN to the Web’s top news & blogs on-the-go. It’s like “Pandora for news.” Stream it in the car, gym, train, everywhere!

Justin.tv

Broadcast LIVE video over 3G or WiFi. Easily share your broadcast on Twitter and Facebook so friends and family can watch. Broadcast live video over 3G and WiFi. Easy sharing on Twitter and Facebook. Videos are automatically saved to the web on Justin.tv, and you can chat with viewers watching from the web.

Target

Free. The Target app: Tools to make shopping simple. Search & Browse – Quickly find items in stores & online. Weekly Ad – View deals anytime. Find a Store – Store hours, services & directions. Set Your Store – See availability & aisle location. Barcode Scanner – Instant access to product info.

Wyse PocketCloud Free RDP/VNC

Free. Wyse PocketCloud Free enables complete access to your Windows PC, Mac or TS from your smart phone. Features: Remote Desktop Protocol, VNC, Intuitive User Interface, High-accuracy Touch Pointer, Auto Discovery (Beta): Hassle-free setup, Limited to 1 Computer, Upgrade to paid version for enterprise-level security.

Scoutmob

Free. The Scoutmob app gets you 50-100% off at places locals actually go. There’s no need to purchase upfront or even print anything. Simply head to the deal location, click “USE THE DEAL” and – lookee there! – you’ve got yourself a discount. This app is currently only good for those in ATLANTA, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO (on 9/9).

WeatherBug Time & Temp

Free. Get your time and local weather information presented together right on your Android home screen! Now you can view your local time along with detailed weather information, including today’s hi / lo, 4-day forecast and more. Plus, add even more widgets to your home screen for additional locations…as many as you like!

PeaPod

Free. Make life even easier – with Peapod in your pocket! Peapod’s free Android application lets you shop for groceries or update your Peapod order wherever you are, at any time – on the train, in the doctor’s office, at the airport..Start an order, modify an order, finish and place an order – you can do it all on Peapod mobile!

Photofluent

Free. Photography made easy! Developed with beginners to pros in mind. Clear setups including 100+ indoor / outdoor scenarios, 20+ composition rules, 12+ special photo types like HDR, Infrared and Astrophotography and 50+ inspirational ideas. Setups include Mode, F-stop, ISO, Focus, WB, Lens and much more! Free updates planned!

my6sense

Free. my6sense is the world’s smartest personalized news and social reader for Android. Read and share top content from Twitter, Facebook, RSS, blogs and Google Buzz. Features include unlimited feed subscriptions, integrated search and sharing options, a top content widget and much more.

Don’t Break The Chain

$0.99. The secret technique used by Jerry Seinfeld. Decide upon a goal (healthy food today, for example). Every day you keep moving forward with that goal. Mark the day with green, and now you have a chain of a few days! Don’t break it! Keep the chain going!

Powder Nation

Free-$1.99. Powder Nation’s PowderGuide gives you all the information you need when planning and enjoying your trip to various ski destinations! The PowderGuide gives you the latest up to the minute information about weather and conditions. Locations include: Telluride, Mt. High, Steamboat, Big Bear, Mammoth, Park City, and more.