If you are in the habit of reading eBooks in your Android phone, online or otherwise, perhaps this is one application that you should seriously consider having in your gadget. It supports multiple formats and languages, have different themes to choose from, and a very pleasing user interface.

How Moon+ Reader App Works

Moon+ Reader app for Android has got a very simple layout that is very easy to navigate around. Once installed, Moon+ Reader automatically integrates any eBooks that is already saved in the SD card into the app. Also, you can opt to download eBooks from the multiple eBooks catalogue that comes pre-installed. The search function comes handy to sort your choice of books or based on any particular writer. On the downside, each catalogue seems to use a different search filter; so the precision of results seem to vary a bit.

The same search feature can be made use of to search the eBooks in your SD Card. Moon+ Reader supports multiple file types such as txt, html, epub, umd, fb2, chm, zip or OPDS. Also, it is a fully customizable application; you can change the font, font size, alignment, orientation, margins, line spacing, background image or even set up hardware buttons to perform specific actions (such as turning the page). The app also got a day-night mode, read-aloud feature and option for bookmarking. The coolest feature in the app however is the ability to highlight and mark passages as you wish. You can then add it to your notes, and have it translated (if in a foreign language) using Send to Dictionary feature.

The graphical part of Moon+ Reader application certainly stands out. The page-turning animation and book shelf style browsing gives a pleasing experience to the reader. If you are a person who frequently looks for variety, you’ll love the fact that the Moon+ Reader app also supports 10+ themes.

If to point out another negative, the app does not support PDF.

The pro version of Android Moon+ Reader app (priced at $4.50) comes with added features such as multi-point touch , headset and Bluetooth key control, sharing of annotations, direct-to-book home screen shortcuts, highlights and bookmarks, ad free and a “shake to read” function.

Final Thoughts

Except for the lack of support for PDF, Moon+ Reader Android app has everything you look for in an eBook reader for your smartphone. It is easy to use, feature rich, and above all, comes at a reasonable price tag. Verdict: A must have for your Android phone/tab if you are an avid reader.

Solo app for Android was good before Eric Clapton got his hands on it, but now that he actually played the app to perfection on national television, there is no question that Solo Android application has become the guitar app of choice for the guitar playing population. It is a cheap app to purchase when you consider all of the features that it has.

Jam with lots of features

Solo app for Android is definitely the app to use when you are looking to jam with lots of features. Whether you are interested in looking at different chords and therefore would like to use the chord library or you are interested in creating your own chords, Solo Guitar Android app can definitely help you get that done.

Would you like to jam with music that you already have? Simply play the music on your phone and away you go as far as jamming is concerned. A capo options are available if you’d like to sing while playing and you can even create, save and later load your own chord layouts on Solo for the Android.

Choose your guitar

Not only will Android Solo app give you the chance to use all of these options, but it will give you the chance to use these options with pretty much any guitar layout that you can conceive. Are you interested in playing with the old-style tunes? The classical guitar option on this app might be what you want to have in that case. Would you like something that deals more with natural sounds? Go right ahead and change over to the acoustic guitar which does a great job of emulating the sound you might hear from a real acoustic guitar. Finally, the electric guitar option will give you the authentic sound common to the best of the guitarists in the modern age of music, allowing you to play along with the majority of modern songs.

Final Score

Solo app for Android will give you the chance to really play the guitar without having a guitar. There are of course limitations on how accurate an Android app can be when compared with the real thing, but you will find that Solo for the Android is about as good as it can get when all of these things are brought into consideration. We love Solo Android application and that is why even with the $3.98 price tag we would give it a hearty recommendation with a final score of 10 out of 10.

SwiftKey Keyboard app for Android uses AI to make typing fast and reliable across 17 languages. It comes with an assortment of features such as next-word prediction, bilingual predictions, auto learning, voice-to-text, and multi-touch to provide a new typing experience altogether to the user. A trial version of SwiftKey Keyboard can be downloaded for free, while its full-version comes with a price tag of $1.99.

The Application

For some people at least, especially the non-techie types, installing a new app can be confusing, and SwiftKey Keyboard Android app seems to have taken this into consideration. During installation, a self run app will take the user through the set up process, including letting him/her choose the language of preference, and even directing to the settings page where the keyboard needs to be enabled. You just need to simply follow the path shown by the said ‘guidance’ app to complete the installation process.

Unlike other keyboard apps for Android, SwiftKey Keyboard application uses natural language processing technology and machine learning to offer unrivalled word prediction and correction. As a result, while you type a word/phrase, the app will attempt to predict the next word, from the context of your sentence. The more you use the app, the more precise the app becomes in terms of word prediction.

The Android SwiftKey Keyboard app also seamlessly integrates with any Android theme that you have in your handset. Save the additional features, the keyboard works similar to the Sense and Swype keyboards for most parts. For example, in selecting symbols, simply long press on a particular key on the SwiftKey Keyboard app for Android to bring up the symbol you need. At variance is the ‘#’ sign that is buried deep under secondary symbol menu. Such minor issues apart, the SwiftKey Keyboard app delivers what it promises.

Conclusion

Those looking for a new and robust keyboard for their Android handsets may safely try out the SwiftKey Keyboard application. It is easy to use, precise for most parts in terms of next-word prediction, and supports a multitude of languages from around the globe. Since the app walks one through the set up process, it is a non-brainer even for a first timer, the multistep process of installation/setup notwithstanding. Verdict: SwiftKey Keyboard app for Android handy keyboard application that improves your typing efficiency, albeit marginally.

There are many different options available to people that want widgets for the desktops of their Android devices. You can go with the many great free options out there, but if you would like to pay a little more in order to get a lot back, Beautiful Widgets app for Android could very well be the app for you.

Lots of choice

One of the major improvements that Beautiful Widgets Android app will give you over the average free app is the fact that you get a lot more choice. A normal free widget app might give you something basic, but Beautiful Widgets for the Android gives you a lot more.

You can get many different skins of 2×1 and 4×1 clocks and you can get different inputs for battery power, date, weather and everything in between. These are the widgets that most people want for their phones and instead of having to download a bunch of different apps from a bunch of different places, Beautiful Widgets for the Android will give you the chance to get them in one package.

Customization

If there is one strength to Beautiful Widgets app for Android that should be emphasized over anything else, it might be the fact that you can customize the widgets that you get with this app to a great degree. No longer do you have to worry about downloading a free widget app only to find that it really isn’t anything that you are interested in displaying on your desktop.

Android Beautiful Widgets application gives you the full power of creative thought. You can change colours, change sizes, swap different widgets out for each other and do everything in between. The power is there if you want to use it and that is one of the major reasons why this app is as popular as it has become.

Final Score

Beautiful Widgets app for Android is not a free mobile application. It will cost you a total of $2.80 when all is said and done, but you do need to keep in mind that you get a lot for that small amount of money invested . Overall, Beautiful Widgets for the Android has a lot to offer for that small amount of money and we appreciate this fact. That is why our final score for Beautiful Widgets Android app is 9 out of 10.

WaveSecure is tenCube’s solution for finding lost mobile phones. It is a mobile security app that lets you track, back up and locks down your mobile phone, if lost, thereby keeping your data safe and secure. WaveSecure is a paid Android application that comes at a price tag of $19.90 a year.

The Application

On installing Android WaveSecure application, when you run it the first time, it will ask for your phone’s number. The app will send a text message to verify the entered phone number. In the next screen, you have to enter 1 to 9 buddies and a PIN code for locking and unlocking the phone. An SMS will be sent to the buddy’s contact numbers automatically by the application if you lose your phone.

On the main screen, the one you’ll find yourself in after going through the abovementioned procedure, you could see the features of WaveSecure Android app. From the top, they are

1. Backup: It is an option to send your contacts, SMS, call logs etc to WaveSecure’s sever. It could either be retrieved online or can be backed up into the phone.
2. Upload Media: Technically another backup feature, to send files to the server.
3. Restore: It is an option to restore the contacts and SMS backup you sent to the server.
4. Lockdown Phone: No matter if one is going to use this feature ever, this option lets the user locks down his/her phone as it is now.
5. WipeNow: Wipes the phone clean of any personal data. Again, unless one is going to lose his/her phone, none is going to use this option either.

After installation, and registration, WaveSecure app takes you to the main page every time you open WaveSecure. Going any further will require you entering the PIN. But, remember that this will work only if you have previously exited WaveSecure by pressing the ‘Back’ button.

Usage

Lock: You can lock it online or directly through the application. Also, WaveSecure application can be set to lock the phone should a different SIM is inserted. Further, you can have the app sound an alarm should the phone lock via any of the abovementioned ways. The app will also display your last location.

Backup: It can be done by a single press of Backup in WaveSecure app, or through online means. The backing up procedure is incremental as only the changed info since the previous backup will be updated.

Track: When an unknown SIM card is placed into your phone, an SMS is sent to your buddies, and an alert is sent to the phone. Further, the phone’s location can be tracked on the web. If your phone is GPS enabled, the app will provide the present location of the phone from the nearest cell tower info.

Wipe: As a final resort, if you are pretty sure that you can’t retrieve your phone, you can send remote Wipe command to wipe all personal info stored in the phone clean.

Android platform’s open nature has helped developers to create new applications, and sell it in the Android market without having to pass through stringent approval process. However, this has raised some concern as far as securities of Android users are concerned, and the same was confirmed last month when Google had to pull out 20 malicious apps from the market place for attempting to gain access to user mobile phones. The Webroot Mobile Security app for Android is intended to prevent such transgressions, and protect the users from such unscrupulous attacks. A stripped down version of Webroot Mobile Security app for Android is available for free download, while its full versions comes at a price tag of $14.99.

The Application

Once Android Webroot Mobile Security app is installed in your smart phone, it runs an antivirus and alerts the user should there be anything suspicious. Like in your PC antivirus, you can schedule the scan frequency as per your convenience. Webroot scans apps before they are installed, checks URLs and web links for potential phishing threats, blocks unwanted calls and text messages, ensure that key settings are secure, and informs the user as to which app have access to your personal information in the mobile device.

The Webroot Mobile Security application is easy to install, and given its file size, it does not drain the battery even if it continues to run quietly in the background. While scanning, it does not slow down the phone either.

Other security features in the app includes remote locking of the mobile device in the event of theft/loss and the option to remotely wipe personal information stored in the mobile. Further, you can set the device to scream – a loud alert – to help you locate the device if you can’t find your phone in your apartment or a crowded pub. Above all, if you happen to lose your smart phone somewhere, you can still get the Webroot to send you a Google map link with the phone’s current location.

Final Thoughts

Given the security risks that lurk around us in the cyber world, it is worthwhile to have Webroot app in your Android device. It is effective, easy to use, and come with many features of an internet security suite, if not all of them. For most users, Webroot’s free version should do the job. If you wish to have more comprehensive protection, go for Webroot’s paid version that comes with a price tag of $14.99.

There is no question that multimedia represents a big part of the attraction that smart phones hold for many people. The Android platform is definitely one that is conducive to this way of thinking and that is why Virtual Recorder app for Android has been able to fill such a popular niche. People that would like to get their sounds down can certainly use Virtual Recorder Android app to accomplish that goal.

Record sounds with many options

The sounds that are recorded using Virtual Recorder Android app are sounds that can be viewed (or rather listened to) as high quality. You can go from -200% to +200% on the pitch settings and you can keep track of amplitude, looping, limitations, and boosting all within the same handy and highly functional Android application.

Play sounds back in many different ways

Not only do you have the chance to use all of the options mentioned above with Virtual Recorder app for Android,  whether you are interested in playing the recorded sounds forwards or backwards, you can get Virtual Recorder Android application to do it for you. Since this Android app comes with up to 10 hours of time that you can use for recording, there will be a lot of material available regardless of the actual choice that you make.

Final preparation is a breeze

Now that you have the sounds recorded, you can go right ahead and use Virtual Recorder for the Android to prepare your final products however you want them to be. You can convert them to mp3 and then mail them as attachments to your friends. Android Virtual Recorder app includes ringtone functionality, allowing you to assemble a really unique sound and then use that sound on your cell phone to express yourself.

Final App Score

Not only does Virtual Recorder app for Android include a number of great options to help you record your sounds, but it meshes very well through ringtone functionality with the rest of your smart phone. Sometimes developers can forget that these devices are actually cell phones, but that has not been overlooked here. We appreciate the extra effort and have rewarded Virtual Recorder Android app with a final score from this review of 9 out of 10.

As smart phones and their platforms continue to get more complicated with the passage of time, solutions for storing and displaying all of that information easily continue to become bigger problems for the app community to deal with. Although it is by no means perfect, Open Home app for Android will give you a very good way to sort through a lot of information.

Ultimate customization

Ultimate customization is probably the key phrase for everything that you can do with Open Home for the Android. If you need to customize information regarding the different programs that you have on your phone, Open Home Android app will let you do that. You can pick exactly where to place the icons that you need and that in turn allows you to make sure you have access to everything you need.

Widgets come in very handy here, especially when you have the ability to place them wherever you want on Android Open Home app. Things like the clock, search bars from Google, network connectivity bars and everything else can be moved around to help you give your screen the most room possible.

Finally, you also have the ability to organize all of the icons within skins that suit your fancy. It’s not all about functionality since you still want the screen to look good at the end of the day and that is exactly what the skins will allow you to do.

Multiple screens for huge amounts of information

If you feel that the icons and widgets that you want to keep around are not really going to fit on one screen, the really great part about Open Home app for Android is that it supports the use of multiple screens. This will let you easily rotate back and forth between different screens, storing your critical information on the main screen but also having secondary screens available for all of your frequently used yet non-critical icons and widgets. Add into the mix the use of Live Folders that allow you to access data without launching applications and what you have is a recipe for time-saving practicality that has the potential to be one of the best apps ever created.

Final Score

Bugs and glitches still do exist for Android Open Home app, but it is a good app now with the potential to be truly great. Right now, we’ve given Open Home Android app a final score of 8 out of 10.

Talk To Me is a free real time foreign language speech-to-speech translator app made for Android phones. It helps translate spoken English to 40 different foreign languages. Using the app is simple; choose the language you want the translation in before mouthing your phrase in English. Talk To Me Android app will readily give a voice translation of the phrase you’ve said in the language of your choice. Further, you could send the translated voice file via email or as SMS text messages to your friends. Apart from English, the app also offers text to speech support for many other languages, plus text-to-text translation for Asian and Arabic languages. The Talk To Me app for Android is downloadable for free of cost.

Talk To Me Android App Features

The user interface of the Android Talk To Me app is uncluttered and hence easy to use. There is a text box wherein you could type in your phrase, and the translated results will be displayed in another text box below. On top of the two text boxes is a dropdown menu, from which you choose the language to translate to. Further, above the dropdown menu is a green microphone icon. Tapping on the same will activate the voice recognition software, enabling the user to dictate the phrase in spoken English, instead of typing it.

As of now, the Talk To Me Android application only supports English dictation, with speech to text supported for Spanish, German, French, and Italian. Text to speech support is available for many other languages, with the exception of Asian and Arabic languages wherein only textual translation is available at present. Hopefully, the future versions of the app will incorporate text to voice support for Asian/Arabic languages as well.

In order to use the Talk To Me mobile application, you need to have an active internet connection as the app uses the Google Translate service. Further, you have to install the TTS or text-to-speech data if to take advantage of the app’s voice recognition software. Finally, the Talk To Me app runs only on Android OS 1.6 or higher.

Conclusion

If you travel often to foreign shores, or have a penchant for learning new languages, the Talk To Me app might be the one you would love to have in your Android handset. Not only it is easy to use, but also has been found to be craftier than the Google’s own voice to text feature. Above all, the Talk To Me Android app can be downloaded for free.

Earthquake! Android app keeps tracks of all earthquake activity happening around the globe. Based on the input provided by the US Geological Survey, the app pinpoints the location of such activity on the Google Maps. Android Earthquake! app even shows a ‘rumble zone’ and ‘damage zone’ to clearly indicate the areas which will be/had affected in the tremors.

Android Earthquake! App Features

The initial screen shows recent earthquake activities happened in different parts of the world, with its intensity on the Richter scale. With the aid of Google Maps, you could even investigate on the epicentre of the quake, and yes wonder to oneself how it would have been had you were present right there at the time of the catastrophe.

Also, Android Earthquake! mobile application lets one set to receive a notification when a new earthquake event happened anywhere in the world. Yes, you won’t be interested in receiving reminders every time an earthquake of intensity ‘1’ on the Richter scale happens anywhere on the earth. For that, you could even set a series of filters so that you’ll be informed about truly earth shattering quakes only, and not mere rumbles of low intensity.

Further, the Earthquake! App lets you use the location services to pinpoint your exact location on the Google Map at a given time, and tailor your alerts accordingly. This feature is especially handy if you’re on a trip abroad to a country, which sits on an earthquake zone. The app also comes with a home screen widget that will provide to the user up-to-the-minute reports of recent earthquakes, once located.

Final Thoughts

Earthquake! app for Android may not be an everyday-use type of application. But it comes really handy if you happen to go to the chaotic places on the earth, where frequent quakes are the norm. We recommend our users to try this app out in their Android devices. And above all, Earthquake! app is a free download.