Techguy's Apps S - W
Skyscanner - All Flights! (P)
Need a cheap flight, fast? Compare over 1000 budget and scheduled airlines and more than 1,000,000 routes around the world in seconds with the free Skyscanner Android app; saves money, saves time. Buy air tickets direct from airlines or travel agents and get the best deals. It’s simple, independent and finds the lowest fares with a few quick taps, wherever you want to fly.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...r.android.main
Smart Compass Pro (P)
This compass is a tool to search bearings using the built-in magnetic sensors. It has 4 significant features.
1. Although you may turn the phone into portrait or landscape mode, the heading is fixed.
2. The Camera's view is used for reality.
3. Metal Detector is included to verify the sensors.
4. GPS is supported.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...r.aboy.compass
Sound Meter Pro (P)
Measure the environmental noise and vibration with your phone.
Sound Meter Pro is the 4th set of Smart Tools collection (noise, vibration, seismometer).
SPL(sound pressure level) meter app uses your phone mic to measure noise volume in decibels(db), and shows a reference. We had calibrated many android devices with the actual sound level meter with dB(A).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...=kr.aboy.sound
SpeedView Pro (P)
An advanced speedometer application that offers lots of useful features.
SpeedView is an advanced speedometer application that uses the phone's built-in GPS system to show your current, maximum and average speed, as well as the direction, total distance, and time traveled. Suitable for running, car driving, biking, or hiking.
• High accuracy
GPS-based speedometer that is more accurate than the one in your car.
• Linear compass
Shows your current direction of travel. A compass mode is also available.
• HUD mode
Mirrors the numbers so you can place your phone on your car's dashboard and see the speed reflected in the front glass. You can check out this video to see how it works:
http://youtu.be/rzda7CQ-ZAU
• Speed graph
Displays a graph chart covering the last several minutes.
• Speed warning
You can set the speed limits for three different types of roads so that when you go too fast a visual alert or sound will notify you.
• Display units
Supports units such as miles, kilometers, and nautical miles.
• GPX track export
Enables you to save your current track to the SD card or email it to someone. The GPX format is supported by Google Earth and many other programs:
http://www.topografix.com/gpx_resources.asp
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....speedview.pro
Speedtest.net (F)
Use Speedtest.net for easy, one-tap connection testing in under 30 seconds—accurate anywhere thanks to our global network.
Millions of users have made Speedtest.net the #1 app for testing internet speeds, and it’s trusted by the professionals like Anandtech, Engadget, and even the BBC and New York Times!
- Discover your Download, Upload, and Ping
- Real-time graphs show connection consistency
- Troubleshoot or Verify the speeds you were promised
- Track past tests with detailed reporting
- Easily share results
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...roid.speedtest
Splashtop Remote Desktop (P)
This is the ONLY remote desktop app that streams the whole PC or Mac screen to your Android smartphone with smooth, high-res video and audio, allowing you to interact with your all applications, games, multimedia content, and files over Wi-Fi and 3G/4G networks. GO EVERYWHERE WITH JUST YOUR ANDROID DEVICE WITHOUT HAVING TO CARRY YOUR COMPUTER!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...lashtop.remote
Stats Donate (P)
If you need to keep an eye on usage for your mobile phone plan Calls/Texts/Data allowances, this is well worth a look. (Free version too)
With Stats you keep track of various usage informations about your Android phone, separated into calls, text messages and data.
* Different counters (day, week, month)
* Automatic warnings when reaching usage limits
* Can disconnect mobile data (APN)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...an.statsdonate
StopWatch & Timer+ (P)
If like me, you have a need for multiple countdown timers/stopwatch timing events, this can't be beaten.
The paid version of the popular Stopwatch & Timer app with additional features:
★ Holo theme for Android 4+ devices
★ Up to 99 hours
★ Multiple timers & alarms
★ Rename timers & Laps
★ Countdown then up
★ Loop countdowns
★ Export times by email
★ Show current lap option
★ 1/100ths
Perfect for every timing situation from sports, work to cooking!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...apps.stopwatch
TVCatchup (F)
Basically, Freeview - on your phone!
Watch free to air TV live on the move, never miss a show again.
TVCatchup enables you to watch FREE live UK TV on the move. Join over 7.3 Million users who enjoy:
✔ Over 50 Channels - Including BBC One, ITV, Channel 4, Five, Dave, CBeebies, 4Music, movies4men and Film4.
✔ Optimised Adaptive Streaming compatible with cellular networks and wifi
✔ Free of Charge
✔ What's on Now and Next
✔ High quality streams
✔ TV Out support (May Require Cable Adaptor)
✔ Share your thoughts with Twitter and Email
☆Look out for even more great new features coming soon
All channels are available to UK residents.
Watch live UK TV on demand, with the convenience of an app. Select from a wide selection of freeview channels including, news, sports, movies, music, shopping, and children's TV.
Use this app to watch TV on the move, on the bus, in a car, in the office, in your house, in your bed, in the kitchen or anywhere else or just use it to watch TV when somebody else is hogging the main screen.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d=com.gzero.tv
Tasker (P)
Extremely powerful and techy phone automation program, it'll basically let you do anything on your phone - IF you're smart enough to figure it out, I do things like, have certain programs auto rotate, flip to mute, disable sound if certain programs are launched etc etc
Automate everything from settings to photos, SMS to speech. ADC2 prize winner.
Total Automation, from settings to SMS. ADC2 finalist!
* Triggers: App, Time, Day, Location, Hard/Soft State, Event, Shortcut, Widget, Timer, Plugins
* Actions: 200+ built-in, plugin support
* Tasks: loops, variables, conditions
* Scenes: design your own screen overlays, dialogs even simple apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ndroid.taskerm
TeamViewer for Remote Control (F)
Similar to Splashtop although is free, I have both as they work slightly differently
Remotely control your computer with TeamViewer Free while you are on the road!
Mobile and flexible: remotely access computers from your android device!
Easily support friends and family when they have computer problems - no matter where you are. You can also benefit from gaining access to your private home computer to edit documents or use particular software while you are on the road.
more Features
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- Both spontaneous support for friends & family and access to unattended computers (Windows, Mac, Linux) are possible - also during a telephone call
- Transfer files from your Android mobile device to any computer and vice versa
- Conveniently control remote computers using the multi-touch gestures: left click, right click, drag & drop, scroll wheel, zoom
- Complete keyboard control incl. special keys such as Ctrl, Alt, Windows®
- Meets highest security standards: 256 Bit AES Session Encoding, 1024 Bit RSA Key Exchange
- Effortlessly access computers behind firewalls and proxy servers
- Automatic quality adjustment
- Remotely reboot the computer
- Overview of friends and computers that are online - via the integrated computer list
- Tablet ready
- Is available for Android 1.6 and higher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....market.mobile
TeslaLED Flashlight (F)
Turn your phone into an LED flashlight!
TeslaLED is an LED flashlight app and widget, allowing you to use the camera flash as a flashlight. This thing is bright!
Features of TeslaLED:
* LED Flashlight
* Widgets!
* Strobe and Morse Code
* Screen Light (White, variable brightness)
* Police Screen Light (Flashing Reds and Blues)
* Keep LED on with screen off (May flicker once)
* Widget styles include the look and feel of standard HTC and Motorola.
* Highly configurable
* Notification icon to quickly turn off LED
* WidgetLocker support, activate TeslaLED from a slider on your lock screen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...lsw.flashlight
TuneIn Radio Pro (P)
Fantastic app, I use this at home a lot for music
Listen to the world.
TuneIn is a new way to listen to music, sports and news from every corner of the earth, with over 70,000 radio stations and 2 million on-demand programs. The Pro version of this service lets you record all of this to your Android phone or tablet.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
"For music lovers, TuneIn Radio Pro could be the best 99 cents you've ever spent." - USA Today
"Should you purchase TuneIn Radio Pro? Unquestionably, yes." – PCMag
"TuneIn has become a powerhouse in streaming music." – Gigaom
"TuneIn Radio Pro is a must-have app for any radio fan." – AppAdvice
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With TuneIn Radio Pro, you can:
★ Search for a song, artist or show to find radio stations around the world playing it live
★ Record, pause and rewind any station as you listen *Pro Exclusive!*
★ Tune in to CBS, ESPN, TEDTalks and more!
★ Add stations and songs to your presets
★ Wake up with the alarm clock. Fall asleep with the sleep timer
★ Play your programs in the background while you use other apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...diotime.player
UK Bus Times - Catch That Bus (P)
Catch That Bus displays upcoming buses at 370,000 bus stops in mainland Britain.
Catch That Bus tells you when your next bus is due at 370,000 bus stops in England (including London), Scotland & Wales.
View the bus stops at your current location or search by area, street name or postcode. Save favourites for future quick access and add home screen shortcuts for super quick access.
The app shows minutes until the bus is expected where real time information is available, otherwise it displays the scheduled bus time.
Bus times are provided for almost every bus company and bus stop in the country. If you have any questions before or after purchasing, please email me using the "Send email to developer" link below or email
catchthatbus@intrications.com.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...c.catchthatbus
UK Newspapers Online (F)
[COLOR="blue"]Bit of a misnomer, it actually provides news from around the world, and other categories too - sport, tech, financials etc[ provides a good solid one stop shop/COLOR]
Save time and have all important online media links from the U.K. in one App. Fast access to the
websites.
Newspapers, Sports, Finance, Economy, Tech
Add new links press the menu button in the particular category and "add link". Click longer on the link for
more options - set link as favourite, edit or delete (Attention! By clicking on “delete” the link will be
immediately deleted without asking!)
Recent Changes:
- add new links/sites; delete/edit links
- set links as favourites
- open links/pages with the standard internet browser
- deactivate categories
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...r.newspapersuk
Unit Converter (P)
A simple, fast and easy to use unit converter now with Currency conversions!
A simple and friendly unit converter with a clean user interface. It includes a favorites list for easy access to commonly used conversions and a Quick List View.
* App2SD for Froyo (and above)!
* No Ads Ever!
* Currency conversions for over 60 countries!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....unitconverter
Vehicle Tax GB Free (F)
Vehicle Tax GB uses the DVLA database to automatically check any GB vehicle Tax status. Also lets you check your vehicles insurance status and report unlicensed (no road tax) vehicles.
*** If you think this app is not working then try entering the same vehicle details on the dvla website. If their website finds your vehicle then please email us with your number plate and manufacturer at
nanotecappssupport@nanotecapps.com so we can fix and update the app ASAP, thank you. There are no known problems with this app.
*** V1_1 now works with the new DVLA website.
*** V1_2 Updated for Ice Cream Sandwich.
This version is the Free version of Vehicle Tax GB and has ads. Please purchase the paid version with no ads and get faster updates and new features first. App2SD is supported.
CHECK VEHICLE TAX
Simply enter the Vehicle Registration Number (registration plate) and manufacturer make and it will tell you:
Date of Liability (when your tax runs out)
Date of vehicles first registration
Year of manufacture
Cylinder capacity
CO2 emissions (in g/Km)
Fuel type
Export marker
Vehicle status (license due or not)
Vehicle colour
Vehicle type of approval
6 and 12 months rate (the cost to tax the vehicle for 6 and 12 months)
Displays the Date of Liability and Vehicle status in red if it is not taxed. Displays them in green if it is taxed.
Useful for the following occasions:
Check your vehicle has been taxed and the DVLA have it on their database.
Check when your vehicle tax expires.
See how much 6 or 12 months road tax should cost you.
When buying a second hand car, check the tax disc is valid.
When buying a second hand car, check the registration number belongs to the car.
After a road accident, check the other vehicles road tax status.
Using another vehicle temporarily, check it's taxed before taking it onto the road.
REPORT AN UNLICENSED VEHICLE
Takes you to the relevant web site so you can fill in a form to report an unlicensed vehicle. Please read the details on the web page.
CHECK YOUR VEHICLE INSURANCE
From 20 June 2011, under the new Continuous Insurance Enforcement law it is an offence to be the keeper of an uninsured vehicle, rather than just to drive when uninsured.
This App takes you to the relevant askMID web page to check your own vehicle insurance status for FREE. It will say Yes or No at the top of the web page after you enter your vehicles Registration Number.
*** Vehicles in Northern Ireland are not supported ***
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d.cartaxgbfree.
Wallpaper Changer (F I think)
Change your wallpaper with one click or automatically every X minutes!
This app allows you to quickly change your wallpaper with one single click on a widget!
Additionally, you can enable a timer to automatically change your wallpaper on a predefined time.
Images can easily be added to the rotation list by using the Android Gallery app or a file manager like FileExpert.
This app is optimized for battery life & performence, so it might take some seconds to actually change the wallpaper after a click on the widget!
Features:
- easily add images or even folders through the Android gallery & other file managers
- change wallpaper with a timer, on each lockscreen unlock or through a customizable widget
- 3 widgets: change to next wallpaper in rotation list, select the wallpaper you want to see or change the album with one click
- ordered rotation or random wallpaper
- very low memory and battery consumption: doesnt need any background services running and is not implemented live wallpaper
- no ads
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...llpaperChanger
Whiteboard Pro (P)
Simple. Powerful. Easy to use. The best whiteboard app on Android!
*** Now with more colors! ***
And more line widths! And background colors!
Jot down ideas, sketch plans, or just doodle! Draw shapes and erase them just like a real whiteboard. Add detail to your drawing using pan and zoom. The simple toolbar interface is a snap to use and makes drawing quick and easy.
Share your work via email, picture message (MMS), bluetooth, Evernote, Catch, etc. Export you drawings to PNG, JPG, or SVG.
Features include:
• 4 shapes (freehand, line, rectangle, circle)
• 16 colors (both shapes and background)
• 8 line widths
• pan and zoom
• save, open, and delete files
• infinite undo
• share and export
• install on SD card
Designed for Android Tablets, but works equally well on Smart Phones.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...are.whiteboard
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