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Top 5 apps for Android-powered mobile phones for this festive season

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As Christmas swiftly approaches tip toed, we are sure our readers are gripped with the hustle-bustle of festivities, waiting for an ideal piece of innovation to come for the rescue. Well, talking about innovation, the mobile phone terrain has multiplied over the years with Google’s Android platform emerging as one of the leading players. You may often see users digging deep into their Android handsets for some app or software. Moreover, these applications prove to be quite useful while on the go or even otherwise. So, this Christmas get into the app-mania and snap up a few innovative apps. In order to make it simpler, we present our top 5 Android apps.

We are quite sure mobile muffs with social streak within them would be delighted with this offering. The free Yahoo! Messenger application steps in with advanced functionality. The app has the ability to sync Yahoo! Address Book contact’s with the Android user’s contact list. Users can immerse themselves in video IM conversations and effortless photo and video sharing experience. The Yahoo! Mail for Android helps individuals link multiple Yahoo! accounts in one single view. The app clears off unnecessary clutter since you need not search the entire message for attachments. The app can be downloaded from the Android Market.

The enticing MobileNavigator app is the next to make it to our list. Reality Scanner precisely utilizes the handset’s incorporated camera, positioning, compass components and Navigon’s POI database. The app bundles together Reality View Pro, displaying photo-realistic 3D views of actual road, highway/interstate, signs and exits, and lane guide markers for easy driving decisions. This app also puts forth 2D and 3D map view and intuitive portrait or landscape orientation. The user experience is further amplified with Google Local Search and pedestrian navigation. The app can be purchased for a one-time charge of $59.99 through the Android Market and Google Checkout.

If you are always on-the-move, then here’s one application that would be a great accompaniment. The free Kindle app augments reading experience as you can effortlessly search the full text of books simply by voice or text. Users need not hamper their festive mood as they can quickly look up words and phrases in Wikipedia, lock screen orientation in portrait or landscape mode and view details about a book on Shelfari. The app enhances the utility level with the ability to add notes, add highlights to books and also synchronize them between devices. The Kindle Worry-Free Archive takes back-up of books purchased from the Kindle Store in users’ Kindle library on Amazon.

The bustle of remarkable applications for this festive season doesn’t end here. The Voice mail app helps Android users’ text for no cost and renders low priced international calls, this is surely a blessing for individuals whose loved ones reside at distant places. You can effortlessly make calls and send messages from your Google Voice numbers. Besides, Voicemail is intuitively transcript into text. The updated version steps in to increase the speed of making calls. The company assigns a unique phone number to each person whom the user calls. The app can be downloaded for free from the Android Market and promises to improve the entire user experience.

The Evernote application delights Android 2.1 and above device owners with pinch and zoom feature. The updated app sports the Evernote Widget which touts to be the first major Android-only feature. This incredible widget uplifts the user experience since mobile enthusiasts can enjoy instant access to several functions such as search or new text and snapshot or audio note. Further, users can list this application as a recipient to apps which have a Sharing menu. Note caching can now be performed with enhanced speed. This new version has fixed many bugs as edited notes now update properly while there is no additional white space within notes. Owners can also enjoy a handy ‘Save’ button. This app can be downloaded from the Android Market without any charges.

Amidst the melodious carols and sweet echoes of laughter, we hope our pick helps you grab the most appropriate app to meet your requirements. Infuse a dynamic spirit into this year’s celebrations and before wrapping up, we wish all our readers a Merry Christmas.

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