Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Sep 7, 2011 2:26pm
Post your favorite apps, and why.
Currently, I have a BlackBerry Storm 2 and a BlackBerry Torch 9800.
My favorite apps are:
App: BlackBerry Travel (or WorldMate for iPhone and Android users)
Best practice: Make a reservation (e.g., flight, car rental, hotel stay) and have the confirmation emailed to the email address on your device. BlackBerry Travel will automatically scan your emails for new reservations and add it to your calendar.
Benefit(s): If your gate changes or your flight is delayed, push notifications will automatically be sent to your device notifying you of any changes. You can also make reservations (hotels, car rental, flights) directly from your device, check local weather forecasts, and comes with a built-in currency converter and world clock features.
App: Gmail, Google Sync
Best practice: Since Gmail is really the only email client one should ever use [for personal usage], users can access their personal emails directly from their phone. Google Sync will allow users to synchronize their Gmail account between the user's computer & phone.
Benefit(s): If you read & delete an email from your mobile device, it won't appear in your inbox when you access Gmail the next time from your computer. Also sync's your Contacts so if you add a new Contact via the computer, it will then appear in your Contacts on your mobile device, and vice-versa.
App: Google Maps and/or Google Earth
Best practice: Never carry a paper map again.
Benefit(s): Updates your location automatically as you move.
App: YouTube
Best practice: Watch all your favorite video clips
Benefit(s): Millions of videos right in your pocket.
App: Google Docs
Best practice: Store all your documents online using Google Docs.
Benefit(s): View and edit your documents and spreadsheets from anywhere and at any time.
App: Google+
Best practice: Control what you share with your friends, relatives, acquaintances, etc. by building "circles".
Benefit(s): Real-life sharing rethought for the web, wherever you are.
App: Facebook
Benefit(s): Stay in contact with your friends & family.
App: ScoreMobile
Best practice: Add your favorite team's schedule to your calendar so that you never miss a game.
Benefit(s): Score from all of your favorite pro and college teams.
App: Poynt
Benefit(s): It's basically the yellow pages on steroids.
App: ESPN Fantasy Football
Best practice: Manage your fantasy football team straight from your mobile device.
Benefit(s): Pick up that player from the waiver wire before your friends do.
App: ESPN Mobile Web
Benefit: Access ESPN easily from your phone.
App: ESPN Mobile TV
Benefit: Watch your favorite Live events and ESPN programs on your phone while on-the-go!
App: Flixster
Benefit(s): Watch movie trailers, get showtimes, share movie ratings with your friends, and more on your mobile device.
App: Netflix
Benefit(s): Stream movies instantly over your mobile device
App: Twitter
Best practice: Follow the right individuals (or people of interest) and you will discover news before it's even broke.
Benefit(s): Stay socially aware of what's going on around you.
App: Pandora
Best practice: Use the like (or dislike) feature to approve songs and before no time you will have a nice playlist of music
Benefit(s): Listen to music, free.
App: Shazam
Benefit: Can't remember the name of that song, but you love it? Problem solved. Wanna buy it? Shazam makes it all easy to do.
App: The Weather Channel
Benefit: Stay in touch with the local weather around you.
Your turn...
Currently, I have a BlackBerry Storm 2 and a BlackBerry Torch 9800.
My favorite apps are:
App: BlackBerry Travel (or WorldMate for iPhone and Android users)
Best practice: Make a reservation (e.g., flight, car rental, hotel stay) and have the confirmation emailed to the email address on your device. BlackBerry Travel will automatically scan your emails for new reservations and add it to your calendar.
Benefit(s): If your gate changes or your flight is delayed, push notifications will automatically be sent to your device notifying you of any changes. You can also make reservations (hotels, car rental, flights) directly from your device, check local weather forecasts, and comes with a built-in currency converter and world clock features.
App: Gmail, Google Sync
Best practice: Since Gmail is really the only email client one should ever use [for personal usage], users can access their personal emails directly from their phone. Google Sync will allow users to synchronize their Gmail account between the user's computer & phone.
Benefit(s): If you read & delete an email from your mobile device, it won't appear in your inbox when you access Gmail the next time from your computer. Also sync's your Contacts so if you add a new Contact via the computer, it will then appear in your Contacts on your mobile device, and vice-versa.
App: Google Maps and/or Google Earth
Best practice: Never carry a paper map again.
Benefit(s): Updates your location automatically as you move.
App: YouTube
Best practice: Watch all your favorite video clips
Benefit(s): Millions of videos right in your pocket.
App: Google Docs
Best practice: Store all your documents online using Google Docs.
Benefit(s): View and edit your documents and spreadsheets from anywhere and at any time.
App: Google+
Best practice: Control what you share with your friends, relatives, acquaintances, etc. by building "circles".
Benefit(s): Real-life sharing rethought for the web, wherever you are.
App: Facebook
Benefit(s): Stay in contact with your friends & family.
App: ScoreMobile
Best practice: Add your favorite team's schedule to your calendar so that you never miss a game.
Benefit(s): Score from all of your favorite pro and college teams.
App: Poynt
Benefit(s): It's basically the yellow pages on steroids.
App: ESPN Fantasy Football
Best practice: Manage your fantasy football team straight from your mobile device.
Benefit(s): Pick up that player from the waiver wire before your friends do.
App: ESPN Mobile Web
Benefit: Access ESPN easily from your phone.
App: ESPN Mobile TV
Benefit: Watch your favorite Live events and ESPN programs on your phone while on-the-go!
App: Flixster
Benefit(s): Watch movie trailers, get showtimes, share movie ratings with your friends, and more on your mobile device.
App: Netflix
Benefit(s): Stream movies instantly over your mobile device
App: Twitter
Best practice: Follow the right individuals (or people of interest) and you will discover news before it's even broke.
Benefit(s): Stay socially aware of what's going on around you.
App: Pandora
Best practice: Use the like (or dislike) feature to approve songs and before no time you will have a nice playlist of music
Benefit(s): Listen to music, free.
App: Shazam
Benefit: Can't remember the name of that song, but you love it? Problem solved. Wanna buy it? Shazam makes it all easy to do.
App: The Weather Channel
Benefit: Stay in touch with the local weather around you.
Your turn...
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Sep 7, 2011 2:28pm
Clark Howard on CNN was talking about a texting app that all smarthphones can get that will eliminate your need to pay for text messaging.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 7, 2011 2:29pm
Mozzarella sticks
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Sep 7, 2011 2:30pm
Bathroom Fap Race
You race other people to finish while using public restrooms. Fun game
You race other people to finish while using public restrooms. Fun game
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Sep 7, 2011 2:30pm
Thank you. I forgot GChat. Great app for messaging people who have different smartphone platforms. Personally, I love BBM; only problem is, not everyone has a BlackBerry.thavoice;886385 wrote:Clark Howard on CNN was talking about a texting app that all smarthphones can get that will eliminate your need to pay for text messaging.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Sep 7, 2011 2:31pm
justincredible;886387 wrote:Mozzarella sticks
Are these two serious apps?LJ;886391 wrote:Bathroom Fap Race
You race other people to finish while using public restrooms. Fun game
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 7, 2011 2:32pm
Umm, yeah, mozzarella sticks are the GOAT appetizer.
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Sep 7, 2011 2:33pm
plz be honest
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Sep 7, 2011 2:34pm
justincredible;886395 wrote:Umm, yeah, mozzarella sticks are the GOAT appetizer.
Potato skins = GOAT
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Sep 7, 2011 2:35pm
Call Confirm This little app prevents my fat finger from calling the wrong number .... it Confirms the number and contact before dialing the number....
TM World Because I do business in India, Germany, China, UK and some other areas in the world and America this little app let me know what time it is in those counties before I make the call
Gas Buddy Give me area lowest gas pricing whereever I am...
Bible This is great .. this app reads the Bible to me and or whatever verus from the Bible...
Flashlight I have only used this app twice but it was very helpful to find my keys and my wife ear ring in the driveway..
TM World Because I do business in India, Germany, China, UK and some other areas in the world and America this little app let me know what time it is in those counties before I make the call
Gas Buddy Give me area lowest gas pricing whereever I am...
Bible This is great .. this app reads the Bible to me and or whatever verus from the Bible...
Flashlight I have only used this app twice but it was very helpful to find my keys and my wife ear ring in the driveway..
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Sep 7, 2011 2:36pm
justincredible;886395 wrote:Umm, yeah, mozzarella sticks are the GOAT appetizer.
karen lotz;886397 wrote:plz be honest
Yeah. Come on man. I put a lot of effort into compiling a nice list. I'm getting a new phone in a couple months and rather than downloading a bunch of apps and then having to go thru the process of weeding out the shitty ones, I thought it would be nice to compile a thread of everyone's best suggestions for apps.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Sep 7, 2011 2:42pm
I have an iPhone 4. Apparently the new operating system for the phone will be coming out soon, and there will be some great features, including the iPhone's version of bbm, and free texting if you are using wifi.
My fave apps on my phone so far:
Mint: Good app to keep up with finances.
Square: People can pay you with their credit card (they send a free scanner, but you don't need a scanner). Prevents idiots from pulling off the bs "i dont have cash" when they owe you.
appzilla 2: has over 100 utlitiy apps in one app.
tapatalk: Can pwn OC on my phone
JotNot Pro: Allows you to take photos of documents, and then scan them, turn them into pdfs, or fax them.
Scorecenter: Keep track of all scores
My fave apps on my phone so far:
Mint: Good app to keep up with finances.
Square: People can pay you with their credit card (they send a free scanner, but you don't need a scanner). Prevents idiots from pulling off the bs "i dont have cash" when they owe you.
appzilla 2: has over 100 utlitiy apps in one app.
tapatalk: Can pwn OC on my phone
JotNot Pro: Allows you to take photos of documents, and then scan them, turn them into pdfs, or fax them.
Scorecenter: Keep track of all scores
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Sep 7, 2011 2:48pm
I will be downloading this ass soon as I decide on my new phone (either the iPhone 5 or Android Bionic).like_that;886407 wrote: Mint: Good app to keep up with finances.
Please explain. Such as...?like_that;886407 wrote:appzilla 2: has over 100 utlitiy apps in one app.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Sep 7, 2011 3:25pm
It is pretty much 100+ apps packed into one app. They are all mostly utlity apps (i.e. flashlight, QR scanner, converter,translator, whatever type of utlity app you can think of), so it defeats the purpose of downloading utlity apps individually. It's a good deal for only 99 cents imo. Just open the app, and all 100+ apps are there for your choosing.Scarlet_Buckeye;886413 wrote:I will be downloading this ass soon as I decide on my new phone (either the iPhone 5 or Android Bionic).
Please explain. Such as...?
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 7, 2011 3:34pm
Apps Organizer - Lets you put all your apps in certain folders.
Pandora - Internet Radio
Radar Now - A good weather radar
WHBC - Good for high school football scores in the Stark County area.
Pandora - Internet Radio
Radar Now - A good weather radar
WHBC - Good for high school football scores in the Stark County area.
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Sep 7, 2011 3:36pm
justincredible;886387 wrote:Mozzarella sticks
Lol'd
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Sep 7, 2011 3:38pm
Anyone know of a good app that "kills" all of your apps/programs that are running so that your cellphone battery is not draining needlessly?
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Sep 7, 2011 3:39pm
Scarlet_Buckeye;886495 wrote:Anyone know of a good app that "kills" all of your apps/programs that are running so that your cellphone battery is not draining needlessly?
Advanced Task Killer
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 7, 2011 3:42pm
Here's a couple of threads we've had already to skim over...
http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?26608-Android-apps-amp-games&highlight=apps
http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?15668-My-Evo-is-in-what-Android-apps-do-I-need-to-get-right-away&highlight=apps
http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?4544-DROID-owners-Apps&highlight=apps
http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?26608-Android-apps-amp-games&highlight=apps
http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?15668-My-Evo-is-in-what-Android-apps-do-I-need-to-get-right-away&highlight=apps
http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?4544-DROID-owners-Apps&highlight=apps
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 7, 2011 3:44pm
Some say you need a Task Killer, others say it hurts. I've used one and removed it, and to me, I saween no difference.Scarlet_Buckeye;886495 wrote:Anyone know of a good app that "kills" all of your apps/programs that are running so that your cellphone battery is not draining needlessly?
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 7, 2011 3:45pm
Redneck.GoChiefs;886506 wrote:Some say you need a Task Killer, others say it hurts. I've used one and removed it, and to me, I seen no difference.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 7, 2011 3:54pm
FIFY. Now STFU.justincredible;886508 wrote:Redneck.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Sep 7, 2011 6:43pm
tl:dr
Okay seriously, my favorite app is called Clickbanker.
Okay seriously, my favorite app is called Clickbanker.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Sep 7, 2011 7:35pm
App: Angry Birds
Benefit(s): It's fucking fun.
Benefit(s): It's fucking fun.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 7, 2011 9:14pm
Groupon
Takes expensive shit and makes it not so expensive. Highly recommend.
Takes expensive shit and makes it not so expensive. Highly recommend.