There are thousands of applications out there and even more being launched every day. From music and games to just plain necessity, here are my top five free must-have apps from the Android market. Whether you're at home listening to the radio or out for a night on the town, this app is perfect for identifying the latest hit or remembering the name of an old classic. When you launch this app it will identify the song title, artist, album and genre in a matter of seconds. It also give you the option to buy, share, or find additional song information. Shazam used to have a five tag monthly limit, but they currently have an unlimited promotion until January 1, 2012. Not all of us are geometrically blessed with the ability to shoot Angry Birds at odd angles. Instead, I play this app; a maze-like, accelerometer-controlled game known as Cube Runner on the iPhone. It's your job to navigate Goggles McGillicutty through 3D cubes at different levels with varying degrees of difficulty. Beware; this game is very addicting. Even if you only play for a few minutes while waiting in line, between appointments or on lunch break, this vocab polisher allows you to play up to 20 games against friends or random users on your own time. Push notifications let you know when it's your turn and internal messaging is essential for some nerdy word trash talk. This app is glitchier than most, but updates are frequent and soon you'll be too obsessed to care. Why not Twitter? It's all about functionality. I prefer the multi-column approach, which allows me to follow a number of threads at one time. Have your all friends feed, mentions, DM's and searches set up as columns at the same time. It automatically shortens URL's, allows Read More
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