Essential Android Apps To Get In 2017

Choosing from tons of apps for your Android phone depends mainly on their suitability for your lifestyle. A lot of sites offer a master list of sorts, but it might be better to base your downloading decisions on your specific interests or hobbies. Hereunder are several must-have apps (meaning those you would most likely use) for your smartphone.

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Gmail

Everybody should have a Google email account, if only as backup email. It makes everything more centralized and synchronized with other Google apps, and the interface is a lot more user-friendly than, say, Yahoo or most company-specific accounts.

Amazon

For an important alternative to the Google Appstore (which often comes pre-installed in Android phones), get Amazon and its premium version Amazon Prime, which offers cool features like grocery shopping online and fast delivery. It can in the long run save you more money to have both app stores installed.

Twitter and Facebook

Social media users will most likely have accounts in these, and having them will allow you to keep in touch with family and friends. News often break and spread faster in social media, too, so for 24/7 awareness of what’s happening, FB and Twitter are a must.

Trip Advisor

If you’re planning on traveling, this app offers heaps of ease and convenience including booking options, lowest airfare, hotel rates, and offers a huge database of must-visit landmarks and suggested itinerary in your destination.

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The Most Expensive Smartphones Today

Technology has come a long way, hasn’t it? Seems only like yesterday when the first of the Nokias were released. Nowadays, there are hundreds of different smartphones out in the market with varying prices. Here are some of the most expensive smartphones on the market today.

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Vertu Signature Touch for Bentley

The cheapest Signature Touch for Bentley is around $9,000. Vertu created the luxury smartphone to commemorate five years of working alongside the legendary automobile manufacturer. The $9,000 Signature Touch is in plain leather. The most expensive model is almost $20,000. Several features tie the phone up with Bentley apps. The specs are top-of-the-line Android specs.

Tonino Lamborghini 88 Tauri

The Lamborghini 88 Tauri is a smartphone developed by supercar maker Lamborghini. It costs around $5,250 and features only the best materials. Buyers have nine different colors of calfskin leather to choose from, with black silver and genuine gold plate. What’s more is that the screen itself cannot be shattered or scratched.

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Mobiado Grand Touch EM Marble

The makers of the Grand Touch EM Marble claim that this $3,100 smartphone is crafted from stone, with finish options that include cocobolo, ebony, granite, and burl. With impressive specs, it’s no wonder that this smartphone is in a class all its own.

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Click to start fresh: How to spring-clean your mobile device

Winter is over, and the sun finally begins to ogle from the clouds. Soon, the crisp air of spring will arrive to summon not only day of cheers, but days perfect for cleaning your homes, offices, and other spaces. It's a good time to give your smartphones a thorough cleanup, too. Here's a brief guide to get you started:

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First things first, copy and store your files off of your phones. Both iOS (iPhoto, Image Capture) and Android (Windows Photo Gallery) have built-in applications to safeguard all items on your photo and video galleries. How about your contacts, call lists, music, and your current level or status of your favorite gaming app? You can either do file sharing from within iTunes or use third-party tools like DiskAid, Ecamm's PhoneView, or Macroplant's iExplorer, which allows restoring giant loads of data in a few clicks and swipes.

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Weed out unnecessary apps, files, and all other digital content that take up precious storage space. Mobile tools such as Clean Master removes spam content, speeds up the processor’s performance, and keeps existing data from viruses, system shutdowns, and other headaches. Likewise, CCleane and History Eraser give smartphones a thorough clean, sweeping off stray files, wiping cache data and empty folders, and deleting browser history and call logs.

Update your existing applications, or better yet, replace outdated apps with new, more responsive ones. Before shopping for new apps and upgrades, check if your apps remain active so that you will be spared from bugs and other issues the moment you decide to avail of the latest version of your operating system.

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Download apps that can keep your files and organized from hereon. CoBook and Contacts+ organize your phone and social media contacts and group them automatically based on the fields you have encoded. Attachments.me allows for easier search whenever you need to retrieve photos, documents, and other files you sent through Gmail.  

Seeing the promise that mobile technology holds, technophile and rising entrepreneur Taihwa Terry Ho has invested in the development of apps and similar capabilities. Follow him on Twitter to get tips on making the best use out of your gadgets and software.