Business

Evernote 

Free Version: 1.3 Evernote Corporation

The notes that you take with the Ever- note app can be accessed from both your Android device and your computer. You can quickly add a text note, audio note, photo snapshot, or file upload to your library from any of your devices.  One particularly cool feature is Notes Nearby, which lets you find notes that were written near your current GPS location.  I used this at a recent wine tasting event, and when I went back to the liquor store a few weeks later, I found my notes and exactly what I was looking for.  Likewise, if you have a meeting in a particular conference room, you can use this feature to find your action items.

Download link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote&hl=en

aContacts 

Free Version: 1.3.3 Yermek Zhumagulov

Most phones come with a decent standard address book for managing your contacts. However, the aContacts app takes contact management to another level by providing a picture-oriented interface, separate call settings for each contact, and multiple ways to connect to your contacts. One of the nice features of this app is how it takes ad- vantage of Android’s multitasking ability and “pops up” other apps to fulfill your requests. aContacts is a versatile way to store your contacts and access them quickly.

Download link:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kz.mek.aContacts&hl=en

Phonebook 

Free Lite version Version: 1.0.6 Voxmobili SA / Online

If you are looking for an app that’s similar to the standard Contacts that comes with Android-based phones, you can’t go wrong with Phonebook. It is oriented more toward phone con- tacts than social networks, so if you simply want to add your friends to a phonebook dialer, this is an excellent choice. In fact, I found this app so use- ful and intuitive that I created a short- cut and put it on my main screen to use as my phone dialer. There may be other apps that do more, but this one is simple, clean, and keeps your personal phonebook right at your fingertips. 

Download link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.voxmobili.phonebook2&hl=en

AndExplorer

Free Version: 1.3 Lysesoft

When you need to quickly find a file on your device, this is a great app to have. You can explore the SD card or the device directories. You can also rename files, create directories, delete files, copy and paste files, and select your sort order. This allows you to browse your file systems just as you would on your desktop computer. The AndExplorer app also provides Zip, Gzip, and Tar uncompressing capabilities for when someone sends you a packaged file or set of files.

Download link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lysesoft.andexplorer&hl=en

AndFTP 

Free Version: 1.11 Lysesoft

This tool enables you to connect to FTP servers. It comes with both a device file browser and an FTP file browser, and pro- vides download and upload features with resume support. You can use the device menu to rename, delete, copy, set permis- sions, and create folders. The AndFTP app provides support for FTP (File Transfer Protocol), SFTP (SSH’s Secure File Transfer Protocol), and FTPS (Explicit FTP over TLS/SSL).

Download Link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lysesoft.andftp&hl=en

Teradesk Mobile 

Free Version: 1.5 Teradesk e-Storage Systems

Teradesk distinguishes itself through its flexibility, utility, and ease of use. Being a virtual file storage and remote file access tool, Teradesk uses secure encryption to transfer files to and from your Android device, and will automatically resume if your file transfer is interrupted. This app can process file transfers in the background while you work on something else. Teradesk can access your files that are on a server or device you point to, or that are up in the “cloud” of servers that Teradesk stores your virtual disk on. 

 Download link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teradesk.mobile.android&hl=en

Music

SongDNA 
Free Version: 1 Dedicado B.V. & 8Projects

Go ahead—embrace your inner hippie, rock ’n’ roller, pop star, or whatever floats your music boat with this app. Simply search for a song you want to know more about, and voilà—you’ll have oodles of information at the tap of your finger. This app does a mash up of data from MusicBrainz, Billboard, lyricsfly, BBC Music, YouTube, BrandsInTown, Twitter, and Google Analytics to bring you the most up-to-date information. 

Download link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.dedicado.android.songdna.market&hl=en

Car Locator 

 Free trial / $3.99 Full version Version: 2.50 Edward Kim

Have you ever parked in a huge park- ing lot, say, at a sporting event, concert, or some public celebration like the Fourth of July? And did you then find yourself wandering around endlessly looking for your car? This app remem- bers where you parked and gives you directions back to your car. There's also a space where you can add notes, such as “row H3 on Third Level of Public Parking Garage on Main Street.” This is a handy app.

Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.carlocatorfree&hl=en

Games

Mazeness Free Version: 2.0 Bogee Int. 
Success in this game is dependent on your ability to perform small but firm actions on your phone, like tapping on the side, in order to maneuver the balls around the map. You need to move two balls simultaneously toward the target, which is a gold bull’s-eye. As you would expect, the game gets more difficult as you progress through the levels. There are items on the grid that either help or hinder your ability to master the level. This game grows on you quickly. 
Download link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bogee.mazeness.puzzle.free&hl=en

 Speed Forge 3D

€1.99 Version: 1.2 Rat Square
Amazing 3D graphics make Speed Forge a truly standout app. It’s another addictive game that will have you coming back for more. Note that it’s not a game for a boring meeting, however—it’s hard to play this one inconspicuously. You manoeuvre your on-screen hovercraft through the race course by moving your phone around:turn your device to make a turn, tilt down to slow, and tilt up to accelerate.You’ll find it dangerously easy to get sucked into this twisting and turning,action-packed game. 

Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=Mag3DLite.SF3DFree&hl=en

Graviturn Extended

Free Version: 2.0 Florian Heft
In this game, use gravity to move the red balls off the board while keeping the green ball from falling off the screen. It’s simple and there are very few rules, but there are an infinite number of levels to move through as you tilt and move your device to ma- neuver the balls. This gravity-resisting game will challenge you in different ways, and once you get to level 10, you can tap on the screen and remove blocks that impede your progress. Watch out—this game is addictive! 

Download link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fheft.graviturnex.free&hl=en

Moto X Mayhem
Free
Version: 1
Dejan Cecar & Tyler Wilson
This game is tough but addictive. You tilt and tap the phone to accelerate and navigate your motorbike through the different course levels. The controls are intuitive, with the use of the acceler- ometer for leaning forward and back- ward on your bike. Tapping on the left side of the screen brakes. whereas tap- ping on the right accelerates. You can do flips and stunts, but they have no impact on your score. You can check your top scores and those of other players around the world. 

Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.occamy.android.motoxmayhem1lite&hl=en

Travel

SpotMessage
Free
Vanpool Co., Ltd.
This app allows you to remind yourself or others of something of interest (or something to do) at a certain location. For instance, I typically get gas for my car on Mondays because one of our local stations has an 8 cents per gallon dis- count that day. Now, instead of blithely driving by in a preoccupied haze, I can have a message sent to me when I’m getting close to remind me to stop in. This is the essence of spot messaging: go by a spot, and receive a message 

Download link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vanpool.app.spotmessage&hl=en

Trip Journal 

If you are going on a trip, use this app to keep a journal. The menus and se- lections are well laid out and self- explanatory, and the map and satellite views make it easy to spot your way- points. This app is full of features, in- cluding statistics (speed, time, altitude, etc.), photo journaling, writing notes, managing waypoints, tracking your route, and locking your screen so your journal does not get messed up. You can even reverse your tracks with one click, which is great for finding your way back home. 

Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iqapps.mobile.tripjournallite&hl=en

iNap: Arrival Alert Free Version: 1.0.0 Moop.Me

The idea of iNap is pretty simple: get on your bus or train, set an alert for a par- ticular destination point, and settle down for a nap. When you arrive within the radius of the destination that you set earlier, you’ll be awakened by your phone. If you've ever snoozed past your stop and had to muddle your way home, you know exactly how useful this app can be. You could also use this app on a trip to make sure you don’t miss points of interest along the way.

Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.moop.inap&hl=en

Andrometer
Free
Version: 1.0.3
Highway North Interactive, Inc.
Have you ever wondered how far it is to that house you see on the top of the hill? Or how far you’d have to swim to make it across the lake? Andrometer allows you to measure the approximate distance between you and an object, or the height and width of something you see on the horizon. So how tall is that building you always see on your way to work? You can get a pretty good approxi- mation by installing Andrometer. 

Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.highwaynorth.andrometer&hl=en

Utility apps

Google Reader

Google Reader is an easy way to keep up with the blogs that interest you.No matter what computer you’re using,when you mark something as read,it will be marked as read everywhere.

If you’re used to using the web-based reader,I highly recommend trying out the mobile phone version on your Android-powered phone.The touch-based interface is very intuitive and easy to use.

If you’ve never used the web-based reader,on your computer go to http://www.google.com/ reader.From here you can add new RSS feeds and even organize your feeds into groups.

Note: To set up Google Reader and subscribe to feeds,you need to use your computer.You cannot subscribe to feeds from your phone.

After you’ve subscribed to a blog (or two,or three,or fifty),open the browser on your phone. While you’re looking at the Google search page,tap the Reader link at the top of the screen. You see all the unread items.

This view is good if you follow a small group of blogs.But if you follow too many and prefer to read them blog by blog,tap Feeds to see your subscribed blogs,rather than all the individual posts

Just tap a blog’s name to see a list of items that are currently unread from that blog.Tap the individual item to open and read it.

Google Docs

Google Docs,at http://docs.google.com,is an online competitor to Microsoft Office, OpenOffice,and the other desktop office-type applications.Google Docs lets you create spreadsheets,documents,and presentations and store them online so that you can access them anywhere.Also you can share those documents with other people using Google Docs for collaboration purposes.

The downside is that you can’t actually create documents on your phone;you can only read them.

The upside is that you can read documents on your phone,without having to copy them to your phone,just by loading Google Docs.

To get to the docs,in the browser tap More,and then tap Docs.If you weren’t already on the Google search page,just go to www.google.com by pressing the Menu button and tapping Go to URL.

If you’ve created some documents,spreadsheets,and so on.

Tap the item you want to open.As you can see from the last item in the list,some items might be shared.Suppose you’re working in a collaborative environment,and you want to see only the things you’ve created.You can tap Owned By Me at the top to see only your things,rather than everything you’ve gotten invitations to work with too.

Tasker

Free
Version:  tasker.dinglisch.net

Tasker gets to the heart of what makes Android, well, Android—it allows you unrestricted freedom to do anything you want with your apps and your phone. After all, your phone should work for you! This app can add extra actions to your settings. With more than 100 actions available in 12 categories— and each action with its own custom- sizable set of parameters—it’s hard to believe how much functionality is crammed into one app.

Download link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en

Hoccer

Free
Version:  Art+Com Technologies

Hoccer is not only handy and conven- ient, but it’s also cool to use. You can share data, contacts, or whatever else you want by making gestures similar to throwing a frisbee. It’s like playing catch with information, and it’s fun and useful with this app. Whether you want to share a contact, picture, bookmark, or text, Hoccer is just right for a quick exchange of data. For example, a speaker at a con- ference could throw his contact details out to the audience, and people with this app could catch the information.
Download link :  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.artcom.hoccer&hl=en

Camera apps

FxCamera
Free
Version: 0.5.4 
This app uses layers to add interesting effects to the photos you take. There are six effects you can use to transform your photo: Normal, Warhol, SymmetriCam, Fisheye, Polandroid, and ToyCam. When using the camera normally, this app will auto-focus for you and give you options to set the quality. You can also choose effects such as Mono, Sepia, Negative, Posterize, or Solarize—you can even take a normal picture! Once you’re done, it’s easy to save or share your photo. 

Download link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ymst.android.fxcamera&hl=en

Entertainment

SPB TV
Free / $9.95 Full version
SPB Software
If watching TV in your doctor’s waiting room doesn’t cut it, give this app a try. SPB TV allows you to take your own TV programs wherever you go. The free “lite” version is shown here, but you'll probably want to splurge for the pay version to get more channels. There’s even a picture-in- picture feature, which is handy if you’re not sure which program to watch. Obvi- ously, this isn’t a full cable-like TV in your pocket—it has limitations, including battery life and bandwidth constraints. But it still beats watching airport TV. 

Download link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spb.tv.am&hl=en