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Kobo

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:01:16 +0000

Download our FREE eBooks app and start browsing millions of free and affordable books from the palm of your hand. Find everything from the hottest new releases to popular classics. With Kobo, reading books on your Android Smartphone or Tablet couldn't be easier.

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Top reasons to try Kobo:

#1: Browse millions of books in the Kobo Store.
• Over 2.2 million new releases and popular best sellers at great prices
• Over 1.8 million free books
• Buy books on the go and start reading in seconds

#2: Preview books and try before you buy.
• Enjoy free first chapter previews of thousands of select books

#3: Transfer books to any device.
• Using a Kobo app on your Smartphone, desktop, or tablet, your books and even your bookmarks follow you so you'll never lose your place
• Plus, read books from other platforms as long as they're in the open standards the Kobo service supports, like ePub.
* Kindle not supported

#4: Make reading more fun and social with Reading Life™.
• Earn fun and surprising awards for reading
• Track your reading habits with interesting stats
• See who's currently reading the book and share ideas about what you've read with the Kobo community with Kobo Pulse™

#5: Share quotes, notes, awards and more to Facebook!
• Share your favorite passage and thoughts on a book with your friends
• Recommend a book from your library to a friend
• Like and comment on books your friends share to Facebook
• Easily add Kobo to your Facebook Timeline to instantly share your reading activity with your friends and track your reading life on Facebook.

#6: Add books to your library from e-mail, the web, or your Dropbox account.
• Add books in EPUB format to your Android storage, Browser, Mail or Dropbox and select Import Content from the library menu
* Unlicensed, DRM-free books only

#7: Enjoy library synchronization across all your Kobo apps.
• Use multiple Kobo eBook apps with a single Kobo account, and let Kobo keep track of your books and bookmarks for you.

#8: Customize your reading experience.
• Enjoy crisp, clear text, and choose the size and style of text that you prefer
• Highlight your favorite passages and add notes to your books
• Try Night Mode for easier nighttime reading
• Read and lock the screen in portrait or landscape mode
• Change pages using your volume key
• Adjust the screen brightness

Note: Customers for retailers such as Libris Blz. should use this app.

Recent changes:
With version 4.9, now you can:
• Turn pages using our fade or slide transitions (Coming soon: page curl!)
• See what books your friends are reading

Urban Dictionary (Official)

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:24:55 +0000

OFFICIAL Urban Dictionary app! Urban Dictionary is the online dictionary with definitions written by everyone.

• Perform unlimited searches for free, forever
• Define any word, whether it's slang or not
• Vote on definitions you like
• Share on Facebook, Twitter, txt and email
• See the full text of any definition
• See today's Urban Word of the Day
• Shake for a random word (on most phones)
• See autocomplete suggestions when you search
• Click on links within definitions

Recent changes:
• Stability improvements!

GALAXY Note II User's Digest

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:21:25 +0000

Note, this application is designed to work best on the Galaxy Note II.

But for using this application, please do not check Force GPU rendering in the Developer Options.

Are you a GALAXY Note II User?

If you want to use the Galaxy Note II more effectively, Download the free interactive “User’s Digest” to learn how to enjoy smart all the amazing features in your Samsung GALAXY Note II. This application aims to provide helpful instructions for a variety of Galaxy Note II functions and features.

<table><td>
Chapter 1. Basic Set Up
Chapter 2. Air View
Chapter 3. Popup Note
Chapter 4. Popup Video
Chapter 5. Multi Window
Chapter 6. Enhanced S Pen
Chapter 7. Easy Clip
Chapter 8. Quick Command
Chapter 9. Handwriting
Chapter 10. Enhanced S Note
Chapter 11. Quick Glance

Samsung, and its directors, employees, agents, representatives, suppliers, partners and content providers do not warrant the following list.
- The service will be secure or available at any particular time or location.
- Any defects or errors will be corrected.
- Any content or software available at or through the service is free of viruses or other harmful components.
- The results of using the service will meet your requirements.
- Your use of the application, service, content and add-to link is solely at your own risk.
- Some regions / countries do not allow limitations on implied warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.</p></td></table>

Recent changes:
Add link of Introducing Galaxy Note II

Survival Guide

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:00:20 +0000

*** Survival Guide is completely based on the U.S. Military Survival Manual FM 21-76. ***

Note: Ad Supported! For ad free version buy Survival Guide Pro

Features
********
- Zooming is supported in order to see the text/images better.
- All the texts and illustrations can be read offline. No internet connection is needed. The internet connection is only used to display ads.

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
- Survival Actions
- Pattern for Survival

Chapter 2: PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL
- A Look at Stress
- Natural Reactions
- Preparing Yourself

Chapter 3: SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS
- Importance of Planning
- Survival Kits

Chapter 4: BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE
- Requirements for Maintenance of Health
- Medical Emergencies
- Lifesaving Steps
- Bone and Joint Injury
- Bites and Stings
- Wounds
- Environmental Injuries
- Herbal Medicines

Chapter 5: SHELTERS
- Primary Shelter—Uniform
- Shelter Site Selection
- Types of Shelters

Chapter 6: WATER PROCUREMENT
- Water Sources
- Still Construction
- Water Purification
- Water Filtration Devices

Chapter 7: FIRECRAFT
- Basic Fire Principles
- Site Selection and Preparation
- Fire Material Selection
- How to Build a Fire
- How to Light a Fire

Chapter 8: FOOD PROCUREMENT
- Animals for Food
- Traps and Snares
- Killing Devices
- Fishing Devices
- Cooking and Storage of Fish and Game

Chapter 9: SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS
- Edibility of Plants
- Plants for Medicine
- Miscellaneous Uses of Plants

Chapter 10: POISONOUS PLANTS
- How Plants Poison
- All About Plants
- Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants
- Contact Dermatitis
- Ingestion Poisoning

Chapter 11: DANGEROUS ANIMALS
- Insects and Arachnids
- Leeches
- Bats
- Venomous Snakes
- Snake-Free Areas
- Dangerous Lizards
- Dangers in Rivers
- Dangers in Bays and Estuaries
- Saltwater Dangers
- Other Dangerous Sea Creatures

Chapter 12: FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT
- Staffs
- Clubs
- Edged Weapons
- Other Expedient Weapons
- Cordage and Lashing
- Rucksack Construction
- Clothing and Insulation
- Cooking and Eating Utensils

Chapter 13: DESERT SURVIVAL
- Terrain
- Environmental Factors
- Need for Water
- Heat Casualties
- Precautions
- Desert Hazards

Chapter 14: TROPICAL SURVIVAL
- Tropical Weather
- Jungle Types
- Travel Through Jungle Areas
- Immediate Considerations
- Water Procurement
- Food
- Poisonous Plants

Chapter 15: COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL
- Cold Regions and Locations
- Windchill
- Basic Principles of Cold Weather Survival
- Hygiene
- Medical Aspects
- Cold Injuries
- Shelters
- Fire
- Water
- Food
- Travel
- Weather Signs

Chapter 16: SEA SURVIVAL
- The Open Sea
- Seashores

Chapter 17: EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS
- Rivers and Streams
- Rapids
- Rafts
- Flotation Devices
- Other Water Obstacles
- Vegetation Obstacles

Chapter 18: FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING
- Using the Sun and Shadows
- Using the Moon
- Using the Stars
- Making Improvised Compasses
- Other Means of Determining Direction

Chapter 19: SIGNALING TECHNIQUES
- Application
- Means for Signaling
- Codes and Signals
- Aircraft Vectoring Procedures

Recent changes:
v2.1 Improved support for Tablet devices.
v2.0 Fixed Force Close issue on Android v4 devices.
v1.9 ClassPathLoader Force Close fixed during app install.
v1.8 Reference library update!
v1.7 App to SD Card added
v1.6 Landscape mode supported in the reading view.

Knots Guide

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:06:20 +0000

Knots Guide is a SIMPLE quick reference collection of different knots.

- 92 knots.
- 10 categories: Bend, Binding, Climbing, Decorative, Fishing, Hitch, Looping, Running, Stopper, Whipping.
- Click knot image to get a zoomed in view of the knot.

Note1: Ad supported! For ad free version buy Knots Guide Pro

Recent changes:
v2.0 Improved support for Tablet devices
v1.9 Fixed Force Close issue on Android v4 devices.
v1.8 ClassPathLoader Force Close fixed during app install.
v1.7 Referenced Library updated!
v1.6 Removed unnecessary permissions
v1.5 Hitch knots (20 new knots added)
v1.4 App2sd
v1.3 More tying info
v1.2 Zoom

Periodic Table

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:07:35 +0000

Learn the periodic table of elements with Socratica. Over 30 facts about each element for reference. Audio clips to help with pronunciation. Test yourself with quiz mode. Find elements by table, search or index.

Recent changes:
Numerous bug fixes.

Audiobooks

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:07:26 +0000

Listen to 2,800 classic audiobooks totally free.

Easily stream or download the books. Perfect for your commute, relaxing at home, in bed, or while at the gym.

The app keeps your place for you with automatic bookmarking across your whole library.

UPDATED: Now also has a Sleep Timer.
Bug fixes & Download Performance Boost

Recent changes:
Fixes compatibility problems for Ice Cream Sandwich.

SkEye | Astronomy

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:35:31 +0000

SkEye is an advanced Planetarium that can also be used as a PUSHTO guide for telescopes.

Ever been on a camping trip and wondered what objects are up in the sky? Now you can get familiar with Astronomy by identifying stars, constellations and deep sky objects from the Messier and NGC catalogs.

If you have a telescope, just strap the phone onto the OTA and you get a PUSHTO guide!

‣ Features
• Time machine : Jump to any date in past or future
• Real time Alt-Azimuth and Equatorial coordinates
• Messier objects
• mini-NGC catalog (subset of ~180 bright objects)
• Solar system objects including all 8 planets and the 4 Galilean moons
• Night Mode
• Search, with a guiding arrow
• Alt-Azimuth, Equatorial grid

‣ For detailed queries:
Market doesn't allow replying to comments. Send an email to skeye@googlegroups.com instead.

‣ Tips:
• For better accuracy, calibrate the magnetic sensors by waving the phone in a figure-8 motion of your hands.
• For advanced use read: http://lavadip.com/skeye/documentation.html

‣ Upcoming features:
• More deep sky objects, Satellites and Asteroids
• Support for DSC with encoders

‣ Keywords:
Astronomy, Sky Map, Digital Setting Circles, Star chart, Space

Recent changes:
Minor release:
Kindle Fire support.
Added Czech translations.
Updated Italian translations.

Army Survival Guide

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:10:15 +0000

Put the entire Army survival guide on your phone, offline. Can install on sd card(2.2+). Based on the Army Survival Manual FM 3-05.70

keywords: hiking backpacking biking camping hunting skiing snowmobiling running outdoors poisonous snakes insects edible plants animals find water shelter survive travel desert mountains wilderness survivor knots marine corps navy usmc air force

Chapter 1: Introduction
- Survival Actions
- Pattern for Survival

Chapter 2: PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL
- A Look at Stress
- Natural Reactions
- Preparing Yourself

Chapter 3: SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS
- Importance of Planning
- Survival Kits

Chapter 4: BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE
- Requirements for Maintenance of Health
- Medical Emergencies
- Lifesaving Steps
- Bone and Joint Injury
- Bites and Stings
- Wounds
- Environmental Injuries
- Herbal Medicines

Chapter 5: SHELTERS
- Primary Shelter—Uniform
- Shelter Site Selection
- Types of Shelters

Chapter 6: WATER PROCUREMENT
- Water Sources
- Still Construction
- Water Purification
- Water Filtration Devices

Chapter 7: FIRECRAFT
- Basic Fire Principles
- Site Selection and Preparation
- Fire Material Selection
- How to Build a Fire
- How to Light a Fire

Chapter 8: FOOD PROCUREMENT
- Animals for Food
- Traps and Snares
- Killing Devices
- Fishing Devices
- Cooking and Storage of Fish and Game

Chapter 9: SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS
- Edibility of Plants
- Plants for Medicine
- Miscellaneous Uses of Plants

Chapter 10: POISONOUS PLANTS
- How Plants Poison
- All About Plants
- Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants
- Contact Dermatitis
- Ingestion Poisoning

Chapter 11: DANGEROUS ANIMALS
- Insects and Arachnids
- Leeches
- Bats
- Venomous Snakes
- Snake-Free Areas
- Dangerous Lizards
- Dangers in Rivers
- Dangers in Bays and Estuaries
- Saltwater Dangers
- Other Dangerous Sea Creatures

Chapter 12: FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT
- Staffs
- Clubs
- Edged Weapons
- Other Expedient Weapons
- Cordage and Lashing
- Rucksack Construction
- Clothing and Insulation
- Cooking and Eating Utensils

Chapter 13: DESERT SURVIVAL
- Terrain
- Environmental Factors
- Need for Water
- Heat Casualties
- Precautions
- Desert Hazards

Chapter 14: TROPICAL SURVIVAL
- Tropical Weather
- Jungle Types
- Travel Through Jungle Areas
- Immediate Considerations
- Water Procurement
- Food
- Poisonous Plants

Chapter 15: COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL
- Cold Regions and Locations
- Windchill
- Basic Principles of Cold Weather Survival
- Hygiene
- Medical Aspects
- Cold Injuries
- Shelters
- Fire
- Water
- Food
- Travel
- Weather Signs

Chapter 16: SEA SURVIVAL
- The Open Sea
- Seashores

Chapter 17: EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS
- Rivers and Streams
- Rapids
- Rafts
- Flotation Devices
- Other Water Obstacles
- Vegetation Obstacles

Chapter 18: FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING
- Using the Sun and Shadows
- Using the Moon
- Using the Stars
- Making Improvised Compasses
- Other Means of Determining Direction

Chapter 19: SIGNALING TECHNIQUES
-Application
-Means for Signaling
-Codes and Signals
-Aircraft Vectoring Procedures

Chapter 20: Survival Movement In Hostile Areas
-Phases of Planning

Chapter 21: Camouflage
-Personal Camouflage
-Methods of Stalking

Chapter 22: Contact With People
-Contact with Local People
-Survival Behavior
-Changes to Political Allegiance

Chapter 23: Survival In Man-Made Hazards
-The Nuclear Environment
-Biological Environments
-Chemical Environments

Appendix A: Survival Kits

Appendix B: Edible and Medicinal Plants

Appendix C: Poisonous Plants

Appendix D: Dangerous Insects and Arachnids

Appendix E: Venomous Snakes and Mollusks

Appendix F: Dangerous Fish and Mollusks

Appendix G: Ropes and Knots

Appendix H: Clouds Foretellers of Weather

Appendix I: Evasion of Action Format

Recent changes:
Fixed Chapter 2 after last build.
Removed the empty area when there is no ad.
Gave the option in the menu to remove ad for the current session, for long reading.

iFixit: Repair Manual

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:17:55 +0000

iFixit — the free repair manual! Thousands of step-by-step guides and gorgeous images that make it easy to repair your stuff.

● Included Devices ●
Repair manuals show you how to fix:
✓ MacBook Repair
✓ MacBook Pro Repair
✓ PowerBook & iBook Repair
✓ iPad Repair
✓ iPhone Repair
✓ iPod Repair
✓ Xbox Repair
✓ PlayStation Repair
✓ PC Laptop Repair
✓ Dozens of digital camera repair manuals
✓ Hundreds of cell phone repair manuals
✓ Harley Davidson Repair
✓ Honda Accord Repair
✓ More manuals added every week

● Praise from the Press ●
"Empowers you to fix things yourself. From troubleshooting to parts and tools, to repair guides, they have your back." — TreeHugger

"Demonstrates the old-fashioned virtue of repair and extending the lifespan of devices." — Reuters

"The robots of the future will see this and murder us all. Thanks iFixit. Thanks a lot." — Engadget

"Illustrated repair guides that take you step by step through the process." — Dallas Morning News

● Testimonials ●
"You guys rule and have saved me many many times. Thank you!" – Ralph in North Carolina

"I love your repair guides. You've saved me hundreds of dollars over the last few years." – David in Maryland

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"The installation went smoothly thanks to your excellent guides. We got my son's MacBook Pro running and saved $$$$$." – Christopher in New Mexico

● Support iFixit ●
We fund these manuals by selling parts and tools. If you use our manual to fix something, support our work by buying the parts from us. We offer thousands of MacBook, iMac, iPod, iPhone, and game console parts.

This app is open source! You can improve or fork it here: https://github.com/iFixit/iFixitAndroid

Repair your Apple, Nintendo, Microsoft or Sony hardware yourself!

Recent changes:
== 1.3.1 (3/26/2013)
* Fix OutOfMemory exception when viewing large guides on 7in tablets
* Fix for guide step text not showing on certain devices
* Fixes fist background image not showing on nexus 7

== 1.3 (3/12/2013)
* Add custom videos, youtube and vimeo support on steps

== 1.2.3 (1/17/2013)
* Fix a few bugs in login.

== 1.2.2 (12/12/2012)
* Small visual update and Login tweaks.

== 1.2.1 (10/26/2012)
* Make the camera an optional feature