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Webxicon.org

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:47:58 +0000

Webxicon.org is a free dictionary with translations, definitions, synonyms, pronunciation samples and example phrases. Supports 24 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Swedish, Finnish etc.

Recent changes:
1.2.6:
*Greatly improved collapsible element performance on Android 3.0 and later.

1.2.5:
*Text changes

1.2.4:
*App localized in French.
*English app name changed to Webxicon.org

1.2.3:
* ICS layout bugfix.

1.2.2:
* Banner space collapses when there is no ad to show
* Pronunciation samples are louder by default
* Audio is played through the headphones when they are connected

Elisa Kirja

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:04:09 +0000

Elisa Kirja - inspiroidu sanan vapaudesta
Elisa Kirja tarjoaa sinulle helpon ja miellyttävän tavan nauttia lukemisesta ja kirjallisuudesta. Sovelluksella voit lukea e-kirjoja ja kuunnella äänikirjoja suoraan Android-puhelimellasi tai Android-tabletillasi

Tärkeimmät ominaisuudet:
- voit ostaa e-kirjoja ja äänikirjoja suoraan sovelluksesta milloin haluat
- sovelluksen kokeileminen ei vaadi rekisteröitymistä
- satoja ilmaisia klassikoita
- sovelluksella voit lukea epub- ja pdf-muotoisia e-kirjoja
- saat samaan kirjahyllyyn saa sekä e-kirjat että äänikirjat
- sovellus muistaa automaattisesti, missä kohdassa kirjaa olit
- voit tehdä kirjanmerkkejä haluamiisi kohtiin kirjassa
- e-kirjoissa miellyttävä sivunvaihto joko ruudun reunaa napauttamalla tai ruutua pyyhkäisemällä
- kirjainkokoa voi vaihtaa tarpeen mukaan
- äänikirjoissa torkkukytkin
- sovellus toimii kaikilla Android-laitteilla, joissa on Android versio 2.1 tai uudempi. Elisa Kirja 1.6 versiosta alkaen Android version 2.2 tai uudempi

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Elisa Kirja is an application that enables you to read e-books, listen to audiobooks and purchase books with your Android tablet or smartphone. More information at www.elisa.fi/kirja

Recent changes:
1.6.3:
- Bugikorjauksia
- Lisätty anonyymi käytönseuranta sovelluksen kehittämistä varten sekä tähän liittyvä Elisa Kirja –tietosuojakäytäntö.

Aiemmat:
- Uutta: Sovelluksella voi lukea Elisa Kirja -palvelusta hankittuja pdf-muotoisia e-kirjoja.
- Pdf-lukutilassa sivua voi suurentaa ja pienentää nipistämällä.
- E-kirjojen lukumoottori on päivitetty uuteen versioon.
- Käytettävyysparannuksia ja virhekorjauksia.

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

How to Tie a Tie

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:50:26 +0000

Number 1 in the number of tie knots - now has 20 knots!
10'000'000 know and use it!

• CLEAR and EASY – just follow simple instructions and pictures, and you'll be able to tie a pretty tie knot on your own!
• HELPFUL and HANDY – now you won't need any help of your wife or any other person to tie a pretty tie knot.

Other great features:
• great choice of popular tie knots
• more than 20 knots (12 for free) and folds help you look respectable on any special occasions of your life
• intuitive user interface - nothing disturbs you from tying a pretty tie-knot from the first time.

Many people would agree that making a tie is a big problem because we use them quite rarely. The new app How To Tie a Tie is a real life-saver for you if you don’t know how to knot ties. If you don’t have much practice in making tie knots, start with making the simplest tie knots like Four-in-Hand or Simple Double. After that, you’ll get the idea of how to make other more difficult tie knots.

About: http://howtotieapp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howtotie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/howtotie

The next permissions:
android.permission.INTERNET,
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
used for showing and maintance ads only

Recent changes:
2.3.3:
• new Settings window
• memory leak fixed

2.3:
• Google Nexus 7 supported
• Enhanced compatibility with Android ICS and JB
• Error with text cuts fixed
• Many minor errors fixed, therefore, the app runs more stable on all supported smartphones and tablets

Wiki Encyclopedia 4 Wikipedia

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:46:20 +0000

✓ Wiki Encyclopedia gives you access to Wikipedia online encyclopedia, formatted for your Android mobile phone. Wikipedia Offline functionality allows you to save articles to your phone for later reading.

✓ Upgrade to OFFLINE DATABASES. From $3, download wiki databases of the most popular encyclopedia entries, up to the entire wikipedia encyclopedia!

✓ Upgrade to read newspapers for your country: UK, USA, and 30 other countries. Keep up with local and international News events through your favourite online newspapers!

✓ Save articles for offline reading! (Pro only)

✓ The application remembers your Wikipedia language and text size preference.

✓ App can change between Wikipedia.org and Wikitravel sites or other encyclopedia references!

✓ Select & Copy text.

✓ Move App to SD

✓ Random Wikipedia article.

✓ View mobile or desktop version of wikipedia: desktop version is useful for contributing to wikipedia.

-Languages currently available in Wikipedia Encylopedia are English, Dansk, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Indonesia, Italiano, Lietuvių, Magyar, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Português, עברית, Bahasa Melayu, Česky, Română, Slovenčina, Slovenščina, Suomi, Svenska, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, Volapük, Winaray, Български, Русский, Српски / Srpski, Українська, العربية, فارسی , 한국어, 中文, 日本語.

-Android application for easier mobile Wikipedia Encyclopaedia use. "The free encyclopedia". Wiki encyclopedia also works on tablets using Honeycomb (Android 3.0) and Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0), e.g. Galaxy Nexus

New languages added on wiki encyclopedia! Afrikaans, Aragonés, Armãneashce, Asturianu, Basa Jawa, Bosanski, Brezhoneg, Cymraeg, Eesti, Euskara, Frysk, Gaeilge, Galego, Hrvatski, Ido, Íslenska, Kreyòl Ayisyen, Latina, Latviešu, Lëtzebuergesch, Lumbaart, Ελληνικά, Беларуская (, Македонски, Чăваш, آذربايجان ديلی, كوردی Wikipedia language versions

Similar apps include dictionnary and encyclopaedia britannica.

✓ New widget: search Wikipedia directly from your phone's wallpaper

✓ Suggest/Autocomplete on searchs

✓ Save article to SD card for offline reading

✓ Voice search. Easily search Wikipedia enciclopedia by voice.

Recently added: Read the latest news from the Newspaper tab!

##Permission requirements##
*Modify Storage Contents is required for the "Save articles to SD" feature.

Billing permission, for upcoming upgrade possibility to download over 1 million Wikipedia offline onto your phone!

This free app is not associated with Wikimedia
.

Try our other great app that saves you money! http://goo.gl/4C7Gv

Recent changes:
* Wiki offline databases are now available

Sky Map

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:03:37 +0000

Open sourced and donated by Google.

Find us elsewhere:
http://goo.gl/XWjRg (Google Plus)
http://groups.google.com/group/google-sky-map
http://twitter.com/skymapdevs

Keywords: planetarium, astronomy, skymap

Recent changes:
Minor bugfix.

1.6.3:
Added meteor showers.

Wikipedia

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:12:59 +0000

Official Wikipedia App for Android. Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia containing more than 20 million articles in 280 languages, and is the most comprehensive and widely used reference work humans have ever compiled.

Features: Save article to read later or offline, Search articles nearby, Share articles using Android "Share" function, Read article in a different language, Full screen search

Send us your feedback on Twitter @WikimediaMobile.

The code is 100% open source and community built. If you are a developer and good at JS/HTML5, then come fork us! https://github.com/wikimedia/WikipediaMobile

Recent changes:
New in 1.3.4
* privacy policy & terms of use links in footer

New in 1.3.3
* fix for some Android 2.2 devices (fallback to HTTP on 2.2)

New in 1.3
* Much faster page loading on slower connections
* Styling fixes
* Fixes for right-to-left languages

New in 1.2
* New look and feel for sections
* Uses the API to load content, is faster
* References show up in easy to use overlay
* Pinch to zoom in the maps on ICS and Honeycomb
* Style fixes for ICS phones
* Better support for RTL languages

Aldiko Book Reader

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:03:56 +0000

Download one of the best Android eBook Readers now!

★The leading eBook application for the Android platform
★Pre-installed in 20+ different Smartphones and Tablets
★10+ million users from over 200 countries

Differences between the Aldiko Book Reader Premium and the Aldiko Book Reader Free are: the Aldiko Book Reader Premium has highlights, notes and home widget features, gets faster update and does not contain advertisements.

Features of the Aldiko Book Reader Free:

✔ Support EPUB, PDF formats as well as Adobe DRM encrypted eBooks.

✔ Support eBooks from public libraries.

✔ Fully-customizable reading experience: adjust font size, font type, font and background colors, margin, alignment, line spacing as well as brightness to best suit your preference. The Aldiko Book Reader also supports night-time reading.

✔ User-friendly interface: the Aldiko Book Reader supports both Android phones and tablets. You can create your own bookmarks anywhere in the book, rapidly jump to a different section of the book through the table of content.

✔ Advanced library management system: import your own EPUB and PDF files into the app to read them on the go; organize your eBooks by tags and collections. Aldiko will also remember your reading position automatically, bring you back to where you left off.

✔ In-app shopping experience: browse huge catalogs of eBooks, including best-sellers, new releases and classics (lots of them are FREE)

✔ Other cool features not to miss: global-text search in a book, dictionary, add your own favorite catalogs and many more

✔ Language localization: Aldiko Book Reader app supports English, 中文(简体) 中文(繁體), Deutsch, Française, Español, Italiano, 한국의, Nederlands, Danske, ελληνικά, Bahasa Indonesia, Polski, Português, Finnish, Hungarian and Svenska.

Aldiko Book Reader works on Android phones and tablets with Android version 2.2 or above.

Recent changes:
-Support for 7" tablet support, e.g. Nexus 7
-Faster PDF zooming and remember zoom level
-Support importing .acsm files directly right inside the app
-Faster book cover loading in library and in store
-Enhanced security to protect your database in the app
-Fixed issues downloading books from local libraries
-Fixed issues importing DRM-protected books
-Fixed crashing issues on some tablet devices
-Performance improvement
-Other miscellaneous bug fixes

Kindle

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:40:49 +0000

The Kindle app puts over a million books at your fingertips. It’s the app for every reader, whether you’re a book reader, magazine reader, or newspaper reader—and you don’t need to own a Kindle to use it. Choose from over a million Kindle books from the Kindle Store or enjoy popular magazines like The Economist and Reader’s Digest with high-resolution color images.*

• Read Free Books—Choose from thousands of free ebooks such as Pride & Prejudice or The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

• Shop for Books—Easily shop for ebooks, including new releases and New York Times Best Sellers.

• Use the Built-In Dictionary, Google, and Wikipedia—The Kindle app has a built-in dictionary that allows you to look up words instantly while you’re reading your ebooks. Simply tap and hold a word to view its definition or use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more information.

• Sync Your eBooks—The Kindle app lets you read the same book across devices and automatically syncs where you left off so you can start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another device. The app syncs your furthest page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights between Android, PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 8, and any of our Kindle devices using our Whispersync technology.

• Sample Books Before You Buy—Read the first chapter of a book for free before you decide to buy.

• Customize Your Reading—Choose your preferred font size, screen brightness, background color, and orientation (portrait or landscape) to read your books.

• Borrow eBooks from the Library—Check out ebooks from your local library and have them delivered wirelessly to your Kindle app.

• Read print replica textbooks on Android tablets. Print Replica Kindle books maintain the rich formatting and layout of their related print editions and provide features to help students study smarter including ability to highlight passages, add margin notes, and search for keywords. Whispersync technology saves and synchronizes your bookmarks, notes, and highlights across your devices.

* Selection for U.S. users only; selection and price of ebooks and e-periodicals vary by country.

Recent changes:
4.0.2
• Fixed a bug with notes, dictionary, and highlights not displaying.
• Fixed a bug for missing table of contents.

Tip: Book options are available by tapping the page and then the “Aa” icon.

4.0.0
• Redesigned library experience.
• Carousel displays recent items on the Kindle home screen.
• Navigation panel organizes content for quick access.
• Browse all your items in the Cloud or just the downloads on your device.
• Explore and download popular samples in the Kindle Store.

Google Play Books

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:02:11 +0000

Choose from millions of titles on Google Play including new releases, New York Times best sellers, up-and-coming authors, and free books. Easily personalize your reading experience, pick up where you left off on your phone, tablet, or computer, and get reading today!

Recent changes:
Improved performance.
Fixed over 90 issues, including crashes.
Implemented a number of UI improvements, including an added drop-down menu in the library to filter books by type, and identifying place names on the current page when the reading controls are showing.