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Google I/O 2013

Tue, 11 May 2010 17:10:34 +0000

The official Google I/O 2013 conference companion app supports devices running Android 2.3+, and is optimized for phones and tablets of all shapes and sizes.

With the app you can:

- View the conference agenda and edit your personal schedule
- Sync your schedule between all of your devices and the I/O website
- View detailed session, code lab, office hours, and speaker information, including speaker bios, photos, and Google+ profiles
- +1 sessions right from the app
- Participate in public #io13 conversations on Google+
- Guide yourself using the vector-based conference map
- Get a reminder a few minutes before sessions in your schedule are due to start
- View information about companies in the Developer Sandbox
- Keep up with announcements from the I/O team during the conference
- View your schedule on your Android 3.0+ device's home and lock screens using widget
- Play "I/O Live" session video streams on your Android 3.0+ devices
- Beam session details from your Android 4.0, NFC-enabled device to another using Android Beam
- Scan attendee badges on your NFC-enabled device

Source code for the app will be available soon at http://code.google.com/p/iosched

Recent changes:
v1.1.0:
- Added session feedback form.
- Improved maps functionality.
- Higher resolution speaker photos.
- Added DashClock widget support.
- Various fixes for stability and performance.
- Added localizations.
- Disabled experimental RTL layout support.

v1.0.2:
- Fix session updates for users who have never visited developers.google.com.
- Improve performance for users who have multiple accounts.
- Fix crash when scanning conference badges with NFC.

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

Dictionary.com

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:09:55 +0000

The #1 FREE English dictionary app for Android since 2010—with over 2,000,000 definitions and synonyms from Dictionary.com & Thesaurus.com!
★ Time Magazine ‘Top 10 Back-To-School App ★ Winner: CNET Top 100 Mobile App Award ★

Features:

* English Dictionary and Thesaurus—over 2,000,000 definitions, synonyms & antonyms
* Daily content including Word of the Day, the Hot Word & Slideshows
* Audio pronunciations
* Idioms & phrases
* Word origin & history
* Voice search
* Favorite words
* Search history
* Spelling suggestions
* IPA and phonetic pronunciations
* Commonly looked-up words mapped to specific locations
* Medical, legal & financial content
* Abbreviations, acronyms & slang content
* Word of the Day home screen widget
* Compatible with tablet devices like the Nexus 7 & Samsung Galaxy Tab

Get the Premium Dictionary.com app to enjoy an ad-free experience with example sentences and more.

★ Highlighted Reviews in Google Play ★

“This is, by far, one of the most useful apps I've installed. The free dictionary and thesaurus is fast and always thorough. The achievements make it even more fun to use! I use this DAILY. Thanks!!” – Brandon M.

“Recommended! Great English dictionary app. No ridiculous advertising, minimal CPU usage. Runs perfect on evo's, one x and plus, Samsung Note, brand Tables, and I'm sure more. Long time user.” – A Google User

“Such a great app! Way easier than opening your browser every time you need to look up a word, quick thesaurus toggle, and interesting "Word of the Day", "Trending Searches", and even more!” – Michelle M.

“I find this app very useful and a great resource. Having the thesaurus feature is an added bonus as I write a lot of papers. The synonym feature is great way to expand your vocabulary. The whole family enjoys it!” – Jacquita E .

“Great for looking up words in both the dictionary and thesaurus, but also has fun features like Word of the Day or interesting content like the Hot Word. Earning Mpoints makes it that much more rewarding.” – Louisa N.

“This app has made life in my law class so much easier. I'm able to understand the legal definitions provided. Much needed.”- Stanley O.

“I really enjoy this free app! I use it frequently to learn new words and to check for the correct spelling of words. I especially like to hear the pronunciation of words. This easy to use application provides concise definitions.” – A Google User

“I was pleasantly surprised at how easy the app was to use & how thorough the meanings are. I use to carry a small dictionary with me...but now I have my handy dandy phone app. Very convenient...excellent app!” – Michelle C.

“It's an amazing free dictionary app. Allows you not only to know the definition, but also allows you a thesaurus to allow a better sense of understanding. 5 stars.” – A Google User

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This free dictionary app contains advertisements and options to share content via social media.

Recent changes:
* The widget now displays properly.
New in 4.0:
• Completely redesigned and refreshed UI, specifically for Android devices
• New Android action bar and Holo theme
• Massive content update with over 2,000 new Dictionary.com entries
• Fun and informative word slideshows
• Optimized for Jellybean and the new Android devices including the Samsung Galaxy 3 & Nexus 4

Audible for Android

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:58:51 +0000

Not enough time for all the books you want to enjoy? Download the app by Audible.com, an Amazon company, to listen to books on the go.

Immerse yourself in a great story anytime, anywhere, by downloading from a breathtaking range of 100,000+ titles to your Android device—from best sellers to classics, and everything in-between.

Now you can turn on and listen to a good book even when you can’t pick one up—on your way to work, at the gym, while folding laundry, or any other time your eyes and
hands are busy.

Features:
• Transfer books to your device over wi-fi
• Audiobook chapter navigation, bookmarking, sleep mode, variable narration speed, button-free mode
• Multitasking for background downloading and listening
• NEW! Switch between reading and listening with Whispersync for Voice (compatible Kindle device required)
• Access the Audible mobile store to purchase more audiobooks
• Earn badges and keep track of your listening habits and audiobook achievements
• Connect to Facebook and Twitter to let your friends know what audiobook you’re listening to
• Get insider information about author events and more with the Audible Newsfeed

Supports Audible.com, Audible.co.uk, and Audible.de

Listening with Audible is always time well spent. Download the free audiobook app now and discover a smarter way to use your smartphone.

Visit us at www.audible.com or get in touch on Twitter @audible_com

If you're in the UK, visit us at www.audible.co.uk or get in touch on Twitter @audibleuk

Recent changes:
Version 1.4.6
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

Version 1.4.5
• Performance and stability fixes
• Pausing and resuming playback when audio notifications occur
• DE library loading bug fix for certain users
• Ability to move Audible storage location when SD card is available

Version 1.4.0
• Switch between reading and listening with Whispersync for Voice (compatible Kindle device required)

Quran Android

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:17:23 +0000

Quran Android is a free, open source Quran application for Android devices. There are many features under development. Please send us your feedback and feature requests and keep us in your prayers!

Quran Android provides the following features:
- Updated Index
- Gapless audio playback
- Ayah bookmarking
- Ayah share
- Ibn Katheer and Saady Tafsir
- Audio recitations are available for streaming and downloading with highlighting support (tap the screen for to get the audio toolbar).
- search
- beta: night mode
- beta: audio repeat
- crystal clear Madani compliant images.
- translations in many different languages (currently, Arabic Tafseer, English Sahih International Translation, French, German, Indonesian, Malay, Spanish, Turkish, Transliteration, Bosnian, Russian, Bengali, Kurdish, Somali, Dutch, Swahili, Malayalam, Azerbaijani, Tamil, and Urdu) with more coming soon.

*Please Note* - we need phone state permissions so we can stop the audio playback when a phone call comes in (otherwise, it would continue playing). also, we need internet to download data due to the limitation on non-sdcard memory on most android phones.

Because Quran Android is an open source project, it makes it easy for anyone to contribute and help improve the project. we are also open to hearing your suggestions to make Quran Android the best Quran application on the market.

Recitations available:
Abd El Basit - Abdul Basit Mujawwad - Abdullah Basfar - Abdurrahmaan As-Sudais - Abu Bakr Ash-Shaatree - Alafasy - Ghamadi - Hani Rifai - Husary - Husary Mujawwad - Hudhaify - Maher Al Muaiqly - Minshawy - Minshawy Mujawwad - Mohammad al Tablaway - Muhammad Ayyoub - Muhammad Jibreel - Saood Ash-Shuraym - Ibrahim Walk (English)

Tags: Quran, Qur'an, Koran, Coran, Islam, Quran.com

Recent changes:
2.3.1
- re-add the ability to copy translation text on 3.0+ devices.
- bugfixes and crash fixes

2.3.0
- batch delete/tag and other tagging improvements
- translation text now highlights while audio is playing
- added gapless audio for sheikh sudais
- can now share ayah links via quranapp.com
- overlay text should look better on older devices
- translations in chinese, german, and french
- many bugfixes and improvements

(stay tuned for tablet support insha'Allah!)

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.

Dictionary - Merriam-Webster

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:28:06 +0000

In addition to all the definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, this app offers voice search – to let you look up a word without having to spell it – along with synonyms, antonyms, example sentences, Word of the Day, and more. It’s a great tool for reference, education, and vocabulary building.

The app is free, and supported by ads.

No internet connection is required to view the definitions or thesaurus (although you do need a connection to view illustrations, hear audio pronunciations, and use voice search).

Features:
* Synonyms & Antonyms
* Voice Search
* Example Sentences
* Audio Pronunciations
* Word of the Day
* Favorites - lets you keep a list of words that are particularly interesting to you
* For Tablets: Scrolling Index - lets you browse the entire dictionary
* For Phones: Reader View - lets you hide navigation buttons to see text in full screen
* Recent History - lets you keep track of the words you've looked up

Recent changes:
* Over 800 new and enhanced entries, including definitions for recent terms like "bucket list," "gastropub," and "cloud computing"
* Optimized for tablets, with Scrolling Index for browsing the dictionary
* Fixed content, display, and audio playback errors

* 2.1: Resolved update and permissions issues

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.

Moon+ Reader

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:51:48 +0000

Book reader with powerful controls & full functions.

*Read thousands of ebooks for free, supports online ebook libraries.

*Read local books with smooth scroll and tons of innovation.

Support epub, mobi, chm, cbr, cbz, umd, fb2, txt, html, rar, zip or OPDS, key features:

• Full visual options: line space, font scale, bold, italic, shadow, justified alignment, alpha colors, fading edge etc.

• 10+ themes embedded, includes Day & Night mode switcher.

• Various types of paging: touch screen, volume keys or even camera, search or back keys.

• 24 customized operations (screen click, swipe gesture, hardware keys), apply to 15 customized events: search, bookmark, themes, navigation, font size and more.

• 5 auto-scroll modes: rolling blind mode; by pixel, by line or by page. Real-time speed control.

• Adjust the brightness by sliding your finger along the left edge of the screen, gesture commands supported.

• Intelligent paragraph; indent paragraph; trim unwanted blank spaces options.

• “Keep your eyes health” options for long-time reading.

• Real page turning effect with customized speed/color/transparent; 5 page flip animations;

• My Bookshelf design: Favorites, Downloads, Authors, Tags; self bookcover, search, import supported.

• Justified text alignment, hyphenation mode supported.

• Dual page mode for landscape screen.

• Support all four screen orientations.

• Backup/Restore options to cloud via DropBox, sync reading positions between phones and tablets.

• Highlight, Annotation, Dictionary (Offline or Online, support ColorDict, GoldenDict, Fora, ABBYY Lingvo, etc.), Translation, Share functions all in this ebook reader.

• Localized in 40 languages: English, አማርኛ, العربية, հայերեն, Български, català, český, dansk, Nederlands, eesti, suomi, français, galego, საქართველოს, Deutsch, ελληνικά, עברית, magyar, Indonesia, italiano, 日本語, 한국어, македонски, persan, polski, português, português brasil, român, русский, српски, 简体中文, slovenských, slovenskega, español, Svenskt, 繁體中文, ภาษาไทย, Türk, Український, Việt

-Tags: book reader, ebook reader, moon reader, ebook, HD, kindle, kobo, nook, comics, comic reader, cbz reader

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***Moon+ Reader Pro is available now in Google Play, search "Moon+ Reader Pro" to get it***

Additional benefits in pro version:

#Ad-free
#Shake the phone to speak (Text-to-speech, TTS engine support)
#More beautiful themes, background images and fonts
#Reading statistics function
#PDF support, fast & speech compatible
#Customize reader bar function
#Headset & Bluetooth keys control
#Multi-point touch support
#Option for password protection at startup
#Book to home screen shortcut
#Annotations, highlights & bookmarks share support
#Customer email support
#Open/Backup/Sync/Download/Upload book files via Dropbox

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PDF features in Pro version:
*Fill out PDF Form
*Highlight, annotation, handwriting
*Smart scroll lock, smooth reading experience
*Night mode support, 6 additional pdf themes available
*Dual-page mode for landscape screen
*Speech, auto-scroll compatible
*Read statistics, sync, flip animation available

Recent changes:
v1.9.6.1
#Fix a TTS bug, a flip animation bug in some phones
#Add bug report menu
#Add TOC jump to back key history
#Delete "Full line at bottom" option

v1.9.6.0
#Improve Pdf functions:
•Update core engine, faster and more stable
•Improve text alignment for text-reflow mode
•Smooth scroll for night mode
#Support most of the special .ttf fonts
#Update auto-scroll in night mode
#Improve loading speed for txt books
#Optimize page turning effects, erase lag issues