5 Best free ebook readers for Android phones and tablets

If you are interested in reading book with your phone or tablet, you will be glad to see that so many different ebook reader apps in Google Play. How to choose a best one from a mount of them is a big question. But don't worry, because I have picked 5 best one out now for you, just check them.

5. Kobo eBooks (Rated: 4.3)
With Kobo, reading on your Android Smartphone or Tablet couldn't be easier. Download Kobo 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. Make reading a fun learning experience as the app has a special feature called Reading Life, which monitors and tracks your reading statistics. You can also share memorable quotes, notes, dialogues, and more with the integrated Faebook feature.

4. 100,000 Free Books Wattpad (Rated: 4.3)
Wattpad has a great gallery of over 1,00,000+ ebooks which you browse from and all of them are Free. This social eReading app connects readers and writers across all genres – vote for the best stories, share your comments with other readers or leave a suggestion for your favorite author. Browse Wattpad's huge library of over 3 million stories ranging from contemporary suspense thrillers and mysteries, to teen fiction, poetry, romance, fantasy narratives, humour and science fiction.

3 Best SMS Backup Apps For Android Phones and Tablets

Now, the SMS is playing the important role in our daily life. I believe that anybody will send and receive the SMS if they got an mobile phone. And I prefer to save some important SMS to other place so that I can restore it when some day I just install another ROM into my android phone. And today I want to share you 3 best SMS backup and restore apps for android.

1. SMS Backup (Rated: 4.6)

This apps will automatically backs up SMS messages to your Gmail account after you set it. You need to have IMAP enabled in your Gmail preferences, which must be done through a computer.

2. SMS Backup + (Rated: 4.6)

Automatically backup SMS, MMS and call log entries using a separate label in Gmail / Google Calendar. It is also possible to restore SMS and call log entries back to the phone (MMS not supported yet). Remember to enable IMAP in Gmail and set the correct time/zone.

Please note that auto backup might not work reliably when SMS Backup+ is installed on the SD card. Future version will hopefully fix this, in the meantime please move it back to phone memory if possible.

3. SMS Backup & Restore (Rated: 4.7)

• SMS Backup & Restore is a simple Android app that backs up and restores your phone's text messages.
• Schedule automatic backups or backup your messages anytime you wish.
• You can view backup contents on your phone, and choose to backup selected conversations only.
• Backups are created in XML format and saved to your device's SD card.
• The XML can then be converted to other formats, and can also be viewed on a computer.
• It's easy to e-mail your backup files anywhere you wish.

All of 3 apps is free and easy to handle. You can just download apps in Google Play directly with the links. Enjoy yourself! 

Finally, Instagram Android Version is Available in Google Play

Sorry for my always bad memory but I still remember that I have been told everybody that Instagram for Android is coming several days before (Here: Instagram For Android Runs Better Than iOS ). And now, it is available in Google Play. What's more, only 2 days past, this app had reached over millions of downloads.

Launched in 2010, Instagram has been exclusive to the iPhone (and camera-enabled iPads) because Instagram's CEO Kevin Systrom wanted it to be perfect. Systrom was quoted as saying Instagram for Android is "one of the most amazing Android apps you'll ever see."

The Android version should be virtually identical to the iPhone experience with the exception that Tilt Shift/Blur, Share from Feed, Live Preview and Share to Flickr are absent till now.

In terms of functionality, the Android application itself is identical to its Apple iOS cousin, featuring simple flash controls and a camera-switch button to alternate between front-facing and rear-facing cameras with a single tap. Unfortunately, the application still lacks spot-focusing, cropping and zooming after a picture has already been taken.

As a newer in Android, Instagram still have some bugs need to be fixed. With so many Android phones available with all ranges of cameras surely this was a task that will probably take another update or two.

You can download it in Google Play: Instagram

5 Best Android Battery Savers to Make Your Device More Durable

I think most people find that the battery for android is not so durable. What' more, with the HD resolution for the screen, 4G module and multiple core CPU, the battery become much poorer in some Android devices.What's more and more,I don't know which one damn reporter said that free Android apps packed with ads are majorm battery drains. Whatever, a battery saver is really necessary to us. And today, I will recommend you 5 best android battery savers to make your device become more durable.

Top 5: One Touch Battery Saver (Rated:4.3)

Functions:

• Battery Monitor, clearly shows the status of battery life and usage.
• Switching & managing Wifi, bluetooth, GPS, background light, sound, synchronization in one touch, saves battery with efficiency.
• Self-Customized Saving Mode, user can adjust the battery saving setting freely to fit each one's needs.
• Battery Usage Setting, will adjust the battery usage status automatically to monitor the battery life more accurately.
• 3 different battery models to choose, to fit your needs and style.
• Tab widget: comes with 2 styles (1x1, 2x1), different styles of widget allow you to turn on the app with one tap! Easy and fast!

Top 5 Android Downloader Apps to Help You Download Everything When You Want

Downloading the files with the android devices can be such painful especially when you download a large file. You must want to kill anything around you when the downloading process stop in 99%. There is always solution for everything. If you wanna an stable and fast download process. You can just install an Downloader app from Android Market. But you will also find that a great downloader app is not so easy to get. Here, I will list 5 top rated android downloader tools to help you.

Top 5: Turbo Downloader (Rated: 4.1)

The First Download Accelerating App in the Android Market. Simply Long Press on a link on your browser and choose "Share Link" => "Turbo Downloader" and start the download in turbo speed! Due to time constraints and dev resources availability Turbo Downloader will no longer be technically supported.

Top 4: Download All Files (Rated: 4.1)

Download all files from the Web and Gmail in hassel-free a way. Previously you might have encountered the "Content not support" error message while trying to download APK, RAR, ZIP, MP3, DOC, XLS or other files. With Download All Files you will be able to download these files to your device. This app works like a browser plugin and enables you to download all file types and allows you to save them easily to your SD card.

Top 3: Download Everything Pro (Rated: 4.3)

Download Everything Pro is a very lite yet super powerful downloading utility that will let you search and download all the indexed mediafire files. It has all the classic features plus many new cool features and a graceful look too. You will definitely fall in love with the simplicity of this utility. Now you are not constrained to download just one file at a time, now you can download upto 6 files simultaneously. The app now has a proper history management feature too.

Top 2: aDownloader (Rated: 4.3)

Top 1: IDM (Rated: 4.6)

Internet Download Manager is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 500 percent, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.

I believe that most of people have tried IDM on PC, now this app is available on Android. But after I read the comments about this app, I find most of people feedback that this app can not really do such what it writes. Here I recommend to use Download All Files. If you find this is not suitable on your android phone. You can just try another one in the 5 apps.

5 Top rated camera apps make your android phone become funny digital camera

Maybe you are really not satisfied with the quality and capability of your Android phone camera. Because of the original ROM, the image got worse even it taken from 5 Mega Pixel or even higher. And you can not take some notes or add some funny/cool stuff on your photo instantly. Fortunately, we still can download the camera app to make our main camera become much more powerful. But there are dozens of camera apps in Android market. Don't worry, today, I just picked out 5 top rated camera apps for you. Let's check them all.

Top 5: Camera360 Ultimate (Rated: 4.3)

Camera360 Ultimate

Camera360 is a worldwide popular camera app for Phone, and ever pointed as one of TOP 100 technology products by PC World. With its simple operations, fantastic effects, and fluent UE, Camera360 won support and favor from more than 20 million fans in every corner on the earth within just one year. Camera360 finally leads fashion of phone photography’s development.

Top 5 Free Security and Antivirus tools to protect your android phone all the time

As an open source OS, android allows anybody to modify the system files and develop the app for it. It could result the potential security hazard to the mobile bill and your personal information  in your Android phone. Actually, if you just install app with Android Market or download from my blog (every app is links to Android Market ), I think your phone is safe. But not all of apps what you need can be found from Market. Now I think you should install the security & Antivirus app to scan your phone and protect it totally. Today, I have collected 5 best free security & Antivirus apps from Android Market for you. Let's take a look!

Top 5: Norton Security and Antivirus (Rated: 4.2)

Norton™ Mobile Security Lite protects your mobile device against loss, theft and malware. Norton lends its anti-malware, anti virus, and security expertise to mobile. Your life and your important Stuff is on your phone. Keep it safe with Norton™ Mobile Security Lite for Android.

Top 4: Antivirus Free (Rated: 4.4)

AVG Antivirus for Smartphones & Tablets automatically detects harmful Apps & SMS AVG Mobilation™ Antivirus Free is a free mobile security solution that helps protects your phone from viruses, malware, spyware & online exploitation in real-time.

5 top rated free online music apps to make you enjoy any music anytime

Because of the various of fresh music, many people prefer to listen to the music online according to rates and clicks. Today, there is quite an abundance of online music streaming services to choose, so is for Android. Today, I picked up 5 tip rated online music apps for you, and all of them are free. Let's get it start.

Top 5: Rdio (Rated: 4.0)

Rdio is the best way to discover, play and share millions of songs, wherever you go – completely ad-free. And even offline, when you don’t have a 3G or Wi-Fi connection.

Play any of our 12+ million songs as much as you like, curate your own collection of favorites, subscribe to great playlists made by friends or influencers or create your own. Follow along in all the activity from the people you follow – the best way to discover favorite songs new and old. Or, for a quick hit of albums most popular in your network, check out Heavy Rotation.

Top 4: Last.fm (Rated: 4.0)


It is a personal radio station on your phone. Choose an artist or genre and Last.fm builds the perfect playlist just for you, fresh every time, featuring your favorites and new discoveries powered by millions of Last.fm users sharing the music they love. You can skip any song and find out about concerts, too.

5 Top Rated Free File Managers for Android Phones and Tablets

I believe that so many people will so upset to android phone's file manage issue because Android never provide this practical function. We can't delete, move, replace, find any files on SD card without a computer. As a smart and open source system, we really need to let it become more convenient for our life.Well, today, I will introduce you 5 top rated free file manager apps to make you phones become much powerful.

5: OI File Manager

OI File Manager allows you to browse your SD card, create directories, rename, copy, move, and delete files. It also acts as an extension to other applications to display "Open" and "Save" dialogs.

Features:

Show list of files with thumbnails for images.
Move, copy, rename, and delete files.
Create and delete directories (folders).
Send files by email.
Acts as an extension to other applications, like GMail, to attach files.
Support for many file endings and mime types.
Supports PICK_FILE and PICK_DIRECTORY intents so that other applications can use OI File Manager. 

4: File Manager

Key features:

3 sets of commercial icons for 60+ different file types, toolbar and menu items
Multiple resolution support
Cut, copy, paste and cancellable progress dialog
List and grid view for file browsing
Compress and decompress support
Search and share files
Multiple selection and sorting support
Support both local and remote(LAN/SMB) file systems
Play streaming media from LAN without download
Thumbnail for photo, pictures and apk files
Support file shortcut on Home screen for easily access
Root Explorer for rooted devices
Built-in text editor, image gallery and swf player

3: ASTRO File Manager

It's like Windows Explorer or Mac’s Finder for your phone or tablet and allows you to easily browse and organize all of your pictures, music, videos and documents. It also gives you the ability to stop processes that burn battery life and backup your apps in case you lose or change phones.

Features include: file management, android file browser, file and/or app backup, image and text viewers, networking, Bluetooth, SFTP, Zip/ Tar, downloader, thumbnails, search files, application manager, task manager, attachments and more…

2: File Expert

Powerful File Manager/WIFI File Transfer Web & FTP/App Manager - ALL in ONE
File Expert is an ultimate app for managing your files and other resources which stored on your Android phone and tablets. Files can be stored on local SD card, local WiFi network, or cloud storage servers like Dropbox, Box.net, etc. Designed for both advanced and entry level users.

Features:

All basic file operations
FTP/HTTP Server
Root access to system folders and files like Root Explorer. Remount /system to read write. Requires rooted phone
Cloud Storage
SMB, FTP, SFTP, FTPS, WebDAV and Bluetooth OBEX Client
Bluetooth - Full-featured Bluetooth capabilities include OBEX FTP, OPP
NFC Support. You can use NFC-enabled phone to transfer files and apps.
WiFi Send. Directly send files via WiFi between File Expert powered phones
App Manager - Uninstall/Backup apps. Support silent operations if on rooted devices
Archive manager - Create and decompress ZIP archive, Decompress RAR.
Thumbnails - supports jpg/png/mp3/mp4/3gp thumbnails
Text Viewer
Image Viewer - supports both local and remote folder
Search SD card, perform operations on search results
File Picker - Let FE to help you anywhere you want

1: ES File Explorer

ES File Explorer for Android is a free, featured all-in-one file manager & application manager & task killer & dropbox client & ftp client which explores your phone and your computer. It allows android users anywhere in the world to manage their resources for free, it makes easy to manage, stay connected using your 3G, EDGE or WiFi, and share with friends, upload photos, watch videos.

Features:

File Manager -- Operate filesin the phone and computers
Multiselect files
Application manager -- Manage apps(Install, Uninstall, Backup, Shortcuts, Category)
Compress and Decompress ZIP files, Unpack RAR files, can create encrypted (AES 256 bit) ZIP files
View Different file formats, photos, docs, videos anywhere, support third party applications such as Document To Go to open document files
Thumbnails for APK,images, and with an inbuilt image browser
Text viewers and editors
Search files
Access your Home PC, via WIFI with SMB
FTP, it's your FTP client, manage the files on the FTP server as the ones on the sd card
Dropbox,Box.net,Sugarsync, it's an enhanced cloud storage client other than the official version.
Bluetooth file transfer tool.It supports OBEX FTP for browsing devices and transfering files between Bluetooth devices.
Root explorer feature. It is the ultimate file management tools for root users.
Developers can visit our website for the developer interface for picking files from your applications, email attachments, etc.

Top 5 Free To Do List Apps for Android Phone

Have you ever met that when you decided to make a plan for tomorrow, like as shop something, finish some tasks or prepare to go somewhere, but you forget it in the next day? Well, with your Android phones, you can make a notice on your calendar. But with a good to do list app can make it become much easier. Today, I will introduce you the 5 top rated & downloaded free to do list apps from Android Market.

Top 5: InkPad Notepad - Notes - To do
nkpad Notepad let's you access your notes online at www.InkpadNotepad.com. You can create or edit notes from the convenience of your computer's web browser, and always have access to your notes from your phone when you're offline too.

Top 4: Do it (Tomorrow)
Do it (Tomorrow) for Android a free, multiplatform task organizer that redefines the way you plan and manage your todo list. The app lets you plan today and postpone tasks until tomorrow, in case everything doesn’t go according to said plan (which, in my case, is almost always). Equipped with a new, effectively implemented concept, the capability to sync tasks to a user-defined email account and a sassy yet easy-to-use interface, Do it (Tomorrow) makes planning (and pending) tasks fast and convenient, even enjoyable.

Top 3: Astrid Task/Todo List
Astrid is the much loved open source todo list / task manager designed to help you get stuff done. It features reminders, lists, sync, a widget, task sharing, optional instant notifications and much more!

Top 2: Any.DO: To Do List | Task List
Any.DO is a cool multi-platform GTD (get things done) to-do list manager that is quite simply awesome. I am a massive fan of productivity apps and have tried plenty of them on Android. GTD apps on Android go from the brilliantly detailed project management-style tools such as Due Today to the infinitely simple Do It (Tomorrow). While I have found myself loving both of these and finding each superb in their own way, I always felt one was a little too complex for my level of use and one way a bit too simple.

Top 1: Evernote
Evernote is an easy-to-use, free app that helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use. Stay organized, save your ideas and improve productivity. Evernote lets you take notes, capture photos, create to-do lists, record voice reminders--and makes these notes completely searchable, whether you are at home, at work, or on the go.

With one of those free apps, you can remind yourself what's need to finished next few days easily. But the weather is also an important factor to influence your schedule. You can check the top 5 free weather apps for Android.

Top 5 Internet Radio Apps For Android

If you have felt so sick to your music collection in your android phones, and really don't want to purchase any music from Amazon or Google Music, you still can get the internet radio apps from android market fortunately.  Here, I will introduce you the 5 top Internet Radio apps from android market. You needn’t spend so much time on choosing the most suitable one from hundreds of radio apps.
 

Top 5: SiriusXM Internet Radio
The SiriusXM Internet Radio App gives you access to over 140 channels of great SiriusXM programming including Howard Stern, on your Android smartphone so you can have the best in audio entertainment anywhere you go! Access requires a SiriusXM Internet Radio subscription.

Top 4: Slacker Radio
Slacker Radio is free, totally customizable radio with over 100 genre stations. Listen to free personalized radio on your Android device. Listen to over 100 expert-programmed radio-stations or create your own custom stations from millions of songs. With a Slacker Radio Plus or Slacker Premium Radio subscription, you can store your favorite Slacker stations on your Android smartphone and listen even when you don’t have a wireless or Wi-Fi connection!

Top 3: TuneIn Radio
TuneIn is a new way to listen to the world through live local and global radio from wherever you are. Whether you want music, sports, news or current events, TuneIn offers over 50,000 stations and 1.2 million on-demand streams for you to choose from. The TuneIn Radio app lets you take this entire experience with you on your Android device.

Top 2: iHeartRadio
The New iHeartRadio is creating the ultimate; all-in-one radio experience by combining the nation’s top radio stations with the world’s most advanced Custom Stations into a single, seamless experience. With the New iHeartRadio, you can tune in to real broadcast stations from across the country, from Z100 in New York to KIIS FM in L.A., and every station in between. Over 800 stations coast-to-coast are available anytime and anywhere.

Top 1: Pandora internet radio
Pandora radio is a personalized radio service that streams music on your phone. Pandora internet radio is your own FREE personalized radio now available to stream music on your phone.  Start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a "station" that plays their music and more music like it.

Have you ever found any one is the best for you from those top 5 internet radio apps?  If you want to enjoy video with your android devices, maybe Top 5 video player apps for Android is helpful. Just enjoy your android devices!

Top 5 Video Player apps for Android Mobile Phone and Tablet in 2011

Many people will feel so upset when they find that the videos which put into their mobile phone or tablet with Android system cannot playback with the default video player. Actually, compare to iPhone and iPad, Android phone support much more video formats. When you met some videos cannot playback in your mobile phone or tablet, you can follow this article to check the top 5 popular video players in Android market.


Top 5: mVideoPlayer
mVideo Player is hand’s down the best replacement video player on the Android Market right now. And it is free! What we love about this video player is that it is coded very efficiently, keeping the use of system resources down, and hardly ever crashes.  This light weight app allows you browse your video files as thumbnails, in a list view, and also supports poster views. mVideo also has other features such as subtitle support when watching movies, and free access to IMDB. The IMDB scraper transfers all the relevant information about the movie you are watching into the app.  You can quickly look up actor names and more with the built in IMDB support.


Top 4: QQ Player
QQ Player is a video player app supports all the popular formats of videos on the market, including AVI, FLV, MP4, 3GP, MKV, MOV and etc. In addition, QQ Player also supports SRT, SMI plug-in subtitle and MKV embedded subtitle, as well as multiple audio tracks switching. Its smart core technology auto detects video formats and makes it much easier for you to enjoy smoother, better quality videos with limited resources and smaller screen.


Top 3: RockPlayer Lite
RockPlayer is high performance, almost all formats media player with a lot of functions. It saves your time and disk space to transcoding or format converting. Just put your video on sdcard or click the URL in browser to watch it. It can load .srt external subtitle with same name of video automatically and support .m3u playlist. And you can purchase through Paypal to upgrade to Pro version.

Top 2: MoboPlayer
MoboPlayer is an alternative video player to the normal Android player. Playback is smooth and clear and the menus and options available are quite extensive. The user interface is really nice too and the app has a high quality feel to it. The app supports all video formats and allows you to create playlists and organize your video library.


Top 1: MX Video Player
MX Video Player is a free video player for Android that comes with support for almost every video file format known to date along with multiple subtitle files such as mkv subtitle track, .srt, .sub, .ass, .mpl, .psb etc. Rich graphical UI, high quality full-screen video playback, editable playlist features, advanced video playback controls, customizable subtitle options, easy switch between hardware and software decoder and its compatibility with most Android devices makes MX Video Player a must-have tool for all your video playback needs.

Just pick one from them and you can enjoy any video formats with your Android mobile phone and tablet. However, if you care about the video quality and playback fluency more, I think you should use a good video converter to convert your video to android video formats and playback with default video player. What’s more, please according to the resolution your mobile phone and tablet supported to control the video resolution.

Android Market Trumps Apple's App Store With Auto-Update Feature

The latest Android Market update isn't a big one, but it includes one change that should make iPhone users jealous.


With version 3.3.11, Android users can set all apps to update automatically by default. Users could previously allow individual apps to auto-update, but this new setting applies auto-update to every app the user owns. The new version also includes an option to update over Wi-Fi only, helping users avoid data overage changes.

Back when I owned an iPhone, updating apps was a chore. It seemed like every time I looked at the App Store icon, a dozen or more apps needed updating. I could never update everything while out of the house--too many apps require Wi-Fi to download--and I often neglected the task while at home. To make things worse, all my violent video games and alternate Web browsers required special approval for having age-restricted content, so the update process needed a lot of attention.


On Android, apps can update automatically, but even this was a minor pain because you had to go into each individual app to check the auto-update box. That's not longer the case with the new Android Market version. Presumably, apps whose permissions change--that is, they want to access more of your data--will require a manual approval, just as they did before.

Google hasn't officially released this version of the Android Market yet, but you can download a leaked version from Android Police if you're impatient. No rooting is required, but Android Police warns that the new version isn't stable yet on Honeycomb tablets. Also, you may have to clear the app's data (in Settings > Applications > Manage > Market) if the Market starts force closing.

Other changes with the version include the ability to auto-add app shortcuts to the home screen and the inclusion of a star rating chart on app pages.

Source is
http://www.pcworld.com/article/243006/android_market_trumps_apples_app_store_with_autoupdate_feature.html