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Buzz PlaY zone iGadGets 04 Latest news from the 30 Games and other fun apps 41 world of mobile apps tech-talk aPP-lY install 08 GMASA - 2015-Grand Success 32 A feature about apps 42 10 must-have apps used in daily life aPP-raise 48 @events 18 Reviews of new apps 38 shoPPinG news, Reviews and more about the latest Editorial Chief Editor: Venkatesh C R Senior Associate Editor: Padma Iyer Design Consultant: Shakthi Girish Design Head: Sankaran N Senior Designer: Umashankar R Writer: Deacon Joseph Suaiden Contributing Writers: Arun Pradeep, Editorial Coordinators: Raja T M, Ambili S, Maureen Fernando, Content Coordinators: Ratheesh K, Suganya Raj A, Bramakalai R, Vijay Prasanna R C, Preethi. I

Advertising Team Leader Sales: Stephen Andrews Business Development Executive: Meenalochini M. Manager Circulation: Vivek Anandan Social Media Coordinator: Mercy Livingstone Website Coordinator: Mangalam Krishna App Coordinator: Senthil Nayagam

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Special Thanks to... Mr. C. N. Ramdas IAS (R), Chairman, GNG Group of Companies, Greetings readers! Mrs. Nirmala Ramdas, Director, GNG Group of Companies With great pleasure & excitement, here we are with yet Mr. C. R. Rajendran & Mrs. Kamalam another edition of Apps World Mag. As always, this issue comes Rajendran, Directors, Pandian Textiles to you packed with updates on the latest smartphones, gadgets, Mr. Girish Ramdas - CEO, Magzter Inc. industry news, and apps. Mr. Vijayakumar Radhakrishnan - President, Magzter Inc. The two-day extravagant Global Mobile App Summit & Awards Mrs. Kalai Selvi - Consultant (GMASA) 2015 was a roaring success with industry leaders, Mrs. Poornima Venkatesh - Director, Dot Com Infoway Limited innovators and investors taking part actively. Following the Entire team of DCI and Galatta for helping us success, GMASA 2016 will take place in Bangkok in a bigger put this issue together and better way. For all those who have missed the event, here we bring you an exclusive 9-page detailed write up with To advertise on Apps World Mag, contact Stephen Andrews at +91-96009 71197 picture perfect moments. Read on to know more. Jayshree G. at +91-95000 52772 Mail us at: [email protected] In addition, this month we have also featured our regular dose [email protected] of APP-tainment sections for our readers. Enjoy the reading and do send us your feedback. For more info, log onto www.appsworldmag.com

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GooGle’s self drivinG cars: like driving With Grandma autonomous vehicles safer than expected

At the emerging Technologies Blog, there is a buzz that an anonymous blogger from Mountain View has extensive real-life experience with Google’s self-driving automobiles. According to the blogger, the cars are safe, patient, and they drive like your grandma. The cars are, in the estimation of many of the folks in Mountain View, superior to human drivers, as they don’t allow themselves to get annoyed with traffic on the road. They are especially safe for pedestrians, patiently waiting at cross-walks, providing plenty of needed space.

The autonomous vehicles make lane changes slowly and follow the rules of the road flawlessly. While this is great news for pedestrians, it’s not such great news for drivers behind it-- the slow speed and cautiousness at lights en- sures that drivers who throw caution to the wind when they start the ignition will never want to be stuck behind a Google car. However, cutting off a Google car is apparently not difficult-- simply accelerate as usual and cut off the vehicle. Often the Google car will actually slow down to facilitate the task. Since the cars maintain a definite speed rigorously, it’s very easy to get frustrated with the vehicles as a fellow driver.

The recent success of autonomous vehicles is leading to the question of whether one day autonomous vehicles will eventually replace user-driven cars altogether. Admittedly, Google’s driving record is far better than most, however is it possible that one day people won’t be able to drive their own cars? It’s a possibility. And with 100 Google cars already hitting the streets of Mountain View in regular driving conditions, the future may in fact be far, far closer than we assume. verdict: With Google’s safe, autonomous cars hitting California roads now, a nationwide roll-out may not be far be- hind.

4 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 : free upgrades from 29 July! the move is calculated to attract Windows 7 users

Windows 10’s Home Edition, ready to be released later this summer, will be available as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users. The new features a fully integrated Start Menu, where the button interface rests on the side of the menu. While those with valid Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 copies will be able to upgrade for free, the latest Windows is priced at $199 without an upgrade. The new operating system will be available on ma- chines for sale starting from July 29 and on smartphones later this year. Windows 10 Pro can be upgraded from the Home Edition if users feel that they need the larger features that come with Pro.

The new Windows will throwback to the Aero Windows theme that Windows 7 had, while maintaining a number of other cosmetic features. One of the most interesting features under the hood is codenamed “Continuum”, which allows a user to move seamlessly from desktop to mobile or other device. A user could start a word processing document on their desktop, for example, and can continue working on their tablet or phone.

Multiple overhauls have taken place in some of the more popular Windows apps. One example is in Windows’ auto- mated assistant, . The feature is now embedded into the Start Menu, capable of helping users with their device. Similarly, the music and video apps will have substantial upgrades, and the XBox app will have many new features such as game DVR. verdict: Windows 10 is a big upgrade for its users, and it makes sense that Microsoft is going to try to get as many users to migrate over to the new system quickly, especially for users who are still on Windows 7.

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GooGle PlaY: upgrades its aPk with Welcome upgrades and Bug fixes a Worthwhile upgrade for users of android 4.0 and above

Users of Google Play who’ve upgraded to its new APK, Google Play 5.4.12, are in for a pleasant surprise. While primarily a maintenance upgrade (Google Play 5.3.5 and 5.3.6 were only released recently), it incorporates more elements of Google’s Material Design concept that was introduced in robust fashion with Android 5.0 Lolipop. While many of those changes were introduced in 5.3.5, the new update, currently only available from the Google Play store, furthers the general design elements and fixes a number of bugs.

The newest versions of the Google Play APK’s have been largely focused on de-cluttering the user interface and making it easier and more intuitive to use. Material Design relies heavily on color-coding, and this is increasingly ob- vious in the way the Google Play store is organized. One major change is the change of bar color on the app, which now adjusts to the particular item in Google Play that the users look for.

Another major change in the appearance of Google Play app is the action bar, which has becomes less prominent on the screen except while scrolling. Changes in the way listing cards are handled have also solved problems in the movie listings and information in landscape mode. These, and a variety of other minor changes, have made the Google Play app far easier to navigate and work with. To boot, a number of updates have been made for smooth ani- mations, thus creating a better overall experience. verdict: Since the coming of Android 5.0, many standard Google apps are changing and Google Play is no different, as the user experience continues to improve. Downloading the latest Google Play app from the Google Play store is a smart idea.

6 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 YoutuBe: discontinuing support for older devices and smart tv’s if You can’t upgrade, You might not Be able to Youtube users of older iOS devices and Google devices discovered this week that the native YouTube Apps aren’t working. The reason for this is an upgrade to YouTube’s API, which has deprecated features that made the older YouTube Apps workable. Because of this, workarounds as well as upgrades are being suggested.

For users with an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, there is no real problem so long as your device has been upgraded to iOS 7, which will still have working native apps. Devices that have not been upgraded, however, will “break” YouTube, which will not work. Devices which have topped off with iOS 6, however, will have to work with YouTube’s mobile site through the Safari Browser. While this is an inconvenience, access to YouTube is not broken altogether. The same, however, cannot be said for the items coming up next.

A lot of older devices that don’t generally get operating system upgrades will lose access to YouTube altogether, with their app replaced with a video explaining the need to upgrade. Apple’s first- and second-generation model TV’s no longer work with YouTube. But Apple is not the only hardware provider affected: a number of Google-based devices will no longer work either. Older Sony and Panasonic smart TV’s and Blue-Ray disc boxes with YouTube built in, for example, are no longer able to reach YouTube. The same goes for the Playstation Vita, as well as a number of older set-top boxes. verdict: If you have an older generation iPhone, using YouTube through its mobile version isn’t a major inconve- nience. But for users with other devices cancelled by YouTube’s latest move, it may finally be time to consider an upgrade.

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the Global mobile apps summit & awards (Gmasa) 2015: A STUPEnDOUS SUccESS!

The inaugural edition of the annual Global Mobile Apps Summit & Awards, which took place for two days, clearly indicated the rapidly booming mobile industry, the path it has traveled so far, and its bright future in the next five years. at the summit

new ideas were unearthed and thought leaders were embraced. Prevailing industry issues were addressed and possible challenges were debated. The future was analysed, and it does look like an exciting space .

A big thanks to all our attendees, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers and partners for making GMASA 2015, a grand success. We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did.

8 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 With his infectious passion and energy, chris was a Music Director and youth icon Anirudh Ravichander gets hold of hit with the audience. Shrugging off the Chennai heat, the mike amid a rapturous welcome at GMASA 2015. Anirudh he held the audience hooked while delivering insights of was awarded the Celebrity Social Media Icon 2015 at the event connectivity!

Besides the ambrosial food, the dinner was an opportunity Jury Members of GMASA 2015 confer during the for delegates for building networks with industry leaders and Entrepreneur Pitch Zone prospective investors.

Rohan Patil, country Head, AppLift, delivers his Keynote For many, the dinner was an opportunity to strike up Address on “Best Practices to Deliver LTV: Generating ROI- new friendships and renew old ones Positive Traffic for F2P Mobile Games”

Actress, entrepreneur, health enthusiast and activist Oliver, Senior Director of Sales at Fiksu and an Gul Panag delivers her Keynote Address on ‘The Mfitness international evangelists, exposes the trending market Revolution’ truths and trenchant observations.

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Apps World Mag | June 2015 | 9 Rajagopal. S, VP and Business Head, The participants of the discussion take a Fiksu’s Rico Wyder kept the ball rolling VCLIX, an expert in advertising selfie along with a few other delegates at during his session on ‘User Behaviour networks gave few valuable insights the conclusion of a fruitful session Trends’. during the discussion

With his quantitative and analytics Ronen Mense of Apps Flyer, a specialist Playback singer Saindhavi and classical background, AppLift’s Rohan showed in ROI-driven mobile advertising narrated pianist Anil Srinivasan weave their his mastery on mobile app marketing his exciting industry experience! virtuoso spell at the closure of Day 1. platform.

IBM’s Saravanan actively took part Young minds impressed industry leaders The jury had a hard time in choosing in evangelising Cloud Computing at and investors during the ‘Make In India the best student apps among many various industry conferences and Student App Fest’. entrants. forums.

Team GMASA, worked round the Delegates at the VCLIX stall in the Actress Vishakha Singh and Santhosh clock for weeks together, to ensure exhibitors area Sarangan of uber during a panel the event was a fantastic success. discussion on “Disrupting The Road Transport Industry”

10 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 aWarD WINNerS

After facing a tough competition with fellow entrants, Promising Jey Vasanthan (r) of JKL Technologies receives the SDK award for Promising SDK Of The Year for their app A(P) of the ertain from Dinesh Bora. year: a(P)ertain A(P)ertain concentrates on increasing the productivity & providing backend support for mobile developers who doesn’t have the resources. A(P)ertain provides its clients with features like Push notifications, Rating Prompt Workflow, In-App Feedback, App Support chatter, Leaderboard, Pertain Engine and so on.

The prestigious GMASA Best emerging Mobile Internet company award was grabbed by ninjaas. GMaSa (In the picture—from right to left, Prajwal Suhas Best and Ray cH with founders of ninjaas, receiving the emerging award from Ramya Deepak). Mobile Internet ninjaas, a mobile focussed internet company, Company: works on smart devices, mobile commerce, large Ninjaas scale infrastructures and platforms. ninjaas was acknowledged as One Of The Innovative Startups, Asia India at the Global Mobile Internet Conference 2014, Bangalore. creativity got an extra dose when Playfan was named emerging as the emerging Social networking App at GMASA Social 2015. Here, Raja (r) of Dot com Infoway accepts the Networking app: Playfan award on behalf of Oppus—developers of Playfan—from Hemachandran.

Playfan is a trailblazing social networking app that allows users to make video profiles of themselves, thus bypassing the problem of misleading and unreliable online profile pictures. The app, which encourages transparency, lets you meet interesting people around you and chat privately with anyone you like. Mobile is revolutionising every industry, including real estate. Here, Rohit (r) of Koltepatil.com who Best real developed the refreshingly innovative app, Partner estate app: Connect. Partner Connect Partner connect has been developed for channel Partners registered with Kolte Patil, the real estate major headquartered in Pune. The app, which has detailed information on Kolte Patil’s projects in Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Goa has been a useful tool for prospective customers as well as Channel Partners.

Best Big is an overused word in the digital industry today. Communication But U & Me Messenger, which was adjudged as the app: Best Communication App at GMASA 2015, does U aND Me everything on big scale. Here, Syed Hamid (r) of OM Messenger Technologies, who developed the app.

u and Me Messenger’s group chats can accommodate up to 500 members. It lets you share files as big as 100 MB at a time, and you can connect with pals even when they’re offline, free of cost.

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The lanky youth icon Anirudh Ravichander, who has composed both peppy chartbusters and lilting melodies, was the cynosure of all when he sauntered in.

Here, the soft-spoken Anirudh, whose Celebrity ‘Kolaveri Di’ song was an international hit, Social Media receives the Celebrity Social Media Icon - Icon - 2015: 2015 award from Prem Kumar. anirudh ravichander

A mobile-first world also means mobile wallets, and the PayQwik app was found to be the Best Initiative In Mobile Best Payment at GMASA 2015. Here, Pankaj Kumar (R) of First Initiative Global Data, who developed the app, receives the award in Mobile from Prem Kumar. Payment: PayQwik is a one stop mobile payment service available PayQwik across India. users have access to quick mobile top up, recharge, bill payment & shopping facilities. The app allows users to transfer funds across India instantly. With each recharge, customers will get cash backs, coupons and huge discounts on shopping.

GMaSa Best Sulekha seems to understand that in the information Business age, the more localised your product, the more global app award: its reach. Here, Sathya (L) of Sulekha.com accepts Sulekha the award for GMASA Best Business App Award from Prem Kumar.

Specialising in keeping its user interface uncluttered and simple, Sulekha redirects its users to the services they require as quickly as possible. The efficient and straightforward style has served it well.

Digital media has spelled turbulence for traditional Best News print media but Magzter is an example of how to and harness present-day technology to serve traditional Magazine industries. Here, Srikanth and Egnitha (from right) app: accept the award for Best news and Magazine App Magzter from Xavier Prabhu.

Magzter allows you access news from around the world as well as read more than 6,000 magazines with a single click.

In order to encourage budding app developers, the Make In India Student App Fest at GMASA 2015 gave students a never-before opportunity to showcase their ideas on a global platform. At GMASA 2015, three young minds were chosen to present their idea for the prestigious jury for a chance to gain funding and Make In industry advice. India Student Here, they receive Meizu MX4 Pro mobile phones from app Fest Jacky chi (R), Senior Vice-President of 9Game & 9Apps.

12 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 Apps World Mag | June 2015 | 13 eXhiBitors web designing, web development, SeO service and internet marketing skills, Arera aims to provide the best integrated sineW softWare sYstems systems that allow clients to outperform themselves. Sinew consists of a passionate team which specialises in developing cross-platform, native mobile apps with roBustest corresponding backend solutions. With RobusTest, you can create and manage manual and automation test cases, perform cross browser testing, GreYtiP hr convert functional tests into regression and performance greytHR, previously known as Greytip Online, has been tests . in service since 2008. The HR major serves more than 2,500 companies and 500,000 employees. indian anGel netWork The Indian Angel network (IAn) is one of the largest angel ninJaas networks in Asia with over 300 individual investors. ninjaas, a mobile focussed internet company, works on smart devices, mobile commerce, large scale IAn has a network of angel investors keen to invest in infrastructures and platforms. early stage businesses which have the potential to create traffic steer disproportionate value. Traffic Steer helps B2c companies increase their sales camsonline and profit percentage while keeping their brand image With 25 years of experience as an integral part of the Indian intact. The company specialises in manufacturing leads financial infrastructure, cAMS has built a significant reputation and exclusive qualified leads. as a transfer agency to the asset management industry u & me messenGer of India and more recently as a technology enabled service u & Me Messenger is a messaging app that specialises solutions partner to private life insurance, private equity funds, in speedy delivery of messages, massive group chats that banks, non-banking finance companies. can accommodate up to 500 members and sharing files Justickets as big as 100 MB at a time. Justickets is one of the biggest online movie ticket portals with teamchat a presence across South India. Teamchat is a messaging platform that enables clutter- movie Buff free messaging for teams of unlimited size. Movie Buff provides definitive source of information on all Its smart-messaging feature, ’Chatlets’ summarise movies that releases in India. It has a pan-India presence and responses, and enables important message content to its online portal allows you to book tickets, as well as access stand out. exhaustive information on newly released movies. orGWare technoloGies iBm ORGware Technologies is a client-centric global mobility International Business Machines (IBM) is the largest software development company providing mobile apps technology and consulting employer in the world, with more development, web application development , research, than 400,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. web development and IT outsourcing services along with The global technology and innovation major, headquartered solutions and consulting services for mission-critical in Armonk, new York, offers a wide range of technology and business challenges. consulting services. WadaGo touch mark media With a wide diversity across gaming, e-commerce, Touch Mark Media is a leading firm involved in IT consulting, classifieds, travel and utility, Wadogo has advertisers Digital Media Marketing and Advertising. The company creates across India, China, uSA, europe, LATAM and SeA. For effective and elegant brand design solutions for companies of all advertisers, they have delivered scale in the form of more sizes, from start-ups to start-overs. than 100k+ conversions, 10 million+ clicks and 1billion+ impressions daily as a network. cash on aPPs Cash On Apps is a revolutionary app that rewards its users iamai with free mobile recharge for downloading highly rated apps. The Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is a Cash On Apps also allows users to redeem their rewards as not-for-profit industry body. Its mandate is to expand DTH/ Data Card recharge. and enhance the online and mobile value added services sectors. adatha Adatha, a mobile ad platform with a worldwide reach, connects 1sdk users with millions of mobile consumers via savvy cPc, cPI and 1SDK aims to provide the most flexible and versatile set cPA partnerships with mobile publishers and app owners. of features in a single platform, such as custom events, Facebook integration, configurable attribution windows, GodB tech custom time-zone reports and city wise analytics. GodB Tech is a software firm specialising in mobility solutions for enterprises—to mobilise business processes outside their arera technoloGies corporate walls. Their solutions are built over proven mobile Arera Technologies is a highly interactive web designing enterprise application platform, powering business critical company—blending art and technology to produce applications at many Fortune 500 companies. seamless digital experiences. Combining creativity,

14 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 echovme the ‘fingertips’ of their end customers. iFingerTips has echoVMe is a digital marketing agency that helps clients been providing complete mobile solutions by offering mobile echo their communication in virtual marketing ecosystem. strategy and mobile applications developments for clients. echoVMe’s skilled digital and social media marketing training tim tim and services energises the business objectives of clients at a Tim Tim is an exciting app that rewards its users with free larger phase. mobile/DTH/Data Card recharge when they download the saveeta universitY popular apps listed on Tim Tim. You can claim additional Awarded as a deemed university by the Government of India in rewards by referring friends to try Tim Tim. 2005, Saveetha university has educational hubs in Medicine, tie Engineering, Dentistry, nursing, Physiotherapy, Management TiE is a non-profit, global community welcoming and Law, among others under its banner. entrepreneurs from all over the world. Tie believes in simPlifitY changing the face of entrepreneurship and growing SimpliFITy helps in leading a healthier lifestyle by providing short business through five pillars; mentoring, networking, 3-5 min health activities many times a day. Once done at scale, education, incubating and funding. SimpliFITy has the potential to convert hundreds of millions of valuefirst non-doers into doers of health activities. ValueFirst Digital Media Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2003, Jkl technoloGies is a rapidly growing Digital engagement Company. It Customer experience is the core of the products and services Is headquartered In Delhi ncR and employs over 400 offered by JKL Technologies. With a customer-centric approach professionals having national and international presence. as their USP, JKL Technologies offer services like cloud Perk consultation, mobile app development, A(P)ertain Mobile SDK, Perk.com rewards users for downloading their popular and many more. apps. users ca also earn points by watching videos, shop, sciflare technoloGies search, and share stuff with your friends. Sciflare Technologies excels in IT / Enterprise Software celestial sYstems Solutions & Digital Branding. The company works in sectors like Celestial Systems is a Cloud and Mobility Solutions and ERP Solutions, cloud Solutions - SaaS, Big Data & Analytics, Services company. Celestial offers its solutions services Web Applications and many more. to leading edge companies in Silicon Valley (US) and Japan, 27) eoXYs and operates software development centers in Bangalore eoxys is a fast growing Games and Mobility Solutions and noida, India. Development company built on the vision of keeping its customers happy and well satisfied. PaYQWik QmaX sYstems PayQwik is a one stop mobile payment service available Qmax Systems has built an excellent reputation in providing across India. users can access quick mobile top up, world class design services for its clients. In addition to its recharge, bill payment & shopping facilities. The app also core design business, the company offers a range of value allows users to transfer funds across India instantly. added services including, Consulting, Training, Fabrication and Assembly. hakuna matata aPPlift Hakuna Matata solutions is a leading mobile consulting AppLift is a comprehensive mobile app marketing platform that and development firm located in chennai. Hakuna Matata empowers mobile app advertisers to acquire and re-engage works closely with clients to form long term mobile quality users at scale. strategy and executes it across mobile platforms. aharam services freePaisa Aharam Services is a fast-growing human capital company, FreePaisa is India’s most preferred incentivised Android providing recruitment solutions for organisations across App tryout platform. While the user gets rewarded for industries. Aharam is a bustling hub of activities that trying out new apps,the advertiser get a refined user encompass organising recruitment festivals, placement drives base. and corporate events. chifro studios Pandian sarasWathi Yadav enGineerinG colleGe Incorporated in 2013, chifro Studios is a social, secure Pandian Saraswathi Yadav Engineering college was started and shareable mobile platform for kids. Via this platform, in 2000 with a vision to educate more rural students in the the firm offers learning experiences and communication field of engineering and technology in order to pave the way analytics to assist the growth and development of for industrial prosperity and socio-economic development of children. the country. PSYEc is located on Madurai-Sivagangai state ss music highway. SS Music is a leading online Entertainment Portal ifinGertiPs providing all the latest news, reviews and insights from iFingerTips is a leading provider of mobile solutions to many the Tamil cinema industry and beyond. businesses. True to its name, the firm helps business reach

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aPP-raise fitness match FInD THE RIGHT FITnESS TRAInER TO HELP YOU STAY In SHAPE

Fitness Match (iOS, Free) is an app designed for those who are in need of personal trainers to get fit and stay in shape. Almost like a dating app for health, verdict: it allows users to choose from a variety of personal trainers, reach out to see if Fitness Match is an there’s a match, and get assistance in achieving their desired goals. easy-to-use way to

Personal trainers can log in, create profiles, list the areas of expertise, and find the right personal upload pictures. The app is easy to use and makes it simpler for both personal trainer across a variety trainers and people looking for a trainer to find each other. of disciplines. For those

The app is intuitive, and will search within five miles of your location to find local who need the motivation personal trainers. The app allows users to reach out to trainers directly, and of a personal trainer, then add them to their contacts to get started on a road to better fitness. orF this app fills a real need. personal trainers who work in a variety of locations, the app has the ability to place your work in different areas so clients in all the areas can easily find them.

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Wear reader READ BOOKS On YOUR SMART WATcH!

Have you ever wanted to read books anytime, anywhere, without the intrusion of a large verdict: e-reader? Have you ever wanted to read using your smart watch? Wear Reader (iOS/ Android, Free) is an app that allows you to read freely on your smart watch in a unique easy and fun to way: e-books can be loaded in the smart device, and then read scrolling across your use, Wear Reader watch at a variety of speeds (you can do this with a simple flick and change the speed is designed to let of the text scrolling) from 50 WPM to 1000 WPM-- the app shows one word at a time, allowing you to focus your attention. you read anywhere, and it accomplishes Wear Reader is intuitive and makes it very easy. You can adjust the text speed, format, its goals admirably. and even switch to a “night mode” where you can easily continue reading in the dark. easy rewinding and fast forwarding make it simple to go back to missed or skipped Though it takes texts. It’s an impressive app that allows you to read anywhere, whenever you want. time to get used to, users who try it for a while can read more than ever free free efore.

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aPP-raise facedubb MAKE HILARIOUS LIP-SYnc VIDEO SELFIES

FaceDubb (iOS, Free) is a unique app which allows users to record lip-sync video verdict: selfies. Plenty of different sound clips or songs are available, users can select and lip-sync along to the camera, and the app will record the version, which can be FaceDubb is an forwarded to friends. It’s a very entertaining app that is both easy and fun to use. addictive fun app best suitable for The first thing that makes FaceDubb unique is its accessibility. If you think you’d look great singing a song in your iTunes collection, it’s easy to find out-- just upload parties, pubs, and and start lip-syncing. It is the collection of sounds, silly phrases, cartoon character sending hilarious voices, and celebrity clips that really make the app worthwhile entertainment. messages. Alone or

You can take these short clips and then mash them up or send them out to friends with friends, it is as a crazy wake-up call, birthday greetings and so on-- there’s no limit to the hard to put this amount of entertainment these crazy lip-sync messages make. And if you’re out app down. of ideas, the app has sounds for all sorts of events, whether on Mondays or just feeling like throwing out a friendly insult.

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aPP-raise sozial connect GET YOUR SOcIAL MEDIA ORGAnIZED!

Have you ever felt difficulties in keeping track of your social media? Then, Sozial verdict: connect (iOS/Android, Free) is the answer. Sozial connect allows users to connect all their social networks sites together in one place. The app brings together all Sozial Connect the top social networks-- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube-- so that is a great way to users can see the updates without going through four different apps. get four different

Sozial Connect has a simply log in process too. no more worrying about missing networks into one updates on Facebook or tweets or selfies on Instagram. The app even allows easy feed, saving time commenting option directly from the unified feed, letting to reach out to all your and effort. This friends irrespective of the platform they’re using! app can help get The latest version of Sozial Connect integrates with YouTube. Today’s Social media your social media with so many different sites is tricky to handle, and Sozial connect simplifies the presence under process. control.

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aPP-raise chaatz FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO cATEGORIZE THEIR SOcIAL MEDIA PRESEncE

chaatz (Android, Free) is a social media platform designed for (what else?) verdict: communicating with others. The big difference here is that Chaatz is actually designed around multiple profiles, which makes it a lot easier to separate, say, Social media has had your work life from your social life. One of the biggest problems with social privacy issues from the media is that there are some things you might not want some people (say, your beginning, and Chaatz boss) to see about your personal life. chaatz solves this problem by allowing users to create multiple profiles from the beginning, meaning your personal life provides a real solution and any other life you want to create for yourself remain separate. through its combination of multiple profiles and Since the app is designed around creating more than one profile, so it’s easy to maintain separate profiles. chaatz connect profiles are anonymous, allowing privacy features. While you to have private, anonymous conversations. The connect profiles also it’s not for everyone, it’s include a “Secret Message” feature allowing you to send messages that auto- certainly for users who delete, guaranteeing your privacy. Of course, Chaatz allows you to send texts, voice messages, pics and video from both public and private profiles. like to keep some things private, and is designed Overall, the idea behind Chaatz solves a problem that has plagued users of very well around that social media since its invention. Practically, however, its implementation is excellent. Instead of using three or four social media accounts Chaatz allows ideal. you to make distinctions from the beginning, making your social media life easier to handle.

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aPP-raise story time for kids THE PERFEcT APP, HELPInG KIDS TO LeARn

While smart devices make great kids’ entertainment, parents still find that reading children stories is one of the most rewarding parts of verdict: parenting. Story Time For Kids (iOS, Free) is a great app in this regard, Story Time For Kids gets with parents loving its features designed to help them read stories to their children, while helping kids learn to read. Download from a variety better and better with of free and paid books and help your children become better readers each upgrade, and there’s through classics and great new stories on the app. a world of wonder for While having content is important, quality is even more so, especially hildren learning to read with kids’ apps. The books include adorable graphics that kids will love, and parents who want to and the app comes with a variety of games and activities that relate spend quality time reading to the lessons in the book. The user is presented with two options: “read to my child” or “read myself” mode which can help new readers to their children. easily along in learning adventures on their own. There’s even a greeting card expandable, the activities designer with characters from the stories so kids can make greeting alone are worth the cards based on what they’ve read! download, but there is so Story Time For Kids is a great app, and most of all, it’s fun for both much more it’s a learning kids and parents. If you’re a parent, Story Time For Kids belongs in ecosystem all its own. your colletion.

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28 | Apps World Mag | June 2015

PlaY zone Ancient empire: FArmVille 2: Strike BAck country eScApe in tHe nAme oF tHe reAlm till till you Drop

“There is no such thing as simple,” the great American film director Martin Scorsese once said. “Simple is hard”. The same goes for Ancient empire: Strike Back. Though the game looks easy and simple to play, it’s hard. Ancient empire: Strike Back is a sequel to the famous Ancient empires, in which the benevolent King Galamar, who ruled the fantasy A gentle stream gliding along its path with a contented medieval kingdom of hush, rows of corn and strawberry reared on a lush green Thorin, was dethroned in a field set around a quaint old cottage, and you are seen bloody coup by his younger inside that cottage. It’s probably the perfect imagination brother Valadorn. This of an ideal country getaway, and getaway is exactly what edition sees the warring FarmVille 2: Country escape offers. brothers reunite to save their kingdom from an evil FarmVille 2: Country escape is the latest version of the shadow demon. world’s most popular farming game. The free, multiple award-winning game allows you to go on a rip-roaring Ancient empires was adventure of farming as you raise crops, rear animals and known for its thrust on play with friends. FarmVille 2, like its predecessor, keeps strategy and tactical the user busy and engaged. It has multiple levels, through battles, and the sequel which the user progresses after completing the tasks builds on it, pitting in each level—or example building a Pastry Oven, making your modest range of Country Biscuits using it, and then selling the Biscuits. units (soldiers, archers, catapults, poisonous As the user progresses through the levels, various wolves) against the features such as different buildings, exotic animals, farm enemy’s vast forces. hands and rare crops and trees are unlocked. Farmville 2 Throughout the game, you appeals to the little boy or girl inside each one of us and have access to exciting takes us to a bewitching world, where the sun shines maps that will show your down forever in its golden glory, the crops sway about present position as well amid an ever-present zephyr, and everywhere you look are as the advancement of colourful buildings with exotic names and functions (nick’s enemies. It also offers Knicknacks, Pike’s Landing,etc). ‘skirmish mode’ where you team up with a friend and take a series of quick hit battles. You can also create your own Verdict: Country escape keeps you busy, and can maps and derive more enjoyment from the game. sometimes be a hard taskmaster—but it has so many delights and, you’ll happily lose yourself in its considerable Verdict: Strike Back looks deceptively simple but it enjoyment quotient. actually takes a while to get a grip on the game. Once you do, however, you’ll love the challenges and will revel in overcoming them.

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30 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 GAlAxy Storm: GAlAxiA inVADer See tHem, SHoot’em

This is not the world of tesseracts and wormholes of Christopher nolan and black holes. This is more Hans Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Galaxy Storm: Galaxia Invader is a retro style, shoot-em-up game that allows users to shoot for countless hours even while killing aliens that descend upon the earth. You are the last line of defence and you have to keep away the swarm of enemies that swoop down upon you.

The game has simple controls: you can control your weapon by dragging your fingers across the bottom of the screen and fire it by pressing the button on the bottom right. You also have the option of turning on the automatic fire mode.

As you eliminate aliens, you can collect power-ups like Blaster rapid fire, Plasma cannon, Side guns, Shields and more. And when you’re done with the minions, you’ll have to deal with alien bosses, which is a formidable proposition.

Verdict: Galaxia Invader is a throwback to a retro age when heroes and villains were more black and white than they are now. By downloading the game, you’ll enjoy putting the bad guys away in the old fashioned way: bang! bang! bang!

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school diarY Create Better Communication Between Parents and Teachers

School Diary (iOS/Android, Free) is an app designed to make communications between parents and teachers go paperless. It’s a fully- functional app designed to take care of notes, appointments, and direct communications for parents as well as give teachers direct access to parents when they need to be reached most. Between its advanced messaging features, MMS features for mobile connections, picture sharing and chat, School Diary is a great way for parents and teachers to keep each other “in the loop” when it comes to focusing on their children’s education.

School Diary makes use of a calendar function as the base for communications.

Calendar allows for important dates to be saved for school days, parent/teacher conferences, sales and school functions, and other needed dates.

App allows parents and teachers to connect to each other directly.

Teachers can take advantage of the app’s functions to stay in touch at set times or throughout the day.

uses multiple messaging methods to ensure that parents are on the same page as teachers when it comes to a child’s education.

Teachers can send messages in case something needs a parent’s attention, or even send a picture of something great their child did at school. Because of the strength of School Diary’s messaging app, teachers can not only send pre-programmed messages verdict: to all parents for special events as well as school diary is a very complete communications add them to the calendar to make life more app, and is very effective at ensuring that both convenient while keeping parents informed parents and teachers are on the same page when at all stages of the semester or the year. it comes to the education of children. This app handles everything from scheduling appointments to even allowing parents to know what’s for lunch today.

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32 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 find mY car If You’ve ever Lost Your Car You need This App

Find My car (, Free) does exactly what it says: it finds your car when you’ve lost it. Have you ever found in going to market, a concert, or a sporting event that you’ve lost your car? Perhaps you were distracted when you parked? “Find My Car” services have been available for Android and iOS, and now that handy tool has come to Windows Phone. Find My car, a free Windows Phone App, makes use of modern smartphone technology to make finding your car easy and much less stressful: the phone will note where the car is dynamically in relation to where you are. Once you’re ready to find your car and go driving again, just click the app to tell you where the car is and how to reverse your steps to get to it

The app takes advantage of GPS technology and tracks your movement alongside it

App makes use of technology in the phone to track your movement

Calculates the distance between the phone and the GPS location of the vehicle

App “back-tracks” in the direction of your car when you need to find it

Simple to use: once you’ve parked your car, just mark it down on the map

Find My Car is a must-have app for Windows Phone users who drive. Everyone who’s ever owned a car has lost it at least once. Thanks to modern technology, losing your car may one day even be a thing of the past. verdict: find my car is easy to use, straightforward, and just works. anyone who’s dealt with the trouble of losing their car and has a Windows Phone should have this app, and not have to worry about losing their car again.

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fliPkart India’s Biggest Online Shopping Site gets a perfect App

Shoppers who know how good Flipkart is should know “there’s an app for that” now. Flipkart (iOS/Android, Free) can now be used to order whatever you need on-line from your phone or mobile device! Fans of Flipkart know just how useful it is for on-line shopping: one of the biggest brands in the world, the India-based website often bests rivals such as Amazon, and has recently made the news with its plan to offer same-day delivery. Flipkart is known for its focus on customer satisfaction, and this app proves it in spades. The app allows you to read the reviews on the site of different products to help you make the smartest decisions. You can easily create a wish-list and add to it, and with the power of Flipkart’s off-line browsing function, you can save, review and share products without a network connection. Finally, once you’ve found what you want, you can even share it on social media!

Flipkart’s mobile app offers all the convenience of the website

App includes using your choice of payments, whether debit/credit, cash on delivery, or netbanking

The site’s intuitive search features allow the user to look up by product or brand

App uses the wide array of filtering functions you can find on the site to see precisely what you want

You can even use a zoom function to take a better look at a specific product up close.

Flipkart offers personalized alerts, as well as product suggestions and app-only deals verdict Flipkart’s app is extremely powerful and gives users total control over their buying experience. Millions use the site everyday for their online shopping, so download this app to have that shopping power anywhere you go.

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34 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 tWitter Tweet and Micro-Message now From Anywhere Have you heard of Twitter? Just kidding. Of course you have! Take a look at Twitter’s latest and upgraded app (iOS/Android, Free) to see all the new functions that are available for it now. Twitter’s been making huge changes on both their desktop and mobile apps, and they’ve begun to integrate a lot more with other services and other platforms. The mobile app has now changed sufficiently that it’s almost a completely different animal from the desktop app. But one thing hasn’t changed-- and that’s the 140-character mini-messaging that has made Twitter a household word. Keeping it short and sweet has always been central to Twitter, and with more picture and video integration, the app can demonstrate how you can say a lot more with a lot fewer words.

Because some users now basically have Twitter as a search engine for the latest goings-on, Twitter has simplified its search functionality on the app, making it easier to use than ever.

See live tweets about a specific subject and see what top Twitter users are saying about things going on in the world as they happen

Stay in touch with Twitter friends about what’s going on right now.

easier hashtag interface to use than ever

The interface is larger and easier to use, making sure that buttons are very touchable for easier interaction than before

Thanks to Twitter integration with Instagram, for example, it’s easy to verdict connect your tweets to great selfies, Twitter’s app upgrades make the mobile app private shots of great events and more easier to use than ever. Staying conscious of the fact that there are more “mobile-only” users, Twitter has moved far more heavily into Twitter’s new features make the app easier and the messaging space, integrating further more fun to use for those users than ever. with live video services such as Periscope and Instagram to achieve its goals of increasing its user base

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Apps World Mag | June 2015 | 35 aPP- lY

mycams Watch and Follow Your Mutual Funds More Carefully Than ever With This Handy App

If you want to keep track of your mutual funds with cAMS, mycAMS (iOS/Android, Free) can help with an easy to use interface. The app actually tracks how your mutual funds are performing on a regular basis, keeping you informed of which are your best and worst performing investments. The app’s system makes sure that tracking your investments is easier than ever. The myCAMS app is designed to keep CAMS investors up-to-date on all of their mutual fund investments. Once you use the login provided, you’ll be able to see your latest valuation first, as well as a cost value vs market value. For most users, keeping tabs on that alone would be enough, but myCAMS goes deeper. What’s even more impressive is the fact that calling is almost a formality: almost any reason you’d need to call CAMS is available on the app.

The myCAMS app also keeps you updated on your most recent transactions

App gives you immediate access to the last 72 hours of your transaction data

users can request statements or ask questions about your specific investments right from your handy and easy-to-use menu at the bottom of the screen

Can see value breakdowns on the app and learn how your mutual fund is working under verdict the bonnet. mycAMS is an app that was definitely designed with a variety of users in mind, and it shows. Can get access to information which With access to overview data that interests previously needed more extensive contact many clients, the app also allows for detailed analysis that can help clients make informed decisions and get more information, particularly about better-performing mutual funds.

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36 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 PlaYfan (vProfile): the first matchmaking video app Online Dating Has Just Taken a Turn For the Real While video has become a bigger and bigger part of our communications, Playfan (iOS/Android, Free) has taken yesterday’s on-line matchmaking apps to a brand new level. Instead of a picture being a profile (with all the guesswork that surrounds that) Playfan makes use of a vProfile, a 15-second video profile you record from your phone. You can make use of those 15 seconds to maximize someone’s interest with more ease than a picture ever could. It’s that easy- - with transparent communication, it’s easier than ever for people to reach out and make a connection.

Once you’ve recorded your vProfile, you’re almost all set to go. Just upload it, and begin using search parameters to find people and groups who match your personal interests.

By looking at vProfiles, it becomes easy to narrow down who you’re looking for once you’ve narrowed down what you’re looking for

After finding your chosen matches, just start communicating and see what happens!

Playfan is based upon transparency, so that you can let others see the real you that doesn’t always come through in a picture

Discover feature narrows down by location, finding people closest to you in your area who match some of your preferences

Once you’ve made a connection, Playfan has a chat feature to reach out to a possible match

Another interesting feature of Playfan is its “Discover” feature. Once you’ve made choices about what your preferences are, the . From there, just watch vProfiles, and verdict: when you’ve found someone interesting, Playfan opens up whole new possibilities invite them into the app’s chat feature and in the world of online dating with its get to know each other more directly. vProfile picture. You can get a lot more about someone’s personality from video than from a picture, and the developers of Playfan are onto something by making communications more honest at the outset. free free

Apps World Mag | June 2015 | 37 smartPhone shoPPinG

435 dual sim and comPared

if Price is an issue, You’re in luck icrosoft’s newest entrant in the low-cost Another difference is largely cosmetic look: the Lumia phone market, the Lumia 430, comes just 435 is slightly heavier and slightly larger. The color Mmonths after the release of the 435. So palettes for the phones are not exactly the same what is the difference between the two, if any? On either: the Lumia 435 comes in a variety of four one hand, there are differences, but on the other, colors (orange, green, white, and black) whereas the there aren’t many of them. Both have virtually 430 only comes in orange and black. The battery life identical hardware specs, be the display, the is very slightly different, with the Lumia 430 having processor, or the memory size, so the most striking a 1500 mAh battery as opposed to the Lumia 435’s difference to begin with is the price. Both are low 1560 mAh battery. cost phones, with the Lumia 435 averaging about $85 and the Lumia 430 going for about $70. This verdict: While both phones are aimed at the is not a huge price gulf, to be honest, but because budget conscious market, the differences between the phone is geared toward the budget-conscious the Lumia 435 and Lumia 430 are so slight that market, the lower price point can make a huge can best buy whichever is available. Both phones difference for those looking to save money. apparently have excellent value for the price.

38 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 the htc desire 626G+dual sim

a fantastic addition to the htc familY

he HTc Desire 626G+ is a great phone that with a Mali-T760MP2 graphics unit and 1 GB of reflects the emerging technology standards. onboard RAM. The phone has a respectable 8GB of TTwo years ago, this phone would have been native storage, as well as expandability up to 32GB. revolutionary. now it’s a positive entry in a very Its camera power is rapidly becoming industry competitive smartphone market. standard, a 5MP front facing camera and a 13MP rear camera. This allows high quality selfies with The first consideration is the display, a 5-inch, HD more depth for landscapes without even turning the 1280x720 display with pixel density of 294 DPI. It’s phone. fantastic not just for browsing, but works flawlessly for viewing content seamlessly in rich color. Moving verdict: Overall, this is a great phone. While along, the phone has an octa-core processor some may say 8GB isn’t enough on-board RAM, (though strangely it is running on Android 4.4.4 there are plenty of other reasons to love this KitKat, whereas 5.0 Lollipop is in fact optimized for phone, and it’s worth expanding. In a crowded opta-core processors). The HTc Desire has a 1.7 smartphone field, the HTc Desire 626+ is keeping GHz MediaTek MT6752 processor in conjunction pace with the competition.

Apps World Mag | June 2015 | 39 smartPhone shoPPinG

the lG G4 Promises Better niGhttime shots

Huge Upgrades Promised On camera and Video seems to be betting on its upgraded videos. It’s clear that LG is putting a lot of emphasis camera technology to outshine its on their cameras, and presumably software as well. competitors in the mobile sphere. LG The LG G4 will not only have two That said, the other features of the LG G4 are powerful cameras on either side (16MP and 7MP impressive, if not completely unique. LG is aiming to respectively) but will also feature a much larger, make a phone that will grab the market’s attention, six-feature lens with a larger aperture as well. The and the proposed new camera features indicate purpose: the LG G4 will promise better nighttime that this phone will be aimed at a slice of the market shots than its competitors in the market. Besides that focuses on taking better pictures. If that’s the the increase in resolution, the company will also be case, LG is positioning well with the stats for G4. including an ultraviolet filter to ensure proper color distribution for night shots as well. verdict: LG’s G4 may have-- if its camera stats and leaks are to be believed-- a camera that will Improvements have been made to videos as well, change the standard of camera phones to date. with both cameras capable of recording ultra-HD

40 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 iGADGeTS

Logbar ring Japanese Tech innovators Lobar Inc has launch a magical DigitsoLe smart insoLes ‘Ring’ that allows the users to control their smart phone, smart Sure, the idea of rechargeable insoles that can home appliances, Google Glass, smart watch and a variety of warm up the toes is an interesting creation! digital-enabled interactions. The ‘Ring’ has a simple working Developed by Digitsole, users can connect the soles procedure—tap the small button on the device, wear it on the to their Android or iOS app via Bluetooth to adjust the temperature. In addition, the smart insoles will review and Kickstarter backers have already experienced few also monitor the distance walked and the calories hiccupsindex finger on the and technology. start making gestures. Priced at $270, early burned. For $200 a pair, a lot of people think that it’s a real breakthrough innovation.

sony symPhonic air2 Light Sony Symphonic Light has seamlessly fLoating integrated light and sound in an aesthetic bLuetooth way. The result is a lantern that plays music through glass. It has a classy LED sPeaker bulb with speakers attached to stream music—both are remotely controlled Now you can listen and play music while levitating or through a smart phone app. Designed to sticking to a fridge! The Air2 floating speakers use the project, which aims to make everything is a metallic island with a mic, for making conference calls, magic of magnets to repel one another. The floating speaker connectedfit into Sony’s and expansive centrally controllableLife Space UX via and a micro-USB port for charging. It is scheduled to be smart phone—pricing and launch details released in the second quarter of 2015 and will retail for $ are yet to be announced. 299.

Quitbit Lighter Parrot Pot

For those looking forward to quit Now there is a smoking, a smart cigarette lighter gadget to water your may be just the tool you need. indoor and outdoor Quitbit is a cigarette lighter that plants. An innovative automatically tracks the smoke move from French and blocks from lighting too often. gadget makers It can also be synced with the Parrot, the device is iPhone and Android devices for equipped with a 2,2L a detailed report on the user’s reservoir, and the Pot provides up to 1 month of smart, smoking habit. Indeed the lighter autonomous irrigation, keeping the plants happy and actually stop you from lighting healthy. Compatible with iOS and Android, Parrot Pot up if you’ve smoked too many has a library of knowledge about 8,000 plants with the cigarettes. This $100 lighter is a ability to measure soil moisture, fertilizer and ambient temperature and light.

definite worth for money.

Apps World Mag | June 2015 | 41 install SULEKHA Sulekha lets you do everything fast and easy. Whatever your need, be it a mosquito control, motorcycle insurance, renting apartments or anything else, Sulekha helps in satisfying the local needs with a quick answers—and succeeds too. Apart from its extensive reach in the metros, the app also has an exhaustive network in the smaller cities. With more than 4 million business listings and over 16 million users, Sulekha offers a feast of options to choose from.

Finding what you need is easy on Sulekha: Enter what local service you are looking for, get free quotes from right businesses in response to the specific need and choose the Perhapsbusiness the that app’s best greatestfits your strength need. Done! is its simple, no-frills user interface. Sulekha shows no interest in detaining you in its homepage, it directs users to their needs as quick as possible. If you wish, you have the option of adding photos to describe your needs and can sign up for quick updates on the matching businesses. You can also add reviews to services you have used and if you want to buy, sell or rent property, you can also post your ad.

You will get immediately notification on the responses. It is said that knowing the native language in a foreign country is as good as having a friendly companion by your side. With Sulekha, you’ll feel a lot more confident when in an unfamiliar place.

uBeR The power of choice is an enticing one to have at your disposal, particularly when it comes to travel. Wherever you want to go, the Uber app empowers with all the necessary information: the kind of cars immediately available near you, the fare you’ll be expected to pay, and how soon you’ll be picked up (which is usually within minutes). And the choice is always yours.

On-demand service means no reservations are required and no waiting in taxi lines. The app lets you compare rates for different

fare quotes. Uber options (such as Uber BLACK, Uber X and Uber Go) and get A liberating feature of Uber is that it lets you pay with Google Wallet or PayPal, or credit card to your secure Uber account so their is no need to carry cash on hand.

Uber has a presence in more than 10 Indian cities, including all the metros, and is eyeing for a rapid expansion. If you don’t have Uber in your city, it is worth the wait. If you do, hop on!

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42 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 eneRGYLY (Previously Erates) Often in Summer, the heat waves take a toll on your daily routing—you have to use the AC to curtail the heat in the room but at the same time use it gingerly, so that the electricity bill doesn’t shoot through the roof. “Maybe I can watch the usage of those tube lights in the living room,” you might think. “I wonder how much questions like this with the help of energyly, the Tamil Nadu ElectricityI can save with Board’s CFL useful bulbs”. energy You can consumption find answers analytics to numerous app. energyly breaks down the energy consumption and helps you make informed decisions on how to save money and conserve energy. For example, you can update the app with average electricity consumption times of the various appliances in your home on any given day. energyly will promptly graph the energy consumption of the appliances on a yearly (or year-on-year) basis. Impressively, it also gives a graph on how much electricity can be

The difference is striking. saved by using energy-efficient models of the same appliances. You can also get other details like a linear prediction model on units that will consume for the next 5 years; previous bill payments to TNEB and pending payments, if any; total power consumed by each appliance every day, and much more.

MAGZTER Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos was once asked if books, in their present form, had any future. “Over some time horizon, books will be read on electronic devices,” Bezos said. “Physical books won’t completely go away, just as horses haven’t completely gone away”.

regard to the print media. In a mobile-first world, the same could probably be predicted with

quickly becoming the one-stop online reading destination for both magazinesMagzter understands and news. Thethe transformationMagzter app allows that’s users in the to offing access and the is latest happenings in various sectors as well as a chance to read more than 6,000 magazines from across the globe. Magzter has a wide variety of magazines including Cosmopolitan, Forbes, National Geographic, Maxim, Filmfare, Outlook, GQ, Top Gear, Lonely Planet, and many more. It also has numerous magazines in regional and European languages.

Magzter has different kinds of subscription plans, and you can customise your own plan. With additional features like parental control, configurable push notifications and simultaneous multiple magazine downloads, Magzter will keep you both informed and interested.

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Apps World Mag | June 2015 | 43 install u & Me MeSSenGeR In an age when long-held communication doctrines and ideas are disowned with perfunctory sentimentality, U & ME Messenger pushes the envelope. This app does everything in a big way—its group chats can accommodate up to 500 members, it lets you share files as big as 100 MB at a time, and you can connect with Upals & Meeven is whena lot more they’re than offline, just a free messaging of cost. service. Even while users stay connected with friends and family, the app rewards regular users with points, cash prizes and gifts. You can get mobile recharges by redeeming the reward points. The app gives you good privacy control options, and lets you determine who can see your

Theprofile messaging picture, updates service and is also other quite details. fast. Instead of wasting time on regular SMS/email, U&Me’s message feature allows you to send messages in a simple & quick way. You can also send photos, colourful icons and even location info through your chats. U & Me also has multi-language support, in as many as 13 languages including English, Hindi, Chinese (both simple and traditional) and French. PARTnER cOnnEcT Partner Connect is an impressively useful app developed for Channel Partners registered with Kolte Patil, the real estate giants headquartered in Pune. In the rapidly expanding Indian construction industry, Channel Partners are slowly taking the place of brokers, who have traditionally served as middlemen between the builders and buyers.

Partner Connect contains exhaustive information about Kolte Patil’s projects in Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Goa, including attractive

registeredwalkthrough customers videos, galleries, can see almost floor plans, all the amenities, needful information property regardingdetails and the available upcoming flats. projects. The app is an excellent tool in which

Partner Connect also gives users the option of connecting with Kolte Patil’s sales team, so that he/she can take the interest in the property to the next stage. You also have the option of using a

Connect also empowers its users by helping them calculate their EMILive ifChat they with proceed a sales with executive buying and a property. ask any clarifications. Partner

A special Loyalty program has also been created for registered users on this app. CPs can earn reward points for every successful property sale. Reward points accumulated in the account can be redeemed for a wide range of products like electronic gadgets, travel accessories, kitchen appliances and much more.

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44 | Apps World Mag | June 2015 EnPASS We are more inter-connected than we ever were in the history, as cloud computing syncs our virtual selves seamlessly across devices. However, there is also widespread concern and fear over abuse of personal data. Enpass Password Manager is a possible solution to such fears.

Once you download Enpass on your desktop, which is free, or on your phone (which has the same attributes as the pro version, except that the pro version has no limit to the number of items that can be stored in the app), all the data that you provide, such as passwords, details of credit cards, bank accounts and identities are stored in your own device and your own cloud. Which means there is no scope for abuse of data.

Enpass also has a no sign-up policy, and you don’t upload your data to the company’s server. This is designed to give you maximum privacy and complete data security.

With Enpass, you can use folders, categories and favourite lists to keep your data more organised and managed in your own way. You can also sync with desktop or other devices using or other supported clouds. The Integrated Enpass browser offers seamless,

Thesecure built-in browsing password with tabs generator and autofilling is also aof great login detailsfeature, on which the go. HIDE MY IP will generate strong un-guessable passwords but will also make An App Designed to Protect Your Privacy and Security them pronounceable if you wish so. Hide My IP is a straightforward solution to a problem many Android users have: hiding their information in their IP address, especially over public networks. Hide My IP is designed with an answer to this problem: the ability to hide their IP without having to root their phone, which can be a time-consuming (and if done incorrectly, somewhat dangerous). Because it’s simple and fast, Hide My IP is a go-to solution for many users, particularly those who use public WiFi hotspots, public connections or insecure connections and who are interested in keeping their data safe.

Hide My IP comes in both free and paid versions—however, free version is often good enough for many users. Simply open the app, and the user is provided with a list of proxies that can be chosen

paid version gives you unlimited access to all IP locations). It also providesfrom (the a free license version key whichlists up can to 75be differentused on both proxy Windows IPs, while and the Mac versions of the app, for soverall security.

Hide My IP may be one of the easiest solutions for overall security when using a mobile device. It’s as easy as using a drop- down menu and immediately protects your browsing. It just works.

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Apps World Mag | June 2015 | 45 install PRAcTO best doctors near you and book instant appointments. And we do meanPracto ‘instant’ is an award-winning in its true sense: healthcare you get appimmediate that helps appointments to find the through the app. Practo has two great strengths: (i) its extensive

Indian cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabadnetwork of verifiedamong others doctors (ii) and a simple clinic profilesuser interface in almost that all gives major you all the information to make an informed decision on which doctor to choose. option where you can scan for doctors using symptoms, location, specialtyIn order to and help name you of find the the doctor best ordoctor, hospital. Practo offers a search

The app also provides details about the doctors such as photographs of successful treatment, etc. Along with the doctor’s qualifications, consultation fees, services offered, before-and-after app also has an immensely useful system of ‘recommendations’, whichprofile, allows it also usersshows to their recommend reviews doctorsfor better if theyunderstanding. are happy orThe KLInGELRInG© Practo,satisfied which with the lists service. more than 125,000 verified doctors and clinic profiles, was voted the best app at the Google Think Mobile Conference 2014. With Practo, you have a lot of choices. - unLIMITeD ReALTOneS: The joy of narrating a good joke lies in its comprehension. If you narrate it again and again—because a listener is not able to hear properly or due to some other annoying little detail—it kills the joke. It’s the same with ringtone conversions. If you want to convert a song into a ringtone, it can get irritating and sometimes, it’s brutal. Klingelring converts your songs with just one tap into high-quality

optimal position for each song, without having to perform any manualringtones cuttings—indeed for your iOS devices. a bliss It forautomatically users, especially finds themusic right lovers. and

Klingelring has more than four million users and a monumental ringtone archive with over 25 million HQ ringtones. It also allows you to browse through great ringtone collections from other users and discover new songs.

In addition, you can also share your own ringtone collection and your favourite songs with your friends.

Klingelring was named as the “Best Music and Audio App of 2015” at the Global Mobile App Summit and Awards (GMASA) 2015. With Klingelring, you can boldly go offbeat but you’ll never go off the beat.

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@eVenTS AD:TeCH ASeAn 2015 MOBILeBeAT 2015. July 7-8th, Jul 13 - 14, 2015 Suntec, Singapore ad:tech asean is a two-day marketing Hilton union Square, San Francisco, CA. Now in its 8th year, MobileBeat 2015 is the place to meet and innovation conference and exhibition learn how to win on mobile from the most disruptive brands and made for and by the digital marketing thought-leaders in the mobile industry. MobileBeat will shed industry. The event will focus on marketing basics address the light on the most burning challenges every organisation faces in core challenges modern marketers face within the increasingly complex marketing landscape. Rather than have content pillars with industry’s most innovative thought leaders and brands: also that focus on the 1,500+ core ad technologies available to the mobile-first era. The event offers networking opportunities marketers, the 2015 event will have CHANNEL AGNOSTIC pillars research in mobile marketing. focused on addressing key marketing challenges; to discover cutting edge findings based on the world’s deepest MOBILE WORLD COnGReSS SHAnGHAI 15-17th July 2015 Shanghai, China, Previously known as Mobile Asia Expo, Mobile World Congress APP PROMOTIOn SUMMIT Shanghai will celebrate the amazing possibilities that mobile brings LOnDOn 2015 us. Industry professionals and mobile-passionate consumers alike are expected to take part in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, england england, London to experience the future of Mobile Unlimited. 9th July 2015, 8:50am The App Promotion Summit London 2015 is an high quality, progressive and interactive conference exclusively for game developers. This year, the event will once again bring developers, media companies, app studios and brands together with the leading mobile ad networks, cross promotion exchanges, software providers and agencies. AnDeVCOn BOSTOn 2015 29th–31st July 2015, United States, Boston AnDevCon is the technical conference for software developers and engineers building Android apps. Offering mobile app development training, embedded Android secrets, and Android app development tutorials and classes, AnDevCon is considered as the biggest, most info-packed Android conference in the world.

MOBILE GAME ASIA 2015 (GMGc) GLOBAL MOBILe Windsor Plaza Hotel, APP SUMMIT AnD Ho Chi Minh City, July 9-10, 2015, The Global Mobile Game Confederation (GMGC) is bringing it AWARDS, back to Southeast Asia an even bigger and more engaging event, Feb 5th, 2016, Thailand, Bangkok. this time. Covering the incredibly fast growing markets of Asia, With the Global Mobile App Summit & Awards being a roaring success, Mobile Game Asia will have plenty of networking opportunities the team is back with better and stronger vision. In 2016, the summit is expected to take place twice in Bangkok and Chennai. The two-day developer competition (Indie Pitch Arena), and a larger-than-ever extravagance event will bring down app developers, marketers and Exhibitionat the Official Area. After Party, Coffee Breaks, the ultimate indie managers, along with executives from some of the most dynamic and forward-thinking companies in the world. An exhibition, along with panel discussions and keynote speakers will feature exciting news on the future of the industry and how to thrive in an ever-crowded marketplace. The event will culminate with an award ceremony to honour developers and marketers of the best mobile apps of the year.

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