Besides, in the world of satellite radio and in-car MP3 players, who listens to the AM/FM format while driving anymore? But I, like most, still love traveling by car, and so traffic jams are always a risk. Checking the net for traffic information isn’t helpful if you can’t do it on the road, with conditions changing through the day and a sudden accident enough to lock up a freeway for hours.

That is why I have turned – as I so often do – to my Android phone and the many apps that have been created to maximize convenience in today’s busy world. It is great that they now have traveling and traffic apps, because this smartphone is in my hand so often that my family probably thinks a prankster has super glued it there.

Here are some of the best apps for avoiding traffic jams to download onto your Android phone:

Google Maps For Mobile

Price: Free!

This can officially be labeled a classic choice. Google is the single largest web company around, and they are famous for their many products. One of their most used is their Google Maps, which you can now get on your phone.

You get the usual features of looking up any area on a map grid, but there is also a navigation aspect that they have on the program itself, which will give you good directions. It will also let you know of any traffic problems in the area so you can find and follow an alternative route.

Waze Mobile

Price: Free!

A handy GPS unit, Waze is socially based, just like all of the biggest Internet products. It works by allowing you and other drivers to build interactive maps based on the on-board GPS unit in your Android phone.

They have a navigation tool to plan rroutes for walking, running and driving, as well as real time traffic updates to avoid trouble spots. But it tends to have more information than some other apps, such as information on local areas and a social networking feature.

WHERE

Price: Free!

Where is like an all-in-one travel app. Not only does it give you current traffic conditions updated in real time, but you can find local restaurants, events, places of interest, deals and offers from nearby businesses and more.

You can save personalized ”favorites” that keep track of spots you visit often to target results when accessed, such as any accidents or slowdowns on the way there.

There’s a similar app for iPhone coming later this year from Cheaphotels.org.

Conclusion

Don’t get stuck in traffic, or stuck listening for a quickly-spoke traffic report on the radio. If you have an Android phone, the details are just a few clicks away. What are some of your favorites? Let us know in the comments.

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1. Pet Notebook

A fun yet very useful iPhone app for animal lovers, Pet Notebook gives you the best tool for keeping your pet’s important information all together:

Flexible, resizable, editable and designed to store information for multiple pets, this app is the ultimate organizer for pet lovers!

2. Ask the Vets

By installing this app on your iPhone you get a professional veterinarian’s opinion on any concern and doubt you may have regarding your pets. The answers are provided by a team of specialists from the Caldas Veterinary Hospital in Brazil, one of the oldest vet centers in the world with more than 73 years of experience. Although you don’t have to pay for the consultation itself, you are charged a variable fee depending on the number of questions you ask.

3. Pet First Aid

Whenever you need some emergency information regarding your kittens or puppies, this app is the perfect tool to use! Providing valuable pieces of advice, pictures and detailed videos that explain you, step by step, how to give your dog or cat the first aid when dealing with cuts, bleeding, bruises, choking or shock. Very useful for anyone who wants to be always ready to help their pet, this iPhone app is definitely worth the money!

4. Dog Translator

As crazy as it sounds, this app does exactly what it claims to: It translates your dog’s “words” and helps you learn the doggish language for free! All you have to do is record your dog or puppy’s bark and then let the app do its job and analyze the recorded sounds. In the end, the Dog Translator gives you the English translation of your pet’s barks.

5. Pet Acoustics

Somehow similar to the previous app, Pet Acoustics gives you the perfect sounds and music for your pets’ entertainment. Whether you want your cat to fall asleep listening to a calming and relaxing music or you want your dog to get rid of all the stress caused by thunderstorms and loud noises, this app is the best tool you can use.

6. PetSnap

One of the best camera apps for taking snapshots of your cats, dogs, horses or parrots, PetSnap is very easy to use and features more than 30 different sounds specially created to attract your pet’s attention for the coolest pictures possible! From meows and woofs to bell rings, this app provides all you need for creating wonderful photos of your animals:

Among the possibility of styling your pictures:

7. Petcentric

Last on the list of fun iPhone apps for animal lovers is Petcentric, a tool that helps you identify pet friendly locales in your area, whether you look for hotels, bars or restaurants. You can also locate pet stores and sitters, animal shelters, parks for dogs and cats, groomers and vets or you can add new locations that aren’t registered in the app already. Besides these features, the app also allows you to take pictures, read articles or watch videos with useful information on your pets.

There are, of course, lots of other apps you can use for keeping track of your pets so it’s up to you to find the ones that suit your taste and needs the best!

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YTPlayer is a new iPad application that is compatible for iPad and iPhones and is completely free. YTPlayer lets you watch YouTube playlists in “gapless” mode just as you do on the desktop.

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With Kazaa you can use your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to listen to unlimited, on-demand music everywhere. Play any of our millions of songs as much as you like, make your own playlists, listen to artist stations and discover new music that you love. Sync songs, albums and playlists to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch and listen even when you’re offline. Search and find any song, album or artist, and start listening immediately.

• Access millions and millions of songs
• All the music you love – and new music to be discovered – at your fingertips
• Sync and play music even when you are offline
• Build and save playlists
• New music added every week

The app is US only at the moment and free to download. You will need to pay a subscription charge of  $9.99 a month.

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It seems like HTC are now shopping around for their own mobile operating system. HTC has made a huge amount of money from Android based smartphones, but they feel that this is just simply not enough. After all, Google’s free operating system is getting expensive.

“We have given it thought and we have discussed it internally, but we will not do it on impulse,” Wang said in an interview with the Economic Observer of China, noting that HTC’s Sense UI would allow the company to offer distinctive products using any operating system. HP’s webOS is an obvious candidate, and although Wang did not refer to the platform specifically, the report notes that HTC and Samsung have both been in talks with HP. ”We can use any OS we want. We are able to make things different from our rivals on the second or third layer of a platform,” Wang said. “Our strength lies in understanding an OS, but it does not mean that we have to produce an OS.”

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Apart from that everything seems to be very similar. All of the basics are exactly the same and even the check-in idea hasnt changed at all.

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LG will be holding a special press event on the 24th of August in London. The event will showcase LGs new LG Optimus 3D, which has glasses-free gaming!

At the event LG will showcase some evening tournaments on Real Football 2011 3D, Assassin’s Creed 3D, Avatar 3D, Fishing Kings 3D, Shrek Kart 3D and Spiderman Total Mayhem 3D. It will be interesting to see how good the 3D gaming is on the LG Optimus 3D!

We will keep you posted!

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Free Music Downloader is yet another music downloading application that allows users to browser the most popular music sites on the web and then download mp3 files from those sites. Free Music Downloader allows users to download 10 tracks at the same time.

Im quite surprised that these applications are only hitting iOS at the moment, as they are very basic applications.

Free Music Downloader is available to buy in the App Store at the moment for $0.99. Click here for the full iOS review

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While I like Safari, it just doesn’t have the same kick to it that other programs boast; however, not all browsers have a device compatible option that you can download. With Apple especially, it is slim pickings if you want to change it up without jailbreaking the system. This is due to their rather intense opposition to all things third-party, even after being told by the courts that jailbreaking is fair game as long as it isn’t used for piracy.

Luckily, that doesn’t mean that there is nothing out there you can use. There are at least four great options for iPad browsers that are easy to download, simple to use, and best of all 100 per cent free.

1. LastPass

Most users hate constantly having to log in their accounts information every time they use my Safari web browser. This is a standard security feature that almost all mobile devices with web capability maintain. But it is also one of the most useless safeguards you can have, as people are less likely to share hand held devices as they are actual computers.

LastPass works by saving all of your passwords and keeping you logged in through the browser itself. You can then find everything signed in at once, and surf each website through the main page. You just have to sign them on to the free service. Easy, functional and very convenient.

2. Terra

Have you ever been showing someone something online when a URL or search history pops up that you would rather wasn’t seen? It can be so embarrassing, whether it was an adult site or a search on the latest release by Justin Bieber. That is what makes the feature on Google Chrome that allows for incognito Internet use so popular. Terra has that same incognito option for your iPad. But they also have a full screen mode that takes advantage of the tablets large screen.

Everything is run through toggles in the corner of the screen, which also allows you to enjoy the touch function. The settings are large enough that it provides ample fingertip space, which is a bonus if you don’t have an available stylus.

4. Night Browser

Like many other people, you probably like to read in bed at night. If you prefer to read in bed, you know that even a small reading lamp is enough to keep your spouse awake. Therefore you’ll be excited to discover Night Browser, the one that has a good dimming option.

It allows you enough light to see by, but it is low enough that it would be very difficult to disturb anyone. It takes advantage of the way the iPad screen glows to create a shade that is non-disruptive but readable without straining your eyes.

The best feature of this browser is that it allows you to manually adjust the brightness, so you don’t have to rely on the dimmer. You can change it to whatever is comfortable for you and those around you.

4. Atomic Browser Lite

Social networking addicts who love to share will adore this browser, as it uses media integration right in the application. Facebook, Twitter, Digg, YouTube…they can all be customized to allow easy access. It is like putting it all on one page to give you a clear path while you surf the web.

It is more settings-based than many other sites, which makes it perfect for tailoring to your own needs or tastes. If you have trouble reading some font sizes you will love it, as you can adjust that easily without distorting the picture.

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iPad by Apple is a truly amazing tablet. It lets you do practically everything you can expect out of a tablet and no wonder if it exceeds your expectations. The best part of an iPad is that you can even use it to earn good money by becoming a developer. Now you can always develop new and attractive applications for iTunes App store, but what many people don’t know is that you can even develop Games for an iPad. Now that sounds interesting, isn’t it?

It indeed sounds lucrative to be able to create your own iPad games. You can use your own created game to use an as example of your skills for your prospective employers, as part of your portfolio, and of course, to earn money by selling it on App Store. What is important to note, however, that it is anything but a child’s play to create iPad games. One would need to dedicate a lot of time for mastering the skills that are necessary to create the game applications. You should be ready to spare a lot of your time as the whole process calls for much effort and considerable time. However, it is certainly not an impossible job; if you are determined you can do it.

Here is some information on what is required to create games for an iPad.

• Learn Objective C

Objective C is the programming language that is universally used to create applications not only for iPad, but also for iPod and iPhone. This process is time consuming and will require you to spend some dedicated time to study the subject everyday for some months at least. It might be easier to get yourself enrolled in a technical school to learn the subject in a most professional manner.

• Join the Apple’s iOS Developer Program

It costs 99 dollars per year to join this program. When you register yourself, you are allowed to download the latest iPad software development kit or SDK in short, test the developed applications on a virtual iPad and then finally upload it to App Store for selling.

• Develop and Code

Once you have gained the required skills, you can then start developing the game concept and start coding it. You may want to hire a graphics designer to do the graphics for your dream game; otherwise you would need to study to master the skill of graphics designing also.

• Testing Phase

It is very important that you test your game extensively before uploading it to App Store for selling. You can also distribute it to some of your friends with iPad to know their feedback. Catch and fix as many bugs as possible.

• Submit

Once the game has passed the testing phase, you can submit it to iTunes Connect through the “Program Portal” under your Developer account. The Developer Certificate given to you at the time of registration should be valid. You may not know but this certificate needs to be renewed every six months. Once it has expired, it can be purchased again via the Developer account.

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A study conducted recently by ABI Research discussed this very issue and found big problems with limited processing power, battery life, and data storage. These concerns will further limit application growth among much of the mass market if Cloud computing isn’t applied with greater strength. No smartphone is save, it seems, and even Apple’s iPhone has shown to perform at a deficit when factoring in these same concerns. It’s been shown that applications that are connected to cloud resources are far more likely to run successfully than if they were run solely from the mobile device alone.

Factoring in these issues, it’s likely that cloud-computing services will become a new market and will deliver annual revenues coming in the range of an annual 20 billion within the next five years. These are big numbers and it’s getting a lot of attention. It’s also thought that it could further drive innovation among cell phone development. Researchers and developers will no longer have to concern themselves with finding new ways to adapt a mobile devices’ processor to meet increased application demand. If this were the approach, people would likely have to have a separate device just to run their applications. However, cloud services offer developers a way to free up the processor and focus on other innovations.

Cloud computing software is likely to introduce an unprecedented sophistication to the world of mobile applications that has proven to be an industry all its own. Businesses are already benefiting from collaborations and data sharing through similar approaches. Users will be able to gain remote access to apps that could do anything from monitoring their home security to social networking. You’ll be able to do everything you already can, and more.

It’s not likely to be a touch decision for mobile device developers. It’s a win-win situation. This will create a new market for cloud services and free up companies to find better and more efficient ways to mobile their products. Every company, large and small, will likely be utilizing the power of such services, which will probably become a benchmark of the mobile community in a very short space of time.

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OnLive is pleased to announce the OnLive Player App for iPad and Android. Like the recently announced consoles, the OnLive Player App will enable gameplay of virtually all OnLive games on an iPad and Android tablet with touch or OnLive’s new Universal Wireless Controller.

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Apple has just launched iOS 5, which will be released in the fall. Within the iOS 5 launch they ran through Twitter and how it will look on the iOS 5 update.

Here is a quick preview of what Twitter will look like on iOS 5.

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For example: Im listening to Radiohead in Berlin at a gig. I can now grab my iPhone out of my pocket and open the Soundtracking application. Now I can share the fact that Im listening to Radiohead in Berlin with the world.

Is it just me.. or is this completely pointless!

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Expect Apple to release their own mapping service in the coming years, mainly due to their purchases of Placebase and Poly9. Im very much looking forward to a traffic service and GPS offering by Apple, but for the time being we will be sticking to Google Maps.

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Yesterday in New York, Google launched the new Google Wallet. Google Wallet is an application that will turn your mobile phone into your wallet.

On Google Wallet you will be able to store your credit cards, loyalty cards, gift cards and more. At launch Google Wallet will support Citi Mastercard and Google Prepaid Card.

To learn more please visit our Google Wallet website at www.google.com/wallet.

Paypal is now Suing Google over Google Wallet

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This doesnt look good for Google already.

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After the recent issues with the Playstation Network someone has actually make an iPhone application so you can tell if the Playstation Network is down or not.

Since the Playstation Network went back online this week, there has been a huge amount of new hacking attacks on the servers, thus Im sure this isnt going to be the last time we see it all go down.

The app is available for free in Apple’s App Store.

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Fiat recently launched Fiat Street Evo, which is an iPhone or Android app that recognises traffic sign and transforms them into features of the new Punto Evo.

The application works via a simple QR code system and then it relates that QR code into a sign and then a feature of the car.

We have embedded a video below to help better explain this app:

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Well once such Apple fanboy has developed a speech recognition concept on what it might look like on an iOS device.

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The application pulls in the music from all the blogs tracked by Hype Machine and then allows users to browse and personalize their own stations.

The app costs $2.99 in the US and £1.79 in the UK.

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Look for places that are “Heating Up” or “On Fire” (which reminds me of NBA Jam). Heat Tracker lets you see who is in a certain venue or even how many males compared to females.

Now you will never be in a bar alone again! Download Heat Tracker here.

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The full features include:

• An integrated music store with a 14 million-strong catalogue of high quality MP3 tracks.
• Optimised mobile delivery – tracks will download in compressed, lower quality format when using a cellular network. Full MP3 320kbps quality files will be downloaded when a WiFi connection is available.
• The player allows users to access and sync tracks stored both locally on their device and in 7digital’s cloud locker.
• Users can browse music by genre and new releases, and search for artist, track or album names. 7digital’s top track and album charts are also available.
• Playlists can be created and managed within the application.
• 30 second previews of all tracks are available before purchase.

The 7digital Android app is available to users in 16 countries: UK, US, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and Norway.

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Feedly sat down with Robert Scoble and run through their new feed reader for the iPad, which is built around HTML5.

Get it on iTunes now.

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