Saturday, May 26, 2012

Five of the Best Utility Apps for Your Phone

By Jenny L Keeper


Any worthy phone geek should know all the best utility apps. One of the most jaw-dropping apps you can get at the moment is LogMelm Ignition. It costs over 20, which may seem a bit steep, but with that you get the potential to access everything on your PC remotely. That means you effectively get a handheld PC. You can even turn your computer on remotely from wherever you are by sending a message from your smartphone. The potential of this app is absolutely amazing for anyone that really wants a handheld computer.

Just in case you were wondering what you should get if you want to access your phone through your PC, Airdroid is available right now. This app is a great way of letting you organise things on your phone more effectively. Whatever the advances in touchscreen you can still do things a lot swifter with a custom smartphone OS on your PC. After a quick download you can start swapping files around and tidying things up immediately.

SwiftKey X is an app for android phones which makes the keyboard a lot more predictive. It analyses your typing style and the messages you've sent before to make it possible to predict whole phrases rather than just completing words for you. It can do as much of a third of the writing on your behalf, which you can imagine translates into a lot of time saved if you're someone that uses your phone a lot.

MyHome is a nifty app from British Gas which allows you a staggering amount of control over your home from wherever you are. It gives you real time updates on your energy use, and can even let you monitor things like security alarms. Turning on your boiler when you're on the way home, and turning off the computer when you can see your partner is using it are just some of the fun things to use this for.

A very straightforward and free app that's super popular at the moment is Onavo. With this little gadget you can easily see which applications are using the most data, and streamline your phone accordingly. It's simple but a real help.




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