Best Android Apps

Preface

When Google announced the Android operating system in 2007, we started debating whether it heralded the arrival of an open source platform that could finally compete with the best mobile platforms out there. Our logic roughly followed along the lines of, “What’s not to love about a phone operating system that will run on all kinds of devices?” Android quickly exceeded all expectations, and is now a serious contender to become the dominant platform for mobile and smart devices. If you are anything like us, you like choice and do not want a “one-size-fits-all” type of phone. Heck, you might want a keyboard on your phone, or maybe a device that looks like a Fender guitar and is specifically suited to musical interests. Android opens up unlimited possibilities to customize your device to behave just how you want it. After all, you know best what you want, and Android-based phones give you plenty of options to choose from. We’ve had our Android phones for more than a year, and we’re still discovering and marveling at all the things they can do.

Of course, having a lot of choices can create a bit of a problem too. As of this writing there are more than 25,000 Android apps in the Android Market, and that number is growing rapidly. At the rate things are going, we’ll be at 100,000 apps before long. So how can you find the apps you’re looking for and avoid getting overwhelmed with the abundance of options? Many of the apps in the Market claim to do the same thing, and if there are ...