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Best Apps at Leisure

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Sure, your iPhone’s great for getting stuff done, but let’s not kid ourselves. Your glossy gadget is even better for whiling away the hours. For every productivity enhancer in the App Store, there are at least three productivity killers. That’s not a bad thing, either: Just like your day-to-day life, your iPhone’s app collection deserves a healthy balance between work and leisure. Indulge, and treat yourself to a few fun-loving apps... or more than a few.

This chapter reviews the best apps for kicking back. You’ll find social networking apps that make it easy to connect with your friends online. You’ll discover the best apps for reading and rockin’ out. Feeling creative? Download apps for making music, taking photos, and drawing pictures. And for moments when you’re away from your couch but still crave some quality TV time, you’ll find recommendations for watching the tube on your phone.

Finally, just for the heck of it, you’ll dip a toe into the vast category of just plain zany apps. Want to be a James Bond super villain? Wondering where to report an Elvis sighting? Yearning to tend a Japanese Zen garden? Slip ahead a few pages, carefree reader... we’ve got you covered.

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