Best Christmas Apps for Android of 2013

Are you planning to go for some Christmas parties with high spirit in the mind? Then here's the list of our top Christmas Android apps for this season that can help you entertain everyone and become the center of attraction among other guests.

Download and enjoy these Top 5 popular Android Apps for Christmas this season

 

Christmas Facts

 

There are many Christmas facts that you never knew. Download this app today and amaze your family and friends with your knowledge about Christmas. This app is among the best Christmas Android apps of 2013.
Free | Download from Google Play

Christmas Story Books

 

Christmas Story Books is a delightful collection of Christmas and Bible stories for children and all ages. This app has a lively interface and each book comes with vibrant pictures, soothing music and a professional voice over.
Free | Download from Google Play

Christmas HD

 

This app allows you to customize your realistic 3D wallpapers as per you wish. Decorate your wallpaper with adorning lights hanging on the Christmas tree besides the fireplace, welcome Santa with delicious cookies and a lovely note.
$ 1.99 | Download from Google Play

Christmas Coloring Book

 

This is a wonderful entertaining app for young kids. The colorful templates and designs keeps your kid occupied for a very long time. Share your kids color projects with family and friends on the big Holiday.
Free | Download from Google Play

Christmas Ringtones

Get more than 48 Christmas ringtones. Easy-to-use user interface, set ringtones, notifications, alarm and assign to contacts the way you like and more. This Android app for Christmas is among the favorite ringtone apps this season.
Free | Download from Google Play

Christmas Apps for Android

 

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Exploring the Best Android Apps for Travelers

In this digital world, when everything comes easy right on your touch screen, why to make travel a long and troublesome process. Travel android apps should make your life easy by helping you head towards well-planned trip. 

Here are the four top travel apps.

Expedia 

 

 

Expedia has been long regarded as the most sought-after app because of its accurate data and booking facility. Expedia mobile app offers great deals and discounts on tickets, hotel tariff and travel packages. It's quite profitable to use this app as you can get lucky with discounts even before you are a minute away from checking into the hotel. Hence, it prevents you from flight and lodging hunt, saving your time and energy.

Kayak 

 

 

Travel seek site Kayak.com rapidly turned into most beloved site for uncovering the best deals on flights. Earlier Kayak just took care of inquiry, however now you can pay in advance for flights, lodging reservations, and also for car or auto rentals. So, now compare deals on other websites and get amazing discounts on flights and hotels- all in one app.

Poynt 

 

Poynt is a travel application that uses your GPS to rapidly find businesses that are close-by. Hunt down schedule of movies, restaurants or occasions. The movie hunt is an aide to film industry. Search for business is a similar version of yellow pages. Furthermore, the events search section helps find shows or concerts.

Where

 

Where Inc. developed very informative travel app for tourists. This app helps to discover nearby hotels, stores and bars. Special offers and deals are also available on local businesses. Help your friends to discover happening hang out places by sharing this app with them.

Now, all travelers have easy way of planning their trips with these top travel Android apps. Download and avail enjoy your travel to the fullest.

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Top Christmas Apps for iPhone of 2013

Christmas celebration has just begun around all corners of the world. Are you equipped with the best apps for Christmas for your iPhone this year? Our experts have come-up with some of the most popular Christmas apps of 2013 for iOS devices.

 

101 Christmas Cake Ideas

A quick reference guide for lots of yummy Christmas cake ideas. Decorate your cake with different patterns and be in-charge of the baking this season. This app is designed with easy navigation with all the Christmas cake ideas and on click will also show a bigger snap of the same.
Free |  Download From iTunes

Appy Christmas

This is an amazing app hosted by an animated Santa, a coundown timer until the BIG day, original music & advent calendar that gives you paid apps for free everyday. Enjoy a whole Christmas of fun with Appy Christmas!!!
Free |  Download From iTunes

The Christmas List

If you love to shop at Christmas every year, then this app is perfect companian for you. This fully fledged app comes with email support, address book integration and it also tracks your spending so that the expenses of buying gifts won't exceed your budget.
$ 1.99 |  Download From iTunes

Christmas Activity Book HD

Christmas Activity Book HD brings you a virtual playground packed with amazing matching games, Christmas tales, puzzles, counting activities and more! The navigation is so easy that even a toddler can turn every page by himself. Get this Christmas activity book HD for your baby this season.
Free |  Download From iTunes

Santa's Christmas Village

Santa's Christmas Village has more than 17 fun activities that will get you into the spirit of the festival at anytime. Select your favourite game or activity by moving around the village such as Mahjong, Snowman Hangman, Checkers and more.
Free |  Download From iTunes

Best Christmas Apps for iPhone 2013

 

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Save Your Data Before Winter Freezes Them

If given two options, which one will you choose? Losing your precious data or that much needed peace of mine that your data is protected? Most of us would go with the latter. 

Surprisingly, there are many mobile users, who walk around without data security and it not because they are not bothered about data security, but they are not aware of the ways to protect their important information. All it takes is little knowledge and handy tips along with some security tools to safeguard the vital information on your mobile device.

Secure Your Device

You need to create a strong password for your mobile device, which is easy to remember and tough to guess. Normally, avoid using common words, birthdays, names or personal information as your password. It is best to use auto-lock feature of your device, which automatically sets into effect after few minutes from the last activity.

 

 

 

Back up and protect your data

 

Nothing comes handy than keeping a back up of your important information. Considered as one of the easiest way, most of the mobile companies offer updates regularly which also includes security patches. 

Others

Most of us want to access some extra software features by jailbreaking or rooting our devices. Though this is tempting, it leaves your device vulnerable to security threats. Therefore, better avoid it and safeguard your data.

 

 

 

Security Tools

 

There are several security tools like Trend Mobile Security, Webroot Mobile Security, Anti-Virus Pro, Lookout Mobile Security and Mobiguide available in the market. These applications protect your device while safeguarding your data from online hackers.

Well, this winter you can definitely safeguard your data before it freezes away as you have hold of security tools.

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Must Watch Top 5 Horror Movies on iPad Air

Apple's amazing approach to manufacture iPads with a 43% thinner bezel and 28% lighter weight demonstrates that iPad Air is a champion device in tablet zone. Apple's A7 chip with an elevated power of 64-bit proccessor makes iPad Air, a perfect device to watch high definition movies.

I am a big fan of Horror movies so listing my favourite top 5 exclusive horror movies to watch on iPad Air.

Sinister (Best Horror Movie of 2012)

 

This is one the most terrifying horror movie this year. True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt moves himself and his family into a house where a horrific crime took place earlier, but his family doesn't know.
more at IMDB

The Cabin in the Woods (Original Plot)

This movie is about a secluded cabin located in the woods with no means of communication with outside world where five teenagers are on vacation.
more at IMDB

The Women in Black (Simply Scary)

 

Lawyer Arthur Kipps grieves the death of his beloved wife Stella on the delivery of their son Joseph. His employer assigns him a job to travel a remote village to examine the documentation of Eal Marsh house which he finds haunted by a vengeful woman dressed in black.
more at IMDB

Grave Encounters (Reality Beyond Imagination)

 

The crew of "Grave Encounters", a ghost-hunting reality television show, are shooting an episode inside the abandoned Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital, where unexplained phenomena have been reported for years. They quickly realize that the building is more than just haunted - it is alive.
more at IMDB

Insidious (Perfect Plot)

 

A gripping story of a family in search of help for their son, Dalton, who fell into a coma after a mysterious incident in the attic. and rediscover the past; the key to getting their son back once and for all.
more at IMDB

Watching these best horror movies on iPad is a wonderful experience, once and for all.

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All-Time Favourite Android Gaming Apps

As Android mobiles and tablets have expanded in prevalence, the amount of accessible applications for this platform have raised to the sky heights. There are lots of games available in the store but some of them are like diamonds in the world of game.

Go to the world of applications in Google Play with this scrupulous list of four best Android applications.

Temple Run

It couples up with incredible presentation and an extremely basic, arcade-like graphics. In Temple Run, you play an Indiana Jones gripping through golden coin. Your objective is to flee from eagle gorilla creatures by tilting and swiping your path through deterrents in your way.

Subway Surfers

The game shows colorful, eccentric configuration and a quick pace. Game players play the part of young hooligans who apply graffiti to a metro station site. They keep running away down the tracks to avoid a cop. As the avatars run, they get gold coins while concurrently avoiding crashes with track autos and various obstacles.

Candy Crush Saga

A company called King developed Candy Crush Saga for Facebook users, followed by the mobile users. Every level has a game board loaded with colored candies, containing obstacles. The fundamental move of this game is swapping the positions of two adjacent candies, to make sets of three candies of the same color.

Angry Birds Space

Angry Birds Space adds another turn to your most beloved joy, i.e. gravitational draw. It includes new levels, reward rounds, and an exquisite smooth interface. This is the enhanced and surely, more interesting version of the previous Angry Birds application that comprises of amazing graphical elements such as meteors, planets and stars.

Discover the joy of playing these games by downloading them into your android mobile device.

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Best Android Food Apps for Your Kitchen

Being with friends and family is just amazing. However, meal takes the center-stage when your X-Mas holiday break rolls close to. This means that whether you are celebrating at home or even heading out with a meal, these amazing food apps can help you in cooking something oh-so-delicious for the celebration.

Food Network In The Kitchen

If you are a foodie and loves cooking, this app is just apt for you.This app provides wide ranging recipes directly at your kitchen areas. The app facilitates easy navigation and browsing.

From the kitchen area, you can easily manage a look-up depending on an ingredient as well as dishes. A few chefs have also listed a number of recipes in app's database. Altogether “Food Network In The Kitchen” gives ample choice of recipes to concoct something delicious everyday.

BigOven

 

There are several curated recipe choices such as Thanksgiving collection that currently offers recipes intended for turkeys.

Certainly one of the most popular functions, is “Search by Leftovers”. By using this function, you will be able to enter three ingredients you have inside your kitchen, and hunt for recipes.

 

BBC Good Food

 

If you're searching for weekday motivation, attempting to cook the ideal steak or endeavoring your own hand in crafting desserts, then get some real help from BBC Good Food app. 

It is worth being called as one of the best cooking apps. This application gives you a chance to purchase and store all the existing BBC Good Food cookbook applications, and organize your favorite shopping records in one place.

 
These cooking applications will not just help you uncover the best, but also give you some additional tips to master the art of cooking.

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[Top – Best – Popular] Innovative Educational Android Apps

Android has come up with some educational apps considering the importance of and the huge market potential education sector has.

 

English Grammar App

 

Grammar App contains very simple user interface. It comprises of some very useful lessons on parts of speech, voice etc. After understanding the concept you can always go through the practice exercise where you can rate your answers. Grab this application and start improving your English.

 

 

Wikipedia

Wikipedia is like an encyclopedia which contains 20 million articles in 280 languages. Readers can search any topic of their liking and save it to read later. They can also share these articles among their friends using "Share" function of this app.

Fun Math Tricks Lite

 

Fun Math Tricks Lite is developed with a view to motivate the students appearing for competitive exams like SAT, PSAT, GRE, GMAT, ACT, MCAT. Solve the challenging math problems using widgets, number games and minute math mode.

Chemistry

 

 
Chemistry App is developed for chemistry students and teachers to solve simple to complex chemistry equations. It also contains periodic table and details about elements & compounds. In short, it is a complete app for chemistry lovers to avail information at ease. 

 

RealCalc Scientific Calculator

 

RealCalc is a real scientific calculator that operates all scientific calculations in all Android devices. It is helpful to students for solving advanced maths and science equations.

 
No wonder, Android apps make learning an enjoyable experience.

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Windows Phone 8 - Emerging Trends in Mobile App World

The ever-growing technology and the advanced operating systems emerging in the market, have brought a dramatic boom in the mobile app industry. With Apple alone enjoying $3.2 billion share, and Android on the second position, now Microsoft has also entered the competition with its innovative Windows Phone 8 apps in the store.

Recently, the software giant released the third version of its Windows Phone 8 operating system. In a short span, Windows Phone 8 has emerged as a valuable vertical while projecting itself as a strong contender to its rivals. The most probable reason for the popularity of this mobile app development platform goes to the extension of its applications in the various categories.

Let’s explore some of the latest trends seen in Windows Phone 8 apps.

 

Business Apps 

 

Microsoft is already a leader in providing business related applications that run on desktop computers. With its advent in mobile OS platform, it has taken a step ahead to provide incredible mobile applications that are useful for performing various business activities. With having proven expertise in building such business apps, Microsoft’s main objective remains to deliver highly-personalized results to the end user.

Productivity Apps

 

With thousands of the productivity apps downloaded each day, no doubt it’s a trendy category which businesses can bank on. With Windows Phone 8, users can easily customize their apps to make things more organised and streamlined. This mobile OS helps to create stand-alone apps based on the specific needs of the customers, which improves their productivity.

Social Media Apps

 

Facebook has revolutionized the way people connect and socialize. Moreover, mobile devices has further boosted the industry with social media apps. A maximum number of social apps are being downloaded each day. Young generation spends most of their time on these community networks, which has made this category the most desirable one.

HealthCare Apps

 

Since people are becoming health conscious, healthcare apps is a big hit. Monitoring health on the move or keeping track of routine exercises is not new anymore. Further, programming mobile solutions for doctors is also gaining popularity in the healthcare industry. These apps support physicians, doctors and surgeons who can now schedule meetings, take immediate action for emergencies, access medical resources and even provide medical guidance to the remote places.

GPS Tracking Apps

 

GPS tracking applications are the most popular apps among all. GPS Tracking apps enable users to reach their desired destination with  much ease without any chance to be lost in the foreign lands. These apps have highly intuitive interface and rich layout, which makes them more popular among people. Added to this, the latest trend in the industry is the voice based GPS trackers with localized accent.

Growing demand has given rise to many Windows Phone 8 app development companies that are innovating out-of-the-box applications. Fulfilling the growing demand of Windows Phone 8 apps in the market, these companies really offer promising solutions for the various business verticals. If you are looking for a highly professional Windows Phone app development company for your business app or an application for personal use, contact Hidden Brains Infotech Pvt Ltd.

Top Windows Phone 8 Apps

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Reasons to Get Windows Phone 8 Third Update

A few days back Microsoft announced third update for Windows Phone 8. There are many reasons – if you are using windows phone - to update as it brings a wide variety of new features along with eliminating some of the old glitches.
 

The new update supports the big screen device such as Phablet and showcases six Live Tiles in place of four. Moreover, it will aid Windows Phone devices with high resolution.

Further, the latest third update will leverage full-fledged support to the new core processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core, along with improvements in internet connectivity. It will bring Wi-Fi hotspot to share cellular data. This streamlined mobile hotspot wifi mode simplifies pairing with Windows 8.1 devices over Bluetooth.

Windows Phone 8 third update adds more Mobile Accessibility features for the windows based devices encompassing a suite of applications like .screen readers, especially developed for blind and visually impaired users. This allows them to multitask such as managing calls, texts, contacts, emails and also hear notifications like calendar, alarm, events and low-battery warnings.

The GDR8 has also added up a new driving mode feature that will limit notifications for texts, calls, and emails on the lock screen while driving. Moreover, this feature can be customized to automatically reply to contacts that call or text while driving.

The third WP8 update also comes with some minor modifications such as:

 

 

» Custom ringtones for messages, voicemails, emails, reminders and contacts.
» A new rotation lock screen option in order to keep the device screen in place while using it.
» An excellent storage management functionality that allows users to free some space on their phone to manage files.
» A remarkable addition is the app switcher that quickly closes background apps that are no longer in use.
» Some major improvements done in connection quality of Bluetooth-linked accessories.
» And at last, users are propelled to set-up Wi-Fi during phone’s start up process.

Eventually, the company is also planning to launch new advanced devices with improved functionality and added features in order to attract more buyers. Microsoft has launched a program called Windows Phone Preview for developers to bring them on board. Through this platform, they are given access to new OS updates including Windows Phone 8 third update, so that they can test their apps to check whether they work according to the new code.

Windows Phone 8 Update 3 (GDR3) 

 

In a nutshell, it’s now possible to enhance performance of your Windows Phone 8 based device by employing latest windows update.

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