Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.

This is the app roundup. The game roundup from this week can be found here.

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Featured App

Photo Wall FX - Live Wallpaper

Today's app roundup is sponsored by the Photo Wall FX live wallpaper by Handy Apps. The idea behind this wallpaper is simple: it uses the local photos on your phone or tablet to make a grid collage, dynamically selecting and cycling photos and sizing them so that there's no space left between them. Double tap on a photo at any time to bring it up in the gallery (great for new and insufferable parents). The premium version (accessible via a $1 in-app purchase) allows for unlimited photos from separate albums, extra animations and effects, and a dimmer option.

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Your Personal Wallpaper Gallery. Showcase an animated collage of your favorite photos on your device's wallpaper with Photo Wall FX - a live wallpaper app that does exactly that while consuming very little battery. Photo Wall FX is a live wallpaper app that showcases your photos in a collage format with several layout styles to choose from. Want to add an entire album, to apply some cool image effects or just double tap on any photo to share it or view it in full screen? This app does them all. Photo Wall FX has been optimized for both smartphones and tablets that has live wallpaper function with options to choose both portrait and landscape layout styles.

Basic Features include:

- Select specific photos from your device to be featured on your live wallpaper photo collage

- Portrait and landscape views have their own customized layout styles

- Double tap on photo on wallpaper to view the specific photo in full screen mode. This effectively turns your wallpaper into your favorite photo gallery.

- Smart Image Correction to keep visibility of object in the picture

- Smart Image Rotation to correct photo orientation

- Customisable animation time interval

- Fast loading time

- Minimum battery consumption

The Unlocked premium version allows you to more:

- Select unlimited photos to be included in the photo wall

- Create multiple custom photo albums

- Select photos from multiple albums to be included in the photo wall live wallpaper collage

- Choose from more than 10 different image effects offered such as oil painting, black & white

- Choose your preferred animation style for the photo wall

- Customize the layout style individually for portrait and landscape views

- Set dimming effect on the photo wall live wallpaper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i36ll2Lxv7I

Apps

Amazon Cloud Drive Photos

Well it's about time. Now that both Google and Dropbox provide photo syncing to their respective cloud storage platforms, Amazon is joining the club as well. Unfortunately they've done so with a separate app: you can't actually access your Cloud Drive from the app, except for photos. Newly-taken photos will be automatically posted to your Cloud Drive, as expected.

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Never lose the photos from your phone again. Get 5 GB of free storage to protect and store your phone’s photos with Amazon Cloud Drive. Access photos from your Android phone or tablet, your computer, or any web browser. Your memories: safe and secure in the Cloud.

Features:

- Store and secure thousands of photos with 5 GB of free storage

- Upload individual photos or entire albums from your phone or tablet with one simple touch

- View your photo albums in stunning layouts from your mobile device or on your computer

- Share your Cloud Drive photos on Facebook, through e-mail, and many other apps

Jottacloud

There's not much more that we can say about cloud syncing apps. Jottacloud (formerly just Jotta) has finally gotten around to creating an Android app, and it has the familiar 5GB of free storage and automatic syncing. The contact sync could be useful if you're coming from iOS, but the lack of automatic photo uploads means I'll be sticking with Dropbox for the time being.

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Synchronize your phone to the cloud. Jottacloud for Android let's you automatically synchronize your contacts, photos, videos, music and text messages with the touch of a finger. Changes are instantly synchronized to the cloud. Jottacloud is a service that lets you back up, store, synchronize, access and share your digital life. Now it is super easy to keep everything on your phone safe. Jottacloud makes this super easy. Synchronize and Restore any Android device with the touch of a finger.

Apollo

Android Police coverage: Official CyanogenMod Music Player 'Apollo' Arrives On The Play Store To Organize Your Musical Muses

We've covered Apollo before - it's the customized version of the AOSP music client that's now standard on CyanogenMod releases. Like some of their other custom apps, the CM team has released it to the Play Store as a free download. It won't work with your Google cloud music, but it does have a ton of extra features, including lyrics and lockscreen widgets for Android 4.2. You can remove ads with the $1 Apollo +.

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Illuminate your music. Built specifically for your phone, Apollo brings Android’s style and depth to your music collection. See Apollo+ to remove ads and for quicker updates.($0.99) Tablet specific features and layouts coming soon.

Features:

Pin album, artist, genre, and playlist shortcuts to your Home screen

Customizable themes and layouts

Lyric support

Mark songs as favorites

Swipe between screens

Automatic album and artist image fetching

Lockscreen widgets (Jellybean 4.2+)

Gapless playback

The app was not found in the store. :-( Go to store Google websearch

Audio Glow Music Visualizer

Android Police coverage: [New App] Audio Glow Brings Highly Customizable, Highly Beautiful Music Visualization To Android

Holy crap, this music player is beautiful. Well, that's not strictly accurate -Audio Glow is a "Visualizer," like the old plugins for Windows Media Player and WinAmp. Play music on your standard player (Google Music, Amazon, Rdio, Poweramp, Apollo, and various others are supported) and watch the old-school frequency bars go crazy with splashy effects. Groovy, man. The app is free, but you can add a live wallpaper option for a dollar - download the add-on here.

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Music visualization with style. This music visualizer brings your music to the screen in an explosion of bright colors.

• Visualizes whatever music or sound is coming from any other app.

• Dramatically displays artist name and track name for most popular music players.

• Extensive color and shape options to tweak

• Save your settings as themes, and use the included Tasker / Locale plugin to load any of your saved themes in response to almost anything you can imagine.

• Glistening particles keep the screen alive with motion even when music isn't playing (can be turned off)

• Shortcut button to link to your favorite music player, as well as built-in play/pause/last/next controls for whichever music player app is running.

NOTE: To Galaxy S/S2/S3, Galaxy Note 1/2, and Galaxy Nexus owners: I have received several reports of the visualizer showing a flatline with most music players, sporadically. I have been looking for a solution, but it is beginning to look like a hardware issue. From looking at reviews of other music visualization apps, it seems to me to be a universal problem for these phones.

Retune

Mix-and-match computer users, who combine Macs with Android phones or tablets, are surprisingly common (there might even be one or two here at Android Police). For those crazy cats, and anyone who uses iTunes on Windows as well (you poor fools), Retune lets you control playback and music selection from your phone or tablet. While you can select any song or playlist in your library, it's for remote control only - you won't be able to stream audio to your device.

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Retune is an iTunes remote, it allows you to use your Android device to control iTunes. Use your Android device to change songs, tv shows, movies from anywhere in your house.

Features Include:

* Ability to toggle playing/pause, seek in a song, skip forward and backward, set shuffle, and set repeat.

* View all iTunes songs, artists, albums, genres, and composers.

* View and play all iTunes movies, rentals, TV Shows, podcasts, and iTunes U courses.

* View playlists.

* Ability to play music from any of the viewing categories (songs, artists, albums, genres, composers, playlists, genius mixes, and radio).

* Ability to start a genius playlist from the currently playing song.

Amazon Mobile (Tablet)

Android Police coverage: [New App] Tablet-Friendly Amazon Mobile Hits The Play Store

It's about freakin' time, Amazon. The retailer's mobile app has long left something to be desired, but the new tablefied version is more usable than the smartphone app and the website. If you're as frequent an Amazon shopper as I am, you'll want this on your Nexus 7 or 10 right away. And since it's only compatible with Android 4.1 and up, those are the only Android users who can access it, bar some Transformer owners.

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Search, browse & buy millions of products right from your Android tablet. The Amazon Mobile (Tablet) App allows users to browse and Shop by Department, quickly search, read and add reviews, share products with friends, access Gold Box and Deals, and make purchases from Amazon.com using a simple, tablet-optimized interface. Amazon customers have full access to their existing cart, wish lists, payment and Amazon Prime member shipping options, order history, and 1-Click settings. All purchases made on the Amazon Mobile (Tablet) App are routed through Amazon's secure servers just as they are on the web. The application supports both landscape and portrait shopping.

Amazon Santa

Android Police coverage: Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus, And Amazon Just Released His Tablet-Exclusive Wishlist App To The Play Store

Amazon makes Christmas shopping so much easier that old Saint Nick himself is partnering with the online retail giant. While Amazon has had wish lists for a long time, this Christmas (fine, "nondenominational Christmahannakwanzaafestivus holiday season") app allows kids to search Amazon and select the gifts they want to come down the chimney. Devious? Yes. Adorable? Certainly. I wonder if you can get Prime delivery on a sack of coal?

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Get more smiles and shouts of joy this Christmas when you use the free Amazon Santa App--a fun and easy way for kids and parents to create personalized, holiday wish lists to share with Santa, and your friends and family. Simply download Amazon Santa, sign in with your Amazon account, and start browsing our wide selection of family-friendly books, toys, games, movies, sporting goods, and video games. Plus, new this year, kids and parents now can explore by brand. With just a little help, your kids can select gift items they really want from Santa and put together a Christmas Wish List that you can easily and safely share with others. Your friends and family will love knowing they've selected a gift your child really wants, and you’ll love worrying less about duplicate gifts.

The app was not found in the store. :-( Go to store Google websearch

Marvin K. Mooney Please Go Now by Oceanhouse Media

If you don't have fond memories of reading Dr. Seuss in pre-school and kindergarten (and perhaps a little further along), then I pity your wasted childhood. Now that we're in the digital age, the good doctor's classics Marvin K. Mooney Please Go Now and If I Ran The Circus (below) are available in digital versions, complete with animation and narration. They're both designed specifically for beginner readers, with "follow the bouncing ball"-style reader assistance.

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Just Go. Go. Go. I don't care how. Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now. follows the young Marvin K. Mooney who has overstayed his welcome. The narrator has no shortage of ideas of how Marvin could go, "You can go on stilts. You can go by fish. You can go in a Crunk-Car if you wish." Perfect for bedtime or anytime, this simple story and humorous illustrations are sure to bring laughs to the whole family. New features only available in this omBook include professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork for each scene. To promote reading in young children, individual words are highlighted as the story is read and words zoom up when pictures are touched. By combining the original text and artwork of Dr. Seuss with features that entertain and promote reading, this omBook appeals to readers of all ages.

"Get on your way.

Please, Marvin K..

You might like going

In a Zumble-Zay."

If I Ran the Circus -Dr. Seuss

In town the most beautiful spot is behind Sneelock's Store in the big vacant lot. What happens when young Morris McGurk imagines what could be in the old vacant lot behind Mr. Sneelock's store? Why the Circus McGurkus of course. Embark on this "Astounding. Fantastic. Terrific. Tremendous." guided tour through the great Circus McGurkus and the captivating daydreams of a young boy. New features only available in this omBook include professional narration, background audio and enlarged artwork for each scene. To promote reading in young children, individual words are highlighted as the story is read and words zoom up when pictures are touched. By combining the original text and artwork of Dr. Seuss with features that entertain and promote reading, this omBook appeals to readers of all ages.

"The Blindfolded Bowman from Brigger-ba-Root,

The world's sharpest sharpshooter. Look at him shoot.

Through the holes in four doughnuts. Two hairs on a worm.

And the knees of three birds without making them squirm."

Grimm's Snow White

Ah, pop-up books. You remember - the thick kid's books with cardboard sections that expanded on every page? While some children's reading apps are content to leave old stories as they are, Grimm's Snow White brings the pop-up tradition to the 21st century with 3D elements that pop out of the story. There are interactive elements as well, like a hunt for the seven dwarves. Just put your tablet in a case before handing it to your tike, OK?

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A classic fairy tale magically brought to life with amazing 3D pop-up scenes. Story Toys’ award-winning series of interactive pop-up fairy tale books for children comes to Android with a brand new story, the timeless classic Grimm’s Snow White. Kids will love this classic fairy tale book, full of action, adventure, surprises and suspense. Our books deliver a highly interactive reading experience for children, with pop-up scenes featuring 3D games and puzzles that draw them ever deeper into the story. Read the story yourself, or listen to our narrated soundtrack voiced by professional actors.

Goodnight Moon by Loud Crow

If Doctor Seuss is too awesome for you, go with the decidedly tamer Goodnight Moon, with similar narration and a few interactive elements as well. According to the app description, it's on sale for just a single greenback at the moment.

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Goodnight noises everywhere... 65 years ago, Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd created one of the most beloved bedtime books of all time. Now, the best-selling children’s classic Goodnight Moon has been beautifully re-imagined as an interactive app designed for your smartphone and tablet. Children, parents and fans of this charming storybook will be delighted by the crackling fire, soothing piano music and sing-song narration as they help the little bunny say goodnight to all the lovely familiar things in the “great green room”. With a touch, swipe or tilt of the screen little fingers send the cow jumping over the moon and make the three little bears chatter and laugh in their chairs. Find and follow the tiny mouse playing hide and seek and discover hidden surprises on every page. Empty the bowl of mush, make the mittens wave good-bye and hear the old woman whispering hush while shooting stars, purring kittens and slowly fading light help your own little bunnies drift off to sleep.

GoPro App

Android Police coverage: [New App] Official GoPro App Lets You Wirelessly View And Control Your GoPro Camera

GoPro cameras have fast become the favorite of sporty action photographers and videographers. Now you can finally control one of the later GoPro models from your Android phone via the official app. While just about any phone or tablet should do, you'll need relatively powerful hardware for smooth remote playback.

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Connect. View. Control. With the GoPro App you can now control your GoPro camera remotely. Features include full control of all camera settings and remote viewfinder/preview on your Android device for easy shot framing, and more. The GoPro App also gives you access to our Photo of the Day & Video of the Day channels, that keep you in touch with the latest radness from The GoPro Network. The GoPro App is compatible with Wi-Fi-enabled HD HERO cameras. For best GoPro App performance use 4.0 or newer Android devices. Older generations of Android devices may experience inconsistent video streaming frame rates. NOTE: A product update is REQUIRED before using your GoPro Wi-Fi device(s). Visit http://gopro.com/update for a free download.

Pixlr Express by Autodesk

Android Police coverage: [New App] Autodesk's Pixlr Express Successfully Combines Vintage Effects With Practical Photo Editing

Newsflash, paparazzi wannabes: Instagram is terrible. Not just the app, the philosophy, not to mention the "members only" quasi-closed social network. If you want the effects without the attitude (or the auto-crop and loss of quality), try Autodesk's Pixlr Express. It's got all the editing and social features of that other app, plus a ton more. Using your ultra-powerful smartphone to its full potential - what a concept!

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More than 600 effects, overlays, and borders to personalize any image, free. Pixlr Express is a fun and free photo editor that lets you quickly crop, re-size, and fix any picture, remove red-eye, and whiten teeth. Then choose from more than 600 effects, overlays, and borders to personalize any image—all for free. From the makers of Pixlr-o-matic, Pixlr Express will make you look like a pro, even if you’ve never edited a photo before.

Scan Master

I've gotten into the habit of whipping out my phone and taking a photo of any small but essential bit of information that I need to keep, like a phone number or a business card. Scan Master was designed with just this behavior in mind, and includes features similar to what you'd find on a desktop document scanner. Brightness, contrast, sharing, and quick PDF creation will make going paperless that much easier.

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Scan master, master your life. Wanna have a pocket-sized scanner? Wanna convert your photos into PDF format? Here, Scan master can turn your device into multifunctional scanner, helping you scan and record any paper document, any photo at anytime and anywhere. You don’t have to be afraid of the quality of photos captured by your own mobile, because Scan master offers the editing function, like the size and light modification; you don’t have to worry about the inconvenience of lacking camera and scanner, because Scan master makes your mobile phone a portable scanner; In a word, with Scan master, you are not only able to record important paper document like invoice, bills or receipts but also to scan any note, picture, and certificate, and share with others in seconds.

The app was not found in the store. :-( Go to store Google websearch

Android Police review: Lost In The Crowd: Echofon Review

There are a ton of Android Twitter clients out there, most (read: all) of which are better than the official one. The highly-anticipated Echofon tries to stand out with speed, claiming to be the fasted-loading app around. Beyond that, you'll get all the basics, plus a scrolling homescreen widget and multiple account support. According to AP regular Matt Demers, it's a solid enough client, though there's not much to lure you away if you're happy with the likes of Plume or TweetDeck.

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Wrapped in a beautiful, clean interface, Echofon for Android packs a punch, featuring gorgeous desktop widget, instant notifications, light and dark color themes and more – all the Twitter features you need to bring order to your busy social media life.

Key Features:

* Full-featured dashboard widgets

* Sync between all your Echofon apps on Android or iOS devices so you never read a Tweet, @Mention or Direct Message twice

* Instant notifications alert you of new Direct Messages, @Mentions, follows, and favorited or Retweeted Tweets

* Easily manage multiple Twitter accounts

* Choose from light or battery-saving dark color themes

* View threaded conversations all in one place to easily keep track of who said what

* Full set of Twitter functionality: Tweet, Retweet, Direct Message, @Mention, lists

* Offers photo previews right in your Twitter timeline

365Scores:Sport Scores & News

Live sports scores? Check. Personalized team picks? Check. Links to recent news articles? Check. Spiffy Holo interface? Check. What more could you want from a score app, especially if you're running Android 4.0 or later? Pick up 365Scores and keep up with the Thanksgiving chaos of the BCS (gig 'em Aggies!)

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Get real time updates (goals, scores and more) – just like you’re there. Get PERSONALIZED scores, aggregated news, alerts and videos in real time, on your Mobile and PC. Fastest push service with real time updates from your favorite sports. Watch the video of the goal 5 minutes after it happens. Get news from your favorite local sport sites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XpR6cfq5bQ

TasKarou Launcher Overlay

Android Police coverage: [New App] TasKarou Launcher Overlay Adds Quick Controls To Android Tablets

This one is pretty cool, especially if you use an aftermarket ROM that lets you hide the navbar, like CyanogenMod or AOKP. TasKarou adds side-controls for the Back, Home and Multitasking buttons (like the ones in the Android 4.0+ web browser). You also get quick access to a shortcut overlay, a la SwipePad.

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Tired of moving your fingers up/down to switch applications? Try out TasKarou. TasKarou is a multitasking launcher overlay. Taking inspiration from the 'Quick Controls' feature in the android browser, TasKarou provides a multitasking layer on top of a launcher. By swiping anywhere on the left or right edge of the device screen, you can activate TasKarou's UI. It gives you access to a quick, smooth, and intuitive interface to facilitate app launch, transition, and management for the user To use TasKarou, set it as the default home launcher, and from TasKarou's settings, select the actual home launcher you want to overlay. TasKarou user interface is then triggered by swiping from either the left of right edge of your tablet screen, while still allowing access to the overlaid home launcher through the home button.

The app was not found in the store. :-( Go to store Google websearch

Screen Standby ♯ Root

Screen Standby is a simple little application with one function: it keeps your device "awake" even when the screen turns off. It's intended for streaming when using HDMI to get a large-screen game or movie on, but I'm sure you can think of even more uses. Root required.

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Turn off screen without putting phone to sleep. For HDMI/MHL streaming, gaming. Ever wish you could turn off the screen without putting the phone to sleep (so YouTube, internet radio apps, etc continue to play)? Ever wish you could use your device's MHL / HDMI streaming ability to play movie or game on the big screen without overheating? Screen not turn on again? Read down for instructions of different methods to turn screen on when normal methods do not work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV0ygqfS-M0

Smart Volume Control

If Tasker sounds awesome to you but setting up the rules is a bit intimidating, give Smart Volume Control a try, at least for sound profiles. You can set up different profiles based on time of day, GPS location, or even calendar events - no more Star Trek communicator noises at weddings and funerals! (Is that just me?) You'll need to buy the $2.50 full version to get widgets and contact-specific profiles.

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Application for fast and smart management of sound profiles. Fully customizable profiles are the basis of SVC+. You can switch them manually, using smart scheduling, or according to your location. Also, you get the ultimate Speed Volume mode, headphones mode and many more cool features.Are you tired of adjusting volumes manually? With SVC+ you can schedule activation of profiles using timers. Are you sick of muting ringer at night, restoring it in the morning, or even turning WiFi or Mobile data on and off? Smart scheduling in SVC+ can do it for you. Add your favorite places and let the application switch profiles according to your current location. It is easy, just drag and drop the pin on the map, or let the application find your current location. Do you use Bluetooth and Mobile data on your way to work, and then in the office you want to enable WiFi instead? Add both the place you park your car and the location of your office, and let SVC+ to take care of the rest. Everything can be set to fit your specific needs.

Lockscreen Policy

Android Police coverage: [New App] 'Lockscreen Policy' Lets You Disable Widgets And Camera Access On Android 4.2's Lockscreen

Do you hate progress? Have you bought a new Nexus device only to find that you can't stand the convenience and ease of lockscreen widgets? Then Lockscreen Policy is for you. It lets you selectively disable the camera shortcuts and widgets in Android 4.2.

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Disable widgets and/or camera access on the lockscreen under Android 4.2. Reduces the occurrence of glowing rectangle animations at edges when screen is turned on.

Usage:

1) Run application

2) Make selections, and press activate

3) In the 'Activate device administrator' screen, choose 'Activate'

4) Turn off undesired features using the toggle switches. Changes are made instantly. Make sure your lockscreen is enabled to see the results.

Notification Weather

Android Police coverage: [New App] Notification Weather Offers Current Conditions And Forecasts In Expandable Notifications

The default Google Now weather display is a little sparse, not to mention inconsistent if you've got a lot of cards. For a prettier weather pull-down, try the small and elegant Notification Weather. Data is provided by Yahoo, and since the notifications are expandable, you'll need to be running Android 4.1 or later.

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A simple application which displays the current weather conditions and a 4 day forecast in the Android notification shade. Weather is provided by Yahoo. Weather. More providers coming soon. Support for other languages coming soon. Please send us an email if you would like to help

Beautiful Clock Widgets

They're clocks. They're widgets. And there are lots to choose from, with plenty to customize. There are Android 4.2 lockscreen widgets as well. Some of them will require in-app payments to access. Go nuts, you crazy themers.

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BeautifuBeautiful Clock Widget is the most beautiful clock widget on Android home screen. It includes a collections of clock widget with optional weather and battery information.

☆ Fully customization (background colors, hand colors, text colors, etc)

☆ Different sizes (2x2, 4x2, 4x3) and resizable on some launchers (ex. Nova launcher)

☆ Over 45 themes (digial clock, analog clock, typography clock, animal, dual)

☆ Auto-update timezone/location

☆ Auto-update weather, battery information

☆ Lock screen widget (Jelly Bean 4.2)

ForeverMap 2 - Offline Maps

No joke: last week I saw a man put away his iPhone and pull out a gigantic piece of colored paper to look and see where he was going. Say what you will, but paper maps still have one thing going for them: you can use them without an Internet connection. If you live in the boonies or are planning a trip there (perhaps to visit Aunt Edna), you could get some use out of ForeverMap 2, which uses the purportedly awesome Skobbler engine to provide offline mapping.

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Global online and offline maps. Ideal for all your travels. Anywhere, anytime. Search and browse worldwide online and offline maps. You have unlimited online access to all citymaps, country-maps, and continent-maps. PLUS you can also opt to upgrade to offline map access without internet connection for any city, country, or continent within the app. Including search and route display. YOU EVEN GET ONE ENTIRE OFFLINE COUNTRY MAP - INCLUDING ALL ITS CITYMAPS' AREAS - FOR FREE. ForeverMap 2 is the ultimate map app with such hybrid map capabilities, featuring one of the most advanced map technologies available: skobbler’s NGx map engine - providing you with a paperback-like map experience.

Todoist: To Do List, Task List

Android Police coverage: [New App] Todoist Arrives On Android, Monthly Subscription Fee Included

Todoist is an undeniably powerful to-do manager application - and don't they know it. In addition to syncing with the established service and having a bunch of organization tools, Todoist wants about four bucks a month to access the service. C'mon, man - that's half the cost of Netflix, for a little to-do app. At least it plays nice with Holo UI principles.

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This sleek Android todo app keeps you organized, focused, and more productive. The perfect todo productivity app is there wherever you need it: on your mobile device, desktop, browser, Gmail, and more. Join 400,000 loyal users who are getting more done with Todoist – the leading todo list and personal task manager. Featured by TechCrunch, New York Times, Lifehacker, ReadWriteWeb, and many others, Todoist works beautifully across all your devices (desktop, web browser, e-mail client, and mobile) so you can boost productivity and do more each day.

Wrike – Project Management

Project management is tricky, especially when you throw in a large team of people. The latest mobile-friendly app to tackle this knotty problem is Wrike, which takes the standard stream/assignment/completion approach. There's also an integrated search function (not standard on this type of software) and folder management. You'll need an active Wrike account to use it.

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Take the power of efficient project management with you wherever you go. Monitor your projects’ progress, react to the changes instantly, and stay connected with your project team wherever you are. And yes, it’s FREE for all Wrike users. AVAILABLE FOR WRIKE USERS ONLY. Whether you are at a meeting, in an airport or on vacation in Haiti, Wrike’s Android project management app ensures that not a second of your productive time goes to waste.

The app was not found in the store. :-( Go to store Google websearch

UpTo - Calendar Redefined

Life in a modern technocracy sure is hard. You've got to check Facebook and Twitter, then spend a whole five seconds looking up sports scores, then go back and share them on both! UpTo aims to solve this "problem" with a consolidated social stream and contextual information (think Google Now) about the events that matter to you. It integrates with your default calendar as well.

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UpTo gives you a social stream of the upcoming events that matter to you most. From sports schedules and TV premieres to your family and friends' upcoming plans, we've got you covered. But seeing what's coming up is only half the fun. UpTo unlocks the power of your calendar by making it super simple to share what you’re up to with who you want, when you want, before the event takes place. Wondering what your friends, family or co-workers are UpTo? Now you can find out - ahead of time. See when your friends are meeting for drinks nearby, when your kid's next soccer game is, or when your co-worker is meeting with a big client.

MediSafe Family Pill Reminder

No jokes here - getting kids or elderly members of your family to take their medicine regularly can be difficult, and MediSafe aims to make it easier. Scan in your meds and set up a schedule, then tick them off as you take them. You can even set an alarm for your doctor if you miss a dosage - annoying, perhaps, but sometimes vital. Multiple profiles will help if you're taking care of children or parents.

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MediSafe is a visual medication reminder. As an addition, If you are a caretaker for a parent, child, or patient, you know how stressful it is not knowing for sure if your loved one took their medications on time. If you are on more than one medication, you know how difficult it is remembering to take each one at the right time. Medisafe has a solution. It’s simple. When you take your medication, update your app or call in your update with a touch-tone phone. Your caretaker is notified if you don’t call in, so they can remind you only when needed. Reduce your stress and improve the health of your loved one with Medisafe.

easyMute

Remember when you were a kid and you'd reach across the table to put your hand over someone's mouth to keep them from talking? This is that, for your phone. EasyMute uses your phone's proximity sensor to quickly and discretely silence your phone. It's perfect if you're in the service industry and you're working a late night shift.

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Have you ever been listening music with your headphones while you’re working or studying, and suddenly someone comes and talks to you, making you unlock your phone and pause the music to be able to hear him? Or having to take out your headphones? This little application allows you to control the music pause or volume by only putting your hand over your phone. YOU DON’T EVEN NEED to unlock your phone, just put your hand over it and the music volume will drop allowing you to hear. EVEN WITH THE SCREEN TURNED OFF.

Wake N Shake Alarm Clock

Do you think that your own sloth is holding you back in life? Do you want to grab laziness by the collar and headbutt it in the face? Do you want to point a metaphorical Model 29 at your bad sleeping habits and say, in a quiet but incredibly menacing tone, "Go ahead, wake my day"? Then Wake N Shake is most definitely for you. With a ton of incredibly annoying tones that can only be silenced by a massive, body-gyrating shake, and creature comforts like a music dimmer and nap function, it's well worth the price of admission.

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Wake N Shake Alarm Clock - Destroy tiredness instantly, no mercy. ★ ★ 50% OFF IN CELEBRATION OF ANDROID DEBUT ★ ★ The infamous merciless alarm clock finally makes its way to the Android. Destroy tiredness instantly with Wake N Shake Alarm Clock. The alarm forces you awake by making you shake your phone like crazy to shut off the alarm. No mercy. Once Wake N Shake goes off, there's nothing you can do but to shake it to submission. You can't lower the volume, you can't turn it off by hitting home. Your only way out is by shaking--and waking up.

The app was not found in the store. :-( Go to store Google websearch

PPSSPP official

Android Police coverage: PPSSPP Is A Prototype PSP Emulator Available On The Play Store For Your Gaming And Testing Pleasure

So a lot of us were kind of disappointed that the PlayStation Vita is running proprietary software instead of good old Android. Give Sony its comeuppance with PPSSPP, an original PlayStation Portable emulator currently in early testing. The emulator is free and legal, as are custom-made homebrew apps, but remember that downloading ROMs for games is most definitely a no-no.

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PPSSPP is an early prototype PSP emulator for Android and other platforms. PPSSPP is still in its very early stages and does not run many games. It's provided here if you want to try it, so that you can automatically receive updates over time - over time this will probably become a usable emulator. Please go to http://www.ppsspp.org for more information. IMPORTANT: Please do not give bad reviews due to low compatibility. It takes time. NOTE: No games are included with this download, you will have to dump your own PSP games and turn them into .ISO or .CSO files, or simply play free homebrew games, which are available online.

Nara Mobile

Think of Nara as Pandora for local restaurants. Build your foody profile and it will suggest local eateries that fit both your taste and your location, complete with music-style thumbs up and thumbs down controls. The map view is particularly helpful, especially if you're travelling.

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Nara mobile analyzes and curates the web to find personalized results for the places and things you love. The search is over. The "find" is what's now. Nara’s personalized discovery engine lets you browse restaurants that match your tastes by creating your customized digital DNA profile. Nara tunes new finds to your personal preferences and will introduce you to restaurants in a new city by matching your tastes to your favorite spots back home. Go straight to the find, every time, no matter where you are and enjoy a Life Well Found.

The app was not found in the store. :-( Go to store Google websearch

Live Wallpapers

Nexus 4 Dot Live Wallpaper

Android Police coverage: Nexus 4 Dot Live Wallpaper Puts The Mesmerizing Back Of The Nexus 4 On Your Homescreen

Get new free Nexus 4 Dot Live Wallpaper on your screen. Nexus 4 Dot Live Wallpaper is inspired by new Nexus 4 back glass cover with abstract dots. To develop more free great live wallpapers, we have implemented some ads in settings. This live wallpaper has been tested on latest devices such as Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Nexus. Please contact us if your device is not supported.

Note: If your wallpaper resets to default after reboot, you will need put the app on phone instead of SD card.

GyroSpace 3D by Opotech

Android Police coverage: [New App] GyroSpace 3D Live Wallpaper Is Like Stereoscopic 3D Without The Headache

An interactive space scene Live Wallpaper with Gyroscope reactivity.

Featuring:

• Beautiful coloured nebula and detailed planets

• 3D depth effect

• Multiple themes

• Customisable settings

Clock Tower 3D Live Wallpaper

Clock Tower 3D Live Wallpaper: the moving gears of a stone clock tower. A spectacular 3D live wallpaper with the moving gears of a stone clock tower. Light streams through the stained glass, illuminating the machinery. Features a fully 3D scene that works in both portrait and landscape orientation. Select from different designs of glass and hands, modify the intensity of the light rays, camera speed, and more.

MonsterHood Live Wallpaper

MonsterHood is a fun, entertaining, interactive and customizable Live Wallpaper. Meet Timmy, Suzi, Fred and their monster friends. Make their home your Live Wallpaper. Please note: MonsterHood Free edition includes day theme only, and allows no customization. The free edition enables touch activated animations once every 30 Seconds. An on screen countdown clock will show the time progress until next touch animation is available.

moovebo Live Wallpaper

Shifting triangles of color that bring your screen alive. A free live wallpaper that gives you a unique design with each movement. It is simple, engaging and attractive. The moovebo live wallpaper keeps android devices artistic, alive and different. Every movement is new and random, keeping your wallpaper fresh. This funky live app makes triangles of color move to reveal new patterns and new colours. The moovebo live wallpaper moves the way you do. It's fully customisable. You can choose a speed, a color scheme and a style that suits you. From being subtle and chilled to loud, excited and bouncy moovebo reflects you.

Purf Screen Cleaner

- Tired of fingerprints on your phone?

- You keep cleaning it but it is always dirty?

Well.. there's nothing we can do about it. If you were thinking that an app on the phone would have solved all your problems you were simply wrong. (did you think for real? Seriously? o_O) So what is Purf Screen Cleaner? it's a live wallpaper. Touch your screen, make as many fingerprints you can and Purf will become angry. See how funny he reacts to your fingerprints.

Christmas Tree 3D

I'm so full of holiday spirit I might just have to punch someone.

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Celebrate Christmas Time. It's a happy time and this Christmas Tree also enjoys. Tree little dancing, of course like a tree can :) Its twigs sway gently. It’s interactive Live Wallpaper, and you can change many options. It's full 3D and you may rotating full 360 degrees around the tree. Wallpaper use Accelerometr sensor to dynamic camera move. This tree shine itself .

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the app's launch date has to be no longer than 2 weeks ago

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