[...].. .Best of the Best Apps Your Android- powered phone is a great tool for getting stuff done—if you select the right apps Choosing the right app for the task at hand is not always straightforward, especially with so many available that do the same thing If you’re reading this book, you’re on the right track, and you’re ready to find apps without so much trial and error For the past two years... an Android Developer Challenge (ADC), in which large sums of money are awarded to developers who build apps determined to be best of breed in various categories In the two ADC events held so far, more than 250 apps were selected as winners by Android users and a panel of judges In this chapter, we’ll look at the top 32 apps for 2009 We’ll start with the overall winners first, and then move on to the. .. your ability to perform small but firm actions on your phone, like tapping on the side, in order to maneuver the balls around the map You need to move two balls simultaneously toward the target, which is a gold bull’s-eye As you would expect, the game gets more difficult as you progress through the levels There are items on the grid that either help or hinder your ability to master the level This game... GUNS: If you dare, challenge the highest-ranked players and see if you have what it takes to play with the big guns Limited bio information is available for each player Many of the top players have doodled a picture for their avatar; you can, too, by going to Options Face Doodle Finally, if a player gets obscene or offensive with their doodling, you can vote to boot them from the game LEADERBOARD: Track... Art had identified the work and returned the results to my phone From there, I could easily share it, discuss it, explore different facets of it, or purchase a poster of it ART HISTORY LIVE: Exploring the timeline helps bring to life the major art movements of the past It’s a great way to study for your midterm, prepare yourself for a date at the art gallery, or just simply for the joy of learning... Best Motorbike Game Moto X Mayhem Free Version: 1 Dejan Cecar & Tyler Wilson 2009 ADC 16 This game is tough but addictive You tilt and tap the phone to accelerate and navigate your motorbike through the different course levels The controls are intuitive, with the use of the accelerometer for leaning forward and backward on your bike Tapping on the left side of the screen brakes whereas tapping on the. .. mode, use the motion filter to keep the phone awake as long as you are still moving around You can even set the sensitivity, so that a small movement like checking your phone for the time in the middle of the night will not deactivate the sleep mode found on the Sound tab to make your phone go into sleep mode only if there is a level of silence that you set SweetDreams periodically checks the noise... rounds on the free version before you purchase the full version CUSTOMIZE YOUR GAME: The free version gives you limited ability to customize the game, but the full version has lots of bells and whistles You can configure how you feel and hear the game as you play it Be warned, though, that the fancy graphics will drain your battery fast You may want to plug in your device while you play Best Gravity-Defying... take a screen capture of the image that is drawn by using the menu button 5 Overall Winners #3 Best App for Mobile Security WaveSecure Free Version: Beta - 3.0.0.40 tenCube 2009 ADC If you’re among the 20 million people in the world who lose their phones each year, you’ll appreciate the security this app provides With WaveSecure, you can back up all your data, videos, photos, and other media If your phone... bar on the top and then strum the strings to hear the chord played Select Instrument from the menu to choose which kind of guitar you want to play Select Play Music and you can load in your songs or find lyrics and chords from the Internet HEAR THE MUSIC: After you select the chord you want to play, you can then select different strings to hear what they sound like in that chord The chord you have . ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ Best Android Apps The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders Beijing · Cambridge · Farnham · Köln · Sebastopol · Taipei · Tokyo ≠ by Mike Hendrickson and Brian Sawyer Best Android Apps: The Guide. trains for marathons with the help of his favorite Android apps (see page 96). Follow Brian on Twitter at @briansaw y er. viii Best of the Best Apps Your Android- powered phone is a great tool for. nd the apps you’re looking for and avoid getting over- whelmed with the abundance of options? Many of the apps in the Market claim to do the same thing, and if there are only a few re- views,