Best Samsung Galaxy S3 Apps

Boost your samsung galaxy S3 with best android 4.0 apps. we pick 20 of the most entertaining and helpful apps and games

With its impressive hardware specification, the Samsung Galaxy S3 runs android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich very smoothly. Every menu, swipe or task is performed immediately with barely any delay between clicking something and the phone reacting. When compared to the Samsung Galaxy S2 running Android 4.0, the Galaxy S3 is noticeably slicker, thanks to its quad-core processor. While this isn't so apparent when browsing the web or using lightweight applications like messaging or using the camera, you'll see a considerable improvement when you play a high-resolution game, stream music or watch a video. This also places it ahead of the iPhone 4S, which has a dual-core processor.

The screen looks brilliant. Menus, apps and photos all look stunning. It has the same 8-megapixel resolution camera that was on the Galaxy S2, which takes great photos for a phone.

We pick 20 best Samsung galaxy S3 apps and games. Don't forget to check our recently post about best free apps for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Best Social Apps For Galaxy S3

GroupMe

 Owned by Skype, GroupMe makes it easy to have conversations with lots of people, share photos with multiple contacts at once, and organise get-togethers with family and friends. You can join existing conversations or start your own, as well as send private messages to individual members of a group.

SmartAppFinder

 SmartAppFinder gives you personalised app recommendations based on what you've searched for and installed before, and hand-picks Apps of the Day1 from the Google Play store. It also finds the best daily app deals, showing you which apps have dropped in price recently and which have time-limited discounts.

Skype

Talk to friends for free and enjoy video chat with front-facing camera phones, or top-up to call mobiles.

Best Travel Apps Samsung Galaxy S3

Hotels.com

Use the Hotels.com app to get exclusive offers and deals on thousands of last-minute rooms across the world. You can find and securely book more than 140.000 hotels in 200 countries, or look up nearby hotels with rooms available, and filter the results by type. The service's Welcome Rewards scheme gives you a free night for every 10 nights you book.

Google Goggles

Google Goggles has had various updates and improvements, and the latest version can recognise landmarks, paintings, books, and CD and DVD covers. It can also solve Sudoku puzzles and translate foreign text, simply by taking a photo of it and automatically detecting the language the words are written in. Other features include barcode and QR-code scanners, and the option to add contact information by scanning business cards.

Kayak

Search for and bank flights and hotels, then create an itinerary on your phone to plan your trip abroad

Best Camera and Photography Apps

Instagram

A wonderful social network of photography that's got big things in its future - sign up now while it's all going off.

Skitch

From the Evernote team, skitch is quickly becoming a popular image app as evidenced by the amount of them we're seeing on Twitter and Facebook. Add text, arrows and shapes to your photos, to create amusing comic panels or make notes more visually engaging. It's really up to you what you do, but the options are pretty diverse.

Camera Zoom FX

With great camera effects and a wide range of shutter option, Camera ZOOM is the premier photo app on Android.

Best Galaxy S3 Games

Bamboozle

The classic Teletext quiz game is now available to play on your mobile. There are more than 1.000 general knowledge questions, all asked by quizmaster Bamber Boozier, and you can buy extra question packs for Sport, Music, TV and Film, and Food and Drink for 69p each. The app has stayed true to the original retro graphics, including the red, green, yellow and blue answer buttons.

Octopus

Don't be fooled by the simple graphics, because the puzzles in this game are deceptively tricky. The aim is to place octopuses on a board so that all the

squares are covered, but the creatures don't attack each other. There are hundreds of free levels, which get progressively harder. The game is based on the Queen's problem puzzle in chess.

Dungeon Village

To us, Dungeon Village is the best game Kairosoft has produced, and given that it's the developer of Game Dev Story and Pocket League Story, that's saying plenty.

Build up your town to make a hero's haven, and then have your heroes battle monsters to help boost your reputation and fill your coffers.

Triple Town

This addictive town-building app draws you in with its gem-matching style gameplay and cute visual style.

Doodle Jump

One of the most popular games around on smartphones. Leap up as high as you can to avoid the obstacles.

Best Music Apps For Galaxy S3

SoundCloud

As a platform for sharing music and podcasts, SoundCloud is quickly becoming a major force. There are already plenty of artists on the service who post up their latest tracks well ahead of them appearing anywhere else

Pandora

Create and curate your own personal radio station with this US-only music - streaming app.

Best Security and To-Do Apps 

Lookout Security & Antivirus

 Make sure your Android phone is fully protected with this antivirus and malware hunter that seeks out dodgy files.

Tasker

Lower your phone volume when you get to work or send a text message to say you're home automatically with this app.

Top 10 Pinterest Alternatives For Marketers

With more than 16 million unique visitors in March 2012, pinterest is currently one of the most popular social media sites on the Web. and just like all successful startups, the social pinboarding site has inspired many copycats that range in topics from retail to design to . . . men.

These niche sites can be utilized by Web marketers looking for specific audiences to which they can target their strategies, or by designers simply looking for inspiration. What follows are some of the Pinterest clones that have arrived on the scene in recent months, as well as one or two similar sites that have been around even longer than Pinterest.

SparkRebel

SparkRebel is a fashion-inspired discovery and social shopping destination that is currently in Beta. The fashion and beauty focused site contains 19 categories for users to browse. SparkRebel also features brand pages that allow vendors to curate and share products and content with members. The site includes prices and a “buy it” icon on content pages that redirects consumers to a separate site in order to finish the purchase.

Stylepin

This site allows users to collect and organize images for fashion and style inspiration. Stylepin is targeted only for fashion and style, so no pictures of dogs and random quotes allowed. It includes a print generator that enables users to select photos from their pins and turn them into PDF, DOC or ZIP fi les that can be printed. Users must request an invite to use Stylepin.

Dribbble

This niche site caters to a community of designers by enabling users to display small screenshots of their work. The site also enables members of the community to provide feedback to one another, and allows users to gain inspiration by browsing through images categorized by colors and popular tags such as logo, website, app and button.

Image Spark

This site lets users collect, discover, share, tag and converge images that inspire them towards creative designs. Users can create moodboards that enable them to set a visual tone for their images. Users also have the option to keep their images private so that others do not have access to their projects and ideas. Image Spark is free to use and provides users with 1GB of storage and two moodboards.

Design:Related

This site was founded in 2006 and is more of an online portfolio for design professionals than a social pinboarding site. Users must request an invite to join the community, where they can upload images into portfolios, post inspirational content, search for jobs and browse through other users’ content. It is kind of like a combination of Pinterest and LinkedIn for designers.

Manteresting

While many have claimed that Pinterest is geared towards women, there is no denying that Manteresting is not. Instead of pinning content, Manteresting users nail their content to profiles in categories called “workbenches.” Currently, Manteresting is in Beta, but invites are not required. Instead, users can sign up through Twitter, Facebook or email.

Gentlemint

This is another male-focused bookmarking website that is very similar to Pinterest in its look and feel. The site is currently open by invitation only, and according to the American Moustache Institute, Gentlemint is “one of the more manly websites on the planet.”

Fancy

Instead of pinning photos, users of this site “Fancy” their content. Users browse through fancied content and search for product deals to make purchases directly on the site. It seems like an especially good Pinterest alternative for retailers.

Juxtapost

This postboard site allows users to sign up without invitations, provides the option to keep postboards private and share them privately, export content to an Excel spreadsheet, index photos by colors and find similar content through a “more like this” button. Juxtapost includes 18 different categories for users to explore, and it may be one of the best Pinterest alternatives out there.

Visualize.us

This bookmarking site also allows users to sign up without an invitation and it makes bookmarking easy by providing an extension for Firefox or buttons for other browsers. The main page displays a list of popular tags so that users can quickly find the type of content they are looking for, from typography to landscapes. VisualizeUs provides users with numerous tags and images to browse through and discover.

Holga iPhone Lens Filter Kit

A simple, cheap way to give photos from your iPhone camera a little something extra

The old saying goes that the best camera is the one you have with you, and for a good percentage of the time, this will be the inbuilt camera on your iPhone. Keen to tap into that sitting market, several accessories that pimp up the camera have begun to appear, with the Holga lens attempting to tap into the dual popularity of iPhone and all things vintage.

Equipped with nine different filters on a rotating wheel attached to a case that fits around the iPhone 4/4S, it features a number of coloured filters, a macro filter and a few others that provide a split screen effect. It's easy to flick through them, and it provides a fun way to experiment.

It's difficult to imagine yourself using all of the filters regularly, especially the split screen ones, but some are a bit of fun - like the red, heart-shaped filter - while the macro lens is actually surprisingly decent and useful.

On the downside, the case stops the iPhone being sleekly pocketable, and it's worth noting that it also rather annoyingly covers the flash, so it's best suited to using in well-lit situations. If kooky effects are your bag, you could perhaps try combining the kit with apps such as Hipstamatic or Ins tag ram.

Ultimately, this isn't the most sophisticated piece of kit you can attach to your iPhone, but at under £20 it's fun and worth a punt.

Buy Holga iPhone Lens Filter Kit from Amazon ($24.99)

Kensington SecureBack Security Case For iPad

Give potential thieves a harder task of walking off with your iPad with Kensington SecureBack Security Case.

Manufacturer: Kensington Website: kensington.com 

Then using your iPad in a business where people come and go, leaving it lying around can be nerve-racking. Unlike many notebooks, there's no slot in the iPad's body to attach a security lock. The SecureBack is designed to remedy that. It comprises three pieces. The two larger ones slide together on the iPad's back, then a long piece slides into the raised area where they meet. The whole thing is only robustly held together when you attach a Kensington Click safe lock to the hole on the top edge, which you can them attach to something.

While the case feels firmly secured, it has some clear drawbacks. The lock attaches at the top of the case, altering the iPad's weight distribution. The bottom edge would have been a better position.

Another little niggle is that the strip securing the pieces in place is positioned off-centre, and the fingers of your right hand will inevitably lie across it. It protrudes by just enough to notice (and be distracted by) its shape. A curved surface might have been a better option, even though the case is intended to protect iPads that aren't constantly in hand.

Verdict:

"Reassuring security against light-fingered opportunists. Don't forget the cost of a ClickSafe lock."

Top 15 Free Apps for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Boost your smartphone or tablet with best Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich apps. we pick 15 of the best and most useful and entertaining free android apps and games of 2012.

Android 4, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, is finally here. Some android phones and tablets have already been upgraded to the new OS, and many more will get it soon. If you're an Android user, you're probably familiar with popular apps such as Angry Birds, Draw Something and Instagram, but In this post we'll reveal some amazing new and improved ones that you may not know about, but we're sure you'll love. Our 15 picks include best android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich apps that extend your phone's battery life, save you money and help you keep track of your favourite web content, as well as best fun games to keep you entertained. All these new apps can also be used on older versions of Android, in case you're still waiting for the Ice Cream Sandwich update or your phone Isn't on the list to get it.

Best System & Security Apps

AirCover

AirCover provides great all-round security, protecting your phone from viruses and malicious apps, helping you maintain your privacy settings, backing up your information to the cloud and even tracking the location of your family members. It can also be used to perform system tweaks to make your phone run faster and improve battery life.

Best Travel Apps

Skyscanner

This useful app searches more than 1r000 budget and scheduled airlines to find the cheapest flights to any destination. You can see all your flight options, including class and seat choices, but you still need to book flights directly with the airline or travel agent. If you're travelling with friends and family, it's easy to share your search results or email them to yourself to read later

           

Enjoy England

If you're planning to spend your holiday at home this summer, the Enjoy England app can help you plan the perfect break. It offers more than 10,000 trip ideas and attractions; displays offers and events by postcode; and lets you narrow its results to show only indoor activities or free places to visit. The app also provides maps and directions, and its information is available offline, too.

Social And Communication Apps

PingMe

PingMe is an instant-messaging service that lets you chat to your friends, regardless of what smartphone or tablet they use. It's similar to WhatsApp (www.whatsapp.com), but you don't have to sign in with a username or password. You can set up group conversations, and status updates appear in both the app and your contacts list. PingMe has geo-location messages, too, so you can see where your friends are and find nearby contacts.

Bubbly 

Bubbly is like Twitter, except you post short voice messages rather than typed tweets. You can record messages to share with your followers, and listen to voice blogs from friends and celebrities. It's also possible to comment on and share audio posts, and you can type text if you're somewhere you need to be quiet.

App Organizer

Mobango

The Mobango website is a hub for free stuff for your mobile, including apps, games, ringtones and wallpapers, and its Android app helps you discover all these freebies direct from your phone. It has an advanced search option, offers app recommendations and comes with 2GB of space, Mobango confirms the safety of its links, but make sure your phone has up-to-date anti-virus software whenever you download something not from the official Google Play store.

Best Games For Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Temple Run

In this game of skill, you must dodge evil monkeys, boulders and holes in the ground as you flee the temple after stealing a cursed idoL Race down ancient temple walls and along cliff edges, collecting coins to buy power-ups and unlock new characters. It's like being in an Indiana Jones film and is very addictive.

Treasure Trails

This app is a great way to explore the UK, either in your local area or when on holiday. You can buy spy- and murder-mystery-themed trails and treasure hunts, and follow clues around your location. There are QR codes, clues that are only triggered when you're near them (using GPS) as well as sound effects, audio hints and local facts and information. The trails cost £5.99 each but there are free, 'lite' versions for most major cities.

Ludo

To win this mobile version of the popular board game, you have to get all four of your coloured pieces from the start to your Home square before anyone else. You can only move pieces from the starting square by rolling a six, and you have to roll the exact number to get your pieces onto your Home square. You can play with friends or compete against strangers across the world.

Best Lifestyle Apps

Rightmove

You can browse more than a million properties, for sale and to rent, on Rightmove's Android app. It has Google Street View built in and each listing comes with photos and, where available, floorplans. You can sync your searches and shortlists with your Desktop, other smartphones and smart TVs, and share properties and area information with friends and family, as well as arrange viewings directly from the app.

Kidbliss

Kidbliss helps you keep a digital diary of everything your children or grandchildren do. You can add funny stories, photos and videos so they're all stored in one place. You can then share the diary with family and friends or keep it for when the child is older. The app has a built-in chat function, too, if you want to share photos and videos instantly.

Ancestry

Although this excellent app is free, it's only worth using if you pay for an account at Ancestry.com. It lets you manage the family tree youVe created on the site, or build a new one. The latest version lets you add, edit and tag photos, making it much easier to 'grow' your family tree. There's also a new 'family' button that makes it much faster to find relatives.

News and Magazine Apps

Zite

Zite is a personalised magazine that learns what you like and helps you discover new articles, blogs and videos based on what you've viewed before. You can connect the app to your Twitter account and Google Reader to get more accurate suggestions, and you can filter the type of content as well as the topics, which include technology, world news and business.

Google Currents

Google Currents is a collection of digital versions of your favourite publications, including The Guardian. The Week and TechCrunch. You can subscribe to individual titles or browse editions, and you can also turn Google Reader subscriptions into digital magazines. Google also produces editions that track recent trending' stories across various categories and contain articles, videos and pictures.

Pocket

This app, previously called Read It Later, lets you save articles, news stories, videos, tweets and much more to read at your leisure. Just click the 'Add to Pocket' button when viewing an app or website. You can easily share what you find and browse saved content offline, so you can watch videos when you're on a flight, for example.


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How To Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Get Hands-On With The Next Version Of Windows

If you’re the type of person who likes to test drive several models before you settle on a new car or walk around the store wearing a new pair of shoes before you decide to buy, then you probably want to see what Windows 8 will be like before you install it. Well, you’re in luck. The Windows 8 CP (Consumer Preview) is Microsoft’s way of giving us a taste of what’s to come in the retail version of Windows 8. (At press time, Microsoft announced that the Windows 8 Release Preview— formerly known as the Release Candidate—would be available the first week of June; the Release Preview is typically the last test version before the retail version is released.) Read on for our step-by-step instructions on how to download and install the Windows 8 CP.

Step 1

The first step in getting an early look at Windows 8 is to visit Microsoft’s download site. 

Click the Get It Now button and then click the Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview button on the following page. (If you’d like, you can input your email address and region and click the privacy terms agreement checkbox to subscribe to Microsoft’s Windows 8-specific newsletter.)

Step 2

When the installer finishes downloading, launch it and click Run when you see the Open File Security Warning. The software proceeds to check your computer’s compatibility with the Windows 8 CP and displays a report of the number of installed programs that will work fine and the number that won’t.

Microsoft gives you three options for where and when to install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

Unless you’re overwriting your current Windows installation, we recommend burning an ISO or installing using a flash drive.

Step 3

To view the report, click See The Compatibility Report and take note of any items in the Need Your Attention category. These applications won’t work natively in the Windows 8 CP. You may have to reinstall these applications after the Windows 8 setup completes or find versions that support Windows 8. In our test, the only application that was a problem was the software that accompanies our AMD Radeon HD graphics card, but AMD offers a Windows 8 CP-compatible version of the driver. To print or save this page for later reference, click the appropriate buttons at the bottom of the screen. Click Close when you’re ready to proceed and then click Next in the

setup wizard.

Step 4

When you see the Windows 8 CP product key, write it down and then click Next to initiate the download. When the download completes, the utility will spend a few moments checking the download and getting files ready.

The procedure for changing your PC’s boot sequence in the BIOS Setup Utility will vary among PCs.

Step 5

Next, you’ll see a screen that gives you the option to Install Now, Install On Another Partition, or Install Later.

Click the radio button for your preferred option and then click Next. For the remainder of this tutorial, we’ll follow the Install On Another Partition procedure. This way, you don’t risk overwriting your current Windows with one that will expire shortly. If you select Install Later, the setup wizard will close. You can relaunch it anytime by double-clicking the Install Windows shortcut on your Desktop.

Step 6

To install the Windows 8 CP on another partition, you’ll need to burn the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) file to a DVD or use a USB flash drive that is 3GB or larger. Click the radio button adjacent to the option you want and then click Next. We chose to use a flash drive, so the rest of this tutorial will follow that procedure.

Step 7

Plug a 3GB or larger USB flash drive into an available USB port and the setup wizard will detect it. If more than one flash drive is detected, make sure you click the appropriate one and then click Next. A pop-up dialog box will warn you that all data on the flash drive will be deleted if you proceed. Click Yes to continue.

The setup wizard will then create a bootable USB Flash drive that will install the Windows 8 CP on your PC. Once complete, you’ll get another glimpse of the product key.

Make sure you type the Windows product key correctly to proceed with your installation.

You may want to unplug the hard drive or SSD (solid-state-drive) that houses your current Windows installation to prevent an accidental deletion.

The process of copying and expanding files, and installing features and updates may take some time.

Step 8

Now, restart your PC and get ready to access your BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) Setup Menu by pressing the designated key during boot. The navigation and option titles in the BIOS Setup Utility differ greatly among PCs, so the following steps will also vary. Pressing DELETE, F1, or F2 will typically get you into the BIOS, but the correct keystroke will often appear on-screen during boot. Once in the BIOS Setup Utility, you need to make the USB flash drive your first boot device, so look for a menu option such as Boot Sequence, Boot Priority, or Boot Menu. Frequently, the BIOS Setup Utility displays how to change the boot priority once you’ve accessed the correct menu; common ways to change boot sequence include highlighting the USB flash drive option and pressing the Plus key (+) or PAGE UP key to move it to the top of the list. Save changes and reset, typically by pressing F12.

Step 9

As the system boots from the USB flash drive, the Windows 8 beta fish logo appears on-screen followed by the Windows Setup language and locale options screen. Click Next to proceed.

Click Install Now on the following screen and then input your Windows 8 CP product key on the next screen.

Click Next to review the license terms, click I Accept, and then click Next.

Signing in to your PC with a Microsoft account gets you access to apps from the Microsoft Store, cloud-based photo and file access, and more.

Step 10

On the Which Type Of Installation Do You Want screen, click Custom (unless you plan to overwrite your current Windows installation). Click the storage partition upon which you plan to install the Windows 8 CP and then click Next to complete the install. It may take 20 minutes or more depending on your hardware specs, but when the installation finishes, you’ll be able to personalize your new Windows 8 system, configure security and updating settings, and link your installation to a Microsoft account.

Now that you have the Windows 8 Consumer Preview installed, it’s time to explore!

What The Future Holds

The procedure for installing the Windows 8 CP is a lot like installing any new operating system. When you’re finished, however, you’ll get a real feel for the direction Microsoft plans to take the personal computer later this year and beyond.

Windows 8 Tips

When Will Microsoft Release The Retail Version Of Windows 8?

Windows 8 is slated to launch in October 2012.

When Will The Windows 8 Consumer Preview Expire?

Start by pressing the Windows Key and the R keys simultaneously to open the Run dialog box. Next, type winver and press the ENTER key. According to our system, the Windows 8 CP will expire Jan. 16, 2013.

Don’t Have A Microsoft Account?

Don’t worry. You can click links on the Sign In To Your PC page to create a new email address for your Microsoft account or to sign in without a Microsoft Account.

Spice Up Your Presentations With Summitsoft Charts & Graphs

Charts & Graphs from Summitsoft is designed to work with Microsoft’s Word, PowerPoint, and Excel to take your visual presentation beyond one-dimensional graphs. For example, Summitsoft provides you with 360-degree control, so you can instantly rotate your 3D charts to highlight key aspects of your presentation. You can also “explode” individual parts of a chart to showcase impact for customers and clients. Charts & Graphs offers a wizard that guides you through the design process, and it allows you to customize all colors, labels, and legends. 

Another bonus is that you’ll no longer need to switch between applications to illustrate data, because all of your data can be seen within your chart or graph. You can import data from Excel, text files, or .CSV files.

• Charts & Graphs lets you create impressive charts and graphs with 3D graphics.
• It’s designed for use with Microsoft Office applications.
• Multi-layer charts bring your data to life for clients.

Best New Kindle Cases

The best way to protect your Kindle when reading this summer is to wrap it in a case. we are going to reveals nine of the best Kindle cases here at idigitalblog.com

Tuff-Luv Union Jack (£29.99)

This faux-leather case is perfect for patriotic Kindle users looking forward to the Jubilee and London 2012.

Pro-Tec Executive Case (£11.54)

Aimed at business users, this faux-leather case has a strong magnetic strap to keep your Kindle safe and snug.

BeachBuoy Bundle 1 (£29.90)

Read your Kindle safely on the beach or in the bath with this waterproof screen protector and case.

Maroo Paraoa (£29.95)

Taking its style from Michael Palin's lumberjack shirt, Maroo's case comes with 'bumpers' so it won't get damaged if it's dropped.

Red Luxury Lavish BookLover (£16.95)

This case comes with a stand that provides three viewing angles. It's made from leather-like material.

Proporta Brunswick England (£55)

Available in black, brown or cranberry, this leather case comes with a cleaning cloth to keep it in good condition.

SolarKindle (£79.99)

Eight hours of sunshine will charge the SolarKindle's battery with enough juice to keep your Kindle going for three weeks. It's ideal for summer holidays.

Speck FitFolio (£24.95)

With a 'microsuede' padded cover, the Speck FitFolio is extremely soft, but keeps your Kindle firmly in place with a small bungee cord. Also comes in black.

Lente Designs MidnightStripes (£14.99)

Lente Designs' colourful cases have soft printed canvas on the outside and faux suede inside.