September smartphone app recommendations
Join Geek Squad for a roundup of the best smartphone apps for Android-powered devices and the Apple iPhone. Which apps will our Agents recommend this September? Find out!
Smartphone apps that are handy to have
Beyond Pod (free)
If you need a podcast player and RSS feed manager to replace the discontinued Google Listen app, Beyond Pod is a good choice. While you're in a podcast frame of mind, download the fortnightly Geek Squad Podcast, for tech news, reviews and more app recommendations. We even throw in a few geeky jokes here and there!
Business Calendar (free)
Available for Android
This helpful meeting organiser app has an excellet in-month view, a great feature set and a really nice layout. It's a free, simple way to manage all of your work commitments on the move.
Egg timer (free)
Available for Android
A free, handy little app that uses size and elevation to calculate the perfect cooking time for your soft or hard boiled eggs. Soldiers, anyone?
London Bus Live Countdown (free)
Available for Android and iPhone
Probably the fastest and most accurate bus route planning app. You can see the stops plotted around your route and find out when the next bus will be swinging by.
Magic seaweed (MSW) surf forecast (free)
Available for Android and iPhone
Avid surfer? How about an app that can give you long range surf forecasts for over 2,500 beaches worldwide. Interested? How about if it also gives you a star rating system and details of everything from the height of the swell to the wind strength and direction? Thought you'd want it. Snap MSW up - it's free!
WAZE social GPS traffic & gas - (free)
Available for Android and iPhone
While WAZE isn't the smartest app for navigation, it is free and it has real time traffic/police updates and traffic re-routing information that is really helpful.
WhatGas Petrol Prices (free)
Available for Android
WhatGas is a community app that updates fuel prices whenever you fill up. The more people that start using it, the more up-to-date it is. Of course, it also shows you where your nearest petrol station is too - extra handy!
Fun games and apps for your Android smartphone or iPhone
100 Floors (free)
Available for Android and iPhone
An addictive, elevator-based puzzle game on Android that's fun and free.
Greedy Mouse for Android (free)
Available for Android
This fun, fast-paced game is a good giggle, and it's free!
Shuffle Puck (free)
Available for Android
The graphics are great for a free game! It's pretty much air hockey for your phone that you play against aliens - awesome.
Dead Trigger (free)
Available for Android and iPhone
This first person zombie shooter is insane on an android phone! A full FPS with half decent controls and awesome graphics.
TED
Available for Android and iPhone
A great app for listening to speeches from all kinds of people from the business and science sectors.