Thursday, 24 May 2012

Five of the Best Utility Apps for Your Phone

By Jenny L Keeper


Any worthy phone geek should know all the best utility apps. One of the most jaw-dropping apps you can get at the moment is LogMelm Ignition. It costs over 20, which may seem a bit steep, but with that you get the potential to access everything on your PC remotely. That means you effectively get a handheld PC. You can even turn your computer on remotely from wherever you are by sending a message from your smartphone. The potential of this app is absolutely amazing for anyone that really wants a handheld computer.

Airdroid does the reverse of LogMelm. This means that when you're around your PC and have some serious file organising to do on your phone, you don't have to fiddle around with a touchscreen. The operating system display that your PC uses for this is really easy to navigate, and allows you to browse and alter things in super fast time. Again, it's something that sounds simple, but can be a real time saver.

SwiftKey X is an app for android phones which makes the keyboard a lot more predictive. It analyses your typing style and the messages you've sent before to make it possible to predict whole phrases rather than just completing words for you. It can do as much of a third of the writing on your behalf, which you can imagine translates into a lot of time saved if you're someone that uses your phone a lot.

MyHome is a nifty app from British Gas which allows you a staggering amount of control over your home from wherever you are. It gives you real time updates on your energy use, and can even let you monitor things like security alarms. Turning on your boiler when you're on the way home, and turning off the computer when you can see your partner is using it are just some of the fun things to use this for.

Getting Onavo can save you a lot of money on the data use of your phone. This is the main way a lot of phone companies get you, so having something to show when apps are using too much data and cut down file sizes, is a great help.




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