Part 2 of the best android apps (Android Network Awards winners)
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ShopSavvy (Best Android Shopping App)
Is a powerful app to have on you phone. Use the camera to scan the bar code of products to find the best prices on the internet and at nearby, local stores. It gives you real time price comparison. For local products, you get map directions, store website, and telephone number. For online stores, you can visit their website. It also have features for facebook and twitter. .

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Bonsai Blast (Best Android Casual Game) Read more

Web browsing has become a big part of our mobile phone uses. It is very important to have a fast web browsing app, one that boot up fast and get you online within seconds. The android market is fill with all types of web browsers. There is secret browser, health browser, infinity web, among others all for different purposes and uses. Bring out your droid, HTC Hero, Eris, MyTouch, G1, Cliq, Nexus one (if your already got yours), or any android phone, is time to get the internet. Here are the best android web browsers.

Best Android Browser

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Dolphin
Dolphin browser for android gives you a better mobile internet experience. It has many features and enhancements that make it a great improvement from the default android web browser. You get multi-touch pinch zoom, configurable gestures (i.e. draw “Z” shape on the screen to close a tab), tabbed browsing, saving cache to SD Card, easily delete cache and history by holding the back button, download youtube videos, mark as read it later, share page options, and browser themes. Simply browse youtube video, select the video and options to download in Dolphin browser or watch in  youtube application appear. To watch the downloaded videos , find them in your SD Card under download folder.

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Opera Mini 4.2 for android
Opera Mini is probably the leading mobile browser in the world. Read more

Still looking for the best android apps for your droid, HTC Hero, Eris, myTouch, G1, Nexus One, and other new android phones? This is a complete list of the best android apps. If you dont have any of these apps, you are missing out. All of these apps have won awards, some even have international recognitions. So bring out your android phone and check your app list, here are the best android apps in their categories, according to the Android Network Awards group.

Best Android Apps (Part 1)

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TuneWiki (Best Android Media Player App)
It is also a winner of 3 international prizes. Backed by a patented technology, it allows you to stream music while showing the lyrics of songs that are played; a good apps for those who love to sing along. It also support Youtube, Yahoo music, Last.fm among others. Translates lyrics to 40+ languages.

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Shazam (Best Android Entertainment App & Best Wow Factor App) Read more

Looking for the best SMS or texting apps for droid, HTC Hero, Eris, Cliq, or android phones in general, look no further. Text messages have become a big part of our lives. Almost everybody knows how to send text messages now. Texting is the one of the fast ways to reach people. It is easy, faster, and comfortable. So comfortable that you can do it in places where making phone calls are not accepted. Texting apps are big on the android market store. As user become interested in free SMS and international SMS, apps are developed with features that follow suite. One of the big apps in this area is Google Voice. Google Voice has completely re-invent the ways people send text messages. You may be behind in time if you are still getting charged by your phone carrier for SMS. Here are the best android apps for SMS or texting.

SMS or texting apps for android phone

Google Voice
Google voice is definitely the leader in this area, it has everything you may need in SMS and more. Check my previous article on the power of Google voice here.

Txeet
Txeet is an app that makes regular texting fun and enjoyable. With Txeet, you can compose SMS with over 3000+ templates, such as miss-you messages, jokes, pickup lines, goodnight messages, happy birthdays, etc.. It also give you access to SMS lingo dictionary for when you are clueless of some abbreviation for example ROTFLMAO, TTYN. The app also insert pure ASCII emoticons for example @}–\-,— to your message for you. Now start styling your messages like never before and have your friends and buddies waiting for more text from you.

SMS Popup
Simple app that shows a pop up dialog when a SMS/MMS is received including the contact photo. Also includes tons of options to customize the notification for incoming SMS

chompSMS
This app is the Android Network Award winner for the best SMS app. Read more

There is a new chief meteorologist in town, and it is your android phone. You need local weather reports, and may be international weather forecast because you may be traveling. You also want continue weather updates with accurate temperature and precipitation reports because the weather could be unstable sometimes. Widgets are one of the most enjoy features of android OS. Easily accessible apps with great cool functions. With weather widgets, you get live weather reports right on the screen of your android phone without a click.

Android Weather Widgets

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Weather Widget
This widget is the Android Network Award winner for the best weather widget. It is quite simple to use, just choose large, small, or tiny widget and add it to your home screen. You have options for manual configuration or let the app use GPS data and serve you accurate live weather forecast.

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Koxx Weather forecast widget
Provides Google & Noaa weather forecast in widgets for your home screen. Read more

Sunny all day in the Southeast, expect some precipitation and snow up North… And that is you weather report for the day. There is a new chief meteorologist in town, and it is your android phone. You need local weather reports, and maybe international weather forecast because you may be traveling. You also want continue weather updates with accurate temperature and precipitation reports because the weather could be unstable sometimes. Before you start looking for you umbrella, look in the android market first. Android app developers have designer apps that will provide you with live, hourly, daily, and weekly weather reports. Here are your android weather apps

Best android apps for weather

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WeatherBug
This apps is the Android Network Award winner for the best weather app. It has live neighborhood weather from over 8,000 weather stations in the U.S. It features current weather forecast and weather alerts. It also provides you with NWS weather alerts such as Tornado warnings even when it is turned off. 7-day forecast and hourly forecast, detailed radar and maps report all in your finger tips. View daily national weather outlook broadcast by WeatherBug meteorologists. You also get snapshots and time-lapse animation from more than 2,000 weather cameras in the U.S. Set-up new locations by pulling the location information from your contact list. Furthermore, share the current weather information, forecast, alerts and images with friends and family. Still wondering why this app won? I don’t think so!

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The Weather Channel
What channel do you flip on to get your current weather forecasts? Am almost certain it is The Weather Channel. Read more