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10 Business Apps for Your Smartphone

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The answers are on your fingertips. Everything youneed is loaded on your phone along with all thosegames. But apps are not just to twiddle yourthumbs, catch songs in a noisy pub or check the temper-ature, they can be very useful. Yes, even if you are a Nokiauser. Outside the protected lives of a Nokia handsetholder is the ever-frightening world of apps. This story willnow attempt to pop the bubble and list out productive appsthat might not increase the quality of life but will help youin your business, whatever it may be.

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Executive Assistant+

OS: Android

Developer: Appventive

Executive Assistant + is one of the fastest selling appsin the Android market. You might not be able to wrangle upan assistant as efficient as the one on your Dell Streak oryour Android powered phone. The app will synch youremail contacts, with their corresponding address book con-tact names. This app lets you call back on an importantemail or text them back without leaving the same window.The app originally synched the Facebook and Twitter con-tacts with each other to a Skype id.

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Shead Spreet Pro

OS: Android

Developer: Keith Wiley

No, that isn't a desk error. It is called Shead Spreet Pro.Spreadsheets are the bread and butter of all the managers.They, we hear, love it more than life itself. The applicationis available in two formats: Pro and Lite. While Lite is free,it was developed in 2008 so there might be a few bugs, Prois a paid service but is advert free.

“I was amazed that there were no spreadsheet applica-tions and decided to remedy the problem as fast as possi-ble,” Wiley said on his website.

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URL: http://tinyurl.com/28d4x48

SplashID Password Manager

OS: Android

Developer: SplashData

SplashID is secure data vault. It stores all the personalinformation, which includes your credit card number, alongwith all the passwords associated with it. It also stores per-sonal information like web logins, PINs, email settings andother sensitive information which includes settings andpasswords for VPNs. Splash uses a 256-bit blowfish encryp-tion making your information almost impregnable to thosewho wish to steal.

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URL: http://tinyurl.com/27of4jx

Device Lock

OS: Symbian

Developer: Melon

The data in your phone needs to be secure. Often datais compromised by accidental deletion by someone otherthan you. During these times the device lock can come inhandy. The phone locks sensitive information, which in-cludes text messages, contacts and notes. None of themcan be deleted except by entering the password. The de-vice lock can also lock calling but the person handling thephone can access and run non critical Apps like games and the camera.

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URL: http://tinyurl.com/2ecunca

Translator

OS: Apple

Developer: NPC NV

Translator lets you type in 19 languages and as you type each word converts to the corresponding word in thatlanguage. The app lets you enter words in Devanagarithough the translation might not be perfect but it mighthelp in situations where you are lost in translation.

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URL: http://tinyurl.com/2faxmca

Prompt

OS: Apple

Developer:
Baynet World

This app is a set of drafts the same you saw in your earlymobile handsets. It doesn't have the cheesy lines you saw ifyou were ever a Reliance user, but it lets you reschedulemeetings with contacts. If you are running late for a meet-ing, get on the app, select the contact and then check thelate box and the new time. A very well composed text will besent to the contact informing him that you will be late.

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URL: http://tinyurl.com/2dbu8jk

Boarding Pass

OS: Blackberry

Developer: British Airways PLC

British Airways developed an app, especially for Black-Berry users, that can be used for thevery popular web-check in. The app cre-ates a digital boarding pass that can bethen scanned at the airport counter.This has been an effort in the legendarypaperless pledge the airlines world-over made. No news from any Indiabased airlines following suit. The appalso helps in planning and listing BAflights in and out of the airport of yourchoice.

URL: http://tinyurl.com/2cfr3rh

Checkbook

OS: Blackberry

Developer: Mobatech

The Mobile Checkbook 4.0 is armed with features thathelp in managing money. The app synchs several bank ac-counts to one dashboard that helps mapping out the kind ofexpense being incurred and the available balance in any ac-count at a point in time. The app lists can be exported to ane-mail inbox. The app supports multiple currencies, includ-ing the US Dollar, the Pound Sterling, the Euro and the In-dian Rupee

URL: http://tinyurl.com/27mwqqk

Blue

OS: Blackberry

Developer: CFC Wireless

The app is one of the more popular markets tracking toolin the blackberry app-space. The app tracks financial mar-kets from across the world. The app bombards the user withbreaking business and company-specific news. The app pro-vides charts, quotes, price alerts through messages andemail.

URL: http://tinyurl.com/2d2nkkn

ATM Hunter

OS: Blackberry

Developer: Mastercard

The name says it all. Often in a foreign city, the suddenneed for cash arises and there isn't an ATM in the horizon.The app finds ATMs located around the world with the in-built GPS. The app points out machines that could be a de-sired bank to skip on the unwanted bank fee. It also points outif the ATMs are in branches, stand-alone entities or in stores.

URL: http://tinyurl.com/2aly3s6

Diagnostics

OS: Symbian

Developer: Nokia

If you have been a faithful and unwaver-ing Nokia user, you will realise the constantneed to run the usual diagnostics check af-ter the warranty expires. The new experi-mental app tests everything on the phone.From the network antenna to the phone bat-tery, and from the loudspeaker to the key-pad is given a once over. The app thenproduces a dashboard and spells out the re-sults. After which begins the dreaded trip tothe Nokia showroom for repairs and up-dates.

URL: http://tinyurl.com/23fgvhj

Blacklist

OS: Symbian

Developer: Smartphoneware

If you have, like many of us, written angry emails to yourmobile service provider complaining about the high numberof telemarketing calls despite being on the do-not-call list, thisone is for you. A certain set of phone-numbers can be addedto the blacklist and the phone will automatically reject the callwithout you even having to look at the call. The app will evenstop the phone from ringing when an undesired number calls.The app can add unlimited numbers to the list. The app al-lows numbers to be added and removed.

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