March 24, 2014

Rising and new applications

Shauna Hines
Feature Editor

There are always new applications or updated versions of old apps that make life easier and provide a fun source of entertainment. Here are some apps that may be interesting for all.

Smart Phone
Apps for electronic devices
The three messaging applications with the highest reviews on play.google.com are WhatsApp, WeChat and KakaoTalk. WhatsApp uses the same Internet data plan provided on iPhones, BlackBerrys, Androids, and Nokias so that you can exchange messages with unlimited images, video, and audio messages without having to pay for short message service (SMS). WeChat allows for fast, private, and free texting, video calls, and voice messaging. KakaoTalk has free messaging and calls, group chats, and various emoticons plus animated stickers.

Cloak uses social network data on public location, such as Instagram and Foursquare, to determine the locations of people you may know. This is helpful if you want to see or avoid people the app indicates are near you.

Solve math problems instantly on MyScript Calculator when you write a math problem on your phone screen and see the answer in real time.

Evernote Food 2.0 allows you to find restaurants, explore recipes, make a cookbook, and stores pictures and locations of the meals you have eaten.

One popular game right now is Flappy Bird, but there are various versions that have celebrity heads such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and Drake instead of a bird.

Cosmos: a Spacetime Odyssey follows along with the series airing on FOX but provides breathtaking and unique imagery and videos that go beyond the show.

Stow 2 is available to Apple customers and provides customizable packing templates so you do not forget anything on your list when preparing for a trip.

Search for these applications at the App Store for your electronic devices because they may prove useful when communicating with friends, while on vacation, or when you have nothing else to do.