This app will allow you to use your phone to scan barcodes and to compare prices and get product reviews. This program will work with both QR codes and the standard barcodes. You can also create barcodes to share contact information, apps and bookmarks with QR codes.
Barcode Scanner
If you have a Brother printer hooked up to your network this app is extremely useful. I use it quite often to scan and print PDFs, photos or text documents.
It automatically finds your printer on the network making things very simple.
Brother iPrint&Scan
Android comes with a limited built in file browser. I find it is lacking in many ways which is why I like ASTRO File Manager. It offers many options including the ability to backup your apps to your SD Card and has many add-ons. One of the add-ons even allows you to connect to windows/samba shares on the network.
ASTRO File Manager
As our cell phone become smart and contain more data they become larger and larger targets for virus and malware. Android already has several known cases of malware and virus which can affect it.
An easy solution is to load in an app to protect you. I have played with a few of them and I really like Lookout’s Mobile Security the best. It provides several other features besides the protection and is completely free. They do have a premium version you can purchase but the free one provides enough protection on it’s own.
Besides having the virus and malware scanner they also have a “Find My Phone” feature which will allow you from their website locate your phone or make your phone “scream” (even if it is on vibrate) to help you find it.
The third free thing they offer is a limited backup of your data. The free version will only backup your contact. The premium version will backup your call history and pictures as well.
The premium version besides offering more backup options will also provide “Privacy Advisor” which will “analyze apps that access your private information”, which is another thing many Android apps have been found guilty of. They also provide a “Safe Browsing” feature in the premium version which protects you from phishing and malware links while you are surfing the web from your device.
Lookout Mobile Security
If you ever find your self in the terrible situation of having your phone lost or stolen there is a great free app by the people at Lookout Inc.
This app can be install from the Android Market, where it will automatically start itself up and send you an email with the location of your phone. So even if you were not prepared for this situation you may not be out of luck.
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