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My Android Apps

After more than a month of installing and uninstalling apps in my HTC Magic, I have the following recommendations. This doesn't include the native apps (People, Browser, Camera, etc.)

Most Used

  1. NewsRob - syncs to Google Reader, for my daily news
  2. Aldiko - reading ebooks, in ePub format, used together with Calibre (desktop application)
  3. Seesmic - twitter client, better than Peep because it shows more tweets on the screen
  4. Facebook - you know this
  5. 3banana - used for storing notes that syncs with a web client
  6. Astrid
  7. gStrings
Sometimes Used
  1. Google Maps
  2. Barcode Scanner - for checking barcode quality
  3. KeePassDroid - password keeper
  4. Evernote - this would have been most used if it had offline capability
  5. Foursquare - still testing this out, also on my blackberry
  6. GPS Status
  7. Abduction
  8. ActionPotato
  9. Robo Defense
  10. Advanced Task Killer Free
Rarely Used
  1. Astro
  2. Google Translate
  3. Google Sky Map
  4. Gem Miner
  5. Frozen Bubble
  6. Fring
  7. CadreBible
  8. Graviturn
  9. Handcent SMS
  10. handyCalc
  11. Jewels
  12. Loops Lite
  13. My Tracks
  14. PapiJump
  15. PapiMissile
  16. PicSay
  17. PhotoPuzzle
  18. Photoshop.com Mobile
  19. Puzzle Blox Arcade
  20. Ringdroid
  21. RipChord
  22. Shopper
  23. SMS Backup
  24. Solo Lite
  25. Zebra Paint
  26. WorkItOut
  27. CardioTrainer
  28. Compass
  29. Currency Converter

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