| There seems to be a new Android smartphone being | | | | having to actually store anything on your smartphone. |
| released almost monthly and the number of Apps | | | | 5. Meeting Notes by EverNote |
| continues to grow. These GPS enabled smartphones | | | | This is a great App for taking notes in meetings and |
| now provide significant processing power in our | | | | includes voice recordings (useful for voice memo |
| palms, something we could only have imagined only a | | | | reminders), and pictures. How many times have you |
| few years ago. Tools are now available to help us | | | | wanted to take a picture of that White Board after |
| share updates, files, directories, location check-ins, | | | | several hours in a meeting? This App allows you to |
| access location specific services, and a ton of other | | | | organize all your clips, find them and even email them. |
| things. If you're traveling on business, these tools are | | | | The picture element is also useful for capturing and |
| a necessity to not just being able to stay in touch | | | | organizing a copy of your plain ticket and other |
| with home, but also to remain as productive as if you | | | | expense receipts. |
| were back in the office. | | | | 6. Cab4Me |
| The Android platform is already an established | | | | This is another useful free App, which is able to find |
| industry standard, backed by Google and providing a | | | | the cab companies near your GPS location and |
| viable alternative to the iPhone. You can now depend | | | | includes reviews of the services - a very useful tool |
| on your Android device to gain extra productivity | | | | for the business traveler. |
| time while on the road or at home; whether you | | | | 7. Talk to Me |
| need access to files from multiple devices located in | | | | This is a great translation tool and a must have if |
| different locations, or finding a restaurant in a foreign | | | | visiting a foreign country. You speak and the phone |
| city. | | | | talks back to you in another language. Your very |
| Here are 10 useful Apps for the Android Smartphone: | | | | own interpreter in your pocket. Current languages |
| 1. Barcode Scanner | | | | covered in this App are: English, German, French, |
| For when you are doing a little shopping on your | | | | Italian and Spanish. And it's free. |
| business trip. Simply scan the barcode of a product | | | | 8. TripIt |
| and the App will bring up retailers and locations to | | | | If you are a frequent traveler, TripIt is a great tool. |
| purchase or, online retailers and product prices. | | | | And another must have. It organizes flight, hotel, |
| 2. ALOQA -Travel Companion | | | | restaurant and other itinerary information in an |
| ALOQA (Always Be Local), which uses GPS to first | | | | easy-to-read form, as well as giving you GPS |
| pinpoint your location and then find activities, events, | | | | directions. It can come in very handy if you have |
| stores, restaurants and a host of other things in your | | | | connecting flights to worry about, by alerting you to |
| vicinity. This is particularly useful if you are new to a | | | | a Gate change for example. |
| city and just staying a few days. This App helps you | | | | 9. Currency |
| get the local feel or get into the local vibe of a city. | | | | This App can converts up to 160 currencies using |
| 3. GoAruna - File Sharing Management tool | | | | real-time foreign exchange rates with a calculator. |
| For the business person traveling light (without a | | | | You can also track trends, charts and get news. |
| laptop), you can access your laptop files via GoAruna. | | | | 10. Cashbook |
| Just drop your files into this App before leaving the | | | | Cashbook is an expense tracker, a vital tool for the |
| home or office and you'll have access via your | | | | business traveler. It lets you easily track your weekly |
| Android phone. With all the hassle of checking in and | | | | and monthly balance as well as your mileage. |
| baggage security at airports, leaving the laptop | | | | With these 10 Apps you are likely to be well covered |
| behind is a great advantage. | | | | for your next trip, from travel updates to local |
| 4.VNC Viewer from Google | | | | information, to remaining productive while away from |
| VNC lets you safely log in and connect to a remote | | | | the office. |
| machine, so you can make easy changes without | | | | |