New apps, new possibilities

With people coming up with more and more ideas to make life easier at the touch of a button (in this case, a smartphone screen), the app market has become a veritable paradise for you to choose the most awesome stuff to sweeten your smartphone experience. Check out these apps that I’m currently in love with. Drupe Drupe is a boon for multi-taskers — a single screen that lets you call, text, mail, share location or schedule an event/meeting with your contacts with one touch. A single screen displays your favourite contacts on the left and actions on the right — just “match the following” like in primary school. The only initial set-up you’ll have to do is assign the correct Facebook profile and email ID to the corresponding contact. Four dots placed on your screen let you easily access Drupe whenever you need to, without having to course or minimise any other app you may be using at that point. Prezi A personal favourite, Prezi is a presentation-fanatic’s best friend. The app is an excellent extension of the software that lets you present on the go. The app is a “companion app”, which means that, unfortunately, it doesn’t let you create presentations. However, you can access all your presentations, those shared with you, those under the ‘Explore’ feature, rehearse a presentation, show it off or share it with people virtually or in real-time using the app. You can also employ Chromecast to display the presentation. Drippler Drippler is your phone’s new best friend. Once you install the app, it figures out your phone model, software, version and carrier. And then the app feeds you with all the goodness you need to maintain your phone – great apps, phone fixes, software updates, hacks, accessories, you name it. Every time you install a new app or update your software/firmware, your personalised “drip” gets updated, providing you with all the relevant information and ideas you need. Frilp My new favourite app, Frilp uses the idea of your friends knowing what or who to recommend for your sundry, special or mundane requirements. The app connects with your Facebook account to provide a friends’ circle that can provide recommendations locally. Just post your need – under the categories – specify an area, or any other detail and wait for people to help you out. The interface is simple and sophisticated and the categories vast. The Hindu