Best Free Trending Premier League Football Apps for Android

As the Premier League finally set to get underway, Brothersoft has compiled a handy selection of Android mobile apps to ensure all of those football addicts out there get their recommended fix. Football will be taking over TV sets around the world for the next nine months. With Manchester United set to defend it title after stomping to a historic 19th title last season. The premier league has continued to thrill and inspire as probably the most exciting league in the world. In order to really enjoy the  season, make sure you get the following apps installed on your Android handset. Remember, Football is more than just a game, it’s a lifestyle.

Sports Betting for Android
PlazaWin Bet (PW Bet) is a sports betting for Android app which provides a free betting app for you Android phone, operating on over 95% of all Android handsets. It provides a easy-to-use interface to place a bet with a selection of the leading bookmakers including Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Sportingbet & Sky Bet, William Hill. Through registering once with PW Bet it automatically registers you with all its partner bookmakers which have been integrated into the service. The app is not just limited to single betting, users can place multiple bets or accumulators. It is currently the only mobile odds-comparison app available in the world. It also supports multiple currencies. With the continuous rise in ticket prices, make sure you earn some of that lost money back.

Gameview Spot On With Tap Fish for Android

Tap Fish falls into the casual gaming category, which aim at the mass audience. Most casual games offer simplicity and commitment-free gaming. At the moment, more and more of us are finding it hard to commit time, money and thought into games. Typically casual games have relatively low production and distribution costs.  Tap Fish is completely free. What separates Tap Fish from other casual games is the way in which it develops commitment from users without them actually realizing it. Gamers will not actually feel as though they are committed to playing the game, but as official statistics released by Gameview illustrate “on average users log in more than three times a day to check their aquariums”.

The game lures users into addiction with elements that share characteristics of social networking. The concept of visiting neighbor’s tanks can be interesting and to a certain extent represents the viewing someone else’s Myspace, Twitter or Facebook page. In particular the way in which users can add others by their username creates a very ‘social experience’. Gameview confirmed that since the games inception over 1 million users have accessed their neighbor’s tanks. Furthermore, the seven-day retention rate is currently higher than 85%. A simple gaming experience that sustains user interest.

Madden NFL 12 for Android and iOS: The Sign of a Changing Mobile Games Market

Recent growth in high-end smartphone games has seen the exclusive release of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and equally importantly Gameloft has unveiled a new Android HD+ gamers club. It involves members having access to a new Gameloft game to download every week, providing they pay the £0.99 weekly subscription. Worth noting is that it is currently working on the upcoming release of Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation. But it is this week’s release of Madden NFL 12 on the Android market that is really exciting. Interestingly the release comes after Need for Speed was released exclusively via its Flexion store. The release of NFL 12 on Android really signifies the importance that developers are placing on smartphones. The graphics-heavy release demonstrates EA Sports expansion onto mobile devices (high-end Android devices to be precise). But nonetheless, it is progress in the right direction. Progress that many experts had previously written off, suggesting that mobile gaming would struggle to make the transition into a more graphic demanding gaming realm.

Madden NFL 12 is the ultimate multi-platform game. It is available on the iPhone ($6.99), for Android ($7.97), iPad ($9.99) and all other standard consoles. Developers are definately seeing the value of the mobile gaming market. The price of the game on these mobile devices is considerably lower than any conventional console version.

Best Free Task Killer Apps for Android

A common problem with Android 2.2 or above is that it has left users running low on battery as too many apps are starting up on their own accord. As a result  TasKillers have grown in importance. Originally they seemed to be quite handy tools for keeping your Android handset in order. However, changes to the Android operating system have led to TasKillers to seem like a necessity in for Android users. Many Android apps do not have a close or switch-off function; hence continue to run unknowingly in the background. Below Brothersoft has complied a list of four leading TasKillers that will make that all important difference.

Advanced Task Killer
Advanced Task Killer is available free from the Android market. It is guaranteed to bring the best battery life out of your Android. The app, developed by ReChild is one of the best out and out TasKillers on the market and can be set to auto-start once your handset is switched on. By tampering with ‘auto kill level’ and ‘auto kill frequency’ settings will ensure that battery won’t just fritter away. Those that are concerned about it interfering with important programs can rest assured. Advanced Task Killer cleverly ignores alarm clocks. The ‘ignore’ setting means that apps that you don’t wish to get rid of will always be safe from a kill. Those that are ‘ignored’ will be placed on to a list which can be edited at any moment.

Developers Spoilt with Apple’s Xcode 4.1 and Socialize Social SDK

Just as Apple released the Xcode 4.1 on the Mac, developers seem to have become the centre of everyone’s attention. But if that wasn’t enough Socialize Inc. has also launched social software development kit (SDK) for developers to enjoy. The SDK lets developers add in-app social networking elements to mobile applications. The software developer kit enables developers to achieve social integration.

Socialize was initially established in 2008 as three-person PointAbout, the company responsible for AppMakr, a browser-based platform designed to create iPhone apps. Three years down the line after some serious re-branding the company is now known as Socialize Inc and has bolstered with its currently 16-person team. It is on the AppMakr that its latest social SDK was formed.

The platform allows developers to combine content compatible with services such as Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Again, this allows for vital interaction to ensure growth like so many existing apps through collaborations with these giant social services. Social interaction can actually increase app usage by more than 50%.

Best Free Survival Apps for Android

 Surrounded by controversy and crime, and often hit by devastating disasters just surviving can seem difficult. Recently we have witnessed the Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik attack innocent people, a gunman roaming free after being spotted at Virginia Tech, rioting in Madrid, the phone hacking scandal in the UK, a devastating train crash in China and typhoon Muifa tear up parts of East Asia. The following Android apps may be of assistance at some point throughout our lives.

SafeRoute for Android
With a gunman running free after being spotted at Virginia Tech and rioting in Madrid, we are never far from trouble. SafeRoute is a relatively new app available on the Android market. It provides users with crime statistics and safety levels via GPS. The app provides three ratings; safe, moderate and dangerous. Users can also view comments by fellow users on certain areas. SafeRoute will help eliminate the any danger when entering into unknown territory. As the app is relatively new, it has not reached fully global coverage. SafeRoute expects expansion of coverage to continue. The app is available for a reasonable $0.99.

Plex Media Server: Access the Media on iOS, Android and Mac Anywhere

Plex Media Server (Download) has recently updated to version 3.13. Plex is a partially open-source freeware media player for Intel-based Apple Macintosh computers. It has a 10-foot user interface design for the living-room TV. Its source code was initially forked from XBMC Media Center on May 21, 2008 which Plex today uses as anapplication framework platform for its GUI (Graphical User Interface) and media player part of their software. Similar to XBMC and Boxee, it is an alternative to Apple’s Front Row for Mac, with skinnable and user-configurable interface.

Plex integrates content from iTunes and iPhoto (from the iLife software suite) as well as allowing the user to manage all video, photos, music, and podcasts from a computer, optical disk, local network, and the Internet using an Apple or Harmony remote control. In 2009 the developers added their own ‘app store’ digital distribution platform called “Plex Online” with a growing list of community driven plugins for online content like Hulu, Netflix, and CNN video that are being distributed via “Plex Media Server” application which runs as a stand-alone software and media management interface.

Plex Media Server is from closed source (contains proprietary code); however the other parts of Plex media center software are open-sourced and distributed under the GNU General Public License. Plex’s open source code is hosted on GitHub. Plex media center and media player source code was initially based upon XBMC Media Center, which it uses as its application framework. The founder of Plex, Elan Feingold, was actually part of the official XBMC development team for a short while, but tension over the rest of XBMC’s developers’ strict adherence to the GPL and their open-source software mindset was one of the factors that led Elan (Plex founder) to leave the XBMC project and create the Plex fork.

Facebook for Android updated with new gesture support and improved privacy controls

It is only a week since the iPhone version of Facebook was updated and the Android app has just followed suit. The Android app is not quite as fully featured as the iOS version, but the update brings a number of important improvements that bring it in line with the features of the Facebook web site.