Killer Tech Tips

If you’re in college and recently got yourself an Android phone, you’ve come to the right place. What follows is a list of some incredibly useful Android apps. These apps don’t get as much press, but they’re useful, nevertheless. Check them out, one by one.

1. Toshl

It’s important to keep track of your expenses in college and Toshl does a good job at helping you accomplish it. You can key in your expenses, add tags and sync to Toshl.com to see the charts. Mint is certainly a powerhouse but for many Android users in the developing world, Toshl should certainly suffice.

2. Silent Time Lite

Do you often forget to silence your Android phone when you go to class? Silent Time Lite comes to the rescue – you can set days and the start time and end time when your phone should go silent and the app will lower the ringer volume automatically for you. Use Silent Time Lite and your phone will never ring in class again.

3. InstaFetch

As a college student, you’ll be frequently researching online. If you don’t have the time to complete that long article that you’re reading, you can immediately save it to Instapaper and read it later from your Android device using the InstaFetch app. You can read the clutter free articles between breaks or just when you’re bored in class.

4. Dictionary.com

The official Dictionary.com app brings the site’s goodness to your Android phone. Besides just getting instant access to definitions and synonyms, you can also quickly learn a new word everyday, thanks to their Word of the Day feature that’s available straight from the app. And not to mention, it could even be helpful when you’re dating

5. Wunderlist

Most of us in the developing world use Windows, and there isn’t a better app with online syncing for task management for the platform. WunderList lets you create todo lists and lets you share them with friends. You can sync your tasks back and forth from your laptop and Android phone with their Android app. Another worthy mention is Astrid Tasks.

6. DoggCatcher

DoggCatcher is the only paid app in this list, and it’s definitely worth the six dollars. You can use it to subscribe to podcasts that will enrich your know-how. DoggCatcher has got all those features you’ll ever require in a podcast management application. There’s a sleep timer, an autodownloader that can be set to work only on Wifi or on 3G and even more.

7. HandyCalc

HandyCalc is a calculator on steroids. You’ve got graphs, equation solving, and unit conversions in built. It’s got a currency converter in case you need it. It is really, really feature rich so we’ll let their official site explain it for you.

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