Sports news app

Eurosport.com: This is the official app of the giant sports network from Europe. If you want to stay current with sports news (especially European sports), try this app. This is the ESPN of Europe. It provides news articles, results, fixtures and tables. It also allows you to follow live match coverage and enjoy free video content. Very good source of information for those who like football (or soccer like we call it here), rugby, tennis, Formula 1 and more. Here's the link. From the phone search for "eurosport" and install.

Exercise app

Workout Trainer: One of the top apps available for Android. The app provides thousands of free workouts and programs to help you achieve your goals. The coaches guide you through exercises with timed, step-by-step audio, photo and video instructions -- complete with encouragement. You can also choose your area of focus and use it to get a six pack, lose weight, improve your running, practice yoga and more. Very nice app! Here's the link. From the phone search for "workout trainer" and install.

Workout app

Pedometer Free: Another cool app for those interested in physical activities. It allows you to control the quality and to increase the effectiveness of your training. You will receive detailed and accurate information about the dynamics of your motion, which will allow you to select the most optimal physical exercise for you, depending on how fast do you want to achieve your goals. It has a lot of nice features: average and current speed, calculate the distance traveled, calculate the calories burned, obviously the number of steps made and everything will be saved for future reference. Here's the link. From the phone search for "pedometer free" and install.

Game

Millionaire Pro Free: Everyone is familiar with the TV game "Who wants to be a millionaire" Now you can play it on your phone. The game has colorful graphics, nice music and it recreates the game very realistically. The more you move through the levels the more intense the game gets. You also get the 50:50, help of the audience and you can replace the question. All the questions are timed so there's less time for cheating. Here's the link. From the phone search for "millionaire pro free" and install.

 * As you probably figured out, the Million dollars prize is not real, but just in case, if you win, don't forget to share it with your buddy Larry.

First aid app

First Aid- American Red Cross: This is a nice app to have- just in case. It's the official app of The American Red Cross and it provides expert advice for every day emergencies. It has videos, interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice, that show you what to do if you need help. Also, safety tips for everything, from severe winter weather to hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes help you prepare for emergencies. And the content is preloaded so you can access it even when you don't have internet access. Here's the link. From the phone search for "first aid-American red cross" and install.

Game

Farm Invasion USA: One of the most popular games right now. The aliens have invaded the Earth and all they want is to steal your popcorn. Use the corn chopper and all the other weapons in your arsenal and defeat the thieves. Nice graphics and plenty of levels will keep you playing this game (and killing aliens) without getting bored. Here's the link. From the phone search for "farm invasion USA" and install.

Radio app

Rock Radio: If you like rock music this app might be for you. The app streams 24 unique channels, all playing different styles of rock. The features are pretty cool too: you can add your favorites channels to a list for easy access, you can set up a sleep timer so you can fall asleep listening to your favorite music, without your phone playing music all night, share your favorite tracks and channels with friends on Facebook, Twitter, or by email. Pretty nice. Here's the link. From the phone search for "radio rock" and install. Rock on!

Game

Empire Defense 2: This is a strategy game, with very nice graphics. The world is in chaos because of all the different groups of rebels fighting each other and  terrorizing people. You are the last hope for bringing back the peace and defeat the bad people. You can choose to fight as one of the several heroes, each of them with their own skills and characteristics, which can be upgraded. You get ready for battle by positioning your soldiers in the field and since soldiers have different skills, it's up to you to win the battle with good coordination. He's the link. From the phone search for "empire defense 2" and install.

Travel app

London City Guide: If you're one of the lucky people going to London for the Olympic Games this summer, you need to download this app. It's a free guide from Trip Advisor, and provides info about restaurants, attractions, hotels and Trip Advisor reviews. And the best part is that you download the guide to your phone and have access to it offline. The app also has self guided tours put together by Trip Advisor members and destination specialists that will allow you to explore interesting neighborhoods, famous landmarks and hidden gems. Using the phone's GPS, you can follow along and read about the interesting sights along the route. Very nice! Here's the link. From the phone search for "london city guide" and install. In the words of famous Joey Tribbiani: London, baby!!!

SMS app

SMS Popup: If you're very serious about text messaging and use them a lot, try this app. It puts a nice popup message in the middle of your screen every time you receive a text message. The popup allows you to read and even respond to messages without launching the messaging program. There are few other nice features: can have message read to you using text-to-speech, reply to messages using the voice recognition, customize notifications including sound, vibrate pattern, LED color (if available) and notification icon and you can individually customize notification for your contacts. Here's the link. From the phone search for "sms popup' and install.

Olympic games app

NBC Olympics: With the Olympic Games starting next week in London, I thought it's time to get ready for it. Since not all of us can go there, this is a good way of bringing the games to your phone. This is the official app of NBC for the games. Get prepared for the Games now by checking out news, video, photos for every sport and all Team USA athletes. Plus, you can follow your favorite sports, teams and athletes, and engage with other fans on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. The games are in London from July 27 to August 12.  Here's the link. From the phone search for "nbc olympics" and install.

***If you are interested in more than just the US team, try this app: LONDON 2012- here's the link.
****Another good app is :London 2012 results app"- here's the link.

Game

Dinosaur war: The story of this game happens in a land where people and dinosaurs live in peace. Now, there are dark forces taking over the land and the last hope for people and dinosaurs is to fight together to protect their land. You can build mines, pastures, stone quarries to prepare resources, recruit different dinosaurs and beasts to help with the fight, win battles to obtain equipment strengthening your power. Pretty good graphics and easy to play. Here's the link. From the phone search for "dinosaur war" and install.

Countdown widget

Days Left Widget: This widget allows you to set up a countdown to anything you want (birthday, wedding, anniversary, game day, new movie coming up etc.). Anything you can think about, you can create a countdown for it. No more excuses for missing uncle Bob's birthday. If you're not familiar with widgets, after you download the app, press and hold on the home page-choose "widgets" from the menu and then choose "days left" from the list of widgets (depending on your phone, the "wording" might be a little different, but the steps are the same). Here's the link. From the phone search for "days left" and install. You're welcome uncle Bob!

Game

Marble Saga: Very nice and simple to learn game. The objective is to eliminate all the marbles before the time's up and collect as many points as possible. You can only "shoot" 3 or more marbles of the same kind and they have to be next to each other. The game has 108 different levels on 6 special scenes like jungle, desert, sea bed and more. Here's the link. From the phone search for "marble saga" and install.

Music app

Stereomood: This is a very interesting concept for a music app. It allows access to ready-made playlists that are targeted to your different moods: happy, sad, dreamy, energetic, work out etc. The playlists are created and edited by users and you can tag songs by your mood or create a new playlist. You can also share your playlists with your friends on Facebook or Twitter. Stop listening to electronic music when you're feeling sleepy! Here's the link. From your phone search for "stereomood" and install.

Game

Tiny Village: Another pretty nice game easy to play (and very kid friendly). In the game you build your very own prehistoric village where you harvest resources, build homes, raise dinos and construct cool shops. You can assign your villagers to work together with dino pets collecting wood, stone and fur, then use them to craft tools, clothes, candy and more. The more you build, the bigger your village becomes, growing from a city into a big dino nation. Not a bad game and like a said, fun for everybody. Here's the link. From the phone search for "tiny village" and install. Happy building!

Running app

Nike+Running: This is one of the most popular running apps and is now available for Android devices. It allows you to map your runs, track your progress and get the motivation you need to reach your goals. Your phone's GPS and accelerometer accurately record your distance, pace, and time. In-run audio feedback lets you know these metrics at every mile, so you can stay focused on your run. When you broadcast on Facebook that you started your run, you can get "in-ear" cheers from your friends on Facebook. You can set up your favorite songs as PowerSongs to give yourself a boost during your runs. Run Summary makes it easy to view your route and track how you felt, the terrain you tackled, and the weather you endured. The features are endless. Here's the link. From the phone search for "nike+running" and install. Happy running!

Radio app

Espn radio: If you're passionate about sports and like ESPN, try this app. It's the official (redesign for Android) app of ESPN, and it will allow you to listen to live ESPN radio, your favorite podcasts, live play-by-play and more. The LISTEN LIVE feature will let you listen to over 35 ESPN stations all over the country. You can also listen to your favorite show ( Mike and Mike in the Morning, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, The Scott Van Pelt Show, The Michael Kay Show and many more). The LISTEN to play-by-play feature allows you to listen to your favorite college and professional sports teams (*** this is subject to blackouts). Here's the link. From the phone, search for "espn radio" and install.

Game

The Island: Castaway: Pretty interesting game. You are one of the few lucky survivors of a ship sinking in the ocean. Now, you are stranded on an island where you have to learn to fish and hunt for wild boars, catch snakes and find rare plants. You can also explore the island to find clues, solve more than 200 quests and decrypt ancient messages. The game has 12 different locations, 14 characters and a huge island. Here's the link. From the phone search for "the island:castaway" and install. Good luck!

Walkie Talkie app

Zello Walkie Talkie: The name of this app is self explanatory: it turns your phone into a push-to-talk device. You can talk to your contacts in private or join public channels to participate in a debate. The nice part is that the app works between Android, iPhone, Blackberry, and PC. Here's the link. From the phone search for "zello walkie talkie" and install. Have a happy conversation!

Game

Extreme Skater: This is a nice game with pretty cool graphics. A meteor fell on Earth and your objective is to skate through hills and forests in a quest to collect all the fallen meteor fragments and harness the full power of the meteor. You can tap, swipe, hold and tilt in order to jump, flip turn and grind. You can unlock tricks, boards and characters and with 2 worlds to explore and also 78 big levels you can play this for a while. Here's the link. From the phone search for "extreme skater" and install.

Photo editing app

Line Camera: Another cool app that will help you make your pictures a little bit funnier. It comes with a whole bunch of frames and stamps you can apply to your pictures. You can add text to your pictures and you can even post them to Facebook, Twitter and other social sites. Here's the link. From the phone search for "line camera" and install.

Diet app

Fooducate: This app provide a good way to improve your diet by eating healthier food. If you have a hard time making any sense out of the labels on the food products, let this app do the work for you. Using the phone camera, the app scans bar codes of different products and provides you with a lot of information that can help you decide what's good for you and what's not. It will show you data that manufacturers don't want you to see: excessive sugar, trans fats, additives and preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, food colorings, calories per actual serving size and more. All the info provided by dietitians. Here's the link. From the phone search for "fooducate" and install.