Game

The Hobbit :Kingdoms : This is a good strategy game with a very familiar theme. We all know the Lord of the Rings books and movies. Now you can join Bilbo, Gandalf, Thorin and many more thousands of online players in a quest to drive the Goblin hordes from the land beyond the Misty Mountains. You can play as an Elf or a Dwarf, build the city and destroy the Goblins. This is one of the best games of this genre with very nice graphics and interesting story. Here's the link. From the phone search for "the hobbit: kingdoms" and install.

Picture chat app

Snapchat: This is an interesting app that is getting more and more attention. It is a different way of communicating with your friends: real-time picture chatting. It works very simple: take a picture, write a short message, if you want to, and send it to your friends. When you send it, you set up a time limit the picture will stay on your friends screen before it deletes (up to 10 seconds, I think). Once it is opened by your friends, the picture will only be available for the time you set it up for. I can already see this app having some interesting uses!!! Here's the link. From the phone search for "snapchat" and install.

Google Shopper 3.0 - New features to help with your holiday shopping

As you hit the mall this holiday season, chances are you’ll be accompanied by a reliable personal shopping companion: your mobile phone. Four out of five mobile phone and tablet owners plan to use their device for holiday shopping - for comparing prices, locating nearby stores, and searching for coupons. Today, with the launch of Google Shopper 3.0 for Android, you can easily browse for gift ideas, research products, and locate great deals on the go. 
Search for products and get gift ideas on the redesigned home page
The app’s redesigned home screen features a bigger search box for easier navigation. When you browse curated gift ideas and latest trends on the home page or search for apparel and accessories, larger photos let you view product designs in more detail.

                 

Find great sales and special offers
Shopper now makes it quick and easy to find great deals at local and online stores. From the new Sales page, you can view weekly circulars from nearby stores, along with a handful of featured current promotions which you can redeem online or in person. Shopper also shows you store promotions, such as ‘30% off’ or ‘free shipping’, as you search for products in the app.

      

Use GoodGuide rating to Identify healthy, safe, and eco-friendly products 
Whether you shop with a conscience or would like a reason to start, Shopper now features GoodGuide ratings, a rating system that indicates on a scale of one to ten whether a product is healthy, safe and environmentally friendly. When GoodGuide ratings are available for a product, you can view these by scrolling down the product detail screen, as shown below. You can learn more about the GoodGuide rating system here.

You can download Shopper 3.0 for your Android device from Google Play.

Posted by John Shriver-Blake, Product Manager, Google Shopper

Game

Angry Birds Star Wars: You can never go wrong when you combine the best mobile game ever made with the best sci fi movie franchise ever made. The result is Angry Birds Star Wars. This time the rebel birds are facing the Empire's evil Pigtroopers. The birds won the first battle and during the battle their spies stole secret plans to the empire's latest weapon the Pig Star. Now they are racing back to the rebels to deliver the plans. You can join them and help  finish their mission and defeat the evil Pigtroopers. Pretty nice game! Here's the link. From the phone search for "angry birds star wars" and install. MAY THE BIRDS BE WITH YOU !

Mapping app

Maps With Me lite: Google maps is the best mapping software there is, but if you don't have internet access, it might be hard to use. That's when you need this app. It allows you to download maps for offline access. Especially when you travel outside the country, this app can save you a lot of money in roaming fees. The map is always on your phone and with GPS you'll always be able to find where you are and figure out how to get to your destination. And according to the developers, the app covers the whole world (even the small islands). There is a paid version ($4.99) which has more features than the free app. Here's the link. From the phone search for "maps with me" and install. Happy Travels!

Game

Family Feud & Friends: If you enjoy the popular game, now you can play it on your Android device. The game can be played with your Facebook friends or other Family Feud & Friends players as you try to name the most popular answers to survey questions posed to 100 people. The app allows you to follow your personal and your friends' progress through daily high score rankings. And to make your answers even faster, the app has predictive text input and auto spell checker. Here's the link. From the phone search for "family feud & friends" and install.

Catalog app

Ikea Catalogue: This is the Android version of the printed Ikea catalog. It provides access to hundreds of pictures of around 1000 products. Note that the app doesn't have all of the products featured in the printed edition. The app allows you to download the Android catalog for around 40 different countries. Here's the link. From the phone search for "ikea catalogue" and install.