It seems that there is a new smartphone Android being released almost monthly and the number of applications continues to grow. These smartphones GPS enabled now provide significant processing in our palms power, something that we could only have imagined only a few years ago. Now there are tools that help us to share updates, files, directories, check-ins, specific services location of accessible location and a lot of other things. If you travel for business, these tools are a necessity not only to be able to keep in touch with the House, but also remain as productive as if you were in the Office.
The Android platform is already a standard set, backed by Google and provide a viable alternative to the iPhone. Now you can rely on your Android device to gain time and additional productivity while on the road or at home; If you need to access files from multiple devices located in different places, or find a restaurant in a foreign city.
Here are 10 useful Android Smartphone Apps:
1 Barcode scanner of
When you're doing a bit of shopping on your business trip. Simply scan the barcode of a product and the application will bring retailers and places to buy or, online retailers and product prices.
2 ALOQA-companion
ALOQA (always be Local), which uses GPS to locate your location first and then find activities, events, shops, restaurants and a myriad of other things in the vicinity. This is especially useful if you're new to a city and only stay a few days. This application will help you to familiarize yourself with the room or get into the local environment of a city.
3 GoAruna - file sharing management tool
For the business person travelling light (not a laptop), you can access your laptop via GoAruna files. Simply drop your files into this App before leaving the home or Office and will have access via your Android phone. With all the hassle of checking baggage at airports security, leaving your laptop is a great advantage.
4 VNC Viewer from Google
VNC allows you to securely login and connect to a remote computer, so you can easily make changes without having to really save nothing on your Smartphone.
5. Meeting notes from EverNote
This is a great application to take notes in meetings includes (useful for reminders of voice memo) voice recordings and photos. How many times wanted to take a picture of that White Board after several hours in a meeting? This application allows you to organize all your clips, find them and even email them. The image element is also useful to capture and organize a copy of your ticket and other receipts.
6 Cab4Me
This is another useful free App, which is able to find taxi near your GPS location companies and includes reviews of services - a very useful tool for the business traveler.
7. Talk to Me
This is a great tool, and you must have if you visit a foreign country. You speak and the phone again speaks to you in another language. Your own interpreter in your pocket. Current languages covered in this application are: English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. And it's free.
8 Tripitas
If you are a frequent flyer, Tripitas is a great tool. And another must have. It organizes flight, hotel, restaurant, and other information of itinerary in an easy to read, as well as give you GPS directions. You can come in very handy if you have flights to worry about for example tell a change of gateway.
9 Currency
This application can convert up to 160 currency using the currency exchange rates in real time with a calculator. You can also track the trends, charts and news.
10 Book box
Cashbook is a tracker of spending, a vital tool for the business traveler. Lets you keep track of your weekly and monthly balance as well as your mileage.
With these 10 Apps is likely to cover well for your next trip, from travel to local information, updates to stay productive while away from the Office.
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Audrey Peters is an Executive in the industry of former CEO/technology and author of Social Media Marketing for small businesses, as well as a Blogger for several technology blogs.
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