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SeatGeek Event Tickets

Today's roundup is presented by SeatGeek Event Tickets. SeatGeek is like the Google of live event tickets: it searches everything, everywhere, and gives it all to you on the same page. SeatGeek search results for sports, concerts, and other events come from every major source, like StubHub, eBay, all the major league sports markets, and the venues themselves, then shows you the final ticket location and price. The app even includes stadium/venue maps and photos of the view from whatever seat you want. SeatGeek is completely free to use.

Ready to stop overpaying for concert tickets? Need 50-yard line seats at next week's game? Dying to catch that sold out Broadway show? SeatGeek is a search engine for tickets that scours hundreds of websites at once and brings back all available tickets in one place. Use it to save time & money the next time you want a sweet deal on concert tickets, sports tickets, and more.

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• Amazing interactive seating charts

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• Recommended events near you

Apps

Microsoft Outlook Preview

Android Police review: Microsoft Releases Outlook Preview For Android

It's been possible to use Microsoft Exchange mail accounts on Android for years, but never exactly in an ideal or intuitive way. Microsoft is changing that thanks to its new multi-platform approach, releasing something we never thought we'd see a few years ago: a first-party Outlook email app. This really is a mobile version of the ubiquitous Office app, including support for standard POP3 and webmail services (like Gmail!) and integration with OneDrive and Dropbox. You don't need to be an Office 365 subscriber to try the free app.

Outlook is a free email app that helps you get more done from anywhere with one unified view of your email, calendar, contacts, and attachments. Outlook automatically surfaces your most important messages – across all your email accounts. Swipe to quickly delete, archive, or schedule messages you want to handle later. Easily view your calendar, share available times, and schedule meetings. And attach files from your email, OneDrive, or Dropbox with just a few taps.

Microsoft Outlook Developer: Microsoft Corporation
Price: Free
4.5
Download

Sling Television

Android Police coverage: [Update: Now In The Play Store] Sling TV Available To US Cord-Cutters Starting Today, Android App Must Be Sideloaded

Sling TV is a new venture from DISH Network (not to be confused with Slingbox, a separate company) that allows you to subscribe to and watch some popular cable channels completely online. It's what cord-cutters have been wanting for years, and though the selection is pretty sparse at the moment, it's off to a promising start. $20 a month with no equipment or contracts gets you a handful of channels including ESPN, with more programming blocks available for $5 each.

Watch Live TV over the Internet without the cable company. See ESPN, your favorite shows, breaking news, big games, new movies and more. This free app allows you to watch the best live TV instantly on your Android device anytime, anywhere. Download the app for free. Sign up for Sling TV inside the app or at www.sling.com. Then watch instantly with this app. Enjoy the best in U.S and International TV (available in the U.S. only).

CaastMe

Android Police coverage: CaastMe Is A Clever Way To Share Links To A Computer From Your Android Device Using QR Codes

CaastMe is a combination Android app and website that makes it impressively easy to send links from your phone or tablet to your computer (but not the other way around). Open the Caast.me site on your laptop or desktop and you'll see a QR code. Share whatever you'd like to on your phone with the standard share menu, select CaastMe, and point your camera at the code. Presto, the link will automatically open in your computer browser. Neat.

Fastest way to share link from Android to computer browser. Having trouble copying long url into your desktop/laptop browser? All you need to do is to scan a QRCode on the computer's browser, and the shared hyperlink will be magically opened on it. Using it for the first time? Please check out the quick guide on http://caast.me

  • Share via any apps on your device
  • Zero setup required.
  • No need to sign in

BLINQ

Android Police coverage: [I Know What You Did Last Tuesday] Blinq Overlays Your Contacts' Social Updates On Top Of Your Messaging Conversations

Take it from a guy who contacts the wrong company's PR agent more than he's willing to admit: having a few details about a person show up in the middle of a conversation is dead useful. Blinq does just that, overlaying most popular messaging apps with profile info on the person you're talking to. The information is automatically pulled from Facebook, Twitter, and the like, and appears as a floating expandable tool over your IM or SMS conversation.

Blinq shows you the latest updates on the people you communicate with, while you communicate with them. Don't miss what matters - Tap Blinq to get insights from Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin & Instagram in your conversation.

  • Enrich your messaging Apps - Get insights and current updates about your contacts
  • Make a killer impression - Show the people in your life you care by staying informed in an easy fun way
  • Save time - Get all the information with one tap when you need it
  • Be efficient - juggle social Apps no more; cover all networks (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, Angelist ...) in one place.
  • Easy - Blinq gives you a convenient way to see the latest Social activities of the people you talk to.

FileThis - Your Life Organized

Android Police coverage: FileThis Automatically Fetches Paperwork From Hundreds Of Sources And Saves Them To The Cloud

Modern living creates enough paperwork to bring a bureaucrat to ecstasy. FileThis tries to reduce some of that clutter by automatically fetching paperwork from banks, insurance agencies, credit card companies, and a ton of other places, then automatically converting it to PDFs and saving it to FileThis storage (or your own PC, or Dropbox, Google Drive, or a ton of other cloud storage services). There's a free service tier, and this Android app allows you to view anything you've saved.

FileThis is an award-winning financial and personal organizer that helps you stay on top of your personal accounts, statements, bills, and other paperwork:

  • Track bills, invoices, statements, tax files, and receipts in one place.
  • Manage all your financial, utility, retail, insurance accounts securely.
  • Forward statements to Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox or other cloud services.
  • Don't miss any bills or payments.

Picturesque Lock Screen

Android Police coverage: Microsoft's New Picturesque App Turns Your Lockscreen Into A Bing Homepage

Say what you will about Bing, but Microsoft's search page features some genuinely awesome photography. Now you can check it out on a regular basis with this branded app, which replaces Android's default lockscreen with... well, Bing. Picturesque includes most of the stuff you're used to from similar apps like notifications and app shortcuts, plus pretty pictures and a direct link to Bing search.

Picturesque Lock Screen, a Microsoft Garage project, brings the beautiful Bing home page images to your android lock screen. The app allows you to easily change the image (from the past 6 days Bing homepages) with just a shake of the phone or by swiping to the right. You could see your missed calls and text messages at a glance on the lock screen and also search directly from the lock screen without unlocking your phone. Picturesque also brings your current weather, news and Indian regional calendars on your phone lock screen.

Yarn for Hacker News

Android Police coverage: Yarn Is The Latest And Possibly Best Hacker News Client To Unroll On The Play Store

Hacker News is a Reddit-style news portal for software developers and tinkerers. This unofficial app is a browser for that site, and it's gorgeous, easily besting the mobile version (and several news aggregation apps) in readability and interface. Submitting, voting, and multiple account support are all included.

Yarn is a beautiful, full featured app for browsing and interacting with Hacker News.

•  Beautiful and intuitive material interface

•  Filter stories by top, new, show or ask

•  Multiple account logins

•  Submit your own links or original content

•  Share stories from and to other apps

•  Upvote and comment on stories

•  Upvote and reply to comments

•  Collapsible comments

•  Color coded comment threads

Roadie App

Android Police coverage: Roadie Is Ride-Sharing For Packages, Turns Weekend Trips Into A Chance To Make A Buck

Take it from someone who has to return review devices on a regular basis: shipping is expensive. Roadie tries to crowdsource that action by letting you drop off a package to someone heading towards its destination instead. You can also ship other people's packages yourself to earn some cash. Of course, all of this relies on trusting strangers not to steal your stuff.

Say hello to Roadie, the first neighbor-to-neighbor shipping network. No matter what you need to send, chances are there’s a Roadie who can deliver it same day, next day, at night or even on weekends. It’s a faster, cheaper, friendlier way to get your stuff where it needs to go. Left your keys at the office? Need your golf clubs in Charleston this afternoon? A Roadie driver can lend a helping hand, for about the cost of gas money. Think of it as carpooling for cargo. No need for boxes, tape and packing peanuts. Roadie lets your cargo ride commando.

Shyp - Shipping on Demand

Android Police coverage: Shyp Android App Gets Delivered To The Play Store, Lets You Ship Packages Without Leaving The House

It might not surprise you to learn that self-admitted nerds who work from home writing about phones and tablets don't like to go out to get stuff done. (The word "shut-in" just doesn't cut it.) If you feel the same way about shipping stuff, check out Shyp. It lets you request a home pickup for any item, even without the printouts, accounts, or even packaging that you need from companies like UPS. Too bad it only works in New York City, Miami, San Francisco, and (soon) Los Angeles.

Open 7 days a week from 8am-8pm. FREE packaging (custom box, tape, label, materials). Shyp is the easiest way to send your items anywhere in the world. In short, we’re here to make shipping magical.

  • you take a photo of the item you want to ship
  • you enter the destination address on your phone
  • you choose a shipping speed // cost
  • you request a pickup
  • we come to you to pick up your unboxed item
  • we build a customized box for your item
  • we professionally package your item
  • we price compare and select the best priced carrier (Fedex, UPS, USPS, DHL)
  • we insure your item up to $1,000 and can do more if you like
  • we provide easy tracking and support

BIG Notifications

Android Police coverage: BIG Notifications, From The Developer Of BIG Launcher, Enlarges Notifications For People With Imperfect Vision

Having bad vision sucks, especially when you're trying to read tiny text on a screen. BIG Notifications does just one thing: enlarge Android's default notifications to make them easier to see. The standard version includes a handy toggle for the universal service (great if you use glasses or contacts), and the paid version adds variable text size and text-to-speech support.

A great companion app to the award winning BIG Launcher interface. Can also be used separately. Specially designed for seniors and people with vision problems. Compatible with Android 4.3 and newer.

  • Zoom the system notifications and display them full-screen with big font
  • Show them automatically or via the shortcut in the top notification area
  • Use enlarged notification actions directly without opening the original app
  • Easy to control - no hidden gestures
  • Large buttons with one tap control
BIG Notifications Developer: BIG Launcher
Price: Free
3.2
Download

Peak - Brain Training

Android Police coverage: Peak Game-Focused Brain Training App Comes To Android, Makes Us Wish Conditioning The Rest Of Our Body Was This Easy

Peak is another one of those "gamified" approaches to improving your brain and memory. The efficacy of these kinds of tools has recently come under scrutiny, so paying for a full subscription might not be worthwhile. But you can try out the free model with four "games" per day.

With millions of members worldwide, Peak is a personalized self-improvement app specifically designed to help you improve your Memory, Focus, Problem Solving, Mental Agility and Language skills with fun, challenging games, reaching goals and building healthy training habits - all backed by scientific and educational research. With 15 games offering adaptive and dynamic difficulties, unique challenges, personalized workouts and daily goals, Peak aims to get your brain skills in tip-top shape.

Reserve

Android Police coverage: Reserve Concierge Service Comes To Android To Take Your Reservation And Bring You Your Check

I've got a friend. Let's call him David Archibald. Archie is anti-social, and he hates talking to waiters or counter staff at restaurants, because he hates talking to people in general. Reserve is perfect for him: it lets him reserve a table at a restaurant, order his food, and pay for it, all without ever having to talk with a real-live human being. It's a good thing Da- er, Archibald lives in LA, because that's one of the only places where Reserve works, along with New York, Boston, and San Francisco.

Our concierge service makes every part of the dining experience better, from helping you find a great place to eat to taking care of the check. Whether you need a table for a big business lunch tomorrow or for a special occasion a month in advance, Reserve can help. We’re working with some of the top names in dining to enable an exceptional level of hospitality and create a better experience for diners before, during, and after their meal.

Flush - Public Toilet Finder

Brilliant. That's all I can say. BRILLIANT.

Flush is a fast and simple toilet finder. It has a slick interface with beautiful animations and transitions inspired by material design. The database of tens of thousands of public toilets is stored on the phone for fast and offline access. Search for a location as well as pan on the map and we'll show you the nearest public toilets to you. Tap on the map to get directions provided by Google Maps. Or if you just really need to find a toilet, tap the directions button and we'll give you directions to the closest toilet, no need to fiddle about with anything.

Doorman

There's a fundamental flaw in package delivery: most people are at work when the UPS guy needs a signature. This service gets around that - just ship to a Doorman proxy address, and they'll deliver in the evening when you're actually home, all the way up to midnight. Awesome! It's not free, but for that important package, it could be incredibly useful.

Evening package delivery on demand. Get your online purchases (or anything else shipped to you) delivered on-demand to your front door until midnight. No more missed deliveries or lugging boxes home from work.

  • Ship your online orders (or anything else) to your personal myDoorman Shipping Address.
  • Get notified when your packages arrive.
  • Then schedule same-day delivery to your front door until midnight.

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Archimedes

Cash-strapped chemistry and physics students, rejoice! This $5 app can replace a high-end scientific calculator (though probably not a full-on TI-8X model) for only five bucks. Just don't try to use it during a test.

Archimedes is a scientific calculator truly designed for touch. It's much simpler yet more powerful, made with attention to the tiniest detail. It's the calculator reinvented for the 21st century. Enter formulas and equations as you'd write them on paper, beautifully presented and fully interactive. Answers appear while you are typing, both in numeric and exact/symbolic form. Roots, fractions and sines are all automatically simplified.

LibreOffice Viewer Beta

LibreOffice is a popular desktop office suite, a free alternative to Microsoft Office, and a successor to OpenOffice. This app allows you to view (but not edit) files created in and supported by LibreOffice, including Open Document files and Microsoft Office files like .doc and .xls. If you don't want to keep a heavy office suite on your phone or tablet, this is a nice alternative.

LibreOffice is the world's most popular Open Source office app - and now it's on Android. This app is in active development, and not yet stable. Feedback and bug reports are very welcome. For now, do not use it for mission-critical tasks – it may misbehave.

- Open Document Format (.odt, .odp, .ods, .ots, .ott, .otp)

- Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013 (.docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .dotx, .xltx, .ppsx)

- Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003 (.doc, .ppt, .xls, .dot, .xlt, .pps)

Liftshare

This app is essentially an even less formal version of Uber, allowing anyone to offer rides from anywhere, to anywhere. It's intended to be more of a carpool service than a taxi alternative: the idea is that someone is already going somewhere, and wants to offer a cheap ride in their spare passenger seat. The same series of driver reviews are present, plus drivers can specify rules for their car, like "don't touch the radio." Looks like this one is UK-only for now.

Sick of high petrol prices? Need a ride? Join over 400,000 Liftshare members enjoying cheap travel by sharing car journeys. Find a lift or offer your spare seats to save money with our free app, while helping the environment.

FIND A LIFT – The Liftshare app helps you find cheap spare seats quickly

• Get from A to B for less. Manchester to Birmingham can cost £92 by train. With Liftshare it’s less than £15, and a lot more social too.

• Simply enter a destination – your work, a gig, music festival or sports event, and see which drivers are going your way. Book a seat and get ready to save.

• Choose the best driver with in-app messaging and verified profiles, complete with user reviews and additional information.

• On the day of your lift, reminders and departure updates take the hassle out of travel.

• The app keeps you in control – confirm your payment with one tap when you are happy with your lift, and leave driver reviews to let them know how well they did.

Conversations (Jabber / XMPP)

XMPP-Jabber is an open instant messaging and chat room protocol. This app uses that protocol to enable instant messaging and chat rooms. That's about it, really - Conversations is a port of a desktop client of the same name. That being the case, it's impressive that the developers have made an attempt to adhere to Android design standards.

Conversations is an open source XMPP/Jabber client for Android 4.0+ smart phones.

• Be as beautiful and easy to use as possible without sacrificing security or privacy

• Rely on existing, well established protocols

• Do not require a Google Account or specifically Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)

• Require as little permissions as possible

• End-to-end encryption with either OTR or openPGP

• Sending and receiving images

• Intuitive UI that follows Android Design guidelines

• Pictures / Avatars for your Contacts

• Syncs with desktop client

Cloudex

Cloudex connects to multiple cloud storage and social networking services to let you view your stored photos. Pretty much all of those services already let you view those photos in their own apps, but if your photos are spread out over multiple logins and identities, this could be a handy way to see all of them in one place.

Cloudex is a service that connects your phone to the photos and videos in your cloud storage. The simple goal is to help you easily view your favorite memories that are saved in different places online. After installing Cloudex, you can use HTC Gallery to connect your Facebook, Dropbox, Flickr and Google Drive accounts. Your photos and videos from each connected account will appear as space-saving thumbnail images in Gallery. You can choose to download the full-size photo or video at any time.

Gumroad

Gumroad is a digital store that lets authors, directors, musicians and the like sell their stuff to you directly, without any studios, publishers, or labels in the way. It's basically the Play Store, but filled exclusively with indie content, and buying it gives the majority of the money directly to the people that made it. Of course the selection on Gumroad is dwarfed by pretty much everything, but you might find a few pieces of niche content not available elsewhere.

Gumroad, the most powerful platform for enabling creators to sell directly to their audiences, now has an Android app. With it, you can easily read, listen to, or watch all of the products you buy via Gumroad on your Android devices. Your library of videos, music, books, and more is now with you everywhere you go. Access your workout plan from the gym or stream a film on your bus ride.

LinkedIn Connected

God, do I hate using LinkedIn. It's not so much a "professional's social network" as it is an annoying obligation, like raking leaves or getting a prostate exam. Perhaps this Android app that focuses on events in other people's lives will make it better. Probably not. But it will enable you to bother people in new and exciting ways, especially if you're trying to contact strangers who work for Android blogs to push apps for your PR clients. Ahem. Check it out.

The new LinkedIn Connected app is a fast, easy, and smarter way to strengthen your professional relationships. Why is that important? Because most opportunities come from the people you already know, and fostering genuine relationships can help you be more successful. Connected gives you relevant updates about the people you know, so you can reach out when it matters most. So invest in your connections today for opportunities tomorrow.

theScore eSports

"eSports" is a misnomer. Video games are not sports, and never will be. If you're ready to email me with a nine-point presentation on exactly why I'm wrong, then this app for covering the pro-level competitive scene for the various games that have paid or high-profile competitions is for you. It's basically the standard scores/news/highlights formula for any sports app. Only this one's not for sports. It's for video games.

theScore eSports is the ultimate mobile eSports experience on Android. It’s the best way to follow breaking news and live scoring coverage from League of Legends (NA LCS, EU LCS, LCK and LPL regions) as well as real-time news coverage of Dota 2, Counter-Strike: GO, Call of Duty, StarCraft II and Hearthstone. TheScore eSports seamlessly combines mobile-first breaking news, live scores, stats, push alerts and links to video highlights and streams from across the world of eSports and competitive video gaming.

Seene

This app uses multiple photos to create a kinda-sorta 3D image. It also does some fake depth of field tricks, and exports photos into videos, GIFs, or Google Cardboard-compatible 3D galleries. Neat, if not all that useful. Naturally it includes an Instagram-style social network and gallery built in, with (of course) plenty of image filters.

Seene lets you capture and share the world in lifelike 3D by combining image, depth and movement into a shareable 3D photo, video or gif. Seene supports Google Cardboard for viewing your 3D photos in VR.

• Capture lifelike 3D photos in under a second

• Tap to refocus and blur your photos after taking them by adjusting the depth of field

• Apply creative filters to enhance your shots

• Share special photos, videos, and gifs of your 3D seenes

• You can save the hi-res original photos to your gallery, too

Taking a seene on your phone is quick and simple. Point your phone or tablet at your subject and move smoothly in one direction – the app will do the rest. See around your subject by tilting your phone in your hand.

ClickLight Flashlight

Remember that flashlight app that let you trigger your phone's LED with three taps of the power button? This one lets you do it in two. It also has a widget and a notification option.

ClickLight provides the fastest way to turn on your device's bright LED flashlight. There's no need to unlock the phone, open an app, or find a widget. Simply double click the power button at any time to toggle the light on or off. Please make sure the double click actually turns the screen from off to on, then back to off (or vice versa). Of course, the flashlight may also be toggled from a widget, from an optional notification, or from inside the app.

ClickLight: Power button flash Developer: TEQTIC
Price: Free
3.8
Download

Manufacturer and Tie-In Apps

App Shortcuts for Fire TV

Android Police coverage: App Shortcuts For Fire TV Is A Stupid-Simple Way To Launch Apps On Fire TV Or Fire Stick From Android

Amazon's Fire TV and Fire TV stick make pretty great set-top boxes, but the basic launcher is optimized for content, not apps. This smartphone (not Fire TV, though you do have to side-load the host app) app lets you remotely launch apps with some custom-made shortcuts. The app itself isn't exactly a looker, but it's free and it gets the job done.

Use your Android device to launch apps or games right on your Fire TV. Tired of navigating through menus to launch that side loaded app? App Shortcuts works great with Kodi and many others.

What is it:

  • Quickly switch between apps without using your remote
  • Easily launch side loaded apps
  • View all installed apps in an easy to read list

How it works:

  • Install the App Shortcuts Remote on your Amazon Fire TV and enable the service.
  • Download and install App Shortcuts on your Android device.
  • Enter your Fire TV's address.
  • Tap on any app to launch it on your Fire TV.

NetSuite

NetSuite offers a range of services to business users, particularly those who do a lot of traveling or hourly billing. This app ties into the cloud version of that service, which is very handy if your boss insists on using it.

The official NetSuite for Android app enables unparalleled access to the #1 Cloud Business Software Suite – One unified business management suite, encompassing ERP / financials, CRM and ecommerce. Named by Gartner as the world’s fastest growing financial management system with more than 20,000 global organizations. This app offers mobile-only features that are tightly integrated with NetSuite –allowing employees to manage their time and expenses whilst away from their PC.

NetSuite Developer: Oracle America, Inc.
Price: Free
2.1
Download

NBA All-Star NYC App

Android Police coverage: NBA Releases Standalone All-Star App, Aims To Help Attendees Make The Best Of The Experience

Heading to the NBA All-Star game? Then pick up this app before you leave. It includes all the usual info on the stadium, plus features for the game itself like instant replays and news on the players. There's even a "history of NYC basketball" section, in case you'd like to do some themed sightseeing.

The NBA All-Star NYC App is your guide to navigating NBA All-Star Events in NYC. In addition to event schedules and ticket information, the app includes point-to-point directions with maps and public transportation info to help guests get around NYC. It also includes links to content from NBA Game Time and exclusive in-arena content.

SkylinkNet

Nice try, Machines. You won't fool me into handing my automated home over to your management app, even if it is free and surprisingly versatile. I won't be taken in by your soothing app name - just adding "link" to the middle of it can't disguise the fact that it's Skynet. Even if it can connect to multiple devices at once and manage all of them in an appealing way, you'll never get me to turn my house into a Terminator.

SkylinkNet allows you to monitor your home with your smartphone. With the built-in alarm features, you can remotely arm, disarm, and monitor various activities with this app. Create a smarthome by adding home control modules to control lights, electrical appliances and other household devices. The Internet Hub sends you push notification when sensor is activated, allowing you to monitor your home remotely. With the surveillance camera, you can see live action of the area you want to monitor.

SkylinkNet Developer: Skylinkhome
Price: Free
2.5
Download

adidas Confirmed

Do you love sneakers? I mean, really love sneakers? Then this app is for you. It lets you find and reserve sneakers (specifically the ones made by Adidas) before you buy them. Sneaker fixation must be a fast-growing market in New York, because that's the only place that this app works for the moment.

adidas Confirmed is the best way to get access to the most anticipated sneaker releases from adidas. Use the app to reserve your shoes right from your phone, and then complete the purchase at a specified local retailer. The first launch through adidas Confirmed will be exclusive to the New York City area. Supply for all launches will be limited. Future launches will be available in additional cities so keep notifications on to know where the next big release will be.

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