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Motorola APPy Hour: Kids Apps

December 27, 2012 : BY Motorola

Kids are always in need of engagement, and unfortunately, a lot of them choose to watch TV or play mindless games that don’t seem to serve any purpose but to prove their thumbs can move really quickly. Parents want young children to spend their time productively and safely, but too often, the hecticness of their busy schedules gives way to letting the kids just watch cartoons or play games that don’t have any educational value. And while parents keep a close eye on their kids, and take plenty of pictures and videos, that content gets lost in the shuffle of life and hard drives, sd cards, wall posts, etc. If only there was a way to let the kids be engaged, have fun and learn, and for the parents to get an organized digital record of their fleeting childhood, all at the same time. Well that’s what today’s APPy Hour is all about. With these apps, all available in the Google Play Store and ready to go on your DROID RAZR HD by Motorola, parents can feel good that their kids are spending their time productively and having fun. Meanwhile with the Kidfolio App, parents are getting a timeline of their childs’ life that can be shared and stored seamlessly in the cloud. And for new parents, the Kidfolio app can send a new article every day with info on child development and other helpful tips.

Kidfolio (Requires Android 2.0 and up)

Kidfolio is a social network and digital scrapbook for parents. It’s the simplest way for parents to capture and share their child’s precious first memories. Parents can automatically create a timeline of memories, learn something new each day about your child’s developmental milestones, and get recommendations from a community of parents.
DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK
Automatically create a timeline of your child’s magical moments, Seamlessly, safely store and backup photos and videos to the cloud, capture special milestones such as First Walk with custom badges, customize photos with special filters and effects,
A Social network for parents, private family groups: safely share with only family, a community of parents like you to exchange recommendations, advice and support
DAILY AGE AND STAGE PARENTING INFO
Daily and Weekly parenting information to help you learn something new about your child’s development and being a parent each day and over 300 weekly parenting articles from birth to age 6

Kid Mode: Free Games + Lock (Requires Android 2.2 and up)

Fun, educational games for kids 8 and under. All your child’s favorite Android apps in one place. With our Child Lock feature, kids stay safely in Kid Mode! No more accidental in-app purchases, deleted texts, or confusing ad clicks.
Winner of 10 awards & trusted by millions of kids & parents!
Fun games & videos customized for every child’s age, All your child’s favorite apps in one safe place!, Child Lock feature protects your phone & keeps your kids in-app, Kids can’t click through on ads or make in-app purchases, An art studio where kids can paint, color, & draw!, Illustrated storybooks that family members can read & record, Weekly activity emails on what your kids have been playing & learning, Powerful parental controls w/ optional Premium Membership

BEFORE INSTALLING, PLEASE NOTE:
You need Adobe Flash to get the games in our app.
To help us customize Kid Mode for your child, you’ll need to create a free account.
You have to enable our Child Lock feature in the Parent Dashboard.

Kids Numbers and Math Lite (Requires Android 2.2 and up)

A fun way for kids to learn numbers and build basic math skills.
Wouldn’t it be just wonderful if there was a simple game for preschoolers that made learning numbers and basic math skills enjoyable? There is! It’s called Kids Numbers and Math.
Numbers are spoken in kid-friendly English. The paid version enables the number ranges to be set, with numbers going up to 20.
Your child will love playing Kids Numbers and Math, and you’ll be able to relax, knowing your child is learning while having great fun.
nsight into your child’s learning and progress on their favorite YogiPlay-boosted apps
Custom recommendations for fun learning apps from YogiPlay’s educational experts based on your child’s preferences, and
Fun ways to motivate your child’s learning
Kids can tap the YogiWorld button to get fun animals to customize using learning tokens acquired by progressing through YogiPlay enabled apps!

Kids Paint Free (Requires Android 2.1 and up)

Draw beautiful art with random color! Shake the device to clear screen. You can also take pictures, import photos, and save the drawing to the photo gallery!
Perform operations using menu or the following shortcuts: shake or tap call button to clear screen, press back button to undo last step, press search button to import photo

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Motorola APPy Hour: Holidays made easy

December 13, 2012 : BY Motorola

Some people are just good planners. They get their holiday shopping done early, plot out their parties well in advance and make sure every detail is covered. And then there’s the rest of us. No worries, we have you covered with today’s recommended apps to make sure your generosity, preparedness, and ability to add life to the party are all on full display during the holidays.

With so many shopping sites and a plethora of retailers vying for your attention, it’s hard to know what a good deal really is. With Google Offers, now available in many cities* coast to coast, you can discover, buy and redeem great deals from your DROID RAZR HD by Motorola, and other Motorola Smartphones. From food to fun, Google Offers connects you with great deals every day in your city. There are hundreds of offers you can purchase in advance and thousands of free offers that you can use instantly or save for later. Either way, when you are ready to use your offer, simply open your Google Offers app at the business and show your offer! Google Offers has partnered with dozens of deal sites and thousands of local businesses to bring you great offers across many categories. Our app notification will alert you of great featured offers so you don’t miss a great chance to save money. Enjoy the convenience of browsing, buying and redeeming offers near you on-the-go. Easily redeem your offers without having to print your vouchers.

For those on your list that love watching the latest hit movies and tv shows, head on over to Google Play Movies & TV Google Play Movies & TV allows you to watch movies and TV shows purchased on Google Play. You can stream instantly on your Android phone or tablet, or download so you can watch from anywhere, even when you’re not connected. Also, get quick access to your personal video collection, including those taken on your phone or tablet.
Note: TV shows are currently available in the United States only.

And if your fellow revelers attempt to get a round of caroling started but can’t get through the first line or two without lyric amnesia setting in, the Christmas Carols app will save the day.

And finally, when it’s time to veg out after overeating, or if you just needing a break from all the chaos, Bubble Blast Holiday provides a nice relaxing diversion to lose yourself in.

*Cities available (US only): Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, NYC, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Oakland / East Bay, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, St. Paul, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington D.C.

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APPy Hour – Getting ready for the holidays apps

November 15, 2012 : BY Motorola

Thanksgiving and the avalanche of Holiday activities are just around the corner, signaling a time of family get-togethers, work parties, and lots of great food, drinks and traveling. It can get pretty overwhelming if you’re not prepared, so we put together a list of apps from the Google Play store to help make you look like a seasoned pro, even if you’re not. We covered the essentials you’ll need to take care of all the main points, including a handy checklist tool, travel info for flights and hotels, recipes galore, and gift ideas and deals, and all run perfectly on  the latest Motorola smartphones. When you’re done with these apps, you can rest assured you won’t be getting a lump of coal this year.

Ultimate Checklist

Fully configurable checklist / planner pre-loaded for 52+ different occasions (and growing) with 12,000+ items. You can still edit them, add to them, copy them, move them, export them and do whatever you want. Saves you weeks of typing. Comes with all features a checklist can offer. Checkout our evergrowing list of features.

Recipe Search

Allthecooks is the #1 community for people who cook. It’s home, sweet home, for people who like cooking and sharing ideas! Follow and get followings from people all around the world!Easily scan through our 150k recipes just by saying ingredients you have and discover great recipes!

Tripadvisor Hotels and Flights

Plan and have your perfect trip with TripAdvisor. With over 75 million candid reviews and opinions by travelers, TripAdvisor makes it easy to find the best hotels, great restaurants, and fun things to do, wherever you go. Our robust flight search helps you find airfare deals, even on the go. And booking options for hotels, restaurants, and airfare are just a tap away.

Google Shopper

Google Shopper helps you find information on millions of products. Google Shopper recognizes products by cover art, barcode, voice and text search. You can find local and online prices, reviews, specifications, videos, and more to help you make the best purchasing decision. With one click you can save items to your shopping list and share with your friends.

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Trick or treat? These free Apps are definitely a treat for kids and any kids at heart. And they’re sugar-free and calorie-free, too. Compatible with most Motorola smartphones, you can find them in the Google Play Store.

Bubble Blast Halloween

Trigger an Halloween Chain Reaction. In this puzzle game you burst Halloween characters to trigger a chain reaction in order to eliminate them.

Coin Dozer Halloween

Brave the haunted house to drop coins into the graveyard for prizes and treats! Watch out for ghouls and ghosts! Try not to push the coins into the glowing side pits where monsters could be lurking. Collect jack-o-lanterns, candy, the witch’s cauldron and more for special bonuses or even more coins!

Doctor Bubble Halloween

Dr Bubble Halloween is a classic bubble shooting game in which you have to form groups of 3 or more microbes to clear the board entirely. In the challenge mode, you will be faced with increasingly difficult levels. Strategically shoot the microbes at the right spot and create the right combinations to clear any given level and move on to the next level for more bubble shooting fun.

Connect’Em Halloween

Connect’Em Halloween is a puzzle game in which you will have to strategically connect blobs together. Each blob only has a set number of connections available. So you have to make sure they all connect to each other the right way

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Motorola APPy Hour: Real life stress relief

October 18, 2012 : BY Motorola

Gotta get to the airport two hours before our scheduled flight departure. In theory, that’s a great idea, but reality often gets in the way, and all of a sudden we’re behind schedule. With the FlightAware Flight Tracker app, we can easily check the status of our flights, and know whether all this stress is necessary or not.  The app tracks real-time flight info and lets you see the live map flight-track of any commercial flight worldwide. Set it up to send you flight alerts and information on airport delays.

We try to keep life organized like a box with a pretty bow tied around it. But real life parenting has a way of doing the unexpected, and then it’s important to have other tools at our disposal to rise to the challenges:  The babysitter unexpectedly can’t come over after school, leaving the kids alone; Their ride home from soccer practice fell through after everyone left; Your adventurous teen decided to mosey over to the wild side of town. Stuff happens, but with the Life 360 Family Locator App, you can have some comfort knowing where your family members are located, what safety points and threats are nearby, and when anyone is safe or needs help. You can’t control everything, but you can stay in control a little more easily with this app.

Work, school and play have all merged in an always on world, and you and your friends/coworkers/clients are all about sharing. Videos, photos, documents, yes even spreadsheets and presentations have infiltrated your life 24/7. But here’s the good news. WIth the Google Drive App, you can keep everything and share everything directly from your Motorola phone. You can view, upload, share, edit, organize and more, all from your device. You can also make files available offline for those times you don’t have an internet connection. If we must always be “on”, at least we can have all of our files in one easy place to save us time and give us peace of mind. This app let’s you do it all, while mobile.

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On Monday, we polled our Facebook fans and posed this scenario:

You’re stranded in the middle of the desert. What’s the one app you couldn’t live without? And no… there’s no “Rescue Me From This Desert” app.

46% said they couldn’t live without Maps/GPS if stranded in a desert, which came as no surprise.

Fortunately Google maps, both with an internet connection, or without if you planned ahead, has you covered.

On your DROID RAZR M BY MOTOROLA or other compatible Motorola phone, offline maps lets you save and use certain maps when you’re not connected to the Internet. With GPS on, the blue dot will still work without a data connection so you know where you are. Whether you’re traveling the world or underground, offline maps can help you navigate the offline world.

14% said that they couldn’t live without Social Media or their favorite browser.

The Google Play store has all your favorite social media apps available including the latest version of the Youtube app.

And for fast mobile browsing, the Google Chrome app will get you to where you want to go on the web, even without a camel.

6% said that they couldn’t live without music.

Google Play Music has you covered, streaming all of your music to your device. You can even add 20,000 of your own songs to the cloud for free, so you’ll be sure to have enough music until your rescue team arrives.

Most of the other suggestions were for apps that don’t exist yet, like 9% that wanted an app to make beer or water, so as soon as the developers get that figured out, we’ll be sure to report back.

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Motorola APPy Hour – Shop and Save

October 4, 2012 : BY Motorola

Love it or hate it, shopping is a fact of life. This week’s APPy Hour is all about making the experience easier on your psyche and your pocketbook. These free apps from the Google Play store  help you find what you want, zero in on great deals and keep you organized — all by using your Motorola smartphone or Motorola tablet.

Google Shopper (Android 2.1 and higher)

Find millions of products with this robust app. See local and online prices, reviews, specifications, videos, and more to help you make wise purchasing decision.

Official eBay Android App (Android 2.1 and higher)

Hold eBay in the palm of your hand with this app made for eBay buyers and sellers. Browse, shop, sell and manage your activity whenever and wherever you are.

The Coupons App (Android 1.5 and higher)

Save at your favorite stores, restaurants and gas stations with this practical app. It includes a widget that sends you real-time coupons so you can get daily deals automatically delivered to you.

Out of Milk Shopping List (Android version varies by device)

Hate it when you unpack your grocery bags and discover your forgot an item? With this app, your list stays with you so you won’t forget what you need. The handy Pantry List tracks essentials so that you always know what you have at home.

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Motorola APPy Hour: Moving apps

September 27, 2012 : BY Motorola

Moving can be a royal pain, but with these helpful apps from the Google Play Store, finding your place and making your move can be a lot easier.

Zillow Real Estate and Rentals

Looking for new digs?  This free Android(TM) app lists home values, homes for sale and rentals of every shape and size with loads of filtering options. Use Android’s Voice Search feature and the built-in GPS technology to look for homes as you talk, walk or drive through neighborhoods.

Price: Free

Trulia Real Estate and Rentals

Trulia’s free real estate app let’s you sit back and enjoy your home search. With full-screen interactive maps and high-res photo slideshows, this app offers a picture-perfect way to get the real estate info you seek. And it’s now optimized for your tablet.

Price: Free

Apartments.com

Enjoy the same robust search experience of the Apartments.com core website on your Android phone. Gain instant access to millions of apartments across the United States. This free app was designed specifically for Android to ensure a great search-and-save experience.

Price: Free

Moving Planner

Lists, lists, and more lists. How can you keep it all straight?  This $0.99 app shows you how.  With a customizable planner and thumb friendly check/uncheck options this easy intuitive app has everything needed to plan your move.

Price: $0.99

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MOTOROLA APPY HOUR: Animal kingdom

September 13, 2012 : BY Motorola

If you love animals and nature, but don’t have time for the real deal, check out these apps from the Google Play Store to get your fix. From the depths of the Ocean to an extensive catalog of Dog breeds, your Motorola device will take you to a virtual Animal Kingdom.

Ocean HD (Android 2.2 and up)

Explore exotic sealife at the depths of the ocean – in true 3D.
Dive down and immerse yourself in your own underwater world every time you use your device.

Animal Puzzle (Android 2.0 and up)

This is an educational and entertaining puzzle game. It introduces many distinctive or endangered animals which are from five continents. Learn about their behaviors and habitats.

Cats vs Dogs (Android 1.6 and up)

Cat vs Dog is an entertaining game in which these two characters, a dog and a cat, face each other in a battle throwing things at each other. To throw the objects you will have to maintain the finger on top of your character. Take into account the wind strength.

Dog Breeds (Android 2.1 and up)

Petsie Dog Breeds gives you access to hundreds of dog breeds and high quality pet images. The content is based on www.petsie.org social network site, where enthusiastic pet owners have created over 110,000 pet profiles and have uploaded over 1,500,000 pet pictures. These pet profiles include both grown up dogs and dog puppies.

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The information age is appsolutely amazing, but with it comes a lot of clutter and confusion if we fail to organize our data and to-do lists. With these free apps from the Google Play Store, we can find the information we need and want, organize it, write our to-do lists, and easily get rid of apps we don’t want, all on your Motorola device.

Google Goggles (Android 2.2 and up)

Search by taking a picture: point your mobile phone camera at a painting, a famous landmark, a barcode or QR code, a product, a storefront, or a popular image. If Goggles finds it in its database, it will provide you with useful information. Goggles can read text in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish, and translate it into other languages.

ASTRO File Manager / Browser  (Android version varies by device)

ASTRO helps organize & view your pictures, music, videos, documents & other files. It also gives you the ability to stop processes that burn battery life and backup your apps in case you lose or change phones.

ColorNote Notepad Notes To Do (Android version varies by device)

ColorNote is an easy to use notepad for shopping lists, notes, to-do lists and calendars. A simple notepad editing experience when you write memos, emails and messages.

Easy Uninstaller (Android version varies by device)

One of the highest rated uninstall tools for android devices in the Google Play market.
Remove multiple apps by taps, with batch uninstall and one click, uninstall. Has various sort mode, and you can search apps by name.

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