1. Syncing App: doubleTwist.
DoubleTwist helps you buy and sync music from Amazon’ s MP3 store iTunes , and any other
music, video, or photo files
that live on your desktop. It
will even convert videos to the right format to watch on your device. Just drag and drop to take all your media with you. As a complement to the desktop software (which it requires for syncing), doubleTwist also recently released its own media player on the mobile side. It’ s pretty
slick, but it’ s missing a few
features that keep it from
being the best media player
(though I still recommend the desktop syncing app, which will work with your phone regardless of which media player you ’ re running on the
device).
2. Best Music/Video
Player:TuneWiki.
TuneWiki Blip,Twitter , or Facebook.
3. Best Remote Control:Gmote
4. Pandora
Pandora is your own
personalized radio, playing just the kind of songs you’ reinterested in and helping you find new artists with similar styles. Create a unique station for each of your distinct musical tastes and tune in to whatever you’ re in the mood
for. The more you listen, the
better Pandora learns what
you really like, providing even more targeted suggestions. If you ’ re already a Pandora user,
just log in to get immediate
access to your existing
personal stations. Honorable mention:
5. Last.fm.
Last.fm is a very close second to Pandora, and it connects with a variety of other media players and apps through plug-ins. In fact, you’ ll find plenty of users who swear by Last.fm over Pandora, making the decision of which app to
use largely a result of
personal preference or which online service you might already use.
5. Best Streaming
Radio:Rhapsody
in the mood for. But if you
know exactly what you want
and you want it now, go with
the on-demand streaming
music service offered by
Rhapsody. For a monthly
subscription, you ’ ll get
immediate access to millions of songs to match your whim. Rather than buying tracks or albums to remain in your collection permanently, Rhapsody gives you all the tunes you want, right now.
6. Best Podcast Player:Listen
Audible
7. SPB TV
SPB-TV
If watching TV in your doctor’ s
waiting room doesn ’ t cut it,
give this app a try. SPB TV
allows you to take your own
TV programs wherever you go. The free “ lite ” version is shown here, but you ’ ll
probably want to splurge for
the pay version ($9.95) to get more channels. There ’ s even a picture-in-picture feature, which is handy if you' re not sure which program to watch. Obviously, this isn ’ t a full
cable-like TV in your pocket — it has limitations, including
battery life and bandwidth
constraints. But it still beats
watching airport TV.
Honorable Mention:
TV.com
If you ’ re looking for shows
offered by the CBS-owned
TV.com, this app presents
plenty of clips and a number
of full-length episodes from
CBS (including CBS News and
CBS Sports), CW, Showtime,
CNET, and more. Despite these somewhat limited options, TV.com still has a better selection of quality
programming than any other
mobile TV app for Android, and everything is presented on a smooth and watchable
interface.
9. Best E-book
Reader:Aldiko



