Founded in 2004, award-winning tech weblog Engadget has brought a lot of shiny and new aspirational gadgets and software into the light through the years. routezavod. Tim Stevens--named "the nicest guy in tech" by "Fortune" magazine--has acted as the blog's editor-in-chief since 2011. Tim was gracious enough to share some of his latest and greatest software finds--for play--with and work Download.com readers. Engadget Editor in Chief, Tim Stevens What are your top five apps and why? Secrets Of Great Art here. Gmail: I'd be lost without this app. There are some mail apps that are a little better, but none integrate with labels, filters, and multiple accounts like the default. FlightTrack Pro: This iphone app (and its widget) keep me up to date on everywhere I'm going. It often knows about flight delays and cancellations before the persons at the airport do. Thanks to it, I've been able to call and get rescheduled on another flight before anyone else even knew they were going to miss their connection. Well worth the Pro upgrade for TripIt integration. Which brings me to... TripIt: It's so great to have everything in one spot, to know that when I get to the airport I have my car rental information there and--with a few taps--I can get directions to my hotel. ���������� �� ������������ ����� ����� ���. EzPDFReaderPro: I use this for signing PDFs on my Note II, constantly. Hill Climb Racing: It's such a simple game, but addictive. Do you have a preference between Android and iOS apps? I've spent a good amount of time on both and I was very, very near to buying an iPhone 5. But when I spent some time with the Note II, I knew it was for me. I needed the battery life, I enjoy the big screen, and I like having the stylus really. Do you remember the first iphone app you ever downloaded? What made you choose that particular one? ������������� ������� ����������� here. Oh boy, it was an alternative browser for Windows Phone way back in the day that handled remote rendering to allow Flash and speed up processing. The name eludes me at the moment, sadly... Do you use any programs to help you in your professional life? Which types and how do they help you? Most of my favorite programs are productivity related and most are travel related since I'm constantly on the road. I also use Google Drive for access to documents on the go from my phone, but I'm continually disappointed by how terrible the Android iphone app is. I can't believe Google hasn't turned it into a proper mobile office suite yet. If you were stranded on a desert island, and could only use one app, which would it be and why? I'm coming up blank! Most of the types I would select require a data connection to be truly useful for the long-term (like Spotify), and if I had a data connection I would of course be sending an e-mail and requesting a helicopter pickup! Which social media application is your chosen for getting initiatives out and why? Remains most powerful when it comes to exposure twitter, but the Google mobile experience is far better. That's my favorite. The Facebook is utilized by me application a bunch to see what my friends are up to, but even with the recent updates I'm not particularly fond of it. It's often slow to load images and updates. Which apps do you use to distract yourself on a long flight? ������� ������ �����. Any guilty pleasures? Hill Climb Racing is my guilty pleasure. Knoll Light Factory 64 Bit. I was turned on to it by a friend on Twitter and I've played it far too much, when I have five minutes to kill on a train usually, here or there. Beyond that, I don't often have time to distract myself on flights as I'm typically trying to get caught up on e-mails, as I am now! Killer Download: Top multiple-service chat clients. Is there an app that you think is one to watch? Why, the Engadget App, of course! Are there any interesting trends that you're noticing in iphone app development? Greater and better positional awareness (via GPS) plus social interaction are making software today a lot more interesting than they were only a few years ago. If you could invent your own fantasy software (any category and no restrictions), what would it be? An ultimate reporter's notebook for the Samsung Note series that records audio tracks in sync with what you're writing with the stylus. So, I could take notes during an interview, and later, when I'm looking at those notes, tap on a particular note and hear the audio tracks that was recorded when I wrote it. There's an app, S-PEN Voice, attempting to do this now, but it needs some work before it's specifically what I'm looking for.
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