discover the world of apps. starting with the basics, this ppt journeys from major app markets and commonly used apps to some of the latest interesting and absolutely weird apps.

2. Apps is an abbreviation
for application. An app is
a piece of software. It
can run on the
Internet, on your
computer, or on your
phone or other electronic
device.

4. Google Maps
Google Maps for mobile is the world's most
popular app for smart phone , with over
54% of global Smartphone owners using it .
Description :
Google Maps app for Android phones and tablets makes navigating
your world faster and easier. Helps you in finding the best spots in
town and the information you need to get there.- Comprehensive,
accurate maps in 200 countries
- Voice-guided GPS navigation for driving, biking, and walking
- Transit directions and maps for over 800 cities
- Live traffic, incident reports, and dynamic re-routing
- Detailed information on more than 100 million places
- Street View and indoor imagery for restaurants, museums, and
more

5. Instagram
• Instagram is an online photo-sharing , video-
sharing and social networking service that
enables its users to take pictures and videos,
apply digital filters to them, and share them
on a variety of social networking services,
such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr.
Users are also able to record and share short
videos lasting for up to 15 seconds.

6. WhatsApp
• WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform
mobile messaging app which allows you to
exchange messages without having to pay
for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is
available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android,
Windows Phone and Nokia . In addition to
basic messaging WhatsApp users can
create groups, send each other unlimited
images, video and audio media messages.

7. YouTube
• YouTube is a video-sharing website, created
by three former PayPal employees in February
2005 and owned by Google since late
2006, on which users can upload, view and
share videos.
• 35% of global Smartphone users use this app.

8. More Examples of commonly used
applications

10. APPLE’S app store :
The App Store was originally created by Apple Inc., to
help users download applications, both free and paid,
from the iTunes Store onto their iPhone, iPod Touch
and iPad. It is probably the biggest app store ,
compromising more than 1,00,000 apps.
ANDROID MARKET :
Though the Google Android Market had initially gotten
off to a slow start, it has now grown tremendously in
both size and popularity. Some experts believe that it
may very soon be capable of superseding the all-
powerful Apple App Store. The android market
features about 250,00 apps.
BLACKBERRY APP WORLD :
The blackberry app world, which has been live from
April 2009 offers more than 3500 apps. The store
presentation is neat and easy to navigate and it is the
only app store that supports PayPal billing

13. SOS – Stay Safe! is a personal safety application that empowers any
individual against acts of violence, and helps summon aid in any kind of
emergency. It lets you send out SOS alerts to friends and family
quickly, as soon as you sense danger.
The alert can be simply triggered by shaking the device using a
customizable shake limit. SOS – Stay Safe! can be extremely useful in a
wide range of dangerous scenarios ranging from sexual harassment or in
case of medical emergencies like heart failure.

14. This app created by Star India, has been widely advertised on their channels and has
over half a million downloads till date.
Like SOS, VithU, is also an emergency App that, at the click of the power button (2
times consecutively) begins sending out alert messages every 2 minutes to your contacts
that you feed into the app as the designated receivers or guardians.
The message that goes out simply says “I am in danger. I need help. Please follow my
location.”
The receiver will receive a link to your location every 2 minutes giving them your
updated location tracked by GPS. Also, the app gives out updates on the Crime Scene
in India and a “Tips Feed” option exclusively giving the user safety tips in an
emergency situation.
Additionally, being created by a TV channel, users of this app can share the incident
with Channel V by posting it in the “Submit Your Story” option in the Menu Bar

15. Like previous 2 apps,
“Nirbhaya: Be Fearless” is also
a free emergency app on
Android, which can send a
distress call or emergency
message to a specified contact
or group in an emergency
situation faced by a woman or
any other individual in general.
However, Nirbhaya app does
have some extra features which
include Geo Fence and Unsafe
are alerts(These are areas
marked as unsafe, and alerts
are sent out when app users
are in vicinity of that area). It
also has option to use either the
power button or shake, both of
which can send out SOS
messages.

16. Recently launched YATRAMiTR app is primarily a dynamic GPS and GPRS based auto-fare
calculator, which also has women safety and emergency alert features.
Anyone who has YATRAMiTR installed on their smartphones will be able to calculate the exact
distance of the travel along with exact calculation of fare when you are traveling by an Auto-
Rickshaw.
From safety perspective this app enables the user’s location to be viewed through a browser by
their family or friends. The inbuilt alert system will not only send out an SMS with user’s current
location but also keep constant track of the path to numbers saved in the app’s contact list. The
app provides a panic or danger button, when pressed, will send emergency alert SMS to
designated contacts.

17. Developed by SmartShehar.com, “Woman Safety Shield Protection” app has the same premise
as other emergency apps, however, it offers some additional features.
The app allows you to click a photograph of the situation, whether you are yourself in an
emergency, or something is happening around you. When you click a photo through the app, it
gets sent immediately to designated emergency contacts. The location is sent as an SMS and
the picture is emailed to them.
This app can be useful even if you are just a bystander and are witnessing a crime in progress.
This picture can be used by the police to apprehend and convict the perpetrators.

19. DASHLANE
Dashlane is an elegant and
secure app that acts as a
digital wallet backup,
password manager, and more.
It can automatically save
information from when you
make purchases online, so you
don't have to keep track of
them via email confirmations.
The data that Dashlane stores
remains encrypted until you
unlock the app. The app and
basic service are free.

20. An ambitious little app, it supports video
calls, voice calls, group video, and IM. And
that's across a number of major
platforms—iOS, OS X, Android, and
Windows. Sometimes, more features does
not necessarily equal a better experience
if performance flags. Luckily, OoVoo
delivers across the board. Super smooth
communication makes this app shine.
oovoo

21. The iPhone app GAIN Fitness acts as
a total workout buddy, coaching you
through a fully customized exercise
routine as often (or seldom) as you
want. The free app comes preloaded
with a variety of exercises for a
complete body workout, and it's
more than enough to keep you from
getting bored week after week.
Optional in-app purchases can add
special workouts, like yoga.
GAIN
FITNESS

22. Movie Tarot is an Android app that
predicts a movie's performance at the
box office before it is released, based
on data collected from various news
forums, blogs, videos, Facebook
pages, Twitter feeds and other sites.
The data is then put together, crunched
and the results offer meaningful
MOVIE TARROT APP

24. SO YOU ARE AT WORK and
bored to death? With
Inap@Work you can doze off
for a while . The app has
tools that make sounds
such as key-board hits as
well as practical noises like
harrumph and sniff!

25. With this app, you can
pull a practical joke
on anyone! It offers
crazy voice effects
that can make you
sound like a creepy
man, an alien or a
chipmunk. It records
your voice and changes
it while you are on the
call.
FUNNY CALL APP

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