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35 Must Have Android Apps for Professionals

While there are plenty of Android apps built for entertainment and more than a few for pleasure and pass times, professionals need apps that work as hard as they do.

To help you leverage your Android devices to help you get your work done and increase your professional image, here are 35 must have apps.

You won’t need them all, of course, as several of these are tailored to specific professions. But you will likely find apps on this list that are ready-made for your profession, as well as apps that can be used in any business.

1) Quadrant Professional Edition. Quadrant is a CPU, I/O and 3D graphics benchmark that you can use to measure your device’s hardware performance in these three areas. It completes its computations in just a few minutes and provides you a graph that compares your device with other popular devices. In short, you can see if you have the right device to do the computing you need to do. $24.99

2) Bloomberg Professional. This app delivers all the business, finance, and market news you’ll need every day. But it also serves u hard core market and company data which can give you insights and leads in business prospects as well as investment opportunities. Free.

3) Photo Editor Professional. This photo editing app will help you improve, crop and otherwise manipulate photos you take with your phone so they look professional in blog posts, newsletters, and professional social media accounts. Free.

4) Math Professional. This app is the ultimate math tool for your mobile device. You can use this app features, which are comparable to an advanced scientific calculator, online or off. If it can be calculated and plotted, this app can do it! $3.26.

5) Graph Professional. This app is a powerful function drawer. It supports most functions, uses up to 13 parameters, and limitless amounts of equations, among other great usability factors. $1.99

6) Pro Interpreter-Translator. Use this app to translate voice and text communications. This app supports Italian, Bulgarian Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Greek, German, French, Finnish, Estonian, English, Farsi (Persian), Haitian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Thai, Swedish, Slovenian, Spanish, Malay, Hmong Daw, Norwegian, polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Urdu and Vietnamese. Free.

7) Professional Text Modifier. This app provides an easy means to modify text in files on your mobile device. Find and replace words, merge text, remove empty lines, change file names, and other functions. 

8) CV Maker Professional. Ran across a job opportunity unexpectedly did you? This app will enable you to create a professional looking CV in seconds and email it right away straight from your mobile device. Free.

9) Professional Photo Editor. This app provides more than 20 filters and effects for photos for presentations, blog posts and posts on professional social media accounts. Free.

10) Netstat Professional. This app checks the security status of your phone’s network connection. It provides real-time whois info and real-time IP, port and status information among other important revelations. Free.

11) PrivateGSM Professional. This app enables you to safely and legally encrypt your phone calls through the VoIP Internet Protocol on your own server or on PrivateWave’s hosted server. Free.

12) Winscribe Professional. This is a dictation app for legal and professional users. It allows you to dictate, send it off for transcription and then receive the transcription for review on your mobile device. Some features are free for all users but to use all the features you need to have a WinScribe server license.

13) Business Ringtone Professional. This app provides over 50 professional ringtones and alerts. With this app, your phone sounds will have professional polish and yet be distinctive enough that you won’t reach for your phone every time a nearby phone sounds off with the default ringtone. Free.

14) Call Recorder Professional. This app enables you to record calls on your Android device. You can then store the recordings wherever – even to Dropbox – sort them by several different filters, sync to your contacts, delete or mark them for “forever” storage, and other useful phone conversation management functions. $5.95.

15) Sales Professional. This app is designed primarily for medical sales representatives. It enables product and scheduling management as well as analytical reports to improve sales activities. Free.

16) ICD 10 Professional. Use this app to search the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) by code or diagnosis. You can also bookmark diseases of interest for ease in future reference. $1.99

17) HON Professional. This app provides professional backup and support for small business owners and independent home inspection professionals. It’s an instant connection to a network of home inspections and system and component pros, such as those in electrical or heating and air industries. Take a pic of whatever you’re inspecting, share it with the community, and bingo you have expert opinions to consider. Free.

18) Qustodio Professional. This app enables you to see and manage device and Internet use in your organization or business. Key features include content filtering for a clean and safe web experience (this feature is typically used in school and child-friendly environments), time controls for device access, app controls, and mobile device location tracking. Free.

19) Notepad professional. This app makes it possible to write, edit, share and store notes on your Android device. It can help you organize both your work and your home life, because who can really tell where one ends and the other begins? But no worries, you can separate notes in files. $3.65

20) Calendar Professional. Yes, this is a calendar app but it is its added features such as the ability to pin pictures, notes, and voice recordings to meetings that makes it stand out from other calendar apps. Free.

21) Safety Notes – Professional. This app enables you to make notes and secure them on your device. This can be helpful especially in securing work notes from prying eyes. Free.

22) Professional Clinical Tools. This app is a professional mobile toolkit for healthcare practitioners such as optometrists, ophthalmologists, neurologists, medical doctors, optometric technicians, nurses, EMTs, and medical assistants. It contains high-resolution basic clinical testing tools for use and easy reference on an Android mobile device. $19.99.

23) Professional File Converter. This app enables you to convert files types of nearly any kind to a wide variety of different formats. Free.

24) Sales Manager. This app makes professional sales invoices in the field and on the go. You can’t get paid until you bill, so bill faster from your mobile device rather than wait until you get back to the office. Free.

25) Pipedrive – Sales CRM. This app helps you stay on top of your sales pipeline by providing you instantly with customer info and contact details, sales meetings and notes, and other information. It’s free but it requires a Pipedrive account.

26) TapPOS Inventory Sales Free. This is a POS register/Inventory Management/Statistics/Accounting/Bookkeeping app. With it you can stay on top of your payment registers, inventory, stock numbers and movement, payment register, and other inventory sales information. Free.

27) Google My Business. This app is made by Google so you know it’s going to work seamlessly. It enables you to connect directly with your customers who are using Google Maps, Google Search or Google +. You can use this app to update your business info on all three, share news and updates, read customer reviews, and get custom insights on how your business is showing up on Google. Free.

28) Business Tasks. This app is a business task organizer that synchronizes with Google Tasks and Toodledo. Sorting and drag and drop tools make it easy to use as do color coded lists and configurable smartlists. It’s the ultimate tool for keeping your work on course and preventing anything from falling through the cracks. Free

29) Business Dictionary. This app provides a business glossary with over 30,000 definitions in business, finance, and investing for easy reference. Free.

30) The 5 Minute Business Plan. Creat your own business plan in five minutes using this app that draws from HyperQuestions’ experience in creating over 8500 business plans across 52 countries. Requires 90% less typing than traditional business planning methods and your one page business plan will come back to you completed in 5 minutes or less via email or online. Free,

31) Business Card Maker. This app allows you to create a professional business card or social name card right from your mobile device. Add your own logo or use images from the gallery. Free.

32) CamCard Free - Business Card R. This app enables you to scan business cards and automatically add the info to your contact lists. Free.

33) Business Plan & Start Startup. Use this app to create your business plan on your own or with help from friends or with input from the app’s 23,000+ strong community. There are also tutorials for you to watch if you prefer. Email the plan directly from your app to bankers, investors, business partners or other interested parties. Free.

34) Small Business Accounting PRO. This is an accounting / CRM / organizer all-in-one application. It’s tied to a licensed BusinessSoft application which has a 30 day trial period but you can continue to use all features in this app except creating new sales after the trial period for free. Take care of your accounting on your mobile devices, or save it to Dropbox so you or your accountant can access it there from anywhere and any device.

35) Expensify - Expense Reports. Use this app to capture receipts and file expense reports with little effort. And if you happen to be missing a receipt, you can import it and other information from your credit card transactions. This app creates an IRS guaranteed eReceipt for all purchases under $75. Free.

Use these apps to speed your work, improve productivity, and polish your image! Apps are your personal servants but you have to download them first! You’ll find all of these waiting on you at Google Play!

Use WhatsApp in Your Web Browser

Good news for those you who use WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned chat app is now available in your Web browser.

WhatsApp announced the news Wednesday, confirming recent rumors that it was planning to soon introduce a Web client for in-browser chatting. "Our Web client is simply an extension of your phone: the Web browser mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device — this means all of your messages still live on your phone," WhatsApp founder Jan Koum wrote in a post on his Facebook page.

At this point, however, it only works with Android, BlackBerry, BlackBerry 10, and Windows Phone versions of the app. Koum said the company is not able to provide a Web client for iOS users at this time due to "Apple platform limitations."

To connect WhatsApp to your Web browser, simply openweb.whatsapp.com in Chrome. You'll see a QR code — scan that inside of WhatsApp, and voila. Your phone will need to stay connected to the Internet for the Web client to work, Koum said. Also, ensure that you're using the latest version of WhatsApp on your phone.

"We really hope you find Web client useful in your everyday lives," Koum said.
Meanwhile, the new Web client comes after WhatsApp cracked down on third-party app WhatsApp Plus, and punished users who downloaded it. The company has cut off access to the unauthorized WhatsApp Plus app, which provided additional customization options for the SMS service. WhatsApp Plus users who tried to return to WhatsApp are now being locked out for 24 hours for breaking the rules.

For more, see PCMag's review of WhatsApp Messenger forAndroid and iOS. Also check out What Is WhatsApp? An Explainer.

WhatSim Lets You Use WhatsApp for Free While Roaming Worldwide

WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging services worldwide, with the company recently announcing 700 million monthly active users. Now, in an attempt to woo the largeWhatsApp user base, an Italian company has launched WhatSim, a WhatsApp-only SIM that comes with a plan that will let you use the popular messaging app for free while travelling across about 150 countries.
(Also see: WhatsApp Now Available via Your Desktop Browser)
Manuel Zanella Rngineer, Founder and CEO of Zeromobile, the company behind WhatSim, says, "WhatsApp is the future of mobile communications. Its only "limit" is the data connection especially when you are traveling because the roaming charges are expensive and you can't always find Wi-Fi everywhere and it is not always free. As someone who appreciates and uses WhatsApp, I tried to figure out how to get around this problem. That's why WhatSim is an extraordinary opportunity for WhatsApp."

For EUR 10 (approximately Rs. 714), users will get a SIM card (standard worldwide shipping is EUR 5 - Rs. 350 approximately) unlimited text messaging for a year. While sending and receiving text messages, location updates, and contacts via WhatsApp is free, users will have to buy credits for sharing multimedia messages such as photos, videos, and voice messages. How much you get for your credits depends on where you are travelling.
Zanella further explains, "The solution we have developed is simple and intuitive. With €5 you get 1000 credits that you can use, for instance, to exchange 50 photos or 10 videos in many countries around the world. There are no limits to sharing your position and contacts. This way we guarantee the utmost transparency. Buying a recharge is quick and easy: just go to our website even from your smartphone and soon even from a dedicated app."
WhatSim is available to buy via the WhatSim website, with the company also planning to make it available via "network of local distributors in over 100 countries."
Of course this is not the first time someone's offering a SIM with unlimited WhatsApp usage, though earlier attempts have been limited to a specific country. Last year, WhatsApp, in partnership with E-Plus, a mobile telecommunications operator in Germany, started selling prepaid SIMs that offered unlimited WhatsApp usage.

How to Make a Bootable USB Disk for Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP

Ever faced a virus attack on your PC? Have an old laptop that refuses to boot up one fine day, throwing up errors such as bootmgr missing or NTLDR missing? Your best option in both these cases may be to reinstall Windows on your computer. When you first use your computer, you're prompted to create a DVD backup of your Windows install, but keeping a DVD safely and not losing it can be a bother. Being able to reinstall Windows using a USB you just keep nearby can be a big help, and to do this all you need to do first is create a bootable Windows USB drive. This is also very helpful if you bought a compact laptop - many smaller new devices don't have a DVD drive.

Remember you'll need a working Windows install (any version) to do this - if your computer won't boot, use a friend's to follow these steps.

Here's everything you need to know about the process.

Windows 7

The first thing you need is a Windows ISO or an image file. This is a virtual copy of a Windows installation DVD and you can source this legally from Microsoft without a product key. Here are the links for various edition of Windows 7.

Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit)

Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)

Windows 7 Professional (32-bit)

Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)

Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit)

Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

You'll still need a valid product key when you reinstall Windows so make sure you keep that safely.

Once you've downloaded the Windows 7 ISO file, follow these steps to burn it to a pen drive.

Download the Windows USB/DVD tool from here and run it.

Click Browse and select the downloaded Windows 7 ISO file.

Click Next.

The next page asks whether you want to save this file to a USB or a DVD. Click USB device.

Connect a pen drive with at least 4GB space to your computer. Make sure you back up all data on the pen drive to your computer as it will be erased during this process.

Select your pen drive from the drop down menu and clickBegin copying.

When this process is complete, you'll have a bootable Windows 7 USB ready.

Windows 8

1. Download the Windows Installation Media Creation Tool from here and run it.
2. Select the Language from the first drop-down menu.
3. Then select the Edition of Windows you want to install. Your choices are: Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 N, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro N and Windows 8.1 Single Language.
4. In the third drop-down menu next to Architecture choose whether you want a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the OS. If your computer has less than 3GB RAM, then pick 32-bit. If it has more than 3GB RAM, pick 64-bit. If you need to see which version you're running right now, right click on My Computer and select Properties. There, you'll see the information you need under Windows Edition and System type respectively.
5. Click Next.
6. Plug in a USB drive to your computer. Make sure that it has at least 4GB space. If there's any important data on the drive, create a backup as this process will erase the pen drive completely.
7. Now you'll be asked to choose where to save the ISO file. Choose USB flash drive.
8. Click Next.
9. You'll see a list of USB drives connected to your computer. Select your pen drive from the list and click Next.
10. Now the Media Creation Tool will begin downloading the ISO straight to your pen drive. When the download completes, click Finish.

Windows XP

1. Go to the Windows XP SP3 ISO download page.
2. Select the language from the drop-down menu and click the big red Download button.
3. Download a free programme such as ISOtoUSB to burn the image to a pen drive. There are a lot of apps that let you do this and you can use any of these. We found ISOtoUSB easy to use and light, so we picked it over others.
4. Install ISOtoUSB on your computer and open it.
5. Click Browse and select the downloaded Windows XP ISO file.
6. Plug in a pen drive with at least 1GB free space to your computer. All data on this pen drive will be erased so make sure you have a backup.
7. In ISOtoUSB, select the pen drive from the drop-down menu.
8. Click the checkbox next to Bootable
9. Click Burn.

When the process is complete, a bootable Windows XP USB drive will be ready.
Booting and installing Windows
Now you have a bootable pen drive ready, you can boot off this drive and install Windows. Installing Windows is quite straightforward, but the steps leading up to it may vary a little depending on the manufacturer of your computer. We've added a brief explanation below on how to do this.

When you're booting up the computer, on the very first screen, you'll see a text which says something like "Press Del to Enter BIOS". Press whatever key is listed - this is usually Delete, or one of F1, F2, F8, or F12 - when the computer is booting, to enter the BIOS. There, you need to find a menu like Advanced BIOS settings, and select USB as the primary boot device. Now, you need to save and exit BIOS - the key to do so will be listed on-screen, but it is usually F10. Plug in the USB, and when you reboot, you'll start the install process for Windows on your computer. Follow on screen instructions to install Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows XP.
Did you manage to create a bootable Windows pen drive? Let us know via the comments. For more tutorials, head to our How To section.

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LG G3 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Update: How to Install CyanogenMod [Official] CM12 Custom ROM [Tutorial]

LG has already released the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop to the company's 2014 flagship LG G3 in select regions across the globe.

LG G3 owners who are interested to experience the newer, visually appealing interface and other numerous (almost unlimited) customisation options can try installing the new CyanogenMod CM12 series Android 5.0.2 Lollipop custom ROM.

This new CM12 milestone software is a nightly version of the AOSP (Android Open Project) 5.0.2 Lollipop update. We like to remind our readers that this nightly version is unstable and has some un-tested bugs in it. Hence, readers are advised to go thorough the whole tutorial article before going ahead with the installation.

Some of features that are missing in the nightly version are:
Theme Engine
Quick Settings reorganization and customization
Quick Settings Ribbon mode
Navigation bar reorganization and customization
Sound panel customization
Lock-screen quick unlock

[Note: Cyanogen team has confirmed that they have completed 85-percent of development of the stable firmware and would roll-out it soon. Until then users can upgrade their device with nightly update.]

Prerequisites (Things to remember before installing the CyanogenMod CM12 Nightly):
Users are advised to update their third party addons to ensure compatibility
The CM backupscript.sh in recovery will ignore and remove incompatible applications from your system partition (these are usually non-CM apps that users have opted to install). You must install a compatible app (or app pack) to regain that functionality
You can flash CM12 nightlies directly from CM11 M12 or CM 11 nightlies (no need to wipe), provided you read and followed items 1 and 2
Once on CM12 nightlies, you cannot downgrade back to CM11 without wiping – if you are thinking of just exploring the release, then take a backup of your existing installation if you want to go back to it.
Users must install Lollipop OS compatible recovery before installing the new CM12 custom ROM.
Make sure the device is rooted before going forward for custom ROM installation
This new CyanogenMod CM12 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop firmware has to be installed on the LG G3 (D850, D851, D852 and D855) models only ; if tried on other devices, it might get bricked [To check your device model: Go to Settings >> About phone >> model number]
Installation of custom ROM requires clearing of memory in the smartphone, so make sure to back all the data by installing Clockwork Mod (CWM) Recovery/ TWRP in the smartphone.
Users make sure you have installed USB drivers on the PC, or else your smartphone (LG G3) will not be recognized by the computer.
Make sure your device has more than 80 percent battery, or else there is a chance of smartphone getting temporarily bricked if the installation process is interrupted mid-way.

[Disclaimer: This procedure is very technical and should be performed by a person with sound knowledge of rooting (or manual software installation) Android devices. If the step-by-step installation process is not followed properly, there are chances of the smartphone getting bricked or being permanently irreparable. International Business Times, India Edition cannot be held responsible for any damage or claims from readers if the procedure does not yield the required results or if the smartphone is bricked. Hence, users are advised to proceed with caution.]

Downloadable files:

CM12 Custom ROM for LG G3 (D850): HERE

CM12 Custom ROM for LG G3 (D851): HERE

CM12 Custom ROM for LG G3 (D852): HERE

CM12 Custom ROM for LG G3 (D855): HERE

[Note: Build release-date: 23/01/2015]

Google Apps: HERE

Tutorial: Step-by-step installation procedure of CyanogenMod [official] Android 5.0.2 Lollipop CM12 custom ROM Nightly on LG G3-

Step 1: After downloading the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop CM12 custom ROM and Google Apps files in to your PC; connect LG G3 to PC via USB cord.

[Note: Before plugging the phone to the computer, be sure that you have installed USB driver software, if not, click HERE to download the firmware]

Step 2: Then, place Android 5.0.2 Lollipop zip file and Google Apps .zip file into the phone's SD card memory. [Note: Users are advised to paste the .zip file in SD card root, not in any other folder.]

[Note: Before installing the custom software, be sure that the device must have been rooted and has installed ClockworkMod Recovery tool.]

Step 3: Turn off the device and disconnect from the PC.

Step 4: Perform the regular Recovery Mode sortie by press holding 'Volume (Down)' and 'Power' buttons.

Step 5: After entering the RECOVERY mode, clear the phone memory, by choosing 'wipe data/factory reset' option.

[Note: use 'Volume' keys to navigate and 'Power' button to select options, while operating under Recovery Mode]

Step 6: Clear the cache memory by selecting 'wipe cache partition'

Step 7: Go back to ClockworkMod recovery, and select 'advanced' and tap 'wipe dalvik cache' [Note: This step is optional, but many recommend this procedure so that user will not face boot loops or any other errors in the middle of custom ROM installation]

Step 8: Come back to main recovery screen and then tap 'install zip from SD card'

Step 9: Then tap 'choose zip from sdcard' and go to Android 5.0.2 ROM .zip file in SD card and enter the installation process. Repeat the same procedure to install Google Apps [Note: use 'Volume' keys to navigate and 'Power' button to select options]

Step 10: Once done with the installation process, navigate to '+++++Go Back+++++' and re-start the device by opting 'reboot system now' seen in the recovery menu.

Now, your device (LG G3) will take at a few minutes to complete the booting process.

Head to Settings >> select 'About phone' to confirm the installation of CyanogenMod Android v5.0.2 Lollipop CM12 custom ROM.


[Credits: CyanogenMod.Org]

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