Attack of the Android Apps

Are you sick of listening to your friends boast about their latest iPhone or iPad apps? Seriously, does it look like iCare? Well, if you carry an Android phone instead, here are some cool applications (apps) to your rescue! For the uninitiated, Android phones are the newest generation of mobile phones developed by Google and Android Inc. These phones, fronted by a friendly green monster, are equally smart and less pretentious in comparison to its overhyped Apple competition. So, out of the apps available on Android Market, which are the best three for you?

Abduction! World Attack

Have you ever seen a jumping cow? Well in this adorable platform-jumping adventure game, you control a cow on a mission to save your friends who have been abducted by aliens! Inspired by the nursery rhyme, “The Cow Jumps Over the Moon”, you hop from platform to platform while avoiding floating bombs and save friends along the way. To maneuver your bovine friend, tilt your phone accordingly. It is easy to play, addictive and surprisingly engaging

Twidroyd

If you are the kind of person who tweets excessively about where you are, what you’re doing and even what you’re looking at, you’ll need a good Twitter app to satisfy your busy fingers. Try Twidroyd,which is a lot faster and neater than the basic Twitter for Android app. With its easy-to-read interface, quick updating speed and LivePreview of links and media through the split screen, it’s no wonder most Android users prefer to “twidroyd”.

PowerAMP Music Player

Many cite it as the best music player app for Android phones and it lives up to its reputation. It has all the functions of a music player, but it is the sleek and sexy interface that makes it most appealing. The winning feature is its 10-band graphic equalizer - with dials for bass, treble and volume that you can adjust according to your preferences. You can also add the PowerAMP widget to your lockscreen, to minimize the hassle of constantly unlocking your phone to switch songs. Good for long bus rides to and from school!