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And the good news is that you can now use your smartphone to kick this bad habit. QuitGuide provides you the informative data collated on smoking, cigarettes, harmful effects, permanent and temporary effects of smoking, and Preparing to Qui Are you a smoker trying to quit? Or the infor maybe you're in the process of you'll quit smoking even before you realise it! All the articles are neatly organised into four tabs that read "Thinking about quitting?", ‘Preparing to quit?”, "Quitting?" and "Staying quit?”. ation given in this app helps you understand that why to quit, what quitting smoking. Well, here is an app to expect when you quit, and how to that will definitely help. This guide was written by tobacco control professionals, cessation counselors, with the help of ex-smokers and experts for the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Apps Unveiled overcome probiems that may come up in your journey to be smokefree. QuitGuide allows you to search for content using keywords, save specific pages as favourites, and also allows you to share the content on Facebook and other social platforms, so that your friends who smoke can also give ‘quitting a serious thought. ‘To sum up, if you're giving a serious thought to quit smoking, there's no reason you shouldn’t try QuitGuide! Available on: @ Price: July 2014MM TE HEALTHY WAY j QuitSTART OTe Ll be QuitSTART takes a slightly different approach which helps you in the identification of factors that trigger the desire to smoke. ‘This smoking-cessation app allows you to track your moods and cravings for a cigarette, and even allows you to upload personalized “pick me ups” and “reminders” that will help you stay smokefree when the temptation to smoke is strong. in screen of the app, you will find three tabs that read ‘rave” and “Slip. If your mood is happy and relaxed, then the app will ask you to take the picture of the moment, so you can recall it during the challenging times, whereas in the case of angry and stressed mood, the app will ask you to take an appropriate action, such as call a friend, get a 'Pick-me-up', or play. a game among oth Ifyou click on the ‘Crave’ tab, the app will ask you about your craving level, mood and whereabouts. Then the app will show you a motivational message, so you ean control your desire to smoke. Also, it records the momenis when you couldn't able to control yourself from smoking a cigarette. QuitSTART allows you to track your smoking-cessation performance in graphs and in a history list. It even offers virtual rewards for staying smokeftee (from one day to one year). You ean proudly share your achievements with your friends on various social networking sites. Overall, this app helps you understand the situations that forced you to smoke, so you can avoid such situations in the future and stay intact with your commitment to quit smoke. Available on: @ Price: FREE RELATED APP CHOICES a My QuitBuddy My Last Cigarette eee Smoke Control ‘Australian National | By Mastersoft Mobile By. Preventive Health Agency | Solutions Available on: © Available on: © Price: FREE Price: FREE July 2014 By Mastersoft Mobile pay Naor Solutions Available on: © Available on: Price: FREE Price: FREE Apps UnveiledQuit Now! as an app CERNE UTS motivational stats - | , NTT OL Teg Quitting Smoking is not an easy decision to make. Going the habit. through with it can be a nerve-wracking experience that ~ produces all kinds of emotions. — ms ‘To getstarted with, the app will ask you a few basic questions about your ‘smoking habits and also notes down your quit date and time, The main Sereen of the app has tabs that read “Stats”, “Community”, “Health”, “Gallery” and “Achievements”. ‘The ‘Stats’ stream keeps a check on how Tong it has been since you've smoked your last cigarette, and how ‘much time and money you've saved by the number of cigarettes you haven't smoked. ‘The ‘Health’ tab informs you about the improvement in your health while also ticking off the levels you've reached. ‘Then there is the ‘Achievements’ tab, which tells you about various accomplishments you've made since you quit smoking, This is something you can share on your social networking profile to tell your friends that you're not hooked anymore! ‘One dlick on the ‘Community’ tab allows you to communicate with other ‘smokers across the world to see how they are getting along. It also acts as a virtual support group. Finally, there's the ‘Gallery’, which shows you seary pictures of the results stioking can have! Overall, this app works wonders for keeping you motivated. Provided, you don't give up, that is. So, download it right away because it’s time to get back tohealthy living. Available on: 6 # OG WG Price: FREE (offers in-app purchases) You gut stroking ®@ 23 June 2014 2 doyo, 16:56:44 ignites not smoked ® 27 cigarettes Money soe W e136 Time saved: © seays, 0242 KickSmoking Some habits die hard, it is said. Especially the bad ones. Maybe, but not anymore! Here's the KickSmoking mo app to help you quit at least one bad habit i.e, Smoking. That too, for good. ‘This is the perfect app to help you quit ‘smoking because it brings an overall approach to the act of quitting and the after effects. Generally, when a person ‘quits smoking, the first week is the most tormenting when repeated cravings are bound to happen, But don't worry; if your commitment to quit is strong, then this app is going to help you in every manner possible. ‘To begin with, the app will ask you a few basic questions about your smoking habits. After that, the ride is simple. ‘This is an app that records how long you've been smoke-free, how much. money you've saved, the number of Se eg eres J et ety none Oxygen increase Available on: CE Apps Unveiled cigarettes you've avoided! as well as the number of cravings youve resisted, and ‘even the health benefits you should be experiencing. ‘The best feature ofthis app is'Craving ‘Timer’, which urges you to hold on to your craving instead of lighting a cigarette because cravings, according to the app, last for a mere 3 minutes. This app keeps 2 ‘dose watch on how long you have gone ‘without a smoke and the milestones you have achieved along the way. This is an app that really works wonders whether you're a new smoker or a chain ‘smoker. So, go on and quit today. Just download the app. Simple! Price: FREE (offers in-app purchases) July 2014From Editor's Desk ‘n our consistent approach to tell you about the mobile apps that can actually make your life smooth, we have brought forth an exclusive collection of apps, just for you. In the pages that follow, you'll find that the apps are not just for chatting and playing games. They are far beyond that; the apps could actually help you quit smoking, training your brain and boosting your knowledge level. Apps like Quit Now, QuitSTART or KickSmoking ean actually aid you in the process of quitting smoking in every manner possible, if your commitment to quit smoke is strong. Plus, non-smokers can guide their friends about these apps, motivating them to kick their bad habit of smoking, In this issue, we have also focused on some of the video learning apps like Mobento, HowStuffWorks and TED. ‘These apps provide you oodles of information than can make you look really smart in casual conversations while helping you in studies as well. Cool, isn't it? If we are talking about apps, then how can we skip games? Hold on, we are not talking about the games that are just for passing time. In this issue, you'l find games that are designed especially to test your memory, along with cognitive abilities, such as visual, spatial, logie, language and arithmetic abilities. And not just that, you can find apps that allow you to anonymously say the things that aren't usually said, the things you can't even tell your best friend. Plus, here is your chanee to know more about the Amazon Appstore, right from Mr. Parag Gupta, Country Head at Amazon Appstore. Altogether, in this issue, we have apps for everyone spanning all age groups. So go ahead and find out the coolest apps for yourself. And yes, don't forget to share your experience with us. Happy Reading! W Jyoti Aggarwal Editor & Publisher: Jyoti Aggarwal Co-Founder Vishal Jain Editorial Soumyarka Gupta Monika Creative Design Mrs. Chandana Website Jatin Bhardwaj Parveen Kinger For subscription & advertisement queries email at enquiry@appsunveiled.com Call: (+91) 9717097579 6 | July 2014 ‘Vinay Kumar Aggarwal Find out fun ways to train your brain 7 Brain Games Watch educational videos on the move Keep Learning 10 In Conversation with Parag Gupta, Country Head, Amazon Appstore 1 6 In Conversation 1 8 Happy Socialising Interact anonymously with other Get yourself a best tattoo design 1 9 Beauty & Lifestyle 2 2 Productivity Scan Documents & QR codes on the go 9 6 Appy To help bSafe- Never Walk Alone "APPS UNVEILED is polietion of AppCrary Media Prite Limite. All isformalin. 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One click on "Targeted’ tab allows you to choose your favourite tasks and their level of difficulty ‘The task TileFlip calls you to memorise what's behind the tiles and Apps Unveiled then be able to identify the odd one out while in GridGrind task, you have to remember the position of a particular shape in order to recreate ‘the same scenery. And in the Numberz ‘ask, you have to remember the phone number of different people and then ‘ry to dial it. Either way, you can always check your progress by looking at the statistics within the app. In simple words, this app gives your ‘memory a rigorous workout. It will make your brain huff, puff, pant, sweat and finally gets in shape. So, go ahead and get yourself this brilliant game. Available on: Price: July 2014MM BRAIN GAMES How To PLAY July 2014 CLOCKWORK BRAIN Developed by Total Eclipse, the app offers 13 mini-games in all, which include finding anagrams, counting missing tiles in a wall type structure, remembering number patterns, and identifying the smallest object among others. Here's the catch: ‘youcan play only four mini gamesin the free version of theapp. When you first boot the game up, you only have access to one of the two modes, Challenge and the Single Game mode can be unlocked once you've earned enough Sprocket tokens while playing the Challenge mode. ‘The ‘Challenge’ mode lets you play all four mini-games in a row, all under a strict ime limit, thus, you must try to solve as many puzzles as possible, that too as fast as you can. Each game tests a different aspect of thinking and range from counting missing blocks to remembering numbers from smallest to largest. For each correct answer pointsareearned, with bonuses for expedient answers. As the points go higher, the level of difficulty increases with more shapes, missing tiles, longer and more difficult anagrams, and extended number sequences. All this, makes the game more fun and addictive, The better one does, the more “Sprocket “Tokens” are earned, which can then be used to purchase extras in the app such as onus mini-games, wallpapers, free trial ofall premium mini-gamesand soon. Ifyou get hooked on playing free mini-games, then you also have the option to expand your brain-games collection by purchasing premium game packs! Plus, the app supports nine different languages. Overall, this game has lotto do with your brains, and itis a great brain teasing game that you can add toyour game collection. Available on: @ Price: FREE (offers in-app purchases) Apps UnveiledETE > Mental Categories — exercise your vain @ BRAIN GAMES Sa Mind Games Frankly, calling the Mind Games mobile applica Mindware Consulting, a ‘game’ is simply unfair. It is way more than that! It is like your very own brain mentor. ‘Mind games offers great collection of ‘games, which are based on principles of, cognitive psychology to help you practice different mental skills. While registration ‘the app asks for your year-of-birth, so that your performance can be evaluated according to the right age group. ‘The app offers 20 different mind training ‘games such as Attention Training, Vocabulary Power, Memory Grid, Abstraction, ete. Each one of these tracks and enhances a different area of your brain, which includes focus, speed, verbal ‘memory, spatial memory, knowledge or visual memory. Given detailed instructions help you understand that how to play the game. Onee you've finished playing the game, your score is matched against the rest of the people in your age-group from around the world and you're given a standing according to your performance. From your concentration to your memory and visual abilities, this is an app that tests all! Also, it's worth mentioning that a few of the games given in the app can be played ‘only up to 3 times in the free version of the app. You can upgrade to Mind Games Pro to play them unlimited. In simple terms, this is an app that trains your brain in a holistic manner and uses amusing games to carry out the training, So don’t wait and download this game right away! bleon: @ Price: FREE (offers in-app purchases) Fit Brains Trainer Often when people are asked about their fitness levels, they narrate the number of push-ups they do, how long and far they can run at a stretch, and how much weight they can lift in one go. That's all good. But i forget to attain a healthy most cases, in the rush to attain a healthy body, people \d. And, that's why "Fit Brains Trainer" mobile application by Vivity Labs is here. Developed by Dr. Paul Nussbaum, a prominent clinical neuropsychologist in the United States, this app bridges the gap between fun and serious business ic. improving your brain performance. ‘Though it uses fun games and scores you according to the difficulty levels, the effects of the games are far reaching for your brain's health, ‘The most interesting thing isthe precise ‘approach that this app takes towards your brain training. Once you've downloaded the app, itasks you to register. While registration, the app asks you about your age and any pre-existing condition that you may have, like Attention Deficiency Disorder, cognitive problems, depression, ete., and once you've filled in these little details, you're all set. ‘The app plans your training sessions automatically on the basis of the data you've entered and offers you almost 10 different brain games that help you train your brain in five major areas that are speed, problem solving, memory, visual and concentration, ‘The games at every stage are relatively simple and have three difficulty levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. You!ll be asked to find out missing object, spot the difference or mateh the pairs and more, And the best is that your score quantifies your improvement over the Apps Unveiled Ae geod eas wr s-e ue time. You can view your performance over the time in different brain areas. The app also offers in-app purchases, so you can unlock all the brain games and training sessions, Go ahead and exercise your brain in the most fun way! Available on: @ Price: FREE (offers in-app purchases) July 2014Uy POPULAR VIDEOS Eceential Characteristics of Life Fighting a Contagious Cancer Plant Nutrition and Transport ANew Strategy in the War on Cancer Chromosomal Genetics 10} July 2014 Imagine a world where you can carry almost all the knowledge in your pocket. Welcome to the world of Mobento, which is packed with over 4300 educational videos. ‘The app allows you to search for nearly any topic from "biology" to "mathematics" and "creative thinking" to “inspirational” among others in no-time. The educational content offered by this app is humongous. The layout of the app is neat and clean, making the overall learning experience simply fabulous. ‘The videos pertaining to every subject in this vast collection have been neatly organised, and itis very easy to find the right video if you know what you're looking for, all with the help of its unique keyword search function. ‘Mobento's search function instantly searches the entire video library for the words that were actually spoken and also tells you what the frequency of occurrence is. And not just that, the search even shows you when each ‘word was spoken within a video, so yyou can zoom straight to the moment ‘when a two-hour lecture focuses on Apps Unveiled the topie you're interested in. Mobento focuses on the quality of the vvideo content rather than quantity; hence you will find only high quality and fascinating videos, all from established academic institutions and learning organizations. There are videos from Cambridge, Stanford, Yale, NASA, and a lot of other organisations. ‘The app also allows you to download the videos, so that you can watch them offline as well. Or, you can add videos to your watch list or tag them as favourites. In simple words, this app is perfect blend ofboth technology and education. And it's tons of fun. Go on; get this video learning app right Available on « Price: FREIKEEP LEARNING ii Knowledge doesn't have a single language. It moulds itself to the language you speak. And that's what the TED mobile app brings to you, in addition to its global reputation. ™ TED ‘TED Conferences have become a rage all around the world, featuring some of the most prominent people with stellar reputations. These speakers often cover topics like entertainment, society, science, ‘motivation or Social justice among, others. In other words, TED is a treasure trove of information if you're interested in boosting your knowledge levels, ‘The app follows the TED hallmark of a simple and intuitive interface. All "TED talks" topics are neatly organised into some 250 categories, from “trees” to “robots” and “happiness” to “leadership” and beyond. One click on "Featured Ted talks" lets you swipe through the recent and the most popular videos. ‘Also, there's a tab "Surprise Me", ‘which guides you to a playlist of undiscovered talks, so here is your chance to find something interesting always. The app even offers audio versions of many TED ‘Talks, which is a great option if you just want to listen to audio while doing other activities. Moreover, you can download videos lets you access TED hour on ‘National Public Radio (NPR) talks with subtitles in over 90 share videos with others via Facebook, Twitter or E-mail. abuge variety of subjects. So, have fun! Available on: @ @ & Price: FRE! languages. This app has videos in ‘Hindi language as well. Like it was said earlier; knowledge doesn't have single language. Also, you can Overall, this is an app that can help you in your own presentations, ‘while also enhancing your grasp on download this app right away and TED believes in the concept of Ideas Worth Spreading". for viewing them offline. The app Jets you download both audio and video, in either a high-res or low-res format. One click on "My Talks" tab lets you access both downloaded and bookmarked videos. Plus, one hit on "Listen" button given at the top right corner of the main screen Discover Tay, ke to lea abeut Humanity ‘What's more, you can watch TED NY OO a te) ree? © howstuffwo rks Welcome to the utterly fascinating world of HowStuffWorks, an app that entertains you, educates you, polishes up your memory, and gives you oodles of information that can make you look really smart in casual conversations. From videos to quizes and informative articles to facts ~ this app has it all! In fact, you will literally drown from information overload. The app tells you what makes things tick. How they ‘work, why they work and what stuff is needed to make them work. Apps Unveiled ‘The user interface is beautiful and intuitive. All the content is neatly organised into various tabs that read ‘Featured’, 'Read/Articles’, Quizzes’, 'Facts/ Quotes’, 'Shows’ and 'Videos/Watch’. Here, you can find a variety of topics such as Adventure, Auto, Culture, ‘Money, Science, Tech and many more! All the given tabs are self-explanatory. One click on, “Quizzes” tab opens a world of endless quizzes, whereas one click on "Shows" tab lets you access informative shows on 'Brain stuff, 'Stuff you missed in history class, 'the stuff of genius’ or ‘the coolest stuff on the planet’ among others. Also, you will find the endless list of interesting facts and quotes within the app. ‘The app allows you to share interesting stuffs with others on Facebook, Twitter or E-mail. The only flip side is that you can’t save the content on your device. But this minor inconvenience is completely worth it! So, go ahead and download this brilliant app without ‘wasting any time. Just one little warning: this app is seriously addictive! Available on: @ Price: FREE, July 2014 |11WE MUST HAVE APPS 12) July 2014 Remote Control ‘This is a remote access app that enables you to control your PC or Mac from your smartphone or tablet and work on your computer as if you were sitting in front of it. All you need is an active internet connection, Taking control of your PC or Mac from your phone is a two-step process. In addition to the download of mobile app on your phone, you'll also need to download the TeamViewer software on your PC from its official website. Once that’s done, you'll be given a TeamViewer ID and password, which can be used to connect both PC and mobile. The whole installation process is quite smooth and painless. Once you put in the ID and password, you'll be able to sce the full version of your desktop on your mobile screen. A detailed instruction page teaches you how the controls work, right down to the minute details of controlling your mouse strokes. Then there's the availability of full keyboard funetionality, which lets you access all the shorteuts such as Ctrl+Alt+Del, reboot remote computer, ‘change monitor among others. Plus, you can transfer files to and from your computer to your mobile device. And not just that, you can also control multipie computers and servers by just creating the user account. Brilliant, isn't it? ‘TeamViewer also lets you hold virtual meetings with multiple participants (again, they all must have TeamViewer installed). So now you can always stay in an arm's length from your computer, no ‘matter where you physically are. Travel while stayed rooted and ‘connected, You can service your clients on the go, or you can access your music, videos or documents from anywhere and anytime. ‘Now, do you still need more convincing to download this app? Available on: @ @ CG Price: Apps Unveiled cc 7MUST HAVE APPS [x SPEED ee) (Cleaner) © 0 ® a Oo) In other words 'DU Speed Booster' isa _aren’t needed, this app can speed up __The app even inspeets apps’ total Android phone management ‘your phone in multiple ways. It also permissions, offers anti-virus protection solution that combines advanced helps you uninstall pre-loaded apps. The and blocks SMS or Call, through easy functionality of an app task killer, speed app manages background processes, kill interface and one touch controls. 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Quotes By Skol Labs LLC rare Price: FREE Available on: @ The app offers you thousands of the best quotes and sayings in the form of HD images with beautiful backgrounds. You can use these mages as backgrounds or wallpapers, or you can choose to save or share them with your friends. The quotes offered by this app are neatly Jw west yeu sorted into various categories such as awesome, famous, dreams, eee forgiveness among others, hence you can customise your search for Then hen you famous quotes on the basis of your preference. The free version of this. J s02* seen, co app restricts the sharing & saving of images up to 10 times a day. Ifyou“ vwish, you can subscribe to Quotes” Pro for unlimited sharing and = Mays ngeioa saving of your favourite quotes and also to get rid of ads. 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AppsUnveiled July 2014 |15ae a Aer Parag Gupta ‘Country Head ‘Amazon Appstore App market is a large market growing at double and triple digit rates, and we see it as an opportunity as long as we can offer a great user experience, selection and great value deals, which are the things the users really want. Now, the Amazon Appstore has over 2,40,000 apps and games to offer, which has nearly tripled over the last year. That's great. But, Apple and Google have over 1 million apps to offer to their users. So what are your current strategies to compete with them? The one thing that we bé is that it is a fast growing market. It’s not like, for me to gain traction, somebody has to lose traction. It’s a large market growing at double and triple digit rates, and we see it as an opportunity as long as we can offer a great user experience, selection and great value deals, which are the things the users really want. I don’t want to focus so much on numbers of applications as my focus is on their relevance and selection and that’s where | come to my second part - yes, there are a million apps, let's see how many of them are used, forget 80-20 let's do 90-10 ratio, there are about 5000 - 8000 relevant applications that probably drive most of the traffic, for revenues this number is probably even smaller. Our focus is not about how do we get toa million apps, but how do we get the right selection; we ‘obsess over the customer experience. We want to offer the right selection of apps and the quality as wanted by users. InveiledWhat are your guidelines for app developers? Guidelines are all up on our developer portal https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/), everything is transparent. What we care about is no objectionable content, and if you are using payment services such as paid app or in-app purchases, then you have to use our APIs and the Amazon payment gateway as we don't allow third party payment methods. Apart from that if you're developing Android applications, then 75 pereent of the apps ‘work on both Amazon and Kindle, Now, as & developer if you want to monetize better and feature in our automatic curation or you want to improve visibility of the app, then you ean invest in our serviees like app analyties, A/B testing, GameCircle to improve the lifecycle of your apps on the Amazon Appstore. It’s free to join, also free to maintain and ‘you can find all the information on the developer portal. Recently, BlackBerry has signed a deal with Amazon, where BlackBerry1o users can access the Amazon Appstore for Android. What is your take on this deal? According to you, what are the advantages of this deal for Amazon? can’t really comment on the specifies, but our aim is, to essentially inerease distribution. The more the Amazon Appstore can reach in the hands of the users the better itis and it's not just Blackberry. In the US. ‘we have Verizon to whom we offer Amazon Appstore pre-loaded on its Android devices; we work on many such similar OEM and operator partnerships. Are there any plans to launch the Amazon “Appstore on small mobile devices as well? We are very interested in increasing our distribution, ‘we have nothing new to announce at the moment, but mobile deviees is something we are always looking for. For smaller devices, we will have to evaluate the need, on the basis of the user experience and the value we ‘want to offer to our users. We will have to consider a lot of things like screen size, battery operation, for example, on a 2G phone most of the applications are about 6 to 8 mb in size, and the user experience is not good with that as apps get stuck while downloading, So, we will have to consider things like is the video streaming really an app that we should offer on a 2G phone? All the things like that will be on our consideration set. For Instanee, if a user has a device without a front facing camera, then we will go down to the level where ‘the user will not see the app that requires a front facing camera on his phone while browsing the Amazon Appstore. We want to avoid the user feeling trapped after downloading the app just to find that it is incompatible. Ifa user downloads something and Apps Unveiled IN CONVERSATION J that doesn’t work, especially if it is a paid app, then obviously user will question us. We really care about customer experience. So yes, we will look at smaller devices, but will evaluate on the criteria of customer experience and not just the number of people we can add Revenue share through ‘in-app purchases’ or ‘paid version of apps’. Which do you reckon is an advisable revenue model for app developers? These are the two of the many revenue models we have at Amazon, assuming you want to compare just these two, I would say clearly market is moving towards in—app purchases and over 98 percent of revenue comes from the games category through in- app purchases. Also, it depends on the type of, category, for example, users don't mind paying for the categories like productivity and health, ‘Some of our other revenue models are subscription model, for example Bigflix app where users subscribe to content and get what they want. We also have mobile ads, including our own Amazon Mobile Ads; at Amazon we support all of the popular ad networks. Lastly, we have the Mobile associates program which is unique to Amazon ~ if you are a game or app developer then you can access all the digital and retail catalogue of Amazon. If you sell one of these items, then you will get associate fees up to 6-8%. This ‘model is popular on the web and we are bringing it to ‘mobile phones as well Recently, Amazon has introduced its first smartphone "FIRE" in the US. When is the ‘company planning to launch it i at what price? Teannot comment on future announcements, the only thing we have announced right now is that the 32. GB ‘model will be available in the US exclusively from ATET for $199. Lastly, Amazon is in the news these days for numerous reasons as mentioned above. So what is next? Kindly share some future plans with our readers. We really want to keep on the curve of, ‘What's the next thing our developers / users want?’. We have re- Jaunched our developer portal a month ago. 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