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Traveling to Europe (Greece and Italy) in a couple weeks, and looking for the best travel apps for my G2x. Any suggestions for guides, audio tours, restaurant reviews, general travel, etc? Also trying to find a gps/map that can download info in advance, since I'm not planning on having a data connection.
Thanks!

Travel guide for Croatia
This application was developed by Adria24, an online travel agency specialized in Croatia. Get this app today and enjoy your stay in Croatia.
Main features of the Croatia app:
- A selection of the best events in Croatia
- Top sigtseeings
- Best rated restaurants close to your current location
- All popular tourist destination with insights and pictures
- Up-to-date weather information
- Directions to all points-of-interest & online maps (internet access needed)
Free install: market.android.com/details?id=com.tourias.android.guide.croatia

Reviews (Hotels, resturants etc.):
- TripAdvisor
Hotel booking, car rentals etc. on the go:
- Hotels.com
- WorldMate
Flight Tracker:
FlightAware Flight Tracker

I've had a look at most of the free city guides and they are generally pretty average, large 200meg downloads, bad maps and lots of bloat. However i am sure there are some gems out there. However since you are not going to have data some of these guides, (pocket , mtravel etc could be usefull)
As a previous poster mentioned trip advisor is the king of the hill for places to visit etc. An up and comer is stay.com which lets you create a customised guide and download it to your phone including an offline map.
If you decide to get a country specific sim for data vi highly recomend Öffi - Public Transport Buddy for public transport around europe
and kayak or tripit to manage your iteniery

Haha - this thread got bumped from several months ago, I've already done my trip (it was amazing) and ended up being very surprised by the availability of free wifi. Didn't end up needing any apps really, although there was one that had the marine forecast for the Mediterranean which was helpful since we were sailing.

dagaetch said:
Haha - this thread got bumped from several months ago, I've already done my trip (it was amazing) and ended up being very surprised by the availability of free wifi. Didn't end up needing any apps really, although there was one that had the marine forecast for the Mediterranean which was helpful since we were sailing.
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free wifi? are you sure you have been in Italy?

[APP 3.0+] pressureNET 2.1 is released: open source Android barometer network

Hello everyone!
We have released pressureNET 2.1 and are excited to hear your feedback. The app is mostly only useful on devices with barometers, such as the Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy SIII and Xoom, but all Android 3.0+ devices can run it. We've built a worldwide network of atmospheric pressure measurements and have collected more than 8 million so far. We hope to use the data in order to improve short-term, local weather prediction. If you check out our blog below, you can see a teaser of the incredible resolution we have for events like Hurricane Sandy.
The new update brings important bugfixes and a new UI along with the announcement that we're going to be releasing a fantastic tool within a few days that lets you view all of the data on the web.
You can download pressureNET from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.cumulonimbus.barometernetwork
And see the source code for the app at https://github.com/JacobSheehy/pressureNET and for the server https://github.com/JacobSheehy/pressureNETServer
And if you're looking for more details, check out our blog entry at www.cumulonimbus.ca/pressurenet-2-1/
Thanks and have a nice day!

We have just released our first Data Visualization tool for pressureNET. This is also open source (github.com/JacobSheehy/pressureNETAnalysis) and it lets you view the data that we're collecting.
Until now, it was very difficult for our users to know what kind and what quality of data we were gathering. Now you can go to http://pndv.cumulonimbus.ca and view our archive over the last year. The page shows a couple of datepickers and a google map as controls: move the map around, change the dates and watch the graph load. You'll see a plot of all atmospheric pressure measurements we've collected during the timeframe you specified and within the latitude/longitude grid visible on your map selection.
We are working now with atmospheric scientists to make use of this data in the best way we can. Our primary goal is to improve the state of weather prediction for everyone, especially smartphone users .
Enjoy! And if you have feedback, please let me know. We are working every day (especially during the holidays, since this is all done in our free time) to build the best products we can. Thanks again for your time.

Another quick update for the XDA community: We were recently featured in Wired Magazine!
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/android-weather-prediction/

[APP] The News Free - UK Edition

Hi guys !
WolftechSystems LTD has released a news reader for UK newspapers. The app uses the holo theme.
The News: UK Newspaper Edition (Free) is the ultimate App for getting the latest UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales) news from all the UK’s top newspapers, from broadsheets to tabloids. With our EasyRead technology you can decide to view the full articles in perfect newspaper format right from the App!
We’re confident that you will love our carefully developed UK Newspaper App, as many others are just links to the newspaper’s website making them essentially useless (why not just go to the website) and often difficult to read!
The News is different. We use a perfectly clean and standard Android interface to bring you all the top UK Newspapers and online publications, including:
- The Sun
- The Daily Mail
- The Daily Mirror
- The Telegraph
- The Daily Star
- The Express
- The Guardian
- BBC News
- Sky News
- The Independent
- The Morning Star
- The Times*
- The Financial Times (FT)*
Our EasyRead technology means that after you have decided which publication(s) you’re interested in, you can read the articles much the same as using an eReader. Its clearly laid out with many options, including search capability, font sizes, text streaming and many others.
There is also full social media integration, with all articles able to be published via Facebook, Twitter, G+ or good old email. Readability functionality also allows you to send the article to your Kindle if you would like to read it at a later date.
You can also change the order that the newspapers appear, so that they are in displayed in order of your choosing. Just drag and drop them around to get the layout exactly as you like it. The same applies for the sections within each paper. The sections that the App covers include the following (amongst others):
- Top Stories
- Sport
- TV & Showbiz
- Health
- Science & Technology
- Money
- Travel
- Finance
- Football
- Formula One
- Politics
- Culture
- Celebrities
- Gossip
- Film
- Radio
- Motoring
- Food & Drink
- Recipes
- Rugby Union
- Rugby League
- Cycling
- Golf
We really hope that you enjoy our application and encourage you to send us any feedback (positive or negative) that you feel will make the application better in the future. Feel free to post comments/positive criticism.
Play Store Link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ukedition.thenews
Thanks for reading guys, cheers!

[APP] Stocks Currencies Exchange

Hi, I would like to present new finance app...
Stocks, Currencies, Exchange:
The newest, the fastest, the best designed mobile application for checking the stock exchange listings. The software includes all world:
-Indices,
-Shares,
-ETFs,
-Funds,
-Futures.
Additional functions include:
- A portfolio of available shares (calculates losses/gains, includes commissions and taxes)
- List of observed securities – all the most important listings become available just after turning on the application
- A complex currency converter with up to date listings (also works offline),
- Message reader (USA, UK, Germany, France),
- Very complex charts.
Thanks to our specialty designed interface, access to all the features of the application is lightning fast and navigating it is uniquely intuitive – even devices with Android versions lower than 4.0 will make full use of the applications potential!
The program is available in English, German and French.
Google Play Store:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.puchalamichal.stockcurrencymarket
Facebook:
facebook.com/StockCurrencyMarket

Update
Hello again,
Now (ver. 1.1.1) there are also headlines from Brazil, Canada, Spain and Italy.
App is available in English, German, French, Brazilian and Italian.
Regards

Nice app
Very useful application for people who follow market.
Design is well realized.
Good job

[APP] Price Helper (Currency converter for Android. Identifying prices using camera)

Currency converter: identifying prices using camera; more than 140 currencies.
1. Photograph an image with your mobile phone.
2. Identify the price.
3. Convert the price into your desired currency.
Google Play:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.woxapp.pricehelper.app
Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=zBiwf6Hd_A0
Trips abroad will become easier. If you are going on vacation or a business trip to another country, Price Helper will help you to quickly convert the prices from price tags using the most current exchange rates.
Exchange rates are updated in real time from the website finance.yahoo.com, so you will always get the actual exchange anywhere in the world.
Additionally, Price Helper offers you the following features:
● It works in offline mode as well. The app works without an Internet connection. In that case, the latest exchange rate is saved, and when you connect to the Internet – it gets updated. Very convenient when in roaming.
● Automatically updated exchange rates from finance.yahoo.com.
● Automatic detection of local currency by your location
● History of previous conversions. You can always see the history of your conversions.
● Ability to create your own currencies.
● A shooting mode of a specific area of the screen. You can select a specific area of the image and identify the price.
● More than 140 currencies of the world.
● Intuitive and easy to use interface. Easy working with camera.
● Free technical support from the developers.
You don’t need to identify the price from the price tag? Then simply use Price Helper as a currency converter.
Sometimes the numbers are recognized incorrectly. In that case, you can make changes in the text box. Also, the application is not as good at recognizing handwritten numerals.

Hey there!
Price Helper updated to v 1.2
Apk
dropbox.com/sh/9dc1w56ah35l7mj/AAAPF5dVjuHz-thjWlsZiIxDa?dl=0
Google Play
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.woxapp.pricehelper.app

Updated to v 1.3
Hello!
The application has been updated to v 1.3
What's new:
The application is available for the 7 and 10 inch devices.
Fixed bugs in some types of devices.

Hello!
The application has been updated to v 1.6

Hi!
The application has been updated to v 1.8
What's new:
Updated the design for tablets.
Increased consistency of operation if number recognition is not responding.
Fixed operation of the application if the phone camera is not responding.

v 1.9
Hi!
The application has been updated to v 1.9
What's new:
Improved recognition for various Android devices
Modified search by currency