Foreign media review of the top 10 Android apps in 2010

Introduction: On Tuesday, the American technology website Ars Technica published an article selecting the top ten Android applications of 2010.

The following is a summary of the article:

1. Aldiko Book Reader

This is a reader designed specifically for book lovers and costs only $2.99. It's very simple to download and install. The app offers day and night reading modes and is compatible with the large screen of the Droid X.

2. Tunein Radio

This app can provide radio stations from all over the world, including even Bulgaria. Users can search for specific songs and stream them in various audio formats. If you click the "local" button, all local radio stations will be displayed. You can also listen to different categories of radio through multiple options.

3. eBuddy

This is a very popular instant messaging app on eBuddy that easily manages Facebook, AOL, Yahoo, MSN, MySpace, Gtalk, and ICQ. eBuddy makes it convenient to log in and out, organize friends into groups, and choose from various brightness and volume settings to save power.

4. LauncherPro

This is a home screen app that provides many useful options and complex widgets. Additionally, this app allows for adjusting the size of the widgets.

5. Transdroid

This is an open-source BT software that allows users to monitor and control remote BT downloads. It is compatible with common BT clients like uTorrent, RTorrent, and Transmission.

6. AndFTP

This is a simple SFTP/SCP/FTP client on the Android platform. With this app, file transfers between your phone and a remote computer are very convenient. The product is compatible with 3G networks and supports basic remote file management functions such as renaming and deleting.

7. RockPlayer

This is an Android media player based on FFmpeg that can play various video formats, making up for the shortcomings of Android’s built-in video player.

8. Swype

This is an advanced keyboard replacement product that allows text input by continuously sliding your finger, which is much faster than the traditional Android keyboard.

9. Slidescreen Pro

For most users, after turning on their phone, they don't immediately want to see various application icons but would rather check emails, instant messages, text messages, schedules, Twitter, and RSS content. If they need any apps, they can bring them up by clicking buttons. All of this can be achieved through Slidescreen Pro.

10. GameBoid and Rom Buddy

GameBoid is a GBA emulator, and many people buy Android phones with physical keyboards specifically to use Gameboid better. If you have GameBoid, pairing it with Rom Buddy makes it even more perfect.

All of the above programs can be downloaded and installed via the Android Market.

Translated by Sina Technology