At this point we would like to introduce a few helpful apps from very different areas. This is a subjective list of apps that were recommended and shared by our colleagues. We would be pleased to receive your own recommendations or comments, and look forward to your suggestions...
With the free app "SamCard", you can scan the business cards of your business partners with your iPhone, iPad or iPod. You can directly add the information on the cards to your contacts and save tiresome typing.
No Internet on holiday? It doesn't have to be that way. The free "Wi-Fi Finder" app for iPhone, iPad or iPod finds the nearest Wi-Fi hotspots with one tap.
With the Internet telephony app "Viber: Free Calls & Messages", you can call and chat with other users of this app for free via voice-over-IP.
You are in a strange town and want something to eat, are looking for a bank or a place to stay? Then you just have to take out your smartphone and open "AroundMe" to find the hottest spots just for you.
What to do in case of an accident? What is the penalty for speeding and tailgating? What is the emergency number in the UK, Austria, Italy or Turkey? The free app "Auto & Verkehr" provides you with all manner of information to do with cars.
Use your iPhone, iPad or iPod and the free app "mehr-tanken" to always find the cheapest petrol station, no matter where you happen to be in Germany. The authorities themselves do not operate their own infomational website or smartphone app. The information is sent to the four suppliers ADAC, clever-tanken.de, mehr-tanken.de and spritpreismonitor.de.
Foreign currencies or units can easily confuse. You can maintain an overview with "The Converter" for iPhone, IPad iPod. The app boasts over 1,500 units, including the currencies of 180 countries. So converting pounds to euros and dollars to yen is child's play. Clothing sizes, temperatures, lengths, areas, and speeds can also be converted with the program.
The free "Pons Online Dictionary" provides access to over twelve million words and phrases in 18 languages. You can easily search the database with the live search, in one or both directions. All the built-in languages also boast speech output. It's also possible to translate whole texts.
"Steak Master" is a timer app for iPhone or iPad, helping you to cook steak precisely to suit your own taste. Eat steak just like in a restaurant: with simple cooking instructions, everyone from a professional chef to a beginner should succeed.
The free app Agrar Wetter gives you quick access to the most important weather data from your iPhone, IPad or iPod; farmers also rely on this app. Very detailed forecasts provide a useful overview of the vagaries of sun, wind and rain. Latest agricultural news and tips from are also available.
