With smartphones on the rise and phasing out the basic cell phone, applications for these devices are overtaking and making everyday chores less of a nusiance. Smartphones are not only for fun and texting and talking anymore, these awesome devices are a tool that helps each business person that is tech savy eliminate many of the multitasking challenges that business people suffer with each day.
With millions of applications out on the market for smartphones which ones are good to use? Here is a list of five applications that are free to download that will help you with some of the everyday business challenges that each business person is faced with.
1. Vilingo - this application is an awesome virtual assistant that takes the words you speak and put them into text. Need to call the office, need to post an update on your facebook, or text another person while driving, this application is what you need. Vlingo lets you minimize the typing you need to do on your smartphone.
Vlingo basic service is free on Android, Blackberry, and iPhones. There is a premium service available, but so far I have not needed to upgrade my service yet. If you are like me and use the smartphone for many different things while driving then this is an application that is needed by everyone.
2. CamScanner - the camscanner is one of the best free applications that I have found for the business person on the fly. Basically the CamScanner turns your smartphone into a document scanner at the flip of a switch. Just simply take a picture of the document and the CamScanner crops the image with auto-crop then enhances the image quality and creates a standard PDF file of the document. Again this is one of the first apps that I would search the market place for if you are a business person.
3. Google Maps - With Google's Maps app who needs expensive GPS devices, no one. This free application is another must for all business people on the go. With the expensive GPS systems on the market why spend money on these when Google Maps app is free to who ever owns a smartphone.
4. Credit Card Reader - this application from Square Technology is perfect for the business person that takes credit cards. This pocket size credit card reader plugs into the audio jack of your iPhone or iPad.
5. Traffic Check - when you leave the house now you can check live traffic conditions from your smartphone. Avoid traffic jams, accidents, or other trouble spots while you drive. Traffic Check can keep you sailing smoothly through traffic and help you to avoid being late to that all inportant business meeting.
These are five of the best applications for any business owner that wants to use todays technology to his advantage and stay ahead of the competition. Give these free applications a try and report back to us what you think.
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