by Al Sacco

Five New Android Apps You Don’t Want to Miss

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Jun 28, 20114 mins
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This latest batch of apps for your Google Android smartphone lets you stream your favorite TV shows and films, pay for your morning caffeine fix or just kill some time...and maybe a few zombies too.

You can never have too many great Android applications. And that’s a good thing, because there’s currently no shortage of crafty mobile developers pumping them out. So while finding interesting apps is easy, the challenge becomes finding quality apps that won’t negatively affect your device performance or put too much of a dent in your wallet.

Here are five Android apps that I use regularly. They work well, and best of all, most are available for free and none costs more than just a few dollars.

(Note: The recommended apps can be obtained via Google’s Android Market or Amazon’s Appstore for Android, though some may not be compatible with all Android handhelds.)

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Plants vs Zombies for Android

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Plants vs Zombies for Android, another iOS transplant, is probably my favorite mobile game ever. The premise? You guessed it; you must battle off waves of cute cartoon zombies using a variety of plants, in an effort to protect your home…and, well, your brains. The game takes place in a number of environments, including your front yard, pool and roof. But like Peggle, the game’s vivid graphics and amusing audio—incoming waves of zombies are heralded with a crusty “The Zombies Are Coming!” chant—are really the best part of the app. Warning: Doing away with animated zombies is much more entertaining than it sounds, and you could lose the ability to be even mildly productive after downloading this app.

Plants vs. Zombies is currently available exclusively via Amazon’s Appstore for Android for $2.99