Download: Epic Battle Dude Action Game (iOS/Android/Windows Phone)

If you bought a Windows Phone 8 device recently and want to play an action game to kill time, the freeware Epic Battle Dude can help. Epic Battle Dude turns you into a king, putting you on a mission where you battle monsters who encroach upon your kingdom, and even kidnap the queen. You need to battle these creatures using weapons such as the sword, axe and mace. Epic Dude is also available to Android and iOS users.

The game packs in 50 levels and real-time combat system for you to wage war on monsters. It takes you to 4 different locations as a part of your mission to save your queen. As the game progresses, 3 different types of attack can be unleashed on enemies, but the difficulty level also doubles with each level. Enemies also challenge bravely with each passing level. Good sound effects are provided with the game.

If the battle ends in your favour, you will be crowned the ultimate Epic Battle Dude. The game offers an easy way to pass time, especially when you are stuck in your vehicle during a long journey and want to download and try out a quick action game or two. Epic Battle Dude is worth giving a try, especially for Windows Phone 8 users as the game has recently got added to the Windows Phone Store.

Publisher: www.handy-games.com GmbH
Platform: Windows Phone 8, Android (Android 2.1 and above versions), iOS (ver. 4.3 and above, optimized to work on iPhone 5)
Price: Freeware
Size: 38 MB (Windows Phone 8), 39 MB (Android), 42.2 MB (iOS)
Download URL: Windows Phone 8: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/epic-battle-dude/51c8bd4d-7fae-410f-a103-63daf274c424; Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hg.epicbattledudefree; iOS:https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/epic-battle-dude/id556529438?mt=8

        

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Download: GupShup Messenger (Android, iOS, Blackberry)

If you aren’t using WhatsApp, BBM, Facebook chat, or any of the IM clients on your phone already, then chances are you wouldn't really be too keen on connecting with people on chat. But if you are looking at adesi alternative anyway, then check out the GupShup app. Available for Android, iOS, Blackberry, and Symbian Series 40 handsets, the free app not only claims to let you chat with your friends, but also send out SMS, all using this single app.

The Gupshup app lets you post public updates and have private chats with your contacts, which is similar to features offered by most popular IM clients. Its USP though is said to be a set of interesting smilies and emoticons.

Publisher: GupShup
Platforms: Android, iOS, BlackBerry
Price: Free
Size: Varies with device
Download URL: Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webaroo.replyall&hl=en; BlackBerry -http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/135121/?countrycode=IN; iOS -https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/gupshup-messenger/id551625302

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Download: Gravity Guy 2

Miniclip has released the sequel to the popular Gravity Guy mobile game. Unlike the usual trend though, the game has been launched exclusively for Windows Phone 8 OS and will make it to the Apple and Android repositories later.

As its name suggests, Gravity Guy 2 is an endless runner that requires player to flip the gravity in order to dodge the obstacles. Of course, you can unlock new powers by trading in-game coins. There are also seven playable characters namely Neon, Troop, Girl, Slim, Beast, Mech, and Beauty with their own special abilities. I've tested this game on the Lumia 820 and found its speedy gameplay very addictive. The only gripe I have here is that the game becomes extremely difficult at some points. It is priced at Rs 160, and like every other app in the Windows Phone Store, you can download a trial version before shelling out the money.


Developer: Miniclip
Platform: Windows Phone 8
Price: Rs 160
Size: 23 MB
Download: www.windowsphone.com/en-in/store/app/gravity-guy-2/eaa1ee62-073a-4520-831f-08691889f7f1

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Download: Snapchat (Android, iOS)

If you consider WhatsApp as a better alternative to SMSes, then SnapChat comes across as an MMS killer. Apart from images, the app allows you to share small video clips with your friends.

Unlike numerous messaging apps that crop up every day, this one is polished and easy to use: The developer has thoughtfully implemented some nifty safety features. These features include an option to set visibility limit for certain photographs. For instance, you can give a recipient as little as 1 second to see a snap. To make screen grabs difficult, the app requires the recipient to keep his finger on the screen to see the photograph. In the event that the reciever manages to take a screenshot, the app notifies the sender about it.

Apart from these safety features, the app comes with Facebook integration, which has become a norm these days. SnapChat was initially launched for the iPhone a couple of weeks ago, and has been awaited on the Android ever since.

Developer: Snapchat, Inc.
Price: Free
Size: 8 MB
Platforms: Android, iOS
Download: Android — play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapchat.android; iOS — itunes.apple.com/in/app/snapchat/id447188370

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Plants Vs Zombies HD, Now Free For iOS Devices

The popular Plants Vs Zombies game is now free for download on Apple's smartphones and tablets. PopCap's runaway hit "tower defence" genre of game was initially priced at $3 (approx Rs 160). As far as the story is concerned, your only hope of defeating the Zombie horde relies on weaponised (maybe mutated?) plants.

In order to save your own house and life, you're required to place these plants tactfully to hold off the zombies in your lawn. As the game progresses, new power-ups and plants unlock at regular intervals.

Apart from the 50 levels in story mode, there are around 22 mini-games and Survival mode. In case you weren't aware, this game was first launched for the Windows PC platform. After getting overwhelming response from Windows computers, the developer wasted no time in porting it to other platforms - Android, iOS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS. Now that it's free for Apple devices, download it right away. The game is still selling for $3 on Android and Windows Phone platforms.

Developer: PopCap Games
Size: 160 MB
Price: Free
Platform: iOS
Download: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/plants-vs.-zombies/id350642635


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Recommended Apps For Android Phones And Tablets

There's no better example of the idiom, 'problem of plenty', in the tech world than the app stores of the major platforms. Which platform has greater number of apps is only a theoretical debate, since apps for most of the common tasks are covered under all platforms. Given the presence of multiple apps that do the same task, picking the right one becomes a matter of trial and error (other users' feedback notwithstanding). So here's a small list of TechTree recommended apps for your Android smartphone. We have tested these applications ourselves, so you won't have to go through the trial and error drill. 

[Note: This list is not exhaustive, and will be updated frequently] 

MXPlayer
Price: free (Ad supported)
The default video player isn't same on every Android phone. There are few handsets that offer support wide range of formats, while most aren't very friendly with AVI and MKV files. This is where MXPlayer kicks in. This app can not only play variety of formats, but also offer hardware acceleration and full-fledged subtitle support. Moreover, there's also gesture controls to adjust the brightness, volume, and to rewind or fast-forward the video.
Download: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&feature=search_result

 

Snapseed
Price: Free
Photo enhancement apps for mobiles generally offer limited functionality. However, Nik Software's SnapSeed is an exception. The app allows you to crop, transform, enhance or adjust colours, tinker with white balance, saturation, and contrast. You can also apply various preset filters including Vintage (Instagram style), Drama, and Grunge. There's a lot more you can do by combining these enhancements. 
Download: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed&feature=search_result#

 

WeChat
Price: Free
This WhatsApp clone is better than the original in many ways. Apart from individual and group messaging with text, you can send voice notes, images, videos, and location data. To top it off, the app allows you to make video calls. Another thing going into WeChat's favour is the fact that it's available free of cost (and claims to remain free for life, unlike WhatsApp).
Download: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tencent.mm&feature=search_result#

 

Kingsoft Office
Price: Free
Kingsoft Office is probably the best Office suite you could find for Android device. Be it a phone or a 10" tablet, the app works like a charm. It allows you to view and edit DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX files. It's easy to use, and even offers file manager of its own. In addition to that, it's integrated with cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box.net. Most of us won't mind paying for this useful app, but then, it's available for free.
Download: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wps.moffice_eng&feature=search_result#

 

Opera Mini
Price: Free
The default Android web browser offers rich browsing experience as long as it's backed by a speedy internet connection. But, if you're stuck with limited 3G or slow EDGE plans, you have to think twice before visiting image heavy websites. Or, simply use Opera Mini as your browser. With its server-side data compression technique, it not only minimises your GPRS data usage and phone bills, but also speeds up web browsing.
Download: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.mini.android&feature=search_result#

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Zombiewood (iOS, Android)

Gameloft, known for its Asphalt and N.O.V.A. titles, has released a zombie-bashing game for iOS and Android devices. DubbedZombieland, the game is a top-down shooter, which will appeal to trigger-happy gamers. The story goes like this: The undead have taken over Los Angeles, home of the botoxed movie stars. The protagonist is a stuntman who has to kill as many zombies as possible. Although violent, the game looks quite hilarious, given its cartoonish appearance. Needless to say, you get a plethora of powerful weapons as you progress. These include flamethrowers and rocket launchers. More importantly for casual gamers, the controls are easy to get a hang of. The level design and graphics are great, and the best thing about this game is that it's free! Check out the gameplay video below — before heading to the download link.

Developer: Gameloft
Size: 230 - 310 MB
Platform: Android, iOS (iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch)
Price: Free
Download: Android — play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftZOHM
iOS — itunes.apple.com/in/app/zombiewood/id467452023

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Download: Cricket Fever Challenge (Android, iOS)

If you're bored of playing cricket alone on your smartphone (or tablet), the new Cricket Fever Challenge app can change that. In multiplayer mode, the app lets you play against your Facebookfriends! You can get a hang of the gameplay here.

The app lets you keep track of your prayer's profile, and the game claims to give you "TV Broadcast style" camera angles for realism. The rendering of the players isn't good enough for that, however. But for a free app, it does quite a good job. Check out the gallery below for more app screentshots.

Developer: Indiagames 
Size: 3.9 MB – 112 MB
Platforms: Android, iOS.
Price: Free (Android, iOS)
Download: Android - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.indiagames.cricketfeverchallenge
iOS - itunes.apple.com/in/app/cricket-fever-challenge/id524308293

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Download: Carmageddon (iOS)

Fifteen years after its release, the classic 1997 game Carmageddonhas made it to iOS. Carmageddon was one of the first open-world vehicular action title that allowed you to run over pedestrians and cows! Naturally, the violence in the gameplay generated some controversy. To get past the censorship, the developers replaced humans with robots in Germany, and with zombies in the UK. Interestingly, Indians were fine with exploding human limbs, but cows were duly removed from the game.

To win a race, you can either complete all the laps (how boring), or waste your opponents (hell yeah!). The game has been modified to take advantage of the iPhone andiPad's touchscreens. Moreover, it comes with Game Center integration, iCloud support, and Retinadisplay compatibility. The game costs $2 (approx Rs 110), and for that price you get 30 playable cars, 28 opponents, and 36 levels. Don't forget to check out the gameplay video below.


Developer: Stainless Games Ltd
Size: 102 MB
Version: 1.0
Price: $2 (approx Rs 110)
Platform: iOS 5.1 or above.
Compatible Devices: iPhone 3GS and later, iPod Touch (3rd gen) and later, and all the iPads.
Download: itunes.apple.com/IN/app/carmageddon/id498240451

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Instagram improves Twitter sharing experience

Instagram, the popular mobile photo sharing app, has now made it easier for users to share their photos to Twitter. In an official blog post yesterday, Instagram revealed that it will now translate @mentions for those users who have a Twitter username different from their Instagram one. 

If the @mentioned user has his Instagram account connected to Twitter, then her Instagram username will show up in the image caption, while her Twitter username will appear in the tweet. Those @mentioned users, who do not have their Instagram accounts connected to Twitter, will have their Instagram username show up in the image caption and the @sign will be omitted from the username, when the image is shared to Twitter. As for those @mentions that do not match any Instagram usernames, the @ sign will be carried over to Twitter as is. 

Sharing to Twitter now easier

Last month, reports speculated that Instagram may make its way to handsets running on the Windows Phone operating system. According to a report by The Verge, sources familiar with Microsoft’s Windows Phone plans informed it that the app may be made available for this platform.

Instagram was compatible with iOS devices since its inception. Due to the rapid growth of its popularity, its developers launched the service for Android devices as well. The author of the report by The Verge, Tom Warren states, “We're hearing from sources familiar with Microsoft's Windows Phone plans that an Instagram app will be made available for the platform, despite Facebook's recent acquisition of the service for $1 billion”.

Early last month, Facebook closed its purchase of Instagram. While the deal was earlier valued at $1 billion, Facebook's stock price diminished in value since its IPO. With Facebook trading at $18.06 on Aug. 31 when the deal closed, it is worth about $715.3 million, $300 million of it in cash and the rest in stock.

Instagram 3.0, recently became available for download for Instagram users, both on iOS and Android platforms. Available on their respective app stores, the focus point for the new, updated version is the browsing experience, affirms the post. The new update brought to the table, as the app's makers put it across in the post, "a new and unique way" to view their own photos and those of others on a map. Simply put, this means that after the update, users need not go through pages and pages of photos while browsing. 

The post further added that on newer devices, users should experience improved browsing speed. Another addition to Instagram 3.0 is infinite scrolling in feeds; this way, users can view more photos, while browsing through the app and unlike earlier, they needn't click on 'load more'. Importantly, with Instagram 3.0, users can flag not only photos, but also comments for review. 

Photo Maps clearly takes the spotlight on Instagram 3.0. Essentially a new way to browse through photos on Instagram, Photo Maps allows users to display their shots on a map. The Photo Map appears on a user's profile, and users can also view Photo Maps of other users from their profile. Before a map goes public, users will be asked to review the photos they geotagged earlier. Users can also remove their photos from the Photo Map. This way, any associated geo-data will be removed, but the photo will remain as is in your profile.

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Download: Indian Tv Shows / Serials (Android)

There are some nice live TV apps that provide us our daily dose of Mind-Numb while on the move. But what happens if you're unfortunate enough to miss an episode? There's now a solution — it's called the Indian Tv Shows / Serials app (quite a mouthful, that). You get recorded shows of numerous channels including Colors, Sony, Life OK, Sab V, Star World, Channel V, MTV India, Star Plus, Zee TV, and Sahara One. What's more, the app gives you access to old serials like Karamchand and Office Office. On the flipside, you'll find a few new shows that haven't been updated. This free software is ad-supported, but thankfully, the ads don't block your view.

I tried it with 3G and broadband Wi-Fi connections, and it worked very well. However, I wish the developer had given us the option to choose between high and low quality streams. While there's a lot of room for improvement, this Android app is worth a try. Don't forget to check out the gallery for more screenshots!


Developer: Unlimited Entertainer
Size: 1.4 MB
Price: Free
Platform: Android
Download: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mytv.indian.tv.shows

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Angry Birds for iOS and Android Updated: Brings 15 “Bad Piggies” levels

The Original Angry Birds game for iPhone, iPad and Android just got an update today.

The update brings along 15 new levels based on Rovio’s related “Bad Piggies” game. The changelog goes:

The Bad Piggies don’t just have a new game — now they’ve taken over Angry Birds with 15 of the PIGGEST levels ever!

Take a break with 15 stormy levels for Surf ‘n Turf!

The Bad Piggies have taken over with 15 PIG THEMED Angry Birds levels!

Available as an update right over at the App Store and Google Play Store at the links below.

ITUNES LINK
GOOGLE PLAY STORE LINK

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Download: Bad Piggies (Android, iOS, Mac, Windows)

Rovio has finally launched its much-hyped game based on the popular Angry Birds franchise. Called Bad Piggies, the game has made its debut on Android, iOS, Windows PC, and the Mac Appstore, with Windows Phone and Windows 8 versions still in the works. Spanning 60 levels, the objective of the game is to create a machine using 33 objects including umbrellas, wings, bottle rockets, balloons, and engines to help the pigs reach their destination. Users can look forward to free updates in the future, and will have to clear all levels with three starts to unlock more content. The gameplay seems interesting, and requires you flex more brain muscles as compared to the original Angry Birds. This practically guarantees it'll be a lot less successful.

Jokes apart, for those who enjoy making stuff, the game comes with four additional sandbox levels that let you unleash your creative side. The title also features a Mechanic Pig that will help you take pre-assembled machines and develop them further. Check out the image gallery below for more screenshots.
 

Developer: Rovio Mobile
Size: 34 MB – 44 MB
Platforms: Android, iOS, Mac, Windows.
Price: Free (Android); $1 (approx Rs 55) for iOS; $5 (approx Rs 270) for Mac and Windows
Download: Android - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rovio.BadPiggies
iOS - itunes.apple.com/in/app/bad-piggies/id533451786
Mac App Store - itunes.apple.com/in/app/bad-piggies/id561410603
Windows - shop.angrybirds.com/asia/games/pc-games/bad-piggies-pc-version.html
 

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6 Apps To Appease Lord Ganesha

A major festival celebrated throughout India, Ganesh Chaturthi marks the birth of Lord Ganesha. He is widely worshiped as the god of prosperity and good fortune, and as the remover of obstacles.
Here are a few apps to help you add a tech twist to the 10-day long festivities.


Maha Ganesh Aarti
Developer: Winjit Technologies
Platform: Android
Price: Free
Rating: ?
This one is useful when you don't know the words or the rhythm to popular Aartis (religious hymns). The Maha Ganesh Aarti app gives you access to popular hymns courtesy of Times Music. In fact, if people at your home tend to sing completely out of sync — especially on the microphone in popular pandals — this app can prove to be a godsend! Click on the app name to download it.

Ganesha Aarti
Developer: Xlratech Software Solutions
Platform: Android
Price: Free
Rating: ?
Unlike the previous app, Ganesha Aarti doesn't play back any hymns; it gives you access to the text of popular Hindi versions. This app is perfect for a small gathering of people; it can come in handy if there aren't enough bhajan books to pass around. A similar app for Windows Phone can be downloaded here. Click on the app name to download it.

Ganesh Mantra
Developer: Zenia Technologies
Platform: Android
Price: Free
Rating: ?
According to popular belief, when Lord Ganesha descends to earth for these 10 days, he needs to be well tended to and should not be left alone. If your eyelids get too heavy trying to stay up in the nights, the Ganesh Mantra app can keep you company. It recites a mantra from the Ganapati Upanishad 11, 21, 51, or 108 times, whichever suits you. The app description also says, "Evil spirits dare not enter the home or the mind of the devotee where Ganesha mantras are recited"; you'd do well to pay attention to the chants! Click on the app name to download it.

Ganesh  Strotra
Developer: ABCOM
Platform: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Rating: ?
This text-based app is perfect for the devoutly religious kind. The app features the Shree Ganesh Stotra in Prakrut, along with Namavali, Aarti, Prarthana, and Mantrapushpanjali — a calm way to start your mornings after the festivities are over. Click on the relevent platform to download the app.


Ganesh A arti Sangraha
Developer: ABCOM
Platform: Android, iOS
Price: Free
Rating: ?
 Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in the most elaborate manner in Maharashtra, with several popular Ganapati pandals attracting huge crowds. If you're planning to visit one, and you don't know the words to popular Marathi bhajans, the Ganesh Aarti Sangraha can be your guide. It lets you refer to the words of 18 aartis from your mobile device.Click on the relevent platform to download the app.

Ganesh Aarti Pooja
Developer: Sun Software Systems
Platform: iOS
Price: $1 (~Rs 55)
Rating: ?
If you're too lazy to get out of your house, but you want the god of good luck to bless you anyway — this is the perfect app! It lets you choose a picture of the god that you like best, start your prayers, and offer water, flowers, and lamps to the Lord as the aarti plays in the background. Since there is no visarjan (immersion in water) in the end, it's quite an eco-friendly way to celebrate too! Click on the app name to download it.

The TechTree team wishes you a happy festive season. Don't forget to check out the gallery for more screenshots!

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10 security apps for your Android device

 The Android smartphone market caters to every budget segment with its range of low-end budget-phones, mid-level feature-loaded smartphones and high-end power packed smartphones. And those who want to own the crème de la crème layer of Android will have to spend roughly above 20k, which is a huge sum. Now, you wouldn’t want your expensive phone to be stolen or data to be misused either. Needless to say, if you own an Android, it better be safeguarded against the growing number of vulnerabilities in the Android Market aka Google Play too, which have almost quadrupled in the past one year. To safeguard your device against such threats, there are a plethora of apps for Android. We’ve picked 10 such apps for our readers.  

TrustGo Antivirus & Mobile Security - FreeThe Android market is filled with vulnerabilities and if you are an app-happy person, then it may be difficult for you to look out for malicious app or website. The TrustGo Antivirus Mobile security is capable of scanning your phone and SD card to remove all the malicious content – viruses, malware, spyware and trojans. Its capabilities extend beyond scanning for viruses as it can alert users about malicious websites and also monitor and manage the phone’s data/memory usage, and battery consumption. It also lets you take backup of all the data on the cloud. The device is infused with some security features too, which can lock or wipe off data remotely in case of theft.

trustGo scans the device for malicious apps and content

Webroot Security & Antivirus - Free, Rs. 1108
The Webroot app has all the security features that one may look for to protect their smartphone, be it scanning for viruses, blocking unwanted calls/texts, locating a stolen/lost phone, remotely locking a device or block phishing websites. But what we liked even more is its ability to lock the device automatically if the SIM card of your phone is removed. However, this feature comes for a price and you will need to upgrade to the Pro version. The Pro version also brings in features like remotely wiping data of a lost or stolen device, battery status and power usage monitoring, and keeping a tab on prying apps.

Where’s My Droid - FreeThis app is like old wine; it just gets better with each year. Open the application and you will see a neat interface with a list of setup options namely, Ring Setup, GPS Setup, Security settings, Commander and Advanced Menu. The app will let you ring your phone (even using a loud siren) incase you have misplaced or lost it, and will do so even if you have kept your phone on the silent mode. Then there is GPS setup to track and find the location of the phone. All this just needs the user to send an SMS with the ‘attention words’ (you need to setup ‘attention words’) from another phone. For instance – by default you can text ‘wmd ring’ on your misplaced phone and it will implement the Ring feature and your misplaced/stolen device will start ringing loudly. The Commander feature has been crafted to offer users complete control of the device from WheresMyDroid.com.

The popular and improved Where's My Droid

Anti-theft Droid - FreeHere’s another app geared to save your dainty droid. This can be called one of the best free anti-theft softwares and controls the actions of your device via text messages. It can track location of your device on net (approx) and GPS (exact). It can even automatically activate the GPS and does not have a large impact on the battery life. The phone can be viewed on the map and has a fire alarm audile anti-theft device which can be disabled only with a password. It can even identify the exchange of phone chip and sends the phone's location at the time of exchange of information in the new Chip (Carrier, IMEI, phone number (if supported by the new chip). It doesn’t require internet connection and one can even hide the antitheft Droid list of applications.

mSecure Password Manager - Rs. 554This is a cool security app if you have multiple accounts and keep all your critical data and files in the phone. The app protects all your passwords as well as data using 17 different personal information templates. It also allows creating your own templates. It offers 256-bit Blowfish encryption, so do not expect the app to be available for free. Some of its features include auto-lock for apps and Sync Everywhere cloud data protection architecture. mBackup offers free backup utility to all devices while there is optional self-destruct feature in case the hacker attempts to guess the password. 

Trend Micro Mobile Security - Free
We had recently got our hands on the Trend Micro Mobile Security suite – Personal Edition for Android. In our verdict, we found it to offer good value, especially with its revised price of Rs. 445. It locates your lost phone and displays the exact location on the map, allowing you to scream, wipe off data and lock the phone remotely. It also scans your phone for rogue apps. The premium features include the Surf, Call and Text security, which lets you toggle safe surfing, parental controls, call blocking and text blocking. All these options can be further customised. Click here to read the complete review.

Trend Micro's app showing the location of teh device

Sophos Mobile Security - FreeSophos has been quite active at alerting netizens and mobile users across the world about Internet threats through its intensive reports. This security and research firm has also released its mobile security app. The app has been infused with up-to-the minute intelligence from SophosLabs. It is capable of automatically scanning each app installed and keeps malicious content at bay, be it any software. While such security apps are known to exhaust your battery life, the Sophos app promises otherwise. Additionally, it comes with remote lock functionality too. 
 
Lookout Security & Antivirus - FreeLike TrustGo, the Lookout app also scans your device for malware, spyware and trojans. One can also schedule scans and the app will ‘lookout’ for malicious content. The app can be set up to automatically scan new downloaded software. Besides, it is capable of locating lost or stolen phone and also activates a loud alarm to help find the device. The Lookout app can backup and also restore your contacts list in case of theft. If you are ready to spend some moolah, then opt for the premium version and get your phone phishing protection with remote lock and wipe capabilities.

ESET Mobile Security - FreeThis security solution alerts its users as soon as an unauthorised SIM card is inserted in their phone. If your phone is misplaced or stolen and another SIM is inserted in it, the app will alert the details to alternate phone numbers which you may have set. Besides, it also scans installed apps, locates and remotely wipes the content from your phone. It comes pre-installed with a task manager which monitors the battery life, free disk space and allows every setting to be password protected.

Provides complete control of the device

ControlMe - FreeControlMe is a relatively new app and has been designed to give you complete control of the Android device. In case you have left the phone at home and need some important contacts, then you can use the Fetch contacts feature. In case you have accidently left it at your desk while away for lunch, you can remotely lock your phone. All you need to remember is the format of sending an SMS which can be sent from any other number. Using the Control me app, one can also reject calls, delete data, divert calls and more. Among the list of features that one can enable, there’s Mobile Tracker which will notify specific numbers (which you have set up) as soon as the SIM card from the phone has been changed. A message will be sent to those numbers with the details of the new SIM information.

The Android platform is popular but vulnerable. With smartphones serving as a hub of critical data, contacts and entertainment, it is important to secure it against threats and theft. Do let us know, if you have been using one of these apps. You can also suggest apps that you find better than the above mentioned.

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