<p><em>Make school fun by downloading the Khan Academy app, get news on the go with News 360 and bring a bit of Google to your iPhone through Google Keep<br><br><strong>by Mala Bhargava</strong></em><br><br><strong><img alt="" src="http://bw-image.s3.amazonaws.com/khan-academy-mdm.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: right; margin: 6px;">Go To The Khan Academy</strong><br>The revolutionary khan Academy now has a free app on Android and has redesigned its iOS app. Ten thousand videos on a variety of educational topics going out to over 30 million students are now available to anyone using an Android device — and that's a lot of people. Videos are so much more enjoyable than textbooks, so it should be a treasure trove for both students and teachers. There are articles as well, of course. Videos can also be made available for offline viewing, but yes, we're going to need all the Internet connectivity we can get in the country, especially in small towns and rural areas. The exercises from the website are not in the app — yet. But as far as the videos go, they are neatly listed according to topics and load quickly. On Wi-Fi, using the Khan Academy is a total breeze.<br><br><strong><img alt="" src="http://bw-image.s3.amazonaws.com/News360-mdm.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: right; margin: 5px;">News At Your Fingertips</strong><br>there are a lot of news apps floating around on every app store. Some, like Flipboard, Pulse, Zite, etc., are right on top. Others like InShorts have some distinctive feature that users like. Interestingly, we may soon need no news apps with tech giants like Facebook and Apple vying to be the conduit for news. In all of this is an app called News 360 that's actually very old but keeps redesigning radically. It's free on iOS and Android and is worth checking out because of the visual way it lets you get through news. It's particularly good for those who like to glance at news quickly. It's got big pictures and a reader with large text. Sometimes I've felt it doesn't really have the very latest news, but I still keep it around to look at content sometimes.<br><br><strong><img alt="" src="http://bw-image.s3.amazonaws.com/Google-Keep-mdm.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: right; margin: 6px;">Googlizing The iphone</strong><br>if you wanted to take quick notes or make a to-do list real quick on Android, Google's Keep app and widget have been one of the fastest and most convenient ways to do it. Meanwhile, Evernote has been the reigning king of note taking apps on iOS although it's to be found on every platform. Now Google Keep is available on the Apple Store and although I wouldn't say it's a real competitor to Evernote whose users are completely loyal to it, but it has a big advantage. It's part of Google services and will get your iPhone to become a little Googlized. All of the Keep app's handy tools like location-based reminders, shared lists and quick search and filtering come to the iPhone and iPad. On top of that, the data you enter there talks to any Android devices you use.<br><br>(This story was published in BW | Businessworld Issue Dated 02-11-2015)</p>
