<div><strong>Type Inaccurately</strong><br />Usually it's apple users who wish they had some of the keyboards available on Android (though they won't admit it) but in this case it's Android users who have only recently been able to get a typing method born on the App Store. Fleksy gets a second mention as it finally makes it to the Play Store. <br /><br /><img width="125" height="125" align="right" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=ba15c80b-89ce-404e-83b8-f90ed46794d6&groupId=222861&t=1407239937192" />Fleksy is interesting. I find it particularly helps type in physical keyboard style, using your thumbs. The thing is that it's totally tolerant of inaccuracy. You hit the keys in roughly the area you need to and Fleksy will do a surprising job of guessing the words you're trying to type. Short swipes let you select words additionally and add punctuation and spaces. However, it takes some getting used to and learning can be a little frustrating. The full featured app is a paid one and lets you develop your custom dictionary.<br /><br /><strong>Beautiful Screens</strong><br />for those who use their smartphones to the hilt, every bit of screen matters. You don't just want it to look good, you want it tailor-made so everything is arranged exactly where you want it to be. A launcher is your answer. <br /><br /><img width="125" height="123" align="right" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=7bbd9b29-ca7e-4208-b56d-e1eddf9d5d31&groupId=222861&t=1407239956694" />Give the easy-to-use Buzz Launcher a try. You'll find it free on the PlayStore. Once you trigger it off, you'll find you have a database of some 400,000 "homepacks" to choose from. These are pre-organised and beautified home screens that you can just download and apply to your own phone. Read the comments and descriptions first though. In some cases, you will be prompted to download widgets from the Google store. After this, you move things around, change things to your liking, and make it your own. It's fairly simple and needs no expertise.<br /><strong><br />Your Time, In A Cube</strong><br />calcube for ios really has to be seen to be understood. It's a simple calendar when it comes down to it. What distinguishes it is a totally different interface. Your time is fitted onto a cube. You use gestures and look at different sides of the cube to switch from one view to the other, such as from year to day or week <img width="125" height="125" align="right" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=a52b7c41-7165-4e4e-9a7d-105195d356eb&groupId=222861&t=1407239982838" />view. Swipe in any direction and something will happen, accompanied by a sound. You can select your calendars and choose to display your contacts birthdays and the weather. As usual. Tapping will let you enter new events. But browsing everything is through swipes to get to different sides of the cube. It's a bit of a gimmick and I would recommend making sure the app is free on a promotion when you pick it up because you could either like it or hate it but it's worth having a look at.<br /><br />(This story was published in BW | Businessworld Issue Dated 25-08-2014)</div>
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Mala Bhargava has been writing on technology well before the advent of internet in Indians and before CDs made their way into computers. Mala writes on technology, social media, startups and fitness. A trained psychologist, she claims that her understanding of psychology helps her understand the human side of technology.
