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The 50 Best Apps Of 2016
Because you're not spending nearly enough time on your phone
Streamline your life - or just waste more time playing cool games - with our round-up of the best new downloads for your phone to come out this year so far
Adobe Photoshop Fix
Make like a glossy fashion mag and retouch your photos with "smooth", "lighten", "liquefy", "defocus", plus many other fixes.
NBA Live Mobile
Mobile version of the basketball game that allows you to play 5-on-5 action, as well as connect with the NBA in live events.
Next Lock Screen
Lets you see your calendar, missed calls, texts and control your music player, without having to unlock your phone.
OverDrive
A global e-library. Borrow eBooks and audiobooks from 30,000 participating libraries worldwide. They're "returned" automatically.
Stephen Hawking's Pocket Universe
A beautifully illustrated guide to topics including space-time, black holes and the expanding universe.
Shake-It Alarm
Scream at your phone or repeatedly tap the off button or shake it into silence with this alarm app. Set it to random for a truly terrible start to the day.
Swapshots: — Post Your Prints
Swapshots: — Post Your Prints
Royal Mail leaps into the 20th century with its first consumer app, allowing you to snail mail hard copies of photos.
Tennis Champs Returns
Climb your way up by competing in tournaments in this 20-year-old Amiga "arcade classic" reimagined.
War Tortoise
Sadly, you don't control an actual armour-plated reptile, but the next best thing: a heavy tank tooled up with rocket launchers in this shoot 'em up.
WRIO Keyboard
WRIO = Write It Once. Reimagined bigger (and honeycomb shaped) keyboard that claims up to 70 per cent faster typing speed.
Barrel
Bring your iPhone lock screen "to life" by customising it with HD video wallpapers of either your own content, or someone else's.
Batman: Arkham Underworld
Some say this represents a franchise nadir, but this app conversion is a faithful take with Bat-action aplenty.
Grammar Snob
Irritate contacts with this message add-on that lets you annotate their misspelled words in a handwritten red teacher's font.
The New Yorker Today
Constantly updating feed of everything The New Yorker produces — podcasts, videos, cartoons, articles — all in one place.
Open Bar!
Simple flat shapes and soft colours add to the charm of this cocktail-based puzzle game.
Punch Club
Rocky-referencing fighting game where you manage a boxer through a series of local matches, while also tracking down a killer.
Cardboard Camera
Create 360° images that you can view in VR using Google's Cardboard headset. You can also share pics with friends.
Untappd
"Untappd — Discover beer"! Social media app that encourages you to find new craft beers and bars, then share them with buddies.
Viridi
Race against time, test your wits and stay cool under pressure: all things you don't need to do as you tend plants in this soothing time-waster.
Wolfgang
Members nominate podcast subjects, then vote on what gets made in this inspired radio platform backed by George Lamb and Rick Edwards.
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