Web User - UK (2019-12-11)

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ChristmasAdvent Calendar20 11

bit.ly/advent490

Theidea behind this dubiouslookingapp

is that youget to unlockafreeapp everyday

in therun-uptoChristmas.

However,not onlyisit

hopelessly outofdatebut

it turnsout notall the

‘free’ apps areactually

free.Worse, this sneaky

appalsodemandsaton

of unnecessary

permissions,including

access to your phone

statusand identity,

which isasurefireway

to putadowneron your

festivities.

ChristmasRadio

bit.ly/radiodroid490

bit.ly/radioios 490

4.1 8

If you’re fedupwith NoddyHolder

bellowing “It’sChriiii stmaaas!” or you

neveragainwanttohearCliff Richard

bangingonaboutmistletoe andwine,

then this couldbethe year youtuneinto

theChristmas Radioapp.Itprovides

access to adiverse selectionoffestive

radiostationsfromtheUKand beyond,

splitintohelpful categories suchas

Smooth Christmas andCountry

Christmas.All tastesarecateredfor, includingjazz,

Celticand kids.Usefully, theapp supportsbackground

audio, soyoucan listentoChristmas tuneswhileusing

other apps or whilethe screenisoff.

Best FreeApps

36 11-26December2019

GAMES

Google Stadia

bit.ly/stadiadroid4 90

bit.ly/stadiaios 490

Price:£120,plus£8. 99 per

month

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Google’snewconsole-less

gamingplatformletsyou

streamgamesfromalibraryof

titlesatupto4Kacrossallyour

devices.Unfortunately,Stadia’s

19 Novemberlaunchwasabit

halfbaked.Theserviceoffersa

limitedpoolofgames(around

20 oldertitles)andiscurrently

onlyavailabletothosewhoown

eithertheFounder’sEdition

preorderpackorthePremiere

Edition(£1 20 ),whichincludesa

ChromecastUltraandaStadia

Controller.Asubscription-free

versionisdueforwiderrelease

nextyearbut,untilthen,users

havetopay£8. 99 permonth

forStadiaPro in

additiontothe

costofindividual

games.

NAVIGATION

DogFriendly Location

bit.ly/dogdroid4 90

Price:£1. 19

4.4

Thisappisidealfordogowners

lookingforrestaurants,barsand

(^4) NEW APPS WORTH PAYING FOR
cafésthatare happytotoaccommodate their
four-leggedfriends.Itletsyou search for
andviewnearby dog-friendly outletson
Google Maps.
FOOD&DRINK
WhoWantsaBrew?
bit.ly/brewdroid490
Pric e:99p
5
Thishandyappletsyoustore
teaandcoffeeprofilesfor
yourself,co-workersandfamily
members,specifyingthe
amountofmilk,numberof
sugarsandsoon.
You’llnevermakea
disappointing
cuppaagain!
SPACE
Orbitrack
bit.ly/orbidroid 490
bit.ly/orbiios 490
Price:£4.69(Android),
£4.99(iOS)
4.4 10
Orbitrackisabrand-new,
AR-fuelledsatellitetrackerand
spaceflightsimulatorfromthe
developersofSatelliteSafari.
Itletsyouuseyourdeviceto
locateandfollowthousands
ofsatellitesand
space-faring
vehiclesinorbit
aroundtheEarth.