Sep 20 2022 27 mins 1
Guest: Adam Turner
There are more than 7 million apps for mobile devices, and around the world, people download around 250 million each day. In this episode, host Val Quinn is joined by Adam Turner, award-winning Australian technology journalist and long-time columnist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald to talk about some of the apps that can help make your life more convenient, interesting, and, well, just plain better.
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- See this link: https://360degree.agency/en/5-apps-indispensaveis-para-quem-mora-na-australia-4/
- See this link: https://www.edigitalagency.com.au/app-marketing/most-popular-apps-australia/
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- Adam Turner: https://www.adamturner.com.au
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- Listen to Adam Turner on his podcast, Vertical Hold: behind the tech news: https://verticalholdauaudio.libsyn.com
Adam and Val mentioned the following apps:
Built in apps:
- Calendar
- Reminders
- Google Maps
- Apple Maps
- Apple Health
- Google Fitness
Video apps:
- FaceTime
- Google Duo
News aggregators:
- Google news
- Apple news
Other apps:
- Waze
- Sleep Cycle
- Smiling Mind
- Gratitude Happiness Journal
- ABC News
- Netflix
- YouTube
- Rain Parrot
- Flight Radar 24
- The Gibson App
- Essential Anatomy 5
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