This Week's Top Downloads

Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week.

How the New Google Photos Makes Your Picture Library Awesome

Google announced Google Photos last week, a new photo hosting service that combines everything great about Google+ Photos with unlimited free storage for high quality photos and HD videos. Whether you’re trying it for the first time or logging in to see what’s different, here’s what’s new, and how to make the most of it.

Seven Apps That Can Secretly Act as Remote Controls

There are countless universal remote control apps for smartphones, but chances are, you don’t really need them. A bunch of apps, including the likes of Spotify and YouTube, have hidden, built-in remote functions.

Todoist Updates With Evernote and Google Calendar Integration

Todoist is a great, cross-platform tool for managing tasks. In fact, it’s one of our favorites. And you can now integrate the tool with Evernote, Google Calendar, and Github.

SMS for iChat Lets You Text from Android Phones in the Mac Messages App

Android/OS X: Apple’s Messages app on a Mac is a neat way to chat with your iPhone without having to pick up your phone. However, it doesn’t work if you have an Android device. Until now. SMS Integration for iChat allows you to send and receive text messages from an Android phone via Messages.

Horizon 3 Integrates Weather Forecasts Into Your Calendar

iPhone: There are plenty of great calendar apps out there, but Horizon 3 takes a different approach than most. Instead of relying just on scheduling your day, Horizon 3 also brings the weather forecast into the forefront so you can get a better view of what to expect.

Hound is a Cross-Platform Natural Language Assistant From SoundHound

Android/iOS: Every major operating system these days comes with its own personal voice assistant, but most of them are stuck on their own platform. Hound, the assistant from SoundHound, is available in beta for Android and coming to iOS.

Opener for iOS Opens Web Links in the Right App

iOS: When you come across a link in Safari, you usually have to copy and paste that link to get it into the app of your choosing. Opener allows you to open it directly in the app from Safari.

Chrome for Android Can Instantly Search Any Text You Highlight on Google

Want to define a big word without opening a new tab? Want more news about something you’re currently reading on your phone? Chrome for Android now lets you search Google just by highlighting some text—without losing your place.

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