Optimising your smart phone experience by these apps

A Chameleon browser

Though most mobile phones come with a built-in browser, users who are into heavy surfing often choose Opera. It lets you set three different download conditions: When you are at your work place with high- speed broadband, you can  disable file compression options and get full functionality. And when you are roaming on costlier networks and want to save on browsing charges, you can shift to Opera mini mode where up to 90 per cent compression kicks in. The new Opera Mini 8 has just been launched for iPhone and iPad, while Android phone users can download version 7.5. Both releases offer easy UI.

Simplify your phone screen

Every time you change your  phone, you are faced with a new, unfamiliar and possibly inconvenient home screen. But you don’t have to go through a new learning experience — you can opt to customise your phone with a clean, new layout just once — with Yahoo’s Intelligent Home screen — Aviate — and stick with it on every phone you ever use. This is particularly convenient if you carry two phones.

Aviate also anticipates the information you need at each point in your day: It alerts you if the weather is much warmer, connects to your conference calls with a single tap and emails everyone in the meeting if you’re running late — it also estimates your travel time to work, factoring in live traffic updates. It’s available on Google Play store.