OK, so the Android Market is more akin to Lidl or Asda than the iPhone's enormous, indulgent Selfridges-at-Christmas time approach, but the open source nature of Google's OS means there are plenty of apps for Android to be found.
1. Google Sky Map
A stunning app that renders Patrick Moore obsolete, by using your phone's orientation tools to give you an accurate representation of the stars and planets on your screen. Point phone at sky, then learn what constellations are visible and if that's a UFO or just Venus. Google Sky Map even works indoors, if you're not keen on getting cold.
2. Facebook for Android
Facebook for Android is lacking in features compared to Facebook itself, but a recent update added Inbox support to the Android app, finally allowing its users to communicate in almost real-time. The app's fast and stable, with a simplicity that reminds you of the old days when using Facebook used to be bearable.
3. AppBrain Market Sync
You iPhone users won't believe this, but there's no official way to install Android apps from a PC. Seriously. You'd think Google of all companies would've sorted that out, but no. Which is where the unofficial AppBrain app comes in. Letting users queue up Market downloads via PC and have them sent to mobile, you're also able to generate an embeddable code that displays your currently installed apps on a web site.
4. WordPress for Android
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