The HTC EVO Shift 4G is a runner up to the popular HTC EVO and it’s a smaller yet more powerful phone packed with a QWERTY keyboard. There’s also a great selection of HTC Evo Shift accessories available, so owners won’t have to struggle to find that perfect HTC Evo Shift case or HTC Evo Shift screen protector. Sprint and HTC has made this phone affordable so students can use it. Therefore, it is little surprise that the HTC Evo Shift 4G is one of the most popular smart phones among college and even high school students. So in this article, we’ll keep the focus on education by considering some of the top school-oriented Android apps for the HTC Evo Shift 4G.
GDocs is an Android app that all students must have. Google Documents has revolutionized the way students work. You don’t have to worry about losing your work or stressing out because Google Documents is a bit safer than MS Office. Google Documents is an Office alternative that is 100% free. And since it’s online, you have access to your work wherever you have access to an Internet connection. Of course, being without a connection is a problem, but this isn’t an issue on most college campuses where high-speed Internet connections are readily accessible.
Another great application is Evernote, which is one of the best note-taking applications for Android. It’s not free but it’s not expensive either, and if you opt for the reasonably priced yearly subscription, you get automatic synchronization to an online cloud. That ensures that you never lose your work. The real power of Evernote comes from its note-taking and organizational capabilities. It also provides seamless integration with the PC and Mac versions of Evernote, so it’s easy to work on your notes when you get back to the dorm room.
Thirdly, we select Dropbox. You probably notice a trend in our selections. GDocs uses a cloud, as does Evernote. Cloud computing is become the new wave of the future, and it’s something that any college student would need. With Dropbox, you can drop all of your files onto the cloud, and then have them available to you from anywhere: class, the dorm, home, and so forth. We cannot overstate the convenience and power of this setup. The app is free. The service costs money, but it’s not that expensive, and it is well worth the investment.
Our final two choices are Wapedia and Share Your Board. All students are familiar with Wikipedia. It can be inaccurate, but it’s also invaluable when you need a nugget of info fast. Unfortunately, Wikipedia isn’t always smart phone browser friendly, so Wapedia gives you a way to access and search Wikipedia that is. Share Your Board is a must-have tool for those students with professors who clear their board too fast. What separates Share Your Board from a picture-taker is that it recognizes the edges of chalkboards and whiteboards, and it’s able to sharpen the writing automatically.

We knew Samsung had something coming today at CTIA. The gigantic banner outside kind of told us that. So here it is: the Android-powered Galaxy S.There’s a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen up front with an unspecified 1GHz CPU chilling inside. The Android release has been modified and uses Sammy’s ‘Social Hub’ always-on social networking features. Swype, DLNA, and ThinkFree’s MS office app are also included. We hear it will have a world-wide release later this year, but no word on specifics including price or carriers just yet. Stay tuned for some hands-on pics and our initial thoughts.