CIO.com blogger James A. Martin picks three more of his favorite iOS and Android apps so far this year, including an Evernote competitor, a calendar that gives you context, and a weather app. And we’re back. Yesterday, I wrote about three favorite iOS and Android apps so far this year: Adobe VideoBite, Birdseye Mail, and PaperKarma. Let’s finish my highly subjective and unscientific round-up today with three more favorites. Springpad iOS, Android Free Evernote is probably the best-known, most popular app/Web-based service for capturing ideas, Web pages, audio clips, and other digital bits and pieces. An entire app ecosystem has evolved around Evernote, and there’s a business edition, too. Even so, I haven’t warmed to Evernote’s interface, although its recent app upgrade helped. Springpad, on the other hand, had me at hello. A free iOS and Android app and Web-based tool, Springpad has a visually appealing, Pinterest-like interface. The app integrates nicely with Web content, too. For instance, say you want to make a note of a movie you’d like to see. Search for the film’s title, and Springpad will populate your note with info about the movie, including its Rotten Tomatoes score and if it’s available on Netflix. The recently released Springpad 4.0 makes this already sweet app even sweeter. You can now embed your notebooks on a Web site or blog. Other Springpad users can subscribe to those notebooks, which are automatically updated in their Springpad apps whenever you update your shared notebooks. If you’re not already wedded to Evernote or one of its competitors—or even if you are—check out Springpad. Tempo iOS only Free This new calendar app, presumably due to high demand upon launch, required some initial patience. Nearly a month passed from the time I downloaded the iOS calendar app Tempo to the time I could actually use it. But it was worth cooling my heels. Tempo adds useful context to your calendar. If you’ve got a conference call scheduled, and the appointment lists who the other attendees are, Tempo will show you links to related emails and information about the attendees from their social media profiles. Going to an offsite meeting? Tempo will display the location on a map and provide driving directions and parking info. It’s a must-have app for anyone whose calendar is crammed with appointments, and who has too often walked into a meeting wondering, “Who are these people and what do they want from me?” The Weather Channel iOS and Android Free The Weather Channel updated its free Android app in February with an improved interface, ahead of its iPhone/iPod touch and iPad siblings. Along with the current temp, you get a brief description of conditions and what the temperature actually feels like. Clicking a “+” button display more info, such as sunrise and sunset times; humidity; wind speed; and UV index. I love the new refresh button, which updates the app with the latest weather data. The Weather Channel’s app is just one of many worthwhile, free weather apps. Its recent updates, however, have made it my favorite. Related content BrandPost Retail innovation playbook: Fast, economical transformation on Microsoft Cloud For retailers, tight integration of data and systems is the antidote to a challenging economy. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 3 mins Retail Industry Digital Transformation BrandPost How retailers are empowering business transformation with TCS and Microsoft Cloud AI-powered omnichannel integration and a strong, secure digital core lets retailers innovate across four primary areas while staying compliant, maintaining security and preventing fraud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to Build ROI from Cloud Migration This whitepaper and webcast can help you calculate the ROI and create a business case for modernizing your legacy applications to the Microsoft Cloud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to power a sustainable enterprise on Microsoft Cloud In this eBook, we’ll follow the journey of Amal Skye, a fictitious woman who is committed to living in a way that preserves the planet for the future —and how businesses like Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft are making that possi By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Green IT Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe