Android is a great and powerful operating system, one that turns our smartphones into truly great and exciting 'toys'. Unfortunately, it does come with few small shortcomings; the major one being the default video player. HD movies just don't feel the same and the time bar and play/pause functions can turn the player into a somewhat annoying friend.

So here comes the MX Video Player that is all set to raise the coolness and productivity quotient to a new level altogether. Developed by MX Technologies, the app is slick and fits perfectly within the new age Android eco-system. Lets take a look at the offerings of the Freemium app.

The MX video player is very effiecient and streamlined, playing HD videos the way they were meant to be played and mostly benefit the dual-core processor device users. In a local test conducted between the default Android Video player and the MX player on the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Full HD 1080p video playback via the MX player was not only sharp and crisp, but rendered shadows and details to a higher degree.

The developers of the app claim a jump of 70% in overall performance improvement in dual-core devices compared to the player installed on single-core variants. This performance jump is all due to the Multi-Core Decoding integration within the app and the difference is instantly noticed.

The app also intelligently uses optimized video codecs and rendering engines for selected processors, such as ARM NEON and NVIDIA Tegra 2. What really is a cool feature and speaks about the players capability is the function to Pinch Zoom a running video without any lag (only on dual-core devices). Even the subtitle readability is great on this app due to the inclusion of thicker border and shadow around text.

Overall MX Video Player is a great video playback app for Android devices. The plus side is the rendering of Full HD videos is what really makes this app rock. Some Android reviewers even suggest Google should offer the Pro version of MX for free to all Android 4.0 devices over the default player. This app should hold a permanent position in the app drawer of every movie-buff. Surely a must have at no cost at all.

Related Links:
Official Website
MX Video Player Pro on Android Market

Got internet connection? Get any song you want, on any device(s) you have. Bounce and share songs in a single breath. That's what the Instinctiv Player SyncStream is promising.

As you'd expect with this or any other player, the Instinctiv Player SyncStream makes your entire music library available whenever you have an Internet connection. What's new is that you can grab almost any song of your whim, whether you are bouncing songs between devices or grabbing a song you heard blasting from a passing car.

The Instinctiv Player is boasting three cool features, SyneStreatm, Smart Playback and Identifm with which you can basically grab any song of another device (with Instinctiv SyncStream) and put it on your phone or computer immediately.

The SyncStreamtm feature uses something similar to a cloud-based content to deliver and play every song in your library on phone, laptop and desktop devices similtaneously.

The Smart Playback basically means that most of the features of iTunes and Genius are now free and available on your laptop or other music playing device. The app recognizes your musical taste and playbacks according to your mood. The Shuffle features works with this to figure out your mood by taking cues from what you do.

Ever heard a song blast out of car or in a shop and wanted it? Identifitm allows you to identify the songs you hear anywhere – on the radio, at the club or around town. Using Identifi, Instinctiv helps you build the ultimate library by enabling you to ID new music, download it on the spot and share with a friend.

Related Links:
Instinctiv Player Official Website
Instinctiv Player on Google Play
Instinctiv Player on Twitter

You play with the radio frequency in your car and suddenly hear a song that makes you go "Oo La la", but have just no clue about the song. Well, here comes Shazam to the rescue. This piece of software helps in identifying a song by just listening to a part of it. Shazam is one of the most ideal music identifying apps over multiple platforms.

Developed by Shazam Entertainment Ltd., the quality is assured and so are the future updates to the app. Music buffs who just love hearing the songs on the radio and need to download in an easy way, should have Shazam installed on their devices.

The app works in a very simple way; users need to launch the app and record the song clip they seek information on. Shazam then sends the preview to its servers and based on the matching of acoustic fingerprints, the app sends the song and artist name in a jiffy. The new update also removes any restrictions on the number of song tagging, so users can Shazam to their hearts content.

So how does the magic work? Does Shazam really have a rabbit in the hat? Well, we can say that. The Shazam server has a database of over 8 million songs. So when the server is sent a request for identification, the track is broken into a simple numeric signature-attached with a code unique to each song in the database. Users will be shocked how accurate Shazam's fingerprinting process is.

The iOS app provides just more than song identification. Users with the data fetched can also buy the track from iTunes or look up for the related video, concert and artist clippings on Youtube. The whole integration is very neat and flows in a unified direction. Users can also share their favorite tracks via Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, new music can be easily discovered through Shazam friends and Shazam charts. The app scores big time, not only due to its functionality, but also because of the fact that it is available on a range of mobile platforms (download from the official website).

Overall, the app is great and users love it for the accuracy it lives upto. There are also two paid versions, namely, Shazam Encore and (Shazam)RED both retailing at $5.99, though in (Shazam)RED 20% of the price goes as proceeds towards HIV/AIDS programs in Africa. This is a must have app for every music-buff, who finds himself/herself at a confused state on hearing a track. A big thumbs-up and a highly recommended app.

Related Links:
Official Website
Shazam on Twitter
Shazam on Facebook

VEVO is a premium music service with over 7500 artists and a large library of videos, exclusive clips, top charts, top playlists and the work. There is also an original music programming feature within the app.

VEVO is a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media, while record label EMI licenses its content to VEVO without charging any ownership royalty fees. The videos of VEVO are channeled through the internet and the total advertising revenue is shared between Google and VEVO.

The VEVO mobile app is available on iOS and Android complete with a very slick user-interface and loads of features. VEVO punches in with a lot of features such as live streaming events, premiers, and a catalouge of over 45,000 videos at the moment. There is also Music Maps with a very interactive feel to it - users can enjoy the videos being watched within the neighborhood and around the world.

Social connectivity is very well integrated; you can now easily share videos through Facebook, Twitter and Email. Also, after the video, iOS users have the option to purchase the song from the iTunes Store, while Android users can purchase music from Amazon. Additional to watching VEVO channel videos, the app provides users with their favorite artists up to date concert dates, purchase of tickets to local shows, and current tours, with additional option for up-to-the-minute Twitter feeds from favorite artist.

The VEVO app allows user to view the entire history of all previously watched videos. The users can mark their calendar for notifications about video premiers, events and original music programming schedule.

The application is very slick, neat, and boasts of much better features than the normal webpage version. VEVO videos are available in high-quality and in Full HD 1080p, though the videos buffer in 3G, developers of the app suggest to use Wi-Fi networks for best quality viewing.

Note: Not all of the videos are available in all regions.

Related Links:
Vevo's Official Website
VEVO HD for iPad
VEVO for iPhone
VEVO for Android
VEVO on Wikipedia
VEVO on Facebook
VEVO Youtube Channel

Looking for a DJing software, but all you could find is either too complicated to use or hefty on the pocket? No worries, here is Mixxx; an open-source, free DJ software that punches everything from live performance to casual mixing in the house.

Mixxx really has the perfect combination of tools for a rookie entering the DJ scene. Hot cues, looping control, cross-faders, pitchers - you name it and its there in the user-friendly interface to get you started without breaking a sweat.

The software also loads folders, where you usually store music files. So if iTunes is your game, then Mixxx will instantly load up your entire iTunes library for easy and full-access.

Experienced mixers will also find it helpful to have the BPM estimation feature, as well as the way to detect the BPM. The software is simple to use, and since it's new updated version was released songs can be now dragged from the library and be placed in the cue with one move of the mouse. What the software desperately needs though is a real-time fullscreen mode, and not the windowed mode UI that gets quite annoying after extended time of use.

Users get a choice of different UI schemes to choose from according to their comfort levels. Overall, this DJ software is a good bet for the casual mixings and is very helpfull for picking up the basics of DJing; all without making you go through the trouble of buying a professional DJ turntable.

With ability for Live broadcast via Darkice and Icecast2, recording of mixes, live-editing, syncing and everything you expect from a DJ console, Mixxx is one the best bets for everyone looking for a DJing alternative software for free. Available on the Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms.

Related Links:
Mixxx Official Website
Mixxx on Wikipedia
Mixxx DJ tutorials on Facebook
Mixxx tutorials on Threadbox

Creevity is a program designed to track the album art of mp3 music files and acts as a helping hand in the organisation of a music library. All it takes is one click. Furthermore, ‘no matter to which folder you move your mp3 file, the saved cover will always be there for you’.

With its simple interface, this program can be accessed by everyone. All one has to do is select the programs file menu, add a desired folder and then pick from a list of suggestions.

Creevity not only allows you to add album covers to mp3s; it also enables a user to change, delete or add alternative images to an mp3 file. A user can update an image whenever they want. Furthermore, Creevity has extended compatibility. Covers will be shown in Windows, Mac, Windows Media Player, iTunes and many other players. This ensures that most people will be able to utilize this useful form of freeware.

In a similar way to Itunes, Creevity enables a user to rate their music. Like Itunes, this is through a star rating system. This function allows a user to prioritise their music and it organises all of their favourite music into a single category.

Overall, Creevity is designed to make life easier for the owners of messy mp3 collections. Personally, I believe that this program definitely achieves its aim. Put an end to the untidiness of an mp3 library and download this free program!

Related Links:
Creevity's Website
Creevity on Snapfiles.com