Wednesday, 24 May 2017

How do I remove malware?

Here’s what I use to check for malware and viruses on Windows. Be careful with HiJackThis — it is meant for you to find malware hidden in startup registry settings. Careful not to delete valid stuff!

  1. Malwarebytes (you can install free version for on-demand scans)
  2. HiJackThis (registry viewer to find hidden malware)
A lot of times malware will try to stay undetected. They will run in the background capturing your keystrokes from your web browser. If your web browsing feels slow, uh oh, probably a key logger.

Checking for key loggers:

In your Network & Internet control panel, make sure you disable automatic proxy setup. Manual proxy setup should also be OFF. If you see an IP address of 127.0.0.1 and some random port number, you are being keystroke logged to a local program that sends your typing to a remote server.

Now go into Firefox/Chrome/Internet Explorer settings and also make sure the proxy settings are disabled. I usually set it to not use system defaults for proxy, otherwise if malware changed your Windows default proxy, all your browsers will be affected at once.

After you clean this up, reboot your PC and run HiJackThis one more time. Review all the registry settings to make sure it didn’t come back. A lot of sneaky malware will rename itself at bootup so that it’s harder for you to find it. Check the proxy settings to make sure they also look good. Special Offer:
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How to protect your app from getting hacked

At any given point of time, users have 5 to 20 apps installed on their devices ranging from games, entertainment to payment and shopping apps, which have their personal information – from card details to social media credentials. While they won’t care if one of their gaming apps gets hacked but imagine the problems that will come up if one of their banking apps or eCommerce app with their billing details gets hacked. Because it’s a given that no one would want someone to have access to their personal information, there are some measures that both the developers and the users can take to prevent someone from hacking into their apps.

While a sound mobile app development company will take the measures in the development stage itself to prevent any mishaps, in case you are new in the business, the following points will help you in knowing the ways you can prevent the app from getting hacked.

  1. Token based authentication
A carefully designed token based system in place makes it easy for users to secure their app. The token specific authentication system makes sure that the API request is verified for credibility and then it only replies to the request once it has been verified.

  1. Use Keychain to store Data
Keychain is a secure storage container that is installed in the app in its development phase itself, which keep tabs of all the user data like their login credentials. It is preferred that the developers use these keychains for storing data instead of using p list files or NSUserDefaults. There are two keychains in the market presently – Android KeyChain and iCloud Keychain, both of them allow users to not login every time they open their application.

  1. Use fingerprint lock as app login
The chances of your fingerprint getting copied is 1 in 50,000 while your pin code getting copied is 1 in 10,000. This makes fingerprint login much secure than using passcodes. For its iOS 8 version, Apple even opened doors for developers to touch ID, making it ready for use to developers in the SDK.

  1. Notify users of any suspicious activity
Send over a text and email to users when you find that their account has been accessed in some other location or if you find that different passwords were entered more than three times. The move is already followed by Gmail, it notifies the users when their account is opened from a different device.

  1. Prevent reverse engineering
It’s not very difficult for the hackers to take away the source and data code. To save this from happening, confuse the hacker through renaming the important methods and classes in the preprocessor. Another way to protect this from happening is by dissembling the symbol table once the project ends.


These five ways will help you in securing the app you are about to roll out to the public. These methods will ensure that you not only save your users from getting hacked but also save yourself from getting uninstalled from their devices.

While the above mentioned can only be followed by the developers, there are some things that a user can do from his end to protect themselves from getting hacked, such as – deleting caches, not using third party app stores, and by keeping the device’s software and system up to date.

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Kaspersky Lab Presents Cybersecurity Trends in the META Region

Kaspersky Lab brought together company experts, journalists and business guests from the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa for its annual Cyber Security Weekend that took place on April 26-29 in Vienna. The company’s experts gave an overview of global and regional cyberthreats and security trends, discussed the main threat vectors affecting businesses in the region, particularly organizations from industrial and financial sectors. Special attention was paid to the protection of connected devices used by individuals, businesses, and governments as part of smart cities.

“In the first quarter of 2017, we saw threat actors turning their attention to wipers, as well as financial crime. Fileless malware has been used in attacks by both targeted threat actors and cybercriminals in general – helping them to avoid detection and make forensic investigations harder. At the event we gave an example of the ‘invisible’ attacks used in the ATMitch campaign, which once again proves the importance of proper security solutions, security intelligence, and carefully directed incident response,” said Ghareeb Saad, Senior Security Researcher, Global Research & Analysis Team, Kaspersky Lab.

This week, Kaspersky Lab is launching the renewed Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform in South Africa, a solution to detect advanced threats and targeted attacks for enterprises. It blends advanced machine learning algorithms, actionable worldwide threat intelligence and adaptivity to customer infrastructure, to help large businesses uncover the most sophisticated and damaging attacks at any stage of their development.

In January-March 2017, the highest numbers of web threat incidents were reported in the same countries in Africa – Algeria (38.1% of KSN users), Tunisia (32.4%) and Morocco (26.1%), followed by Egypt (23.5%). In the Middle East, the countries experiencing most threats were Qatar (29.7%), Saudi Arabia (24.2%), and the UAE (23.6%). South Africa had some of the lowest numbers of affected users in the META region (46.8% for local and 12.9% for web threats). In Turkey, 18.8% of KSN users were affected by web threats and 47.1% by incidents related to local threats.

The number of ransomware notifications in the region increased 36% compared to the first quarter of last year, and according to Kaspersky Lab experts will continue to grow due to the increased availability in the cybercriminal ecosystem of ransomware as a service. Kaspersky Security Network registered over two times more banking Trojans (121% increase) than it did in the same period of 2016, while the amount of mobile infection attempts stopped by Kaspersky Lab’s products increased 1.5 times.

Shehab Najjar, Head of Cyber Counter Terrorism Unit, CYBERPOL, who was a special guest at the event and gave a keynote presentation, commented: “Legislation on cybercrime is still being developed globally and in META. At the same time, with the advance of information technologies, there appear more threat vectors both for home users and organizations. For that reason, raising cybersecurity awareness by giving overviews and advice, such as that given at Kaspersky Cyber Security Weekend, plays an important part in securing the Internet.”

Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) statistics for the first quarter of 2017 were revealed at the conference showing that Algeria had the highest number of users (66.5%) affected by local threats (malware spread in local networks, by USBs, CDs, DVDs), followed by Morocco (59%), Tunisia (57.9%), and Egypt (52.8%). In the Middle East, users in Oman (54.6%) were the worst affected, followed by those in Saudi Arabia (53.1%) and Qatar (49.8%).

“In the first quarter of 2017, we saw threat actors turning their attention to wipers, as well as financial crime. Fileless malware has been used in attacks by both targeted threat actors and cybercriminals in general – helping them to avoid detection and make forensic investigations harder. At the event we gave an example of the ‘invisible’ attacks used in the ATMitch campaign, which once again proves the importance of proper security solutions, security intelligence and carefully directed incident response,” said Ghareeb Saad, Senior Security Researcher, Global Research & Analysis Team, Kaspersky Lab.

This week, Kaspersky Lab is launching the renewed Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform in South Africa, a solution to detect advanced threats and targeted attacks for enterprises. It blends advanced machine learning algorithms, actionable worldwide threat intelligence and adaptivity to customer infrastructure, to help large businesses uncover the most sophisticated and damaging attacks at any stage of their development.

Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) statistics for the first quarter of 2017 were revealed at the conference showing that Algeria had the highest number of users (66.5%) affected by local threats (malware spread in local networks, by USBs, CDs, DVDs), followed by Morocco (59%), Tunisia (57.9%), and Egypt (52.8%). In the Middle East, users in Oman (54.6%) were the worst affected, followed by those in Saudi Arabia (53.1%) and Qatar (49.8%). Special Offer:
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Cybersecurity top agenda at the upcoming Connected Summit 2017

Cybersecurity will be the top agenda at the Connected Summit 2017 to be held in Diani, Mombasa from 9th to 13th April.

This follows the rapid rise of cybercrime as hackers increasingly target the Kenyan digital economy amidst continued proliferation of financial technology and internet banking.

Speaking when he received sponsorship cheques totaling to Ksh17 million from players in the ICT sector, ICT Authority Ag. CEO Robert Mugo noted that new financial transactions platforms come with a new risk profile.  This has necessitated stakeholders in the financial technology space to focus on balancing innovation with prudent risk management.

He noted that the distinction between banks and mobile network operators, for example, continue to diminish, “This development provides additional economic interactions, raises new frontiers, questions and invites novel responses from regulatory to operational interventions,” he said.

He further added that deliberations from the forum would the help the country map a future of economic prosperity using ICTs based solutions, as well as review achievements and lessons learnt in both public and the private sector.

Themed “Shaping the future,” the Connected Summit 2017 will bring together senior government officials, county representatives, private sector players and authorities in ICT to highlight the needs on the ground as public sector endeavors to deliver efficient services to the citizen.

Billed as one the largest ICT forums in the region, the summit has already secured platinum sponsorships from companies such as Cisco, Dimension Data, and Telkom Kenya. “We have also secure tremendous support from organizations such as Oracle, Huawei, Tespok, JP Sa Couto SA, Avanti, Intel, Safaricom, and Citibank,” said Mr. Mugo.

Other topics slated for discussion include Internet of Things (IoT), innovation for service delivery and business, innovation as enabler of development, the future of technology in education and analytics and big data among others.

Mr. Mugo observed that the fact that private entities in this era actively collect and keep citizens’ data was becoming a concern a people increasingly question how this data is used. One of the key objectives of the Connected Summit is to develop and recommend policy, regulatory and operational interventions necessary to ensure management of citizens’ data for mutual benefit of both the Government and private Sector.

He added that by deliberating on efforts to date and examining lessons learnt, delegates at Connected Summit 2017 will explore and identify issues that arise and the need to be addressed in order to better harness the data resource on citizens. Special Offer:
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Best Ways to Recover Lost or Deleted File for Windows Users 2017

The Blog guides you with the best ways to recover lost or deleted files from Windows Users. It speaks about the several data loss scenarios, preventive measures to avoid data loss, and things not to do in case of data loss and recovery approaches. Read on to know more.

Picture a scenario. You and your colleague are working on an important project and you are asked to back up the critical data, which you kept ignoring. Then, on one fine day, you clicked on a suspicious email, and as a result, you lost every bit of information including your several years’ worth email, your personal photos & videos, your entire database, etc. You and your colleague apply several hit and trial methods, but none of them worked.

The Data Loss situation is but a commonplace. Sometimes we absentmindedly delete a file, or sometimes it happens through some faulty situations such as file formatting, corruption, etc. However, in these as well as other similar challenging situations, Data can be recovered.

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We live in a digitalized world, where every action is executed on-demand. Moreover, in this fast-paced environment, everything can be mitigated easily; and, to cater to the Data Loss, a multi-million dollar Data Recovery industry is always at hand.  Every day several executions are done to find simple, easy, and quick recovery methods. These approaches help you recover your lost data from different storage devices such as hard drives, SD-Cards, Pen Drives, and many more in a hassle-free manner. In the following problem-tackling blog, we will discuss what are the possible data loss primary causes, their preventive measures, and their recovery solutions.

Let us a take a look at each aspect.

What is Data Loss?

In simple words, Data Loss is an Information system error condition. In this circumstance, the information is destroyed due to negligent storage transmission, failure or improper processing. Further, the data becomes unreadable. This condition arises when data elements are no longer utilized either by requested application or by the data owner.

Is lost data Really Lost?

The truth behind Data Loss Recovery is that the lost data is not actually lost unless and until it is being overwritten. Data Loss is the removal of the pointer i.e. only the indexing for the particular file is deleted. Thereby, when an indexing for the particular file is removed, its space is marked as free space, which can be used to store the new content.


  • Hardware Failure, Drive Failure, Power Surge—41%
  • Human error—31%
  • Software file corruption—13%
  • Virus-infection—7%
  • Theft, especially Laptop Theft—5%
  • Hardware loss including fire, floods, power failure, and lightning —3%
Let us overview each of these factors that cause data loss.

  1. Hardware Failure or Drive Failure
The most common scenario. Several factors lead to the failure of a hardware. Nearly about 60% of hardware failure is due to mechanical reason and 40% due to misuse. Factors can be as simple as wearing out of the unit or due to some external factors such as:

  • Overheating
  • Fire or water damage
  • Power surges or outages
  • Exposure to magnetic fields
  • Falling off the hardware or drive
  1. Corrupt Software
Corrupt software comprises the internal factors or the logical deformities. These factors have the ability to create a failure in the actual file system on its own.

The internal factors are as follows:

  • Corrupt files
  • Drive read instability
  • File system tampering
  • Accidental file deletion
  • Improper installation and deletion of files
  • Unethical partitioning or formatting of the drive
  1. Human error/Accidental Deletion
File creation, updating, deletion, and saving is an everyday task for both Home users and Business users. Therefore, in all this, errors are bound to happen. Sometimes, we delete the files or overwrite them by accident. Inevitably, Windows Recycle Bin acts as a Safety Net, but in all data loss scenarios, we cannot only count on it. There are conditions in which the Recycle Bin can be bypassed, which are as follows:

  • When Files are deleted from drives, like the ones that are accessed over a Network
  • When Files are deleted using Shift + Delete command
  • When Files are deleted using Windows Command Prompt
  • When Files are larger than the Recycle Bin Drive capacity
In addition to these, there are times where we accidentally delete the system files that are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the system.

  1. Viruses and Malware
Indeed, the connectivity to the worldwide network has offered several advantages, but it has also opened doors for numerous serious risks. These risks are viruses that slow down the system, misuses the Internet connection, affects operational software, damaged saved data, etc. Moreover, viruses have the ability to infiltrate the entire network and thoroughly corrupt the hardware.

Every day, new viruses pop up, and as a result, puts the data at risk. Almost 21% of viruses enters the system through e-mails and 17% through phishing. Therefore, it will not be erroneous to state that computer viruses are a real threat.

  1. Laptop theft
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Laptop theft is has become a common scenario.  In this critical scenario, you not only lose your data but also lose your system at the same time. Though the cost of the new system is an added cost, but losing your valuable data is an unwelcome situation.

  1. Power Surges or Outage
As Operating systems are complex in nature, thereby, the system should be closed using proper shutdown procedures. This will ensure its smooth functioning for years.  Therefore, in the scenario, when power outage or surge happens, these delicate processes are being interrupted, and eventually, your system becomes inoperable. Moreover, when these errors occur on a frequent basis, they reduce the lifespan of the drive. The reason being, whenever a system restarts after a sudden power loss, the read, as well as write head, are reset to the original position. It eventually leads to imperfection of the disk, and with time, it keeps on storing and results in hard drive damage.

  1. Water or Coffee Spillage
We all are aware that liquids and electronics do not go well together. Therefore, if in some scenario, you accidentally spill water, coffee, or any other liquid on your laptop, this may lead to short-circuiting or severe damage. At this duration, only drying off the unit does not work. The reason being, when you spill water, it seeps into the keyboard which further goes to the motherboard and its working comes to a stop. Therefore only clearing it out at the surface will not serve the purpose.

In addition to above, there are other circumstances that can cause hard drive failures. These are as follows:

  • Repetitive Hard Drive crash
  • Unusual High temperature of the system
  • Boot-up process issues
  • Sluggish system performance
  • Hard Reboot Demand due to repetitive freezing
  • Bad sectors enhancement at CHKDSK scan time
  • Grinding or screeching sound generation in a cylindrical pattern
How to Get Rid of Data Loss?

Prior to discussing some methods to bid good-bye to data loss issues, let us take a look at the tips to avoid data loss crises.

Preventive Measures to Avoid Data Loss

  • Ensure to keep the system dust-free and clean
  • Make sure to save and backup the file regularly at multiple locations
  • Say ‘yes’ to Anti-spam system
  • Ensure to keep your Anti-virus software up-to-date
  • Make sure to setup a safe firewall
  • Say ‘No’ to suspicious emails or attachments
  • Never leave your system or laptop unattended
  • Ensure to use surge protector
  • Keep liquid away from the system or laptop
  • Say ‘No’ to file deletion prior to confirmation
Things Not to Perform in a Data Loss Situation

  • Bid Goodbye to faulty devices
  • Bid goodbye to self-assessment as well as self-inspection
  • Bid goodbye to overwriting
A Step Ahead—Data Recovery Approaches

  1. Backup
Backup is the most common solution to recover or restore lost data. If you have a backup ready, you can quickly salvage the lost data in a hassle-free manner. To create a secure backup follow a 3-2-1 Rule. According to this rule, an individual must create three redundant files. The simple logic behind 3 is if one backup fails, other two are still there. The point to consider here is to choose two different formats and ensures to keep one copy off-site.

  1. Recycle Bin
Usually, the files we delete moves to the Recycle Bin unless and until, if it is deleted using Shift + Delete option. Thereby, an individual must check the Recycle Bin.

  1. File History Usage
This is another excellent way through which an individual can restore a lost or deleted file. The working of this method is also simple.

  1. Microsoft Volume Shadow Service
Microsoft Volume Shadow service has an impressive part Previous Version that allows you to restore your lost or deleted file. With the help of this feature, restore points are created and these restore points help in rolling back the changes. To execute it, select the file you want to restore, right-click and select Restore previous versions option, a list of all available Previous Version will encounter, from here select the desired file to recover and drag it to the required location.

  1. Use ‘chkdsk’ command
If the error of the lost or deleted file is file system corruption, then chkdsk command can help you restore lost data. To run it, go to the Run dialog box, type cmd to open Command Prompt window, now enter chkdsk, and you are done.

  1. Data Recovery Software
Another impressive way to recover lost or inaccessible file is Data Recovery Software. These tools are easy, fast, powerful, reliable and fully automated.  Further, these tools also have lesser risk associated with them. One such outstanding software is Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery-Professional.

  1. Data Recovery Services
If the reason for the data deletion is physical deformities, then the best practice is to use the Data Recovery Service.

The Way Forward

Data loss is not a unique scenario but a common occurrence; and they can be restored using various data recovery methods. With hands on the approaches mentioned above and by exercising caution, users can effortlessly avoid and protect themselves from data loss crises.

About the Author:

Data recovery expert at Stellar Data Recovery, recovering data since 1993. Playing around with hard drives, Windows OS issues and suggesting fixes is among the major activities I love. Share my knowledge and expertise over different media channels from time to time or as soon as find a new one. Special Offer:
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Tutorial: A Guide to Link2SD for Android

his is a step by step guide on how you can run Link2SD on your device. This tutorial will work for both stock and cutom ROMs. For ClockWorkMod Recovery users, you can check the other guide below. Follow all the instructions carefully to eliminate possible problems.
  1. First you have to download Mini Tool Partition Wizard Manager. You can download it HERE.
  2. Insert your SD card to a card reader and open it on your computer.
  3. Back up all your files to the computer because partitioning will wipe your data.
  4. Open Mini Tool in your computer. Locate your SD card (be careful in choosing and make sure not to choose the drive of your computer)
  5. Right click and choose Delete.

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  1. Right click on it again and choose Create New. Create “FAT32″ partition (This is where all your media files will go. Be sure to make it bigger than the 2nd part)
  2. Select “Create as: PRIMARY” 
  1. Next, create an ext2/ext3/ext4 partition (if you’re on stock ROM, choose ext2). This is where your apps will go. I suggest a value of 512Mb or 1Gb would be big enough but if you insist you can go as high as 2Gb.
  2. Select “Create As: PRIMARY” (make sure that it is both set to primary because it will not work if it is not set to primary) 
  1. Click the “Apply” button on the top left corner and wait for it to finish the process. Done.
  2. Put back your SD card to your phone and switch it on.
  3. Download and install Link2sd from Google Play Store.
  4. Open Link2sd. You will be prompted to choose between ext2, ext3, ext4 and FAT32. Select ext2. 
  1. It will say mount script created. Reboot your phone now.
  2. Open link2sd and if the message doesn’t show up, you succeded.
  3. Go to Link2sd>Settings>check the autolink (to automatically move apps upon installation)
  4. If you already have some apps, select “move to phone” then after moving select “Create Link” (be sure to check the three files: app, dalvic-cache and library files)
  1. To check your memory, select “Storage Info”. This will show you the current state of your internal memory, FAT32, and ext2 partition.                                                                                            
  1. Now you’re done and ready to install vast amount of applications as you wish!
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NOTE: You can also use the instructions above. This guide will work on both stock and custom ROMs.
  1. Back up all your files to your computer. Partitioning wipes the files of your SD card.
  2. Go into recovery mode
  3. Select “Advanced”
  4. Select “Partition SD card”
  5. Choose your SD-ext size (if you’re using a 2Gb SD card, choose 512Mb. If your SD card is 4Gb or greater, you can choose 1024Mb)
  6. Select 0 swap
  7. Wait for the process to finish. Reboot.
  8. Download and install Link2SD from Google Play Store.
  9. Open Link2SD you will be prompted to choose between ext2, ext3, ext4 or FAT32. Choose ext4.
  10. Follow instructions number 14-20. DONE! Special Offer:
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What is the best iPhone app?

Well this one is tough to answer since there are tons of categories with really brilliantly made apps. One best app is really really tough to decide upon!

So rather than giving you just one app that fits every aspect, it would be rather wise to mention some of the best in certain categories.

Save it later apps:
Pocket - it is brilliant with its minimalist UI & the entire universe of apps that have strong integration with it. With certain in app purchases, you can get offline goodies as well!


Other mentions: Instapaper.

Cloud computing:
Dropbox - hands down, this app has been the best out there for quite a some time now. Similar to 'Pocket', almost every other app has a native integration with dropbox to save your files on the cloud. With more friend recommendations, you get an additional 500 MB of space as well! It suits best even for power users.


Other mentions: One drive, Google drive, Box.

To do list apps:
Clear - this is my personal favorite. It is insanely simple to use & has a great UI. However, it should be noted that it is nothing more than a to-do app. So if you want to set geo tagging or share lists with friends, this is not for the task.


Other mentions: Omnifocus 2 is perhaps the best & the most comprehensive to do app available on the App Store. But it is also quite detailed, so might be difficult for the normal user to setup & use. Any.do, Weave are good as well.

Data transfer:
Pushbullet - although this app is relatively new, it has gained a good mention in all spheres. With just a tap you can share images, notes, addresses, links to & fro with your PC (just download the client for chrome/Firefox or windows) or with your friends. In many ways, it's a substitute for iOS 7's Airdrop functionality.


Other mentions: pushover.

Notations & markups:
Skitch - this app from the Evernote team is undoubtedly the best app for notations & markups. Syncs with your evernote account as well!


Note taking:
Evernote - this app has become the default app for many of the users all over the word for note taking. With premium features like PDF markups, business card scanning & additional space for syncing your files, it suits best for those seeking a real good app for note taking. You can create stacks of notes, add audio clips, geo tag & even set reminders! Plus, it is now getting good integration with most apps as well! You can use it over the web as well as be more creative with its web clipper extensions for chrome/Firefox!


Other mentions: Notability

Crowdsourcing apps:
Quora -  since you are using already Quora, I don't think that needs any further explanation!

Other mentions: 'Jelly'. It is a byte sized approach for Q&A, that's best suited for daily tasks rather than a comprehensive answer. You can send location based questions, use markups in images to ask more precisely or just simply tap in whatever you feel like asking. It connects to your social network accounts & directs the questions to the right audience (most of the times!).


Finance:
Wally - although there are a ton of apps which even actually function better than wally, this happens to be my what's my favorite. It is simple, neat and very easy to use. It also uses geo tagging & scanning receipts (though this is still in beta) so that most of the work is done by the app itself. There is no hassle for adding your credit or debit card info neither does the app save anything on their servers, so that privacy is given top priority. Plus, you can track your monthly income & set thresholds for monthly savings as well!


Other mentions: Spendee, Pocket expense, iExpense diary, My Universe.

Productivity apps:
Scanner Pro (by readdle) - it is the best document scanner available on the App Store. Don't look any further than this.


Other mentions: Scanbot

Printer Pro (by readdle) - for most of the printers that lack AirPrint functionality, this app fills that gap. Compatible with almost all printers (mind that!) it serves best for printing purposes.


Amount - for an app that's so light in size & yet features tons of categories to choose from, this is the best app that I have come across. You start by adding in a number (the numeric keypad also doubles up as a calculator!) rather than selecting a unit category & then proceed for the conversion. It's simply beautiful. Unit & currency conversion has never been so simple.


Personalized feed:
Flipboard - this again happens to be my personal favorite. There are tons of apps that can pull data from your personal likes but none are as beautiful as Filpboard. You can save your own magazines & even let others read them or else simple follow collections or people that share same tastes.


Other mentions: Feedly, Zite (acquired by flipboard), Pulse, Reddit, StumbleUpon.

Nearby findings or search apps:
Localscope - this is the most brilliant app that I have used on my iOS device. It integrates searches from all the top engines like Google, Foursquare, Yelp, Zomato, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, Wikimapia, Flickr, Instagram etc!! Just tap in anything you want, say medical stores or coffee or restaurants & bang! You get curated results!


Other mentions: all of the above individual apps integrated into Localscope!
Just dial (for india) , around me.

Music:
Soundcloud, Tune in radio , Spotify, Pandora, iTunes  radio (depending on your location & availability of app)
These are simply the best music apps for getting your curated music playing in the background!

Videos:
Vine - if you don't know about this app, then you are missing something. It's a fun way to loop videos & enjoy them for a great time!


Vodio -  If you don't prefer YouTube for its humongous content & want something sorted out, this is the app to go for! It has pre set categories that you can chose from & enjoy watching


Other mentions: '5by' by StumbleUpon team.

Creative To do:
Pinterest - like something over the web, pin it to your board so that you never miss out! Plus you can follow people & their projects as well!


Snapguide - this is other app that has a great community. Request any simple DIY like cleaning your car wipers & you'll have someone with a solution!


Collaborative working apps:
Trello - this is a great app to keep tab with your colleagues working on the same project. You can attach files, create voting meters, add a check list etc all in one place! And best of all, it can be accessed over the web as well!


Other mentions: Basecamp, Asana.

Internet of things.
IFTTT - there is possibly no other app (atleast that I know) that can make the internet work for you so efficiently! Just create a 'If this--- then that---- recipe' & watch the magic that unfolds! Or simply you can browse through those numerous user uploaded recipes & get going! For those seeking automation & hassle free work in tasks, this is the must have app on your device.


Misc:
Duolingo - want to learn a new language, look no further than this service. It's app is beautifully designed as is the website experience. The 'gaming' like experience created while learning a new language is what sets it apart from all other apps that have tried a hand at it.



Kick starter - if you are one of those with creative ideas & are looking a way to fund your work, this is the app to have. The kick starter community works in a very different manner asking people to back ideas that they think would materialize & get rewarded in some form later, of course if the project succeeds.


AirBnB - for frequent travelers, this is a great service you can make you use of. Rather than staying at a hotel, why not stay at a local place like a rented apartment or a bungalow or even a tree house? With its new refreshed design, it'll wow you the moment you use it & the you'll surely enjoy service as well.


P.S : I have been an iPhone user for the past 2 years & love to experiment with apps. All the above mentioned apps are according to my personal taste (I still use all of them) & individual choices might vary.
Some of them are paid apps & I recommend to download 'appsgonefree' to check for availability when they go free! Or simply I use an IFTTT recipe to notify you when top apps go for sale! My response does not even include 1% of the apps that are available on the AppStore, however, I've randomly tried to include whatever apps that I have known, used & genuinely found useful. I have included the next best options for suggested apps in the section 'other mentions'. This too can vary depending on individual choices. Special Offer:
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