New Android apps worth downloading: Pocket update, Rhapsody SongMatch, WordTag

A fresh update to article read-it-later app Pocket leads this weeks first haul of apps, adding the ability to see subscription content from several new partner websites. Rhapsody SongMatch is next, allowing you to identify songs you hear out in the world and then listen to them through your Rhapsody subscription. Finally, we have WordTag, a game in which you need to describe a specific word so others can guess it, without using several off-limits words to do so.

Pocket update (Free)

Whats it about? The read-it-later app Pocket now includes partnerships with publications that bring a few of them directly into the app, ready to go.

Whats cool? Pocket is already an extremely handy app that lets you save videos and articles you see on the Internet in your browser for later. The app syncs with your account on the web, bringing the articles you saved to your Android device in a streamlined, ad-free design. In Pockets newest updates, it has partnered with a few publications, including the New York Review of Books and VQR, to allow subscribers to those websites to access all their features. That includes extensive archives that get the Pocket user interface treatment.

Whos it for? If you like reading things on the Internet but dont have time to read it all in your web browser, you should check Pocket out.

Whats it like? Another solid app for reading online articles in an offline capacity is Instapaper.

Rhapsody SongMatch (Free)

Whats it about? Music service Rhapsodys new app is all about identifying songs you hear out in the world, so you can listen to them later.

Whats cool? Users of Rhapsodys subscription streaming music service can use SongMatch to identify songs playing in malls, on the radio, or wherever, using their Android devices microphone and Internet connection. SongMatch listens to the song, beams the information out over the Internet and identifies it, and then saves the song to your Rhapsody account so you can listen to it later, or find more music by the same artist. You can instantly listen to any matched song and read information about it and its artist. If you dont have a Rhapsody subscription, the app also gives you a free two-week trial you can start anytime.

Whos it for? Music fans and users of Rhapsody, SongMatch is built for you to aid in your musica l discoveries.

Whats it like? Both SoundHound and Shazam offer similar capabilities to SongMatch, but without the Rhapsody component.

WordTag (Free)

Whats it about? WordTag is about describing words so that other people can guess what they are, not unlike the party game Taboo. Youre given a target word to describe, and several other words you cant use in the description.

Whats cool? A multiplayer game, WordTag lets you write 120-character descriptions of your word for other players to guess, and also allows you to guess at other peoples words. You earn points as people guess your word and for words you guess, and can earn badges showing off your skills. The whole expe rience is asynchronous, which means you dont have to wait around for anyone to play with you just jump into the game and hop out again at your own pace.

Whos it for? Word game fans who enjoy multiplayer would do well to give WordTag a try.

Whats it like? I mentioned Taboo at the top its a similar experience and great for parties.

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