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GrabTaxi & MyTeksi
GrabTaxi
(or known as MyTeksi in
Malaysia) is an automated location based
smartphone booking and dispatch plat-
form that aims to revolutionise the taxi
industry in South East Asia by making
it a safer and more efficient means of
transport. The leading taxi booking app
helps make it easier to hail a cab as it
dispatches a taxi in just a few taps for safe
taxi rides as it only lists licensed drivers
and track - able taxi rides. The best part
is that the same app can be used to get
taxis in Singapore, Philippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Skyscanner
Travel
gets easier as Skyscanner is able
to compare millions of flights across
hundreds of airlines – putting the world’s
top travel deals at your fingertips. It’s
quick and easy to find cheap flights
with Skyscanner plus it also saves you
money – whether you’re looking for
the cheapest flights for your summer
holiday, or last minute flights for a
spontaneous getaway. It only takes a
few seconds to search for flights as its
comprehensive flight checker includes
high end flag carriers, charter flights,
and the best of the budget airlines; giving
you the greatest choice when it comes
to cheap flights.
MyFitnessPal
With
a hectic lifestyle, it can be tough
to keep track of what you eat but the
MyFitnessPal’s Calorie Counter function
helps you with that as it enables you to
measure the amount of your intake for
every meal. An app that lets you create
and edit health goals, it also offers
analysis for fats, proteins, carbohydrates,
as well as vitamins such as calcium and
iron. The final computation will let you
compare if your current diet has enough
nutrients. It also checks if what you’re
eating can help you manage your weight
properly.
Mint
Keep
track of your finances with Mint,
touted as one of the best personal finance
tools in the market. Mint aggregates all of
your bank accounts, credit cards, debts,
and investment accounts into a single
screen. It’s owned by Intuit, so you can
be relatively sure that your information
is safe, plus having all your finances in a
single view is incredibly convenient. The
free Mint app tracks your spending, lets
you set up budgets in different categories,
and helps you plan for your financial
future.
Waze
One
of the most popular apps in the
market, Waze is a large community-
based traffic and navigation app. You
will be able to join drivers within the
same area who share real-time traffic
and road info to save time, gas money,
and improve daily commuting for all.
Just by driving with Waze, you can also
contribute tons of real-time traffic info
to your local community, plus actively
report accidents, police traps and other
hazards you see on the road, and receive
road alerts.
FoodPanda
Food
delivery isn’t limited to fast food as
FoodPanda is an app that lets you search
restaurants and order food directly from
your mobile or tablet device. Available in
more than 20 countries, this app gives you
quick access to a wide variety of home de-
livery restaurants where you’ll find a huge
selection of cuisines. You will be able to
read comments left by previous customers
about their orders and overall experience,
find discounts and promotional vouchers
available, as well as take advantage of the
various payment methods such as with
credit card or cash on delivery.