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Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST

Here are 5 Free Android Chess Apps for those who like to play brainstorming games. Chess is undoubtedly the most popular board game played by people belonging to any age group and nation. Lets explore the chess for Android in detail.

Chess Free

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With rich graphics and challenging gameplay, Chess Free is the most downloaded free chess app for Android with over 5 million downloads. This Android chess app uses Treebeard chess engine. This engine is the same one used by the Microsoft MSN Chess game. There are 10 difficulty levels in the game.

For Chess Board customization, there are 3 sets of board and chess pieces. A unique feature of Chess Free is Review Game Mode. In this mode, we can see each single move of the last played game in detail. This free Android chess app is ad-supported. Advertisements are rare and do not affect the gameplay. Advertisements can be removed by purchasing the ad-free version costing $0.99.

Also, check out other Android apps reviewed by us.

AndroidKnight 3D Chess

AndroidKnight 3D Chess is the only Android 3D chess game available in the Android market. Being 3D, this free chess for Android requires a good Android device with better specs. On low-end Android devices, AndroidKnight 3D Chess hangs up frequently. The game board is alike the board of Chess 3D found in Windows 7. The Undo function can be used for unlimited times consecutively. AndroidKnight 3D Chess has three difficulty levels and a Compass enable rotating game board. The Compass option is needed to be enabled from game settings.

Chess for Android

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Chess for Android is a good Android chess app for playing multi-player game. This free chess for Android supports XBoard and WinBoard Engines and Universal Chess Interface (UCI). Users can also add their own engines to the game by installing them from a file located on memory card or by Import Engine option.

With enhanced gameplay, the moves can also be controlled by trackpad or keyboard, other than touch-screen. User can take part in engine tournaments for a multi-player experience. Overall, Chess for Android has a lot of features and a decent gameplay.

ChessPresso Free

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ChessPresso is an excellent multi-player chess app for Android. This free Android chess app might be the best multi-player Android chess app for its unique style and addictive features. ChessPresso Free features an online game browser.

Each player in this game has rank based upon his performance in the game. At the time of first play, user has to enter his name and country. By this other users can see your profile online with your name and nation flag along with playing history and ranking. So you can always know who your opponent is, to which country he belongs and what is his experience playing this game. The only con with this Android chess app is that it is limited by only 50 moves per day. Also it is ad-supported. If you are a heavy gamer than you are needed to purchase the premium limitless version of ChessPresso.

DroidFish Chess

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DroidFish Chess is an excellent free chess for Android. This chess app for Android is highly customizable. The Android chess app supports Scid Database with Scid on the go. The board color can be changed. The engines are also highly configurable. DroidFish Chess also includes multi-player mode and Analyze mode. Along with importing and exporting PGN, it can also be edited with DroidFish Chess.

5 Free Android Chess Apps was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Online Meeting and Conference App: AnyMeeting

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST

AnyMeeting is a free online meeting and conference app. Having a meeting with a number of people that aren't all in the same place is difficult, to say the least. But if you have something like AnyMeeting, makes it so that even people in different countries can get together and have a free online meeting or conference.

It's Web-Based, So No Download

There's a wide variety of software packages on the market that allow for online meetings and conferences. They all have a variety of features and capabilities. But, they all require every person participating to at least have purchased a license for one of these. But, AnyMeeting, being web-based, and free, eliminates that. To schedule and hold a free online meeting or conference, one person, the moderator, registers on the site.

Scheduling and Opening a free online Meeting is Quick and Easy

That person can either schedule a conference or meeting, or they can open one immediately. If they choose to open a meeting immediately, they will be presented with a phone number for voice conferencing, if desired, and a set of pass codes for users to log in to the phone conference and the online meeting. This phone number and pass code will then need to be broadcast to all of the proposed meeting attendees, since they change for each meeting.

Communicate by Voice Conference or in Chat

AnyMeeting meeting attendees are able to communicate in a variety of ways. There is the voice conferencing option, where meeting attendees can call into a central phone number, as mentioned above. One neat feature is that the telephone conference call can be recorded. This recording can be distributed to all attendees after the meeting.

Additionally, there is a portion of the meeting screen that is dedicated to chat. The chat platform has two options, one of which is a group chat, where all attendees can speak to each other. The other chat option is a private chat, where meeting attendees can speak privately with other attendees, without the whole group knowing of the conversation.

Video Options

There are times during a meeting when you might need to give a PowerPoint presentation. Or maybe you have something else on your computer that you need to show your meeting attendees. The meeting 'moderator' is able to share portions of his or her screen, certain applications, or everything on his or her screen. So that PowerPoint presentation, or YouTube video can be shared with everyone at the same time, with no variances in timing.

Face to face conversations are a big part of every effective meeting. Being able to see the facial expressions of the meeting attendees allows the 'moderator' to get a feeling of what they're thinking or how what's being discussed is affecting your attendees. With AnyMeeting, you can use your computer's microphone and a webcam to allow all meeting attendees to share video with you. This personalizes the meeting more than a voice conference on the phone is able to.

Polling is a Great Way to See How Attendees Feel About an Issue

One of the great things about an online meeting with AnyMeeting is the polling feature. When a meeting is held in person, and a vote is required, some people will consciously or unconsciously allow themselves to be influenced by the opinions of other attendees. With an AnyMeeting poll, this can be negated, since the 'moderator' can decide whether to share the poll results, or to only share the results by percentages.

Free Online Meeting and Conference App: AnyMeeting was originally published at I Love Free Software