<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"10 Apps to Get the Most out of Your Downtime\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Flipboard\n\n\nFlipboard combines news from top publishers around the world with your own social news -- what your friends and other connections share on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and more. With Flipboard at your fingertips, you can wind down at the end of the day catching up on the news you missed.\nAvailable on Android and iOS.\nScreenshot courtesy of Flipboard\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Instapaper\n\n\nFinding quality content across the web is easy. The hard part is finding the time time to read it all during the day. With Instapaper, you can select \"Read Later\" on any web page, and the app saves a simple version of the text for offline viewing. \nAvailable on Android and iOS.\nScreenshot courtesy of Instapaper\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. IM+ Messaging\n\n\nWhat's more leisurely than conversing with friends? IM+ accommodates most chat programs, including Google Talk, Skype and Facebook Chat. All of your contacts are in one place.\nAvailable on Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Windows Phone. \nScreenshot courtesy of IM+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Super GNES\n\n\nEver wish you could play your favorite classic video games on your smartphone? With Super GNES, a Super Nintendo emulator for Android, you actually can. There's even network multiplayer using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.\nDisclaimer: It's illegal to use ROMs for Super GNES unless you rightfully own them. \nAvailable on Android.\nScreenshot courtesy of Super GNES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Electrum Drum Machine/Sampler\n\n\nIf you're bored with your music selections and want to create some sweet beats of your own, Electrum comes in handy. This programmable drum machine includes features like WAV file import, pre-made MIDI drum files and a variety of editing capabilities.\nAvailable on Android.\nScreenshot courtesy of Electrum Drum Machine/Sampler\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Kindle App\n\n\nThere's nothing quite like curling up with a good book -- or app. Amazon's Kindle app gives you access to more than a million books without needing to own a Kindle e-reader. \nAvailable on Android and iOS.\nScreenshot courtesy of Kindle\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Vignette\n\n\nDowntime is a good time to edit your mobile photos. Vignette is a popular app for Androidographers around the world. With different styles, zoom settings and offline editing options, Vignette is a great addition (or alternative) to photo-sharing apps like Instagram.\nAvailable on Android.\nScreenshot courtesy of Vignette\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Magzter\n\n\nMagzter is a digital newsstand for your smartphone. You can peruse your favorite magazines, purchase single issues and even preview the pages before buying a subscription. \nAvailable on Android and iOS.\nScreenshot courtesy of Magzter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Khan Academy\n\n\nKhan Academy's mission is \"providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere,\" and it furthers that mission with its mobile apps. Relax while accessing thousands of \"microlectures\" on math, history, astronomy, economics and more.\nAvailable on Android and iOS.\nScreenshot courtesy of Khan Academy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. BigOven\n\n\nCooking and eating might be the ultimate downtime experience. To help you along, BigOven lets you browse more than 250,000 recipes. One of the app's coolest features is its ideas for leftovers. All you have to do is enter the different foods/ingredients you have left in your fridge and you can get ideas for new meals.\nAvailable on Android and iOS.\nScreenshot courtesy of BigOven\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDowntime is hard to find, whether you're working 9 to 5, going to school or raising your kids full-time. When you do have that extra hour or two, and you inevitably take out your smartphone, shouldn't you spend the time wisely with a few good apps?\nSEE ALSO: 12 Apps You'll Use This Weekend\n\nYou could scroll through Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook until your fingers ache, but we found 10 apps that'll help you relax and enjoy your free time even more.\nWhich apps do you use to unwind? Let us know in the comments.\nImage via iStockphoto, TommL"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://mashable.com/2013/03/06/apps-for-downtime/>