As far as the Google Drive on the desktop pc, I will find this to be really useful by uploading and viewing my files and images on the Cloud where I can have access to them anywhere with an internet connection and retrieve when I need them.

Google seem to be a little late on getting into the Drive business, it failed a bid to acquire DropBox last year, but any one who has known Google they will be a big player in the cloud storage business very soon, as of this writing Google is only offering a measly 5GB comparing to it’s biggest competitor – Microsoft’s SkyDrive which offers much more than the most popular cloud storing service – DropBox where they only offer 2GB of free storage space and anything than that will cost money.

As far as I see it, Google Drive is no different than SkyDrive or DropBox as far how it’s interface or “folders is laid-out, they seem to work the same, looks the same and do, well about the same thing which will store your files on their server, for free.

There are much more online file storage companies out there and if you have a need for space or just want to try them out, it couldn’t hurt to use them all.

Free Online Cloud Storage Service

• Google Drive
• Microsoft SkyDrive
• DropBox (most popular, but less storage space)

Android Apps for Cloud storing

• Google Drive
• Sky Drive browser for Android
• DropBox Android App

This 6 photo apps for Android are not in order as I like all 6 of them and each one has it’s own unique features and effects that all 6 should be on your phone as it is on mine.

1 Little Photo

There’s nothing little about this photo app for Android, this app pacts with features and effect, the image results are great. Google Market has a rating of 4.5 out of 35,631 users that rated it, speaking of that I really should rate it (of 5 stars), so plus +1.

 2 Pixlr-o-matic

Pixlr-o-matic is indeed prime contender to beat Instagram (imo) and I would not be suprize to hear that a big corps will buy them out (erm, Flickr) one day, but probably wont have much of a luck as Instagram did.  Google Market users ratings: 4.7 stars out of 33,619 users that rated it.

Here are some of the descriptions/features for Pixlr-o-matic

Descriptions:

Add retro effects to your photos in a snap!

Awarded 2011’s “Best App Ever” award for the Best Photo Editing App on Android by 148apps.com

You can add fun retro effects to your photos in a snap and transform your photos into cool looking vintage images. Editing is as easy as one, two, three with Pixlr-o-matic to add effects, overlays and borders. So many options to choose from, there are more than 2,000,000 possible finishes to make your photos look spectacular!

Features:
✓Color overlays help you adjust the mood – amplify the tone, cool it down, or add surreal shades
✓Lighting effects add drama, sparkle or a grunge look
✓Finish off your photo process with the right frame – pick a border style that fits you
✓Want it all in a single swipe? Try the randomizer and we’ll select an effect, overlay, and border for you.
✓No camera required! Select a photo from your gallery and start applying effects. If your device has a camera, you can also snap a new picture from within the app
✓Share your vintage image directly with your friends through Facebook or imm.io
✓Export your finished image back to your gallery. Images can be saved in high resolution, depending on the resolution of the original image.

 3. Retro Camera

One photo app I have to have on my phone. If you like that retro-style look, then, you’ll like Retro Camera. This app comes with 6 camera effects that simulates real looking cameras : The  Inspired by the Lomo, Holga, Polaroid, Diana, the toy cameras and Hipstamatic. Instant Nostalgia.

Descriptions:

Take delicious old-school pics on your Android.
Instant Nostalgia now free.

With Retro Camera you’ll take delicious old-school pics your friends will drool over. 5 cameras, 5 sets of vintage vignetting, film scratch, black and white & cross processing effects for that off-the-hip analog look. Inspired by the Lomo, Holga, Polaroid, Diana, the toy cameras and Hipstamatic. Instant Nostalgia now free. Post your best prints on our Facebook fan page or follow us on Twitter!

Retro Camera has a ratings of 4.3 out of 48,368 users that rated it.

4. One Man With A Camera

Odd name, but don’t let that fool you, One Man With A Camera is packed with features like Lomo effect, Old camera, and Under Water and each of those 3 Camera emulator effects comes with 12 filters:

* Cross process
* Push process
* Black & White
* Old Photo
* Vintage
* Sepia
* Rusty
* Polaroid
* Paper
* Dreams
* Film

And there are other cameras that are trial only (paid effects) but, the free alone is probably all you need, off course your pocket is on fire and will one day buy those other effects.

Descriptions/Features:

Our application is a fully-functional emulator of the cameras below:

* Lomo Camera (Free!)
Take photos in lomo style. Nice vignetting along with a processing will make you feel like you are using real Lomo camera.

* Old Camera (Free!)
What? Is it my android or a real camera? Low contrast and a lot of scratches will remind your granmother’s photos.

* Underwater Camera (Free)
Have you every seen all these paper cameras in boxes that divers take? You will have a chance to test them!

* Square Photos (Paid)
The most popular format is a ‘square’. Take square photos.

* Polaroid Photos With Captions (Paid)
Create polaroid photos with captions and send funny messages to your friends.

* Tilt Shift (Paid)
You can make the big objects look small with ‘Tilt Shift’ camera. For better effect please make sure that you take shots from the point which is high enough.

* Fish Eye (New!)
Don’t try it with faces of your friends. EVER!

* 4 in One (NEW!)
Take 4 shots and the camera will mix them together in 1 photo.

* Supersampler (NEW!)
The camera is similar to the one above but the shape of each photo differs.
ALL CAMERAS Features:
Flash (if available)
Front facing camera (if available)
Silent camera (if device supports)
Send, share your shots: Facebook, Twitter, Flickr,

For every camera there are 12 effects.
* Cross process
* Push process
* Black & White
* Old Photo
* Vintage
* Sepia
* Rusty
* Polaroid
* Paper
* Dreams
* Film

All effects are free.

OTHER FEATURES:
* Fullscreen shutter: click anywhere on screen to shoot!
* Auto saveshots
* View last shot in a picture gallery

5. Camera 360

This app is the mother of all camera apps, by means of features that it was made to be a one app-to-all-apps out there, it has pack many separate apps into one. I will let the developer descriptions tell what it is, but one thing though, you’ll want to download this other app that goes into 360, this app is not a stand-alone, you’ll need Camera 360 first, then download Camera 360 Fantasy which will give you this look (love this).

Descriptions:

Camera360：Art in Your Hand.

Camera360 is a worldwide popular camera app for Phone, and ever pointed as one of TOP 100 technology products by PC World. With its simple operations, fantastic effects, and fluent UE, Camera360 won support and favor from more than 20 million fans in every corner on the earth within just one year. Camera360 finally leads fashion of phone photography’s development.

V3.0 is nearly a new birth of Camera360. It brings such surprises as
Front camera is available, and can work full screen on phone with high resolution;
New UI—make operations easier;
New photo processing engine—speed up photo shooting and processing;
New interfaces of effects selection and scene camera—much easier to select effect and switch to scene camera;
New management of photos—classify ‘MY PHOTOS’ by date, and you can find what you want quickly;
New share function—make share easier and more wonderful;
We insist that we should remember our beautiful life moments in an easy and fast way with amazing photos.

Camera360(in Chinese pinyin Xiangji 360) — Art in your hand.

Control phone shooting and remember your beautiful life with Camera360 v3.0 for Android!
#She got new logo and Chinese name (in Chinese Pinyin Xiangji 360 )#
#She got new and better UI and UE#
#She can work full screen on phone with high resolution#
#She supports both front camera and back camera and it is easier for self-portrait#
#She got simpler operations of effect selection#
#She got brand new scene camera and there are numerous scenes waiting for you#
#She got a new way to manage photos that classify ‘MY PHOTOS’ by date, and it is easier for you to found what you need quickly#
#She can share your photos to many main social platforms easily.

6. Pudding Camera

Pudding is a fun camera app with lots of filters that simulates effects which could take hours in Photoshop. Pudding is an Android camera app which emulate a DSL camera much like the other apps listed above this post, like them it too has it’s own unique features that stands-out and makes it one of the best camera apps to keep on your phone. Google Play rated it at 3.9 due to (probably) hardware issues or not being compatible with their phones. This app does have some bugs, but what apps don’t. I enjoy using Pudding Camera and you might also.

Descriptions:

English version of pudding camera finally came out!
★★★ No.1 free photo app! Selected by Mashable! ★★★
★What’s new in pudding camera v2.0★
- Timer feature included for Motion 2×2, Motion x3, Motion x4, Triplex
- New, exclusive Triplex camera added
- Easy and simple instant sharing to Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr
- Gallery: Send email or delete multiple pictures at once
- Share your pudding camera photos to our new app, “pudding.to”
★Creating masterpiece with your smart phone, pudding camera★
Carrying around a heavy camera is a little too much. But don’t give up wanting to take beautiful pictures in simple ways. With pudding camera, you can create a masterpiece using your smart phone, possibly even better than your DSLR camera!
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[Main Features]
* Camera: Reenacted the angle of view for actual cameras
Basic, Snap, Panorama, Fantasy ,Motion 2×2, Motion x4, Fish-eye, Triplex
* Film: custom-designed filtered effects that add sensible feelings to your photos
Basic, Vintage Brown, Vintage Blue, Vignetting, Dazzle, Mono, Noir, Vivid
* Exposure settings available (-2.0~+2.0)
* Grid feature
* Self-portrait mode available
* Mirror-image option available on front-camera mode
* Supports three resolution sizes (Small:472px, Medium:700px,
* Photos ordered by date in Gallery
* Easy, instant sharing via pudding.to, Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, and your email.

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Instagram (it’s hyped, but hey you might like it)

I was disappointed with this app as I waited for it to be available on Android, then it came and thought to myself, well, I have use much better (the list above), but regardless it is worth considering on here as it has it’s own uses. I find the quality of the photo to be poor and once you’ve taken a pic it forces to crop before you can edit it and least the worst part of this is that you can not move this app to SD which takes internal storage that most phones do not come with much in the first place. Looking into Google play reviews as I see it is up to 289,309 with the ratings of 4.6 stars. I really do not know what to say with those people, perhaps they have not look into the other apps and or the media, Facebooks friends which uses iPhone had play the part in promoting this apps, which in my opinion it is much hyped, great if there were no other apps like it, but the top five photo apps I had list there beats this app. Oh, well, here’s the link to Instagram for Android if you care to check it out.

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