For the sake of brevity, I’ll only highlight a few of the key apps. Lenovo claims their tablet is the first to come with Netflix preloaded, even though it’s a few taps aways for the rest of Android users. Documents to Go is another key addition, an app that normally sells for $14.99 on the Android market. Documents to Go allows you to view, edit and create Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files as well as view Adobe PDF files and attachments. This is a must-have addition for business use. Lenovo also includes an app for their own store called Lenovo App Shop. The company claims their store will eliminate any concerns users might have about downloading suspect apps from Android’s market. Apps here are sorted by usefulness so you don’t have to wade through a ton of junk apps to find something good. Again, Lenovo markets this tablet as business-oriented so naturally there are a few apps geared specifically towards IT professionals. The first is Absolute Software’s Computrace, which provides a persistent connection back to the device in the event it is lost or stolen. The administrator can freeze the tablet, delete data and perform other management functions remotely, even if the tablet has been factory reset. Citrix Receiver is an enterprise app that allows IT to securely deliver data and apps directly to the tablet. Furthermore, tablet users can access their work applications and desktops from anywhere. Lenovo also includes a trial edition of McAfee VirusScan Mobile which includes WaveSecure and SiteAdvisor for Android. The description for this app says it protects your data if your tablet is lost or stolen and can back up and restore information in addition to safeguarding against viruses and spyware. We certainly don’t like trial stuff making it into the tablet, but hopefully certain kind of users will find this useful. Finally, PrintShare allows you to print directly from your tablet to nearby Wi-Fi enabled printers or remote ones shared with PrintShare’s software.
