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what's up guys and gals I'm antuan goodwin welcoming you to tap that app the show where we take a look at the hottest app for your mobile device now one of the biggest issues I had when switching to the Android platform was the lack of music management software a la Apple's iTunes ecosystem I mean who really wants to manually drag folders full of mp3's to and from their SD card that's when I found doubletwist an app that touts itself as the iTunes of Android but it's actually much more than that the doubletwist ecosystem is split into a few discrete parts that you can install separately first up there's the double twist app for Android itself which is a replacement music player that allows you to browse your music by artist album etc as well as view videos listen to podcast and stream internet radio stations the doubletwist desktop software for mac and pc is a full-featured music management application that allows you to subscribe to podcasts and organize your massive music video and photo libraries you can even import your music library and playlist from itunes and windows media player there's also amazon mp3 store integration for those who would like to make in-app album purchases they're also a ton of options for deciding what media gets synced to your device the desktop software for windows can be a bit sluggish for our taste at times but the pros here far outweigh the cons now both the android app and desktop software are free and allow thinking over USB but doubletwist does have another trick up its sleeve for those willing to be parted with the dollar 99 it costs to do so doubletwist air sync is a paid android app that allows the doubletwist media players on your phone and on your computer to communicate and think over Wi-Fi so you can get the latest episode of your favorite podcast and your newest album purchase without having to go digging around for a USB cable now the air sync speed is a bit slower than USB but ultimately it's going to depend on the speed of your wireless network air sync also rolls in a neat feature called air twist that allows users to stream music from certain Android devices to their Xbox 360 or ps3 console over Wi-Fi we definitely recommend men that you tap the doubletwist app for Android and the doubletwist desktop software if you're looking for a more automated way to manage your massive media library if you like the free wired experience you may want to go ahead and give the wireless air sink a try to but we're not one hundred percent certain that all of you will want to go that far that's it for this week's show if you've got an app that you'd like to see taps in your suggestions to tap that app at cnet com I'm antuan goodwin and if you'll excuse me I've got some podcast to catch up on