ET picks: These are our favorite phone and tablet apps this season

Fast Society

Any SMS-capable phone, free

Promises a better way of getting people together by creating ad-hoc teams that can text each other as groups instead of individually.

Live Rider

iPhone, free app, $100 for hardware

Add an advanced ride computer to any bicycle with your iPhone and this affordable add-on kit.

Firefox

Android, free

The popular web browser finally comes to Android handsets. iPhone users, don’t hold your breath.

USAA Mobile

iPhone/Android, free

USAA banking customers can deposit physical checks via phone by taking a picture of the front and back and submitting them through this app.

Netflix

iPhone/iPad, free

If you have Wi-Fi, you’re no longer a slave to what’s on TV tonight. Netflix now streams movies to your cell—and even lets you output the video to any television if you have an iPhone 4 and the right cable.