10 Absolutely Necessary Mobile Apps On My Nokia N82 Symbian S60 Smartphone
Written by Jason Metsa
Thursday, 06 November 2008
I’m often asked, what do I find are the most useful or coolest, Free
apps for my mobile? Well, it’s tough to say as I use so many, however,
I realized this week that a great way to determine which apps are most
needed is to simply switch devices… you soon realize that you have to
rush off and quickly install some apps in a hurry!
I’ve been testing a Nokia N82
(with GPS naturally) but it was lacking some apps.. so which ones did I
have to grab immediately?? The following is a quick list of 10 must
have S60 apps that I had to load up (OK, there's 12... in no particular order):
Shozu - what better way to
upload data to your social bookmarks. Shozu supports most of the
popular social bookmarking sites and enables you to easily upload
video, photos, email etc... to them while also crunching the data to a
smaller size if you want.
Nokia email - the new Beta email is a definite must have! Free email on your mobile... still Beta but a great app! Check out more about Nokia Email in this feature
Qik - if you’re into video then another must. Live, mobile video streaming from your smartphone to the web... say no more!
Flixwagon - another video
sharing app.. very nice and connects with Ovi too! Users can stream
live while also uploading the video to YouTube and Ovi Share.
Screenshot - say no
more, what writer doesn’t need screen caps? THE screenshot app enabling
you to capture a still image of what's on your mobile screen - great
for articles and blog posts.
FriendView - new this week from Nokia. A great social networking
and Microblogging tool from Nokia. Connect with friends then post
comments. More HERE
WHERE - all the location-aware
widgets you can imagine and then some! WHERE has loads of location
aware widgets for the mobile user.. gasbuddy, Starbucks store locator,
local search, flickpics and much more
Google gmail - I have a bakup of all my email on gmail and its on my mobile naturally! See more here
Gmaps Google Maps is awesome and I’d be lost without it!!
mywaves - you have to have a fun application or two! (via Nokia download) Locate cool video clips and watch them on your mobile
Twibble... location-aware Twitter client… nice! A great mobile twitter client that also has location providioning.
Special Mention - Sports Tracker although it came loaded on the
device! Upload and share your GPS tracks from walks, a bike ride or
even a dog walk. Store your track, upload videos and photos taken along
the way - see my dashboard
Mobblr for last.fm mobile.. although it doesn’t freaking work!!
These are but 10 of the top apps that I absolutely have to have on my mobile - I could easily go on!
Mobile Technology Feature - Top 10 Business Apps for Android - Android has become one of the most popular mobile operating systems
in the world due to advanced software, competitive manufacturers, and an
app market that is filled with exciting and useful applications. Read
on for this fine Top 10 List compiled by tech writer, Blake Sanders
The Really Big List of Mapping, Geo location Mobile developer resources, APIs and Tools - The Mobile Ecosystem... no question that mobile is huge and
the opportunity for developers, in particular, geo developers! There's
loads of developer resources on the web so to help the developer,
here's a listing of just some of the fine dev resources, blogs,
toolsets and more to consider when developing or porting your app to a
smartphone or Tablet.
ArcGIS.com Mashup Tutorial with Flickr and Foursquare data-
Here's a simple "how to" tutorial on working with the free ArcGIS.com
to easily import KML or RSS data from Flickr and foursquare into ArcGIS
to create your own custom map mashup. ArcGIS.com has some recent
updates including support for KML, be sure to check it out!
Most Users of Free Photo Apps Say Adding Cool Effects is Most Useful - Adding cool effects
to photos was rated as the most useful thing by more than halfof
consumers surveyed using free online photography services, according to
CatchFree a free
online service that helps people find the best free mobile and web applications
to perform useful tasks.
Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Up Close - No Replacement for the iPad But Pretty Darned Sweet - As could be
expected, speculation and blogging is rampant with many stories and
pseudo "reviews" coming out, many of them touting the next "iPad
killer".
Mobile Developer Resource - MapQuest & The Mobile Worker - Facility management companies, surveyors, multi-level marketing,
insurance claims, pipeline companies, water utilities; all have field
workers who would benefit from mobile applications. Not only checking in
to work sites, but keeping a record of the work done
Flickr GPS Photo Tag Tip - Here's a tip for Flickr users who want to share their GPS information
with their photos. note, in order to do this you'll need to be
capturing photos using a GPS-enabled or GPS-aware camera (see you're
smartphone hardware settings to ensure that GPS or location sharing is
turned "ON)".
Mobile data usage in Canada to triple between 2010 and 2012 - Some interesting, yet not terribly surprising, numbers on mobile
usage coming out of Canada. According to a report summarized on
Techvibes, mobile usage is soaring, in particular, the smartphone
segment
Suggested Reading
The Underground Guide To The iPhone:
The iPhone is – if I may say so – one of the greatest mobile
revolutions of the past decade. More and more, mobile phones seem to
materialize out of our wildest dreams. Because of the tight integration
of third-party applications, you can do nearly everything with your
device — be it gaming, working, fooling around, and of course phoning.
Good Mobile Messaging: Executives and professional field forces spend an increasing amount of time on the road tending to business.
Mobile Apps - Native or Web?:
You probably have a plan to build a mobile app, but you've struggled
with the basic question - Should I build it using open web standards
such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or should I build it as a native app
for the devices I want to target?
iBike Coach App- a new “Always On” feature always gathers data
Nike+ GPS App- for sports tracking, recording and sharing
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