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Mobile & Wireless: 10 Utilitarian Apps from Nokia`s Ovi Store


After rolling out on May 26 with a few glitches, Nokias Ovi Store, from which users can download applications for the companys ecosystem of mobile devices, seems to be running smoothly. As of the end of 2008, Nokia held the No. 1 position in smartphones worldwide, with 40.8 percent market share, followed by Research In Motion with 19.5 percent and Apple with 10.7 percent. At the Nokia Developer Summit 2009 in Monte Carlo, the company announced that the store would launch more than 1,000 applications ready for download onto some 50 Nokia mobile devices.
 
  • 10 Utilitarian Apps from Nokias Ovi Store
    by Nicholas Kolakowski
  • Name: Advanced Device Locks PRO
    Cost: $24.99
    This security application allows the user to set locks on their mobile device, wipe data remotely, secure files and SMS alerts, and restrict access to applications.
  • Name: SMS Scheduler 2.0
    Cost: $19.99
    With this application, users can create an SMS schedule for automatically sending messages to multiple recipients (such as a weekly reminder of a staff meeting). The application runs in hidden mode whenever the mobile device is turned on.
  • Name: AP News
    Cost: Free
    Read the latest Associated Press news, watch its videos and scan through its photo galleries. The application is also available in touch screen and non-touch screen formats.
  • Name: Ultimate Voice Recorder
    Cost: $9.99
    This application allows the user to record voice memos, reminders and phone calls, and then browse, label and delete those recordings. A call or memo can be recorded until the phone runs low on memory.
  • Name: Best TaskMan
    Cost: $1.99
    This application displays which programs are currently running on ones Nokia smartphone, in addition to displaying those programs location, memory consumption and capabilities used. Application functionality includes the ability to launch and close programs.
  • Name: Fodors Travel Guides
    Cost: Free
    This application guides the phones browser directly to Fodors mobile Internet site, allowing access to everything from reviews and pictures to guides. Frequent travelers could consider this application useful for business trips.
  • Name: RoadSync Push E-mail & PIM Data
    Cost: $9.99
    This application offers secure synchronization of e-mail, calendar, contacts, attachments and subfolders via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, and features support for rich HTML e-mail, tasks, contact photos and keypad shortcuts.
  • Name: Dr. Tie
    Cost: $9.99
    Whether its a fancy awards dinner or a big-name conference, the time comes around in every mans professional life where theyll need a tie. This application offers animation of how to tie a tie in eight different ways, with the ability to check the knot frame-by-frame to ensure correct procedure.
  • Name: Currency
    Cost: $4.99
    This application serves as a portable currency converter.
  • Name: Chess
    Cost: $4.99
    For the procrastinator, or someone who merely wants to keep their brain active during meetings, games for the Nokia can keep things interesting—including chess.
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