Ovi apps for your Nokia phone

Ovi Store has rolled out the red carpet for these award-winning apps for 2010 that you can enjoy for free.

2010 will definitely be remembered as the year when applications took over our mobile phones! Applications have made our mobile phones not just a communication device, but also a tool for fun, entertainment, and information.

So have you gotten into the mobile applications revolution? The Nokia Ovi Store has counted the votes and clues you in on the hottest downloads that have made it into last year’s Must-Have Apps of the Year Awards. The best part? You can enjoy these apps absolutely for free!

Must-Have Music App: Shazam – Music lovers will definitely love this app as it can identify popular songs heard by their Nokia device no matter where the music is coming from. One reviewer of this app noted a few months back: “What I found amazing about Shazam is how hard it is to stump. Give this app a contemporary pop song, and its database of more than 8 million songs is able and willing.” From R&B to cheesy pop, this app simply makes listening to music a breeze.

Must-Have Entertainment App: Touchnote Postcards – Sharing captured moments has been revolutionized, thanks to this app. With just three quick steps, it makes it possible for users to turn photos captured on their Nokia device into real, printed photo cards that can be mailed to anyone in the world.

Must-Have Business/Productivity App: Mobile Documents by Visiarc – For those busy corporate people on the go, this app is a definite must-try. It gives users quick access to their e-mail attachments via streamed access and lets them preview, zoom, navigate and pan those attachments – and forward them to others – all without downloading.

Must-Have Social Networking App: Gravity – This perennial favorite is a feature-rich app that allows Twitter users to tweet away whenever and wherever. It is easy to use, looks cool and the user interface is very slick. Test-drive this app now by downloading its free, 10-day trial version.

Must-Have Utilities App: JoikuSpot WiFi Hot Spot – This is a superhandy app that can quickly turn your Nokia mobile device into a WiFi hotspot. And that’s the true power of this simple app: Anywhere you can get a mobile phone connection, you instantly have a WiFi hotspot. You can install this app’s lite version now for free trial.

source: Manila Bulletin