8 Free Apps Worth Trying in the Ovi Store


Nokia Ovi Store has been live for a while now. But if you are still stuck on what to install on your phone from the ovi store for free, pick one from the list below and you might not be disappointed .

SMS Preview

Using this app, you can instantly preview all your incoming SMS’s to get the gist of the SMS and the sender when the SMS arrives on your homescreen. The duration of preview can also be customized to 30 seconds or until you click on the phone.

Handwriting Calculator

This application allows you to calculate handwritten mathematic expressions.

Cricinfo Mobicast

We Indians all are Cricket Fans, Aren’t we? Therefore, if you are on the move, then you can keep tabs on the scoreboard using this app. This app actually gives you live scores, ball-by-ball commentary, one-click access to schedules, breaking news and photos of all the international matches.

Qik

You can do live video streaming from your mobile phone using this application. Qik can also be embedded into any of the your blogs, MySpace, Orkut, Facebook Profiles and also can be easily shared easily on Twitter, Ovi Share etc.

Nokia Photo Browser

Nokia Photo Browser is a refreshing change from the default photo browser on your phone that makes viewing your photos quick and fun. Though point to note here is that this photo browser is an experimental prototype that may break, change or disappear at any time.

Sensible Sudoku

If you like Sudoku, then you would simply love this app. Sensible Sudoku makes playing Sudoku on a mobile a truly amazing experience, all with hints, undo move and auto save etc. It also includes lots and lots of puzzles ranging in multiple difficulty levels.

Search Me

This app is supposedly the first visual search engine for mobile devices. It makes your web searching much faster with features like preview of the web pages and categories during searches to narrow down your searches.

Flashlight for Nokia 5800

This app acts as a flashlight application for Nokia 5800. How does it work? Well, it basically keeps the backlight on your phone ON as long as this application is running. If needed, the ratio of RGB (Red, Green, Blue) in the light can be customized by using the slider controls provided.

Of course, it is still the initial days of the Ovi Store and the above list is no way exhaustive. We will be keep on updating this list whenever we find any other interesting applications in the Ovi Store.

Any application that you like is missing from the list above? Do let us know via comments.


Author: Vikas SN

A Complete Mobile freak. Regularly Blogs about Mobiles at Techknots.com and Tweets as @tsuvik