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E71 Software
I've been carrying a Nokia smartphone since 2006. First the E61 which was a bit large but incredibly capable. Last summer I switched to an E71. Same great feature set as the E61 plus 3G, GPS, camera, all in a package smaller and slimmer than an iPhone. I could not be happier with the E71, so when a friend announced he was getting one too, I decided to make a list of what I've found to be the most useful E71 compatible S60 applications:
Psiloc Connect - Virtual data connection that switches automatically between wifi and 3G. Without this apps need explicit support for this kind of comm switching.
Opera Mini - Much faster (though less capable) than the built in Webkit based browser. Great for sites that don't rely heavily on Javascript.
Nokia Sports Tracker - GPS enabled exercise tracker. Keeps workout diary and can export to Google Earth files.
Nokia Chat - XMPP based IM with Google Talk interoperability. Integrates with Contacts app.
WorldMate - Free version is limited but still useful for world time, weather and currency conversion.
Quickoffice 5 upgrade - Full R/W support for Office 2007 document formats. Quickoffice 6 is coming out soon -- buyers of 5.0 now will get a free upgrade. Note that you can upgrade directly from the Quickoffice 4.6 app on the E71.
Python - Easiest way to code S60 apps. Python scripts can access a surprising amount of phone functionality including GPS, messaging, data connections, etc. If nothing else, it makes a great calculator
Google Maps - Has street view and easier search than built in Nokia Maps. GPS enabled of course.
JbakTaskMan - Improved OS task manager with tons of features
ProfiMail - Ultra full featured mail client with complete IMAP IDLE (push) and mailbox support. I held out and tried to use the built in mail client for a long time. That was a mistake! I should have bought ProfiMail day one.
cCalcPro - Free scientific calculator that takes full advantage of keyboard. Probably overkill for some users, but a must have for engineers and scientists.
PuTTY - SSH client tweaked to work well on Nokia smartphones
Themes - A great collection of free SVG themes is available at http://www.mahunyal.com/
Dweller - A Rogue-like dungeon game. Kind of old school, but for those of us who spent a big chunk of our youth playing Rougue on the school's timesharing system, this is a great blast of nostalga and a good way to kill time (and Goblin Kings).
If you think I've missed any "killer apps", please feel free to comment.
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