Top Ten Apps for the Nokia E71

Worldmate is the Nokia E71's definitive travelers companion from MobiMate. A lite version comes preinstalled on the Nokia E71. Here is what Worldmate brings to the table. Only available on the lite version is world time for different cities from all over the world. The lite version also comes with a currency converter, it gives weather updates, up to five days in advance, and has a day/night map of the entire world.

The premium version, also known as the gold version, allows users to have additional features including realtime alerts for flight delays and cancellations. Also included are flight schedules for over 800 airlines, 175 of which show flight status. The gold version features are available for an annual subscription of $49.95. Worldmate can also be downloaded from worldmate.com

Joikuspot is a favorite app of mine that is available for the Nokia E71. Joikuspot allows a user to turn their smartphone into a secure Wi-Fi hotspot which can be used to connect other devices to the Internet through HTTP and other web protocols through the phone's 3G network. Several devices can be connected at once.

With Joikuspot premium, it automatically switches to other connections such as 2G networks should the 3G link drop. So where Wi-Fi is not available you can still continue to use your laptop, iPad or whatever you prefer to use. Joikuspot premium can be purchased for $11.13 at Joikushop.com

Nokia Ovi Maps is another must have Nokia E71 application to aid in free drive and walk voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation. Ovi Maps comes with additional features that let Nokia E71 users get up-to-date traffic information and weather updates for current location and destination. Nokia E71 users can also get hotels and restaurants information from Michelin and travel guides from lonely planet.

The Ovi Maps App on the Nokia E71 provides downloadable maps for over 74 countries and allows one to choose and even use their own voice for GPS navigation. With this app you can save a bundle on navigation related subscription services as Nokia Ovi Maps is available for absolutely free from Nokia. Find out more on how to activate Ovi Maps navigation here.

Fring is one of my favorite Social Networking and Instant Messaging Nokia E71 applications. It allows the user to connect to their favorite IM services such as Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, AIM, ICQ and Skype. You can have access to services on Facebook, last.fm and use twitter through Fring. One of my favorite features with Fring is that it turns my Nokia E71 into an VOIP phone and enables me to make free voice and video calls through Skype and other services at the same time as sending IMs flawlessly. The best part of all this is Fring can be downloaded here or directly on your phone for absolutely free.

Opera Mobile on Nokia E71 boasts an intuitive interface that makes it easy to search and type in addresses. With a speed dial feature, Opera Mobile allows the user to have instant access to their favorite websites through the nine icons. Included is also a Navigation bar and a multitasking tabbed browsing feature. The Nokia E71 Opera Mobile user can manage their bookmarks and downloads through the Navigation bar.

Checking browsing history is also easy as Opera Mobile maintains history by date. Opera Mobile speeds up the user browsing experience as it supports server side data compression which saves on data charges. Finally, my favorite feature, Opera Mobile allows you to choose whether to view a web page using the mobile version or the full version website. The features on Opera Mobile cannot be found on any other browser for the Nokia E71. You can download Opera Mobile by pointing their mobile browsers to m.opera.com.