Fancy a few free Nokia 5800 apps? In case you missed it, the Nokia 5800 smartphone is out on the 23rd January, sporting the clever Symbian S60 operating system and a whole host of key features.
It’s the start of a whole new series of touchtastic devices that we’ll see coming out this year and offers a fantastic opportunity for new apps with added poke. We've put our thinking heads on and found what we think are the five best applications for the Nokia 5800 out there so far. What’s more, they’re all free.
Top 5 FREE Nokia 5800 apps
This is the big one and should be top of everyone’s list. Mail For Exchange, Nokia's push email service, is a serious BlackBerry beater on E-Series Nokia handsets, and the message maestro is supported on the 5800 too. Now you'll know instantly when your boss wants that report done, even when you're in bed. And maybe some good news on occasion too.
It doesn't do much, but what it does it does well. Skip the mental arithmetic and simply scrawl whatever sum you need doing onto the 5800's screen with the stylus, and presto. Should you need to do more advanced sums, it'll recognise square roots and other processes you couldn't possibly need in day to day life - and it's got the official Nokia seal of approval.
Like Last.fm? Tune into the music social network via your mobile then, as the latest version now supports Symbian S60 5th edition to chuck songs onto your Tube on the go. There's still a few reported bugs in it, but expect a fix in the not too distant future to the best internet radio app so far for phones.
Those lucky so and sos in Hong Kong have already smudged their fingers across the 5800's lovely touchscreen, and Nokia's kindly catered for them with a few free apps. The best of them is Touch Popper, a maddeningly addictive virtual bubble wrap screensaver. Hear that satisfying snap as you push each bubble, but if you're going to do it in public, put some headphones on, or everyone will want a go.
Technically, it's version 4.2.13337, but who's counting? The latest version of Opera Mini, the powerful mobile web browser, is ideal for any one who wants to save on bandwidth and get info quick. After all, Opera does all the crunching down its end before sending you the page. If you've got little in the way of data on your tariff or just don't like Nokia's built-in browser this is the one for you.
What do you think? It's early days for the 5800, and we're not sure about the longevity of the likes of Touch Popper, but if you've seen any others you like the look of, shout up in the comments below.