The summer is drawing to an end and for some that can mean only one thing, getting ready to go off to College or University. Does the thought daunt you, or have you giddy with expectation? Either way, Nokia's Ovi Store has a host of apps that will make getting settled a whole lot easier. Check out what's on offer as Ovi Store goes back to College...
Fresher's week, rag week, running around drunk with a traffic cone on your head, trying to find your room, or just moping about wondering what your mates/girlfriend/boyfriend/A.N Other back home are up to now, are rituals every student goes through the first week away. Getting settled into student life needn't be an upheaval if you have your trusty Nokia smartphone to hand.
We've pulled together the apps every student needs to get them through that first few critical weeks at College or University. What's more, these apps work with any Nokia smartphone, so whether you're rocking up to the dorms with the latest Nokia N97, or sneaking in late with a Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, you can get the latest apps from the Nokia Ovi Store.
Easy Wi-Fi
Type: Utilities
Size: 0.434MB
Price: Free
Need to tap into the web wherever you are? Now you can log into the campus site, the guy next door, or any Wi-Fi connection as Easy Wi-Fi automates connection to the Wi-Fi hotspots you use. No need to use a browser and remember usernames and passwords. Easy Wi-Fi makes it simple and fast to get connected.
Ultimate Voice Recorder
Type: Utilities
Size: 0.316MB
Price: £6.00
Download: Ultimate Voice Recorder
Ultimate Voice Recorder satisfies all your recording needs. It helps you record a voice memo, phone call and make voice reminder anytime by simply pressing hotkeys of your own choices. Phone calls can also be recorded automatically based on your choices. You can browse, label, delete and transfer all your recordings with ease. You can record unlimited long memo or conversations. The application will automatically stop recording once the storage space is low on your phone.
HappyWakeUp
Type: Utilities
Size: 0.118 MB
Price: £12.99
OK, so some times the party that is Uni will stop and lectures will lurch into focus. HappyWakeUp is a mobile smart alarm clock that gives a natural wake up! Medical sleep research proves that sleep becomes fragmented with short periods of wakefulness in the morning. They are the optimal moments for your brain to wake up. HappyWakeUp monitors your sleep with microphone and detects those moments. Other sleep tracking clocks are expensive and cumbersome.
Buddycloud
Type: Social Networks
Size: 0.292MB
Price: Free
College is all about finding out how awesome you are and true awesomeness comes from within. However, even the King of Awesome needs to let his subjects know how awesome he is. Buddycloud gives you exactly that chance, as it's a new way to broadcast your awesomeness to your followers. Buddycloud enables you to become famous for your unique knowledge about a place or topic and to build up a community of followers. Any time, any place. Be active in your channels. Gain followers. Measure your popularity. See it rise. Most of all, be awesome.
Before you can download any of these apps you’ll need to register your device with Ovi Store, which also entitles you to updates and message alerts from Nokia and is a great way of keeping abreast of what’s going on at the Ovi Store.