After having spent a good 7 months with my N95 (8GB) I can finally come up with my own list of favorite (and useful) applications for the N95. Hopefully this should be useful to many more.
1. The Gmail mobile application - Definitively the most useful application on any cell phone considering everyone seems to be using more and more of this phenomenal free internet email service.
Pros : Seamless experience, as if you are on your desktop.
Cons : Have yet to find a significant one ! I could not add attachments to an email using this application. Had to go to the desktop browser version of gmail on my cell phone's browser to do it
Required : A internet connection via a data plan or a wifi connection.
2. Google Maps for Mobile - Again a revolutionary product from the Google stable. Must give credit to all the product managers and engineers at Google for making the mobile version of the app as seamless and predictable as the desktop version.
Pros : Seamless experience, as if you are on your desktop. Performance is also amazing.
Cons : Does not come with pre-loaded maps (like Nokia Maps2.0), hence every action uses your data plan bandwidth.
Required : A internet connection via a data plan or a wifi connection.
3. Nokia Maps 2.0 - This is the GPS mapping application from Nokia and comes pre-loaded with your N95.
Pros: Comes loaded with Maps and hence saves on your internet data plan bandwidth.Maps for India (I have used the Bangalore ones) are decent enough and can get you around in the major areas. With a active data plan you can use A-GPS (assisted GPS) which makes the whole experience faster.
Cons: Voice navigation is only free for first 3 months and later requires a subscription fee.
4. Mobile GMaps - Again a revolutionary GPS mapping software available for free.
Pros: Much more detail in the maps as they are fetched from various different sources (Google, Yahoo etc). Shows direction, speed and GPS co-ordinates.
Cons: No voice navigation.
Required : A internet connection via a data plan or a wifi connection.
5. Calcium - Replaces your default calculator with a more user friendly one.
Pros : Lesser key presses for the same operation
Cons: None
6. Nokia Email Service (beta) - An email application (under beta as of now) from Nokia. The intent is to make it like a 'BlackBerry' experience. My initial usage of it for the past 3-4 days has shown promising results and email retrieval is pretty good.
Pros: Fast, light and user friendly. Also its free. Can support corporate IMAP (I am using my corporate IMAP email on it) and common internet based email providers (Google, Yahoo, MSN).
Cons: Not like real email, attachment and html support minimal.
7. eBuddy (Instant Messaging for mobile) -The definitive IM solution for your mobile. Supports all major chat applications (gtalk,ymsngr,msn)
8. Nokia Sports Tracker (for all the fitness freaks) - My previous post says it all.
9. Joikuspot Converts your N95 into a wifi router. Use it to connect through your laptop. The cell phone uses the data plan to connect to the internet. Enjoy great seamless internet connectivity anywhere anytime.
10.Mobitubia (Youtube on your mobile) - The default youtube client does not work on the N95.With this app you can watch youtube seamlessly.
Other Noteworthy mentions : T9 Nav (quick search application), Profimail, Picasa for mobile.
1. The Gmail mobile application - Definitively the most useful application on any cell phone considering everyone seems to be using more and more of this phenomenal free internet email service.
Pros : Seamless experience, as if you are on your desktop.
Cons : Have yet to find a significant one ! I could not add attachments to an email using this application. Had to go to the desktop browser version of gmail on my cell phone's browser to do it
Required : A internet connection via a data plan or a wifi connection.
2. Google Maps for Mobile - Again a revolutionary product from the Google stable. Must give credit to all the product managers and engineers at Google for making the mobile version of the app as seamless and predictable as the desktop version.
Pros : Seamless experience, as if you are on your desktop. Performance is also amazing.
Cons : Does not come with pre-loaded maps (like Nokia Maps2.0), hence every action uses your data plan bandwidth.
Required : A internet connection via a data plan or a wifi connection.
3. Nokia Maps 2.0 - This is the GPS mapping application from Nokia and comes pre-loaded with your N95.
Pros: Comes loaded with Maps and hence saves on your internet data plan bandwidth.Maps for India (I have used the Bangalore ones) are decent enough and can get you around in the major areas. With a active data plan you can use A-GPS (assisted GPS) which makes the whole experience faster.
Cons: Voice navigation is only free for first 3 months and later requires a subscription fee.
4. Mobile GMaps - Again a revolutionary GPS mapping software available for free.
Pros: Much more detail in the maps as they are fetched from various different sources (Google, Yahoo etc). Shows direction, speed and GPS co-ordinates.
Cons: No voice navigation.
Required : A internet connection via a data plan or a wifi connection.
5. Calcium - Replaces your default calculator with a more user friendly one.
Pros : Lesser key presses for the same operation
Cons: None
6. Nokia Email Service (beta) - An email application (under beta as of now) from Nokia. The intent is to make it like a 'BlackBerry' experience. My initial usage of it for the past 3-4 days has shown promising results and email retrieval is pretty good.
Pros: Fast, light and user friendly. Also its free. Can support corporate IMAP (I am using my corporate IMAP email on it) and common internet based email providers (Google, Yahoo, MSN).
Cons: Not like real email, attachment and html support minimal.
7. eBuddy (Instant Messaging for mobile) -The definitive IM solution for your mobile. Supports all major chat applications (gtalk,ymsngr,msn)
8. Nokia Sports Tracker (for all the fitness freaks) - My previous post says it all.
9. Joikuspot Converts your N95 into a wifi router. Use it to connect through your laptop. The cell phone uses the data plan to connect to the internet. Enjoy great seamless internet connectivity anywhere anytime.
10.Mobitubia (Youtube on your mobile) - The default youtube client does not work on the N95.With this app you can watch youtube seamlessly.
Other Noteworthy mentions : T9 Nav (quick search application), Profimail, Picasa for mobile.
