Let’s give OVI some time!
A lot has been said about the launch of the OVI store today. With sites like TechCrunch , WashingtonPost , Venturebeat and others all weighing in on the store’s rather disappointment first day launch and the fact that Nokia didn’t take necessary measurements prior to the launch to ensure they can handle the server load and don’t pull a Twitter on 50 million Nokia phone owners 
.
As a long time Nokia phone owner, I am rather optimistic and I am actually looking forward to Nokia to continue to innovate the store and introduce new apps and process. Let’s give them few weeks to get a hang of things- Remember iphone also experienced several glitches when they first introduced their app store so let’s be fair.
With all that being said, I thought it will be cool to make an early list of Top 10 FREE OVI apps to get us all started. Look for more detailed reviews coming later.
*Qik (Photo & Video) : The popular video sharing app that lets your live broadcast videos from your mobile phone and share with friends and family.
*WordMate 2009 (City Guide & Maps) : Perfect app for business travelers. Simplifies your travel by providing a real time flight check for over 350 airlines, audible weather forecast, currency converter, world clocks and many more.
*Flyscreen (News & info) : Fastest way to get mobile info on the go. It allows you to add broad range of web services, social networks and RSS feeds.
*AP News (News & info): This app deserves a lot more respect than it is getting . As far as mobile news apps go, this is one of the best. Breaking news, photo galleries and video broadcasts from Associated Press is all you need to stay connected while on the go.
*SMS Preview (Utilities): This little but useful app lets you instantly preview incoming SMS and see what and who is sending you a text without a single click. Very simple and straight forward.
*Alphabet Wordsearch (Games): A very addictive word game with twenty six categories, three board sizes and three difficulty level. Great for passing time.
*SearchMe (Utilities) : This is the mobile version of the web based visual search engine, SearchMe. It makes web search much faster with preview of web pages and categories to narrow down searches and it is designed specifically for Nokia phones.
*Earchcomber (Guides & Maps) : GPS based search engine that alerts you when you near any of your personal spots such as movies, nightclubs, restaurants, WIFI hot spots and etc. *Note* I had a problem installing this app at first but after a quick uninstall/install, it works great now. I am looking forward to setting up my profile and using the app to see how well it is going to work when I travel out of my area.
I realazie the following two apps are not free but they are must have in my book of mobile apps and are worth paying for them.
*Gravity (Social Networks, $9.99): Brought to you by the folks at mobileways , Gravity is a fully-featured Twitter client with support for multiple accounts, Twitpics, TwitGoo, Auto connect, Trends, configurable searches and other features. It is also leading our best Twitter app poll for S60 devices. See here.
*UNO (Cards & Games, $2.99) : This is a perfect game to kill time. In this mobile version , the classic card game of matching colors and numbers, lets you customize the game and create your own rules and penalties.
