GLOBAL – Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been pointing our telescope at a constellation of smart mobile apps that were hand-picked to receive Nokia support as part of the 2008 Forum Nokia Innovation Series initiative.
An elite group of developers were plucked with the fruits of their labour placed under the microscope for scrutiny and ultimately celebration. Here are the highlights, with videos of each app in action…
Whrrl blends location services with people power
Whrrl continues the trend of innovation with a location-based social service using Assisted-GPS that fuses detailed location info with social networking. The idea being that you can mash-up everything you and your friends know about a place into a single dip-in-dip-out mobile reservoir of knowledge…
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Plusmo whips up a widget storm
We’ve touched on widgets and their growing significance in our constantly maturing bite-size culture where we all demand to digest info in quick and easily digestible snacks. Plusmo is one of those apps that’s sure to contribute to the fast adoption of a widget-based mobile sub-culture, primarily because it encourages anyone non-technical to create widgets that can be simply shared online and used via your mobile…
Nokia helps Qik turn live mobile video streams into oceans
Qik’s CEO, Ramu Sunkara, recently sat down in front of the camera to explain in more detail what Qik is capable of, plus he gives a demo of it and highlights a couple of its coolest features including its ability to host live text question and answer sessions from viewers while you’re filming…
WebMessenger connects the mobile workforce
WebMessenger Mobile is a tidy little app that’ll connect you to all the major IM services. What’s more, it can also form the backbone of enterprise level IM services, helping big companies keep their workforce truly connected…
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The brainchild of Advanced Wireless Solutions, Backup-Pal is one of the apps (well, it’s more of a gizmo really) to receive support from Nokia as a result of the 2008 Forum Nokia Innovation Series program. A palm-sized peripheral, it plugs straight into your handset, sucking up and securely storing all your contact details with a single push of a button…
Hava Mobile Player puts your TV in your pocket
The simple idea with Hava Mobile player you can watch TV remotely via a Wi-Fi or 3G connection, beaming live footage from your home TV set-up via a simple box that connects to your home entertainment hub. A rival to SlingPlayer Mobile it also lets you remotely schedule recordings and program your set-top box while you’re on the move. Thierry Doyen, Senior Director of Business Development has stepped onto the small screen to talk about the new app…
JoikuSpot performs Wi-Fi hotspot alchemy
Despite the broadening reach of the Wi-Fi cloud across cities, there remain large holes that need plugging, urban as well as rural. So with 3G and faster HSDPA networks plugging many of those holes, JoikuSoft lets us and our friends tap into this by transforming your 3G signal into a secure Wi-Fi hotspot…
UbiSafe uses location to keep people out of danger
It’s encouraging to see yet another developer take a different approach to context aware services. Dubbed UbiSafe, this location-based service has been designed to help ensure people with special needs, children, or elderly remain safe within a designated area, using GPS tracking technology. Briana Francavilla, head of Marketing & Communication for Ubiest, the company responsible for UbiSafe, gives an interesting demo of the application in action…
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