Tom’s Extelopedia

Launchers

• HandyShell 3/5
  • comprehensive quick search, task manager, launch solution
  • expensive, some limitations, gets in the way
• tracker3/5
  • home page, search, and task manager
  • some UI problems
• GDesk 2/5
  • free, can be used to design nice home pages
  • too cumbersome to configure
• SkyeQuiKey 4/5
  • quick search only, works relatively well, also works with QWERTY
• t9nav.com
  • not tested b/c doesn’t work with QWERTY
• jbak taskman
  • not tested

Google

• Google Mail 4/5
  • decent free mail application for Google mail
• Google Maps 4/5
  • great free map application
  • not a full nagivation app: no turn-by-turn directions and no offline usage
• Google Search 3/5
  • it doesn’t do much, but it’s useful for people who usually start with Google search anyway

IM / VoIP

• IM+ and IM+/Skype 3/5
  • fairly complete IM application with lots of protocols
  • only one account per protocol, cumbersome activation and copy protection
• GoTalkMobile 4/5
  • basic Google talk application with a reasonable if excentric user interface
• Slick 4/5
  • basic Yahoo IM application
• Gizmo 4/5
  • VoIP client, integrates well with S60
• iSkoot 3/5
  • free Skype chat and dial client
  • not a VoIP client, instead goes to an access number

Connectivity

• VNC+ 4.5/5
  • excellent VNC implementation, including scaling and ssh access
  • the UI could stand some improvement, cumbersome activation and copy protection
• Putty 5/5
  • excellent, free ssh implementation
• JoikuSpot Premium 5/5
  • very useful, works quite reliably
• Easy WiFi 2/5
  • doesn’t seem to make connecting much easier
• BirdStep SmartConnect 1/5
  • dubious utility, application hides the fact that it costs money until you’ve spent time setting it up

Games

• Frozen Bubble 5/5
  • great free game

Multimedia

• Shozu 2/5
  • reasonable idea, but the connection management and user interface leave a lot to be desired
• MobiTubia 4/5
  • great way of accessing YouTube on the go
  • UI is somewhat non-standard, ability to browse results is limited

Other

• Wellness Diary 3/5
  • good effort, but UI is too complex
• SportsTracker 2/5
  • not all that useful in its current form yet
• Calcium 5/5
  • great user interface for a calculator
• Podcasting 2/5
  • basic podcast downloading, but no automatic scheduling
• Internet Radio 2/5
  • basic Internet radio demonstrator; search needs a lot more work
• Python 4/5
  • it’s great that it’s available, but the runtime should become standard and preinstalled on S60

Watch

• Escarpod
  • promising mobile podcasting application
• Swim
  • provides automated, timed synchronization
  • couldn’t install because of Nokia’s idiotic code signing scheme
• CalSync60
  • Google calendar sync for Nokia S60 devices

Web Sites

• ovi.com 2/5
  • synchronization works well but is single user only; you’re better off syncing to Google
  • file and media sharing is slightly better integrated with S60, but still worse on balance than more mature non-Nokia solutions
  • site confusingly links to various other Nokia services for sharing, gaming, etc., and these are poorly integrated with each other
• mosh.nokia.com 1/5
  • Nokia’s apparent answer to the iTune store is nearly useless
• symbian-themes.mobi 5/5
  • excellent themes, easy to install
• goosync.com 5/5
  • calendar synchronization